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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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to \ ��������� Ji 4 _ _ / ^1 f C/ / '/7 y s / /> >- y *���������* ^W< K*^* \t ^ Only Paper Printed in tlie Kootenay lifilvc Min- ing Districts. For Kates of Subscription and Advertising: Sec Fourth Page. NUMBER 83. NELSON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1892. $_ A YEAR. 14 > if IS A SHUFFIilXCi 'GOYERNMEXT. ' r 2&X "; After declaring emphatically that the reserve placed on the lands around,Slocan lake would not be lifted until spring, the provincial govern-- inept has began to shuffle, as the following telegram, in reply to one sent -by "the"people here, indicates: '"'-'VidTORi'A', Jaiiliary 21st.���������W. Gesnkr Allan,' Nelson: The reservation does not apply to pre-emptions made prior to December 31st. JOHN, ROBSON. If the reservation does not apply to'pre-emptions,-why should it apply to applications to purchase.?. ��������� One is as legal a .method-'to. acquire public land as the other. If as legal, why should the pre-emptor's rights be respected and those of the applicant to purchase be disregarded? Does mr. Robson imagine that the people are all fools, and that he call square an unfair/ act by making it appear that he is acting fair? Mr. Robson knows well that there, has not been a single pre-emption made on the lands on which the reserve has been placed-.; .'fci'r if made the records would be oh file ih the government office at Nelson, and no such records are on file. The truth of the matter is, the provincial government .has made another deal with--the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, and one of the conditions of the deal is that the railway company is to have all the. lands on Slocan lake fas a bonus 'for building its. projected branch1 south from Revelstoke. Hence, the rights of many poor applicants areas nothing when in conflict with the wishes of one rich corporat ion like the Canadian Pacific. ��������� ' .-��������� ; '-��������� ��������� " ' y '���������<- ��������� ���������''. -/ '".Supplies Witlian "Ten.'Miles :of ''tlie.'.'Mines. ���������������������������"-'.' A well-known min ing niran, who had his first mining experience in the Idaho placers in 1862, and since then has been in several excitements, the more notable ones being the. Boise Basin in '63, the black sand of Oregon in'69, the eastern Oregon one of '72, that of Lead ville in '78, of the Cceur d'Alenes in '84, and the more recent ones of the Okanagan and Kootenay Lake countries, states that the surface indications in West Kootenay are the best he ever saw. He said in a recent interview: "The finds on Slocan lake are very rich and greatly surprised me. I made a trip into the country to look at some claims, but the great trouble at present is that the region is not opened by roads, and you can get only such provisions as you pack in on your back." That mining man would be agreeably surprised if he were to return and venture in to the Slocan country even now, in mid-winter. He would nnd good trails to within 8 or 10 miles of the new discoveries and "grub"���������and plenty of it���������at the.end of'.the trails. Things may not move as fast in British Columbia mining camps as in camps in the states and territories to the south of it, at the same time, but few camps have more enterprising and go-ahead people than those resident in the camps and towns in West Kootenay district. A {Point for tnc Attorney-General to l&ccidc. On the 12th of December, 1889, the provincial government reserved all crown' lands situate within belts which extend back 2 miles from and lie parallel with the sinuosities of the shore lines of the west arm of Kootenay lake and Kootenay river, lying between the main Kootenay lake and Columbia river. This was done so that the Columbia & Kootenay railway would have no trouble in obtaining a right-of-way for its road. On the 19th of last November the reserve was cancelled, the notice of cancellation stating that "the lands will be thrown open to sale and settlement under the provisions of the Land Act, 3 months from the date of this notice." The 3 months will expire on the 19th day of February. Now the question arises, can the land be staked and applied foi* legally before the 19th of February���������and a number of applicants, backed up b~j the opinion of a Victoria lawyer, contend that ii can; or must all staking be done after that date? The Miner, although not an authority on any point with which the present provincial government has to deal, contends that the land in question is not open for application to purchase or for pre-emption until the expiration of 3 months from the date of the notice (February 19th, 1892), It might be well for the attorney-general���������if he has time to do it without interfering with his libel suits���������to decide the point in question, and by so doing save much litigation. r The following section of the Land Act may aid him in coming to a wise decision : "87. The lieutenant-governor in council shall have power to cancel reservations of land made for temporary purposes, hut the order in council providing for,the cancellation shall not take, effect until notice thereof shall have been published for 3 months in the British. Columbia Gazette, and in some newspaper circulating in the district in which the lands proposed to be affected are situate. And another poin the might look u p.;if he has the time, that is, if the lawT has been coin plied with regarding the publication of the required notice. While, the--notice has and is appearing in the British Columbia Gazette, it has not continuously appeared in any paper circulating.'in the district. NEWS'JJY TELEGRAFBff. ' - Duke of Clarence and Avondale laid at rest Wednesday. . . j Cardinal Manning buried On.Thursday at Kensall Green cemetery, London. . . . Chicago chosen for the Demo- cratic national convention and June 21st the date. :. .,.. .The Chilean outlook growing more peaceful. , ... . The Garza uprising in northern., Mexico about oyercqtrie;^.Garza; weakening. ';'.' . . All the producing mines in the Cceur d'Alenes shut down on the 15th, pending a satisfactory settlement of the freight-rate controversy, the railroads refusing the reduction of $2 a ton on Ore. . . . The Morning mine sale to Milwaukee capitalists for $400,000 an assured fact, and creditors of the defunct Spokane National Bank feel hopeful. . . . City of Spokane has closed contract with Chicago firm for entire issue of $1,200,000 city bonds., . . . The great Last Chance and Tiger mining suit, involving a million dollars, waxing hot at Boise City, Idaho, with honors about even. .... . . Fine weather at Spokane and little snow. ���������New ISuildings. . The contractors are putting in the foundation posts for* the Barnard building, at the corner of Baker and Stanley streets, and as soon as the plans are completed work will be commenced on the Houston & Ink block, at the corner of Baker and Josephine streets. The Bank of British Columbia will occupy part of the Barnard building, and local firms the 3 stores in the Houston & Ink building. The Face of a Hftrift in Solid Ore. Superintendent Robertson reports the south crosscut from the Grizzly tunnel in 20 feet, with indications that the ledge is not far distant. He also reports that the face of the south drift from the Dandy crosscut tunnel is in solid ore and that property never looking better. The average progress was made during the week in the Silver King tunnel, and it is now in a total of 760 feet. ^ The Silver 4|ucen Stocked. J. E., Boss has returned to Spokane from Montreal, where he succeeded in placing the Silver Queen, the south extension of the Kootenay Bonanza, on Toad mountain. The new company is known as the "Silver Queen Mining Company," and its stockholders are among the solid men of Canada's greatest commercial city. The Latest. Victoria, January 22nd.���������[Special Miner].���������Plans of wharf at Nelson changed, t igated. The Slocan matter will to The will be be inves- ������LO���������Ai\ CLAIMS CBIANGE OWNERS. . During the week a number of transfers of claims situate in Slocan district have been placed on record at Nelson, all the purchaser's being Americans. Price McDonald realized $2500 by selling the Eagle and the Seattle, getting $1500 for the former -and $1000 for tl 'after. H. G. Bond of Seattle took all of the Seattle and two- thirds-of the Eagle, the other third of the Eagle going to G. B. Wright of Tacoma. Mr. iTC^Vo:' also purchased the Lucetta from E. E. Fletcher, paying $1500 therefor*. Thorn as Tren ery cleaned up $1000 for his interests in the Wellington, Jay Gould, Eureka, and Perhaps, being an eighth in the 3 .first-named and a halt in the last-named. The man who paid the money was L. C. Dillman, the well-known Spokane - real estate dealer. This goes to show that men with money believe the reports of the wondrous richness of the discoveries made ih Slocan, for neither o_- the .purchasers have1 seen more of their* properties than a picked specimen or two of ore. \ t Got Lost on a Trail. , Thatl Creek, January ,19.���������[Special to. The Miner].��������� Byers, Woods, Chase, and Smith left -'trail for Nelson yesterday morning via the last cutolf. Everything worked Avell till they came to the Le Roi cabins, where they asked tlie lady residing there, if the mail had passed. She answered that she had been there 4 months, and the mail had not passed yet. . So not being able to buy the Le Roi mine, they took the back track, and arc today (Tuesday) beating the snow on the way to Nelson or hunting another cutoff. - Alec Currie, the mail carrier, reports the above .party as ������������������������������������ being turned over to hiha at .Trail; that he saw them duly mounted oiiMgh- day^r horn ing and started; in theright direction, with inr. Byers. in the lead. Mr. Byers being an old-ti mer,in West .Kootenay-, was supposed to know every trail in the district. But he didn't, and lost the trail within a hundred yardsafter leaving the hotel at Trail. Instead of -going: north, he went due west; and. when he landed the party at Nelson late Wednesday night he resigned his commission. He even was afraid to venture to Pilot Bay yesterday without a guide, and prevailed on George Bigelow, the well-known explorer and scout, to go along and show him the way. ' Minnesota Capitalists BSccoauing Interested. One of the latest companies organized to work mines in the Kootenay Lake country is the Du- luth & St. Paul Mining Company. The capital stock is divided into ^000 shares of $100 each. The incorporators are George C. Howe and John H. Upman of Dulnth, N.'C. Thrall, E. C. Longv and P. W. Wilsey of St. Paul, John Graham of Minneapolis, and James McNaught of New York. The claims owned by the company are located near Coffee creek in the Ainsworth division, the Fourth being the best known. A Volcanic Eruption. Reported. Charles Dundee, who is employed at the Le Roi mine at Trail Creek, arrived at the town of Trail on Thursday, and reports that a volcanic eruption occurred near the head of Sheep creek. As a result of it, the snow for* several miles has disappeared. James Johnston, Joseph Morris, and H. Price have left Trail for the scene of the eruption, with the intention of investigating it. The report is confirmed by George Smith, who arrived at Trail several hours later* than mr. Dundee. The Galena Mercantile Company. The Galena Mercantile Company is the name, and R. P. Rithet, W. P. Say ward, Joshua Davies, W. A. Hendryx, and Hamilton Byers tlie incorporators, of a company that will at once begin the erection of a store at Pilot Bay. The store will be 30xS0 feet and 2 stories. It is the intention of the company to carry a stock of general merchandise, and as at least 200 men will be employed at the place, business will be good from the turn loose. pi S3f_ ii������a55^_������aggl&^ 1.1 Wi'! Pi I II >3_?i J ��������� ���������? . .���������".���������s.-jH THE MINEH: NELSON, B. 0., SATUEDAY, JANUARY 23, 1892. I>IVER'S .ADVENTURE. .-���������.. Sea monsters and their doings are Occasionally given inention in newspaper paragraphs, and most of such.accounts are vouched for by this or that scientific man. When Victor Hugo wrote in -"The Toilers of the Sea" about the frightful monster which clasped its clammy arms around the diver everyone thought, that the thing was a mere fabrication. But it was not. The monster described was almost identical with the octopus, or giant squid. So, too, men relate how, living in the deep and &: silent caves of the sea, is a huge lobster, resembling the smaller fish in structure, but being very voracious. It is said that he seldom comes near the shore, if ever, but that enormous lobster shells are sometimes thrown up on land after a violent storm. Northern fishermen have heard of the monster, and I have seen them shiver in the cuddies of their fishing smacks as some one described tlie size and appearance of the fish. How far the general impression is correct I do not know, but let me relate a story told to me by a diver: *fe "When the Anglo-Saxon, a ship laden with costly merchandise, ran into Chance cove, on the Newfoundland coast, and sunk by striking a hidden reef, the government at once took steps to have all that the unlucky ship contained removed. There were over a hundred persons on board, but not so much as one, if. my memory serves me, escaped. When the ship was lifted by a heavy swell upon the sharp ledge she hung there, as sailors say, but with the rise of the tide she was lifted off the ledge and went down, head ''first, into the deep water lying inside. There was a passage from the outside leading to this deep water, so that fishes or sea beasts might go in or out in quest of prey. There was no beach or strand, but upright, naked cliffs in the form of a semi-circle rose around to a height of about 300 feet. Giving back a little on the top was a light-house. "As soon as possible divers were brought to the spot, but it was difficult to find it smooth enough to go down. The first day we got below we could do little but lay out our plan of operations. The ship was on her side, the stumps of the masts turned toward land. I had never gone dowm before in water so far north, and the place w7as so wild that I was timid. Lines were attached to our bodies and the ends fastened in the skiff above, so that if any diver pulled his line he was at once drawn to the surface. We walked about the bottom and around the ship with our feet weighted to kee;p us from rising. "The water was a pale green, and I could notice objects quite plainly for many yards distant. There was a huge break in the bottom of the ship, her stem was stove in, so was her stern. Already the fishes had discovered that there was feasting inside, for as I was about to enter by the hole in the bow a number of Spanish mackerel, cod, sculpins, and dogfish began to flounder about inside. I stepped back, for I did not know but there might be a shark there. "There were, as you know, over 100 bodies in the ship, so I was anxious that they should be saved from the desecration of those fishes. Worst of all to get among the bodies of the drowned are Spanish mackerel and cod. I had charge, so we all went to the top and made arrangements for getting the dead. I shall not give you the details, but after extremely hard wTork 2 days saw our ghastly task completed. "Then came the raising of the costly merchandise. One afternoon, while my 2 men remained above repairing their diving apparatus, I went down alone. We were now removing the bales from the after compartment of the ship, and had only one way to enter or leave this compartment, namely by the break in the stern. The method of raising the goods was to low^er down heavy hooks, which could be fastened into bales after they were pushed outside. Some of these bales or cases would float, and some would rest lightly on the bottom. I had selected a large case, which I was about to move, when, happening to turn my eyes, I saw outside a huge creature moving toward the vessel. I had never/ seen anything like it before. Its body was 4 to 5 feet high and about twice that length, and it had on each side an enormous arm. There seemed to be an unlimited number of legs attached to the hideous creature. Its color was a dun brown mottled over with dark spots. Two TEE JOHN DOTY ENOTE CO - oif1 _c,os,onsro?o:, 03sr_c.A.^iiO- MANUPACTUEEES OP ALL DESOEIPTIONS OP MAEINE AND STATI0NAEY British Columbia Branch: 520 Cordova Street, Vancouver. 0. P. ST. JOHN, Manager. 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, Dodge wood split-pulleys, oils and lubricants, etc. ���������> Estimates for boilers and.engines made on application. Mail orders receive prompt attention. HOISTING ENGINES AND SINKING PUMPS FOR MINES. round, black,, shining eyes were in its forehead, and 2 supple horns, each resembling an enormous whip, likewise came out of its head. All this I noticed with one glance. A numrb terror seized me, and J moved for the outlet from the ship. "But as if knowing what I intended, this brute, looking straight at me with its frightful eyes, walked, or rather crawled, directly toward me. I hurried in. the hope of being able to seize the hanging hook, now my only means of signaling the skiff; but it hurried, too, and I had hardly put my foot upon a gray rock outside when the 2 writhing,horns of the detestable creature were twining about me and again untwining. Then he would touch me with these and sweep them up and down, as if feeling wrhat description of prey I was. The round, frightful eyes seemed to burn through and through me. In my hand I held a crowbar which I used to loosen the cargo; in my belt I carried a heavy sheath-knife. These were my only weapons. "Suddenly and without any warning the monster threw out one of its arms and seized me below the shoulder. I felt as if my bones were being crushed, and that my arm would soon be severed from my boby. No sooner had he done this than he turned and began to drag me into a deeper corner of the nook. The more I resisted the more terrible was the pain, so I. had to go, turning over in my mind what I should do. I still had the crowbar in my right hand, but it was of no use to me, so I let it drop. "But the horror of that time! Well I knew why the awful thing was dragging me to this quiet place. He was going to devour me. "His arm terminated in a claw which opened and shut. This horrible mouth-like thing had two rows of shining white teeth. Several of these were piercing my arm to the bone. Some distance above this mouth-like hand I observed a joint, and then I drew my knife. But, alas! the heavy shell so overlapped the fleshy tissue that I could not injure my captor. Still he dragged me on, on, till at last the deepest part of the sea nook was reached. There he stopped and turned those terrifying eyes again upon me. The whip-like arms again began to move and curl about my body, and a hideous motion seemed to run through the body of the terrible fish. What this meant I knew. "His head was only about a foot distant from my body, and drawing my knife again I plunged it into the eye nearest me, turning the blade sound and round. I saw that I had destroyed the eye, for an inky fluid issued out of the socket, darkening the water about his head. This checked the aggressive movements of the thing, but did not seem to hurt it. I waited, waited for many seconds, I think, and then its head turned, so, I supposed, that he might be able to see his prey. This was what I wanted, and with a sure swift thrust I sent my knife into his other eye, down to the heft. This time it must have touched the brain, for the beast reeled, and the grip on my arm slightly relaxed. But though totally blind, my captor had no idea of releasing me. "The agony of my arm soon grew unbearable, and the waters around me seemed to be filling with a greenish smoke. A strange sound began to buzz in my ears, and nay pain seemed to disappear. I thought, too, that I saw other figures^ moving about the ship; then the light went out" of my eyes and I remembered nothing more. "When I recovered my senses I was in the skiff, and learned how the divers, alarmed at my long silence below, had come down. They saw my plight, and after a time succeeded in severing the arm from the body of the fish, which they both declared was the awful deep sea lobster." Ho! For the Slocan Mines! The undersigned is prepared to pack supplies for mine owners, miners, and prospectors FROM TO THE SLOGAN MINES, ���������<_' and to the mines on the headwaters and tributaries of Kaslo and Schroder creeks. Saddle horses will at all times be in readiness for travelers bound for the eldorados tributary to Kaslo City. All orders left at Green Brothers' stores at Kaslo City and Ainsworth will receive prompt attention. HUGH McLEOD. Kaslo City, B. C, December 10th, 1891. On Slocan Lake at mouth of Carpenter Creek. OTTER & McKIMON DEALERS 'IN ENERAL MERCHANDISE AND MINES' SUPPLIES. There is no need of prospectors or others bound for the Slocan district bringing in supplies. Our stock is complete and will be sold at reasonable prices. Eldorado City is not a boom townsite, but is situate within 5 to 9 miles of all the mines so far discovered in Slocan district, and is easily accessible from Nelson either summer or winter, being distant but 60 miles. The EASIEST and QUICKEST ROUTE in to the SLOCAN MINES is by way of KASLO CITY. Pack and saddle horses for the conveyance of parties and supplies will be always on hand, as soon as it is possible to reach that district in the spring. > f' Plasterers and Bricklayers Will Contract for all Kinds of Work. Materials furnished and estimates given on application Agents for the sale of LIME.., Address all communications to Nelson, B. C. tei(-< ���������~������ rTT7itTT="iJ.*. |M m* blrtki ������ :f^^^^&~^^^ ���������taa*T-JSiTTggSKCTng *'." THE MINEE: NELSON, B. 0., SATUEDAY, JANUAEY 23, 1892. KO I li " .^v Nelson Sawmill Co. Ltd. Yard: At curt of Flume. Mill: Two Miles Sowth of Nelson. Manufacture Tlie: ..mill.-lias, a capacity of 20,000 feet a day. Orders will receive prompt attention. W.N. EOLFE, Secretary. umces\ End of Flume. Telephoned. r ������������������ v '���������'.������������������. ' .... ''&',.;���������.'.������������������'��������� The Kootenay Lake Saw-mill is always ready for business. Lumber- good, bad, <and indifierent ~ on Hand or made to x)rder. Telephone connection with Nelson, Ealfour, and Ainsworth. G-. 0. BUCHANAN. Nelson, January loth. The Davies-Sayward Sawmill Company MANUFACTURERS OP OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. PRICE LIST (DELIVERED AT NELSON, AINSWORTH, OR BALFOUR). PRESSED. No. 1 flooring, 4 inch, per M $32 00 No. 2 " 6 inch, " 27 00 No. 1 ceiling, 4 inch, " : 32 00 No. 2 " 6 inch, " 27 00 Rustic, ' " 27 00 Select clear, DD, " 40 00 No. 1 common, D, " .. 25 00 DD, " 27 00 Bar and counter tops, clear, per foot 10 No. 1 common, per M..... . $20 00 No. 2 " " 15 00 Culls, " 12 00 Shingles, "��������� 4 50 MOILBINCJS? Bead, panel, crown, base, etc., etc., per foot 2i@10c Mills at Pilot Bay, Kootenay Eake. S, 0. Spalding, . . . Manager IE. F. FERRY, Agent at kelson. ISKEMRTiBR ������& ��������� WATSON, Agents at Ainswoi-tli. MINERS* WA������ES AND SILVER. The Miner has along contended that the silver question was one that affected Canada as much, in proportion to population, as it does the United States. The mines in British Columbia will be worked for the silver in the ore, and the price of silver will, in a great measure, regulate the price of labor and other commodities. The following suggestive paragraphs are taken from the annual report of the strperintendent of the Mount Diablo Mill & Mining Company of Columbus district, Nevada. Prior to 1885, miners', wages in Candelaria had been $4=per day, the, price of silver having been for the years before that;between $1.14_ in 1880 and $1.14 in 1881. In 1885, silver began to go down, and in July of that year the price was $1.07. At this time the companies operating in the camp decided that they could pay miners but $3 per day, and the mines closed down. In September of the same year the miners accepted these terms, and the companies resumed operations. This rate of wages was paid till August, 1890, when the price of silver, which had averaged 99 cents in 1886, 98 cents in 1887, 94 cents in 1888 (dropping to 94������ cents in May of that year), and 93 cents in 1889, ad vanced to $1.21 per ounce, and" the miners demanded that their wages be raised to $3.50 per day, and as the companies could well afford the increase with silver at that price the request was granted. Since that date silver has been almost imiformly declining, and it has been nearly impossible for the companies to make any profit under the existing conditions, and under these circumstances it was thought best to offer the following scale of wages to the men, which was done on November 24th, 1891: "In viewT of the continued low price of silver the directors of the Mount Diablo Mill & Mining; Company and the' trustees of the Holmes Mining Company have decided to offer the following scale pf wages to the miners in their employ, to take effect on the first day of December, 1891: "The amount of a day's pay shall be fixed on the first day of each month, and shall be based on the average price of silver for the preceeding month. "When such average shall be $1.07 per ounce or more the day's pay shall be $3.50. "When such average shall be less than $1.07 per ounce the day's pay shall be $3. .'��������� "Should silver go tb par ($1.2929 per ounce) the day's pay shall be $4." The scale was rejected by the miners at a meeting held on November 27th, at which they passed "the following resolution: "It was moved and seconded that we, the miners of Columbia mining district, shall not work for any mining company for less compensation than three dollars and 50-100 ($3.50) per day." Under the instructions of the directors the superintendent closed the mine down on the night of November 30th, and placed the mine in charge of watchmen. The Holmes mine is also closed down and there are now no miners, working in that camp. A Revival of tlie Raccarat Scandal. It was announced recently that a mysterious type-written pamphlet, of. which only 57 copies had been issued, was being circulated in high circles in England. It was added that the pamphlet referred to is an article on the Prince of Wales, lady Brooke, and others; and that the duchess of Manchester, at a luncheon party, had read it aloud to her guests. The result of the appearance of this pamphlet, was a series of conferences between the prince of Wales, lord Salisbury, and lord Charles Beresford, "fighting Charlie" of Condor fame. Copies of the pamphlet are said to have been forwarded to . the princess of Wales, to lord Salisbury, to the prince of Wales and to other members of the royal family. It is added that the princess of Whales is indignant at the whole affair and has caused lady Beresford to be informed that she will no longer be received at Marlborough house. Lord Charles Beresford is alleged to have been very angry when these facts were communicated to him. He is supposed to have had the news telegraphed to him at Salonica, and to have hurried jbo London. Upon his arrival, according to the. story, he had a stormy interview" with lord Salisbury, and threatened that unless his wife was'restored to^avor at Marlborough house, he would reveal -'@il he knew about the baccarat and other affairs, and create a scandal of an extent unknown since the time of George IV. At first lord Salisbury appears to have refused to have anything to do with the matter, but finally, he consented to act as mediator between the Beresfords and the "prince of Wales. All the pamphlets are said to have been called in with the exception of one whiah canie into the possession of in iss Yzenaga.'gister of the duchess of Manchester (formerly miss Yzenaga, Delia Valle, of New York)- This '���������.���������type-'written copy is said to have been retained and to have been sent to the United States. The parties interested are understood to be moving "heaven and earth" to suppress the matter, while the-friends of sir William Gordon-Gumming are, it is also stated, not at all displeased with the revelations the pamphlet is supposed to have made. W. J. WILSON. W. PERDUE. PROPRIETORS OF ..AT... NELSON AND AlrTSWOETH. Will contract to supply mining companies and steamboats with fresh meats, and deliver same at any mine or landing in the Kootenay Lake country. . , CORRAL AND STABLING AT NELSON, where saddle and pack animals can always be hired, and teams obtained for job teaming. During the winter EXPEESS PAECELS AND LIGHT FEEIG-HT will be promptly forwarded to and from Colville, Trail, Nelson, Balfour, Pilot Bay, and Ainsworth. NELSON OEFICE AND MARKET, NO. I! EAST BAKER STREET Telephone 32. PROPRIETOR OF THE zpxoirsriEiEiR, CORRAL and STABLE Corner RlufF and Ward Streets, NELSON, B. C. Will undertake any work or contract in which pack animals or teams can be used. Will furnish SADDLE AND PACK ANIMALS to parties who wish to examine mines and claims in Toad Mountain district. WILL C0FTEA0T TO CAEEY PASSE2TG-EES and baggage to and from hotels; also, freight to and from steamboat wharves and: railway depots. CONTRACT TO GRADE LOTS IN NELSON. Stove and Cordwood for Sale. ze a������r- i������L>w������_!_iiH_5_TV iv^,������^j___������_-._X������_i^.. "It!- !^^^^^^^j^^^^^^^^^^^iigi_������g_^^i_^_sigigjg__g^g������__g '"������������������~."tBig?jS^>g?s^������aiaa3iiSmic��������� assgHiffiS r f. 1 !?���������'!. I- ������ THE MINEE: _TELSOE,B. 0., SATUEDAY, JANUAEY 23, 1892. ���������. it* I Iff i' I v- * j 3SH. V tfc, pi f I; m ������ I fit vTvf? ������fr> WW I if! I % m m I! l! I! The Miner is printed on Saturdays, And will be mailed to subscribers at the following cash-in-advance rates: Three months $1.50, six months $2.50, one year $_. Contract Advertisements will be inserted at the rate of $3 an inch (down the column) per month. A special rate for advertisements of over 2 inches. Transient , Advertisements will be inserted for 15 cents aline for the first insertion and 7 cents a line for each additional insertion. Twelve lines of 9 words each make an; inch. All advertisements printed for a less period than 3 months considered transient arid must be paid for in advance. Advertisements of less than 12 lines will be counted as 12 lines. > Birth Notices; freev������f weight of child is given; if weight is ihot giye_C^$_S^vill be charged. Marriage announcements will be-charged from ������1 to $10���������according to the social staiiding of the bridegroom. Job Printing in good style at fair rates. Cards, envelopes, and letter, note, and account papers kept in stock. ' '.���������,:������������������"' Letters to the Editor will only appear over the writer's name. Communications with such signatures as "Old Subscriber," "Veritas," "Citizen," etc., etc., will not be printed on any consideration. Address all Letters : The Miner, Nelson, B. C.': EDITORIAL' IfcEMAKKS. To advance not only their own interests, hut to better aid in advancing the interests of the Kootenay Lake country, the business men of Nelson should at once take steps to organize a board of trade. Transportation and other questions will arise in the''spring-���������questions which are sure to cause more or less friction between the parties interested���������and if'.our* business men are in a position to show that they are united on all questions affecting them, they are all the more likely to gain what they contend for. On the other hand, if they act singly, as in the past, they will be imposed on, just as they were last fall by the company that operates steamboats on the Columbia river. At the coming session of the legislative assembly efforts will be made to secure liberal bonuses from the province to aicl in the building of rail and tramways. Why is it that the men who undertake the construction of railways never do so without first seeking aid from the government? Men will undertake other enterprises, often involving the expenditure of hundreds of thousands of dollars, and never once call for government aid. When these railway builders cannot get both lands and money they will take either, preferring the former���������for land is a good basis on which to borrow money. If the legislative assembly is wise they will promptly estop these schemers by passing a general railway act, one which will allow^ailways to be built as readily as other works are now constructed. While the lands in British Columbia are comparatively valueless for the purposes which give value to lands in the other provinces, they are undoubtedly rich in mineral; and it is doubtful if it is good policy to grant away the surface rights to millions of acres of such land, for if so granted the surface rights will have great value once the discoverer of mineral wants a few acres for carrying on mining operations. The Miner is well aware that the people of the Lake country are more than willing that land shall be granted to aid in building a railway to connect this sec- tion of the province with the systems to the south of the boundary line; but the people of other sections of the province are also entitled to adequate railway facilities, and if land is granted to aid in the development of one section, why should it be refused to another section? But if granted to all applicants, how much would be left for the "actual settler," for whom the present government is so solicitous? The death of the eldest son of the prince of Wales is to be regretted. Had he lived to ascend the throne, the spectacle of a weakling occupying that high position would have permanently cured the English people of the divine-right-of- king craze, which could only result in the estab lishment of a government more in keeping with the spirit of the age. \ Attorney-general Davie has sued the Victoria Colonist for libel. This is rather unkind on the part of the attorney.general, for the Colonist has long upheld many of his official acts that were indefensible. ' s ' ���������',-'' O ���������.<'.. The ablest of the Li beral part y leaders are now making labored efforts to prove that the lieutenant-governor of Quebec acted unconstitutionally in dismissing the Mercier government from office. The vilest criminal ever arraigned always found able counsel to offer a defence if the "wherewith" was in sight. The "wherewith" in the Mercier case is the return of the Liberal party to power. The Miner has repeatedly warned working men against quitting jobs, for which they receive fair pay, to seek others in the Kootenay Lake country. It repeats the warning. While the Lake country presents a good field for prospector and speculator, it is���������and will be until the mines are opened up���������a poor country for working men should they come in any great numbers. While at present there are few idle men in the different camps, and those who are employed get fair wages, an influx would surely tend toward the lowering "of wages without creating more work. ' By the death of Cardinal Manning, the Church of Rome has lost its ablest prelate ih England and the common people a man always willing to aid them in their efforts to better their condition, material as well as spiritual. DEALERS IN Groceries, Provisions, and G-eneral Merchandise. A STOCK OF English Clothing, Men's Tnrnishings, Dry G-oods, BOOTS, ETC. imported direct from the, manufacturers, always on hand. Posioflicc anil Telephone in Store. B NOTARY PUBLIC. Town lots, lands, and mining claims handled on commission. Conveyancing documents drawn up. Correspondence solicited. Office: No. 13 East Baker Street, NELSON, B. 0, BSeprescntntives nt Vancouver, New Westminster, and Victoria. (notary public) Eeal Estate, Mining Broker, AND Insurance Agent, WEST BAKER STREET, NELSON, B. C. Representing��������� CITIZENS (Fire.) - QUEBEC CITY OF LONDON " EQUITABLE (Life.) REAL ESTATE and MINING INTERESTS in the district handled to the best advantage. Correspondence solicited. .:,_ji Teetzel & Go. DEALERS IN cia:E33yi:io^_3_Js. PATENT MEDICINES, TOILET ARTICLES, ETC. WHOLESALE . DEALERS IN.- .CIGARS./,, .-.RAYMOND : SEWIM MACHINES IN STOCK. Cor. East Baker and Ward Streets. Telephone 32. FostoMce Store, "Nelson, IS. C. AND GENTS' PIJENISHING GOODS. ALSO,.FULL LINES OF Toilet Articles and Stationery. ; \..j CIGARS AT WHOLESALE ONLY. The Kootenay Smelting and Trading Syndicate, Limited, of Eevelstoke, B. 0. are prepared to sample and purchase all kinds of Prices and all information furnished on application. J. CAMPBELL, manager. NELSON, B. G. are now settled in their new store, No. 2 Houston & Ink building, and have on display a full range of Plain and Fancy "Worsted Suitings and Scotch and Irish Tweeds and Serges. PEICES TO SUIT THE TIIMIIES K J, M0WAT & CO. Contractor^ and Builders, SEASONED LUMBER always on hand for store fittings, desks, tables, etc. Will contract to erect all kinds of buildings and guarantee satisfaction. Shop : corner Josephine and. Bluff, sts. / ^ Ws\ :**������. THE M 23, 1892. ; >'.* a ���������-' EDWARD APPLEWHAITE. W. GESNER ALLAN, Coroner, Deputy Sheriff, and Notary Public. A 1 A Postoffice Box 69. S. E. OOKffEE ���������BAEEE AND JOSEPHINE STEEETS, NELSON, B. 0. Telephone 2_. Loans negotiated on Nelson property. Golleetiqns made. Conveyancing documents drawn up. / Town lots, lands, and mining' cairns handled on commission. R-- "THE KOOTENAY COUNTRY." a n ii ii ii il it ii ii ii "The accounts that are continually reaching us-from the Kootenay district lead to the conclusion that it is one of the richestmining regions, not of this continent only, but of the world. Discovery '���������after- discovery has been made, which proves that the country abounds in the most valuable metals and minerals, and "much of its area is still unexplored. Enough, "however, is known of its great resources to " attract enterprising investors and hardy "and courageous miners. The prospect is " that very large additions will be made to " the population of the district in the ensuing " year." If the country on further examination " proves as rich as it promises to be, cities will " soon spring up in it, and it will become in a " very short time the most populous as well as " the richest/part of the province. "The country is, however, still rough and un- " developed in every way; Before the miners " can avail themselves of the riches to be found " in almost every part of it, it must be made "easier of access. Roads and trails must be " opened and improved, and bridges built wherever they are required. This is the legitimate work of the government. We are not among those who believe that men engaged in the different industries of the country should be petted and spoon-fed by the government; but the government should give them a chance to help themselves. It is not to be expected that the miners in a new and rough country, like " West Kootenry, can, in addition to the work " of prospecting and mining, make the roads " and open the trails that they require. Those "roads and trails are for the use of all, and all " should bear their share of the expense of sup- " plying the district with sufficient means of " intercommunication. Let the government con- " vince itself of the richness of the country and of " the prospect of its being soon settled, and then " begin energetically the work of opening it up. " The money invested in aiding in this way the " development of the Kootenay district will be " sure to bring in a large and quick return. The " addition of only 30,000 consumers and taxpayers to the population of the province will " greatly stimulate its trade, and materially add "to its revenue. Men who know the district, " and have a good idea of the nature and extent " of the discoveries that have been recently " made in it, believe that before 3 years have ex- " pired its population will have increased to a " far greater extent than 30,000. They have " seen how less promising areas in the United " States have been settled, and they speak with " a confidence that shows that they have perfect " faith in the truth of their own predictions. "It is certain that as soon as the spring opera- " tions commence a very large accession will be " made to the population of Kootenay. This, " they say, will be the first installment, and, if " the new finds turn out anything like according "to expectation, they will be followed by thous- " ands more. It must not be said, and we be- " lieve that it will not be said, that the develop- " raent of this rich country has been retarded by " the apathy or the penuriousness of the govern- " ment. We confidently believe that the admin- " istration are alive to the importance of aiding " in every legitimate way those who are en- " gaged in the development of the resources of " the Kootenay country, and that they will be " ready and willing to do all that can be reason- <( ably required of them by those who are directly and largely interested in its advancement." The above is an editorial from the T uoria Colonist, a paper that is supposed to reflect the Yiews of John Robson, premier of the provincial government. The article is at strange variance with the action of the government in withdrawing the lands on Slocan lake from purchase or pre-emption. Perhaps mr. Robson was misled into issuing that order by statements made him by the disinterested speculators who hold down official positions on the Pacific division of the Canadian Pacific railway, the same crowd who, 2 years ago, got him into trouble over the royalty onope question. If mr. Robson is wise he will aid the common miners in their speculations, and le the other crowd severely alone. Sensible Advice to Cowntry Editors. A correspondent of The Miner writes from Revelstoke regarding country newspapers in general and the one at Revelstoke in particular. He says: "All that is wanted in an ambitious and enterprising little town is a live newspaper managed by a live editor, not a sheet of news uninteresting to its readers, stale and unprofita- bly generally, and managed by a man whose energy and experience, judging from the results produced, barely Jit him for the position of printer's devil. Let the editor try to make his journal worthy of the town in which it is published, and, instead of being sneered at, he will be assisted in every worthy endeavor to raise himself above that to a journalistic level on which he might find a suitable sphere of action. Let him rustle round, collect the items of daily interest in the vicinity of his town, let him chronicle the various local social events, and let him generally do what he can to make his town better known to the outside world, that the citizens thereof may have profit and the editor both profit and honor thereby. A paper conducted on these lines is worthy of support and patronage, while one that devotes all its space to How an unfortunate German Jew swindled a smart Yankee out* of 10 cents and 8 packages of matches, or How a man split the air with shrieks and curses, or more typical still, How to cook a Christmas turkey, several days after that joyous festival was for the season a thing of the past." j John Houston. Charles H. Ink. Houston & Ink, BUY AND SELL Town Lots and Mineral Claims; OX COMMISSION. Have now for sale 2 of the best hotels in Nelson ; choice Baker street corner and Vernon street inside lots; lots in Ainsworth; and mineral claims in Toad Mountain district. Office in Miner Building, Nelson, li. *\ Telephone 10. Barrister at Law, Solicitor, Notary Public, Etc. Office, Victoria street, Kamloops, B. C. BANK OF MONTREAL CAPITAL (all paid up), $12,000,000 REST, .... 6,000,000 Sir DONALD A. SMITH,...,. Hon. GEO. A. DRUMMOND, E. S. CLOUSTON, President Vice-President General Manager KELSON BKAffCH, 13 EAST BAKES STEEET. Branches in London (England), New York and Chicago, and in the principal cities in Canada; Buy and sell sterling exchange and cable tranfers; Grant commercial and travelers' credits, available in any part of the world; Drafts issued; Collections made; Etc. SAVINGS BANK BRANCH Rate of interest at present four per cent. RITIS ANK OF COLUMBIA (Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1862.) CAPITAL (paid up), ������600,000 . $3,000,000 (With power to increase.) RESERVE FUND, ������220,000 . . 1,100,000 BZEfc-A^rSTOIEaijES ��������� Victoria, B. C, San Francisco, California, Vancouver, B. C, Portland, Oregon, NewWestminster,B.C, Seattle, Washington, Nanaimo, B. C, Tacoma, Washington. Kamloops, B. C. HEAD OFFICE: 60 Lombard street, LONDON, England. AGENTS AND CORRESPONDENTS: CANADA���������Bank of Montreal and branches; Canadian Bank of Commerce and branches; Imperial Bank of Canada and branches; Commercial Bank of Manitoba; and Bank of Nova Scotia. UNITED STATES���������Agents ������sank of Montreal, New York; Bank of Montreal, Chicago. A Branch of this Bank will lie established in the Kootenay Lake District (at NELSON, B. ���������.) as soon as the season opens in the spring of 1892, and will undertake collections, remittances (to and from all points), and a general banking business. WM. C. WARD, Victoria, B. C, December 10th, 1891. Manager. THE SAFE DEPOSIT CO. PIONEER FINANCIAL HOUSE OF NELSON. Transacts a general financial business. Interest allowed on deposits at best rates. Money to loan on business paper and against securities. GENERAL A������ENC������ London & Lancashire Life Assurance Co.; Taylor's celebrated safes; Accident Insurance Company of North America. CHAS. E. TAYLOR, Manager. W������i. ?^Sg������^^ THE-MfflEK: NELSON, B. 0., SATUEDAY, JANUAEY 23. 1892 LAND Notice is hereby given that 90 days after we intend to apply to the chief commissioner of lands and works, British Columbia, for permission to purchase the following described tract of land, situate in West Kootenay district: Commencing at a stake marked E. V. Bodwell, H. Shear- an, and W. Gesner Allan's southwest corner post, about J of a mile west of Grohman creek��on the north bank of the Kootenay river about 2 miles west>5i the town of Nelson, thence north 40 ehajjis^thence ease 10 chains, thence south 40 chains more or" lessu to shore-line of Kootenay river, thence west 40 chains more or less following the sinuosities of the shore-line of the Kootenay river in a westerly direction to initial stake; containing 160 acres more or less. m. vr; E. V. BODWELL, <>"������", - ���. w . '^ ' ���v'^ ���'��������� HENRY SHEARAN; '\<.':\"V . ������ o - W. GESNER ALLAN. Nelson, B. C., November 28tlvl891. Notice is hereby given that SO days after date I intend to apply; to the chief commissioner of lands and works for permission to purchase the following described tract of land, situate in West Kootenay district: Commencing at a post marded R. B's S. W. corner post, about 9 miles east of the town of Nelson, British Columbia, on the north bank of the Kootenay, river, above high water mark, thence north 40 chains, thence east 40 chains, thence south 40- chains more or less to bank of Kootenay river, thence west following shore line of river to place of commencement; containing-160 acresmore or less. ' Nelson, December'oth, 1891. i/RICHARD BLUNDELL. Notice is hereby given that 60 days after date I intend to apply to the chief commissioner of lands and works for permission to purchase the following described tract of land, situate in-West Kootenay district: Commencing at' a post marked "W. C. McLean's southwest corner" (said post being- located on Slocan river about 4 miles south os Slocan lake), running thence/north (following meanderingf of river) 80 chains, thence east 40^ chains, thence south.SO chains, thence west 40 chains to initial post; containing320 acres more or less. '.../: ..- W. C. McLEAN. Slocan River, October 27tl), 1891. Notice is hereby given that 60 days after date I intend to apply to the chief commissioner of lands and works for permission to purchase tlie following described tract, of land, situate in West Kootenay district: Commencing at a post marked Ross Mahon's S. E. corner, situate on west bank Slocan river, about '�� mile about forks, thenee running 40 chains, north, thence 80 chains west, thence 40 chains south, thence SO chains east- to place of commencement; containing 320 acres more or less. " Nelson, November 21st, 1891. ROSS MAHON. Notice is hereby given that 60 days after date I intend to apply to the chief commissioner .of lands and; works for permission to purchase the following described tract of land, situate in West Kootenay district: Commencing at a post marked "John A. Watson's southeast corner" (said post being near the junction of Carpenter and Seaton creeks and about 6 miles east of Slocan lake), thence running north 40chains, thence west 80 chains, thence south 40 chains, thence east 80 chains to initial post; containing 320 acres more ortess: - JOHN A. WATSON. Dated, October 26th, 1891. Notice is hereby given that 60 days after date I intend to apply to the chief commissioner of lands and works for permission to purchase the following described tract of land: Commencing at a stake placed near the outlet of Slocan lake, marked Alfred Hill's S. W. corner, about three- quarters of. a mile from Slocan lake outlet and one-half mile from Slocan' river, thence running east 40 chains, thence north 40 chains, thence west 40 chains, thence south 40 chains to point of commencement; containing 160 acres more or less. ALFRED HILL. Nelson, December 14th, 1891. Notice is hereby given that 60 days after date I intend to apply to the chief commissioner of lands and works for permission to purchase the following described tract of land, situate in West Kootenay district: Commencing at a post marked "John G. McGuigan's southwest corner" (said post being located about 3 miles north of Carpenter creek and 10 east of Slocan lake), running thence north 40 chains, thence east 40 chains, thence south 40 chains, thence west 40 chains to initial post; containing 160 acres more or less. JOHN G. McGUIGAN. Nelson, November 23rd, 1891. Notice is hereby given that 60 days after date I intend to apply to the chief commissioner of lands and works for permission to purchase the following described tract of land, situate in West Kootenay district: Commencing at a post marked C. C. Sproue's N. E. corner post, placed on the Slocan trail about 4 miles from the forks of the Slocan river, thence south 40 chains, thence west 80 chains following the meanderings of the river, thence north 40 chains, thence east SO chains to the place of commencement; containing 320 acres more or less. C. C. SPROULE. - Nelson, December 14th, 1891. Notice is hereby given that-I intend to apply, within 60 days, to the chief commissioner of lands and works for permission to purchase the following described tract of land, which is situate in West Kootenay district: Commencing at a post marked E. Coming's northwest corner, planted on the shore of Slocan lake, running thence south 40 chains, thence west 40 chains, more or less, to Slocan river, thence north following meanderings of river to shore of lake, to initial post; containing 160 acres more or less. Dated, December 17th, 1891. E. CORNING. Notice is hereby given that 90 days after date I intend to apply to the chief commissioner of lands and works for permission to purchase the following described tract of land, situate in West Kootenay district: Commencing at a stake on the east bank of the Slocan river, about 9 miles from Slocan lake, and marked A. A's S. E. corner post, thence running north 40 chains, thence west 40 chains, thence south 40 chains more or less to the river, thence following the meanderings of the river to point of commencement; containing 160 acres more or less. A. ADAMS. Nelson, December 8th, 1891. Notice is hereby given that .60 days after date I intend to apply to the chief commissioner of lands and works for permission to purchase the following described tract of land, situate in West Kootenay district: Commencing at a post marked C. D.'Kinnee's southeast corner about 40 chains west of Kaslo bay, thence running 40 chains west, thence 40 chains north, thence 40 chains east, thence 40 chains south; containing 160 acres. C. D. KINNEE. Ainsworth, December 29th, 1891. Notice is hereby given that 60 days after date I intend to apply to the chief, commissioner of"lands and works for permission to purchase the following described tract of ' land, situate in West0 Kootenay district: Commencing at a post on the extreme north end of Slocan lake, marked E. A. Bielenberg's S. W., corner post, thence running north 40 chains, thence east 40 chains, thence south 40 chains, thence following the shore of the lake to initial post. E. A. BIELENBERG. Ainsworth, December 10th, 1891. Notice is hereby given that.60.days after date I intend to apply to the chief commissioner of lands and works for > permission to purchase the following described tract of land, situate in West Kootenay district: Commencing at a postmarked J. H. Brownlee's northwest corner, at the center of the forks of Kaslo river, about 4 miles west of Kaslo City, thence south 40 chains, thence east 40 chains, thence north 40 chains, thence west 40 chains to the place of commencement; containing 160 acres more or less. '������;.,.'��� J. H. BROWNLEE. Dated this 26th day of .November, 1891. Notice is hereby given that 90 days after date I intend to apply to the chief commissioner of lands and. works for permission to purchase the following described tract of land, situate in West Kootenay district: Commencing at a stake marked B. H. L's S. W. corner post, about high- water, mark on north bank of Kootenay river, about 6 miles east of the town of Nelson, British Columbia, thence north 80 chains, thence east 80 chains, thence south to bank of Kootenay river, thence following the sinuosities of the Kootenay river to the point of commencement, comprising 450 acres more or less. BENJAMIN HENRY LEE. Nelson, B..C., 30th November, 1891. Notice is hereby given that we intend to apply within 60 days to the chief commissioner of lands and works for permission to purchase the following described tract of land, which is situate in West Kootenay district: Conmiehcing at a post (marked M. Malloy and G. A. BigeloWj northwest corner) planted on the shore of Slocan lake at a point about 100 chains north of Carpenter creek, running thence 80 chains east, thence 40 chains south, or to the north line of the land applied for by , Angus McGillivray and by J. .. Fletcher and A. S. Farwell, thence 80 chains west, or to shore of .lake, thence north, following shore of lake, to initial post; containing 320 acres more or less. ;������ .. ���* : Mv MALLOY, Dated, December 16th, 18^1. ,. ^ G^A. BIGELOW. ��� ��� . _ . -j _���-. ^��� --,' : _ .���. . c Notice is hereby given that 60 days after date I intend to" apply to the chief commissioner oflands and works for permission to purchase the following described tract of land, situate in West Kootenay district: Commencing on shore of Slocan lake at a stake marked J. R. Cook's southwest corner, thence 80. chains, north on east, side of Hume & Hunter's purchase application, thence 40 chains east, thence 80 chains south, thence 40 chains west to place of commencement; containing 320 acres more or less. Dated, December 6th, 1891. JOHN R. COOK. Notice is hereby given that 60 days after date I intend to apply to the chief commissioner of lands and works for permission to purchase the following described tract of land, situate in West Kootenay district: Commencing at a post marked J. Hamilton's northeast corner, planted 350 feet above the bridge of the Columbia & Kootenay railway where the same crosses the Kootenay rapids, on the north side of the river, thence west 20 chains, thence south 80 chains, thence east 20 chains, thence foliowiug the shore of the Kootenay river to the place of commencement; containing 160 acres more or less, excepting right of way of railroad company in area claimed. J. HAMILTON. Nelson, January 11th, 1892. Notice is hereby given that 60 days after date I intend to apply to the chief commissioner of lands and works for permission to purchase the following described tract of land situate in West Kootenay district: Commencing at a post marked J. D. Townley's northeast corner, planted on the south shore of the Kootenay river about 500 feet east of the bridge of the Columbia & Kootenay railway where same crosses the Kootenay rapids, thence 20 chains south, thence 80 chains west, thence 20 chains north, to the shore of the Kootenay river, thence in an easterly direction following the shore of the Kootenay river to the place of commencement; containing 160 acres more or less, excepting right of way of railroad company in area claimed. Nelson, January 11th, 1892. J. D. TOWNLEY. Notice is hereby given that 60 days after date I intend to apply to the chief commissioner of lands and works for permission to purchase the following described tract of land situate, in West Kootenay district: Commencing at a post placed upon the east bank of Slocan river, said post being about 4 miles from the mouth of Slocan river, thence running east 40 chains, thence south 40 chains, thence west 4u chains, thence following the meanderings of the river to the place of commencement; containing 160 acres more or less. RICHARD STUCKEY. ' Nelson, January 19th, 1892. Notice is hereby given that 60 days after date I intend to apply to the chief commissioner of lands and works for permission to purchase the following described tract of land, situate in West Kootenay district: Commencing at a stake near the outlet of Slocan lake marked David B. Bogle's northwest corner post, thence running east 40 chains, thence south 80 chains, thence west 40 chains, thence north 80 chains; containing 320 acres more or less. Nelson, 31st December, 1891. DAVID B. BOGLE. Notice is hereby given that 60 days after date we intend to apply to the chief commissioner of lands and works for permission to purchase the following described tract of land, situate in West Kootenay district: Commencing at a post, marked "Hunter & Hume's southeast corner," planted 300 yards south of a creek about 2 miles south of the stream known as Carpenter creek, thence north 80 chains, thence west 20 chains to the shore of Slocan lake, thence south 80 chains following the lake shore, thence- east 20 chains, following the lake shore to initial post; containing 160 acres more Or less. n WILLIAM HUNTER, Nelson, December 9th, 1891. J. FRED HUME. PRIVATE BILL NOTICES. Notice is hereby given'that application will be made to the legislative assembly of the province of British Columbia, at its next session, for an act to incorporate a company for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, and equipping a railway,from some point on the Columbia river, at or near the southern boundary of the province, to Kootenay lake at or near the town of Nelson, via Salmon river and Cottonwood Smith creek, with power to construct and maintain branch lines; and also to construct and operate telegraph and telephone lines in connection with the said railway. WILSON, WOOTTON & BARNARD. ��� ,.���'; Solicitors, for; applicants- Dated 25th day of November, "1891. '���.'''"���, Notice is hereby given that at the next session of the legislature of British Columbia application-will be made for the passage of a private bill authorizing the applicants to construct, operate, and maintain tramways, for the purpose of conveying passengers, freight, and ores from some convenient point near Nelson to any point, or points within a radius of 25 miles from Nelson, also to take, and use from the Kootenay river, in the vicinity of the falls of the said river, so^much of the waters as may be necessary to obtain therefrom 5000 horse power, for the purposes of generating electricity to be used either as a motive power for the said tramways, or other works of the applicants, or to be supplied by the applicants to consumers as a motive poAver for hauling, pumping, lighting, smelting, drilling, or for any other purposes for which it may be applied or be required; with power to the applicants to construct and maintain buildings, erections, raceways, or other works, in connection therewith for improving and increasing the water privilege; and also to enter upon and expropriate lands for a site for power houses, and for dams, raceways, or such other works as shall be necessary; also to erect, lay, construct, and maintain all necessary works, buildings, pipes, poles, wires, appliances, or conveniences necessary or proper for the generating and transmitting of electricity or power within the area above described. ..'���' BODWELL & IRVING, Solicitors for applicants. November 12th 1891. APPLICATION FOR GROWN GRANT. Notice is hereby given that J��� L. Retallack, as agent for George C. Howe, has filed the necessary papers and made application for a, crown grant in favor of the mineral claim known as the "Fourth," situate in Hot Springs camp, West rKbbtenay district. Adverse claimants, if any, will forward their objections within 60 days from date of publication. N. FITZSTUBBS, gold commissioner. . Nelson, December 14th, 1891. Notice is hereby given that Scott McDonald, as agent for A. W. McCune, has filed the necessary papers and made application for for a crown grant in favorof the mineral claim known as the "Libby," situate in Hot Springs camp, West Kootenay district. Adverse claimants, if any, will forward their objections within 60 days from date of publication. N, FITZSTUBBS, gold commissioner. . Nelson, November 23rd, 1891. 0 can be obtained for*'small amounts, loaned on short time and well secured. Apply to HOUSTON & INK, real estate and mine brokers, Miner building, Nelson. SELECTING IffER SOffSV WIVES. A clever woman asserted lately that she could gain a better knowledge of a woman by an inspection of her dressing-room than after a casual acquaintance of years. "In fact," she continued, "when one of my sons announceshis engagement, I leave no stone unturned to have the girl under my eye for her morning and evening toilet. She is judged accordingly, and from what I see I can pretty well guess the sort of a wife she will make. How so? Because we women think a thousands times more of such details than you men, and every thrifty or slovenly trait is sure to crop out then. Why, I could make a black and white list for my marrying men friends, after this method, that would prove a safe guide to future happiness and wedlock. For instance, the girl's own room is almost an infallible indication of her tastes and necessities. I do not mean silver-mounted toilet articles, a lace-draped dressing-table, or full-length mirrors. They are well enough if she can afford them, but the first thing to note is her books and pictures, her sew7- ing-basket, her toilet articles. It is worth while catching a glimpse of her closets and drawers, as they speak volumes for or against their owners'tidiness. When gloves are rolled in a hard knot, veils jammed under salve pots, ribbons tumbled *n with powder and hairpins, beware. That kii l thing is eloquent of curl-papers at the brea^xast table, muddy coffee, and cold biscuit to come." M >r. fe4* %��� lEZ3��Z��1C3��\ ;p?^^^ I-. THE MINEE: NELSON, B. 0M SATUEDAY, JANUAEY 23, 1892. / Cor. Baker and Ward Sts. NELSON, B. O. H. & T. MADDEN Proprietors. The Madden is Centrally Located, with a frontage towards Kootenay river, and is newly furnished throughout. r THE TABLE is supplied with everything in the market, the kitchen being under the immediate supervision of Hugh Madden, a caterer of large experience. THE BAR IS STOCKED W1JH THE BEST brands of beer, ale, wine, whisky, and cigars. h KOOTENAY HOTEL Vernon Street, near Josephine, NELSON, B...C. , AXEL JOHNSON, PROPRIETOR. $ THE HOTEL OVERLOOKS THE KOOTENAY ) its guests thus obtaining splendid views of both mountain and river. THE ROOMS THE TABLE are comfortable in size and is acknowledged: the best newly furnished. in the mountains. T_E_Z_U _3___jR, is stocked with the best liquors and cigars procurable. No whiskies sold except Hiram Walker & Sons' celebrated brands. East Kaiser Street, Nelson, Is one of the best hotels in Toad Mountain district, and is the headquarters for prospectors and working miners. The Table is not Surpassed by that of any Hotel in the Kootenay Lake country. At the Bar is Dispensed Fine Liquors and Cigars, and the bed-rooms are newly furnished. MA LONE ������!fe TI-EGILLUS J*_&01������_-iGTOIES TRAIL, IS. ���������. TOPPING & HANNA Proprietors 4*ood Table ; 4*oo<l Reds ; Hyas-Close Liquors. TWO ECf^IARKABLE BANK RLNS. Speaking of the run on the Ulster County Savings Institution recently, a prominent New York banker said: "We have nothing today that really compares with the runs during the panic of 1857 and the wildcat banking days. "I was a young man in business in Philadelphia," he added, "during the panic year, and I was exceedingly anxious about my small deposit when it was reported one morning that the bank in which I carried it was in danger. "Early one morning information came to me that there was a run on the bank. I hurried to the scene and found the report to be true. I took my place on the long line and waited. The paying teller Was deliberate, and it was several hours before I reached, his window. "When he paid me, instead of the coin that I requested he gave me the bank notes of a neighboring bank. I protested;, but the man on the line behind me forced me aside arid I was compelled to accept the money of a bank in which I had even less confidence than the one from which I had withdrawn the original amount. "Hastening down the "street, I found upon reaching the other institution that there was a sympathetic run there. Again I waited on a lengthy line of anxious depositors. When X reached the paying teller's window and asked for United States coin a handful of bills was_ thrust through the pigeon hole at ine. 'I want coin,' I cried. "Upon examining my money I found that this time it was nearly all the issue of a third Philadelphia bank; and, with grim^ determination, I resolved to ask for its redemption. "I had no difficulty with a 'run' at this institution, and when I presented the notes for redemption in coin I certainly expected to receive it. Judge of my amazement, then, receiving in exchange bills of the bank from which I had first drawn my deposit earlier in the day. - "I learned afterward that the entire scheme had been arranged by the three banks. The messengers had lugged money|fr6in one institution to the other for the sole purpose of keeping men chasing around the town. There was no way of beating the dodge, and eventually I lost all my money by the bank's failure." Continuing his narrative, the banker said: "There was one bank in Plainfield, New Jersey, that played with success a very neat game on its depositors at the time of a run. "I happened to be in the town at the time. It was a bitter cold day in winter. The bank building was peculiarly constructed. A hallway led from front to rear. On one side was the counting-room with the pigeon-holes of the cashier, tellers and bookkeepers; oh the other a blank wall. A lofty partition, rising to the ceiling composed of glass, with sliding window frames, formed the counting-room side of the passageway. "The bank officials got wind of the prospective run early in the day, and they prepared for it in a unique manner. They opened all the doors, allowing a free circulation of air. Near the rear door they fastened a fierce bulldog, attached to a chain 10 feet long. "The thermometer registered below zero, the temperature of the passage-way soon fell to the same point. Inside the counting room a cheerful fire burned in the fire-place. The anxious depositors crowded in the cold passage-way could see the blaze, but felt no warmth. "They attempted to close the doors, but so great was the crowd that this was impossible in front of the building, and the bulldog near the rear door tugged at his chain and growled ominously at anyone who dared approach him. "Meanwhile the tellers worked slowly. They had laid in a vast supply of subsidiary coins, cents and half cents and silver three and five cent pieces. Each depositor was made to take a proportion of these coins, and before it was paid over each piece was counted and recounted. "To further aggravate the depositors, the bank directors at the noon hour had a fine dinner spread in full sight of the men who were standing in the bitter cold without. The directors inside laughed and chatted pleasantly over their meal. The freezing, frightened, almost famished depositors on the line stamped their feet and swore fearful oaths, but without avail. "Finally, many of them, choosing rather to risk their money than their lives, gave up the waiting in the piteous cold and returned to their homes. - "It was," said the banker, in conclusion, "the most unique way of stopping a run on a bank of which I have ever heard���������it was, in fact, a regular freeze-out." Corner West Vernon and Stanley Streets, NELSON, B. C. Telephone 43. FIBST-CLASS IN EYEEY EESPEGT. The International has a comfortably furnished parlor for ladies, and the rooms are large and furnished newly throughout. THE TABLE IS NOT SURPASSED by any hotel in the Kootenay Lake country., A share of transient trade solicited. THE SAMPLE-ROOM IS STOCKED WITH CHOICE CIGARS1 AND.THE FINEST BRANDS OF LIQUORS. JAS- DAWSON B. CRADDOCK PROPRIETORS '������������������;������������������ ���������'''.'���������.��������� .- C- ' ��������� ��������� ��������� f ��������� " The Finest Hotel in Toad Mountain District." E SILVER KING Corner West Baker and Ward Streets, NELSON, 15. C. ON & MAHONEY, PROPRIETORS. The Silver King is a new building and furnished with new furniture from kitchen to attic. The table will not be equalled by any hotel in Nelson. Telephone 21. Furniture and Pianos! Jas. McDonald & Co. Nelson mid Kevclstoke, 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. They are also agents for Evans Pianos and Doherty Organs. Kelson store : No. 4 Houston ������fc Ink B2iiil<!iiig, Josephine Street. T The Cheapest Place to Buy Stoves, Tinware, etc., and to go for any kind of copper, tin, and sheet-iron work is W. KIRKUFS, Houston-Ink Block, ���������sfesS KB 99BM ffpJ III! % Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries, Provisions, Canned Goods, Hardware, Etc. Miners' Supplies a Specialty, The stock is fuU and complete in every Department, and the public will find it to their advantage to caU and inspect G-oods and compare Prices. :'���������,."-. . , . Telephone 27. 7, 9, and 11 East Tern SMAlLIi NUGGETS OF NEWS. " The action commenced in Seattle against John F. Hardee for swindling ended in the honorable acquittal of mr. Hardee. This is the case referred to in last week's Miner, wherein Hardee was charged with converting to his own use money.advanced him by H. K. Qwens to buy a claim at Ainswort h belonging to Ernest Harrop, mr. Owens claiming that Harrop stood in with the deal. The acquittal of mi*. Hardee also removes any blame that could attach to mr. Har- r.ojp'in the: matter. / As soon as He can find the lot stakes, Ed Corn ing will ������������������begiu the erection of a handsome cottage residence at the corner of Silica and Hall eligible sites in the streets, one of the most town. Among the arrivals this week were Hamilton Byers and F. A. Woods, both from Puget Sound. Mr. Woods goes to Pilot Bay as bookkeeper for the smelter company. Mr. Byers, who was formerly with Holley,' Mason, Marks & Co., and latterly with a San Francisco hardware house, is well known in the Lake country. He also goes to Pilot Bay to select the site for the store building of the Galena Mercantile Company, of which he will be manager. Crown grants ha,ve been issued and are now on record for the Forest, Newmarket, and Iroquois mineral claims, all 3 situate on Toad mountain. C. K. Brown has purchased the Mullinehone mineral claim from R. J. Mowatt; consideration $200. "Wilson & Perdue brought in a band of beef steers yesterday forenoon. From this on juicy tenderloin and porterhouse steaks will be the rule at our hotels, for which many silent "blessings" will be offered up by their boarders. Nelson's chief industry at present is putting up ice, the crop being about 6 inches thick. M. R. W. Rathbourne came in yesterdav from the lower end of Slocan lake. He reports the trail down Slocan river in good condition. A party made up of Mike Kealey, Tom Mul- vey, and Al Read, started the fore part of the week for the forks of Slocan river, where they will erect a hotel for Charlie Brown, at which pilgrims" to the Slocan country will, be. comfort- : ably carecl for, the forks being the first stopping- place between the railway and the lower end of the lake. W. T. Chase and W. L. Smith, both'from the Cceur d'Alene. country in Idaho,came ih on Wednesday night. They are bound for the Slocan country, and although cthey had rather a hard trip getting to Nelson, owing to their guide getting lost in the mountains back of Trail, they both expect to be in the Slocan country among the first in the spring. The most artistic piece of printing ever turned out in British Columbia is "VictoriaIllustrated'' -by the Colonist. ., E. A. Bielenberg, the discoverer of the silver i belt which extends for 5 miles south from the '��������� mouth of Carpenter,creek on the east/side of Slocan lake, arrived at Nelson yesterday from Ainsworth on his way to San Francisco, where, he will remain until spring. From this time on, Wilson & Perdue will run a regular pack train between Nelson and Little Dalles, so that all express and light freight will be promptly forwarded. Goods should be marked in their care, via Colville, Washington. Petitions and Counter Petitions. R. E. Lemon, Charles E. Taylor, G. O. Buchanan, John Lane, and W. C. McLean have petitioned the government of British Columbia, through its legislative assembly, to grant no water privileges to any company now applying for charters to supply the town of Nelson with warer. These gentlemen will now, no doubt, erect water works of their own and supply water free to the inhabitants of Nelson. A petition to the legislature, asking that the present water works company, who have expended several thousand dollars in putting in a system, be granted the privilege, of taking water from creeks near Nelson, has also been signed by the following residents and business men: J.Fred Hume & Co., G. A. Bigelow & Co., Houston & Ink, James Delaney, E. Corning, W. C. Phillips, Wilson & Perdue, Edward Thomas, J. A. Gilker, Isaac Holden, N. Hoover, Madden Brothers, W. F. Teetzel & Co., Neil McLeod, E. R, Atherton, Tregillus & Malone, W. Kirkupy I. H. Mat heson��������� E. E. Phair, Neelands Brothers, Andrew; Wallace, Lindsay & Aldous, Johnson &;. Mahoney, James McDonald & Co., Dawson & Cracldock, R. Strathern, Odell & Squire, W..T. Atherton, T. A. Mills, Carney jfe Barrett, Daniel. McDonald, George. Aldous, W. G. Macfarlane,.R. J. Mowatt & Co,, Thomas M. Ward, Arthur (3;jDic^;;!H:: A; McMillan, A. Johnson, Fred Irwine,.- Angus Mc- Intyre, Alexander P. Smith, H. H. Randall, F. J. Farley, D. J. McGillivray, J. A. Harvey, H. Blair, Hansen & Bloomberg; R. W. Yuill, Fred Richardson, William Wilson, Marks & Van Ness, Wilson Hill, Alfred Hill, Charles Brown, John McGinty, W. A. Crane, John Hamilton, and half a hundred others. LAND NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that GO days after date'I intend to apply to the chief commissioner of lands and works for permission to purchase the following described tract of land, situate in West Kootenay district: Commencing at a post marked Bert Crane and Duncan McRae's southeast corner on the north bank of the Kootenay river, about one mile below the Kootenay & Columbia railway bridge, thence 40 chains north, thence 80 chains vvest, thence 40 chains south, thence 80 chains east following, the shore of Kootenay river to place of commencement; containing 320 acres more or less, except right-of-way of railway company in area claimed. BERT CRANE, Nelson, January 18th���������1892. DUNCAN McRAE. (A. M. Can. Soc. C. E.) CIVIL ENG-BIEEE AND AEOHITE0T, ToiiSOJ? isuriiMNft .....:..... nkjlson, it. u. Physician, Surgeon, and Accoucheur, Telephone 45. Office: Stanley and "Victoria Streets. Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of London ; Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Corner Silica and Ward Streets, Nelson. Telephone 40. X' ^. Groceries, Hardware, Boots, Shoes, Clothing, and Gents' Furnishings, mors' Supplies a Specialty. WHOLESALE DEPARTMENT,--Wines, Liquors, and Cigars. AG-ENTS: Val Blatz Brewing Co., Milwaukee; Northwest iErated Water Co.; G-ooderham & Worts' Whisky. TELEPHONE S_ iisi^^ ���������"W?77
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