@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . @prefix geo: . ns0:identifierAIP "c849c240-633f-4acf-b6be-eacb66462f7a"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "BC Historical Newspapers"@en ; dcterms:issued "2016-07-29"@en, "1891-11-21"@en ; dcterms:description "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."@en, ""@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/xminer/items/1.0182654/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note " 3/ Si ��������� ���������' t '' \" ������������������ //!'���������������������������. . ' / ��������� * /���������>' ^���������-������IV ' #��������� sir 3>-. 3 .\"'������������������������������������Only* Pape^r ,'��������� Printed in tlie '-.���������; Kootenay Laltc -Mill' ''.Iii.g. IMstricts.--' For ICnfes of .Siinscrij'iiiioii and Advertising: Sco . Foil vi\\\\ B'a&e. NUMBEE'74. E\"ELS0E:, BEITISH COLUMBIA; SATUEDAY, NOVEMBEE 21, 1891. $4 A YEAE. A .S'JICX'ESSFiri. S0���������frAL 'E.VEX,*1V The first animal ball and supper of the Deluge , Hook & Ladder Company on 'Thursday night. was an event that tlie members of that organization can look back to with pride as well as pleasure, for it was, a great success in every way. Not only those wlio take \"pleasure in dancing were in attendance, but many were there who seldom allow their presence to grace such events. The dancing was by --program,- and began at 9 and Was kept up until 3: The music was a feature in itself, 'messrs; Trenery, Duffy, and Harper rendering strains that made those who didn't know how to dance wish they did, and those who did know how excel themselves. The supper served at 12, was a joint effort of all our hotels, and could not have been excelled in any mining town on the Pacific coast situated as Nelson is, 200 miles from markets. Those in attendance were: Mr. and mrs. Bnchanali,\" mr, and mrs. EJlis, mr. rand mrs. Arthur, mr. and mrs. Phillips, mr, and ''mrs. Scoley, mr. and mrs. -..'���������May, mi', and mrs. Taylor, ���������mr.. and mrs. Du- hamel, mr, and mrs. Jiszkowicz, mr. and mrs. ; Hod son, mr. and mrs. Mclntyre, mr. and mrs. G-oodenough, mr. and mrs. Corning, mr. and mrs. Stuckey, mr. and mrs. Rodiar, mrs. Wilson, mrs. Taylor, mrs. Muir, mrs. Smith, miss Hume,'-\"miss Rath, miss Duhamel, miss Chevinie, miss Madden, miss McCarthy, miss Julia Coming, miss LidaCorning, and messrs. J. K. Buchanan, McDonald, Hamilton, Lemon, Stevens,0 Mahoney, Irving, Nolan, Brown, Malone, John Buchanan, Landriggan, Arehart, Gibson, Dake, Walker, Matheson,\"McLean, Craddock, Smith, Crane, Pichardson, Blun dell, Duhamel, Jeff ers, Ponevan, Wardlaw, .Wai;d, Elson, Sweet, Gilker, Tregillus' Madden, Hanson, Johnson, Devim, Alton, and Bigelow. ' By the good will and generosity of the musicians, hotel 'proprietors,-.hall ������������������ owners, and others, the expenses were nominal, which allows almost the entire amount received from the sale of tickets to be turned into the treasury of the company. The amount realized, together with the sum appropriated by the provincial government, places the organization in a good way financially. It now has 12 fire \"hydrants connected with the mains of the water company, 300 feet of hose, 60 buckets, 200 feet of ladders, 12 axes, and a bell���������to say nothing of a foreman and 3 assistants. TJie 'Lytton Stunning* on the .'Lowes* BSiiver. The general agent at Revelstoke of the Columbia & Kootenay Steam Navigation Company writes The Miner, under date of the 13th, as follows:������������������ ..\"The water' here has fell over 2 feet in the last 3 nights, so it is considered too risky to have fhe Lytton make another trip up to Pevelstoke. Hereafter she will be run between the mouth of Kootenay river and Little Dalles, leaving for the latter -place'.-on Wednesdays.\" Passengers who came in on .Thursday report the' steamboat company grading a wagon road from the mouth of the river to the railway track, a distance of less than a mile. The engineer- of the boat states that one difficulty likely to be encountered during the winter is ice on the boat's wheel. WJiy. tfiie-Kates were Raised. One of the stockholders' in the Columbia & Kootenay Steam Navigation Company, Limited, writes the editor of The Miner as follows: \"You will remember my writing to you in August last, asking you to notify shippers that when water fell in the Columbia river rates would be advanced, and, to advise them to get in winter supplies while high water lasted. You know that we are at the same expense when making one trip a week ������ts when making 2 trips. We went behind trip after trip in'August and September when running to Little Dalles. Last fall, not counting the great wear and tear on boats and machinery, we ran at a loss after October. We have invested over $120,000 in steamboats, and as yet see no dividends sufficient to cover bank rate of interest.\" No one doubts the above statements, not even the merchants who were \"chinched\" by the raise in rates; but, in all fairness, the steamboat company should haye notified the merchants that rates would be raised on and after a certain date, and not raised as they were, the veryweek the bulk of the winter goods for the whole lake country began to arrive at Revelstoke. The railroad company was not even notified, for the advance rate was collected on goods shipped from Winnipeg at a. guaranteed rate, prepaid by the shipper. The steamboat company expects to do business in the lake country, or it would not have expended $120,000 in boats; but if its stockholders expect good-sized dividends, their expectations will surely not be realized by a repetition of the \"cinch'' game played so adroitly this fall. '\"..-.-' ���������/���������/.���������',\"���������'��������� :\"���������'., ��������� ! ,.'..;'..,c ' v .' SMAJML .'WJIG-GETS\" OF'.-NEWS. It will be seen frpm the private bill notices printed in this issue of The Miner, that Nelsou is to be well .watered 'and lighted. Two water companies are applying for charters and the same number of electric light companies. If the charters are granted for water works, the owners of the present .works will be ground exceedingly fine between the upper and nether millstones of corporate capital. \"Tom\" Madden, who slipped away from Nel-, son last August, returned on Thursda/y. When0 he left he was a bachelor; on his return he was a full-fledged benedict. Mr. Madden ^vas married at Riviere aux Pins, Quebec, on September 28th, to niiss Margaret PitzxDatrick. They were accompanied to Nelson by m iss Martha Madden, the party making the trip from Quebec by way of the \"Soo\" route to Minneapolis, thence to Spokane over the Northern Pacific. They report a foot of snow in Dakota and Montana, but fine weather in Quebec. The manager of the Victoria branch of the Bank of British North America took a look at Nelson one day this week. When asked if he was afraid the Bank of British Columbia or Bank of Montreal would be in this field ahead of him he laughingly replied, \"No; I do not think either bank will be here until there is business to justify their coming.\" All of which means that this is not the commercial center we think it is. While Nelson may not have as large and expensive hotel buildings as some of its neighbors, it boasts of several hotels that are not to be sneezed at. The Nelson is now second to hone in the province in the attractiveness of its barroom furniture. The office and reading-room, when completed, will be the cosiest in the lake country, and be a marvel of artistic work in their appointments and decorations. . IKcports From Toad Mountain. Superintendent Robertson reports the main tunnel on the Grizzly Bear in about ISO feet, -with 2 shifts at work. One shift is also at work in the shaft, crosscutting for the ledge. The crosscut is in 12 feet, and it is expected that 20 feet more will have to be run. Superintendent Ray expects that the crosscut tunnel on the Dandy will reach the main, or south, ledge by the end of the coming week. if that ledge is as good as is expected, the Dandy Mining Company will have 500 men on its pay-roll \"before another year i'olIs around. More Development WorSi Seeded. The claims in the Kootenay Jake country need no one thing more than development work. If a smelter was ready today to treat ore, how many mines are there in \"the several districts in shape to make a continuous ore output? There are prospects by the hundreds, from which to make selections on -which to expend money, but the number on which actual development work has been, or is being, done is comparatively small. i;.\\w<>fifiKAKiJ<; a'ls^vs.^B^.ws. The whole of Part III of Ihe Mineral Act should, be repealed, and 2 sections, one provid-, ing* for the advertising out of delinquent co- owners, and the other requiring all prospecting syndicates to have their agreements in writing and placed on record, enacted instead. , Part HI relates to mining partnerships, and while its provisions are no doubt applicable to placer mining, in which the free miner is required to work his claim,, continuously during the open season, they are unworkable and uneless in quartz mining. Even if they were workable, why should the mining business require special enactments relating to partnerships? Is not the Partnership Act intended to govern all partnerships? Of the 23 sections in Part III, not one of them relates to jDrospecting agreements, notwithstanding prospecting is the primary act in mining. There is an unwritten law in the United States that makes the grub-staker a partner of the prospector, but it is doubtful if the courts':..of''this- province would so decide. That unwritten' law has been the source of'much litigation in the United States, and, in time, may result likewise in this province, for judges even have been known to make rulings not based on written law. To prevent this litigation, no interest in a mineral claim should be recognized unless the party claiming 1 he interest had a written agreement with the prospector and that agreement oh record. Then less would be heard of swindling grub-stakers out of .interests'' and beating honestprospectors out of their claims by the verbal-agreement dodge;. .-���������'���������ISnt Two Slave Expended Money in 'Actual\" Work. The following companies were chartered at the last session of the legislative assembly, and, so far, but 2 of them have expended money in actual work, namely, the British Columbia Dyking & Improvement' Company and.the Kootenay Lake Telephone Company: Nicola, Kamloops & Similkameen Ooal& Railway Company, British Colum bia-Dyking & Improvement Company, Okanagan Land & Improvement Company, Upper Columbia Navigation Company, Ashcroft & Cariboo Railway Company, Bm-ra.rd Inlet Railway Company, Chillivvhack Railway Company, Crow's Nest & Kootenay Railway Company, Liverpool & Canoe Pass Railway Company, Nelson & Port Sheppard Railway Company, Nicola Valley ���������Railway Company, \"Vancouver & Lulu Island Railway. Company, Vancouver & Lulu Island Electrical Railway Company, Vancouver,'Northern,-& Peace River Railway Company, Vernon . &��������� Okanagan Railway Company, ���������'Victoria ���������:������������������������������������..���������.' Insurance Agent, WEST BAKER STREET,.......'.-..':.������������������ . .NELSON, B. C. Representing��������� CITIZENS (Fire.) QUEBEC CITY OF LONDON \"��������� EQUITABLE (Life.) REAL ESTATE and MINING INTEREST S in the district handled to the best advantage. Correspondence solicited. John Houston. Charles H. Ink. Houston & Ink, BUY AND SELL Town Lots and Mineral Claims, ON 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. Oflice iu Miner Building, Nelson, 15. C. No. 6 Houston & Ink Building, Nelson, B. C. ������ENE RAJL AGENCY London & Lancashire Life Insurance Company, AGENCIES Sir Donald A. Smith, chairman. Accident Insurance Company of North America, The celebrated Taylor safes (3 on hand for sale). Physician, Surgeon, and Accoucheur, Office: Stanley Street. Barrister at Law, Solicitor, Notary Public, Etc. Office, Victoria street, Kamloops, B. C. (A. M. Can. Soc. C. E.) CIVIL ENGINEEE AND AECHITECT, TOLSON BUILDING NEJLSON, B. C. f. Teetzel & Co. DEALERS IN CHEMICALS. PATENT MEDICINES, TOBLET ARTICLES, ETC. WSIOMJSAEE DI2A&ERS IN . CIGARS. RAYMOND SEWING'' MACHINES IN STOCK./ Cor. East Baker and Ward Streets. ���������..;���������;.������������������; NELSON, B. c. are now settled in their new store, No. 2 Houston & Ink building, and have on display a full range of Plain and Pancy Worsted Suitings and Scotch and Irish Tweeds and Serges. PRICES TO SUIT. THE TIMES DEALERS IN Groceries, Provisions, and General Merchandise. A STOCK OF English Clothing, Men's Fiu-nishings, Dry Goods, EOOTS3 ETO_ imported direct from the manufacturers, always on hand. -.\"/ Fostoffice and Telephone in Store. Postoffice Store, Nelson, IS. C. AND GENTS' PUENISHING GOODS. ALSO, FULL LINES OF Toilet Articles and Stationery. IGAR3 AT WHOLESALE Will contract for the erection of stores, hotels, dwellings, bridges, etc., and guarantee work finished on time. SEASON\"E3D ILTJJ-jMIieEIR, always on hand for store fittings, desks, tables, etc. Undertaking attended to.; Shop: Cor. Baker and Josephine Sts, ltfri\"*iB SijMgpg^^ THE MINEE: NELSON, B. 0., SATUEDAY, NOVEMBEE 21, 1891. Ho fti fit 'MARK. TWAIN ON HUMOR. \"How is it that almost invariably, in individuals, or in nations, yon find that the greatest capacity for humor goes hand-in-hand with the most \"Imperturbable gravity ? \" was a question asked Mark Twain recently. The wellrknown author replied: \"Don't you think that, after all, it. is quite natural? It is simply reaction. It is a law that, humor is created by contrasts. It is the legitimate child of contrast. .''.Therefore,- when you have found the very gravest of people in the world, you shall also beable to say without further inquiry, kI have found the garden of humor, the very paradise of humor.'\" Then he added: \"You could not possibly have chosen a worse man to tellyou about humor. Why do you come to me? I am -.particularly and specially unqualified, to answer you. I might go out into the road there (pointing as he spoke, to a pretty, sun-flecked, shadow- stricken pathway, a glimpse of which I gained through the open window), and with a brick-bat I woulcrknock down 3 or 4 men in an hour who Avonld know more than I about humor and its varieties. I have only a limited acquaintance with, and a very small appreciation of, humor. I haven't nearly as catholic and comprehensive an idea of humor as you have, for instance.\" \"My dear mr. Twain,\" I replied, \"rubbish! the man who wrote the dialogue between Huck Finn and the runaway negro, about kings and queens, is the very prince of humorists!\" Mark Twain eyed me severely, pointed a long finger at me, and frowned .heavily and said, \"Exactly, and that very book, 'Huck Finn,' reveals perhaps the very thing of which I speak. Within certain rather narrow lines I have an accurate, trustworthy appreciation of humor. It is not guess work, this estimate of mine as regards the lira its of my humor, and my power of appreciating humor generally, because with my bookshelf full of books before .me, I should certainly read all the biography and history first, then all ��������� the diaries and personal memoirs, and then the dictionaries and the encyclopaedias; then, if still alive, I should read what humorous books there might be. This is an absolutely perfect test and proof that I have no great taste for humor. T have written humorous books by pure accident in the beginning, and but for that accident I should not have written anything.\" A Trunk Wjig-on Roael - Wearing. Completion. Over in East Kootenay the people of Goldejr have been clamoring for years for a wagon road to connect that town with the mining, agricultural, and grazing regions on the upper Columbia and Kootenay rivers. The road is being slowly built. Archibald Cameron, who has been engaged all the season superintending its construction, is now at Victoria and says 13 miles were finished this year, with between 18 and 20 men on an average working, and there remains a further distance of 11 miles to complete the remaining section of the road. Its usefulness will be chiefly felt in the\" winter, when \"traffic by the river is no longer possible. He reports business as very brisk on that part of the river now, and steadily on the increase. To meet this, captain Armstrong intends during the present winter to build another steamer, capable of running 15 miles an hour and to be fitted up with every requisite and comfort. In the McMurdo district, there is much activity, 4 camps being backed by good capi t al is t s. A bo n t 40 men will winter in these camps, and they expect to put in full time. Prospects promise rich results for 'next season. The farmers have shared largely in the general prosperity, and -report a very good season. A General Who Never Commanded a Company. In a, magazine article on Moltke, general Wolseley says Moltke never put himself forward, and outwardly deferred always to the wishes and opinions of his master. But, as a matter of fact, his word was law in all military matters, and no one dared dispute with him on any point bearing upon the strategy of the campaign, or the tactics of any battle. He was a new development in the species \"general.\" Here JOHN DOTY ENGINE CO OIF* TOIE-eOHSTTO., OZTSTT^IRIO.. MANUPAOTUEEES OP ALL DESOEIPTIONS OP MAEINE AND STATIONAEY ISratisli I'olumbia Rraneh : 580 Cordova .Street, Vaneouver. 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. S> B o o, CD dT > -r���������I oz CD > O +*3 o -*-*> o ���������4-3. ������������������������ o bo ���������r-< . -4-3 CO O CD O ,������, ^ ��������������������������������� ;-*-*\"> i���������' co --J CD ~!3< o3 *r ������ 1-2 CO O e-K- CO- o o et- O o CD CD O was a man who had never commanded a company, battalion, or any larger body of soldiers in action, up to the day when he was called upon to direct all the operations of a war stupendous in its magnitude. The movement of masses greater in hum bei-s than any of the armies which Napoleon in his day had led to victory were confided to this '-cabinet\" soldier, who himself had never set a squadron in the field. He is said never to. have made a personal enemy. If this be true, it is indeed most extraordinary, considering the number of fools and small-minded men in and out of office a general in his position has to deal with. National necessities render it im- perative that the Prussian king should be the commander in the field, but royal birth does not necessarily make men into generals. It may, therefore, be assumed there will always be behind the German emperor, during war, some great soldier���������when he is to be found���������who will, as Moltke did in 1866 and in 1870, plan and direct the operations, whilst he remains studiously in the background. Will that general always be a Moltke in knowledge and ability? And, still more important, will he be as loyal and patriotic?���������as willing to accept the subordinate title of chief of the staff when, in fact, though not in name, he exercises all the functions of commander? It is a position fraught with danger. It requires a wise king and a general, not only still wiser, but so steeped in loyalty, and in its shadow, patriotism, as to willingly sacrifice his own individuality, and forego'the applause and the renown which success in war ever draws from even the dullest and least imaginative people. In this respect I believe Moltke's character to be Unique. How would Wellington have liked the prince regent to have commanded at Waterloo, whilst he hid himself in the background, and played the role of Moltke at Sedan? How would even our great national hero Nelson- have relished the presence of the duke of Clarence as lord high admiral at either the Nile or Trafalgar. THE 'KEISE.1jI.IOiV OF MINERS.'-IN TENNESSEE. The situation of affairs in Tennessee is becoming alarming. It lias but one equal in the history of America, and that was when Carolina attempted to secede from the United States. It has been stated officially that the rebellion of . miuers^so far as estimated, has damaged the commercial standing of east Tennessee to an amount of millions of dollars. Two iron companies, one with 50 millions and located at Bristol, the other with 100-million's and located at Elizabethtown, have refused to enter the state, claiming that the state not being able to protect its own interests, cannot protect the interests of capital. Suspicious communication is being held between the east Tennessee miners and the miners of Kentucky, Alabama, and Vir- gi n ia. The h a rd y m oun tain ers who released th e convicts have sworn that the governor shall not, rebuild his stockades, and that if he sends the convicts back to the Briceville and Coal Creek mines they will be butchered in cold blood. Sheriff Rutherford of Anderson county, who was notified by governor Buchanan that if he could not sustain order and protect the people that his resignation would be requested, received a notice with two death heads with grinning skulls and bones marked on the paper, and under it this significant message: \"Tell your governor that if he sends the convicts back again we will kill them one by one. We mean business. Tne miners' committee.\" The law is now openly defied. There can be nothing but bloodshed if the governor really intends to rebuild the stockades. Governor Buchanan means business too. He has had 50 new gatling guns and thousands of small arms purchased. The state has paid out $16,800 for the capture of the convicts, but the lessees steadily refuse to keep their1 part of the contract. ffiSSteH^gjgggg^^ ���������^'���������������������������-���������g ,A vr^^^r-aw*! THE MINEE: NELSON, B. 0., SATUEDAY, NOVEMBEE 21, 1891. TIMBER LEASE NOTICES. Notice is hereby given that 30, days after date A^e intend to apply to the chief coininissioner of lands and works for permission to lease the following described tract of land, for lumbering purpose: '���������,. I. Commencing at a squared tree at the mouth of the stream called East Fork of the Duncan river; tlience east 20 chains; thence south 40 chains; thence east 10 chains; thence south 60 chains; thence east 10chains; thence south 40 chains; thence east 20 chains, more or less, to the moun-, tain; thence south along the mountain about 40 chains to end of the timber; thence west 20 chains, more or less, to the river; thence north along the river and timber to place of commencement; containing,560 acres, more or less. 2. Commencing at a post on the east side of the Duncan river, near mountain, about 2������- miles south from the east fork, near a small creek called Bear creek; thence south along the mountain 100 chains, more or less, to end of timber; thence west 20 chains; thence north 10 chains; thence west 20 chains; thence north 40 chains; thence west 10 chains; thence north 30 chains, more or less, to tlie river; thence along the river and cast to place of commencement; containing 260 acres, more or less. 3. Commencing at the mouth of the east fork of the Duncan river, on the west bank of said river; thenbe south along the bank of the river about 2 miles to end of the timber; thence north and west along the mountain about 5 miles; thence east to the river 20 chains, more or less; thence south along the river to place of commencement;, \" containing 1060 acres, more or less. 4. Commencing at a squared tree atfoot of mountain on east side of Duncan river, about 3^- miles south from the east fork; thence west 10 chains; thence south 20 chains; thence west 15 chains; thence south 20 chains; thence cast 20 chains; thence south 10 chains; thence east about 20 chains to the mountain; thence north along the mountain to the place of commencement; containing 160 acres, more or less. . . . ..'������������������ <- ;; ������������������ \"���������\"������������������' 5. Commencing at a post on the east side of the Duncan river, about half a mile above the big flood wood jamb; thence south about40chains; thence east 30 chains; thence north 45 or 50 chains; thence west 30 chains; thence south to place of commencement; containing 130 acres, more or less/- v ''.. ' \" \"; ''- /��������� 6. Commencing at a point three-quarters of one mile up the Duncan river from the mouth of east fork on east side of river; thence north and west along said river about 2 miles to end of the timber; thence north about 40 chains to the mountain ; thence east and south along the mountain about 2 miles; thence west 40 chains, more or less, to the river and place of commencement; containing 600 acres, more or less. , JOSHUA DA VIES & W. P. SAYWARD. , August 3rd, 1891. Notice is hereby given that 30 days after date we intend to apply to the chief com missioner of lands and works for the following described tracts of land for lumbering pur- ���������:��������� -poses: . ��������� -,, ��������� 3 ��������� '.- ��������� .���������-'*'��������� Commencing 20 chains north of a post on the south, side of Duck creek, on the Kootenay Valley Meadow Land Company's survey; thence east 20 chains; thence north 50 chains; thence west 30 chains; thence south 10 chains; thence west 30 chains; thence south 30 chains; thence east 20 chains; thence south 10 chains; thence east 20 chains to place of commencement; containing 210acres, more or less. Commencing at a point on edge of the meadow near or at H. Anderson's S. W. corner; thence east 70 or SO chains; thence south 60 chains; thence east 10 chains; thence south 30 chains, more or less, to the Kootenay Valley Meadow Land Company's survey; thence westand north along said boundary to place of commencement; containing500 acres, more or less. Commencing at a post and tree on the trail on the south side of Duck creek, about 2 miles from its mouth; thence east 30 chains; thence north 60 chains; thence east 10 chains; thence north 60 chains; thence west 50 or 60 chains, across the creek to foot of mountain; thence south along creek and mountain 120 chains; thence east 10 chains, more or less, to place of commencement; containing about 560 acres. DAVIES-SAYWARD CO. July 11th, 1891. Per J. C. PL Notice is hereby given that 30 days after date we intend to apply to the chief commissioner of lands and works for the following described tracts of land, for lumbering purposes, both situated on Goat river: 1. Commencing at a post near trail on Goat river, north side, taking in the river north and south 30 chains; thence east along mountain and river 80 chains; thence north 30 chains; thence west 80 chains; thence south 30 chains, to place of commencement; containing about 240 acres. 2. Commencing at a post on north side of Goat river, near the trail, thence east about 80 chains to the \"creek; thence south about 10 chains to side of burnt hill; thence east 3 miles to the mountains; thence north about 2 miles to the mountains; thence west and south about 4 miles along the mountains; thence south about 2 miles to the place of commencement. Commencing at a post sections 24 and 25, I. P., township 7, on east boundary of Kootenay Valley Land Company's survey; thence south 20 chains from said post; thence east 60 chains; thence north 20 chains; thence east 80 chains; thence north 80 chains; thence west 20 chains; thence north SO chains, more or less, to the end of the bottom lands as per map; thence west 10 chains; thence north 40 chains; thence west 20 chains; tlience south 20 chains; \"thence west 50 chains; thence south 80 chains; thence cast 10 or 20 chains; thence south 20 chains; thence west 40 chains to a post on the south bank of Goat river, marked Section 25; thence south 74 chains and do links along said section line to place of commencement; containing 2200 acres of land more or less. Commencing at a post on the south bank of Goat river on the Kootenay Valley Land Company's survey marked Section 25; thence south 20 chains; thence west 120 chains more or less to'meadow lands; thence north 30 chains; thence west 20 chains; thence north 30 chains; thence east 40 chains; thence north 20 chains more or less to the section line of 35 and 2 of the Kootenay Valley Land Company's survey; thence east along the foot of high banks and boundary of said company's lands 120 chains, more or less, to a point due north of initial post; thence south 20 chains to said post at place of commencement. DAVIES-SAYWARD CO. Dated July 1st, 1891. __A_J*_t: Notice is hereby given that 30 days after date I intend to apply to the chief commissioner of lands and works for per- mission to lease the following described tract of land for lumbering purposes: Beginning at a stake marked G. O., B. S. W. corner, which stake is about _- mile northwest from the head of Slocan lake, thence north 20 chains, thence west 20 chains, thence north 20 chains, thence west 20 chains, thence north 20 chains, thence west 20 chains, thence north 20 chains, thence west 20 chains, thence north 20 chains, thence west 20 chains, thence north 20 chains, thence west 20 chains, thence north 20 chains, thence west 20 chains, thence north 20 chains, thence west 20 chains, thence north 80 chains, thence east 40 chains^ thence south 20 chains, thence east 20 chains, thence south 20 chains, thence east 20 chains, thence south 40 chains, thence east 20 chains, thence south 20 chains, thence east 20 chains, thence south 20 chains, thence east 20 chains, thence south 20 chains, thence ea,st 20 chains, thence south 20 chains, thence east 20 chains, thence south 20 chains, thence east 20 chains, thence south 20 chains, thence east 20 chains, thence south 40 chains, thence west 60 chains to the place of commencement; containing 1760 acres more or less. Nelson, October 31st, 1891. G.'Q. BUCHANAN. LAND NOTICES; Notice is hereby given that 60 days after date I intend to apply to the chief enmmissioner of lands and works for permission to purchase the following tract of land: Commencing at a stake marked A. McG. S. W. about half a mile south of Carpenter creek oh Slocan lake, thence 80 chains, north following the meanderings of the lake, thence 40 chains east,, thence SO chains south, thence 40 chains west to point of commencement; containing 320 acres more or less. ANGUS McGILLIVRAY. Ainsworth, B.'��������� C., October 17th, 1891. 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 land in West'Kootenay district: Commencing at a post at the southeast corner of lot 209, group 1, West Kootenay, thence west 60 chains; thence south 80chains, thence east60 chains, more or less, to shore of Kootenay lake, thence following high-water mark in a northernly direction to initial post; containing 480 acres, more or less. KASLO-KOOTENAY LAND CO. Kaslo City, November 5th, 1891. Per G. T. Kane. Notice is hereby given that 60 daj7s 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 at the junction of Sandon and Carpenter creeks (the latter a tributary of Seaton creek, which flows into the east side of Slocan lake). Commencing at a post near the right bank of Sandon creek, thence west 40 chains, thence north \"40 chains, (crossing Carpenter creek) thence east 40 chains, thence south 40 chains to point of commencement; containing 160 acres more or less. BRUCE WHITE, Nelson, November 9th, 1891. JOHN SANDON. 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 post placed upon the shore at the head of Slocan lake, marked H.A., S. E. corner, thence running north 20 chains, thence west 40 chains, thence south 40 chains, thence east to shore of lake and following meanderings of shore to point of commencement; containing 160 acres more or less. , E.C.ARTHUR. Nelson, October 31st, 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 post placed upon the east shore of Slocan lake, near Carpenter creek, marked A. H., S. W. corner, thence running north 80 chains, thence east 20 chains, thence south 80 chains more or less to lake shore, thence west following meanderings of the shore to point of commencement; containing 160 acres more or less. Nelson, October 30th,,1891. WILSON HILL. 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 H. & A., S. W. corner, thence running east 40 chains, thence south 40 chains, thence east 20 chains, thence north 80 chains, thence west 60 chains more or less to shore of lake, thence south following the meanderings of shore to point of commencement; containing 320 acres more or less. ALFRED HILL. Nelson, October 28th, 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 marked A. L. McLean's N. W. post, situate on the Slocan river about 2 miles from the Slocan lake, thence running south 80 chains, thence east 40 chains, thence north 80 chains, thence west 40 chains to point of commencement; containing 320 acres more or less. Nelson, November 1st, 1891. A. L. McLEAN. 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 marked James Dawson's N. W. post, situate on the Slocan river about one mile from the Slocan lake, thence running south 80 chains, thence east 40 chains, thence north SO chains, thence west 40 chains to point of commencement; containing 320 acres more or less. JAMES DAWSON. Nelson, October 24th, 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 marked H.-H. Ward's N. ' W. post, about 3 miles from Slocan lake, on Slocan river, running east 40 chains, thence south 80 chains, thence west to the river bank, thence following river bank to point of commencement, containing 320 acres more or less. HARRY H. WARD. _ii_ilsi__-j Qpto]!? _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: Commencing at a post on east bank of Slocan river, about 3 miles from Slocan lake, marked R. E. L., S. W. post, thence north 80 chains along the shore of Slocan river, thence east 40 chains, thence south 80 chains, thence west 40 chains to point of commencement; containing 320 acres more or less. R. E. LEMON. Nelson, October 24th, 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 marked A. C. Dick N. W. post, on Slocan river, about one-half mile from Slocan lake, running east 40 chains, thence south 40 chains, thence west 40 chains, more or less, to river bank, thence following river bank to point of commencement, containing 160 acres more or less. ARTHUR C. DICK. Nelson, October 21th, 1891. '.���������_������������������ , .: . .'. .,-��������� . -.-.;/, , ��������� ��������� ��������� ��������� 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: Commencing at a post marked James Delariey and Thomas MV Ward's S.-W. post, about one-half mile from Slocan lake,running east. 40 chains, thence north 40 chains more or less to the shore of the lake, thence in a westerly direction following the lake shore to the source of the Slocan river, thence following the bank of the river in a southerly direction to the point of commencement; containing 160 acres more or less. JAMES DELANEY, Nelson, October 24th, 1891. THOMAS M. WARD. Notice is hereby given that 00 days after date I intend to apply to the chief commissioner of lands and works for permission to purchase the following tract of land: Commencing at a stake marked T. J. Roadley's S.VV. post, on Slocan riv-r, about three miles,from its source, running east 40 chains, thence north 40 chains, tthence West 40 chains, more or less to river bank, thence \"following river bank to point of commencement; containing 160 acres more or less. T. J. ROADLEY. Nelson, October 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 tract of land situate in West Kootenay district: Commencing at a post marked . \"J E S\" and \"SE\" about one mile north from the head of Crawford Bay and one-half mile;east of the large creek that empties into said bay, thence north 80 chains, thence west 40 chains, thence south 80 chains, thence east 40 chain- to initial post; containing 320 acres more or less. Balfour, B. C, October 13th, 1891. J.-E. STARK. Notice is hereby given that 60 days after date I intend to make application to the chief commissioner of lands and works for permission to purchase the following described tract of land, situate in West Kootenay district and described as follows: Commencing at a post marked J. K's N. E. corner, 20 chains north of the center of the forks of Kaslo creek, thence west 40 chains, thence south 40 chains, thence east 40 chains, thence north to the point of commencement; containing 160 acres more or less. < , JOHN KEEN. Kaslo City, Kootenay Lake, B. C, October 1st, 1891. Notice is hereby given that 00 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: Commencing at a post marked \"SL S W,\" being on the eastern boundary of J. W. Cockle's preemption and situate on the northern shore of Crawford bay, Kootenay lake, thence east along,Jake shore 20 chains, thence north 80 chains, thence west 20 chains, thence south 80 chains to place of commencement; containing 160 acres more or less. W..P. SLOAN, Balfour, B. C, October 13th, 1891. GEORGE LAIRD. 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 land, situate on Seaton creek, about 10 miles cast from Slocan lake: Commencing at a post on the right bank of said creek at the mouth of Carbonate gulch, thence north 40 chains, thence east 80 chains, thence south 40 chains, thence west following down the bank of said creek to place of commencement; containing 320 acresi w. f. Mcculloch, THOMAS McGOVERN, Slocan, October 6th, 1891. CHARLES CHAMBERS. APPLICATION FOR WATER RIGHT. Notice is hereby given that 30 clays after date we intend to apply to the assistant commissioner of lands and works for West Kootenay district for permission to divert for 99 years 10,000 inches of water from Kaslo river at a point about 2 miles from its mouth, thence following the natural grade of north and south bank or adjoining benches or bench easterly to Kaslo City, thence across said city in such directions as may be required for the use. of inhabitants of said city for domestic, agricultural, manufacturing, fire protection, and all other purposes for which water is generally used by a community. KASLO-KOOTENAY LAND CO. Kaslo City, November 5th, 1891. . ' ��������� _____ ~~ NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that application will be made at the next session of the legislative assembly of the province of British Columbia for liberty to construct, equip, maintain, and operate a line of railway from some point on Kootenay lake by way of Kaslo or other pass up tlie North Fork of Kaslo creek to some point at or near the summit between Kootenay and Slocan lakes, or the vicinity of the recently discovered mines in that section, with powers of extending said railway in any direction as may hereafter be deemed requisite for the transportation of ores and other products, with powers of building and operating branch lines from said railway lo such mines as may now be or hereafter be discovered in the vicinity of said railway. WILSON, WOOTTON & BARNARD, Victoria, October20th, 1891. Solicitors for applicants. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that I am the owner of an undi vided one-sixth interest in the mineral claims Washington and I C, situate in the Slocan district and recorded at Nelson in the names of William Lynch and M. Kinney. All persons are hereby warned against purchasing the interest in said claims recorded in the name of M. Kinney, pending litigation. W.E.MURRAY. Ainsworth, B. C, October 17th, 1891. ; Ii r THE MINEE: NELSON, B. 0., SATUEDAY, NOVEMBEE 21, 1891. A I50TTEV LOT OF --PI.'oVlN���������I.4.L '''OFFICIALS. J'' i/j. The unexpected frankness -..of irir. Pacaud in the witness box gave the investigation before the Quebec commission'-.'quite a dramatic turn. In the coolness and apparent absence of regret or shame witli which he gave his testimony, this witness reminds us of Murphy before the committee on privileges and elections. In fluency and apparent straightforwardness, however, the Frenchman appears to have greatly the advantage of his Irish compeer. His lucidity of style and the documentary evidence with Which his ���������\"narrative' was accompanied, go far to convey the idea that he was telling the truth, at least so far as his own share of the transactions is Concerned. And that share was a. truly remarkable one. Here is a man with no official position whatever in the.government or in connection \"with' it, who sways the government at his will. His control of the premier seems to have been even more absolute than that exercised oyer sir Hector Larigevin by Thomas McGreevy. And the fact is so well understood that contractors haying or wishing to have access to mr. Mercier on business with the government, practically recognize the fact that it is useless to attempt to approach him save through this inter- mediary. Think, too, of the sublime assurance of this man when he refuses the paltrv fee of $75,000, and insists on one of $100,000\" for his services as a mere go-between in an alleged business transaction which could scarcely have consumed more than a few hours, or at most days, of his valuable time. But neither the power nor the rascality of Pacaud are matters of doubt. Nor are they, in themselves, of more than secondary importance. The main interest in his remarkable story centers around its connection with the premier of Quebec and his cabinet, though it is exceedingly-unfortunate, to say the least, for mr. Laurier, the leader of the Dqminiou Opposition, that he should have made such a selection of his newspaper editor and confidential agent. But how about.mr. Mercier? The aim of the witness was, evidently to save his leader at his own expense. Pacaud declared that neither mr. Mercier nor the members of his cabinet knew anything about his (Pacaud's) relations with mr. Armstrong. But they could hardly have supposed the former so disinterested as to have taken so much trouble for the latter without fee or reward. Moreover, mr. Mercier can hardly have been so ignorant to his friend's personal history and the circumstances as not to have had cause for wonder, in the absence of knowledge, at his almost unlimited command of money. As a matter of fact, mr. Langelier is already so implicated by his acceptance of a part of the booty that no way of escape is apparent, and he will, there is little doubt, follow the example of sir. Hector Langevin and resign; As to mr. Mercier himself the impartial onlooker will feel constrained to conclude, just as in the case of sir Hector, that the theory that he was without knowledge, or a suspicion so strong as to be practically equivalent to a guilty knowledge of the fact, is inconceivable and so, inadmissible. In any case it is evident that the Quebec treasury, under his supervision, was robbed of at least $100,000 in this particular transaction, which should have been saved by the vigilance of the premier and his ministers, and no plea of myopia or imbecility can avail to free them from responsibility for such a loss to the public revenues, especially a loss which accrued in equivalent gain to themselves, personally or politically. Facts AJMHit British CoIiubiMji's ���������iii������ate. British Columbia is another country which shows a very remarkable variety of climate, apart,'even from its differences in altitude. At the experimental farm at Agassiz, which fairly represents the coast climate of the lower Fraser, the summer is that of the south or middle of England���������and the summer is a good long one of about 200 days between the last killing frost of spring and the first frost of autumn. Ninety miles further up the Thompson river we have a summer a little cooler than that of Cincinnati, and warmer than the summer of Los Angeles in southern California. The excess over Agassiz in July is 14 or 15 degrees. The ordinary winter is not too severe for the peach and vine. Further up the river, in Kamloops, the weather is a little colder, but still the peach is grown; The very small rainfall is a drawback in the Thompson valley, still irrigation is managed along that river at a cost often riot exceeding1 $2 per acre. Southern California, famous for its great resources in fruits, entirely depends on irrigation. Of the Okanagon valley we know too little. There are few records of climatic observations, and very little is known of its capability for various ..\"agricultural productions, except from the inadequate reports of\" travelers and recent settlers. We can guess somewhat of the nature of its climate from the fact that its level above the sea is not higher than Guelph, Ontario. The Arrow Lake and Kootenay valleys are but slightly higher. The Okanagon valley has a breadth of arable land of 26 miles in some places. Its climate varies exceedingly. Into one part of the valley, probably sufficient of the moisture of the Pacific penetrates to allow farming to be carried, on without' irrigation, while other parts are largely excluded by intervening mountains from its rainfall. One part, owing to local topography, may escape very severe extremes of cold in winter, while other parts, owing to the neighborhood of wide plateaus in the direction of the cold winds, may have short periods of cold almost as severe as those of the Northwest Territories. There is some reason to hope that some parts of that valley will'be found capable of growing the peach arid the vine. How far fruit culture can be carried eastward from the coast, we do not know, but there are the means of ascertaining in the consideration of topographical conditions as well as in the investigation of perhaps 30 or 40 records, taken at different times, to enable us to arrive at valuable, andpf ten accttrate, determinations as to the climatic capacity of inland British Columbia. Were the climate of the inland part of British Columbia south of the line of the Canadian Pacific railway studied, the evidence afforded of agricultural capacity would be a revelation to the people of eastern Canada. Besides its valleys; very much of tliis region is under an elevation, of 1600 feet���������the height of northern Grey,: in western Ontario-���������ancl^there are further large areas which do not reach up to 2000 feet. In triany places, esped'alty where irrigation is practicable, we could hope for more or less profitable agriculture, and we could certainly hope for a great deal from fruit culture. A Father's Opinion-of his Son. In view of mr. Gladstone's subsequent career as a politician and statesman���������a career which has become not only of national, but of worldwide importance���������-the following is worth publishing. Towards the end of 1832, the year after Gladstone had taken his degree at Oxford, and when he was about to be brought forward as member for Newark by the then high Tory duke of Newcastle, his father, John Gladstone (afterwards sir John), was dining at the house of mr. Bolton, the great Liverpool merchant, poet ^vVadsworth being one of the company. After dim: tt mr.A'Vads worth took occasion to congratulate nir. Gladstone on the remarkable success of his son William at Oxford, and added an expression of hope and anticipation that he would be equally successful in the houseof commons. To which the father replied: \"Yes, sir, I thank: you. My son has certainly distinguished himself greatly at the university, and I trust he will continue to do so when he enters public life, for there is no doubt he is a man of great ability; but,\" he added, \"he has no stability.\" Women Hide Secrets Better Than Men. Ella Wheeler Wilcox savs it is the mistake of a lifetime to give a man any liberty which you would not want known, and expect him to keep the matter a secret. The exceptional man will sometimes hide the indiscretion of a young girl whom he believes spoke or acted from ignorance; but the average man, in the highest the same as the lowest walks of life, boasts of his successes with foolish women, and the rendezvous, the letter, the embrace, or the souvenir which she has given him, thinking it will never be known to others than themselves, is shortly the matter of gossip among a dozen people. Women hide their secrets far better than men do. They fear the censure of the world too much to share their errors or indiscretions with confidents. But men are almost invariably vain and proud of their conquests, and relate their achievements with the fair sex to one or two ad miring friends. They may not use names, but let the incidents once be told, it is an easy matter to discover the personages, if one is at all curious to do so. The only way to keep men from betraying our indiscretions is not to commit them. ���������'.���������-��������� .���������'������������������������������������:-' LAND NOTICES. 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 folio wing described tract of land: Commencing at a post marked A; J.' W., S. E. corner, on the north shore Kaslo hay, Kootenay lake, B. C, thence running west 40 chains, thence north 40 chains, thence east GO chains more or less to lake shore, thence following lake, shore to initial post; containing 200 acres - more or-less. A. J. WHALEN. . Ainsworth, B.C., Noyemher 5th, 1891. Notice is hereby given that 00 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 on west bank of Slocan river, about 2,milcs from Slocan lake and marked F. & C, 'N... E. corner, thence running west 40 chains, thence south 80 chains, thence east 40 chains more or less to the river, thence following the meanderings,of the river to point of commencement; containing 320 acres more or less. Nelson, October 24th, 1891. M. M.* FRY. *-��������� Notice is hereby given that 60 days after date I intend to apply to the chief commiskmer of lands and works for permission to purchase the following described tract of land: Commencing���������:at, a stake on west bank of Slocan , river, about 3 miles from Slocan lake and marked F. &,C.,,.. , N.E. corner, thence running west 40 chains, thence south 80 chains, thence east 40 chains more or less to the river, thence following the meanderings of river to the point of commencement; containing 320 acres more or less. ^ Nelson, October 24th, 1891. A D. OOFLEN. Notice is hereby given that 60 days after date I intend to apply to the. chief commissioner of lands and works for permission to lease for cutting timber the following described land : Beginning at a post marked ''southeast cor-. her of G. B. Wright's.timber lease,\" near the trail recently built up Schroder creek, said post being about Smiles from the mouth of Schroder creek, thence running west along said Schroder creek 160 chains, thence north 80 chains, thence east toward Kootenay lake 160 chains, thence south . to place of commencement; containing 1200 acres, more or less. aB. WRIGHT, Ainsworth, October 22nd, 1891. Notice is hereby given that we intend to apply to the chief commissioner of lands and works to purchase 320 acres, more or less, of land in the district of West Kootenay, commencing at a post placed on-the east shore of Slocan lake about 40 chains south from the.mouth of Seaton creek: thence west along the lake shore 40 chains; thence north along the lake shore 80 chains; thence east 40 chains, more or less, to a point 80 chains due north from the point of commencement. J.FLETCHER, Nelson, October 21st, 1891. ��������� A. S. FAR WELL. NOTICE. A court of re vision and appeal under the Assessment Act- will be held at the government office, Nelson, on Thursday, December 10th, at 10 A. M. N. FITZSTUBBS, Chairman court of revision and appeal. Nelson, November 13th, 1891. , NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that I have applied the chief commissioner for a special license to cut timber on 640 acres of crown'lands, situate and bounded as follows: From my N. W. post near the eastern shore of Kootenay lake, about a mile south of Campbell creek (which creek is about 12 miles north of Hendryx camp) south 80 chains; thence east 80 chains; thence north SO chains; thence west 80 chains to starting point. DENNIS CAIN. Nelson, B.C., 12th November, 1891. APPLICATION FOR CROWN GRANT. Notice is hereby given that John Robertson, as agent for Ephriam Dempsie, has filed the necessary papers and made application for a crown grant in favor of the mineral claim known as the Sunrise;situated on Toad mountain, West Kootenav district. Adverse claiman ts, if any, will forward their objections within GO days from date of publication. N. FITZSTUBBS, gold commissioner. Nelson, B. C, October 3rd, 1891. ������������������ NOTICE. ������������������������������������ A lis pendens has been recorded against the mineral claims \"Chambers,\" \"Monarch,\" and \"Mattie B,\" in the Slocan country, upon a suit in the county court, by the undersigned, to have it declared that Charlie Chambers has only one-fourth undivided interest in these claims. Y THOMAS SHKARER, EDWARD BECKEII. Nelson, November 5th, 1891. CHARLES F. KENT. DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. The firm of Hamber, Thynne & Henshaw of Vancouver and Nelson has been dissolved by mutual consent. Mr. Hamber will continue the Nelson business and messrs. Thynne and Henshaw the Vancouver business, each taking over the respective assets and liabilities of the oflices as above mentioned. Nelson, B. C., November 10th, 1891. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Sealed tenders will be received by the undersigned up to noon of Friday, 4th December, 1891, for the construction of a wharf at Nelson. Plans and specifications can be seen at the engineer's office, Tolso^bli4^rUBBS> Assistant commissioner of lands and works. Nelson, B. C, November 12th, 1891. 8 THE MINEE: NELSON, B. 0... SATUEDAY, NOVEMBEE 21, 1891 and compare Prices. ��������� ��������� ' ' ' '' :..''���������':'.'',,���������-;,'^i-...\". ,;;.\".-':'--'-''.. ., , ���������..;..������������������,.,.���������..:��������� .,-\"���������:-, ,-3 ���������=',���������.-,,..���������:'���������,-��������� ==_=_^__^ajid^ Yernon Street, NELSON. Street, ;.' SMALI,.' NVGGET8 OF NEWS. As per notice in\" last week's Miner, the following gentlemen met in Lemon's hall on Tuesday evening to talk over the project of a debating society: Messrs. Mo watt, Bogle, Mills, Ellis, Hanson, Johnson, Lemon, Arthur, Buchanan, and Turner. It was decided to name the society the Nelson Debating Union, the gentlemen present to be charter members, and all wishing to join later to be admitted upon proposition and ballot. A meeting for the adoption of rules will be held on Monday evening (23rd), and a meeting on Thursday evening (26th), at half past 7, for the discussion of the following question: \"Shall British Columbia have a representative exhibit at the Chicago exposition separate and distinct from that of the Dominion.\" Mr. Lemon has placed the room furnished, lighted, and heated at the disposal of the society for weekly meetings throughout the winter free of charge. LAND NOTICES. 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 G.M.L., S.E. corner, about 2 miles from Kootenay lake on Kaslo creek, thence running north 40 chains, thence west 40 chains,, thence south 40 chains, thence east 40chains to place of commencement; containing 160 acres more or less, u G. M. LINDSAY. Nelson, November 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 in West Kootenay district: Commencing on the west shore of Kootenay lake, at H. Anderson's northeast corner, thence west 40 chains, thence north 40 chains, thence east to the lake shore, thence following said lake shore southerly to initial point; containing 160 acres more or less. JOSHUA DA VIES. Kootenay Lake, B. C., October 5th, 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 in West Kootenay district: Commencing at the northeast corner of Joshua Davies's purchase on the west shore of Kootenay lake, near the mouth of Fletcher creek, thence west 40 chains, thence north 40 chains, thence east to the lake shore, thence following said shore southerly to initial point; containing 160 acres more or less. WILBUR A. HENDRYX. Kootenay Lake, B.C, October 5th, 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 post marked A. M. Wilson's N. W. corner, placed on the east shore of Slocan lake about 200 yards north of a large creek which flows into the lake about 3 miles north of what is known as Carpenter creek, thence east 40 chains, thence south to the lake shore, thence following the meanderings of (the lake shore in* a westerly and northerly direction to the point of commencement; containing 160 acres more or less. ������ Ainsworth, November 2nd, 1891. A. M. WILSON. Notice is hereby given that 60 days after date I intend to apply to the chief commissioner of lands and works for perriiission to purchase the following described tract of land: Commencing at a post marked G.B.W.,S. W. corner post, situate about 20 chains north of the southeast corner of Angus McGillivray's land, about one-half mile east of Slocan lake and about 10 chains south of Carpenter creek, thence east 40 chains, thence north 40 chains, thence west 40 chains, thence south 40 chains to the place of commencement; containing 160 acres more or less. Ainsworth, October 31st, 1891. G. B. WRIGHT. Notice is hereby given that 60 days after date I Intend to apply to the chief commissioner of lands and works for fiermission to purchase the following described tract of and in West Kootenay district: Commencing at a post on the west shore of Kootenay lake, about one-half mile south of Fletcher creek, thence west 40 chains more or less, thence south 40 chains* thence east to the lake shore, thence following the lake shore to the initial point; containing 160 acres more or less. H. ANDERSON. PRIVATE BILL NOTICES* Notice is hereby given that application will be made at the next session of the legislative assembly of the province of British Columbia for an act to incorporate a company to construct, equip, maintain, and operate a line Of railway from some point on Kootenay lake by way of Kaslo or other pass up the North Fork of Kaslo creek to some point at or near the summit between Kootenay and Slocan lakes, or the vicinity of the recently discovered mines in that section, with powers of extending said railway in any direction as may hereafter be deemed requisite for the transportation of ores and other products, with powers of building and operating branch lines from said railway to such mines as may now be or hereafter be discovered in the vicinity of said railway. WILSON, W^OOTTON & BARNARD, Victoria, October 20th, 1891. Solicitors for applicants. 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 the Consumer's Waterworks Company, Limited Liability. The object of said company is to construct, maintain, equip, and operate waterworks at the town of Nelson, in West Kootenay district, and for the purposes thereof granting to the company the privilege of taking water from the East Fork of Cottonwood Smith creek, Cottonwood Smith creek, Ward creek, or either of their forks, with power to the company to build flumes and acqueducts, lay pipes, erect, dams, acquire lands, purchase waterworks already in operation, and do all things necessary for the purposes aforesaid. C.D.MASON, November 16th, 1891. Solicitor for applicants. 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 for the purpose of con structing, maintaining, equipping and operating waterworks at the town of Nelson, in West Kootenay district, in said province, and for the purpose(< thereof, granting to the company the privilege of taking water from Cottonwood Smith creek, Wark creek, and other suitable points, with power to the company to build flumes and acqueducts, lay pipes, erect dams, acquire lands, and do all things necessary for the purpose aforesaid. BOD WELL & IRVING, November 18th, 1891. Solicitors for applicants. Notice is hereby given that at the next session of the legislature of British Columbia application will be mad e 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 20 miles from Nelson, also to use so much of the waters of the Kootenay river as may be necessary for the purpose of generating electricity to be used either as a motive power for the said tramways, or to be supplied to consumers as a motive power for hauling, pumping, lighting, smelting, drilling, or for any other purposes for which it may be applied or be required; 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. BOD WELL & IRVING, November 12th 1891. ; Solicitors for applicants. 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 the Nelson Electric Light Company, Limited Liability, the object of said company is to construct, mantain, equip, and operate electric light works at the town of Nelson, in West Kootenay district, and for the purposes thereof, granting to the company the privilege of taking water from Cottonwood Smith creek for motive power to operate the works of the company, with power to the company to erect poles and string wires in the streets of Nelson, purchase works already in operation, and do all things necessary for the purposes aforesaid. CD. MASON, November 16th, 1891. Solicitor for applicants NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that I have applied to the chief commissioner of lands and works for'a special license to cut timber on 800 acres, or thereabouts, of crown lands, situate and bounded as follows: From my S. W. post, at the N. W. post of Dennis Cain's timber claim, on the eastern shore of Kootenay lake, north to Campbell creek, about 1 mile, thence east 2 milps fnii^���������\"-*��������� +������ n ���������b������\"3ISlSE|li������S| ings of ���������_,.. ���������_ _,���������_. _-_,._-_, uiicxice suutn $ mile, thence west 1 mile, thence south about J-of a mile to D. Cain's N. E. corner, thence west 1 milA tn -fn/pH^o- -..~;-.j- ___-_._ thence west 1 mile to starting point. Nelson, November 19th, 1891. J. F. HALEY. Notice is hereby given that I will not be responsible for any debts contracted by one George Webber, whether the debts be contracted in my name or that of Walter & Webber or in his own name. LEOPOLD WALTER. 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