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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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���������������������������' v; *- *m-. The Mines in Kootcitay are Am the Kietiesi. in America. Thc Ores lire ������.i;c":-������'ra<;c in ifioltl, Silver, Crtsnit-r, nu:l Lead. Whole Numijek 207. Nelson, British Columbia, Saturday, August 4, 189 THE WEEK'S MINING NEWS. PRICES OF METALS. SUjVJ3j{. Owing to interruption to the telegraph avo are unable lo quote silver to-day. "NISAA* DliNVlill. (From our oiun 'Correspondent.) July 28th, 1894. Since, avo despatched our account, of the- fire at Three Forks a sad accident occurred to a miner named James Forbes, hailing from Oregon, upon whom a half dead tree fell, breaking his leg and ribs ''and severely injuring his spine. The poor fellow lingered tAvo clays, dying yesterday. ' It is hoped that the owners of the townsite will see the necessity of thoroughly burning up all combustible matter before allowing the erection of new buildings. Fires have destroyed the cabins on the Alamo, Queen Bess and Young Dominion claims in the Twin Lake basin, while the cabins on the Cumberland which caught lire were saved by the energy of the oAvners. Fire also swept over- the Payne aud Noble Five Group, Stephen Bailey and "W. Lettrick having narrow escapes. Tim losses to claim -owners on account of timber burnt is considerable. Until Ave have a soaking rain there can be no hope of the fires being extinguished. The railroad is now complete to a point half a mile this side of the head of the lake. ..Several carloads of freight have already arrived and Ave are informed on the best authority that regular passenger trains -will make connection with the steamers on the Arrow Lakes within a feAV days. The construction Co'y, until such "time as the road is taken over hy the C. P. R., Avill carry ore to Nakusp at the rate of $5 per ton. Messrs. Duchesnay, Marpole, Osier and Dan McGillivray are inspecting the grade between the head of the lake and Three Forks. Messrs. Marpole; and Osier to-day visited Four Mile. A stock company with a capital of $G,000 has been organized in town under the title of the New Theatre Co'y, Ltd'. The objects of the company being to. erect, furnish and lease a building suitable for the purposes of entertainment. The promoters are receiving most encouraging support and hope to commence building during the course of next week. Mr. D. B. Bogle is acting as honorary secretary and treasurer. The Balfour Trading Co'y having bought out Mclnnes & Beeton's business and stock will move into the building formerly occupied by the latter on the 1st of the mouth. As the steamer "W. Hunter," on her daily trip from the head of the lake, rounded the point beyond Wilson Creek it- wad discovered that the house on the upper deck had caught fire.0 -Within ~two"minutesthe Avhoieofthe-house-Wris enveloped in flames. Numerous small boats immediately put off to take the passengers ashore, but before they could reach the steamer the lire was got under: A hose had been passed up to the upper ^deck, the engines stopped and a deluge of "water throAvri over the flames. For & few minutes the position was critical and had it not been that "Capt. Easter- brooks keeps all his appliances for lire ready for immediate use the owners of the -little steamer would have had to face a far' larger.loss, as it is $125 will repair all the damage. It is believed that the lire was caused by tlie imexplain'able ignit ion of a box of matches in the house which Avas used as a kitchen. The damage is being repaired. July the 2-i.th Avill- long "be remembered in the Slocan country as a day of disasters. Tlie utmost pre cautions are prevent lire. being taken in town to AVANKTA. (From our own correspondent'.) - August 1st, 1894. of Seattle, who has the Trail Creek mines, day and reports good at the Josie; the new well and Mr. Warner carloads of it to the at once. J. F. Warner been so long at came doAvn 'to- work going on strike proves up will send- some Tacoma smelter The new road to the O. K. Mine is shut doAvu for want of funds. One of the most remarkable strikes this season has beeu made by J. Peterson and G. L. Rice; it isj about three miles from Sheep Creek oil' the Salmon River. When first prospected it yielded rock almost exactly similar to the Trail gold ore, but more work has now been done and it sIioavs a nine foot A'ein of the most brilliant peacock (Silver King) ���������ore, Avith slight showings of. the Trail ore. It makes a very beautiful specimen, hut the last samples have hot yet been assayed. . || Mr. Litchfield has carefully prospected his placer ground at the mouth of the Salmon and is so Avell satisfied that he goes to-day-to Spokane to buy pumping machinery. The many fine prospects, both quartz and placer, near Sheep Creek are at present only accessible after severe labor1; a road from Salmon Siding on the N. & F. S. Railroad, would be a most acceptable boon and avouUI enable supplies (o be sent in from Nelson instead of up the the Pend d' Oreille River from Boundary. The attention of the Gold Commissioner has been drawn to it and (hose interested are very hopeful of a good horse trail being put through this fall. Mif-s Bella and Miss Lizzie Keith, daughters of Mr. John Reith, postmaster, leave today for the University of Ann Harbor, Michigan, Avhere they will study for three or lour years, the former medicine and the latter nursing. They are clever and amiable girls and Avill be greatly missed from this small community. A school site has been selected on a high bench about one and a half miles from here, and the trustees have advertised for tenders for its erection from plans and specifications which can be seen here. Price Five Cents. NELSON. J. F. Burr claims to have discovered a tine ledge of galena on the Cottonwood only a mile or two above the town. Twenty tons of ore were shipped from Trail Creek to Tacoma on the 18th July and thirty-two tons on the 25th. Gold lias been discovered at Franklin creek, three miles south of China Creek. Samples of excellent gold bearing black sand were brought to town to-day. W, Pool and H. McCoy, of Victoria, were the first to locate what promises to be very rich placer diggings.���������Colonist., A correspondent of The Prospector in an account of a trip which he made to Cariiboo Creek says. As the result of our work we conluded that the gravel and sand contained not enough gold to pay. We found nobody to differ from us in this. All agreed that the gold above bedrock Avould not pay. for the labor of shovelling it into sluice boxes., Nobody had reached bedrock; and therefore; nobody could say \vhat expense it's richness Avould justify one incurring to reach it. But it was plain to.everybody that bedrock is hard, and. .expensive to reach and that capital is requited to'tnake* tbe experiment. ... Not a nugget has been found. Bedrock may pay, but everybody is wailing for somebody else to find bedrock*. MINING TRANSFERS. NEW DENVKH. July 21st���������"Mammoth,"���������J. R. Parks to AV. A. Hendryx, 1-10 interest, $1. July 21st.���������"Mammoth,", W. A .Heudrvx to G. A.,Fincii, 1-10 interest, ������450. July. 23rd.-���������"Hamilton,"���������H. Bradv to N. F. McNaught, all, 810, July 23rd.-k-'Dtmvageu,"���������AV. H.Robert- sou to-N.'JF. McNaught, V. interest,._to_run. a tunnel 50 feet within 100 days. July 23rd.���������"Julia,"���������J. Buckley to Chas. Laatz, y, interest, $1. July 23rd.���������-'Sabbath,"���������J. A. Roberts to G. A. McKinuon, l/> interest, $1. July 23rd.���������"Silver "Bell,"���������AV. Lettrick to H. Stowick, % interest, $1. . "July-26th.���������"Nonpareil;"���������W. Fleyer to G. Endal, ^interest, 31. July 2Sth.���������"Little Chief,"���������"D. McLevel to D. McLennan, 1-G interest,.������!. July 28th.���������"Sunrise" aud' "-Mascot,"��������� M. Krilin and A. WaddeJl to A. Humphreys, all,"bond 52,000, $200 August 27th, 1894, and each and every month mi til paid. " NELSON. July 28th.���������-- Hillside." --J. C. Hooker whole interest, to Joseph H. Wright, ao goo ' July 28th.���������" Caledonia," "Ashland." "Great East,"���������J. C Hooker to Joseph H. Wright, whole interest, 33,500. LOOCAL NEWS Temporary repairs haA'e been made by which* the C. P. R. train's are again able to reach .the station. '-' Forest fires are evidently. raging in several directions, as the whole atmosphere is a mass of smoke. In another column tenders are invited for the erection of a frame house-for Mr. Croasdaile. AV. A.;- Jowett has been indiposed for some days, being confined to his bed. We hope, however, to see him about again in a day or two. , Serviees-in the English church will be held to-morrow at II1 and 7.30. Mr. Akehurst returned ou Friday from a trip 'that included all the country lying between Nakusp and Bonners's Ferry. The services of the Methodist church AA'ill be held as-usual in the schoolroom at 11 a. in. and 7.30 p. m. The Rev'd G. H. Mordeu Avill take for the subject of his evening discourse " Is Christianitv a Failure ?" ' A garden party will be given by the Ladies Aid Society of the- Presbyterian church on the evening of Thursday nest, . . _..,..... in the grounds of the chnrch. There will; lized lit$12,500, n $25 shans, of which 100 be no charge for admission and the public are cordially invited. Something ought to be done to make our jail a pleasant or place of residenco than it is. The prisoners simply will not stop there. Even ah Indian could not stand it and left the other day without eAren thanking the authorities for their hospitality. Of course it is not fair to bring the jail, where everything is free, into competition Avith the hotels, but if the jailer cannot induce his guests to stay with him by feeding them up and letting them have a real good loaf, how would it ba if he locked the door Avhen he Avent out, or took some of those precautious Avhich we understand are adopted in other similar institutions to induce thc inmates to remain Avithiu. The dog poisoner is,amongst us and already numerous victims have fallen, to his deadly baits. His personality is wrapped in mystery and his motives are equally the subject of eager curiosity. Jack the Ripper is said to have had a mania for butchering a certain class of ivoraen, and our dog poisoner may be afflicted with a desire of similar nature. Or he may object to being kept awake during those Avarra nights by the barkings of tlie hounds who wander, restless, about the town, or he may be guided simply by motives of pure kindness in ending the miserable lives of many of the dogs of Nelson Avho, entirely neglected by their masters, roam through the streets nnd back alleys picking up a precarious living where they can. People who allow their dogs to be a nuisance to. their neighbours cannot complain if they are removed. A man who neglects hisj dog is not fit to possess one. I " > On Wednesday last'i Nelson was visited by Miss Imandt and! Miss Maxwell who, representing the Dundee! Courier,?*, paper of standing iri Scotland, are travelling throughout.. Canada as guests of the Dominion Government. Their stay in Nelson was short, but tbe feAAJ hours they had to spend here Avere .absolutely wasted. Mr. Bigelow as (we suppose) a leading J. P. and probably in the (fortunately) very dim future, a Mayor, of Nelson xindertook to convoy theparty round.; And' what did he show them ? Tlie;Ho3oitalj the-CAN^ON aiidi(great heavens) .the/RESERVOIR!!!. What were you' thinking of George? AVe have one of the iiuest,.Ki!������*er. mines., in the. world here. You should have got, an express, Avagqn and four horses and . yru should have sent those ladies away marvelling at the riches of [the Silver. King.. Remember , that .they,'are amongst us "takin' notes, aud faith'they'll prent 'em'." And Jhey avj'jI say of Nelson that it has a neat hospital, a picturesque waterfall and a dirty mud hole called a Reservoir. AVe cannot hear that they made- the accquan- tance of a single representative man in the place. ,. The nassengers by the incoming train from Spokane on AVednesday last are "very justly indignant at thenost unwarrantable delay that; took place.orjStlie journey. The train left Spokane as usual at 7 a. m. and should have arrived here as usual at, about -10-p.--m.,-which-is-in-itself���������a���������most���������uncon��������� scionsable time to Avaste over a journey of 178 miles. But on AA'ednesday last there Avas an extra delay of three hours at North- port and four hours at "Vaneta,. the train reaching Nelson at 4.30 a'm; oh Thursday. There happened to be several ladies aud children on the train . to whom this protracted journey must haze beeu a veritable hardship. Except at Northport there is no place where provisions can be obtained. The' delay is., attributed to the Customs House and it is more than hinted that it was caused by Dominion,Gustoms otlicials. If it avus not Ave shall be glad to hear so aud will take care that the much maligned indiA'iduals have justice, doue to them. But Ave hope to ascertain whose fault it Avas, because we might then be of some use in attempting to remedy a very serious public nuisance. Avill be reserved. The claim is situated in rectum 2, Esquimau, district, on the north side of the harbor, on the Avater front. Samples of the mineral were, it is said, assayed by Mr. H. Pellew Harvey of Golden, on the 0th inst., giving the result that it averages to the ton in silver, jj*950,09; in gold, $-1 70;'and in copper $68 75, or in other words its. estimated value per ton is $1,02351. In some places the Ledge runs fully six feet deep, but where the samples inspected were taken is simply the outward coating of the rock chipped off with an ordinary hammer.���������Colonist. of which $51,000 was covered by in- i1!*;���������0- Thc *J,lilclinKs were valued at CANADIAN NEWS. The ueAv Canadian cruiser "Aberdeen" will sail from Paisley, Scotland, early this month. The cricket match betAveen Toronto and Philadelphia ended iii a draw in favour of the former- by 73 runs. Mr. D. G. Stephenson, Warden of York County, Ontario, is missing. His accounts are said to be $50,000 short. Major Draper, ex-chief of the Toronto police, died last week. He Avas one of the finest cricketers and rifle shots in Canada. Assistant Comptroller Ferte, charged with embezzling $7,000 of Winnipeg city funds, was committed to the provincial jail to aAvait trial at the fall assizes. He failed to secure bail. A neAv ballot paper has been invented at OttaAva by ex-mayor Durocher. The place"for making the cross is indicated by a white disc on a black ground, and it is claimed that this Avill obviate the spoiling of ballots. The papers have been used Avif h great success at the civic elections in Ottawa and it is said that they will be used at the next Dominion elections. In the Dominion House of Commons on the 18th July on the House going into committee on the Dominion note issue, Mr. J. A. Mara made a protest against the issue of small notes and in '.favor of the establishment of a mint for the production of silver'coibs. After some discussion in Avhich Mr....Mora's suggestion found few supporters,; the bill Avas reported. British Columbia is a long way from Ottawa and if.we have, to'wait for favours .till, they come from there we shall all-want a new lock stock and barrel-before1 they arrive. A cable to the Montreal Star from London says that���������Hope is expressed that the Canudhin Ministers .will see their way clear to join the Australian and oLher delegates to an intercolonial conferance and accept the invitation to visit Liverpool, extended them by the Lord Mayor. lb is believed that the Lord Mayor of London will also be glad to extend'the hospitality of the Mansion House to the delegates." It is felt-that it most desirable that NEWS OF THE WORLD. The trial of Debs has been adjourned until September.- The strike at Sacramento has been declared oil' unconditionally. It is leaved (hat (he member's of the Welhnau Artie exploring party have all perished. ������ Mr. Gladstones eyes are again affected and it is feared that another' operation will be necessary. The treasurer of the Switchmans Union in the United States has bolted Avith- $32,000. The Un ion is therefore disolved. - There has been a terrible earthquake at Constantinople by Avhicli more -than* 1000 people have lost their lives.. The State of Idaho is offering a reward of $5000 for information leading to the conviction of the murderers of Kuee- bone at Cceut' d'Alene. It is assorted that large purchases of gold are being made in Denver by men Avho expect to see a premium on the yellow metal before '95. Cholera is spreading in Turkejr. It is reported also that a woman has died at Carthage, III., of a disease .'which the doctors pronounce to be genuine Asiatic cholera, but the report is incredible. The Tacoma Smelter which had to close down during the strike is now under AA*ay again. It will take two or three days to get the fires under way, and., between fifty and sixty men will be employed. One stack consuming fifty tons of ore daily, and tAvo roasters will be put into service. Manager Rust, of.,the1 Avorks, says there is now plenty of ore in; sight. A terrible accident, resulting . in the death.of seven men, occured rccentls* at Portsmouth. A Trinity House boat������ having a creAv of seven trained wreckers on board, aaws engaged in blowing up the . yvreck of the yacht Azatia, in the Solent, as the wreck was dangerous to miA'i-- gation. In some manner, which will never;be known, a dynamite, cartridge'/ exploded'-killed .the'seVeh hum and shattered the boat. , among whom A.party of nine people were three ladies .have recently made ihe ascent ot Mount Rainier���������Tacoma. lho mountain is a volcano and at the summit are- two craters from which steam issues. The.party spent the night in one Ait I hese, making the descent on, the following; day. -Barometrical read- V-g-������^.M'������ **lT'*? which &Wii iX height- of lo.oOO teef. .It is proposed to set tie the disputecl name of this mountain by call- 6 it Mount Lincoln. Mr. Preston, the director of the U. is most desirable that a national demonstration should be made in the citv i. ,^1-'' ,ri'ef.lou' .*-'������' db-ector of the U. S. while the objects of the Ottawa con-1 ?"-������ by d"���������uon of the Secretary of ference are still fresh in the public mind, '��������� ^STtT"'?, ��������� issi-u,tl ������!'dci's to We and before the British . Parliament ad- i "���������" ������l "M* or'lUes, al ������������������������������ Francisco and. -^L-pN ^Av-Orleans-(o-begrn-lLfrohiyen:he_coTrr-" ���������igeot silver dollars, and during the present month to coin up to tlie ary capacities' of the mints.- So PROVINCIAL NEWS. Sidney Lobb, accused at Nanaimo of the murder of his wife, has been admitted to bail by the Magistrate in the sum of $5000. This is a most unusual proceeding. . H. P. Bell, C. E. and a small party of men have left, says the Colonist, on.the steamer Daisv for Duncan's Bay for- the purpose of beginning construction on the line of British Pacific railway. This Avork must be started ou or before the 1st of August next, and theparty* will be hard at work on that date. Pending the conclusion of the negotiations- uoav in progress in London, the number of workmen seiit -will not be increased. It is believed a satisfactoiy arrangement will shortly be completed with European capital to furnish funds . under certain conditions for the building of the -Avhole line. This accomplished, active Avork will be continued ou-a mere extensive scale. . A revival of the interest excited by the finding of good- mineral at Es'qui- malt last year has beui Irought about j through the recovery on the 13th in i slant of the record, s-'iowiug to whom [exactly the hidden treasure belongs. stock company i* ur \v b.-iner formed to jo'urns. Hon. Mr. Daly, is reported by the Empire" to have said that the sale of the portion of the Thousand., islands in the St. Lawrence, which, had been decided on by order in council, Avas progressing well. There are.about 600 or 700 Islands betAVeen Gananoque and Brock ville, and so far over 300 have been sold for about $40,000. All these islands were appraised and none haA'e been sold below the reserve price, while many have brought handsome premiums. When the sale was determined-on a' pamphlet which was prepared by Mi*. McGirr, private secretary to the Superintendent-General, of Indian affairs, and very freely distributed, and the result has been very satisfactory. Contrary to reports which have been circulated from time to time, the islands have not been "gobbled" up by Yankee speculators, but the majority of them.have been sold to Canadians in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton and other cities, while quite a number have been taken by residents along the , ,.:������������������.:,,��������� (l,��������� . * St: Lawrence front. A few' islands were. ��������� \!.e.^!??;LK ,r :IC?. sold to Americans in NeAv York, Boston,' Chicago and other, cities,, but not so many as has been-repre'sented.- ordin- - , ������, .: -7- nfo. uu far as can oc- learned, it is not the purpose of the Government to extend the- coinage ol the seigniorage beyond a few millions, but it is stated that after coining what gold may be; neccessary and recoining the abraded Iractronal silver, each of the three mints probably a������ ill be worked at heir normal capacity on silver dollars, tor the next several months at least, and presumably to (he end of the present calendar year Weather treasurv notes will be retired as fast as received"for- silver, so tar as known, luus not been determined. Immense interest is being taken in In* match 1 h.-u ,8 to be sailed to-day , between the Prince of AVales, vacl/f- ' igilant. "Britannia"and Mr* Gould's "V The match is for $500 a sideT " The il.r.,icea,ultheDlike of York will sail i in the Britannia and Her Maiesty her- jseit has announced her intention of vieAving-Lho race. Those who at- acquainted with -The Cowes Week"-'mav imagine, what the Solent will.be like The furniture warehouse of Labbe & ! tne a'cTng^fa* SE��������� SlT '^"V Co at Montreal was burnt tothegumnd j Britannia^ two f V ! il" "f 'on%he : last .week.. The scene.when the southern :24th Julv the ViJ1ntSS'-J Pi exlensionrf the factory fell was in-1 Britannia for the Rov-x^C ,-L v * W tensely exciting. The upper story was : Club Cup valued afclwi'iinSi \V}���������M frame, covered with iron shingles, and I by 4 minutes 32 secontS B^ 1 Tng against it.Avere,placed two ladders with ! next dav the Britannia *'iied nf nearly a dozen firemen on or about them. " An , ominous creaking gave warning of impending catastrophe, and the wall was seen-to swav for a moment unsteadily. A cry of horror burst from tho crowd on Inspector street, for if the ' wall fell outwards the fireman must undoubtedly perish this better l' selves, for thev put ..-.uU.11 iiver the course alone,.for the prize, the Vigilant having to relic the jaws of her gaff.. THE BURNING OF S.S. COLUMBIA. ( /'row our oivn correspondent ). Wane'I'a,- Am ���������; pertsh. No cue recognized .,,-^ ^ f1'^, A11*.'"8* "2nd���������(Special)���������The nan did the iiremen them-: "?'b- .V"'!.-mbia jeft Northport on . Wednes- tbey put ewry effort into ������?>��������� the 1st August at" G p.m. and finished e Avails inwruls. Thev sun- discharging-at Waneta ������lv.,if 'no,. .���������", hey suc- i develop the claim. u;h'ch'h known as ihe I 'Daisy."' The company y\\\ be capita- pre-sing the A\-alls inw.-u . ceeded, and with a crash the Avail fell in. A cloud of dense i-.;ioke covered them, and many feared they had-not eM'*ped. A^ the. smoke roiled" away the, ,��������� --- ������������������������,u������,u mm mane ur* round men were seen standing on the lower j about t.2o and at 1.80 the ship was roused rvor still ho ling the hoso on the build,: W the cry of fire. Within Mx m nrtes -dl inf, and a cheet; went up from the crowd "jands were at work * '" iscliargin*- at Waneta about '9.30, and proceeding up the. river at 10.15 ihev tied up for the night at the Avood'pife just H /h7 S;ir'ai'd/1?d a11 turned '������ f������r- the 1 ��������� io- e v,;atcbmil������ "bad made his round iO'.V hired Several fireman weie The btock was valued badly m- at $75,000 fife made verv ran: id on the hose, but the ( Cont in un headwa /"Is"1' 1 and everv- . 01 ) ic-r.���������nt������,������ <������ i...r- jauia.mil. the miner, nelson b.'c, Saturday,, august 4. 1894. i-ir^M'iy������xi*wy'^iii1M^^J^^J^-kvuaH-*t������*i WUMIULIIII llll ��������� THE COMING METAL. A Avindow on Market street, in this city, has a constant, crowd of people in front of it. It is full of articles of domestic use made of aluminium. Cups, kettles, pans, dishes, trays, spoons, and a hundred oilier articles are exhibited made of the bright, light metal. For years, ever since 1S27, men have known that there Avas such a metal as aluminium. A scientist named Wohler, who experimented upon earths Avith electricity, discovered several metals unknown previously. Among them was calcium, which costs $300 an ounce, on account of the difficulty of separating it, although every human skeleton contains about $1,800 Avorth of it. But of all these metals aluminium is (he white queen. It has a number of Avonderful qualities which make it very valuable, and nature, when her time is ripe, evi dently intends that it shall be the most useful agent known, as she has created it more abundantly than any other metal. If forms almost half the. substance of the surface of the earth. Every clay bank is full of it, and all rocks are beds of it. Thus far it has been possible to take aluminium out of only two substances��������� ���������'cryolite," a mineral found in Greenland, and '-bauxite," another mineral lately discovered in Georgia and Alabama. In 1883 there Avere 33 pounds of "aluminium produced in the United States; in 1892 we used 260.000 pounds, and ten years hence Ave shall doubtless use morethan as many millions. AVhen the aluminium cap Avas put on the "Washington monument, in 1885, the metal cost $8 a pound; now it can be bought for t>7 cents a fround. . One of its peculiarities is its ightness. A solid block of it, one foot square, only Aveighs a pound. It does not tarnish, and acids have no effect upon it. This makes it very valuaole for surgical instruments and for the wires which are used in sewing up wounds. The racing men are putting aluminium shoes upon all racehorse.'-. Not only are they very light, but they preserve the feet of the horse. The rowers, Avho are always looking for new boats, have had racing shells built of the new metal. They can ��������� be made of single sheets one-nineteenth of an inch thick. Sheets.of it are also used for roofing houses. It does not have to be painted like tin, as rust and dampness will have no effect upon it. For this reason it is very valuable in cooking utensils, and furthermore, added to its extreme lightness, it has a great capacity for holding heat, and is also unbreakable. The armies of Europe have begun to see that aluminium will be very valuable for use in war. Even noAV they are using it wherever a metal may be used about the uniforms. Itis as strong as iron and as light as chalk. Aluminium has qualities Avhich go beyond imagination. By mixing it Avith gold a beautiful ruby-tinted metal is produced, Avhich can be used in decoration. Violins and guitars are being made of it, as it has wonderful tone vibrations. The. ornamental work on the Transportation building at the World's Fair was on a foundation of aluminium foil. The Diana on the Madison Square Garden Tower, in New York, is made of it. But the greatest levolutibn it is destined to bring about will take place in the air. At last a "STi'bstanc'e-'ha's-"- beem~discovered- Avhich seems to make a flying machine a possibility.��������� Mining and Saientific Press. NELSON LOTS A new Raihvay under Construction. [m B uy before, the Market rises in the Raihvay Centre and Seat of Governmenf of IVest Kootenay. Choice Building and Residence Property REBATE ALLOWED FOR THE ERECTION OF GOOD BUILDINGS Also Lots for Sale in NAKUSP DA WSON and ROBSON. Apply for Prices, Maps, etc., to FRANK FLETCHER, "band CommissionerC & K. Ry. Co., Nelson, B.C. THREE FORKS ���������HI i&a THE TERMINUS OF THE NAKUSP AND SLOCAN RAILWAY THE SUPPLY POINT AND CENTRE OF THE SLOCAN, ___ i WITHIN EASY DISTANCE OF ALL THE MINES. SITU ATED AT THE FORKS OF CARPENTER CREEK.. FOR PRICES AND PARTICULARS APPLY TO CHARLES J. LOEWEN, REAL fSTATE AND MINE BROKER, 605 HASTINGS'STREET, VANCOUVER, B. C J|oi)a) Agricultural ami Industrial Society OF "BRITISH COLUMBIA. THE DOMINION ELECTIONS. By an Act passed by ' the . Dominion Parliament arrangements for the next Dominion election may be said to have commenced. The revision of the voters lists is to commence on September 1st next and to he completed by the last day of February. The revising barrister willhave his hands full to get his job done in that time-in this district which -extends from Agassi/, to the Rocky Mountains and from' the boundary of the United Suites to the northern limits of the province.. During three months of that time most of the constituency is snow bound. The members of the 1-fouse of Commons are elected by constituencies with a uniform franchise for the' whole Dominion except in the North-West Territories, where every male resident for* 12 months, 21 years of. age, and not an alien "or an Indian, is entitled to'vote. In the rest of the Dominion a vote is given to every male subject of the full ;rge of 21 years being the OAVner, tenant, or occupier of real propertv of the. actual, value in cities of $300, in "towns'of $200, and elseAvhere of $150; or of the yearly value wherever situate of not less.than $2 per month, $6 per quarter, $12 half yearly, or $20 per annum; or is resident in any elec- toral district with an income from earnings or investments of not less than $300 per annum; or is the son pf a farmer or any other OAvner of real .property which is of sufficient value to qualify both father and son; or is a fisherman and owner of real property which Avith boats, nets and fishing tackle, amounts to $150 actual value. THE ANNUAL FALL SHOW will be held at the Fair Grounds, New Westminster. B. C. on Tuesday, Wednes- day and Thursday, 9th, 10th and 11th October, 1891 Entries close Monday tlie 2nd October. Judging commences promptly at 2 p. m., Tuesday the 9th. For Premium Lists and full information, apply to A. B. MACKENZIE, Secretary. New Westminster, B. G. P. O. Box 218. (7) CHOICE APPLES- o AND OTHER FRUITS FOR SALE IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT C������ * THOS. G-. EARL- LYTTON, B. C. <������ THREE LOTS NOW FORKS FOR SALE! PRICES TO SUIT EVERYBODY $100 TO $1000 Spokane Falls & Northern R'y. Nelson & Fort 50 1'cr Cent Jtcuatc to Jtiiildcrs. E.C.CARPENTER;RESIDENT AGENT TH-R-EE FORKS. . . "WEST KOOTI'XAY IIISTKM'T. ALLPLACICR CLAIMS in this District legally held may he lairl over from the loth clay of October, 18!).'', unlil'thc 31-st clay of July, 1894. . W. J, GOEPEL, o G old Commissioner Nelson, 10th October, 1893. Sheppard R'y. 1 Baitt Sptafi, Fasii; Leave 7-00 a.m. NELSON Arrive 5.40 p.m Trains leave Nelson for Spokane every Wednesday and Saturday at 7 a. in., returning the same day, and making close connection by S.S. Nelson Avith all Kootenay Lake points:. Passengers for Kettle River and Boundary Creek, connect'at Marcus with stage on Mondays, Tuesdays, .Thursdays a:id Fridays. Tremaine Steam SMffi M&fc Every report from the South old fields, is to the effect that s< African gold fields is to the effect that so far as concerning men who work for wages, that country is a poor place for Avhite men. Native labor is very cheap, and many men- who have gone to South Africa in search of work at living Avages are reported destitute and desirous of getting away. THE LATEST PRACTICAL MINING MACHINE NOW PERFECTED - - - - - (IliKliest Award at Worlil's-Fair Chicago.) The machine consists of a Two Stamp Prospectiug Mill, and is capable of nutting through Six Tons per dien:. .The entire plant consists of Boiler, Steam Pump and Copper Tables. 'Weight, 2,800 pounds. Itis built in sections Avhich can be taken apart and easily transported by pack animals. These Mills can he erected and placed in runnin" order at from 82.000 to ������2,500, according to locality. Full particulars from M. S. DAVYS, Sole Agent, NELSON, B. C Among all the mining macLmes and appliances, shown at _the T7orld's Columbian Exposition there Avas no thin ;j which excited, more interest an-" favorc.ble comment than the Teemaise Steam Stamp Mniij in the Mining Building. 1 was p. positive novelty to the great majority of mini::^ men. It commanded attention by /eason of its simplicity and evident" practibility. Experienced mining engi:/ers were astonished to learn that imch a machine had been in successful operation fc over two years in the extreme north-western part ci the United States. (93 TAX NOTICE. "VTOTICE is hereby -^ the' Statutes, given, in accordance with that. Provincial Revenue 'lax, and all taxes levied under the "Assessment Act," are now due for the year 1S94. All of the above named taxes collectable within.the "Nelson Division of the West Kootenay District arc pay able at "my office, Kaslo, B. C. . , Assessed Taxes are collectable at the following rates, viz: If paid on or before June 30th, 1894:���������Provin cial Revenue, $3.00 per capita; one-half of one per cent on real property. Two per cent on wild land. One-third of one per cent on personal property. One-half of one per cent on income. If paid after June 30th, 1991:���������Two-thirds of ��������� one per cent on real property. Two and one-half. per cent on wild land. One-half of one per cent on personal property. Three-fourths of one per cent on income. O. G. DENNIS, Assessor and Collector Jan, nd 1891. c ANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY The Cheapest and Most Direct Koute, From NELSON, KASLO and all Kootenav Points ' To the PACIFIC COAST and to the EAST. TKAI.Vg TO AXI������ FKOTI XI'ISOX IM1L1. Direct Connection at Robson every Tuesday, Thursday nnd Saturday I'vcnlng, "With Steamer for Revelstoke, where connection is made with Canadian Facific Eastbound and Westbound through trains. T11aouo.11 Tickets Issued, BAGGAO.E CHECKED TO DESTINATION, No Customs Difficulties. Equipment. Unsurpassed, combining ftU.btal Dining and Sleeping Cars, Luxurious' Day UOMh- cs, Tourist Sleeping Cars and Erce Ci)i Sleeping Cars. For information to nearest agent. ColOBltt as torat.es, time,etc, \$plf J. II Olll/rox, Agent, Nelson, Or to <;*:<������. McL. ltlM������v\, District Passenger, Agent, Vancouver. GOLUMBIA & KOOTENAY STEAM NAV. CO. (limited) ,, TIME TABLE NO. 4. In I'll'cct Thursday, .Inly I2lh, 1S04. REVELSTOKE ROUTE, STEAMER COLUMBIA. Connecting with Canadian Pacilic Railway (Main Line) for points Hast and A\Test. Leaves Revelstoke on Tuesdays and .Fridays at 3 a.m. Leaves Robson on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8 p. m, Noin'iU'OitT Route, Steamer Columbia. Connecting at Northport for points on the Spokane Falls and Northern Railway. Leaves Itobson Wednesdays, and Saturdays at ���������J a. 111. LeaA-cs Northport Wednesdays and Saturdays at 1 p. m. Kaslo Route, Steamer Nelson. Leaves Nelson: Tuesdays, at 3 p. in.; Wed nes ncsdays, ato.4op, m.; Fridays, at 3 p. in.; Satur- davo, at .'.40 p. in. Connecting on Saturdays and Wednesdays with Nelson & Fort Sheppard Ry. for Kaslo and Lake points. Loaves Kaslo for Nelson, connecting with Nelson & Fort Sheppard Ry. for Spokane and points south Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2.30 a. 111. - Bonner's Ferry Route, Steamer Nelson. Connecting Avith Great Northern Railway for points East and- West. Leaves Nelson for Bonner's Ferry via Kaslo: Saturdays at o.lO'p. m., Wednesdays at 5.10 p. in. ' . Leaves Kaslo for Bonner's Ferry direct: Mondays at (la. m., Thursdays, at l>. a. 111. Lcaves'Bonner's Ferry for Kaslo via Nelson at 2 a. 111. on Tuesdays and Fridays. Thc Company reserves the right to change this ' schedule at, any time without notice. For full information as to tickets," rates etc. apply al, thc Company's ollices, Nelson, B. C. T.Allan, J, W. Tuour, Secretary. Manager &��������� # SEATTLE AND ALL PACIFIC COAST 0 POINTS. ST. PAUL, CHICAGO AND - POINTS BEYOND. Modern Equipment. KockOlallast Itoadued. Attractive tours via IMiIuth and the.Great Lakes in connection -with exclusively passenger boats of Xortuern S.S. ���������0. Direct Connection via Kelson A Fort Shep������ pard Kailway, at Spokane ; and via ���������. ������t K. S. X. ���������. at'lloiincr's Ferry. For maps, tickets, and complete information, call on or address : C. U.Hixon, C A. P. 1������. P. C������gcy, Agent Spokane, Wash. Bonners Ferry, I F. I. Whitney, G. P. A T. A., St. Paul, Mln THE MINER, NELSON, B. C, SATURDAY. AUGUST 4, [894. & ei\ THE MINER is printed on Saturdays and ���������will be mailed to any address in Canada or the United Slates, for one year on receipt of two dollars. Single copies five cents. CONTRACT AD VERTISEMENTS inserted at the rate of $3 per column inch, per mouth. TRANSIENT A D VER TISEMENTS inserted at the rate of 15 cents per nonpareil line first insertion, and 10 cents per line for each subsequent insertion. Advertisements running for shorter periods than three months are classed transient. ALL COMMUNICA TIONS to the Editor must "*'��������������������������� be accompanied by the name and address of the writer. PRINTING turned out in first-rate style at the shortest notice. Address = The Miner Printing & publishingCo. nelson, b.c. of the day, writes to a friend in America: " In the United States, as here and elseAvhere, the movement tOAvards dissolution of existing social forms and reorganization on a socialistic basis, I believe to be irresistible. We have bad times before us, and you have still more dreadful times before you���������civil Avar, immense bloodshed and eventually military despotism of the severest type." HOW WILL IT END? The labor troubles in the United States are not to be considered at an end because the recent strike collapsed so completely. A contemporary points out very justly that matters will not be bettered until the cause of the trouble is ^discovered and removed. Unfortunately Ave are afraid that the cause, or rather causes, which lead to strikes are so complicated that it seems a hopeless task to attempt to eradicate them. Tbe matter rests entirely on the amount of wages paid by employers of capital. In every industrial enterprise -wages are one of the largest items, and in the cases of firms employing thousands of hands-, a very fonv cents per head per Aveek may make all the difference between profit and loss to the employer. Mr. Pullman has lately declared that he has for some time been running his works at.a loss, and that he was willing to do this in order to keep his men together. It may have suited Mr. Pullman to do this, but we do not0intend to talk about his motives here. The fact remains that industrial enterprises are star-ted and run Avith the object of making money, In nearly all there are two branches of expenditure, raw material and labor. When either becomes so high that the product becomes more valuable than the price it fetches in the market the enterprise is Avorkiiig at a loss, and the logical course is to shut doAvn. Another way of putting the same idea is that it is evident that when an industry is being Avorked against keen competition SURE TO WIN. It appears as if fate had determined that the year 1894 should be remembered throughout the Kootenay Country as a year of disaster. Fire and flood and tempest have done 'what they can to injure a young and struggling community. Three Forks, the youngest of all our youthful cities, has now been absolutely wiped off the face of the ear th. In the Avoids of an eye Avitness, "the next morning there Avas absolutely nothing to shoAV that man had ever placed one log upon another in the toAvnship." The same authority tells us that before the ashes of the little hamlet were cold men were on their Avay from NeAv Denver Avith tools and nails, and others had already begun to heAV out logs to rebuild the town. We venture to say that in a month's time there will be a brand new little toAvn all spick and span, and its light hearted and plucky inhabitants will have forgotten all about their losses in the pleasure of their neAv homes. It is better for a town to be destroyed in its infancy than Avhen age has added to its wealth. In the view of all these disasters following so quickly on each others heels Ave tremble to think what is coming next. But fires and floods cannot go on for ever and silver can hardly go any loAver. Let us hope that Ave have "touched bottom." The flood of this summer has taught us where to build to aA'oid it in the future, the fires must have burnt oif a protective/one round Kaslo and Three Forks and the hoards of precious metals are still stored up iu the hills. It takes more than tires and floods to crush our energies. It is said that the reports of disasters such as those from which Kaslo and Three Forks and the Avhole of the Kootenay basin has suffered tend to deter people from coming to this country. We can only say that Ave do not Avant the kind of people who have not the grit to put up with a misfortune or two. We want men Avho will bring energy and pluck Avith them and Avho are determined to Avin prosperity in spite of everything. Fortunately there are plenty of such men, and if is necessary to seek Avhence they come, ask India, Canada, Australasia, the Cape; ask Waterloo, the Crimea and the Soudan. boundary on Victoria Bay Russia has her sole Pacific Port of Vladivostock, which now as the terminus of the great Siberian Railway, is of double importance. But for many mouths in the Avinier Vladivostock might as A^ell be thousands of miles inland. Her harbour is blocked with ice. The Pacific theu is as inaccessible to Russia as the Blnck Sea, But further South on the Peninsula of Corea are tAvo flue harbours Gen San aud Tow San, which being perhaps 500 miles further South are open to navigation all tlie year round Russia would give a good deal to possess one of these and if she can see her Avay to do so she will not be slow in offering her aid to China, such aid of course to be paid for (afterwards) by the right to use the coveted harbour. England could not look on such an acquisition with indifference, but Avhether her indignation will generate steam up to the lighting point is another matter. The country both Conservative as Avell as Liberal has every confidence in Lord Rosebery as Foreign Minster and we may be sure that in his hands the matter will be most ably dealt with. Lord Rosebery will not fight if he can help it, but he has already shoAA'n that lie will stand no trifling. The matter is Avorth watching JOHN BARNSLEY&CO. 119 GOVERNMENT ST., VICTORIA, B. C. GUNSMITHS M MACHINISTS Importer* of all kinds or iX.I ISH AXD AMEKH'AY HK1, AKMS A NO A.n.TIHMIiO.V. KASK UAIX ������'OOI������S, FISIIIX������ T.U'KLB. KOI������S, KIFIA'3, Kl VOI VI ItS. TIIVKIJS WI-ASSES, COMPASS US, M.MWKTS, KTC OEDERS BY "M-A-IXj PEOMPTLT ATTENDED TO. TO MINE OWNERS AND OTHERS. BALDERDASH. at a bare margin of profit a slight rise in the price of either labor 01 raw materiarcoriverts that profit into a loss. If these Avere the only causes of trouble, the rise and fall of the markets, it would not be difficult to adjust matters. But unfortunately there ' appear to be at present more hands than there is work, and there is the professional labor agitator. A labor agitator is a Avolf in sheep's clothing. He pretends to bo a workman but he does no Avork. He talks about equality, but takes care to get very high Avages for doing practically A- nothing, and he knows that he Avould lose his job at once if the great question betAveen capital and labor could be settled. This question never can bo -settled Avhile the labor agitator lasts. And how can you get rid of him-" It would seem like tyranny, but it would be the best thing for workingmen if "it- was made a penal offence to ^organize a strike or in any-Avay to stir up discon. tent among workingmen. But they are going very near to doing that same in the United States. Mr. Debs is to be tried-for conspiracy and the result of this trial will .be-very keenly Avatched all over the civilized Avorld. If every agitator and every man who breathes false counsel into the ear of the discontented Avorker, only too ready to listen.to him, could be put alongside Mr. Debs and sent into enforced retirement for the rest of his life, tli'ere would be a chance of the matter being adjusted and wages settled on a plan-which Avould allow a profit to the employer and a good Jiving to his men. But this can ne\*er be. On the other hand thinking men see nothing in the future but a series of increasing troubles ending in ; civil war. Herbert Spencer, the 1 greatest thinker of the age and the highest authority on economic questions COREA. Recent telegrams announce that war has actually broken out in Corea and as it is possible that England may be involved, it is just as Avell to folioAv the matter closely. The incident is also interesting because it may not only bring those ancient nations of China and Japan to a point Avhere it can be seen if their varnish of modern Civilisation Avill Avear off, but it may bring them into conflict with modern European power. Corea is a peninsula Avhich juts out from the northern coast of China, dividing the Yellow Sea from the Sea of Japan. Its south-eastern extremity is only diA'ided from the latter country by the Straits of Corea about 100 miles wide. The inhabitants of the Peninsula cannot pass on to the mainland of Asia without passing through Chinese territory. The Coreans up till lately were' the most. unknoAvn of all peoples. While foreigners were only admitted to under protest, they den to land in Corea. But . for centuries the Chinese Emperors have claimed,Sovereignty over Corea and exacted a yearly tribute, which has always been duly paid. There is very considerable trade between the Peninsula'and the neighbouring islands of Japan and there are large.-.colonies of In another place we have referred to the ethics of strikes and the deluding statements of their leaders. That preposterous person Coxey* has been making a speech Avhich is worth referring to, not because of its honesty or ability, but because it is a :'air sample of the claptrap Avhich unfortunately takes in too many. Instead of being an instrument for good in tlie direction of putting and.end to str made by such men are fe such speeches fuel to the flames Mr. J. R. Anderson, of the Agricultural Department of B. C, has been requested to send a collection of small samples of ores from the West Kootenay mines to the Technological Museum of Sydney, New.South Wales. All mine owners and others interested in attracting mining men and capital to this District are asked to send small specimens (labelled) from their properties to The Editor of The Miner, who will foi-Avard them to Mr. Anderson. and can bring nothrnr lurl disaster to those who put their trilstin them. After referring to his port'cclly impracticable scheme of road 'inakikg, le advocated the purchase of the railioads by the government (for AvhicH by the way there is something to be said)-aid then he advised his hearers to marsial the unemployed of NeAv York an< Brooklyn and march in a body to ��������� ongress and demand that his good pads plan be at once put in operation, le advised those who Averein Avant to bre;k the law so they might be put in jail.' Ez said at present the jail at . Washingtui Avas full but that ohe government;would employ them building a jail 6 keep them in. It is hard to believe thaS any men can be found of so little ntelligence that they do not feel themsdves insulted at having such balderdash as this thrown at them. But there was Avorse to come. After an address by a >erson called the Rev'd Edward McGinn, note th������ Revc?:eud, jiinimsterjwhrse-. mission- is_to. promote "peace and good will. toAvard men," the following resolution Avas carried: c "That-thc sole remedy'for the present inequality of conditions that causes so much suffering and'wart, is for the industrial masses to seize the government and administer it in the sole interest of those who produce all the wealth. Resolved, that to this end Ave call on every workman and every Avorking class sympathizer to come out on'the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November next and strike at the ballot box on the programme laid down by the People's party." " FREE DRILLS. We take no little pride iu extracting the folloAviug from.the columns of The Mining foiimal, the leading periodical of the profession in London: J" We are glad to see , ~. . ., T . j that The Miner" (here follows a very certain ports of China and Japan , , ,. '. ��������� . . . ... ; ��������� l - . , , , , ,.,, pleasant compliment to ourselves) "is ad- itesfc, they Avere absolutely forbid-1 .. ., . . . ���������.,. , .,, . ' J I vocatmg the provision 01 public drills by j the government. We have^always advo5 cated government aid towards the advancement pf the mining industry in Avhatever country.and in whatever manner. Not the least effective Avay is the purchase .and letting out for a reasonable sum of diamond ! drills. Thiswise policy has been carried Japanese traders in the various Corean towns. Recently internal riots have oc- cured detrimental to the interests and dangerous to the persons of the Japanese j settlers. ' The Corean government is too ! weak or two lazy to subdue the not and j Japan insisting on restoration pf order out in many countries to. excellent purpose, and the' Government of British Columbia would do veil to follow the example. No loss co-tld possibly be the result of such - a policy; indeed, . gain j alone could be expected with certainty." I The article then quotes our remarks of a has landed troops to aid in doing so, and j few weekg on udg ,llbject at leQgth to protect her rights and the lives of her j and conclud ���������w, shrJ1 expect to see a _ * I * _ fK 1 _ J? l.nn 4? n -M l/\ ������-* n V-\ /"\ l-������ ������^ 1 A n 1 n ���������-��������� I citizens. China has for long been jealous ! j move made in this direction before long. The sitting of the Courts of Assize, Nisi Prius, and Oyer and'Termiimr, advertised to be held at Nelson on Tuesday, 19th June, 1894, is hereby postponed until further notice. T. H. G1FF.IN, Registrar. Nelson, 15th June. 180-!, M# S.DAVY, . MINING ENGINEER, AND ASSAYER. Offices "Victoria Street. uimsc. X> C. CAMPBELL-JOHNSTON (of Swansea, India, and the United States METALLURGIST, ASSAYER, AXD MINING ENGINEER o Properties reported on. All assays undertaken. Furnaces and concentrating plants planned and erected. Treatment for ores giA'en. Ores bought and sold.. Box 40,Vancouver. B. C. W. A. JOWETT MINING & REAL ESTATE BROKER IXSIJIMXCK and ��������� . . COMMISSION AGENT. VICTORIA ST., NELSON, B. C. Bank of Montreal CAPITAL (all l������ald up), *1'',000,������00 JtKST, .... 6,000,000 Sir DONALD A. SMITH President Hon. GEO. A. DEUMMOND .Vice President E. S. CLOUSTON General Manager Neslon Branch: N. W. Comer Baker and Stanley Streets. NELSON. B. C. "1IK|������ICH. "CI C. ARTHUR, A.MI, M.D., PHYSICIAN, Etc. COKONEK FOR WEST KOOTENAY, Office OArer Nelson Drug Store, West Baker street, Nelson, B.C. Branches in London (England), New York and Chicago and in the principal cities in Canada" Buy .and. Transfers. sell Sterling Exchange and Cable Grant conimcrical and traveller's credits, av il able in any part of the world; D. LaBAU, m. d., Physician and Surgeon, Rooms !i3 and 4, Houston Block, Drafts issued; Collections made; Etc. SAVINGS BANK BRANCH Rate of interest at present 3' per cent. n BANK OF Nelson, B.C. _(Incorp,prntccl,.by_Royal C!:r.rtcr,-j862.)- Telephonc 42. LQEWENBERG & CO, ���������SUCCKSSOIJS'TO��������� C'.iriTAMpiiid lip), gtiOO.OOO . $t>,9������0,000 (AV'itli power to ncrense.) KKSKKVK FllSn, ������'���������>������0,0tt������ . . l,36r>,333 ���������DsT-ELSO-rsr BRANOH. Corner of Baker and Stanley streets J. A. T. CATON & CO. VICTORIA, B. C. v Importers ami AVholvsnlc Scaler* in i-p 'Canada- *B"R^.*rsrc*Ea:-EJS = Victoria, Vancouver, New West 111 in 1 aco- CLOCKS, MATCHES. .lE.WI'LKY, ciitm'kv, rii'Ks. voitic<;omsts si;m>uh:s. i'.incv liooiss, .;orvs rrirvi.SHix������;K=r========^--:===: IMPERIAL (i) GERMAN CONSULATE. I titer, Nanaimo and Kamloops. I United Status���������San Francisco, Portland, I. ma, and Sunt tie. -_.".- - . HEAD OFFICIO: GO Lombard street". LONDON, England. ��������� ' AGENTS AND CORRESPONDENTS: CANADA���������Canadian Bank of Commerce and branches; Merchants' Bank of Canada and branches; Imperial Bank of Canada and bran-. . .cues; Molson's Bank and branches; Bank of Nova Scotia. UN1TKI) STATES���������Agents "Canadian Bank of Commerce, New Yurie; CHARLES SANSOM CUSTOMS BROKER GENERAL AGENT. Hank of Nova Scotia, Chicago. ' Traders'National Bank, Spokane, SAVINGS DEPARTMENT��������� ������ Deposits received at $1 and upwards, and interest allowed (present rate) at 3J per cent, per annum. GRANGEV. HOLT, , Agent; Xelson; .July IT, 1803. P. O. BOX 24. ELSON, B. C. CUSTOMS BLANKS -FOR SALE AT THE - MINER OFFICE. na of Japan's growing interests in her dependency and is now virtuously indignant at j . ������������������ ���������- her armed interference in her affairs. So j TheS. S. Lytton bas iakei the Cohrm- far the two countries might be left to fight I Tjja'g piace on the line from Revelstoke to | it out. But a few miles north of the Chinese I "Waneta. A. Sitting of the County Court of Koote- will be liolden at the Court House, kelson, on Saturday the eighteenth day of August, 1894. T. H. Giffin, Registrar. -" 'son, 18th July, 1894." ' ' (5) "N li? "ttlM-RAI. ACT,, ISttO. "OTICE is hereby given that Fkank C. Lorinc; has filed the necessary papers and ! made application for a'Crown Grant in favor of the Mineral Claim .'* Josie." situated in the Trail Creek Mining Division of AVest Kootenay. i; Adverse claims, if any. must be lllcd with the : undersigned within t������ days from the date of this : publication. *������". J. GOEPEL. I Government Agent. I Dated Nelson B. C, 10th July, 1S9L i THE MINER, NELSON, B. C, SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1894. RiUXnMGUUEbtA.'a'.jM ( Continued from page 4.) thing was as dry as tiuder and all had to run for their lives, many of them without shoes and only half dressed. The first appearance of the fire wan from the last cabin on the starboard side, on the engine floor, occupied by deck hands. The wind blew from "the south and the flames tore ajong till the whole ship Avas a mass of fire from stem to stern. Within 10 minutes of the breaking out of the fire she burnt to the waters edge, and when they abandoned her this morning the engine and boiler were still standing on the iron frames. The cargo consisted of one carload of- hay and one carload of mixed produce for Nakusp. , There Avere six uassengors aboard and one lady, Mrs. Perry Lvon, who escaped with her clothes in her arms. All the officers and crew have lost their entire outfits and Mr. Jones, the Customs Officer, had to escape in his pyjamas and a rough suit, he. loses his watch aud all his Customs papers. Nothing like a panic occurred. All Avere ready to do their duty and if there had been n. ghost of a sho-lithe ship would have been saved. No suggestion has been, made as to the cause oi' the outbreak and there are few facts to record as the catastrophe was short, sharp and decisive. But this Avas too much, andhastely pinning together the rags which lonely men call clothes in this country Ave consigned them to the care of our heathen politician only asking him, after washing1 them, to be careful to pin the same pieces together again. It is annoying to get a "shirt with two different arms pinned on to it and a collar four sizes too large for us. S-A-LZEj COLUMBIA IRON WORKS General Founders, Engineers, Boiler Makers, and Manufacturers The burning of this fine steamer is another blow to the district and her loss Avill be very severely felt. Everyone avIio has ever iravelled'by her speaks in high terms of her speed, accommodation and comfort. We sincerely condole with her popular commander in thus being" deprived of his splendid vessel. The company too is worthy! of popular sympathy. As caterers for the public and practically owners of a monopoly in transport, they are ever ready to meet the public, wants at a reasonable price!" .The.Columbia was only insured for 815.000 and it,will cost at '.least 850,000 to replace her. So heavy a loss coming now when business is anything but brisk will be a severe misfortune. ������ LATEST INTELLIGENCE. A great fire has broken out in the part of Chicago which is occupied by lumber yards and mills. Over .sixty-five .acres are cleared and "the damage is estimated, .at twe>a'nd a half millions of dollars. Santo is now on trial in Paris for the murder of President Carnot. A DIVORCE SENSATION. In the Court of Session, where Lord Kyllacliy has been hearing: evidence in the action tor divorce, on the ground qf infidelity brought.by.Mr.' Claude Alexander, of Ballochmyle, Ayrshire, against his'' wife'; formerly "Lady Diana Mont- gomer-ie, youngest daughter of the late Earl of Eglington," judgment was rendr. ered to the petitioner.*1 Lady Diana Alexander is about 24 years of age! and .was married to Mr. Claude Alexander on December 24, 1889. They went to Logan Cumnock, their usual residence, in Feburary,. 1891. and about the end of that year Mr. Alexander began to occupy a separate room. According to the evidence, this was not done upon Lady Diana's suggestion, but upon Mr. Alexander's own desire. On January 4 of this year Mr. Claude Alexander and his (Avifepaid a visit to the Limes, near Sunderland; aiid remained there until Jauu;\ry;20;' LadyDjaua, in court, said. that'duriiVg"this visit she "observed that _ her husband paid a great deal pfi; atten- "t"im"rto~a Mis's~Holderi. '""Witness" added that .she, was nob a bit jealous of her husband, "but she'. could not help noticing that, he spent, more of his time with Miss Holden than he did with her. On January 5, a Mr. Harold Allison,, residing at [Jndercliffe, about :a - mile or so from the.Limes, visited the latter place and Svas -introduced to Lady Diana. From that time Mr. Allison frequently visited the Limes and became very intimate.with Mrs. Alexander'. On .January 10 Mr. Allison,; Lady Diana admitted, kissed her in the billiard room. Airs.. j Alexander then proceeds to say that Air. Alexander told her that he had seen Allison kiss her, that he had no objection and he himself would.take any girl he pleased to his room and he would never say a word about it; that in pursuance oftliis arrangement she had admitted Air. Allison, but that Alexander had found him there and instituted the proceedings for divorce, based, upon that fact. '"''." CHINESE POLITICS. .."We intimated last week that our Chinese laundrymen aud cooks would. proAre interesting folk, if the depths of their ideas were only properly sounded. The celestial who undertakes the cleaning of our editor-" ia] garments,"was good enough ��������� a. day or tAvo ago to give us his ideas on the China-, "Japan question. According'to him China will easily -win in the struggle, but his .reasons for"this belief open up quite a new feature in European politics and one hitherto unknown and undreampt ofv Here it is in his own words: "China man he heap savee fight, he catchee" plenty men, hyou ship. Gerniau man, he topside man, atlee same Chinaman. German man, help Chinaman fight this time. Japan man uo good. Onetime twenty years, ago, you OUR TELEGRAPH SERVICE. It is now tAvo months since wo have had communication wiih the rest, of -the province by direct telegraph. All messages ai present have to go via Spokane. The cost of a message of. ten words to Victoria is 81.75 against 90c, nearly double. "VV'e are happy-to be able to "stale that this condition of aIIairs is nearly at an eud. The 0. P. Pi. authorities inform us that communication will bo established next Aveek. A new line is-; being built between here and Kaslo, higher than the old one so ns to be out of the reach ��������� of future floods. For this purpose new Avire had to bo obtained and it is this that has caused tlie delay. So much Avire was wanted in various parts of the province that Kootenay had to wait its turn to be supplied. The line between Kaslo and New Denver lias been destroyed aud mended again ever so m-iny times this season. "When the snow aud mudslides had finished with it, gales and floods began their Avork of disaster. As soon as their wreck was repaired fire tried ils hand at destruction and Ja.st Aveek practically succeeded in wiping out' the line. The fault doe3 not seem to lie with the C. P. R. officials. They have done and are doing all that can be done lo restore communication. But Ave also hear complaints about delays to incoming telegrams which are not explainable by any of the above causes. The following letter Avhich Ave take from the columns.ol The Province may throAV some light on it: "To tiik Editor: This is exactly what took place in'the C. P. It. Telegraph oflice. I went in and wrote a telegram to Nelson, called a clerk (named Daniels) and asked what I had to pay. The'clerk did not know and referred to a book without result; to another in ' the same way. Then he asked a person sitting at a' typewriter, who went on typewriting and gave him no answer. After waiting cavo or threeminuteslcallcd another young fellow, who sum? out at thc top of his voice: "Ask Mr. (1 cid not catch tho name) what is to pay on a telegram to Nelson; tell him a gentleman is waiting." the first clerk appeared to put the question Avith the same result as before. Thc man went on typewriting. At last he appears to have vouchsafed the information. "Ninety cent's if thc wire is up; a dollar fifty (I think) if not." To my very necessary enquiry as to Avhothcr the wire was up or down I could get no answer, so after expressing my indignation and asking for thc name of. the clerk (Daniels) and his chief (Christie), I left the oflice. This is a, simple statement written ten' minutes after the events. Is this the way to run a telegraph olhce'in which prompt attention to public demands is a first essential? . ��������� , Judge ye, Victokia. B. C, . MINER. 25th July, 1891. EAST YALE ELECTION. Air. Vernon, Commissioner of Lands aud "Works iii the last government', was defeated by Mr. Grahame'by 417 to 404, a majority of 13. - Under and by virtue of Ihe powers contained in a certain Mortgage, which will be produced ��������� ut the lime of sale, there will be offered for sale hy Public Auction hy t.'liarles A. Waterman at (lie ollice of Edward Applcwhailo, Esq., Victoria Street, Nelson, B. (J., on Tuesday tho "111 day of August, A. D. 1S!)|, at llie hour of eleven o'clock in the forenoon the following property: The East hall'of Lot liuinhcrocl J in Block numbered 2 in the Governmoni Townsite of Nelson, in West Kootenay Disiriot, Province of British Columbia, accorclinglo Iheolliciiil plan or survey. Together with all buildings and improvements theron. The property will be sold for cash subject to a reserve bid. For particulars apply to J. H. BOWES, SOLICITOR, NELSON B. C. Tuesday the 2'lh day of July, A. 1). 18iU. (8) ' of All Work . Classes of . Specialty. Machinery. Sawmill and Marine SOU' .TC.tM'r.MJTtlltl'lCS <H' THE 3STOTXOE3- rriAICE NOTICE that 1, RUDOLPH GOtt- JL ICOW, will not lie responsible I'or anv work done upon the Placer Claims "VICTORIA" and "PRINCE CONSOUT." situate upon thc Salmon River, or for any debts incurred in connection therewith after the date hereof without my written order. Dated this 3rd day of August, A. D. 1894. (10) RUDOLPH GOIIKOW. Kendall Band Mill, B. 0. Shingle Machines, Steam Log Hauling Machines. Wc keep in stock a full supply of Engineer and Mill Supplies, such as Pipe and Fillings, Brass^ Goods, Sheet and other Packing Rubber Valves, Rubber and Leather Belting, Oils? and Lubricants, etc. HCHBTDTO'ENGINES and' SINKING .PUMPS FOE MINES Corner Alexander Street and Westminster Ave., VANCOTTVEK, B. 0. D. CARTMEL, J. W. CAMPION, Agent "West Kootenay. J. E. W. MACFARLANE Secretary-Treasurer. Manager Sich's Corner <J^^. ;~~~^ VANCOUVER, B. C. BuxtottJ j& Rodney ���������AVIIOLlSATfl AND RETAIL��������� ^TOBACCONISTS?* Agents for the pefebrated !���������������',&���������. CQ. (Loewe & Go.) E. IB. B., and other best " . Enft-lishiBrnr Root Pipes. A large stock d; ''OWN MAKE " Pipes Tobaccos of ail\ki!ids and all smoker's requisites kept onhilnd.. THE OLD RELIABLE ������ BAKER STREET, NELSON, B. C. ��������������� INSTILL TO THE FRONT! J������"NO FEAR OF^AJVMNEl ������ COUNTRY ORWEKS SBY' POST PJM������MPT1.Y ATTK'IM'O 'if,, I m*E-E! T*R,^.I*E3 SUPPLIED J I THE WAR IN COREA. The rumours from the seat of Avar are vague, but it appears certain that fighting1 has conimeaced'roun.d Seoul in .which tbe Japanese have bad tbe advantage, even going ho far as to capture tlie King of -Corea.���������An-engagement���������is-also-reported- betAveeu a Jnpanese cruiser and a "Chinese transport, in which the latter was sunk. It is said that the captain and another officer of the transport Ave re Germans. England'has informed both belligerents that.in case they infringe on. her interests she Avill take, whatever steps she may deem necessary, but otherwise will not interfere. ; Cholera . is said,, to, have broken " out among the troops ou both sides. One hundred.and.eighty thousand stand of of firms from Englaud-for China passed recently oyer the C. P. E. A later telegram I'rom Shanghai says the statement that war has been declared between China and Japan is confirmed.by dispatches from Lloyds. The statement is now generally accepted as true. The fight iirwlricih Japan was victorious, and where a number of Chinese transports Avere sunk, Avas_ fought ou Wednesday. The Chinese loss was great. FIRE- INSURANCE POLICY ACT, 1863." NOTICE. Tenlers for the erection of a frame house will be received up to 6 p. m. on Thursday, 9th Aigust, at the office of the" undersigned, Avhere plans and specifications may be seen. "VJ* OTICE is hereby given that His Honour, the --^ ^-Ijieutenant-Gov������rnot'-in--Council-has-fti lather postponed the corjmeiicenicnt of "An Act lo secure Uniform Coulilions in Policies of Fire Insurance," from the lit day of April, 1S0I, until thc 1st day of April, 18}5., jjAMES BAKER, I ' Provincial Secretary. Provincial Secretary's Oflice, . ��������� 29th March, 18!)i.i . (2) \Ve haveioni hand several tons of first-class Hams, "Bacon and Butter Also car loads oi Flour, Sugar, Salt Fish, Canned Meats, Etc. Whilst for tho VefwiE merit of the inner man Ave have Bass and Allsoim's Pale Ale Schl'it/ 1W 's Bay Company,' Hiram Walker & Son's Distillers AGKXTS FOK Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co. Milwaukee, U. S. Fort Gurry Flour Mills ' Manitoba. "' P. O. box 69. Telephone 21 EDWARD APPLEWHAITE * CO. S, E. corner Baker and .Josephine streets, NELSON, IJ. C. REAL ESTATE, FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE AGENTS, "l:"l(i(*- Conveyancing documents drawn up Town Lots Lands and Mining Claims Eandleclon Commissi Loans negotiated on Kelson property. Collections m 1SS1011. TOY SUITINGS. "Free! NEW TROUSERINGS. J". Squire, the Nelson'Tailor,"has just received. a lar ge consignment of .More CURES have been effected" by my Trusses,-with perfect case to wearer, than by all other <lcv iot's t'<iiiil>in������'<t. They retain largest Rupture un:lor severest, strain. A system offlttinprhas been perl'octod tho Inst 25 years; fully equal to personal examination b.v kssiiI. 27 patents i&&cSSS DEFORMITY, 134 King St.AV.'i'orouto, Union StBafflsMi) Go.s B. C.s LIS. HEAD OFFICE 'AND WHARF : *V"J^*isrco;crv'*E3"R,.. b. c. Spring Goods Call and .inspect die New Patterns e and' Styles. * ��������� Fred, J. Squire, Baker Street, Nelson. H AVE YOU SEEN THEr^- TEMPTING DISPLAY OF VANCOUVER TO XAXAIMO.-S.S. "Cutch" leaves C. P. It. Wharf daily (Sundays excepted) .���������,.,. , , , .. at 1:15 P.'"-" Cargo at Union S.S. Co.'s wharf llie lowest or any tender not necessarily until 11 a. m. acceptcd.- H. E. CROASDAILE. AKMIT .& KASHMLL, fining Brokers. lifidentialh-j "Ger-, Convevancinsf, Notaries Public u. They iijjlit very J ' P' Mining Abstracts. in an lie figlit JTreucliraaii hard. China help German, ' then be., ail I lite, be lick Frenchman heap bad. Now : German nian[ be-help Chinaman." This j ^svas startling news indeed, that Germany j owed her success over the French troops j Comple in 1880 to hei) Chinese allies! Our friend j then proceeded -with a tale showing the i descent of the present Emperor of China j from a German Prince 400 or 500 years ago. I lists of existing Mii;iu������' locations NEW DENVER. C. XAXAIMO TO VANCOUVEH.-S.S. "Cutch" leaves daily (Monday excepted) at S a.m. " Vancouver and Xortlieru Settlement!). ��������� S.S. Comox leaves U. S.S. Wharf every "Monday at 11 a.m.,- for Port Neville, calling at all way ports, returning- Wednesday, and on Thursday at 11 a.m. for all points as far as Shoal Bay, returning Saturday. . Cariro at Company's Wharf until" 9 a.m. . " - "TiOOaVTIIIj; Fl'lEKl'. Leave "Moodyvillc--7, y, n:15 a. m., 2:30, i:30 p.m. Leave Yancouvcr-s, 10:1> a.m., 1:15, 3:30, 5:30 p.m. S3- Steamer--and-cows always available for Excursion. Towing and Freighting Business. Storage Acconunod.iioii on Co.'s Wharf. V. j\ VQVVISU, Mnnn-jxr. Telephone VI. . ].. 0. Box 771. Wafeches, Clocks" Jewellery^ aiji S''verware, ShoWi) ii> ike Warerooins oi 3 DOVER, The Jeweller, Great Bargain can be had for Cash. BAKER STREET, NELSON. B. O.,
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