@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . @prefix geo: . ns0:identifierAIP "fe4f448e-47e2-408c-a201-3e4a0615ed94"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "BC Historical Newspapers"@en ; dcterms:issued "2016-07-29"@en, "1894-08-25"@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/1.0182839/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ Thc JE'ncs ia Kootenay t\\rv. - lissoi ttr 3*������ the Iticlicst iu America. ... / . (('*# AUG SO 1894 Tiic Ores tire "JiKift'rade in Mold, Silver, Copper, ami i,e:ul. Whole Number 210. Nelson, British Columbia, Saturday, August 25, 1894. Price Five. Cents. THE WEEK'S MINING NEWS! Jong) Mr- Vallance shows ore all the ! way���������two to seven feet ol: it���������some ' " 1, some concentrating. The Alamo is a first-class concentrating property and will keep the new concentrator below Three Forks busy. A winze from OF METALS. COPJPElt. Liverpool, Aug. 1st, 1894. Copppor has declined durhij,' the past month from ������38. G. 3. Lewis &-" Sou's Circular. !-o8. 8. 9.���������fames ORE SHIPMENTS. Aug. 15, 30 tons, (i n 18, 10 19, 13A 19, 2A 23, 20 23, 40 l:Le Roi*' to Tacoma. "Le Boi" to Tacoma. ".loaie" io Everett. "Mny" to Everett. '���������Josie" to Tacoma. "LeRoi" to Tacoma. Total, 116 tons. MINING 2r'j':v.' TRANSFERS. PE'-NVET". August 13th.���������"Idaho" and "St. John," F. Mallerly to F. Gove, f, interest, .$3,500. August. i-lth.���������"ilollie 0,"���������W. J. Dunn'to Ti. W. Harris, i interest, $500. August Uth.���������''Mollie 0,"���������W. J. Dunn to IT. W. Harris, j} interest, $300. August 1-ith.���������"Noonclay"and-'Fourlh ol: July,"���������W. L. (Jarruthers Lo J. Cock- ell, ;} interest. $10. August lllh:���������"Tom Moore" and "Liberator,"���������M. C. Monaghan to Jackson & Porter, ������ interest, $100 cash, $300 six months, $000 ten months. August 17tli.���������''Tom Moore,"���������M. 0. Monaghan to T. Hennessey, -J interest. $1, Aug. 17th.���������"Minneapolis,"���������S. Weisse to E.O. Nelson, full interest, $1. xniiEE FOBKS. (From our oivn correspondent.) Taking the opportunity of a lull in the forest fires your correspondent started out for' a tour of the country west of Three Forks. The railroad grade under the supervision of Messrs. Maun and O'Leary is getting along fast and will be finished in a month. The, grade is now used instead of a trail to New Denver and the Mountain Chief mine is easily reached this way. I found eighteen men working at the Chief under Mr. Stickney's charge. Drifting is the order of the day,- prepar- tory to stoping/' The raise connecting tunnels Nos. 3 and 1 is through and the 'mine is now well ventilated and everything looks line. Mr. Geo. Hughes will be ready to make big shipments this winter. From tlie Chief 1 went through New Denver to Silverton, where live hundred tuns of Gradv ore is stored ready for the Nakusp and "Slocan Railway. Mr.. Mc- N-iught will ship twenty tons every day from the Grady until he. gets one thous- No. 1 to No. 2 to connect with the raise is in four feet of ore, the full Avidth of the working. Coming to the Idaho T was lucky to find Mr. Hughes at the mine, smiling all over with Tony Becker, the foreman, at t he new big strike. This strike is one of the most remarkable in this or any other camp. It measures over fifteen feet and is ali high grade ore and fairly makes the eyes bulge out. A station is being cut out and sinking on the ore chute will be commenced at once. The mine is looking better than ever and lumber is being sawn and everything prepared to ship largely this winter. ' A certain politician from the Eraser River wanted to know why we wanted I the railway in the Slocan. Come and J see Mr. Man, and we'll show you some tonnage! The Cumberland boys are all hard at work, having struck the same ciass of ore as the "Idaho, three hundred and fifty feet north of that mine. As your correspondent reached the workings they had just struck two feet of ore and the vein appears to be widening. Mr. McNaghten and his numerous partners are liable to ship ore themselves this fall. To go from mining (the fires pie- vent my trip up South Carpenter) to general news, Mr. Davenport is going to look up a good trail site from the Dardanelles to Three Forks. to AVe see among us two very smiling faces these last few days; an examination shows that Mr. Calhcart and Mr. Thompson have each been presented with a fme boy. Mr. Bell, chief engineer of the defunct Columbia, has a watch which bears a charmed existence. It went through the fire ot the burning steamer unhurt, while Mr. Jones' watch aud some coins quite near it were melted to a-mass.. NEAV DENVER. (From our oivu Correspondent.) August 18th, 1S91. Fires still con till ue'to rage in tlie mountains. According to the latest accounts the buildings at .Sandon Creek are doomed. The cabins oh the "Noble Five" were burned .yesterday and those on the "Rucceau" were, iu considerable danger. Fortunately . the Hennessey boys were able to save most of their provisions, etc,, and Miller & Cutler, who have bonded the "Deadman." also saved their supplies. ; Owing to _the fierceness of the fire there is very little probability^of this ground burning over again audit has therefore been decided by the above named once build cabins on the considerable development work this fall gentlemen to at claim and do the railway, wagon road from Silverton to connecting to and tons ovei ���������first-class the Grady and a tramway the works. Visitors can use the> tram- , way instead of climbing h_0C0 feet, a "v eT:v_sa t i s factory" "sTiVing o f "cifeTg y:���������"ft 11 ���������". Ross, iu charge of the Grady, shows one round, pointing out. the large body of ore-and impressing one with--confidence in the Slocan silver and the Grady in particular. A mountain trail leads to the Fisher "Maiden, the.latest bonanza in the Four mile district. Mr. Jap. King is in charge here with twelve men at work on three tunnels, all of which are in ore, and such ore too. running from live, to fifteen hundred ounces. The "Maiden" is on the divide between Foui-mile and Cody . Creek, 000 feet above Nine-mile, and is ���������well worth the seven hours ride to see. ' The outcrop is fully forty feet in width. There is also good timber and water. The latter mav come in useful for milling , and power. "Tin' Fisher "Maiden will ' patronize theN. and S. this winter and '" for many-years' to come. ��������� , Coming back the Read and Robertson invites a visit. This property, on the main Four-mile range, named by a certain general "Silver Hill," is owned by. Mr. Finch and is under the charge of Mr. Moynahan. "o The Wakefield, one of the group, has four feet of nice looking ore in the face of the tunnel, which is in one hundred and forty feet, the ore appearing to be high grade. The Jenny Lind, above the Wakefield, has a strong lead, the outcrop showing four feet of .solid galena. The. tunnel is in eighty feet and should cut the vein in about another twenty-five feet. The Washington may also come the front. Sancton Creek at the time of writing is in great danger from tire. News from there is alarming as the fire is only a couple of hundred yards away, and we all know now that'that is too close. The Noble Five boys after losing cabins and provisions will start to rebuild at once. ftlr. Cutler on the Dead- man saved his "ictas" by burying everything. - Martin Fry is back in the Slocan again and with his son will go to work on the Cute Lode and Chicago and will also see "whats what" higher up the hill. Mr. Fry says Three Forks is the liveliest place he's struck for a long time (he wouldn't buy a lot though.) Capt. Moore and the secretary of his company arrived in town on Friday and are installed at the concentrator. Capt. ��������� Moore has a letter from Mr. Mara, M. i p., enclosing another one from the ; Acting Comptroller in Ottawa, conrii'in- i ing the free entry of his concentrating | machinery, /llie plant is now in i Chicago awaiting Capt. "Moore's orders for shipment. It wont be there much longer as Capt. "Moore will wire for its speedy removal at once. The country to the south of Four-mile continues to attract considerable attention from prospectors. One of the latest is the '-Enterprise," staked by R. J. Kirk wood, which shows a ten inch ledge ot solid galena averaging oyer 250 ounces per ton in silver. The claim is situate on what ,is known as Ten-mile -Creek, the immediate result being ..the staking of numerous other claims in the vicinity. Good accounts also reach us respecting Allan ftlcPhee's "Express," which was staked prior to the, above named claim but in the same neighborhood. Captain Moore accompanied by Mr. Fox, the treasurer of the company, were in New Denver yesterday and stated that work on the concentrator would be pushed on so as to have everything leady for the machinery which will be brought in as soon as the railroad reaches Three Forks. .. Messrs. Jackson & Finney, ore buyers from Salt Lake City "and Kansas City respectively, were 'in- "town"' for"two* or three days this week. LOCAL NEJrVS. Merchants are shipping more supplies into the Kooienay Country) now than they, were two years ago. A dance was got up by the Nelson band on Tuesday even ing'bi.it was not a great success, only eight ladies being present. John King a veteran prospector who knows every inch of the country from "Mexico to Alaska, says that the Slocan is the finest, mining camp on the coast. Byron While is reported to have said that the alteration in the, duty on lead would increase the value of the. ore on the dump at the Slocan Star from $75,- 000 to $100,003. Messrs Charles A. Waterman & Co., will | sell by auction this afternoon nt 3. p. m. iirfront of tbe Customs House a quantity of contraband goods. The services of: the Methodist Church will be held as usual tomorrow at 11 a. m. and 7. 30 p. m. The Rev. H. Morden will take as his morning subject "Faith," and for the evening "Ransomed at a heavy cost." The Hons'. S. Parker and S. Tollemache and Captain Bald arrived at the Phair from England on Tuesday last and "went the next day down to one of the camps en theJKootenay for the fishing!. The, Rev'd E. Kempthall ofiJersey City is also camped down the .river. , .' ������������������ ��������� We would again caution water drinkers against the beverage supplied by the town service. The reservoir still has water in it but it is covered with.a foul looking green slime. Unfortunately we hear of many cases of dysentery and diarrhoea, for which the water is to blame. Tho only precaution is, as.we have pointed out, to boil and filter the water before using it. ��������� A picnic has been arranged for the Sabbath School children to take place on Friday next 31st' iust., The S. S.' Ainsworth has been chartered aud will leave the government wharf at 2 p. m., returning from the picnic grounds at 7.30. Six mile point ("North shore) has been fixed upon as the site aud there will be the usual attractions for an afternoons outing free for all comers. The fare for the round trip is 50 cents, children 25 cents. Samples of iron ore found on Vancoiw ver Island have been submitted to Messrs Bolckow Vaughan & Co., of Mid- dlesboro, England. The result has been most sat isfactory, there being simply traces of sulphur- aud phosphorus, tlie two substances that, interfere with the. free smelting of iron ore. The deposits, of this ore are situated in the vicinity of the coal measures of Nanaimo and Comox and there is no reason why British Columbia should not become the home of the iron and steel industry in the: North Pacific. ' ' KASLO. (From our own correspondent.) August 21th, 189-1. Despite -the prognostications of small shipments made by some, CANADIAN NEWS. His Excellency, the Governor-General' and Lady Aberdeen are St. John's, N.B... The big grain elevator at Winnipeg- with a large quantity of grain was burnt last week. At Moose Jaw-the freight shed, ice house and twelve box cars loaded with way freight have, been burned. The cause of the fire is unknown. Three young Jadies, Miss L. Winters," , Miss B. Winters and Miss Sherwood, together with a Mr. Johnson, . were drowned while crossing the Sydenham' River at Thornyhurst. In Toronto great satisfaction is ex-' pressed by merchants and others at the- fact that wool and lumber are to be acl-' mit ted free of duty into the United- States. Great activity in these lines is expected. Fire appears to be doing incalculable damage throughout the Dominion. At Berlin the American livery stable1?'Bricker'a' - carriage works aud Bartlett's coffin factory were burnt. At Sarnia the grand stand in the Bay View Athletic Park is gone aud at' Belleville Walbridge's handsome bricks -' block on Front street was destroyed. The following paragraph from the Manitoba Free Press points to an unusual ' occurence at the ftlanitoba College: "Rumour has it that two bachelors (of arts), well known to our college, will be -united "for "bettor or for worse" next Tuesday morning." In. these days of female education' one ..of the ''bachelors" may be a' lady, but the fact is not mentioned. ' Archibald Stuart, a young Scotchman,; The Church of England picnic was held yesterday at Squire's point. .The S.S. has just-succeeded in dpYng. what no Aihs'worEii was''chTiTteTe"d"t"5 carry! he'party^^ *lV;i"s '"done. " Wr(h"Ho across and bring them back again. Mr. other-companions than an Indian guide Squire's-property is exceedingly pictures-| ho has just completed in safety the que aud is just the place for a party of this entire trip from Lake St. John to Miss kind. In the evening when the Chinese tassine, the great mysterious inland sea lamps which had been hung among the mill is here and Lovatt Bros.' saw ready to ..cut timber. The Bear Lake mill is on its way Genelle from Nakusp will ship lumber in over the'-*1 N. aud S. will be able to pay its its choice. . so*Three Forks money and take started a new , ..better,,, brighter Geo. Phunder has mineral exhibit; bigge: than ever. We hear rumours of the Sandon road and hope to see some men and work before snow comes. - Ileal estate is fairly humming here. 1"very one wants to buy but some have no money,. For the convenience of travellers it may be. a well to stale that Mrs. Nor- qtuiy can give a first-class meal* to any one "who calls and beds (springs and "alb complete) can be had atFitche's canvass lodging house. . -. ���������WAN-ETA. .. (From our cwn correspondent.) August 22nd, 1891. W. J. Goepel, Gold Commission, has been paying Waneta, Salmon River and Trail Creek an official visit. He has been estimating the amounts expended by private parties on the trails under the promise of reimbursement, and has authorized the expenditure of some $200 on the trail from north fork of the Salmon River to Salmon Siding. i The bridge over the washout below j-Boundary City has just been completed, Crossing the range the finest viewin 1 restoring" continuous transportation by rail, the Slocaii country meets the gaze. , The ; which is the first since the overflow by the made by some, whose wish fathered the remark, the statement is made here by mining men und others 'direct!) | interested that the ore shipments from the I Slcean this season will be about eight j thousand tons, aggregating a value of one ! million dollars. It is a matter of congratu- j latiou that so much bnsiuess^money and consequently good times will thus-be "in circulation-,- especially-at' ter���������the-hardships- so uumurmuringly borne during the past summer. The day of disaster is past and the era of energy is about to ensue. G. O. Buchanan's saw, niill was started- up again on Wednesday'aad is now busy cutting 15,000 feet- of lumber for the Pilot Bay Smelter. > . A number of local sportsmen are having a large house-boat built for duck shooting purposes on Kootenay River. The forest fires are all round ' the town but ��������� no danger . ia apprehended. "The smoke.is so dense the opposite shore of the lake cannot be see;.i. There was joy in' the house, of G. J. Atkins Monday. Both mother and infant are doing well. Kaslo enjoyed another election contest (that of school trustee) on Saturday last. The candidates were William Goodwin and Arthur Goodenough. -"More than usual interest was manifested, sixty-four votes being polled, of which Mr. Goocle- nough'obtained 16 aud Mr. Goodwin 19. trees were lit, and the music of the Nelson band floated out on the evening air, the scene was delightful. At 11 p. m. the party returned, everyone having enjoyed ! themselves. n the. far north, "by one route and returned bv another found large areas of merchantable timber and large j tracts of magnificent, agricultural land j in what, lias been hitherto supposed-to | be nothing but a worthless wilderness. The accident to tho Columbia has neccs- j siiated a change in the running of the,; boats from Revelstoke. The trip I'romj Robson to Northport will be discontinued j on Wednesdays and only made ou Saturdays. No change iu the run between Rob- ���������son-and-Revelstoko-wili-^bo���������made���������except- that S S. Lyttou will leave Robson i'or Revelstekc on Sunday evening instead of on Saturdays. By this means the Company hones to be able to continue to make connections .with the main line trains. The traiu on the Nelson & .Fort Sheppard hue did not reach the depot on Wednesday night at all, but drifted in somewhere ab6ut 2 a. m. on Thursday morning. The delay was caused by a sand slide at tlie Little Devils. When communicated with the authorities ,���������at the depot refused to give any information whatever on the subject. 'They know their own business beat. But the- public will presently get tired of travelling on a line of which the known dangers are bad enough, without having to face others which the officials' foulibhlv endeavor to shroud in mystery. PROVINCIAL HEWS. is sulferinc drought. Not a beautiful Twin Lake and Alamo -Basins. The small lakes' with their blue watei\\ and surrounding basin, with the North Fork -mountains as a background, would satisfy any artist's eye. At .the Alamo, owned by Captain Moore, I found ftlr. Vallance, the evor busy and genial superintendant. Two drifts are being run from the middle tunnel, running on the vein from east to west. The raise to connect with No. 1 tunnel is tip about thirty-five feet and is in twentv inches of ore. Going to No. 1 tunnel (two hundred aud twenty feet high water in ihe Spring. The contract for building the new school house has been let to Jas. Donnelly. The work will be begun at once. A good part of the material comes from Nelson. Since the departure of Judge W. "M. Newton we have had no Justice 6f tlie Peace nearer- than "Nelson. Accordingly the miners got up a petition, signed by ���������Dearly al! the residents of the, district,, -praying that Mr. J. H. Nolan, customs ���������������: collector, be appointed a Jusiice of the ; p Peace. Miss Stella Kane, late school teacher at Nelson, has been appointed to the same position here. Not for some time has Kaslo entertained so many" visitors as this week. The streets have assumed "some of their old time bustle. ��������� Several parties are rebuilding and fitting I up old houses in Kaslo. Mr. F.-E. Archer; leading with a large new house of seven ! rooms. ; ' C. E. Perry, 0. B., left, for the hills'-Wed- ��������� nesday to survey several mining claims. The Okanagan country from" a most unusual drop of rain has fallen since April' and the wheat crop is a complete failure. The run of salmon on the Fraser .this year, though later than usual, is very- large and plentiful. If is expected that the canneries will put up 25% more than last year and we understand that outers" are in hand to,cover almost any amount. . NEWS OF THE WORLD. The Evicted-Tenants Bill has been thrown out ou its second reading in the House ol: Lords. "���������-Tlie-St-eamer-Empre"s"s~oC_Oiiimr"wliiclf- went ashore near Shanghao has been safely floated.'- Great satisfaction is expressed in the manufacturing districts of England over the passage of the Wilson Bill. It is" expected that .owing to' the destruction of the crops by heat in many- places, the price of wheat will be vcrv high this year. For sonip time it lias boon suspected that systematic robbery of bullion has been going on at the great 'Treadwell, mine in Alaska. -Detectives have now; captured a man who is supposed to lie the chief ol'-oni' of the gangs. Sixteen hundred dollar-, worth, of-' amalgam was .found, in his possc.-.i.sion :\\nd il is pxpocled that In- Will give evidence leading to the arrest of Llie whole gang. Stories have been most industriously circulated to the effect that the Duke of York-in marrying Princess May had ft was alleged that C. H. Eilacott, P. L. S., in locating the Lucky-boy claim. The Cariboo country is awakc.o Already two gold bricks are on view in Vancouver. One .weighs 302.*,- ounces and is the result, of only 17 .hours .washing at the Cariboo Hydraulic .mine. The other' weighs 2Si ounces and was tlie cleaning up after 10'i hours work.at tlie Horsefly. There is great excitement iiver'these claims in Vancouver and ���������;iire.-idy their shares are quoted at a committed bigamy as a,boy or young man when stationed j on his ship at Malta, his youthful dis- , cretioh had fallen before the charms of . one of-those dark.eyed Maltese girls and \\ that he had'married her. (Ariel no blame I to him if Iip had.) The whole story is i now officially denied by Col. Knoliys,. I private secretary to the Prince "of ! Wales. engaged m ' large premium. It will be remembered that early in July Messrs McVicor tt Shaw of Nova Scotia pm chased some claims, the "Vigilant*' and "Pearl'- on Woodbury Creek, Ainsworth. Both gentlemen then returned to Nova Scotia. Mr. McYioor came-back to'Nelson on Tue.-day last, bringing vith him 1-^enty .-ictical miner.* and work vill be at oi.ee Commenced on those claims. At Golden, Mrs; Jackron and, her child uvre drowned in the Columbia' on the !>f!i. The little one fell into the river ,i::d the mother pel is'ned in attempt- -.!;;: to save if. Mrs. Jackson and her ":ree children had only just arrived .V in Washington. On the 1-lth J. W. i'alethorpe went across the river to get '.'.:-= horses .-uk! iii reliu'iiiiiiHie was ai.-o :'owned. None of the bulies have beer; ii covered. ' The Spectator, has the following: A man from London who was very particular- about his food went fishing down into the AVest of England and. took up his quart ers at a . farm house. The - farmer's wife was a noted cook and the tourist was greatly taken with a certain pie she pet before him. Having nearly finished it he atked what it was made of. ������������������Sucking pig. .sir." Next vear* tlie travelk quarters at th the dame replied, r again took up bis same house, and after was that hi x ;td how it was that h hostes-- did not agairi make for him such a delicious pie af; he had eaten last vear. "They all lived this year, ' answer lie "got. fir, was thu ti- w ;at is : pa rubier A h<-avenl\\ w me in,;. i has : :o ear; in y meaning.��������� >torv VB2BS������2XSZZXE3KZU\\: Lu^JUUJZSZZrrzZZTZZZTZ THE MINER, NELSON <*B. C, SATURDAY, AUGUST mawMzztrziTS&s&E: ewKUJan'jfJ! 25, 1894. ti:������i!tqmyjBgitn&M'TPj'!jr'*rj'*^ ansazssBcsissazns COUNT/ COURT. Before His Honour,' Judge Spinfe. The following is a precis of the,principal cases: ,, Coombs v. Lemon. Tliis was an action to recover payment* for butter which defendant, after taking, delivery, sought to avoid on the plea that it. was not of" good quality'.-- Judgment for plaintiff, $150. Mr. 0:'H. Bowes-for plaintiff, Mr. J. Elliot for defendant. ���������'.-������������������ Carney v. Lane and another. An action to recover two" horses which plaintiff had lent to defendant. Judgment for plaintiff, represented by Mr, McAnn. Mr. J. H. Bowes f >r defence. J'.Birch v. Hddgins. Claim, for $188.90 for wages'.'for'wprk done at. Forty.-nine. Creek. The case.was a ques!ion of classification of ���������work.; Judgment.'for plain tiff (for $17.31 Mr.. aicArthrir for plaintiff,. Mr.; J.. H. Bowea-for defendant.- ��������� - . -. ;-,..��������� ;��������� ���������y.Strobeck and another v..Campbell. ..This actionTas referred to. elsewhere.. .It was to set aside* a sheriff's sale on the ground.that the sheriff has no power to a mineral claim under a writ of fi. fa. for goods. Judgment reserved. Mr.. McArthur for plaintiff, Mr. J.. H. Bowes for defendant. >"!Car"rbl..y. BronBon & Larson... This case; is also referred to in another column. It was'ah action to recover wages said to be due by "defendants who were sub contractors for the construction of the Nakusp and Slocan Railway.. Mr..Kerr for plaintiff,- Mr. Elliot for the defendants, who got judgment. -��������� < -. - - Edwards & Cavanagh v.. Inland Con. & Dev.,Co. .Plaintiffs sought, to recover atf* amount said to'be duo in spite of having given 'a receipt in full for the same.' Judg- nJeht for the' defendants', I'cpreseuted. by- Mr. J. 'Elliot. Mr. McLepd for plaintiff. Gillis v. Terrell. An action to recover damages for injuries to a horse. Judgment for, plaintiff for nominal damages" and question- left; to Deacon" & AYalmsley of Kaslo to-.determine' amount -o'i" damage done .to horse's forefeet and. legs-, if "any. Mr. McAnn for plaintiff, Mr. McArthur for defendant. VBldniberg v.,Hansen. An action fo.: a dissolution.of'partnership. An order was made'foraccouhts to be taken aud B, J. Bealey appointed receiver. -Mr. J. Ejiiot for plaintiff, Mr. .J. H. Bowes for defi ruiant. .The rest of the 69 cases were of no public interest. ' ������������������ LEGAL NOTES. , The only case of any interest at the recent' sitting of the County Court, was Strobeck v. Campbell. This involved the question of whether a mineral claim should be sold by the Sheriff under an execution agains't land, or whether it should be treated as a chat tie. A number of cases were cited by counsel on both sides and eventually" His, Honour reserved judgment giving leave to either party to put in further cases, but be indicated- that he was of opinion that mineral claims should be sold uuder a writ against lands and not as chattels. It will be well to have this point settled one way or the other, as it has given rise to much uncertainty in the past. |A minor point held by the Judge was that judgment ...summonses must be served by the Sheriff himself and that if dependent is unable or unwilling to come conduct money must be. previously paid. This apoears to be prejudicial to the interests ol creditors and will considerably hamper them in the collection of their debts. Few people care about a process that involves throwing good inoney after- had. .. :_i._ __-_ ._ . ,,__ 1 U������\\/Z] w A new Railway under Construction. Buy before the Market rises in the Raihvay Centre , and Seat of Government of IVest Kootenay. Choice Building and Residence Property REBATE ALLOWED FOR THE ERECTION OF GOOD BUILDINGS Also Lots for Sale in NAKUSP DA JVSON and JtOBSON Apply for Prices, Maps, etc., to . FRANK FLETCHER, Land CommissioncrC. & K. Ry. Co., Nelson, B.C. Rteam Stamp Mill. THE. LATEST PRACTICAL MINING- MACHINE NOW PERFECTED - - - - - (Highest Award at World'* 'Fair Chicago.) mit ting . The machine consists of a Two Stamp Prospecting Mill, and is capable of throii'gh Six. Tons per diem. ,The entire plant consists of Boiler, ��������� Steam Pump and 'Copper: Tables. . Weight, 2,800 pounds. Itis built in sections which can be taken apart and easily transported by pack animals. These Mills'can be erected and placed in running order at from $2,000 to. $2,500, according to locality. Full particulars from M. S. DAVYS, Sole Agent, Among, all the niining machines and appliances shown at. the World's Columbian Exposition there was nothing which excited more interest and favorable comment than the.TiiEMAiNE Sijeam Stamp, Milt, in the Mining Building. . It was a positive novelty to the great majority of miniug men. It commanded attention by reason of its simplicity aud evident practibility. Experienced mining engineers were astonished' to learn that such a machine had been in successful operatiori for over two years in the extreme north-western part oi the United States. - ' ��������� (9) ASSESSMENT WORK AND DELINQUENT PARTNERS. -It- is admitted on all sides that the various owners of undivided .interests in mineral claims, whom we will call joint owners, are not necessarily partners according to the interpretation of the Mineral Act. - Under, section 89 of the Mineral Act the share of a partner- who makes default iu paying the amount due by him for expenses incurred may, after certain uotice and advertisement, be sold by auction lo pay for the.same, but there is no provision iu the Act for the "summary collection- of a joint owner's share of the cost of performing and recording assessment. work which he has either refused or neglected to do. Up to the present when uu owner of an interest in a claim fails to perform his share of the assessment work," the "owners of the'balance of the claim having performed and recorded thc assessment work have iu some cases proceeded under sectiou S'J. which section as we have shown applies ��������� only to partners. - It would appear that the only method open to recover a joint owner's share of the "cost of assessment work performed is to sue- for the amount iu the County Court and obtain an execution order for the sale of the'1 interest in question; a much more tedious and expensive proceeding than that provided for in the case of- partners under section 89. Under these circumstances '" it would appear necessary that steps, should be taken to amend the Mineral Act so that defaulting joint owners can be dealt with as speedily as defaulting partners under that Act, or possibly the Small Debts Act which .the Premier ha3 promised to introduce for re-enactment may be made to apply to the case. INCOMPETENT JUSTICES. . General complaint is made of thevagaries ; and incompetence of the, justices at" New ! Denver, Messrs. Bogle and Wilson. We : have not sooner called attention to this ' matter out of respect for the bench and ' lest the information that reached us from ' time to timemightinsome respects be incorrect. A case iu the .Speedy Trial.-; Court; here, before Judge Spinks, would seem to indicate that the complaints made are not wholly without foundation. The justices named committed one of. the most respectable business men in New Denver for trial on a charge of stealing bricks, the affair arising, we understand, out of a partnership dispute. Judy.' Spinks, on reading the depositions and ascertaining that they contained all the evidence, dismissed the case there and then. We hear it said on the street that ho justice with a grain of common sense would have even taken an information in the case, yet the parlies and four witnesses are'brought 200 miles to Nelsoii, law} ers are employed, and all the costly and dilatory proceedings' under a committal for trial take place. It is rather hard on those who live in the neighbor-, hood of the aforesaid justices. CORRESPONDENCE. THE TRIBUNE'S INCONSISTENCY. Nelson, August 20th, 1S94. To the Editor of the Miner, ���������Sir;=-T read on-Saturday';���������with���������much- interest, in the columns of your, local contemporary, a reprint of a letter written in 1857 by Lord Macanlay to Henry S.' Randall of New York. Macaulay pointed out to his correspondent, with what may now be termed true prophetic instinct, the danger which in his opinion threatened American institutions, as distinguished.from British ones; Can any observer of current events in the United States during the past six months say with truth that the danger which Lord Macaulay apprehended half a century ago was visionary? Will not any intelligent and honest observer say on the contrary thafc.it is already at our neighbor's doors? Lord Macaulay's opinion of course was that the Americans had carried their democratic institutions too far,' that by arming every man with the franchise, irrespective of his fitness to. exercise it wisely, they had placed in the hands of. the ignorant mob a weapon which, was sure one day to be fatal to American liberty. If. will be noticed that Macaulay dwells with satisfaction on the fact nhat.the franchise in England was then much more restricted than in the-United States, that, there "the supreme power was in the hands of a class numerous'indeed, but select, of an educated class,-of a class which is, and which-knows itself to- be, deeply interested in the security of property and the maintenance of order." This Macaulay'regarded as the best security for British liberty, a security altogether want ing. in the United States. If Macaulay were alive to-day could he with truth hold similar language in comparing the state of things in Great Britain and the United States? Is it not a fact that urider Mr. Gladstone's regime democracy has been carried too far in England also? For years Mr. Gladstone has labored to establish iu Great Britain the principle of "one man one vote," the very principle which in Lord Macaulay's opinion threatened American liberty with ultimate overthrow. It is hardly necessary to point out-that- your, contemporary is not only a supporter of Mr. Gladstone's! policy in England, but an advocate of the introduction of American institutions into Canada. The Tribune constantly shows itself an enemy of the British connection, but it the" British connection were'dissolved what would remain of Canada but unbridled democracy after the American pattern, or direct union with the States? In reprinting Lord Macaulay's letter to Mr. Ran dall the Tribune condemns itself'and the policy of which it is a blatant advocate, but it evidently has not, discernment enough to perceive the gross inconsistency of which it has been' guilty. Verily it is a blind .leader of the.blind. Yours respectfully, Observer. E. C. Cabpentek. Your letter is unfortunately crowded outthis week. It will be printed next week and. we shall probably have something to say on the subject ourselves. ALBERNI GOLD FIELDS. The Al be mi gold fields are at present attracting much attention through the fact that developmentwoi'k is beingdoue to a considerable extent. On China Creek hydraulic mining will soon he in operatiori. . W. II. Bainbridge got back recently to Victoria from Chjna creek, where he has been surveying for a road into the hydraulic claims in which he and several other gentlemen are interested. Tenders for the road are to be called for very soon and as soon as thafc is completed lumber for-the flumes will be hauled in, and in two months' time the mines will -be in operation. These claims extend a mile and a half along the creek, and as careful prospecting has shown it is pay dirt from the grass roots down. Within an area half a mile from the creek the mines aro bound to pay well. Half a mile of flume will supply a splendid head of water and in unlimited quantity. Speaking of quartz mining, Mr. Bainbridge says that the face for a tunnel on the King Solomon is just about finished, and the vein is showing up wonderfully well. He brought back a fine sample of coarse gold taken out. of one of the new placer linds on .Granite creek, a small off-shoot, of Hiawatches creek, which is somewhat limited, has been taken ".up since .the first find there a few weeks ago. Hansen and his partners, the discoverers of tho first find there, are putting in sluice [boxes and will have their first clean-up to a couple of days.��������� Vancouver World. ������. f OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. THE ANNUAL FALL SHOW will be held at the Fair Grounds, New Westminster. B. 0., on Tuesdav, AVednes- day aud Thiusclay, 9th, 10th and -11th October, 1S9������. Entries close Monday the 2nd October. Jmlgicg commences promptly at 2 p. m,, Ttvr.s'day the 9th. For Premium Lists and full information, apply to A. B. MACKENZIE, Secretary. Ntw Westminster, B. C. P. O. Box 218. " ������ (7) LOTS NOW FOR SALE! PRICES TO SUIT EVERYBODY $100 TO $1000 50 l>er Ceri! Rebate to Blunders. E. C. CARPENTER, RESIDENT AGENT THEEB.FOEKS. Spokane Falls & Northern R'y. Nelson & Fort Al! Rail io Spto, Was! Leave 7.00 a.m. NELSON Arrive 5.40 p-m Trains leave Nelson for Spokane every Wednesday and Saturday at 7 a. m., returning the same day, and making close connection by S.S. Nelson with all Kootenay Lake points. Passengers for Kettle Biver and Boundary Creek, connect at Marcus with stage on-Mondays,���������Tuesdays--"-Thursdays-add" Fridays. TAX NOTICE, "VT"OTIC"R is hereby given, in accordance with -^ the-Statutes, thai Provincial Revenue Tax, and all taxes levied undor the "Assessment Act," are now due for the year 1S91. All of the above named taxes collectable within the Nelson Division of the West Kootenay District arc pay able at my oflice, Kaslo, 13. C Assessed Taxes arc collectable at the following rates, viz: * If paid on or before June 30th, IS!)I:���������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 percent 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 1S94. c ANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY The Cheapest and Most Direct- Route, From NELSON, KASLO and all--Kootenay Points To the PACIFIC COAST and to the EAST. TRAINS TO A.\\l������ rKO.il XI'LSOX DAILY. Direct Connection at Robson every Tuesday, Thursday ami .Saturday I'vcning, With Steamer for Revelstoke, where connec-' tion is made with Canadian, Pacific Ensfcbound and Westbound through'trains'. - .' TiiKoucir TiCKKTS-lssui:i>, B.UiGAGE CUKCKKl) TO DESTINATION, No Customs Dii.'kicui.ties. Equipment Unsurpassed, combining calr.tfal Dming and Sleeping Cars, Luxurious Day UPft-Sh- es, Tourist Sleeping Cars and' Free Ccitsnlnt Sleeping Cars! For information as to rates, time, etc,, Viiply to nearest agent. J. Ht.llll/t'O.V, Agent, Nelson, Or to .������KO. Mel. IIKdHV, District. Passenger, Agent, Vancouver. ("Columbia & ^ kootenay steam nat1- co. (.LlMlTliD) ��������� TIME TABLE NO. 4. Ill i:!!<;ci 'Jiuii'Mluy, .Inly l'.'������!������, 1SII4. Ekvulstoki: Route, Steamer Coi,umwa. Connecting with Canadian Pacilic Railway (Main Line) for points Kastand West. Leaves' Revelstoke on Tuesdays and Fridays at 3 a.m. Leaves ltobsoa on "Wednesdays and Saturdays at S p: 111, NoivriTroiiT "Route, Steameu Columbia.- Connecting ol NorLhport for points on thc Spokane Falls and Northern Railway. Leaves ltobson Wednesdays and Saturdays al 4 a. ni. Leaves Northport. "Wednesdays and Saturdays at 1 p. rn. Kaslo Route,. Steameu Nelson^ Leaves Nelson: Tuesdays, at 3 p. m.; Wccrncs nesdays, at o.JO p, m.; Fridays, at 3 p. m.; Saturday",-, at 5.-10 p. m. Connecting on Saturdays and Wednesdays with Nelson & Fort Sheppard Ry. for Kaslo and Lalco points: - Loaves Kaslo for Nelson, connecting with Nelson & Fort Sheppard Ry. for Spokane and points south Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2.30 a. m. ��������� . ' - lioNXEu'sFEititv Route, Steamer Nelson. Connecting with Great Northern Railway for points Kasl\\and West. Leaves Nelson for Bonner's Ferry via Kaslo: Saturdays at S.lOp.m.,, Wednesdays at 5.40 p. m. Leaves Kaslo for Bonner's Ferry direct: Mondays at li a. m., Thursdays atG. a. m. Leaves Bonner's Ferry for Kaslo via Nelson at 2 a. m. on Tuesdays and Fridays. The" Company reserves the right, to change this schedule at. any time without notice. For full information as to tickets, rates etc. apply at tlio Company's olliccs, Nelson, 13. C. T. Allan, J. W. Tnoui', Secretary. , "Manager P A? *$- a<12>ed. Attractive tours via Itiiliilli ainl the Great .Lakes in connection with exclusively passenger boats orXort hern S.S. Co. IMrcct Connection via Xcl.son A Fort Sliep- 1 liaril Railway, at .Spokane ; anil via C. A K. S. X. C. at Bonner's Ferry. For maps, tickets, and complete information, call on or address: C. ii, Dixon, <1. A. I*. I>. I*. Cn������cy. Asent Spokane, "Wash. Bonners Ferry, I F. I. Whitney, ������. 1\\ A T. A., St. Paul, Mill THE MINER, NELSON, B. C, SATURDAY. AUGUST 25, 1894. ������mr������r ���������*g,'Mtw **rrasoKm *-*������*:- "Stlte. Jtthier. .& THE MINER is printed on Saturdays and will be mailed to any address in Canada or the United States, 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 rale of ij cents per. nonpareil line first insertion t 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 & Publishing Co. nelson, b.c. WOLF IN SHEERS' CLOTHING. In its issue of the 11th inst; our contemporary attempts to show that the policy of thc liberal party in the Dominion in the direction of" Free Trade tends to lower wages and upset trade.' It says "Were the Liberal or Tariff ���������Reform party in power iu Canada, the consequent uncertainty as to the rate of duties in the future could have no other effect than to unsettle values of' manufactured goods;" and again "when the tariff is taken off wages.fall." We have no.hesitation in saying these statements are not true. We regret to have again to call our contemporary's attention to the necessity of telling, the . truth, and if. it cannot do so we must come tothe rescue and tell it tW it. The article, which by the way is almost entirely cribbed from an American papery is published with the view of. being read by the people of this district, lt is meant to have the effect of prejudicing the minds of the men of Kootenay against the principles of Free Trade, ft is intended to show them that. Free Trade would injure them and lower their wages. Which- is absolutely false. The very reverse might be expected. But some people cannot tell the truth and will garble any facts or figures until they seem to indicate exactly the opposite of their real meaning.' Now the truth is this. If the Free Trade party had their way they would abolish all duties whatsoever. There would be no uncertainty about the price of manufactured articles. They would be obtainable at the lowest _P_rice_-_ Mine owners and others would be able to obtain till their plant and machinery at from 25 to 50 per cent, less than they do now; and they would, by just so much, be" able to pay higher wages without spending one single extra cent. It is true that many of the hands employed in factories iu Eastern Canada would fiiicl their wages lessened. At present these people's wages and the pro/its of their employers are being paid very largely indeed by the miners of Kootenay and the people generally of British Columbia. The article in the other paper was hot written for the bene-( fit to people in the east, two thousand miles away. But it took the conditions as applicable to them and, hoping that it would not be found out, pretended that they applied to the inhabitants of this country. The Mixer is written for the people of Kootenay. Its whole endeavors are towards their welfare. Its interests are bound up with theirs." We *do������not pretend to advise our contemporary how to conduct itself, but we will take care to point out to our readers when they are being fooled by a wolf in "sheep's clothing. probably entreated' to participate. He appears to have had time* to spare from his business iirNelson, but he spent it in a leisurely visit to "New Denver. Mr. Semlin, or Mr; Cotton, or Mr. McPherson as the case may be has been elected leader of the party which is to save the country (according to opposition ideas) and south ��������� West Kootenay has had no voice in the matter. The programme according to which the business of the legislature is to be obstructed during the next four years has probably, been decided, upon and there hafl been no one on hand to get the thirteen planks and; five resolutions of the., Nelson Convention. dovetailed. therein. Of course we may be hasty in our surmise. -Mb. _ Hume'although not in personal attendance' niay have been represented by^'proxy" at the convention. Some discredited political heeler or strolling semi-literaiy dead beat,may. have been in. yan.couver duly commissioned to speak and vote for us. A copy of the Tribune containing the platform may have been sent with the. intimation that ��������� Mr. Hume had no discretionary powers, that his whole creed and confession of faith was to.be. foundJn those articles beginning "Whereas the people that upbuilt the Dominion,:of .Canada", etc., etc." At any rate Mr. Hume has shown us that he is still'thesameretiring, unassuming gentleman that he was before his election. The same modesty that has during his eleven years in the country restrained him from the expression in any public manner of any views whatever upon any public. question, which prompted him to resign his commission as a Justice of the Peace, which kept .him at home, sawing wood on the 12tli of April, when the platform of which I if. was to be the champion was hi the process of construction. ' This same self ribnegatory spirit is still ex. amplified and the people of the district are lel'L lo wonder whether Mr. Hume will go to the legislature when it sits, or send a proxy, or send his card and a marked copy of the Tribune containing his "platform." STILL DOUBTFUL. During the recent campaign there were many doubts-expressed as to ..the platform upon which Mr. Hume stood. The pa'ffiful doubt still remains in many- minds and an incident of= ths last week or so accentuates it. An opposition caucus has been held in Vancouver. There were present the lately elected opposition members and some of the defeated opposition candidates. It" is understood that the gathering was for the special purpose of settling the question of leadership and of formulating a line of policy. Mr. Hume did not attend. We may be sure he was invited, A HIGH CLASS WITNESS. Our readers will remember that at the last political meeting in Nelson, on the night before the election a man named J. M. Carrol was brought upon the platform to refute the Premier's statements on the subject of time checks. Carroll excited much sympathy by the recitation of his wrongs. These same wrongs have now been tested in the County Court under the keen supervision of Judge Spinks and found to be a mass of fabrications. To begin with Carrol had 110 claim whatever against the Nakusp and Slocan Railway. His ���������claim-was-ag.'iinsfc-'a-sub-contra,ctor-and consisted in a claim for wages as foreman when he was only doing laborer's work and a claim for laborer's wages when he was doing no work at all. He also resented the $6 a week for food which the other men paid. Altogether the man is not worth, a moments thought, but we have quoted the incident to show the class of evidence on which the opposition party ran its campaign. duty, 99 per cent of which, however, is returned when the product, is sent out- of the States. But it is a long and troublesome process getting. a rebate from the customs, and bhen***there is a loss of one per cent all the same. Mr. W. H. Alexander of the Omaha and Grant Smelter, who is now in this neighborhood, says that these delays' and troubles put- the Slocan ores at a disadvantage to Mexican ores. Why do we not have the same privileges as the Mexicans? There seems.to us no reason why not. - We were considerably astonished ��������� at tlie announcement in our contemporary that the Nelson & Slocan Railway had a charter and would commence, work; on the route up Grohman Creek and'by the Lemon1 Creek, into the Slocan... We have made enquiries and we cannot find that any company has a charter to build, a line as mentioned; . The- Nelson1 and Arrow Lake Rai.way Companany . have a1 charter to build a line from Nelson to Nakusp by way. of: the Slocan River arid it. is perhaps this line, which may be the one erroneously referred to. We should be glad to see this line go forward, but unfortunately we can find no more foundation for the rumour in questionthan for the route mentioned. We are. glad to be. able to announce that we have made arrangements for a special service of telegraphic news, by which we shall be in a position to give pin- readers the. latest intelligence of current events. At present, however, tha telegraphic poles in the Slocan are partaking of the nature of skittles. They are only put up in order to be knocked down again. At the present inomentof writing many of them are burnt. As our niews dispatch naturally depends on the working of the wire we must cravt' our readers' indulgence for. its irregu larity. If it is as the Slocan Prospector says, that the men at workon the New Denver end. of the railway have to pay doctors fees when the doctor is at Nakusp thirty miles away, it is an unjust imposition and ought to be stopped at once, or the amount very much reduced. TO PvllNE OWNERS AND OTHERS. 119 GOVERNMENT ST., VICTORIA^ B. G. AND Iiii|M>rl<:rs or all kinds or EM'LISH ANI> AMF.KICAV 1IKF. AMIS AXD 4UMI .MTiOV. It ASK KILL GOODS, FISIIIXt' TAC'KI.i:, KOI1S, K1FLES. Itl'VOLVKKS, JHINEUS' ISLASSK'*, COMPASSES, M.MjyiXS, ETC. .... oeders srr *M:-A.*r*iii. ���������Ea*RO*M;"E,T*iii"3r ^^TTEasriDEr) to. "Vf" . S. DAVYS. MINING- ENGINEER, AND ASSAYER. Offices Victoria Street. 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 forward them to Mr. Anderson. IB II ON THE JUMP. a Already the. rushing waters of the returning tide of prosperity can be heard in tho distance. The passage of the "Wilson Bill will not- only revive busiuess in the States but it has sent rays of hope not only to the. lumberman ot" Canada but to the manufacturer of ��������� En inland and the Shepherd King o!' Australia. Nearer home the jump in the price of silver effects us very materially and there are indications that things are on the mend. No sooner indeed had we made up our minds to a quiet winter with a small export .of ore, than in comes the rise. . Our correspondent at Three Forks sends us a long account of mining affairs in that district, which shows that there is little fear of dulness in that part. ;Gold is being found in every direction in quantities that may possibly lead, to a big find before long. In fact there is every ground for supposing that we have touched bottom and are on the rebound again. PATENT LE7EE (CRACKING MOTION) STONE EEEAKEE. The "PKOGEESS" and "SIMPLEX" Stone and Ore Granulators and Crushers. THREE-STAMP PORTABLE QUARTZ MILL." No piece over 100 lbs. in weip-ht. Price. $200 f. 0. b- Liverpool. All kinds of other Machinery used in Mining. Por 'information and illustrated catalogues apply to R. .E. H. Euckner, Engineer, Toronto, or to - EDWD APPLEWHAlf E &. CO. LOCAL AGENTS. NELSON, B; C. MEDICAL. -"EV. C. ARTHUR, A.M., M.D., PHYSICIAN, Etc. Coroner for West Kootenay, Office over Nelson Drug Store, ��������� "West .Baker, street, Nelson, B.C. TV LaBAU,- M;D��������� Physician and Surgeon, , Rooms ;3 and 1, Houston Block, Nelson, B.C. Telephone. .42. In 'TAB:L:E Sbuwiiig the Dateft ami Places of Conrls of = 1 Assize, Nisi I'rfas and Oyer and Terminer, ari1>S. MEN'S . . Fl'KNISIIIX������'S���������.===-��������� without one cent of duty being paid. j IMPERIAL GERMA]f CONSULATE j From this country, ores are subject to ! (i) Registered tlie lith day of August, IS!)]. ' -T-llEUI'-l'Y CERTIFY that 1 have this day _1_ registered "Thc Kootenay Mining anil .Smelling Company" (Foreign), under thu "Companies',, Act," Part IV., "Registration of Foreign Companies," and, Ihe "Companies' Act Amendment; Act, ISIS').' The head ollice of Ihe said Company,is situated at Jersey City, m the County of Jludsoii, .State of New Jersey, U. 6. A., and out of .said State, at Pilot Ray. 111 British Columbia. Thc objects for which the Company irf established are In purchase, h ,ld, mortgage, lease, sell, di.-po?o ol nnd operate the amines and nuniii"- properties, comprising one hundred acres, more orle.-,s.. on tlie liuiuiryx Peninsula, Kootenav Lake, British Colnibia, and to purchase, hold, mortgage, icane, sell or otherwise dispose of or operate the singling plantsituated at Pilot Jjav in Ur.tish Columbia, and also the site of-tile smelters nt Pilot Bay, consisting of one" hundred and ten acres of land, and also an interest in the Townsite oi the said Pilot Bay, a.ud to carrv on the business of mining, milling, smelting, concentrating, reiliietaon and refining of gold, copper, silver, lead nnd other ores and minerals in nil its branches in the Kootenay Mining District', iii British Columbia, and oilier .Mining Districts in British Columbia and the United States of America, ami to own, buy, sell and deal iii gold, silver, copper, lead and other ores and minerals'] bullion and rellued metals,, to purchase, own. inii'i'ovc. mortgage, lease, -ell and work and operate mines, mining cl'iims. mining .property and mining lands, aim to carry on thc business of the iransporlaiioii of goods, merchandise and ! pa-sengors upon land and water, anil the build- ' ing of nouses, vessels, wharve> and docks, thc damming of rivers and stream.-', including the -10: ige, transportation nnd Kile of water and u-iiu-r.powerand privileges, and all things-neces- ������,:���������.!'.'' or convenient to thc carrying on of the said 1 business. _ - - . l'he capital' stock of the said Company is two nii!:mii inree hundred thou.-aiul dollars." divided ' inn; iwonty-three thousand shares of one hundred dollars e.icii. i,L\\en under my hand and seal of Offiee, at 1 Vic:oria, Province of British Columbia, this \\ s-uth day of Ajigust, one thousand eight hundred ! ;.;iu ninety four. [l. s.J S". V. WOOTON, I j;:i Registrar of Joint .Stock Companies.' (Incori)or.iteci-by-Roy,iI-Cl].irtcrri86i-.)- ���������~"~- ~ CAPITAL (yiihl up), *������0������,(MM������ . $?,������>!>o,000 (With power to ncrcasc.) UESl'KVK FliXlV, ������200,000 . . 1,!{05,333 *N*ELSO*N* ^BEANCH. Corner of Baker and Stanley streets *B*R^.-r>rc*j*Ea*:*E3s = U^xada���������Victoria,-Vancouver. New "Westmin ster, Nanaimo and Kamloops. Uxitku STATOS-Snn Francisco, Portland, Taco- ��������� ma, and Seattle. HEAD OFFICE: 60 Lombard street, LONDON, Englanu. ' ��������� AGENTS' AND CORRESPONDENTS : CANADA���������Canadian Bank of Commerce and branches: .Merchants' Bank of Canada and branches; Imperial Bank of Canada and bran- ciies; \\1 olson's Bank and brandies; Bank of iNova fccotia. UNITED STATES-Agents Canadian Bank of Commerce, "NowYorK.; Bank of Nova Scotia, Chicngo. Traders'National Bank, Spokane, ���������- ��������� S AVJNGS" DEPARTMENT- Dki'Osits received ab> Si and upwards, and interest allowed (present rate) at 3������ per cent, per annum. GRANGE V. HOLT,- Nelson, July 17,1893. , ^ Agent. CUSTOMS BLANKS - FOR SALE AT THE - MINER OFFICE. MIM'KAL ACT. 1S0O. OTICE- is hereby given that- Frank C. Lohixg has tiled 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 We.-.t Kootenay. I Adverse claims, if any, must be "filed with the ; undersigned within GO days from the date of this ' publication. '< . - V*". J. GOEPEL, Government Agent. ! Dated Nelson IJ. C��������� J 10th July, 1SD1. THE MINER, NELSON, B. C, SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, [894. THE "HOME" OF GOLD. (From The Alining Journal.) The practical miner, whose experience has not been gained on one particular field, and whose knowledge of his profession is not confined to one particular geological system, but who in the course of his wanderings has worked for minerals in many climes and under a variety of, geological conditions, listens with not a little amusement to the very confident opinions of experts who are always prepared to diagnose with dogmatic assurance the mineral possibilities and probabilities of a region with which they are totally unacquainted, In Ihe early clays of modern gold niining the expert of circumscribed experience would confidently assert that quartz, to carry gold, should be characterised by ferruginous stains and be sugary in texture, Another, hailing from a different field, would be equally certain that, to carry payable gold, quartz should he milky white, or blue, or black, or gray, or mottled, or whatever other colour he had seen gold in previously; or, again, that the footwall should be granite, or trap, or slate, according to the character of the rock of the country in which his mineralogical education, so far as it went, had been gained. If quartz was "buck," it was useless to expect gold in that. If. on the'other hand, the stone in an outcropping vein was -'kindly" in appearance, then it was worth prospecting. The desire of one mineral adviser' would be to secure a nicely laminated lode but a man of exclusively Randt experience will tell you that laminations, are indicative, only of faulty ground. When it was reported that gold had been discovered in ironstone at Mount Morgan, in Queensland, an expert of very high repute did not hesitate to declare that the report was preposterous, as the association of gold with ironstone was contrary to the laws of Mature. "Fortunately for the proprietors of the mine gold was found in the ironstone, and "Nature was convicted of having performed what the expert probably considered an illegal act, for which no doubt he regretted he had no power to punish her. Not only was there gold in the ironstone, but it was there in such quantities that Mount Morgan has long- been considered the premier gold mine of the world. Apparently there is no point of finality to be reached in mining knowledge. Nature is continually convicted of what persons of omnipotence consider breaches of her laws. Man is gifted with intellect and could not possibly make a mistake, but Nature is lamentably ignorant, and ought to be sent to the School of Mines for a few- years so that she might be properly instructed in her business. In Western Australia, she has actually been guilty of putting gold in "buck" quartz, and in other places it has been proved that she has committed acts that are equally reprehensible. It is very well known othat outside the primary rocks there should be no gold reefs, but Nature has offended against her laws in this as in other respects. When the banket reefs of the Randt were first opened, plenty of experts weie confident that only surface "scratching would pay. The reefs would not go down, and if they did they would be too poor to work. It was ^a"gainst"the"lawsofiNature-that-the reefs- should continue in richness as depth was attained. But. they have." When we look at alluvial gold mining we find some men who pin their faith on the ex- - istence of a basalt cap over the deposit. If theie is no sign of volcanic agency, in the neighbourhood, then the "lead" is of too recent creation, and not likely to be of much account. .Others--will only touch a huge surface placer, which can be hy- drauiicked away at lkl.1-a yard, and others pin their faith to rich, ntiggetty deposits in natural rock riffles in the bed of ancient or existing streams. No doubl the experts are all right within their limitations, but the object we have. in view in citing the instances already enumerated is to suggest that perhaps Nature does "know her o\\\\*ri -busiuess, and that man, after all, has still some knowledge to acquire. It is ..said that ��� there is no royal road to learning, and ' what is true in that case is possibly .true with regard to gold mining. Men will insist upon bringing knowledge gained on one field and working by it in another where the conditions are different. Careful observation would reveal the .danger of this to them if they were Jess conservative in their mental habits, but they blunder blindly on, and, unless they happen by pure accident to stumble across a lucky find, allow 'someone who has an unprejudiced vision to .profit by the experience they 'might have gained themselves. It is dangerous to be en- tirelj* guided by what you have learned in gold mining'uiiless your experience is very wide indeed,, and even then new problems will present themselves to the skilled observer in every fresh field that he visits. The-wise rule is to be guided by the history of'the district, -if it has oiie, and, if it has not, to wait until it has before venturing to express a too confident opinion. Favourable" geological conditions, so far as they are known count for much, but not for- all. The soil oh the plains of ��� Timbuctoo may be similar to that "in which Scotch heather grows, and the mould in which the North. Pole is fixed, may be admirably adapted for tlie growth of bananas : but even missionaries thrive belter i.han heather bushes on the plains of Tiiubuc- tco.'aud bananas found within the Frigid Zone are usually in xiua', -The soil i* not everything in agriculture, the matrix is not everything in gold mining. "But the inconsistent vagaries of gold are far- greater than any experienced in the vegetable world. In the occurrence of auriferous deposits well-established theories are often upset, and regions usually considered, with appareut good reason, to be barren, prove of astounding richness, while those of great promise j raise expectations which are never fill-; filled. The old miner was' right in Ins ' philosophy, as in fact, when, speaking of gold, he said, "Where it be there it, be, and where it b'aint, there be I." ?&X$>.<& FV.-. '<**:"���;. '��sW,. Synopsis Tiinl.i of Eicgislat ions r Licenses wiili: l'��e llie Issue 11 the KsiUway ol CJc-E' in '{������ilis-i Columbia We have at necessity of times? pointed out the ���������,,,, _ -,-jtting British Columbia better known in England and elsewhere than it is. We have urged that its riches are well worthy to rank with those of its sister colonies in Australia or -Vi'r'iea. While writing we have also been doing. The following paragraph from The London Mining Journal shows that our efforts have not been without effect. The Nelson Mixer bus been laying stress iiDon a fact which has become pretty world-wide by this time. We have'frequently in these colrims declared that whatever dolorous effect the fall in silver has had upon many phases of commerce and of mining, it has, at any rale, given stimulus to the search for gold.'" This has become, it seems, very manifest in British Columbia., where at present there is an unusual activity in prospecting for and mining the precious metal. The gold fever has unaoubtly "caught on." says this patriotic newspaper, "and it is not improbable that the increased attention given to hydraulic and quartz mining, aided by modern facilities of travel and improved machinery, may result'in discoveries of the precious metal that will eclipse the wonders of the early sixties. Already rich finds are reported, and companies with plenty of capital at their back are preparing to work systematically many of the old grounds in Cariboo and elsewhere that have only hitherto been scratched." The writer then naturally proceeds to describe in glowing terms the wonderful richness of British Columbia. This was to be expected, and, therefore, without quotation our readers can pretty well imagine what a patriot- would declare. Still, it cannot he denied that British Columbia possesses immense mineral resources, surncent to repay enterprise and speculation. A PROPHECY. Prof. Zimmer has handed in for publication the following, which he says is the most importantprophecy ever made: From China and Japan and other' parts of Asia will shortly come the greatest pest or scourge. Cholera will be no comparison to it. It will spread far and near, and will be followed by a great war involving many nations, and greater than anv other known in history. The details, the Professor says, he can state, and the secrets bearing on the matter have come to him in such a way as to allow of his making them public. This is all to come to pass before the end of the nineteenth century, and the Professor wishes every one to make a .note thereof.���Exchange. ., AEMIT &. MSHMLL, Mining Conveyancing, Notaries Public Miriiria:- Abstracts. Complete lists of existing Mining locations NEW DENVER, B. C. THE MINER All licenses lo cut. timber shall he disposed o by public competition. Parties tendering will lie required to state thc sum or bonus per square mile which they will pay in addition to ground rent and royalty; and each tender must bo I'm1 warded in a sealed envelope and bo accompanied by an accepted cheque pavablc to the Order ot the Deputy Minister ui the Interior for the amount of such bonus. Xo lender by Iciouraph will be accepted. The limit will bo awarded" to thc party ofl'ering the highest bonus therefor. The length of any berth covered by a license shall in no case exceed three times the breadth thereof. Tlio licensee shall pay a ground rent of five dollars per snjiare mile, except i'cr lands situated west of J'aylc Pass in lb." Province of British Columbia, in which case tho ground rent shall be live cents an acre. Within a mouth after the date of the Order in Council granting a timber berth, the party in ���whoso favour it is passed shall pay rent for thc year in advance, and if not then paid tho said rent shall bear interest, at the rate of six percent. per annum from that date until the same is paid. The licensee shall pay a royalty of live percent, on the amount, of the sales of all products of the berth, or if he so desires it, on the value of the lumber in the log. If tlie dues are paid on the latter the royalty shall be on tnc average price received i'or , lumber during the three months next previous to thc date upon which the dues are paid. Saw-logs ami other timber for manufacLure taken from the borlh must be manufactured at the saw-mill of the licensee to be operated in connection with the berth. Tlie royalty upon lumber and other materials' manufactured from burnL timber is two and one- half per cent. "The licensee shall have in .operation within a year from the date when he is notified by the proper officer of the Department of thc Interior that the Minister of the Interior regards such a step necessary or expedient in the public interest, and keep in operation for at least six months of each year of his holding, a saw-mill in connection with his berth capable of cutting in twenty-four hours a thousand feet board measure for every two and a half square miles of the area licensed, or shall establish such other manufactory of wood goods as the Minister accepts as equivalent thereto. "inunsnrveyed territory the party to whom a license shall be promised shall, before the issue of said license and before the said party shall cut any timber, cause t.o be made at his own expense under the instructions of the Surveyor General, a survey of his timber berth by a. duly qualified Dominion Land Surveyor, and the plan and Hold notes of such survey shall be deposited on record in the Department of thc Interior; but he shall be held liable for the dues upon timber that may be cut by any one on the berth subsequent to ten days from the date upon whieh.he is notified that the berth has been awarded to him. The dues upon such timber to be lixed by thc Minister of the Interior. A. M. BURGESS, Deputy Minister of the Interior. Department, of thc Interior, Ottawa, June 15th, "S94. il) FIRE INSURANCE POLICY ACT, 1893." "VJ OTICE is hereby given that His Honour tho -i-i Lieutenant-Governor in Council has further postponed thc commencement of "An Act to secure Uniform Conditions in Policies of Fire Insurance," from the 1st day of April, 18'Ji, until the 1st day of .April, 1S95. JAMES BAKER, Provincial Secretary. Provincial Secretary's Office, . 29th- March, 1891. (2) Kore COKES have -been effected by mv I'l-usses. with perfect onso to wearer, than, by all other ilevicescouilMEietf. Theyiotuinlareost Rupture under severest strain. A system ol'iittinghasbeen perfected tho 1 n.st 2 5 years, fully oqual to personal examination t��y :;t;iil. 37 patents iSffi DEFORMITY, CKAItlKS CMTTIIE. 134 King St.W./A'oi'OKiro., ifcitt fi ii��iiye,.riy,Lu!. HEAD OFFICE AND WHARF: VAITCOUVBE, IB. C- gidVs Corner VANCOUVER, B. C. Buxton & Rodney ���WHOLESALE AND BETAtL��� C��d) 1 UI)ilVj*UV����� IO I W'��* j ports, r , - , ��� i, ������i0u,..,f���,-! I o e^rt ! 11 a.m. for all pohtis as far as Shoal Bay, return- Agents for tbe celebiateu L. &. CO. , ing SlUurdav_ Cai���00t, (Loevve & Co.) B. B. B., a:iu other best j ��, a English Briar Hoot Pipes. ; VAXCOL'VER TO NANAIMO.���S.S. "Cutch" leaves C. P. P.. Wharf daily (Sundays excepted) at 1:15 p.m. Cargo at Union S.S. Co.'s wharf until 11 a. m. NANAIMO TO YAKCOUVER.-S.S. "Cutch" leaves daily ("Monday excepted) at S a.m. %'anc" V>;^oa ��� -Leave Moadyvii:e._7, 9, 11:15 a. in., 2:30, 1:30 A liirge stock of UW > MAKjcj AiPSt>ip.m. Tobaccos of all kinds aud all smoker's ��� ,. . " 11 ������; , . " !.������,-! ; Leave \\ iv.\\co\\i\\ ;i--S, 10:15 a.m., l:lo, 3:30, o:30 requisites kept on nana. . p ;n ���~ ��31' Stean-iei-suT.it Scows always available for CUS'ST'tY iJitOESS'v? BY 'i'^-i'T 3aJtO.*(;35TLV Excursion. Towk^ and -Freighting Business. ATTI'-'X'J'E-*' Tv,. ' SiorageAccomii-K-iation on Co.'s'Wharf. '; ': >V. F. Tliri'lVB, Manager. ^HS m^tj^JD^Bl S"UP'IPIL.I'E-'D Telephone Ci\\ P. O. Box 771. BRITISH COLUMBIA IRON' WORKS General Founders, Engineers, Boiler Makers, and Manufacturers of All Classes of Machinery. Sa mill and Marine Work a Specialty. " SOUiB M.VSIIl'ACH'irttKBiS OF THE Kendall Band Mill, B. 0. Shingle Machines, Steam Log Hauling Machines. Wc keep in stock a full supply of "Engineer and I\\lill Supplies, such as Pipe and Fittings, Brass Goods, Sheet and other-Packing Rubher Valves, Rubber and Leather Belting, Oils, and Lubricants, etc. HOISTING- ENGINES and SINKING- PUMPS FOE MINES Comer Alexander Street and Westminster Ave., VANCOUVER, B. 0. D. CARTMEL, J. W. CAMPION, J. E. W. MACFARLANE Agent West Eootena.y. Secretary-Treasurer. Manager �� ^S-STSLL TO THE FRONT! BAKER STREET, ' nelson.b.c. ��s=f40 FEAR OF FAMINE! �� We have on hand several tons of first-class Hams, Bacon and Butter. Also car loads of Flour, Sugar, Salt. Fish, Canned Meats, Etc. Whilst for the refreshment of the inner man we have Bass and Allsopp's Pale" Ale, Schlitz Beer, Guinness' Stout, Walker's celebrated biunds of Canadian Whiskey, also the finest brands of Imported Wines, Liquors, Cigars, Tobacco, Etc. HUDSON'S Company, Hiram Walker & Son's Distillers AGF.NTS FOR Jos. Soldi\\,v. Hrowing Co. Milwaukee, U. S. Fort Garry Flour Mills Manitoba P. O. box CO. Telephone 21 APPLEWHAITE * CO. S, K. corner Baker and Josephine streets, NELSON, li. C. REAL ESTATE, FINANCIAL AND . INSURANCE AGENTS, Loans negotiated on Nelson property. Collodions made. Conveyancing documents drawn up ��� To-wn Lots Lands and Mining 01 aims Handledon Commission. HEW"SUITiK"G:S; NEW TROTJSERINGS. Fred. J.'Squire, "the Nelson Tailor, has just received a lar^e consignment of i o ���, o Spring Goods Fred- J. Squire, Call and inspect the New Patterns and Styles. ,. Baker Street-- AVE YOU SEEN "' THE N^ . " TEMPTING;, ��� DISPLAY OF- - $J- -���".'��� '-.-���-���"- "' ' Her- . 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