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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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The HI iiu-s In Kootenay ir������ . tlllOllg the Kit lusl In A it ic yica v 'V. ^������CT4 1894 rj. h, :-s^^*fVj������%v , ^---""-"rr ir*"*"*���������-^ The Ores arc Mxii-firnrie In Hold, . Silver, ���������;>|t|ier, an I lead. jnojuMBjeizm W HOLE N UM BER 2 I 5. Nelson, British Columbia, Saturday, September 29, [894. Price Five Cents THE WEEK'S MINING NEWS PRICES September 22nd. SiT/VEK $6% Lead ��������� OF METALS. 25th. 2('lh. 63% G3J,f 3.20 '/.-j ORE SHIPMENTS. Sept. 20, Alpha via Nakusp Sept. 22, Le lloi lo Kvcrel.t Sept. 22, Josie to Taeonin Sept. 32, A lpha via .Nn kusp Sept, 21, Alpha via Nakusp Total shipments to date from June, 1S9JL: 27th. 63 Vf -3.15 '1'ONS. ...J50 ... :'7 :io 89 V <J0 Nelson Trail Greek (gold ore) Ainsworth (concenii-atcs) Slocan via Nakusp TONS. 400 IU 30 ISO Total, 1,357 NEW X.O'JATIOXS. -"Balfour,"���������0. C. Kurtz, mile west Sept. 21.- oEUnlfour. Sept. 24,���������"Mariorie,"���������Cronsclaiio and Davys, Toad "Mountain, SOU yards N. K. of "Grizzly Bear." min ING TRAMSFERS. NEW .DENVER. Sept. llth.���������"Idaho 2," "Bundei-hcrg," 'Ar.i- zona," "Noondav," "1th July," "Gray Ragle," "North Star," "Mounlain Top," "Mountain Side," G. F. Atkins to G. K. Milligan, full interest, ������1. Sept. llth.��������� "Annconda,"���������G. F. Noley to J. W. Lowes, '��������� interest, $200. Sept. 12th.���������"Uio,"��������� IS. A. Bielenberg to G. L. Pierce, mortgage for ������'100. Sept. 121 h.���������"Antoine,"���������J. Campbell to "V. Williams, i interest. S100. "Antoine,"���������"V*. 1). "Williamson to J. IT. Thompson, ' interest, ������500. . ,l, Sept. 12th.���������"Antoine,"���������H. Cody to A. Smith, $ interest. $250 cash, ������750 Feb. 1st, 1895. Sept. 18th.���������"Dcarlman"and "Wild Goose,"���������J. M. Harris. J.T. Kelly, K. Jones, S. M. Wharton, G. C. Wharton to 11. M. Sherman, bond for $10,000. ������-100 cash,' $1,200 30 days, f?3,200 six months, $11,200 one year, receipt for ������1,200 annexed.- ,���������,,������������������������ - . -,. Sept. 12th.���������"Silver Cord,"���������I. McGovcrn to M. Monaghan, i interest, ������1. Sept. loth.���������"Snap,"���������E. H. Hughes to J. h. Drumhollcr, i interest, S100. Sept. loth.���������"Fisher Maiden" and "Silverton.' receipt of ?1,000 on bond postponement of $2,000 to March loth, 1895. , ��������� Sept. 17th.���������"Idea,"���������Felix Hughes to P. fa. Hughes, full interest, ������700. Sept. 17th.���������"Idaho" and "St. John,"���������discharge and release bv P. Larsen of note and charge for $2,500 on these claims by H. H. St. John. arnongst the Celestials only {lasted three days and now only four are left upon the diggings. Old time placer men who have been over the ground two years ago say there is nothing there and the most a man could turn out would be about 75 cents a day. Several claims were staked off by the Chinamen, but not recorded. A number of the Mongolians went out by the Ainsworth on Monday. . CARIBOO CHEEK Since tlie inception of the-placer fever on Cariboo creek, prospectors have been scouring tbo neighboring hills, seeking to discover the quartz lead from whence, come the coarse tailings found ia the bed of the stream. That their efforts have been successful is am [ily attested by the official records here, aud, for the, time being, the placer fever has Riven place to the quartz craze. So far tbe discoveries are centred round Cariboo creek and. its tributaries, and the ledges range in width from a few inches to several feet. ' Iu many small streaks of: galena appear, with an abundance of copper stains aud white iron. Tlie first claim staked out was the Golden Eagle, by George Hardie. This. is located on the Government trail, on tho west side of Cariboo creek, one and a halt miles above Mineral creek. The ledge in this is well defined, several feet in width and of white quartz. An assay on this vent as high as $481 in gold and 6 oz. in silver per ton. Since then 19 other claims have been recorded, quite a number coming in this week. S. Walker and D. J. Darraugh last week located a mineral claim to the foot of their placer property, and from the contour of the ground it is believed to be an extension of the. Ora Granda, owned by C Vader and A. Taisior, asays from which have shown over ������70 in qoXA.���������Nakusp Ledge. Tierra del Fuego, the extreme southern point of the American continent, is the latest locality in which rich gold finds are reported. It- is a hard country, but said to be profitable to those there. The gold is found in the blnck sand washed up by the tide in the same general way as at Gold Beach, Cal., and elsewhere along the California and Oregon coast. The usual big stories that accompany alleged gold finds in" far-oil' places are told of securing 37 pounds of gold in two weeks. That inhospitable part of the globe has long been a gold yieldei. In 1S53 it produced some gold, and in 1806 there was considerable interest manifested there, several thousand claims having been disposed of.��������� Exchange. KASLO. (From our oivn correspondent.) The curiosity of the people of Kaslo was much excited on Wednesday last by the appearance of the red ensign flying from the flagstaff near John Keen's building. Tlie flag announced the fact that the Government Record Office was now opened for the first time, and since then the flag has flown every day. - Long may it wave. Gilbert Finkle and Aleck. McDonald \ returned Thursday from what is, per-1 haps, the longest trip made from here j this season. 'They went up to the C. P. ; R. main line near Revelstoke, along it j eastwards and back through the Duncan ; and Lardo countries to Kaslo. The trip i occupied two months and a half, and the hardy prospectors deserve a well earned rest. They made one or two good locations. TuTTimTred- round" of On Friday town that C it was Who.ton had struck one the richest things in prospects yet discovered. Where the.claim is is not yet known, but the assays of the samples brought in'went 5,000 ozs. Whe.ton and J. Achuris went back" to their prospect claim Saturday. It is.given out that Mr. D. T. Stone is about to build on Fourth'street. v A large number of men went up to the hills on Thursday to do assessment work; the last chance probably, as snow is , getting deep in the basins and on the peaks. ' Miss Goodwin, the obliging young lady who presides in the post oflice, has returned from a visit lo Spokane. The local nimrods who built the ���������'gunboat" returned Tuesday" from a _trip ..to .- Kootenay Meadows. The ducks suffered slaughter. The C P. R. telegraph office has' been moved to John Keen's new building and will be found in the end office on Third street. - John B. Wilson reports his Three ���������Forks store doing finely. The Steamer Ainsworth, desiring to effect some repairs, was run on ; the beach Sunday morning, but she was run on too far and when it came to shoving her off her nose stuck. fast and refused to budge. The "boat's crew worked on her all night and it was not until Monday morning about 10 a. ni. that, a hawser having been passed to the tug Kaslo, she was pulled off. She subsequently left for Nelson as sound p. ra. TROUT LAKE. (From our own correspondent.) - B. J. Cornish, one of the directors of the Cariboo and Kootenay Mining Co., has been here for the past ten days examining the St. George Placer Camp and having a test made. The ground washed averaged two dollars a yard. The men who have this claim in hand are. of the right sort and are getting things in shape for work all through. The Enterprise Mining Company, which has diverted the course of the south foi'k of the Lardeau River for 1,000 feet, netted $45 per hour during their first run. Joe Bassett <fc Co. have made the best haul so far. They have a flume and dam and cleaned up "over $450 for the first week's work. Brown and his party, whose claim is next above the Bassett's, have done pretty nearly as well. There are about thirty different parties at work.and all are highly pleased with the. locality. The best "pay is in the river bed, which is being daily rendered more accessible by means of dams, flumes and ditches. Trout Lake will not be behind its neighbors as a famous placer"camp."���������New���������claims -are���������being- taken up every day! There are two stores here and" communication, is kept up by two pack trains, that have a busy lime*of it. ^ The Black Prince claim is being pushed forward for all it is worth and they are looking to tap the vein every day. Quite a number, of'quartz .claims are being worked and there would be more if the wagon road was completed. The group of claims owned by the C. P. Ii. Co. have been surveyed and a lot of work done. " - Mr. C. D. Hoar, manager of the ,C. & K. Co., has just returned from a trip up the North Fork and reports that matters in that direction are looking rosy. LOCAL NEWS. The trains from Spokane to Nelson still leave the former town on Wednesdays and Saturdays as usual. Dr. Rankin Dawson, one ol! the directors of The HalLMinea, Ltd., is in town. Ho has been staying up at the Silver King for a day or two. Mr. C. Sweeny, manager of the Vancouver branch of the Bank of Montreal, was in town during the week and left ou Thursday with Mr. Buchanan for the Slocan. The usual Methodist service will be hell m Hume's Hall ou Sunday at 11 a. m. aud 7.30 p. m. The subject of the morning discourse will be "At Ease iu Zion," acid in the evening "Radical Measures Successfully Applied." The telegraph line having been persuaded to. stand up for a bit we are enabled to give our readers an interesting telegram from our special correspondent at Victoria, giving us the items of the latest intelligence. A rumour was current in town yesterday to the effect that a prominent citizen of Kaslo haviug become involved in financial difficulties has handed his affairs over to assignees and left suddenly for a more agreeable climate in the meantime. At the conclusion of the sittings of the Supreme Court on Saturday last His Lordship congratulated Messrs. Bowes and Elliot, local' barristers and solicitors, on their efficient conduct of the business of the court so far as it related to them in their preparation of cases, etc. The Coroner, Dr. -Arthur, held an inquest at the Silver King into .the. death by drowning of Peter Campbell who, as reported in our last week's issue, fell into a sump and was drowned. The The examination of some fir trees, on the banks of the Columbia, killed by the late flood shows them to be 125 years old. It is said that this species of fir will at. once die if their roots are submerged for only a few hours. It follows therefore that these particular trees had not been under water before, and consequently that there had not been such a flood for 125 years. Unfortunately that is no proof at all that it may not- happen again next year. A particularly heavy full of snow during the winter in the mountains, a late spring, bursting suddenly into a warm summer, and there are all the conditions necessary to make another flood. But it. is not likely io occur again. The seating capacity of the Firemen's Hall was taxed to its utmost to accommodate the audience which gathered Thursday evening to enjoy the entertainment held under the auspices of tlie Ladies oE the Methodist Church. The musical portion of the programme was purely instrumental the remainder being made up of readings and tableaux. The individual items were all well rendered and were appreciated by the audience. , The programme as a whole would, however, have been much improved by the introduction of vocal selections and- it is to be regretted that a chain of opposing circumstances prevented their being procured. The ladies have displayed energy and earnestness which deserves the confidence of the public, and fairly won the success which attended the entertainment. The gross proceeds amounted to $60 wh'cb, less expenses, will be applied to the building fund. jury returned death. a verdict of accidental PROVINCIAL NEWS. The Nanaimo Agricultural and Horticultural show opens to-day. All the shacks on the water'front at Victoria have .been burned by the fire- brigade. The Daily Columbian is authority for saying that highway robberies and burglaries are of nightly occurrence in Vancouver. 6 In Vancouver and Victoria the proprietors of nickel in the slot machines have been warned that their employment is illegal. An abstract from the census returns of British Columbia shows that there are only 35,170 females to 63,003 males in the province. The other evening a Chinaman was shot near New Westminster. He was well known and owned a ranch in the neighborhood. Government offers a reward for information leading to the discovery of the murderer. Mountain fever is rife irr. the Slocan, many laborer's on the N. &'F. S. Railway W. Maclean was in town Thursday and reports striking a small but verv rich ledge ..-.., . ,. . ���������,. rr in the neighborhood of the .Dardanelles, hems laid up With it. llie Kouteimy The ledge is onlv eight or ten inches M*i' !l.lso apologises for the absence c>f wide, but is composed of solid galena and j editorials owing to the inroads qt uie is said to averse 1,200 ounces of silver to ! ^plain,. amongst its start. We have been shown some samples of a gold bearing ledge on a claim staked by Capt. La France on the creek- named after him on the east side of Kootenay Lake. * Mr. M. Davys' assay gives the following results from., the different classes of ore in the ledge: 1, black slate and quartz, $214 in gold-; 2; blue clay, $8; and 3,'- white quartz with iron pyrites, $7. If there is-any quantity of the. first named the find"will be a very. valuable one as the matrix is soft and the gold will be.easily extracted.. But the value ot the ledge of course depends entirely on the relative, quantities of the three classes. The ledge is said to be 20 inches wide andujoutcroppings'can be. traced. for* 1,500 feet. The claim .is quite close | to the lake and shipping facilities would i be easv. " ��������� ..- the ton, The Cosmopolitan magazine amongst all its splendid contemporaries holds a high position. In its articles it hits the happy medium between twaddle and prosiness. The subjects are entertaining and are handled in the bright est manner'. Of. its engravings it is impossible to speak too highly. ��������� We have received the first number of The Mining and Scientific.Joiirnal from its publishers in Chicago. Its name may be apt. at times to, confuse it with our old friendthe Mining and Scientific Press of San Francisco. The new journal is well printed and illustrated and has a wide.lield to cover in ils claim to be the- advocate of "Our American Resources." " - We . again remind'our readers that Mr. Justice Walkein will be in Nelson on the 10th proximo for the. purpose of \ revising the Dominion Voter's1 List, ; Those who.may desire to be registered ' oi* to assure themselves that they are already included would do well and save time by calling at The Miner office or on Harold Selous, where all information can be obtained.- Mr. B. Wrede, the owner of the Lardeau Hotel, which cost $5,COO, is now conducting the Queen's Hotel, New Westminster. The former building, furniture and all, can now be had, it is= ���������s<iidrfor-$li000. "- -���������= ��������� When the Behring Sea arbitration award'was made known there was much grumbling "because firearms were forbidden. But this season's catch has been a good one and several of the hunters on returning say that having tried the spear and .become accustomed to it, they much prefer it to the gun. The C. P. R:. telegraph people in Victoria boast' that they have sent a message, to Manchester, England, and delivered the reply in.ninety seconds, just a minute and a'half. It is possible that owing to the concentration of the energies of the entire stall' on this prodigious takes from 24 hours Sir Nareisse Bel lean has left nearly the whole of his fortune to his nephew Dr. Bellean of Quebec. It araouuts to about 8400,000. 8*450,000 ot British Capital has been obtained to develop mines iu the district of Frouteu.no. By and by it we keep on they will hear of the Kootenay Country. A collision occured on the C. P. R. line last week at Medeciue Hat. An Atlantic Express was run iulo by a freight traiu that was following it. Those expresses on the C. P. 11. must really wake up aud -keep ahead of freight trains at any rate. Dame Langevin, alias French Mary, who runs a saloon at the wharf in Montreal, is suing the Herald for 525,000. on account of. certain statements made by that papsr regarding the nature oil her place. 3 J. E. O'Reilly, local Master in Chancery at Hamilton, has been authorized by the courts to declare Samuel H. Smith, formerly of Grimsby, a dead man. This is the result of a suit brought by the executors, of his estate, he having gone to tho Western States 10 years ago and then disappeared from ken so completely that no one has ever since heard of him. Major Beresford, ot the Royal Engineers quartered at Halifax station, met with a horrible death, though whether it is a case of suicide or accident has not been determined. Beresford, who has been in charge at Halifax for a short period only, boarded with his wife and child at the Hrdi ax hotel. He was on the roof of the hotel, which is five stories from the ground, and either' threw himself from it or fell off. He struck on the stone pavement below on his head, crushing it in, scattering his brains, and breaking his neck. He was picked up dead. He was about 50 years of age and a- very efficient officer. Rev. J. C. Tolmie, the pastor of. St. Andrew's Presbyterian church, has caused Heveral sensations in Windsor church circles, but the greatest of all was last night, when, in the course of his sermon, he suggested that the crest of the church be stamped on billiard cues and cricket bat's. "I believe," he said, "that men and women can take all the pleasure they can' get out of this life if it is not in opposition to their conscience and tho teachings of the Bible. They say that dancing is sinful, but I; claim, it is uot, and I defy any person to' show me anything in the Bible against it. ��������� To rant against, those things is cant and" hypocrisy, aud not Christianity." Mr. Tolmie came here a year ago from Brantfot'd; and by his extreme popularity, coupled with an original style of preaching, lias' greatly increased the membership of the church, which now has one ot the largest? congregations iu tho city. The jurisdiction of federal and provincial authorities in connection with the 'fishing rights of inland water3, has been .submitted to thc Supreme Court of-Canada for their opinion, and has been set down for argument at the term beginning Oct. 2nd. The case is a very important one,involving the question of the ownership of the bed TU]d.-shore3--oLalL_the-JiiiJancLrlakes^_andi_ rivers and streams. It is singular that the- "letter "I"-should play a part in grcafcu con-' stitutional questions involving so many millions of acres ot property and fishing1 'rights of provinces. Justice Fournier, in' passing 'upon the question in a lawsuit which came before the Supreme Court,- drew attention to the difference batwecen- the English text and the Krenpti text in the Statutes of Canada of 1867, in .which" the British North America act appears^ Luthe English text tho words rivers and. lake improvements appeared in that way, but in the French version it reads as follows: " "Ameliorations sur les- lacs et rivieres," (improvements upon' the lakes ami- rivers). The right to "own rivers is not feat, that.it takes from 24 hours to a week for a. telegram to travel between given to the Dominion,but merely improve Nelson and Victoria. The Colonist is going bald-headed for the British Pacific Railway. It published last week a special"- supplement, entitled tho British Pacific Review, setting forth the advantages.to be gained by the construction of the line. It is., said" that" the Rothschilds and Baron Hirsch the millionaire banker of Vienna have taken up the scheme. If so it will probably go through as these people are not apt to be baulked Mr. W.'S. Smith, of Sunnyside, Victoria, who has.been in. town, says the Kootehay Mail, about ten days, met two friends. One was Mr. T. A. Mills,, of Nelson, "who x. __x arrived up on the Lytton Monday, and, the j in any of"then- projects, other was ��������� Miss Beatrice Watson, of' Northamptonshire,''England. Mr. Mills! H. E. Ward, the Nanaimo hotel man1 and.Miss Watson were married by license ��������� whose vivacious! wife eloped last week with this morning. Rev. C. A. Prociinier'ofaci'- \ a young miner named Merritt, not forget- ated and the witnesses were Mr. W. S. I ^"R to take with her the contents of Mr. Procuuier and Miss Faunv i Ward's cash box and numerous articles of ��������� v " ! expensive jewelry belonging to him, over took the fleeing pair at Seattle, Sunday, Smith, Mrs. Valentine. The mine on the summit, of the Hua- as a driimaV 2 ' chucas, Arizona, being worked for the, ~ I glory of the Lord and the advancement ! of his- cause, by a detachment of the An immigration of Chinamen having ��������� Salvation Army, is turning out large set in here last week, people wondered quantities of good ore. This is probably what was the cause. Gold was the the most unique miniu_ attraction as it appeals, and. on Friday ' fit in the world. The profits o"f the mme, 2S Chinamen went up the road," armed \ after the payment of expenses, go to the with shovels, pans, picks and provisions, i treasury of the Salvation.. Army to a point between the cemetery and the *'to aid in the great work of that organi- creek and about one. and a half miles : zation. There are sixteen men at work from town. Here they discovered some ar the mine, all members .of the army, likely looking "clay and some small, , and religious discipline is maintained.��������� coarse nugget-gold. The excitement 1 Exchange. Mr. W. S. Drevvry returned to Nelson by the. s.s."Ainsworth on Wednesday. He reports that he has made great progress with his work in- the "region about the head of Sixteen Mile Creek, where observations covering oyer three hundred square miles have been made. His and after giving the younger man's thrashing he will long reniember,'la*iided. him iu jail and walked off in triumph with the recovered partner of his joys and sorrows.��������� Colonist. i camps have been very high, in no place ' t unique mining camp and out-! less than 6,500 feet sihove the sea. Mr. i McGregor with one detachment of the. j party has now moved into the country. ��������� across the lake to the south,of Crawford i Creek and Mr. Drewry left again on j Thursday for the north side of the same j river. Very little game was sten in the i mountains. One mule deer and one '��������� silver tip were killed. CANADIAN NEWS. sir Charles Tapper, ha3 abandoned his intention of visiting British Columbia. ; John Foster, of Welhuxl, Out... was struck aud .killed by lightning a day or two ago. Daniel Fowler, a well-known painter in water colors, is dead at Amherst Isiuud. Out, aged S5. incuts made oh lakes and rivers. A decided sensation was caused iu Montreal society circles by the news that a well known lady named- "Chreveille, who had' been a prominent character around many* of the hotels for several years hail been arr rested on a charge ot obtaining goods without paying for them.- The news caused consternation, among many local swells who have been on friendly terms with the lady in question. The accused belongs to. one of tlie leading French-Canadian* families in'the province. -It-^was while, the family was stopping for a period at a leading hotel that the young lady commenced to lead a gay life. For several years she has beeu doiug the rounds of.all the leading hotels, and her escapades have'been the talk of, the inmates. The young lady lived in the grandest style, ordering the most expensive costumes" from leading establishments. When one hotel became too hot for her she would make har exit and take up her abode in another. She 1 became so reckless recently in fact, and her conduct provoked .such a lot of comment thai the proprietor requested her to leave. Last week she took her departure and went to L'Uig'enil. Before she left tbe hotel she' had a cosily robe made at. a well-known it before she left wearing it. since. millh.erj. She received the hotel aud .has been but uid u-.jt pay- for i'\ . irnii'mg lelT tlie Ir trl ai:d had given wi itixm.-; a warir.ui w;i- 120 CI ie to X������Q. 1 f, nor f ot her UITC-at. THE MINER, NELSON B. C, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 [894. UWAWMW*^^^ LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (From our own Correspondent.) Victoria, B. C, Sept. 27th.���������A terribly sad aceident occurred on the Royal Arthur at Esquim.ult on Monday. Two midshipmen returning from a shooting excursion handed their guns from the boat up the ship's side, forgetting to unload them, to Perry, a blue jncket, telling him-to take them below. Perry pointed one of the guns at another blue jacket named Preece, in fun, saying, "Now look out, I'll shoot you," and pulled the trigger. Preece instantly fell dead, the entire charge of the barrel having lodged in his breast. Perry was immediately put under arrest. He nearly went off his head with grief. Preece having beeu his chum on board. He was subsequently released, it being proved entirely accidental. All midshipmen are ordered to give up firearms of every description by the Admiral in cousequence. The Victoria Agricultural Exhibition which opens on Monday next promises to be a great success. The live stock exhibit is expected to be far ahead of any thing hitherto shown in the Proviuce. Every available space is secured. A large , contingent is coming from Tacoma as a return for the Victorian excursion of last Saturday to the Interstate Fair, which was very enjoyable. The party from Vancouver totalled over a thousand. Li*>ut.-Governor Dewdney has been advised by telegraph that Lord Aberdeen ���������will arrive at Victoria with his party on November, spending four days at Vancouver eu route aud remaining here as long. They will be accorded a warm reception, for which preliminary preparations are now being made. A terrible hurricane visited northern Florida yesterday, causing great devastation. Many persons were killed and injured. Bob Fitzsimmons fought Dan Creedon, the Australian,, for the middle weight world championship last night at the Olympic Club at New Orleans for a $5,000 purse, under Queensbury rules. If both meu remained on their feet after 25 rounds to count as a draw. Fitzsimmons knocked Creedon out in the fourth round, the light lasting only four minutes and forty seconds. The victor immediately issued a challenge to Jim Corbett for the heavy weight championship and a purse of $10,000, before any club in the world. ' Captain Galsworthy, of the famous steamer Kow Shingsunk by the Japanese cruiser before the outbreak of war, passed through Victoria on his way east this week. He refused any information to press reporters. It is said he has disposed of all particulars of the affair by private contract to the New York Herald for a large price and is consequently bound to secrecy. No war news of special importance this week. The particulars af the late naval fight are anxiously awaited. The English papers are the only source considered reliable. Naval meu say this is the biggest fight of modern times and much will be learned of tactics employed in battle and the effect upon future manoeuvres. Private advices from Tokio say that the Japanese feeling is running high and is intensely warlike. The people are extravagantly excited over their victory. A despatch from Shanghai states that the Chinese are . etremely apathetic. -No"complicatib"-Trt situation at present, though at auy moment perilous conditions may arise. Some alarm is felt owing to the reported entry into North Korea of 5,000 Russian troops in pursuit of 2,000 convicts alleged to have escaped from their work on the Siberian railway over the frontier, but the rumour is probably without foundation as nothing since has been heard on the subject., " The Imperial Bank of Canada has decided to make Vancouver its headquarters of their new B. C branch instead of Victoria. They will but up a handsome bank building.^ ... A large ahd important new seam of coal has been discovered at Nanaimo of the name quality, as the famous No. 1 seam. It is 4% feet thick. There is. great rejoicing throughout the city iu consequence. Some- excitement lias been caused in Victoria by Rev. G. Ii. Ellison during the night putting a fence across the Craig- flower road, which has beeu a,public thoroughfare for over forty years. He contends that he has a .-title to ;.the .lot through which the road passes and is acting under legal j advice. The inhabitants of " Victoria.West pulled down the fence aud lively proceedings are expected. A COLORADO FLUME. This flume is one of the marvels of modern engineering. For 6J.������ miles it is suspended from an overhanging"cliff, 100 to 150 feet above the river, and 250 to 500 feet beneath 'the summit. In places the cliff hangs over at an angle of. more than 15 degs., and water falling from its brink strikes on the opposite side of the river, 100 yards from its base. A wagon ���������rojd has been constructed along the cliff above, from which men are let down several hundred feet, where they were suspended 150 feet above the river until they could drill into the o rock and establish themselves at that dizzy height. In ijlaees, the wagon road on top is a notch cut into, the vertical rock, and from it men, lumber and iron were lowered the desired distance by ropes and puilies swung under the overhanging cliff, and the work of building the flume prosecuted in that manner for hundreds of feet. It required strong arms, steady nerves and level heads to perform the great feat, . The flume is six feet wide and 4 feet high, and the ditch is 10 feet wide at the base. Supports of the flume, suspended from drill NELSON LOTS 'l!/\'] A nezv Railway under Construction. Buy before the Market rises in the Railway Centre and Seat of Government of West Kootenay. Choice Building and Residence Property REBATE ALLOWED FOR THE ERECTION OF GOOD BUILDINGS Also Lots for Sale in NAKUSP DA V/SON and ROBSON. Apply for Prices, "Maps, etc., to FRANK FLETCHER, Land CommissioncrC. & K. Ry. Co., Nelson, B.C. Tremaine Steam Stamp MSi THE LATEST PRACTICAL MINING MACHINE NOW PERFECTED (Highest Award at World's Fair Chicago.) ��������� The machine consists of a Two Stamp Prospectiug Mill, and is capable of nutting through Six Tons per diem: The entire plant consists of Boiler, Steam Pump and Copper Tables. Weight, 2,800 pounds. It is 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 82,000 to $2,500. according to locality. Full particulars from M. S. DAVYS, Sole Agent, "NELSOIT, B. O. Among all the mining machines and appliances shown at the World's Columbian Exposition there was nothing which excited more interest and favorable comment than the Tremaine Steam Stamp Mill in the Mining Building. It was a positive novelty to the great majority of mining men. It commanded attention by reason of its simplicity and evident practibility. Experienced mining engineers were astonished to learn that such a machine had been in successful operation for over two years in the extreme north-western part oi the United States. (9) holes in the cliff, are of the very best Swedish iron, and 49,000 lbs. were used in the great structure. ��������� The entire enterprise required an aggregate of 1,800,000 feet of lumber, and two years' time has been consumed in carrying the work to completion. Delays were occasioned for the want of lumber and there were other unavoidable hindrances. v. The flume has a capacity of 80,000,000 gallons of water in 24 hours. The grade of the flume is 6 feet 10 inches to the mile, aud the pressure of the water upon the -���������giant" at the miue is an interesting feature of hydraulic mining. This hanging flume has.not its equal in the world as an appliance for placer mining, and the. cofidiiions are such that it will never be duplicated. Much of the distance, where it ruus under the overhanging cliff, the sun's rays never penetrate and the breath of a storm is never felt. It is styled "Bancroft's Gorge," aud its frowning battlements stand/without a parallel iu any country. Underneath and attached to the flume"a~w"aik���������way"is_suspended���������and"the_ steady nerve can traverse its entire length with the water gliding above him and the river tumbling 100 to 150, feet below. Although two years were consumed in building the flume, ditch and wagon road, less than 8100,000 were expended. Time cut the prominent feature in the accomplishment of the great feat. The works are near the upper end of the company's-property, and what are termed "the old workings" are three miles lower down the river. Here considerable work has been done in a primative'way, and the gravel yielded about 38"^ cents per cubic yard. It is estimated the entire ground pf the present company will run that well or better, and its gold-bearing gravel beds are estimated at 25,000,000 cubic yards. The engineering difficulties were great and numerous. The grade was first to be established and marked out as far as possible. That was no small job. .No matter what difficulties or obstructions were encountered, the ilume must be kept exactly on the grade. Any considerable deviation was fatal. The 'york was difficult, slow aud perilous���������hanging over the rivers iu the air. The plan practised on one or two occasions in California of lowering men from above to do the work, and move from bent to bent, was impracticable for these cliffs, the greater part of the route leaning over the base. The problem was to devise some plan by which the work could be carried on from ends and stations. One great trouble, was that the lumber and other supplies came from points down the river, This forced-the cutting of a road, iu many places hewn out of the solid rock for long distances. Over this road the lumber was hauled to lowering stations and passed down to the workmen, on the' grade on the cliffs below. From these stations gaugs constructed each way until they met the constructions from other stations. In one instance the stations were 6,900 feet apart, all the cliffs between overhanging so much that a perpendicular from above would be 50 or more feet from the grade line.���������Alining., and Scientific Press. Mr. Maxim, who is now occupied with the design and construction of a hew air ship, states that, given the sum of ������50,000, which he estimates to be the cost of constructing a -practicable air-vessel, he will undertake to cross the English Channel by its means within one year from this date. WE -7^r 7p> "7^" ^fi- Abe Headquarters for Hay, Grain. Vegetables, Dairy Phoduce, Etc. Get Our Prices Before Buying Elsewhere. MiMosal Commission ItAKKI'TT ICMMJk. M'l,SOX. ItlCKl'V BLOCK, COLVUXF. 30 ���������sicIVs Corner _VANOOUVER,_B,_G._J ,, Buxton & Rodney ���������WHOLESALE AND RETAIL��������� ^TOBACCONISTS Agents for the celebrated t, & Cd (Loewq & Co.) B. B.B., and other best English Briar Boot Pipes. A large stock of " OWN MAKE " Pipes Tobaccos of all kinds and all smoker's requisites kept ou hand. COIJXTKY OXSIKKS ������V VOST FKOMl'TLY -A'rcrxHi'ii to.' THE T-R^-D-E SUPPLIED . NOTICE. ���������"OTICE is horebj- given that A. S. Fakwell as agent for tlio Columbia Mining Co., .Mineral uianns, situated near tne lown or Ainsworth. Adverse claimants; if any, aro required ,to file their objections with me within 150 days from the date hereof. ' .. Nelson, B. C, \V. J. GOEPEL, - August, 30th, 1891. . Gold Commissioner. (21) q '. lse - XOTM'K. "XTOTICE is herein- given that T. J. Lcndrum Jl_N > as Agent for Arietta Victoria Wcstby, has iilcd the.neeessary papers and made application tor a Crown Grant in favour of tho Mineral claim known as the Amazon situate in" Hot Springs Camp, Ainsworth "Mining Division, West Kootenay District. Adverse claimants if any will forward their objections within "60 days from date of publication. Nelson, B. C. N. FITZSTUBBS. Sept. 10th, 1801". Gold Commissioner. (31) selo .NOTICE. -VT OTICE is here'jv given that Thomas James _1_> Lendrum on bclialf of himself and Thomas Marks has filed the necessary papers and made application for a Crown Grant in favour of tho "Mineral claim known as the "E. W,. R- situate in Hot Springs Camp, Ainsworth "Mining D.iyisr ion, "West Kootouav District. Adverse claimants, if any, will forward their objections within 00 days from date ot publication. Nelson, B. C. X. FITZSTUBBS.. Sept. lUtlulS'ji. Gold Commissioner. (3-Jj selo S pokane Falls & Northern R'y. Nelson dc Fort Sheppard R'y. All Rail to Mm, Waal o Leave 7-00 a.m. NELSON Arrive 5.40 p.m Trains leave Nelson for Spokane every Tuesday and Fuiday at 7 a. m., returning leave Spokane Wednesdays and Saturdays at 7 p. m., and making close connection by S.S. Nelson with all Kootenay Lake points. Passengers for Kettle Paver aud Boundary Creek, connect at Marcus with stage on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays a..d Fridays. TAX NOTICE. "���������^"TOTICE is hereby given, in accordance with -^ " the Statutes, that Provincial Revenue Tax, and all taxes levied under the '-Assessment Act," are how due for thc year 1S91. All of tho above named taxes collectable within thc Nelson Division of the AVest Kootenay District are pay., able at my office, Kaslo, B. C. Assessed Taxes arc collectable at thc following rates, viz: ' - '��������� If paid on or before June 30th, lS'Ji:���������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 Juno 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. CHOICE APPLES- AND OTHER FRUITS FOR SALE IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT (��������� 9 THOS. G. EARL^ LYTTON, B. C. (6) XOTICE. KOTICE is hereby given that A. S. Farwell, as agent for John L. .Retallack, has tiled the necessarv papers and made application for a Crown Grant in fir. or of a Mineral Claim known as thc ''Early Bird," situated on Kootenay Lake, about half way between Cedar Creek and Princess Creek. Adverse claimants, if any, are required te file their objections with me within 60 days from thc date hereof. Nelson. B.C. -��������� "W.. J. GOEPEL, August 30th, 1894. Gold Commissioner. (23) lse XOTICE. ; -"VJ* OTICE is hereby given that Adolf-ii "Mil- ' lA Lien, as part owner and agent for others, has filed the necessary, papers and made application for a Crown Grant in favor of a "Mineral .Claim known as tho "Sunlight," situated about two miles west from the Town of. Ainsworth. Adverse claimants, if any, are required to tile their objections with me within GO days from the date hereof. Nelson, B. C, W. J. GOEPEL. August 30th, 1891. Gold Commissioner. (25) lse c ANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY The Cheapest and Most Direct Eoute, Fl'������m KELSON, KASLO and all Kootenay To the PACiriC COAST and to the EAST. TltVINS TO IM) I lum Xi'l.SO.V ]������.tlLY. Direct Connection at Robson ovcry Tuesday, Th'ui-.silny :nt������I Sat unlay Fvcnfng, With Steamer for Revelstoke, where connec- V,Hl?\v,.-Vhd*-\WMl Ca,'n������ilil������> '���������"Ci"''* Eastbound and \\ outbound through trains. TlIllOUGIl TlUKKTS 1SSUEO, Bauuauio Checked to Destination, No Customs Difficulties. Equipment Unsurpassed, combining palatial Dining and bleeping Cars, Luxurious Day Coaches, lourist bleeping Curs and Free Colonist bleeping Cars. to nSrJ!,[i������"n|l.U0U 'lK lomu^ ' ****<*. <*tc��������� apply .1. IIA HZ I/FOX, Agent, Nelson, Or to UFO. JlcS,. ICKOWX, District Passenger, Agent, Vancouver. COLUMBIA & KOOTENAY STEAM NAY, CO. (limited) TIME TABLE NO. 5. Ill Fll'CCj "W������Mtl!t!K4lu.V. Angus! !i!������til, ISM. Revelstoke Route, Steamek Lytton. Connecting with Canadian Pacific Railway (Main I line) for points East and "West. Leaves Revelstoke on Tuesdays and Fridays at 4 a.m. - ' _ Leaves Robson on Wednesdays and Sundays at li p.. 111. Noutiu'Out Route, Steamer Lytton. Connecting at Northport for points on tho Spokano-Falls-aud���������Nor-I.lier-n-l'ailway.���������^ Leaves Robson Saturdays at 4 a.m. Leaves Northport Saturdays at 1.30 p. in. Kaslo Route, Steamek Nelson. Leaves Nelson: Tuesdays, at 4 p. in.; Wcdnos- ncsdiiys, at, o.JO p, m.; Thursdays at 4 p. m.' Saturday.,, at o.JO p. m. Connecting on Saturdays and Wednesdays with Nelson & Fort Sheppard Ry. for Kaslo and Lake points. Leaves Kaslo for Nelson, Sundays at 8 a.m., Tuesdays at 3 a. in.. Thursdays at 8 a. m., Fridavs at 3 a. in. Connecting on Tuesdays and Fridays with Nelson &Fort Sheppard Ry. for Spokane. JJonxhk's Feuiiy Route.-Steamek Nelson. Connecting with Great Northern Railway for points Hast and West. Leaves Nelson Tuesdays and Fridays at 7 a. m. Leaves Kaslo Tuesdays and Fridays at 3 a. in. Leaves Bonner's Ferry for Nelson and Kaslo at 2 a. in. on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The Company reserves the right to change this schedule at any time without notice. For full information as to tickets, rates etc. apply at thc Company's olliccs, Nelson, li. C. T. Allan, *,.. J. W. Tnour, Secretary. Manager A SHORT - FAST - SCEiliC ROUTE ..Seattle, .Victoria. Vancouver & Puget Sound, and all Paci- ***' fie Coast Points, St. Paul. Chicago and Points Beyond - - Mortem J*<iiiipiimut. Kcick-Kallusl Itoutlbcrt. Attractive tours via ���������liilnlh ami iJie <Ureat I.alJes in connection with exclusively passenger boats ofKortlicrnS.S. Co, Wii-eci Connection, via "Yelson A Fori Sliep- I>at'������l Itailtvny, at Spokane ; ami via ���������. A K. S. X. C. at Ilonncr's Ferry. rw*! For maps, tickets, and complete information, call on Agents C. *V K. S, Xav. Co., X. A F. S. By., or C. G. Dixon, ������. A. I*. !������., Spokane, Wash. F. I. Whitney, G. 1������. A T. A., St. Paul, Min' THE MINER, NELSON, B. C, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 1894. ^tjssgsMKoaa^csis^iaiSKKV^Gaa OLlie & THE MINER is printed on Saturdays and will be mailed to any address in Canada or the United Slates, for one year oh receipt of Uvo dollars. Single copies five cents. CONTRA C T A D VER TI SEME NTS inserted at the rate of $3 per column inch, per month. TRANSIENT AD VERTISEMENTS inserted at the rate of 15 cents per nonpareil line first insertion^ and iou cents per line for each subsequent insertion. Advertisements running for shorter periods than three months are classed transient. ALL COMMUNICA T10NS 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. gcther with those surveyed hereafter, being connected therewith may be shown in their propor positions on maps. Thc corners of these claims are at present marked by wooden posts liable to destruction or removal, but should such an event take place they can now bo re-established by reference to the iron post planted, or to the cairns placed as signals on mountain tops. from the people who had the handling of these funds of what they have done with them. SURVEYS. The clear weather of the past few weeks will have enabled the photo- topographical survey party to make large strides with its work. The accomplishment of this undertaking will be of the greatest service to this district, and the Kootenay country has been selected by the government as the spot in which to begin on account of the special necessity of an accurate map in a mining district. At present a surveyor is only able to mark out a claim on the ground. He is quite unable to lay down its position, precisely on a plan either with relation to creeks or ridges or to other mining .claims, except such as immediately surround it. Nor is this always possible, owing to the frequent destruction of mining monuments by slides and fires. In the present state of affairs it is quite possible that this obliteration of marks of claims of great value could never be rectified by the most careful survey and would lead to expensive lawsuits in which neither side would get satisfaction. But when the work is. complete any monument that might be destroyed could be quickly, accurately and cheaply replaced. This country is rapidly becoming famous for its mineral wealth and outside capital, the one thing we want, is seeking its way here from America.and from Great. Britain and the demand for maps is increasing. Until this survey is ~coliiplel^lTire^Ttmirdt~l^^ippl \���������(\. The application of photography to the other arts at the command of ^the surveyor enables him to produce a map in which not only are the positions of mining claims definitely laid down, but the contour of the country is so delineated with its hills, ridges, valleys and streams, that the main routes of roads, trails or even railroads can be determined without the expensive and lengthy preliminary of a flying survey. To the prospector himself they will be of the greatest use as giving him at a glance the features of the country he proposes to visit and pointing out to him the easiest and most suitable routes. And when in his searches he at last finds his reward, there will be no longer the vague, indefinite descriptions of creeks whose existence is not shown on maps or is wrongly laid down. Wherever he wanders he will scarcely be out of sight of a '"'Trig, station." A rough sight with his compass will enable him to define the position of his location with sufficient . accuracy. The scheme of survey as laid down in the report of the Crown Lands Survey for 1892, commences at Revelstoke and follows the Columbia down to the Upper Arrow Lake and thence by way of Trout Lake to the Kootenay Lake. It is estimated that the two branches of the work,-Triangulation and Photography, would cover 3,100 square miles annually at a cost of seven-tenths of a cent per .acre, or $13,888 altogether. The following extract, which is -taken " from the report of Mr. W. S. Dbewry, P. L. S., laid upon the the Table of the House last session, affords a ready explanation of the uses of his work: The position of a main signal of the triangula- tion net was established on the highest point on -Toad "Mountain. This point was occupied, as also were three others, on spurs of the same mountain, and an iron post properly connected with the triangulation was planted near the - north-east corner of the Silver King mining -claim. So that claims already surveyed, to- AD VERTISEMENT. Private correspondence can do a great deal towards making this country known in Great Britain and elsewhere, whence we may expect those supplies of capital without which our great wealth is useless to us. The Attorney- General in one of his speeches in court last week drew a telling picture illustrating this. He related how in the burning deserts of Africa prisoners are buried up to their necks in the sand so that they are unable to move hand or foot, ahd then close to them are put bowls of limpid water and bunches of luscious fruit. The scent of the grapes and the sparkle of the limpid water add to the tortures of the dying wretch unable to reach the life saving articles. VVithout capital we are in the same fix here. We may own a mountain of solid silver, but unless we have the means of changing the rough ore into minted coins, it is useless to us. But capital will come to us if it is properly approached and if it is well informed of the prizes that await it here. As we have said above, private correspondence can do much, but the press can do more. The Western World deserves the thanks of the community for its spirited efforts in this behalf. This journal is almost entirely devoted to describing the great mineral and agricultural wealth of the country oir both sides of the Rockies, and it has made arrangements by which it reaches every public reading room in Great Britain. Such an advertisement cannot but be of the greatest advantage to this country. The Province of Victoria, is also regularly forwarded to many institutions and we ourselves are not unknown to the reading public of the old country, and scarcely a week passes that we do not see ex tracts u from our columns copied into one or other of the great London papers. It is precisely by such means that South Africa and other places have pushed themselves into public notice. Our natural wealth is no less than theirs and there are some of us who do not mean to rest until the great wave of capital comes rolling this way and makes the mining region of Kootenay the most productive in the world. THE FOG LIFTING. The City Council of Victoria has thrown out the motion to bonus a steel manufactory by guaranteeing interest on a million dollars at five per cent, per annum for twenty years. Of eight aldermen present three voted in favour of the scheme and five against it. The only astonishing thing about it is that the idea was discussed at all. But perhaps this is not to be wondered at in the capital of a province that wilfully submits itself to be taxed for the benefit of persons two thousand miles away. Alderman Keith Wilson hit the nail on the head when he said " This is one of the schemes that crop up occasionally for the benefit of some one." Note the "one." In other words it was a cool and impudent scheme to try and persuade the people of Victoria to pay $50,000 annually for the benefit of one man, the promoter. We congratulate our fellow citizens that they have seen through the plot. It may be hoped now that the fog is being cleared from their eyes that they may be able to see a little farther. COUNTING THE COST. Our American friends are grumbling (and quite rightly too) at the cost of the fleet they sent to the Behring Sea to protect the rights awarded them at the arbitration. This cost amounted to $400,000. All this public money of the United States was spent .to protect the interests of one business firm. Nine vessels were sent north by the United States. Great Britain sent, one. The nine U. S. vessels spent $400,000 in ceaselessly cruising to and fro and succeeded only in catching two reputed poachers, who were im mediately released when they came back. The crew of the one English ship, it is said, made a jolly trip of it, and had a good time shooting and fishing. The U. S. Minister of Marine has declared his intention next year of only sending as many boats as the English do. Perhaps after all we did not come so badly out of that award. JOHNBARNSLEY&CO. 119 GOVERNMENT ST., VICTORIA, B. O. GUNSMITHS m MACHINISTS Iui|>oilvrs or all klmls of FMGMSII AIM* AMI'lUCAX FlllE ARMS AMI AUUII.VITIO.V. KASI' KILL MKHtS, 1ISIIIX' TICKLK, KOOJj, Klt'LI'S. KI'VOMKItS, Ml.NICKS' ULASSI'S, COMPASSES, MAU.NKTS, KIO. .... 0"RJD"E3*RS 1B~ST MAIL PROMPTLY ^.TT*E*ISr*D*B13 TO. -TO- Himting, Survey, Prospecting PARTIES AND'OTHERS THE NEW, FAST STEAM LAUNCH "FLIRT" Can be CHARTERED by day or week ou reasonable terms. Oiders sent through the pursers of the steamboats Nelson or Ainsworth, with whom arrangements can be made, or by mail or telegraph to C. "VV. Busk, Balfour, will receive prompt attention. (19) MEDICAL. Xp C ARTHUR, A.M., M.D., PHYSICIAN, Etc. COROXEK FOR WEST KOOTENAY, Office over Nclson.Drug Store, West Baker street, Nelson, B.C. THE DOMINION DA Y FUNDS. In reply to our query as to what, has been done with thc funds subscribed for the Dominion Day Sports, the Tribune a~usTvl"!r~s~thl������t"~ri^^ GOOD NEWS. Prom Cariboo Creek and from the Lardeau both come tidings of success in the gold niining operations that have been commenced there. Reports in. our columns this week from these districts are worth reading. Nearer home discoveries have been made, of which at present we are not at liberty to give full details, which with the already proved successes of The Poormau and Forty- nine Creek are likely to render Toad Mountain and it spurs as famous for gold as they are for silver. BACKWARDS. We notice that our Vancouver contemporary ''Light" has changed its name to "The Mwiulander" aud announces that it will pay special attention to the needs of that portion of British Columbia indicated by its title." We think this is to be regretted. The interests of one part of the Provicce are those of another and it is only n question of time nnd acquaintance until'these silly sectional ideas are stamped out. Anything that may tend to foster them is bad. It is a step backward, not forward. lished as soon as delinquent subscribers pay up. It also mentions ^that The Minek is one of the delinquents. We are not aware whether to take this as the reply of the committee or whether the Tribune has assumed to itself the office of its crier. In either case it shows pretty plainly that there is urgent necessity for an explanation of what has been done with the funds subscribed. If such explanation is withheld until all the delinquents have paid up, the public will be perfectly entitled to believe that the committee has been playing ducks and drakes with the funds and shelters itself under1 this flimsy excuse from giving an explanation of its conduct. We refuse to believe that men like Mn, Elliot, the President, and Mr. Heathcote, the Treasurer, are in any way parties to subterfuge of this kind. It therefore remains that the Tribune has invented this explanation itself and, if the Tribune has anything to do with the funds, we repeat that there is still more urgent need for the publication of a balance sheet. ,, With regard to the allegation that The Miner is among the delinquent subscribers, it is perfectly true. Two gentlemen called on us and asked if we would subscribe, to which we assented. Then these two gentlemen faded' away and were never heard of again. Nor have we ever heard any more about our promised subscription. We are ready and have been, waiting to pay.it ever ��������� ��������� t-\., ,i.,,t -n-o nrntnisprl it- inrl Bio '> bounty for Ihe head of every panther, wolf 01- sincethe day we promised it ana the , coyote kmed in a settled district of the Province reason that it is not paid is that we have on the certificate ofa, Justice of the Peace that never been asked for it. Our friend the Tribune knows perfectly well that we are not in the habit of letting our debts go unpaid whatever its own habits in that respect may be. TABLE SlMMring Hie Dates and Places or Coin-Is or Axslxe, Xlsl l'i-liis, and Oyer ami Terminer, ami General Ciaoi Delivery for tlie Year lSi>*. FALL ASSIZES. ^Nelson... -Donald... Clinton... Richfield. Kamloops Vernon... Lytton Monday 10th September "Monday 17th September Thursday. . ,20th September Monday 24th September Monday 1st October Monday. St.h October Friday 12th October New Westminster. .Tuesday Gth November Vancouver Monday 12th November Victoria Tuesday 0th November Nanaimo 'Tuesday 27th November ���������Special Assizes adjou.ncd from, thc Spring by .uid now fixed for these Mr. "Justice Walkcih dates. k(17) JOB PRINTING AT- THE MINER WAKE UP! Col. Peyton of Trail Crcek lias been in Winnipeg to see i" he cauuot make satisfactory arrangements with the wholesale hardware and grocery people there to supply the Trail Camp with poods at a better rate than by importing them from Spokane If to'Winnipeg, why not to Vancouver or Victoria ? NOTICE. ; "���������VTOTICE is hereby given that the under-men- _1_> tioned respective amounts will be paid as FIRE INSURANCE 1893." POLICY ACT, "VT OTICK is hereby given that His Honour the -^ Lieutenant-Governor in Council has further postponed the commencement of "An Act t.o secure Uniform Conditions in Policies of Fire Insurance." from tlie 1st day of April, IS'.il, until llie 1st day of April, 1SD.>. JAMES BAKER, ���������" ���������. " Provincial Secretary. Provincial Secretary's Ollice, 2!)th March, 1891. '-' " (O) * CUSTOMS BLANKS - FOR SALE AT THE - MINER OFFICE. Alii. M, In view therefore of this most evasive reply from the Tribune we demand, that an explanation be at once forthcoming PATENT LEVER (CRACKING MOTION) STONE BEEAXEB. The "PR0G-RESS" and ^SIMPLEX" Stone and Ore Granulators and Crushers. THREE-STAMP PORTABLE- QUARTZ MILL- No piece over 100 lbs. in weight. ; Price. $200 f. 0. b- Liverpool. MISIM*. "13 C. CAMPBELL-JOHNSTON (of Swansea, India, and the United States METALLURGIST. ASSAYER. AND MINING ENGINEER Properties reported on. All assays undertaken. Furnaces and concentrating plants planned and erected. Treatment for ores given. Ores bought and sold. Box 10,"Vancouver. B. C. W. A. JOWETT <���������������- ^ MINING & REAL ESTATE BROKER INSURANCE and ��������� - ��������� COMMISSION AUENT. VICTOR IA ST., NELSON, B. O. Bank of Montreal .-CAPITAL (all pul<lHi>), $1>,000,000 JtJ'ST, .... (i,000,000 Sir DONALD A. SMITH, President! Hon. GEO. A. DltUMMOND Vice President E. S. CLOUSTON General Manager Neslon Branch: N. W. Corner Baker Stanley Streets- and ce ...at such animal was killed in a settlement, and that the head was produced to and destroyed by him. naForeach panther, seven dollars and fifty cents j Ali kinds ������f otller Machinery Used in Mining. (������"-5J)- . ... , ^.,���������_. ; Por information and illustrated catalogues i apply to R. E. H. Buckner, Engineer, Branches in London (England), New York and Chicago and in the principal cities in Canada. Buy and Transfers. sell , Sterling Exchange and Cable Grant com merical and traveller's credits, av able in any part of thc world; Drafts issued; Collections made; Etc. SAVINGS BANK BRANCH Rate of interest at present 3J- per cent. BANK OF (Incorporated ty Roya Charter, 1862.) CAl'ITAL <l������ni<l m>), t������0O,0OO . #',������,������'������������,009 (���������Vitli power to licrease. KKSEKVI" *TJNI������, ������300,000 . . 1,205,333 nelson* *B*R_A.isrc*Ea:. Corner of Baker and Stanley streets - ���������B*RA*rsrc"Ea:"E3s = Canada���������Victoria, Vancouver, New "Westmin ster, Nanaimo and Kamloops. ���������. United STATKS-San Francisco, Portland, Taco- jna, aiid Seattle.'- . IIE^En������SCK: G������ Lon,ba.rd-street, LONDON. AGENTS AND CORRESPONDENTS: CANADA-Canadian Bank of Commerce and branches; Merchants' Bank of Canada and branches; Imperial Bank of Canada and bran- cries; Alolsons Bank and branches; Bank of a ova Scotia. UNITED STATKS-Agents Canadian Bank of Commerce, New Yonc; Bank of Nova Scotia, Chicago, iraders' National Ban' " *' lank, Spokane, SAVINGS DEPARTMENT- inu^SJr^r������ccT?d at 51 and upwards, and 1���������,,! cd (present rate) at 3A per cent. GRANGE V, per annum. Nelson, July 17,1S93. HOLT, Agent. ARMIT & KASHDALL, Mining Brokers. Conveyancing, Notaries Public Mining Abstracts. For each wolf, t������vo dollars (S2.00). For each coyote, one dollar (������1.00). By Command. JAMES BAKER' Provincial Secretary. Provincial Secretary's Ofilec, (26) -22nd August, I8G4. Toronto, or to EDW'D APPLEWHAITE & CO. LOCAL AGENTS. Complete lists of existing "Mining locations NEW DENVER, B. C. THE MINER, NELSON, B. C, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 1894- &x&xwims5z*znawnrzKzz2KT. NEWS OF THE WORLD. There is high authority for aunounciug that Lord iloscbery is thoroughly' alarmed oyer the Liberal outlook, and, in a day soon to be set, he will deliver a carefully prepared speech in the Lords, declaring his policy. It- is understood the speech will not be radical on the abolition of the Lords, but will give the Lords to understand that unless it shows more docility the country will be; asked to instruct the ministry to deprive tlie Lords of its veto. The Premier is also expected.-/to square himself 011 Tlorae Rule. A dispatch to the KoelicueZoitung from St. Petersburg says that' the Czar's condition is such that he is still confined to his-room, and that his departure from. Spain for the Crimea has beeu postponed. The Vosaische Zeitung's corresponde.it in St. Petersburg says that much uneasiness is felt at the capital on account of the Czar's, illness, the exact nature of which is ..the subject of many rumors. It is believed generally that he is afflicted with a chronic and serious malady- To lovers of horse racing last Thursday was a great day. The Jockey Club Stakes ot ������10,000 was run on that day at Newmarket. The result has not yet reached us., .Isinglass, Avho was held over from all his summer engagements, is expected to run. Matchbox was withdrawn and Ladas was never entered, but amoug likely starters are St. Florian, Seniproiiius, Hornbeam, Son o' Mine, Plutocrat, Jocasta, Mecca. Raeburn, Ravensbury, Speed, Le Nicham and Medicis. THE WAR IN THE EAST. Following up their success at Ping Yang the Jananese inflicted a severe defeat on the Chinese fleet off the mouth of, the Yalu River. The Chinese Admiral Ting \v(ith ��������� a fleet, of 12 warships and fom-jtprpedo boats was convoying;a fleet of transports to Yo Chow. The Japanese attacking force consisted of 17 vessels. A furious battle ensued. In the hostile, fleets,.were . men-of-war of the largest size and of the latest construction. = Reports differ as to the results, but it appears .that at sundown the Japanese fleet drew off victorious after paying .done immense damage, to the eriemys fleet. The ChingYuen, t,h,e finest 'ship in the Chinese navy,, was. sunk, three others were destroyed and one was burnt. The Japanese fleet also received, considerable damage, but was enabled to draw off in good order. The Yalu river "is the 'boundary between Korea and Manchuria. It is a large-stream,, and the , Japanese must cross it. on their way; to Moukden and Peking. The Chinese, by lauding troops on the norlh bank of the river, hope to check the advance of the conquering, Japs. The Yalu river is not far north of Ping. Yang, where the. greater portion of the Japanese army is concentrated. LOSSES AT PING YANG. . Yokohama, Sept'. 20.��������� Particulars regarding the Battle of Ping Yang show that the Chinese lost 2,000 killed and 14,500 wounded and captured. A fourth part of the Chinese army escaped. The Japanese loss was only about 11 officers wounded-and 260 soldiers killed. The Japanese army is inarching on Wiju, which is expected to be reached by the end of September. . Yokohama, - Sept. 22.���������The Japanese government has decided to follow up the advantage gained against the Chinese, and push the war with every possible vigor before winter. Orders have been . issued for 80,"00'0 "troops to depart, immediately for tbe front. 'The national interest aroused by the success of the Japanese forces is unbounded. ��������� The - military authorities have taken possession of the railroad, systems. ��������� " Shanghai, Sept.-22.���������It is. reported here that the Chinese southern fleet is on its way North, and that it will take advantage of the alleged helpless condition of the Japanese fleet and make an . attack upou some prominent Japanese ports. THE BATrL-Ji OF XALU. : Tientsin,'Sept. 20.���������From Chinese, ofli- ���������ciala with despatches who have arrived here, and later messages from Port Arthur, a full narrative of the naval battle of Yalu is obtained. Admiral Ting, commanding "the Chinese northern-squadron, was instructed by, the council of war here to convoy six transports and to-land tbe troops, guns and 8lo,es at Yockhow, from which, as a base, China intended, to renew operations in-Korea." ������. The battleships Ting Yuen and Chen Yuen, and the cruisers King Yuen, Ping Yuen, Li.Yuen Tis Yuen, Chin Yuen, Ching Yuen, Chad Yuen, Yang Wei* Kwaii'g Kai and Wang' .Tin,'- together with,four torpedo boats/escorted-the tran.s- ��������� ports. They arrived at. the entrance' of the Yalu river early Monday morning and the disembarkation proceeded rapidly, the transports steaming into the river while the warships anchored outside. ��������� At 11 o'clocksmoke on the horizon indicated the approach "of" a large fleet. The situation wasgraspedimmediately, and Admiral Ting gave orders for weighing anchors placing .the ships in- battle array. His position was a difficult one. If he remained near the shore his movements would be cramped; and if he steamed out for sea room i he ran the risk of a Japanese cruiser or torpedo boat runuing-iu among his transports. He chose the less of the two evils andfoimed a fighting line to guard the estuary in single column. As a second fighting line, and to meet any Japanese ship which might succeed in forcing Khe fighting liue, the Kwang Kai and Wang Tin.," with four torpedo bouts, were stationed at the memtu of the river. The Japanese fleet approached at full spaed until witliiu. range. Then they advanced in columns, forming into two lines. Nine steel-clad cruisers formed the lighting line, while three gunboats and five torpedo boats formed the second line. Firing commenced forthwith. The Japanese crept close, aud the gunners made better progress. The Ting Yuen was the first to suffer, a shell bursting in her battery. From the outset the Japanese directed a powerful Are upon the Chinese battle ships Chen Yuen aud Ting Yuen. For un hour aud a half a terrific cannonade continued. The result was thai, one ,1 a:;an- ese cruiser, reported to .have beeu theWiiiko, was, placed ont of action. One Chinese officer declared that, ho saw her sink. In the mean lime the two big guns on the Chen Yuen were disabled, and the other fillips were showing signs of damage. Both fleets were mi dor easy steam, the Japanese ninn- oevenng, while the Chinese held their original positions. Suddenly two of the Japanese cruisers sought to break through the Chinese line on the starboard side. Three torpedo boats swiftly pursued thera. The Chin Yuen and Oiling Yuen went at full' speed astern to avoid a calastrophe. The Chiuese torpedo boats fired their torpedoes, but the nets about the Japanese cruisers stopped them. In the meantime other guns were brought to bear upon the cruisers, which are believed to have been the Akitsuslxima and the Yoshimo. They were beaten back by the weight of the metal in an almost helpless state. The Chinese officers declare '.hat both sank. The Chinese had iared little better, for the Clung Yuen had been hulled several times and pierced upon the water li:je, while the Chen Yuen had stranded while trying to evade the Japanese torpedo boa is. All attempts to float her had beeu-frustrated by the fire directed against her. Finally she burst iu flames- from the shells. The big guns of the Chen Yuen Avere disabled, but she remained iu the fighting line, workiug her smaller and machine guns. The Tsi Yuen retired beyond the lines, and the King Yuen was in a terrible plight. A shell burst through her decks aud set fire to her, and with the flames bursting from her she slowly settled. A score of times the Japanese sought to break through the ChineEe line, but until the last the Chinese guns were able to stop them, and the Japanese never reached the transports. The Chinese vessels gave way before the attacks, and while doing so the Yang Wei stranded stern first: Her fate was similar to that of the Chen Yuen. . The Chin Yuen was nothing more than a wallowing wreck when she was struck by a torpedo, and she sank with all on board. The scene was now appalling. The guns on several of the ships on both sides Avere disabled, and the great ships rolled heavily. The streams of green, water, pouring from most of them showed the steam pumps were working incessantly,- aud testified to the extent", of. damage, inflicted. Some of the Chinese ships had exhausted their ammunition during the last hour's fightiug. More than, one of the Japanese vessels seemed to be oh the point of! foundering. It was not until dark, however, that the firing ceased and the battered Japanese fleet departed in double line formation. THE TACOMA FAH*.. The Interstate Fair at Tacoma has been happily signalized by the healing of the feud that has so long existed be- tween the two great cities of the Sound. This happy state of affairs is to be celebrated and sealed by the celebration of a .wedding on a grand scale in the Exhibition Building itself. The bride is Miss Nellie Brooks of Seattle and the bridegroom Mr. James Ingram of Tacoma. This is a somewhat novel departure in the exhibition business. British Columbia day proved the greatest success since rheopening of the show. The s.s. Islander was run from Victoria and the Yomesite from "Vancouver. About "3,000 people, including the Lieut.-Governor, Lt.-Col. prior and other important personages, availed themselves of the opportunity of visiting the Fair. The party was most hospitably received, as. visitors always are iri the States. It is commonly supposed that Britishers and their institutions are very unpopular across tlie border, but our experience has always,been that if these feelings exist our "American cousins know how most effectually to conceal them. , - . : To-day is Miners Day and many mines throughout the State of Washington have been closed down to allow the men to visit the Fair. ��������� A special boat load of children will also be sent1 from Seattle as the guests.of the Post-Intelligencer-. THE TREADWELL MINE. The yield of the Treadwell mine, according to theann ual report of Superin- tendenl Duncan, averaged $3.20 per ton, as. against $2.9-i for last year���������a very- encouraging showing. By close figuring the superintendent was able to hold the expenses per- ton down to ������1.2.5, the same as in 1S93, in spite of the drawbacks of an unprecedented long and cold winter. The improved average value of the ore is y.-ii'l to be due lo the higher grade ore taken from the 110-foot level. The pro-, lit shown, of. $429;948, exceeds that of any previous year. If the company had not. met with a loss, by the robbery- of- the chlorination works, in January of the estimated value of $S,000, and" had , ordinary weather prevailed, the prolit would have been .$60,000 or $70,0i".Li more, j During the year the company paid four ' regular quarterly "dividends "of $75.0'>0 ] each, aud a bonus dividend of SI.*}').':,;'). de-ciarou and made payable June "litis. The eupe; inteiident estimates that, the amount of ore in sight is 2,200,000 tons. 320 stamps are dropping day and night. The reports show that the total receipts were: from -bullion- sold, $705,943; interest, $3,000; profits of store, $18,835; making a total of $727,838. The working expenses were $297,924, leaving a profit of $-129,919 for l hi-year. ALASKA BOUNDARY SURVEY. News has been received in a dispatch from Washington City that by the recent survey of tlie Alaska boundary it was decided that Mount St, ���������Elian, so long regarded as the giant mountain of Alaska, is iiot on American soil. It is interesting, however, to know Unit there arc several other peaks in the immediate vicinity that are much higher than St. Elias. Aside from ascertaining the important fact that Mount St. Elias is not ou American soil it was also determined that the height of tlie mountain is 18.023 feet, considerably higher than tho estimates given by numerous exploring parties of the Oi-eo- graphical Society oi! Washington City. But the most astonishing 'hing was the discovery of two, if not three, other mountains a few miles inland, on English territory, that are higher even than .the famous saint's mountain. Of these Mo .nit Logan is 19,534 feet, and there are two other nameless peaks that over-reach Mount St. Elias by several teet. The boundary of the main body of the^ gr^at region bought rVum Russia is definitely located on the one hundred and -forty- first meridian. Mariners have all aloug maintained that in the unknown interior of Alaska mountains of great height and volcanoes existed. They drew their conclusions from the general appendices and nature of the coast lines. Alaska can properly be called the "dark American continent,," for thc greater portion of it is as completely unknown as the interior of Africa was a hundred years ago.' Even the greater part of the coast lines have never been surveyed, the only- record of the inlets and general contour described on maps being taken from charts made by sailors arid mariners from observation aud guess work.���������Seattle P. I. BRITISH COLUMBIA IRON WORKS Stupefying question.���������Pretty Girl: "All the girls in our set are going' to be vaccinated to-morrow night. Do you know where?" Bashful Youth (blushing deeply): "Really I���������I couldn't���������er���������um " Pretty Girl: '"Oh, you'd never guess in the world! We are all going to meet at cousin Clara's house and be vaccinated there." Said a sweet, charming, lovely.young Mrs., "I really don't know what a Krs!" A rogue heard her speak, kissed her fair on the cheek, And said, as he did it, "Why, This." L0EWENBERG&C0. ���������SUCCESSORS TO��������� J. A. T. GATON & CO. ViCTORiA, B. O. ������ . Ii������iI������orJi',i-s and Wholesale lixtalv.rs in General Founders, Engineers, Boiler Makers, and Manufacturers pf All Classes of Machinery. Sawmill and Marine Work a Specially. SUM' ."lIAXIir..!!:���������['(!|Ci;i{;..i or 'I'llK Kendall Band Mill, B. C. Shingle Machines, Steam L t p t*> aohines. Wo keep in stock a full supply of Goods, Sheet and other and Lubricants, etc. '"nginoar and j\1 ill Supplies, such as Pipe and Fittings, Brass Packing Rubber Valves, Rubber and Leather Belting, Oils, GISTING- ENGINES and SINKING' PUMPS FOR MINES Corner Alexander Street aud Westminster Ave., VANCOUVER, E. 0. D. CARTMEL, J. W. CAMPION, J. E. Y/ Agent West Kootenay. Secretary-Treasurer. MAGFARLANE Manager NEW SUITINGS. , Fred. J. Squire, the Nelson Tailor, has just NEW TROUSERINGS. received a large consignment of FALL GOODS Call and inspect the New Patterns and Styles. Fred. J. Squire, Baker Street, Nelson. mem* HE OLD INSTILL TO THE FRONT! B^-NO* FEAR OF~FAMINeT ������ BAKER STREET, NELSON, B. C. ������ We have on'hand sevrr.-il tons 'of "first-class Hams, Bacon and Butter. Also " ~ " "' " " " Etc. Whilst for the refresh Salt L^ish, Canned Meats car loads of Flour, Si.rgai incut of the inner man we have Bass and. Allsupp's Pnle Guinness' Stout, Walker's celebrated brands* of Canndian Wh brands of Imported "Wines, Liquors, Cigars, Tobacco, Etc. CB^OtlKS, WATCSSES, .1KWJE3.K!', CIFTIJ'KY, CIVE**', TOK.M'iJMMJSTS SILV������35Jt'.S, FAJit'Y GOOUS,1 .IISKV-I FBI KMSII IK������S '- Ale, Schlitz Beer, skey, also the finest y Company,. AGEXTS VOK IMPERIAL (i) - GEBHLUI cohsulat; MiSl8aililGo.1B.G.1Ltil. HEAD OFFICE AND WHARF: *V-A-"IsrOOXJ*V"*H3*Fi, *3. C. VANCOUVER TO NANALMO.���������S.S. "Cutch" leaves C. P. R. AVharf daily (Sundays excepted) at 1:15 p. in. Cargo at Union S.S. Co.'s -wharf until 11 a.m. NANAIMO TO VAN('OUY"I'l'.-.S.S. "Cutch*' leaves daily (Monday excepted) at S a.in. Vancouver ;:tnl SoriUurn Scif Icistcuts. S.S. Comox leaves U. S.S. Wluirf every Moiuliiy at 11 a.m., for Port Neville, calling tit all way ports, returning "Wednesday, and on Thursday at 11 a.m. for all points as far as Shoal Bay, returning Saturday. Cargo at Company's AVharf until 9 a.m. <��������� 0 HOOIJVV1LM' ('KICKY. Leave Moodyville���������7, 9, "11:45 a.������m'., 2:30, d:30 p.m. Leave "Vancouver���������8,-10:15 a.m.,-1:15, 3:30, 5:30 p.m. V .iCSr Steamers and Scows always available for Excursion, Towing and Freighting Business. Storage Accommodation on Co.'s AVharf. .JtlkajJiAYjilk or_&_Spn's_.. Distillers Is-JLos ..Schlltz-I': Milwaukee e.witig_Co. . U. S. -Eort-G'u:ry-FJour-*Mills- Manitoba '*1 P. O. box C9. Telephone EDWARD :EWHA! it GO. S, E. corner Baker and Josephine streets, NELSON, '.3': C. REAL ESTATE, FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE-AGENTS. Loans negotiated on Nelson property. Collections made. Conveyancing documents d s drawn up Town Lots Lands and Mining Claims Handleclon Commission. A fmtmmimmm - Tailoring I JUST R :ce D W. F. .-'������-''_>--"������.': Telephone 91. -Hiiiiasci'. O. Box 771 if J������ Iii? Si"* ���������'fti^S SUP psi z;*u -. ,"v- '4. is? *_?������ iv ���������ii''��������� ���������-'-���������' *<*���������'' ^ My Pjall and. White?. Woollens, comprising _2- Scotch and English Suitings and a..frill i|; line Pants Goods and Overcoatings . ^ at close fiffTires. - ^. Cv'TX.--:i-'"l������������ -j.>CXie:_ . _ -. -���������^^i-v.o*}il->lu.-wTtli ease. Pat- -f-^.',e""o"- W'i Patents on cppli- 'iM"i :.'ora-^'i of. lab Keet-or.-l ��������� i'.Tic:2~ amities- ij ���������/ .c ijyeicj"^5" ' <"--, "���������:-: - ;.:,',---:������Dlii:v. . ct- SB and 30. F. ?!.<'.. Viitorin Iteewnirp.a necl TAIL0S. ..-- :37I "Wet5r-c.se-: ."1st ^jiuuiMUiuiuiUiyiuu^yiyiiiiuuiiuiyiyuiUiUiiuu^������(. mi ;Uv
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