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BC Historical Newspapers
The Nakusp Ledge was published in Nakusp, in the Central Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, from October 1893 to December 1894. The paper was subsequently published as the Ledge both in New Denver, from December 1894 to December 1904, and in Fernie, from January to August 1905. The Ledge was published by Robert Thornton Lowery, a prolific newspaper publisher, editor, and printer who was also widely acclaimed for his skill as a writer. After moving to Fernie, the paper continued to be published under variant titles, including the Fernie Ledger and the District Ledger, from August 1905 to August 1919.
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Volume VI. No. 9. NEW DENVER, B. GV, DECEMBER 1, 1898. Price,- $2 00 Year zscttn i SLOGAN GAMP NEWS! $ LOCAL CHIT-CHAT. Thanksgiving day passed off quietly, all places of business being closed. There Avas a knife-pulling- fracas in toAvn Wednesday night. No one wns hurt much. SLOCAN nn.Ni-itAi- FLOAT. . The band gave evidence ence by a short open-air Thanksgiving dav-. of its exist- concert on Marino's three-. California falls Pat Burns' bond on J eighth interest in the due to-day (Thursday). Services will be held in the Methodist ���church next Sunday at 11 a.m. and 7:15 p.m. Everybody welcome. R.N.Powell. Ham & Crawford have moved into their new quarters in the Wallace building*. They have one of the best stores in toAvn C. F. Nicholson, one of the owners of the Anglo-Saxon group, left for Ross land, on Saturday the winter. Avhere he will spend W. H. Brandon and Avife, of Silverton, left on Monday for a Avihter's visit among* friends in Chicag*o, Noav York and Guelph, Ont. A. E. Fauquier Avon R. Alexander's eanoe at the raffle at the Ne-Avmarket on Wednesday eA-ening-. P. Lindquist secured the turkey. The Ancient Order of United Workmen are ora-anizing in Sandon, being- assisted by Rev. J. Irvine, of Vancouver, provincial organizer. Three iioav cases have been admitted to the Slocan Hospital during* the Aveek. One patient Avas discharged Monday, leaving fhre cots occupied. Harry Williams, one of the unfortunates niixed up in'the Sandon anti- Chinese agitation, was sentenced to a Aveek's imprisonment by Judge Forin at Nelson. ReA\ J. Irvine, of St. Michael's ���church, Vancouver, conducted the Anglican services here on Sunday, in the stead of Rev. C. F. Yates, who Avas indisposed. W. McLeod, one of the miners ;it the Payne, had his leg badly bruised and a small bone broken, oii Wednesday, by a fall of rock. He is at present in the hospital here. McGrilIiArray & McLachlan have had the bar room of the Windsor Hotel renovated and generally fixed up, making as neat and attractive premises as are found anvAvhere. The first car o f through freight over the CroAv's Nest road from the east arrived in Nelson on Sunday. It Avas loaded with flour, and Avas consigned to Trail from Portage la Prairie. Married���By the Rev. C. F. Yates, at Nakusp, on Thursday evening November 24th, William Sutherland, formerly of Wick, Scotland, to Annie, vidoAv of the late Captain Vander- burg. The insurance carried in this toAvn in the companies represented by Thompson & Mitchell amounts to between $60,000 and ��70,000. New Denver is considered one of the best risks in the country. Carl Hand, of Butte, is now manager of the Payne. The Last Chance tramway will lie completed in a feAv days. R. M. Covington has a 83,000 contract at ihe head ol Kaslo creek. ;W. J. Goepel is acting Gold Commissioner in place of O. G. Dennis. The Rambler-Cariboo is making preparations for its Avintcr's shipments. Three hundred and seA'en tons of ore was shipped from Sandon last Aveek. The Idaho still trade, sending- out Aveek. LKTiC.K CKOI'FINGS. Several parties arc placer mining on Bull river, East Kootenay A tramway is to lie built from the St. Eugene mine to their concentrator. Ainsworth is agitating for a Avagon road at the northern part of the camp. _ A concentrator is to be built at the New Jerusalem, Ainsworth, in the spring. The C.P.R. is making* a strong bid to handle the Moyie City ores at the Trail smelter. Placer mining- is bein�� folloAved Avith varying success Kootenav. on Perry creek, East KODNI) THE HUB. Cranbrook has now a public school. Typhoid fever is prevalent in Nelson. Nelson has $1,300 available for its free library. Building Cranbrook, operations are brisk at Big Bend country eeps up its export 60 tons durina* the At the VancoiiA'er 200 tons of high grade galena is sacked and ready for the sleighs. A concentrator is to built at Sandon by the Ruth. The mine and mill* will be connected by traimvay. A. W. McCune, one of the OAvners of the Payne, is conducting an energetic campaign as United States senator for Utah. From the Whitewater 45 tons were shipped last Aveek, 35 tons from the Jackson, and 19 from the Whitewater Deep. The Reco has made arrangements to ship the Avinter's output by .way ofthe K. & S., raAvhiding* it doAvn to the Cody branch: David \V. King, late of the Kaslo Kootenaian but uoav ore-buyer for the Great Falls smelter, is in this section looking up purchases for his company. He was in New Denver and Silverton on Tuesday. F. Shook, dispenser at the hospital, was so unfortunate 'a few days ago as to lose his pocket-book, containing $35 in cash ana >i number of papers. The finder Avill receive a rcAvard by leaving it at the hospital. The Uniform Rank of the Knights of Pythias will be inaugurated in Sandon in a feAv days, Rev. J. Irvine, lieutenant of the Vancouver brigade, and C. L. Behnsen, past captain of the same, conducting the ceremonies. G. H. DaAvson, of this town, manager of the Essex, says he has but tAvo men working at present, and will close down at Christmas, as there are no permanent quarters on the property. He is abundantly satisfied vrith .'the season's developments. Increasing- Their Stock. Scott McDonald has quit the Payne and has gone to Southern California for the benefit of his health, Avhich is somewhat precarious. - Close to 000 tons of ore has been sacked at the Wakefield ready for shipment so soon as the shoav on the lower levels permits of hauling. A contract has been let for LOO feet of tunneling on the Wonderful, continuing the loAver Avorkings. It is lexpected the ledge Avill be tapped. Four men are at Avork on the Convention, on Silver mountain, putting up a cabin and getting things into shape for general development. Superintendent Eraser, of the Galena Farm mine, has resigned his position and departed for South Africa, Avhere he has secured a lucrative position. Bruce White, manager of the Slocan Star, Avas married on Nov. 16, at SkaAv- kegan, Maine, to Miss Mary Elise FelloAvs. They will reside at Nelson. An English company, with E, Mansfield as manager, is working* the Joker group, on South Kaslo. There is a three-foot paystreak, giving returns of $75 in g*old. Another tunnel is to be run on the Miller Creek, 120 feet below the present Avorkings. It is to crosscut the ledge to the hanging Avail. There are 120 tons of concentrates on the dump. Three men are Avorking on the Ma Mere, adjoining* the Neglected and near the Bosun. The shaftis now doAvn 20 feet in good mineral-bearing quartz and it is to be continued till the sIioav- ing improves. P. Lindquist and partners AventdoAvn to Ten Mile on Saturday, to commence the Avinter's Avork on the Young Dominion. They will erect a cabin and blacksmith shop, and endeavor to get out enough ore to make a shipment. At a recent meeting of the stockholders in the Ruth No. 2 Mining Co. it was decided to increase the capital stock from 86,000 to 810,000. Stockholders are to be given to December .15 to take up their porportion of the increase. The Dorothy, close by the Ruth, is OAvned by this company and the proceeds are to be used in pushing the tunnel into the hill to crosscut the ledge, Avhen a good chute of ore is expected to come into place. G. H. Dawson will continue the development of the Essex till Christinas. Over BOO feet of tunnel has been driven, and ore, assaying 200 oz., is showing in each of three drifts. The Essex has the continuation of the Wakefield lead. KMItV KOITH DOIN<* WKLL. According to the report at the home office of the New British Columbia Development Corporation, at London,Eng., de\*eiopments at the Emily Edith mine on Four Mile are proceeding satisfactorily. The vein is getting more defined and the ore more compact, the dip being now almost A-ertical. There is a 20-in. stringer in the vein of almost solid ore, composed of galena and some zinc blend in face of upper tunnel. It is intended to start a raise to the surface in about two weeks if developments continue as at present. Work on the loAver tunnel.has been discontinued temporarily until the exact dip and direction of the ore chute in the upper tunnel has been definitely determined. Work to be Resumed. The French Creek Co. has discontinii ed operations in the for the winter. Thirty-hVe men are Avorking in No. 1 mine at Ainsworth, and are taking out considerable ore. Ore, assaying $1,000 in gold per ton, has been struck on the Great Republic mine, on the Colville reservation. A four-drill compressor and other machinery have been ordered for the Sullivan group, iu the Fort Steele camp. Assays as high as 812,869 in free mill ing gold have been obtained from the Big Chief claim, six miles from Fort Steele. A contract has been let to sink the shaft on the Skyline,,at AinsAvorth, to a depth of BOO feet. Fifteen men are employed. Tlie big hoist at the War Ea��-le has been completed. It took four months to place in position and Avas the largest in Canada. Twelve feet of solid ore has been struck on the Elmore mine, near Cascade City, and owned ' by the Belcher Gold Mining Co. Tavo hundred tons of high grade ore- is on the dump of the Silver Glance, at Ainsworth, ready for shipment. It is owned by Tacoma parties. Work on the first section of the Goat river trail, 12 miles, has been completed. This trail Avill be pushed on to White Grouse mountain, tapping a rich country. The bond on the Moyie and Queen of the Hills group, near Moyie City, has been throAvn up. It was for $125,000 and was held by the Fort Steele Development Co. of London. The Le Roi is to be systematically developed by the B. A. C\ who will keep 250 men employed. Two hundred and fifty tons of ore will be shipped daily to the smelter at Northport A compressor plant is to be put in on the Black Diamond, Ainsworth, to be run bv Avater power. The long tunnel, of 2,100 feet, will tap the Black Diamond, Little Donald and Highlander properties. The annual meeting of the North- East Kootenay Miner's Association Avas held at Golden on Tuesday. The past vear was successful, and the balance on hand is SB-1.12. Hon. F. W. Aylmerwas elected president. A mammoth strike has just been made on the Golden Eagle property, on Volcanic mountain, in"the Boundary camp. In a shaft at a depth of about 45 feet a ledge of ore about 12 feet in Avidth has been struck, the ore assaying ��100 in gold. This property has recently been bonded by a London syndicate. The C. P. R are building a new passenger wharf at Robson. The Knights of Pythias are organizing a lodge in ReA-elstoke. There is an average daily attendance of 215 at the Nelson school." A. J. Slee is managing the Kaslo Kootenaian, vice D. W. King. Kaslo proposes to pay its Mayor $600 per year and the al'lerman ��150. Editor Simpson, of the Cranbrook Herald has'taken unto himself a Avife. Harry Lindley is to open the new opera libuse at Revelstoke on the 5th. Nelson expects to have ��1,000,000 expended in iioav building's next summer. Gold Commissioner Dennis, of Nelson, has retired from the GoArernment service. A branch ot the Merchants' Bank of Halifax has been opened at Grand Forks. Golden is to have a. fire eng'ine, to cost $4,000, Avith a 500-gallon per minute capacity. H. Stafore, employed at the concentrator at Ainsworth," had his leg* broken last Aveek. D. Bong'ard's hotel;at Cody has been closed and the family removed to Green A\rood. Thirteen hotels are doing business in Cascade City. Other lines are Avell represented. D. W. King, of Kaslo, has left journalism, and is iioav buying* ore for the Great Falls smelter. E. C. Smith, of the Rossland Record, has been arrested for criminal libelling- C. E. Race, of the Miner. R. H. Trueman, of Vancouver, will open a photograph gallery in Sandon, in the Sandilands building. Prizes, to the value of ��1,500, are to be aAvarded for rock drilling* at the Rossland midwinter carnival. The engine and several cars of the No. 1 train on the C. P. R. jumped the track at Revelstoke on Sunday. The tOAvnsite of Grand Forks has passed into the hands of an eastern syndicate, Avho paid $94,000 cash for it. G. LeAvis, employed by Hull & Co., Revelstoke, had his foot badly crushed on Friday, by the fall of a horse he Avas riding. The Rossland Board of Trade are issuing a handsomelv gotten-up histonr of their city for 1S9S. It is lavishly illustrated. �� AMBITIOUS DENVER SLOCAN VEGETABLES. Sescretary Daggett, of tbe Ruth No. 2, announces that Avork will be resumed at once on the Dorothy, and the crosscut tunnel will be pushed to completion, tapping the lead 200 feet deep. The Dorothy is a most promising property and is owned by the Ruth No. 2 company. An idea of the productiA'eness of the soil round NeAV Denver may be judged from the variety, size, quality and quantity of the vegetables grown upon the Bosun ranch, OAvned by J. C. Harris. Most of the soil cultivated has been improved from the virgin forest within tlie past year or so. Beets ha.ve been grown Aveighing 9 pounds each- carrots, (5 lbs.; red cabbage, 22 tbs.,* green cabbage, 18 lbs. and pumpkins, 50 lbs. Potatoes, onions, melons of all kinds, tomatoes, citrons and cucumbers Avere a great success and the early ones ripened Avell. Small fruits bore exceedingly large crops, and, in fact, everything* planted so far has returned a rich harvest. Mineral is not the only wealth of the Slocan. OHIO DEVELOPMENT. R. I. Kirkwood and Frank Wells are pushing development on the Ohio, on Ten Mile creek. They will have their tunnel, Avhich is being driven in on the Arlington lead, timbered this tveek, and then will drift ahead for the Enterprise lead, which cuts the big lead about 50 feet farther on. They purpose cross- cutting again to either Avail, the ledge being over 12 feet in Avidth. At present they have a combination of mineral that Avould puzzle a Philadelphia laAvyer, but hope to be in shipping ore" by January. There is four feet of snow- on the summit and more falling daily. A second outfit of buyers has been making overtures for the purchase of the Ohio. P. G. Hennesy and C. . Jacobs, of Rossland, narroAvly escaped death on Tuesday by the explosion of an acetylene gas plant. H. F. Mytton, who was manager of the Bank bf British Columbia at Sandon, has been appointed to a similar position at Rossland. P. Haven, employed at McDonald's camp on the R. & P.*"R., Avas killed last Aveek hy a rock from a blast, having been struck just over the heart. P. A. O'Farrell, in a recent issue of the Toronto Globe, has the folloAving- article which speaks for itself : Ncav Denver is not devoid of lofty ambitions. Its founders belieA-ed it Avould be to the Kootenays Avhat GeneA'a is to Switzerland, that is, the city par excellence of beautiful lake and mountain scenery. The European avIio has not seen GeneAra and its enchanting beauty is considered untravelled, and the American avIio has not seen the lakes and.mountains of the Kootenay has missed the most beautiful and sublime scenery on this or any other continent. In my mind's eye I can seethe time Avhen NeAv Denver Arill become a veritable Mecca for tourists, poets and artists. In a recent letter 1 described the Slocan lake as the most exquisitely beautiful lake in all the Avorld, and NeAv Denver is located just at the spot where all the g-lorious beauty of this lovely lake is most perfectly manifested, it is situated on a low-lying tract of land Avhere Carpenter creek enters the lake, and standing on the Avhan'es one beholds a glorious prospect up and down the lake. Slocan lake is about 30 miles long, and about three miles Avide, and is deep enoug'h to float the ships of all the navies that sail the ocean. In places it is thousands of feet deep, and great ocean steamers could sail over any and every part of it. It is less than a decade since the first Avhite man floated on its tide, and even still its loneliness is its chief characteristic, for only one steamboat and a feAv skiffs are to be seen upon its Avaters. The steamboat bears the same name as the lake, and she is Avorthy of the lake whose Avaters she ploughs. The steamer "Slocan" is owned by the Canadian Pacific Railroad Conipany, and a better appointed and better equipped tourist steamboat 1 have never sailed on. The management provides as good a table and as excellent a service as is furnished on the Majestic or Campania, and I found the captain and officers so obliging* and so painstaking in caring for tourists that I take this opportunity to commend them most highly. Mr. Ewing, a prominent member of the Montreal Board of Trade, told me a feAv days ago that nothing astonished him so much in his travels through the Kootenay as the fine accommodations and the excellent table and most efficient service that he enjoyed on the Canadian Pacific steamboats on Aitoav lakes and also on Slocan lake. And he merely echoed the sentiments of all the tourists and travellers that I meet. Mr. EAving's chief regret was that he could not induce all members of the Montreal Board of Trade to come and visit the Kootenay and see the wonders of this land! He in time, and if there are no antidotes the Shvlock will sooner or later be developed. . But here is a most successful banker full of the .milk of human kindness, Avhose generosity and high spirits and personal magnetism make him the most popular man in the Slocan. A Swede prospector once described him, in a dialect Avhich it is impossible to reproduce, as the "jolly, joAdal, genial gentleman of the Bank of Montreal." His laugh, loud and resonant, full of heart and good-fellowship, Avould have made the fortune of a comedian, and his anecdotes of western life, in the hands of a Dickens, could easily be immortalized. I do not knoAV of any other man Avhose good judgment and sound business sense have done so much to promote the deA'elopment of the Slocan as Mr. Finueane's and fortunate, indeed, is the great institution to Avhich he belongs to have such a representative. Another picturesque personality is R. T. LoAvery, editor of the New Denver Ledge. LoAvery also edits a local paper at Sandon, and' his pen, his time and his talent have been deA'oted for the past seven years to heralding the golden promise, the A*ast advantages and the fabulous possibilities of this glorious country. I should'need a wizard's poAver to adequately convey a full idea of the extent and value of the treasures stored in these Slocan mountains for the benefit of mankind. On the east side of the lake there is not a mountain which is not honeycombed with veins of precious ore. A few years ago an Englishman arrived at NeAv Denver, and taking a fancy to the country, he resolved to clear some land beside the lake and turn it into a farm. New Denver is only about 1,800 feet aboAre sea-level, and floAvers and vegetation and apples and peaches and berries of all kinds will groAv here. The arable land is exceedingly limited, and the tenderfoot Englishman perceived that a small farm in a mining country with a rapidly groAving population, must prove a gold mine in itself, and he EC. Pease, formerly a Avell-knoAvn C. P. R telegraph operator at Whitewater, has died at Spokane, as the result of a surgical operation. A. Clausen, a workman at the Trail smelter^ avrs almost smothered by falling into a coke bin one day last week. He A\ras under the coke an hour. Peter Jackson, a prospector, avIio was \vorking on same claims on Barrett creek, had his right hand blown off Sunday with a shotgun Avhile out hunting. Jackson A\*as brought to Ymir and the Avound Avas dressed by Dr. Keller. He Avas taken to the hospital at Nelson. ,-TOTTINGS l"*KO*lt WHITEWATER. The Charleston has closed down. Rumor has it that the OAvners will resume operations in the spring. A report is in circulation that a rich strike lias been made on tlie Lucky Ed. one of the Jackson basin mines. The WhiteAvater mill is expected to begin operations the first of the month. A large number of men expect to go to Avork for the company immediately. About 20 men are employed iioav at the WhiteAvater Deep. It is generally understood that the management Aviil largely increase the force at an early date. Weeks, the MeGuigan suicide, was well-known in the toAvn, having been for a time foreman at the Deep. He Avas a genial whole-souled felloAv and much sorrow is expressed at his untimely end. has gone back an enthusiastic admirer of tlie country, and Avith a genuine appreciation of the excellent travelling accommodations furnished, especially by the steamboats^ A feAv hours' railroad ride brings the traveller from Nakusp on Aitoav' lake to Rosebery on Slocan lake. The traveller for Nelson takes the steamer at Rosebery for Slocan City, a distance of about 25 miles. The boat calls at New Denver, at Silverton, at Enterprise Landing, and arrives at Slocan City in about two hours, and at Slocan City the train for Nelson or Robson is boarded. It is in this sail from Rosebery to Slocan City that one beholds the scenery of Slocan lake and mountains in all their glorious magnificence. I have never seen it to greater acb'ant- age than during this Aveek of grand October Aveather. The forests that carpet the mountains were agloAv with autumn's choicest tints, and the blue sky above, where shone a glorious sun, had its counterpart in the dark Avaters of the lake. I' mm the lonely strand where deer and cariboo are Avont to be reflected in the Avaters of the placid lake, the mountains lift themselves aloft to the limits of everlasting snow. High aboAre you behold snoAvdrifts and glaciers that defy the ardors of the fiercest midsummer suns, and there, too, are rugged mountain tops where the footsteps of man have never trod, and Avhich for all time must continue sacred to tlu; elk and cariboo. The forests of fir and tamarack that otoav upon the shelving and rugged slopes of these stupendous mountains are of: marvellous beauty in themselA'-es. and i only the most infamous kind of A'aiidal- isin Avould ever seek to destroy them. The lake and mountains avouUI be shorn of fully half their splendor should these forests ever bo destroyed, and yet but little effort is being nut forth' to save them from destruction. It is at Ncav Denver that the most picturesque personality of the Kootenays lives. 1 refer to Manager Fin ilea n'e of the Bank of Montreal There is a something in the banking business that dries up the kindliest well-springs of the human heart The successful nioney-Ioaner must groAv cold and hard therefore proceeded to cut the tamarack and fir, the cedar and the cotton- Avood, and to grub the soil preparatory to the meadoAv, the orchard and the grain field. While thus engaged he uncovered a ledge of galena ore. But, being a farmer, he knew nothing about. its value, and he sold his mineral rights for $7,500 some time last spring*. Some Scotchman bought it, formed it into a company, and began to develop it. In a feAv months they took sufficient ore out of the property to reimburse them- seh'es for cost and deAreIopment, and the Boatswain, as it is calleci, is likely to make another Payne. When 1 saAV it they had three feet of the finest galena in the bottom of the shaft, and every ton of the ore must net them at least $100 ; and thus it has come to pass that the Englishman sold for a comparatively small sum a mine that will probably realize millions in course of time; while with the money that it brought he Avill clear the forest and transform the land into a garden ; he will build himself a home in this enchanting region, and in the years to come, as he Avatches the corn g-roAV and the fruit trees bud and the flivvers bloom, as he gazes on the sunkissed mountains or Avatches the moonbeams on the Avaters of the lovely- lake, he can take comfort in thethouglit that not all the wealth that will flow from the BoatsAvain can purchase greater happiness than the contented mind can enjoy in the home and on the farm that he will have created on the shores of the beautiful Slocan. MIN'KKS* ASSOCIATION*. Wednesday evening a meeting Avas held at the Arlington Hotel, Slocan City, for the purpose of organizing an association for assisting the mining* industry of the lake district. The meeting was Avell attended and marked interest evinced. Tt Avas pointed out that the exhibit of ores sent to Spokane ancl Omaha had attracted much attention and. were certain to result in much good. The association will be knoAvn as the Slocan City Miners' Exchange, with C M. Gething as president andG. NichoII as secretary. A cabinet of ores representative of ft he district is to be gathered and placed on public view at tli e depot THE GREAT BOSUN. Monday morning the showing- in the breast of the No. 1 tunnel Avas a magnificent sight, the chute struck last Aveek having widened to a five-foot ledge, Avith 26 inches of sold shipping galena. In the stope, in the No. 2 tunnel, there is IS inches of clean mineral, and it is holding* its own well. Tuesday another car load of ore, taken from tunnel and shaft. Avas shipped, making- six during NoA-ember, or an aggregate of 120 tons. Now Denver's big 'mine is proving a stayer. THE LEDGE, NE^ DKJNVER, B.C., DECE^BEE i," 1898. SIXTH YEABY The LedgSy Published every Thursday. '��� -. ' R. T. LOWERY, Editor and Financier. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Three months ���' ' ** .75 Six " .1.25 Twelve " 2.00 T HBKE YEARS ' ........;..... 5.00 Transient Advertising, 25 cents per line "first in sertion, 10 cents per-.line 'subsequent insertions nonpareil measurement'. TO CONTRIBUTORS. Correspondence from every partof tlie Kootenay District and communications upon live topics always acceptable. AA'rite ou both sides of the paper if you wish. Ahvays send something good no matter Iioav crude. Get your copy in while it is hot, and avc will do the rest , A pencil cross in this square indicates that your subscription is due, and that the editor wishes once again to look at your collateral. f BURSDAY, DECEMBER 1. 1898. S5CRATS T"KOM THE EDITOK'S DESK. The Victoria Colonist is in trouble with the -law,"at the instance of Mr. Prentice, M. P. P. for Lillooet, it having published a series of articles dealing Avith the coxites*; ior the lat- tei*"s,seat now waging in the courts. It ought to effect, a saAV-off with the Province man, whom Hon. Mr. Turner is seeking to squelch. DeBarry, the notorious American alien labor,agent at Buffalo, has been squelched by his superiors as being too officious. " T. V. Powrteiley, the nevyly appointed labor agent, says ;a Canadian is as good as an American and he will see that the former is not, molested. Men like DeBarry should be domiciled in Siberia. Columbia Minin^wj&icri is as aceiir- ate and^Uiir^nii^ed-;;.as//it is concise, aiid m-SerSesting. ItYis ,a - leading authority and its remarks'" will."bear much fruit. Thei;ciaija point in the article is, that; '.'."British .C&^ is steadily goine: ahead,as a mihing country, and that' it;.-has iiiiitall the essentials of permanent progress "and; prosperity." Warning is -given investors to be on their "guard against the.: sharks, wHovare numerous^ and the hope is. expressed that British public will take-^YCQ^Y;active interest in the well-established 'provincial undertakings formed and controlled Irom London. THE ORIENT JJUYS tKAI).; Tuberculosis is making enormous strides in Ontario, as the official statistics of the province sIioav; During the months of August and Sep teniber last, the victims of this dread disease numbered slightly more' than, half the total deaths of the entire province. This is an alarming situation, and it no doubt accounts for the astonishingly low birth rate. ��� A. W. Neill, M.P.P. for Alberni, has resigned. li is seat, and a new election has been called. Mr. Neill ignorantly.but nevertheless illegally, accepted money from the Government for:road work. "No member is supposed to personally receive, money tor performing any work, hence; Mr. Neiirs"resignation! He will probably be returned by acclamation. ' An indication of the Avave of prosperity that is rapidly approaching British Columbia may be seen in the marvelous rapidity with, which .the chartered banks of Canada are opening branches throughout the various districts. No town of any presenter future importance is overlooked. The ban ker is supposed to, have full grasp of the situation, consequently.the.belief and hope approaches a certainty that capital is coming in. The present is a great contrast to what obtained three years ago. : .New Denvei? ought to take much solid comfort out .of the railway situation in the Slocan. The Kaslo & Slocan holds a w^ip over tlie C.P."R, and Jim Hill will not scruple to use it. However, the moment the K. & S., commences the extension from Sandon, just so soon will the C.P.R. build along the lakeshore to Silver- ton, which place their officials aver shall be first reached by them. This town will then.get service from.three roads, as the K. & S. must pay attention to the business offering. Another . year -will - make decided changes round this vicinity. Those who are ,most .directly.interested, particularly the business men of the town, should lose rid time in having the New Denver-Three Forks Avagoh road repaired. It Avould not take much money, as the.worst spot is near the Mountain Chief mine. Once in good shape, the amount of traffic Avould be surprising. A good sleigh road, of such equal grade, Avould bring many teams down from the upper camps. The road Avas just beginning, to be used extensively when the heavy fall rains came, causing Avashouts. Very little expense Avould now remedy the faults, and the benefit to this toAvn Avould be material and lasting. The mineral resources ol tlie Province are attracting an evei'-increas- ing amount of attention in Great Britain, and where formerly tlie subject Avas disposed of Avith a short paragraph, it iioav takes special cur- respondents ancl columns of news matter to satisfy the public demand. Kducation in mining matters is rapidly progressing in the spots Avhere capitalists most do congregate. In a recent number ol the Mining World <**": Engineering Uecord, of London, is a three-column leader upon British In another part of this issue will be seen an item to the effect that the Puget Sound Reduction .Company, operating the Everett smelter, had made arrangements for disposing of their entire output of lead in the Orient. One hundred tons has already gone forward by way of Vancouver, but the bulk:will.fellow from Seattle. Canada: has a lesson taught it in this matter, and a pronounced one at that. While the smelters in West Kootenay are, and have been, in no position presumably to handle successfully the Avet ores of a large section of the district, the American works absorb the, same and derive good profits therefrom. The transaction noted shows that the American business man is thoroughly alive to his opportunities. . China alone absorbs about,,25,000 tons of lead annually for tea Avrapping purposes, Avhile Japan and other countries in the Orient makes vvay with several thousand tons more fora similar use and'in other commercial a venues. This market, coupled with the home demand, should make sufficient-ground for the Canadian- smelters to attempt the reduction of their OAvn ores. .; There is a profit to be made, for the operations,of the American smelters proves it. Then why cah.not the Canadian rise to the enjoyment of his oAviv.ibirthright, ia-nd. seize hold of the opportunities pre-- sentecl ? The coke question:;has been settled by the completion of the CrdAv's Nest: railAyay and' .the estab- lishment of ovens at Eernie.!/'If; legislation be inquired to 'set' the wheels in: motion, the n, let: the force; be appl i- ed. . Fifty oi\ seventyrfive thousand tons of lead manufactured |arid exported from lvooteilay annually would give a great impetus to general mining, and the advancement of the country wouid be rapid. ���t'6j:^mefeieOn at the bishop's V*fo;ase. ' N ow;; dimr,-'y^iien- the butler hapdS -you something'ffie';rire^ yoiirplfite. When he;comes"tHesecond time you mayxbelp yourself to a'little more, but ^^ say '"Nothaink vou," -justasYyou always do i&i-Vhome." * Soothe little Boston;child went to the bishop's house to lUueh, and catne home much: delighted . AvLth/her Ausit. ��� Did you'-do just as; I told.yoii, darling:*'' incLuired mamma ahxiouslAp. T took something very nice when it was handed me the first time, and then when the butler came again I took a little more, but the third time I said, 'No, I thank vou." But when he came tbe fourth time you hadn't told me Avhat to do, so I just thought of papa and said, "No, damn you l"'"' - ���JVork to Commence at Once. i Contractor Foley says they will commence A\'ork at once on the. Nelson & Bedlington Raihvay'. '-Surveys';';-have' been all made and as quickly:'as the men can be had, grading Avill begin. Tavo camps will be established, one at '���Bonner's Ferry and tliebtliei* at Kite"-' konook. There, is a lot .of heavy rock cutting to be done, near the latter place, but no fear is;entertained but Avhat the Avork, will be completed on time. The length of the road to Bonner's Ferry is 53 miles, and it Avill take about 4,000 men to do the grading. The Lardo-Duuean road and the Slocan lake extension of. the K. & S. will folloAV in due time. A Coining- Shipper. '.Major Furlong, of tins toAvn, avIio is operating the Black Grouse* on the north fork of Carpenter, is meeting avUIi much success in his development, and the property bids fair to turn out a No. 1 shipper. "There are fbiir or five"men employed, mostly'-hi driving on the ledft-e," Avhich is securing an increasing amount of ore, Avhich the assays sIioav to be high grade. A shipment Avill be made shortly, ;:i (Sets Ka.<;k his Certificate. . The council of public instruction has, with the approval of his honor-the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, as expressed bv an Order .in Council dated NoA-embe'r 19, revoked the cancellation under date the -26th day of March, 189<>, of the first-class, grade B, certificate of qualification to teach in the public schools of the Province granted; < to Joseph irwin of New DeiiA'er. OhitofiteJteJhJ elk off Montreal Established 1817. Capital (all paid up) $12,000,000.00 ��� Reserved fund : : 6,000,000-00 Undivided profits : : 981,328.04 .- HEAD OFFICK, MONTREAL. Rt. Hon. Lord Strathcona a.id Mount Rostal, G-.CM.G. President. Hon. G. A. Drummond, Vice President, E. S. * Clouston, General Manager, Branches in all parts of Canada, Newfoundland, Great Britain; and the United States. ��� New Denver Branch E. PITT, Manager *Ja**-*��Bsriir>TO.',;-iit*-;.- *���.�� **tci *����-��.-\j�� 'aw-vtar^axi' va-*^r-BZ5y*^M^gSBff^3PXPa--^a Bye sight is a- priceless gift Atlittbsisua Ow Rich. The returns from the plates ofthe Athabasca mill lor four days' run last week averaged S-2,17S per day. This Avas roughly. "fi.O-per cent;'of the value_o!" the ore as about 40 per cent, is contain- ' ed in the concentrates. The Athabasca Avill be of great benefit to Nelson. WHEIIU LOVK LIES DKKAJUM1. A SON"�� KV THE WAY. Llfu's suusliinc for you,.sweet'..-. .. . . 1 do not ask for one pale gleam of light; So that you rest nut. where the tempests lient, '..- I shall endure-'the.nijiht..:' ' -i AUtliat the heavens can yive . Of love, and graceYand glory be your lot, If that yourname iivEartli's great honor live. Let n.y name be forgot. Ijlfels'a little space, . And ecaroe a flower an earthly path adorns; Yet.il'one rose shall ever kiss your face. I shall not *jhriuk from thorns. In dark, tumultuous niglits . ' : AAHien I have lingered desolate���forlorn, I only asked for you the starry lights��� The music of the morn ! I do not even, pray , . ,.- Por the Uriagined glory of the skies ; If a God's smile shall light your steps that way, Leave uie where darkness lies. The path which you must tread Be gentler than the paths which .1 have known; You. to the light, all sweetly, gently led��� 1, in the dark, alone! SILVER MOUNTAIN AGAIN. Silver mountain, adjoining this town, is destined to lie the big draAving card of this section, and each Aveek only increases its attractions. Last summer 'there wna but the California cabin on the hill, noAV there are no less -than- six ���camps erected,-and all are adjacent to encouraging shoAvings. , The latest camp to be erected is the Hartney,1 OAvn- ed by Shannon, Campbell, McPherson and 'Goettsche. They are below the Marion and Convention and Upon, the same lead.- In addition to. making: evervthing snug for the Avinter's operations, they have driven a tunnel in 30 feet on the ledge, with encouragim-* results. In the breast there is:a "JO-inch ledge, fully mineralized across. On the hanging Avail is four inches of carbonates, and on the footAvall three inches of solid galena. The owners came down on Mondav Avith some tine, specimens. This property adds still another to Noav Denver's catalogue. Canada lifiiils in Imperialism. The London, Eng., Daily Mail of Monday, referring to Canada's contribution to the West Indies relief fund, savs that it is an eloquent reminder of tlie duties due from the mothei and- fostered bv the spirit of imperialism. Canada's "canals, the C.P.R., its confederation of provinces, its preferential trade laws, Toronto's naval reserve scheme���all these have been prompted by Canada's spirit olY impend ism and what is it. adds the Mail, but businesslike imperialism that induces Lord Strathcona. of Canada, to confer with the government Avith reference to a Canadian fast steamship service. Historians Avill have much to say about < 'anada's lead in imperialism. Alorc J-<>i<-i lilt* Tlmii Polite. ��� Come, love ! Let's wander mountain a*aril From our large city flat. And.lose ourselves in.hotel rooms The size of iiiy pluwr hat.' Let's turn froni artificial'life ��� And cleave to Nature's heart. Where all we eat and drink is bought From New York's Fulton mart. Come, love ! Let's climb tlie trees anil shake Those jars of Bartlett :pears AA'hicli country boarding houses serve ���:! To strangers unawares. Come,; from the garden bush we'll pick Those cans of luscious peas. AA'hose labels say tliey conie'dircct ' From away across tlie seas. Aiid oh, what 'joy; to milk the cows Of cream conden.-jed in tins-- ...... Tlie kind hermetically sealed They serve in mountain inns ! We'll'dis potatoes from tlie sacks That in Burin uda grow; : And hunt limed eggs, the chickens laid In Kansas months ago. Oli. fair the sight ii'f bushes hung ' ' Willi fresh imported' j-uns ! ���' Oh. sweet the pensive bleating of <������, . Refrigerated la nibs ! Come, love !. Let's wander mountain ward Where only inan'is A'ilc; And landlords ,do their fanning with Can openers- and a smile. Competition in the hot springs business on ArroAV lake is being advanced by the St. Leon baths. -Rates ��1.25 per day. ���- : F. Pyman has again commenced to do business in New Denver. ' Bring yo.ur watches to hiin when they are out of order. We do what we advertise to do. The handsomest.'line of Rockers, ;0iMiariyental and Easy Chairs, Sofas, Bed Lounges, Center Tables, etc, evershoAvn in this section, will soon be displayed for your inspection. See, them. WALKER & BAKER, N<*\v Furuif lire Dealers and 5repairers Denver's Undertakers and Knibaliners. X. b.��� \\"e have (he mily nr.vticul Undertaker and Einlialnier doinu Imsfucss in the. Slocan, -.NEAV DENVER ���*A Boston mot her.'' says the Boston ilerahl. "was in*-tnicting Ihm* little daiiszhter how to b<"have Avhen she. went Dealer in MAY,'"GRAIN,-.. ICE, WOOD, Etc Livery and Keed-Stables, General Draying. rJ eains meet all buats and Trains. are also very precious. ��� ��� Notwithstanding the . tnnlicious statements to the contrary, .made, by traveling lakii's the spectacles Nelson sells are of-r.be- best;.- strictly high, class and up t-�� dare. lie, does not Vive you a,long talk and charge you a fancv figure Avh.-n done, cither, but charges reasonable prices and gives satisfaction. ; Get- ��, good grip of that point. ; ; ������������C-rt'-NELSON,:-- Druggist & Stationer. Ncav Denver. (J. S. RASHDALL. N'otary l'uhlic. A. E, K-AUQUIBK. RASHDALL 8l FAUQUIER MINES 8l REAL ESTATE. NEW DENVER, B.C. MIXIN'G IXTERKSTS BOUGHT, SOLD AND BONDED. CORRESPONDENCE ������INVITED���- . Alistnicts of Title lo mineral claims. e I. e Hcri>��K*caa��tM(Mnan*o' New pen ver, B.C. ���#������# [)nnfSo..; Open all: winter Rates, �� 125 a day Baths Free Aecomniodations at Springs. P. LoCASTO '[IS Frov;kUVIj;i(lies'nr Gciil.l'e'iileii with/ Hoi or Cold P-fl/hilS' F.veriYtliin^ Firsl-Clns.s ImiKirted and Duine.-li.- ("isiirs, Etc. Newmarket'BfdcK,; N.��j W.Denver. . , v*. -*> .^s- ���V. J Hl MILL WARD, Heuvy iind Shelf Hnnhvari? ^Aline and "Mill Supplies, l'-ipennd Fittings, Paints and Oils, Builders' and Contractors' Supplies, Stoves and Kiteheu ��� AViire,. Agents for Canton Steel. I carry one of the largest and''host, nssorled stocks of' Hardware in AA'est Kootenny; and shall he, pleased: to quote prices upon aiiythinLr reqnired in my line. tHmnssssE&sassiszsaasa^^ VA' vf\ ^(V: V^. 'm, .7? Sandon, B.C. THIS NEW "HOUSE, witlvtlVe old; narae,ls well equipped to accommodate a large number of G-uests. -The building is plastered and the rooms are unsurpassed for comfort in the Slocan, while in the Dining* Room can be found tlie best food in-the -market." Robert Cunning, Proprietor. Sandon* Hasainplc aceomiiiodations for a larpe imniber of |>eople. - The rooms are large and airy, and the Dining Room is provided with everything- in the market Sample Rooms for Commercial Travelers. ��� - . : V.AVillfind tin a.plcasant^place to stop at when in .Sloean City. GETHING .& IIENDERS()>Y Proprietors. AA". S. DltUWHV ICa-slo. B.C. :������ H. T.-T\vi��.G.j N'e.w Denver,B.C. .; DREWRY & TWIGG Dominion aiid Provincial Lund Sm vi-yors. 'Civil amiMininir KiiKiiii.'ors. BcdforaiiAIeNeilCodo. jt-if-Rdshdall & Fauiiuic.r.' Atceiiif*. 1) R. A. Si MARS -A,. Dentist*. ��� KasiovB- C Graduate of AniericaiiCollegeof Dental Surgi-ry Chicago :' ���' : ' "' - /������ AA'ILLIM S-.lbHNSON. \.T i: .tMcGillV .. Mining Engineers & Analy-Chemists. Slocan Citv. - - - - ��� - . r> ���('. A fascinating study of the International Sunday School Lessoiis for isfi!),'now ready. ��� No Christian, especially a: Clergyman or Teaeher.should. he without-it. Beautifully 1 bound in cloth of two colors, ���with stilT boards.- Price.biily :i."i cents. Strongly recommended by leading Clergymen., un sale by .all |iook- , sellers .or sent postpaid on the ���''price by, ..:���:���:-��� BRADLEV-GABHETSOK CO.. Limited, Publishers,, . ., , Tdroiito Canada. l[t L. GRIMMETT, L.L.B. ���BARRISTER,:' Solicitor, Notary Public, Etc. Sandon, B.C; TH** &. FAUQUIER. NOTARY PUBLIC. Nakusp. B.C. THE MINERS EXCHANGE. -1 Three Forks, E. C, Weaver J..CHARRIS NEW DENVER . '. (';<>n<-r,-i! nr-ivin-.ii. Ice, ., ,' -WANTED. Industrious man of character So Irtfyel and ap- ifiint agents. Salary and expenses paid. 'KADLEV-G ARRkTSON CO MP AN V.Limited Toronto: J. M. M. BENEDUM, Silverton. j J1JOWARD WEST, Y As-��ic. \i S M. LdiiiI.im. i'".ng ' ! MINING '-ENGINEEl-L . !' ANALYTICAL CHEMIST. .^9* ���;'���" ;��� . & ASSAYJ^R. Hay-ftlld (il'<UM I'd- S;il(:',,.YlC(',n(.)tiSCS| |iiv,p.-n.ii-- cNaiuiued, aui! ���vpoiu-.i on .... n -, Filled. . ��� " ��� ��� ��� ! ���tcn(i::i,g,puruhasers. ,.\--av u'hi'i- and Chcmii-al Lalioral'U-y. Hell" Liye-ry and Bart S*table<v ^.'."'v.-.'n. Insurance fm'' G-eneral (Jommissson Agents. SKW DICNVKH. 11. O ^mMnaBS. XOTIOE <>F APPLICATION FOll MOUOli LIOEXSE. ���w i ���'���iiv.-l-. I! *.' VO'I'ICE i.- heri'l'V '���ivi-n thai, thirty (In-s'S from ]>������ rlate hi'i-eoi I will apply to the Sii|i(;nili(irv '.AI:n;ist.ra.ti: of AA'est. lvimtenay for a license to sell. litp'ior ai.retail at my lintel, in Three Forks, West Kootenav. it. (.'. ELIZABETH BKOWNY *���*:.i-i's- Porks, i let .ln-v i'7th. 1-s'is. SffiT-S;.-38BA|lt :^E^H^^I^mW-'Bm^ERr^G:; DECEMBER 1 Ir&rtfc OXE^OF THK,YSpNSIBIiJ3 -SORT. '" Sh'e cab peel'and trail 'potatoes, ,t Make a salad of tomatoes, ' But she doesn't know a Latin noun-from Greek; And so well she cooks a chicken That your appetite'twould ig.uicken, ���"' ���; But she cannot tell what's modeiji from antique. She knows how to set al'tabfe,.'; . And make order out of Babel. But she doesn't know Euripida from Kant; Once at making fake I caught her, A real expert must hnvertanght her, But she cannot tell true elo^ueij'e'e'from rant. , She has (pite a linn conviction \ She'opg-ht only to read lietion- And she doesn't care for science not a bit, She likes aplotithdt thickens, . And she's very fond of Dickens. From Copperfield to Martin Chuzzlewit. She can make her hats and dresses Till a. fellow.fair confesses That there's not another maiden half so sweet, She's immersed in home completely AVhere she keeps all thing's so neatly. But from Tehnyson;a lineslie can't repeal, (Thank goodness.)/ , Well, in fact, she's just a maiden' That whatever she's arrayed in Makes her look just like the hiiroine of a play ��� .- 'Twould he foolish to have" tarried. So ti'-morrow we'll he married, . ������'... ,. ... ���And I'm certain 1 shall ne'er regret theday. ,"'-." Y.KKOKK*-* Ulljl, MJJSK.S. , Short Sketch of One of tin* I$*KK<Kst l'ropoHi.*** in tin* Woi'iil.- bracing iOnCjpaii'. although Yther^ar<| pt.^eoursje qnly.iys^iffereut/paiis in. at; deck. There are 123,552 possible com- binatipni?_of five cards, including- tAvo pairs'; o4,912 possible, .combinations, including- three of a kind; 10,200 straights, j 5,108 flushes. '3^744 full hands, 624hands: of'five'-'- riards, including- four of a "kind (althoxig-h there are>oaly .13 -different f6urs);v40;istraig*ht..-;flii8hes, foiu* royal ;flii|Kes ..and ione liaiin of four aces. Hoyle'used *tor;contend that four aces comprised the best hand in poker, because if four aces Avere out in one hand there/could he no.rpyal flush;out against it. ,But the introduction of the joker in ;i royal'nusli; would 'fill it out against four-acesV-hence YHoyle's rule is riot regarded as safe by modern players of the game. Situate in the Slocan Mining Division of West Kootenay District- AVhere located: Ad-i jacent to the Echo and Sunlight Mineral I claims at the head of Jackson Basin. } TAAKE NOTICE that I, George Alexander, free JL miner's certiiicate No. 74.000. as a^ent for the Echo Mining and Milling- Co.,Ltd., free miner's certificate No. 11.904A, intend sixty days from the date hereof to apply to the.YMinir.frJJeeorder for a certificate of improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown frraiit of the above claim. ; And further take notice that action under section 37 must lie commenced before the issuance, of such certificate of; improvements. ��� Dated this 28th day of October. 1898. , nv3 ' GEORGE ALEXAN1*.ER, Agent. British Columbia'. .Scored. The story of. Broken Hill, tlie great centre of tho. Australian silver niining industry, reads like a chapter of romantic. Little, more than fifteen years ago the district in Avhich the world- famous Silver mines 'are. situated Avas an immense sheep run of a most uninviting character,'.,' save in the,eyes of the pastoralist. VutYone eventful day a boundary rider, a man avIio assists in looking after wandering live stock, asserted that he had-'found traces of silver in the Burrier'Tlariges; a geological feature of that; p'artof New 'South Wales-near tlie South Australian border. At first the news was received with incredulity in Sidney and other places, hue subsequently .investigation not only proved the correctness of the statement, but also shoAved that the newly discovered silver held extended over an area of '2,500 square miles. It is now one of tlie leading ������������mining centres of the world. The Broken Hill lode is the largest as yet discovered. It varies in Avidth from 10 to -200 feet, and may, be. traced for seyer.al miles, ;,the. whole k>ftlie ground .aloitg.Ythe line being taken up and subdivided into numerous leases, held by min'ina-companies and syndicates The Broken Hill Proprietary Company holds the premier-position, ft lias erected on its lease, a complete smelting plant on the latest and most approved principles, and have enlisted tlie services of competent managers, whose experience has been gained "in the principal silver mining centres of the united States., From .the commeuceineut of mining operations in 1885 to the end of May, 1807, theV/ouipauy treated *'"���,- 299,331 cons of sih'er and 'silver-lead ores, "proiliK-.ing,'S7,52i>,5ri7 o/.tVof silver and 32ii,<>03 tons')'of lead, valued in the London market at ��l7,13-*;TSV Tli'ey have.Ypaid dividends and .bonuses to the amount of ��(i,-i-l(i,0iiu, beside^-the! nominal value of shares from the'seveV al blocks. The sum spent in''the erection and construction of.plant, from rhe opening of the-.property, -is-abouti .���750,000 Besides the mines at Broken Hill there are workings at Silverton and Thackarihgaj int the. same district. The total value of itmierali*-''exported from -the Barrier district during. ISOii was .-67,75-1,51.5, distributed' -aft'- follows: Silver-lead bullion,'" 10,-121 ton��,'.���788. 5H0 : silver-lead ore. 2(i7,058 tons. ��055, 041 : copper orjti.ij.5, tfins',. ��75:' aiirl copper matte, 247 tons, ��i0,2<'(' The quantity of pun; silver contained in the items: enumerated amounted-'-to about l<>,:-"95!;000 lbs As il natural consequence-of-the, success of these iniuesY numbers of miners Avere attracted tcVtli'e "district','"ahd"the' population, which in. 18SB consisted of only a few station hands; ��� iViiow'esti-' mated: at about ,20,000. ;T,he, aggregate output of the mines, iiieludino-' the! ''Proprietary,!' 'to -the end of "8fi> was valiH'Cl at ��61,170,1)1)5; and' the value of the machinery in the district at the end of the/same year 1was.��029,300. . ;.,��� Tho';total'value of' the silver raised in New South Wales during theilG.'.year-.s ending December-. 1897, is estimated at ��M,0i-l,O9l. According to Mr Coghlan. the Noav South Wales ^ovgrh'jiiient Statistician;: the annual output-'of the Colony, represents ong-,t'welft'i of.' ihe: Avorld's anniial produetibrr:i; '3 ������'���' -��� --���������* '"'���-��� TWO OF A K'jTN'b.V; V V4V British Columbia won a iiumber of medals at,the Trans-Mississippi exposition recently held at Omaha, among them being : The Province of British Columbia,f6r the exhibit of gold, silver, .copper and.load commercial ore, a silver, medal; the Reco Mining Company, of Sandon, for argentiferous lead ores, a bronze medal; the Lemon Gold Mining Company;of.British; Columbia, for gold ores,"a urbn/e modal. The medals are now being struck. British .Columbia's exhibit was under the management of L K. Armstrong. It Avas Avell designed and attracted a great many visitors United Mineral Claim." The Sluniia, Kiishforel, CJeiioral .Sheridan, and Snowstorm Fraction Mineral Claims. Situate in the Slocan MimriK Division of AVest. Kootenay District. AVhere located: Fart of the II.-E. Lee group, near Sandon. 'PAKE NOTICE that I, George Alexander, free JL miners' certiiicate No. 74,00),-intend, sixty days -from the-date hereof to apply to the Miijihg Recorder; for Y h.Y certificate of irri- prdvenients.'fdr the puri>ose of ohtaining a Crown grajifc of tlie ahove claims. ;, ��� ,-��� : A'nd further.take notice that action-under section 37 must he eonimeiiced before the issuance of such certificate oi improvements. Dated this.-tOth day, of September, 1��)8. . . . nvl7'' ,/;' Y '";' ;Gr.:ALEXANDER./ Nancy IlanlcK Xo.,;' Mineral Claim. ���Work has closed down on the SNa'ci' Bell for the Arinter, ��YY ... " GERT8FSCATE QF^PROVEMEHTS .Co4itiii��Mi|-hi'"'Miii.>rjn"Ciaiii>V''''~""'" Situate in tlie Slocan .Mining Division o.( West ���TCooteiiay��������� District/' AVhere located: at the head:of Twin Lakes l"S.i**iu, ailjoininir the ; Idahri, jAIorniiiK', Ivy Leaf and Maxeppa min- eral claims. .'-.; Y . .' > /PAKE.NOT.ICE that I...William S. Drewry. ���ict- 1 h\g as Hfj-eht lor tin- Scottish Colonial Gold Fields, limited, freenimev'scertificateXo. ."3.-ii':")A, aud G"or{re -W. Hughes, free miner's certiiicate Xo. '141175, intend, sixty days from the date hereof, to applv 1o the Mining Recorder-for a Certiiicate of Improvements, for the -purpose of ohlainiutra Grown (Irani; of the ahove claim. ;,- And'Turther take notice that action, under scctioii ;J7. must "be .commenced before the issinuice of such certiiicate of Improvements. Dated this 17th day of Novemlier, 1S!)S. AV. S. DREWK.Y. mmnarmfiammtwsmmamiM Situate in the slucau City Alining'"'Division of West Kootenay District. Whero located: On north slope of Springer Creek, about 21 miles froni Slocan Lake. ' ' " �� 'PAKE NOTICE that I, Alfred DriscoH, acting I .asatreiit for II. E. Grav -s, F.M. C. No. fiifMA, Kate Scot t.F.M.C. No. -'.Vim, w. B.-Dennisoii, F. M.'-C. No. (110A, and Frederick RoAfljottoni. F. M; C. No. 'i'iS)A, intend, sixty days fioiii the date hereof, to ripplv to" the YMiniiifr Recorder for a. certiiicate of- improvements for the -purpose ofobtaininn ;; crown gran* of the above claim. And further take notice that action under see- tion'J'7 must be commenced before the issuain'O. of such certiiicate of improvements. .-^���-"Qaitu! this msr, day of October, 18!)H. oc-iT, OiK'bcc IMinoral Claim. Situated in the Slocan City .Aliuiiiif Division of ������',,.West Kooteua.y District.,. Wluire located: ��� About two miles up the North Fork of Leni- '���' on Creek ou north side, of-creek. -i rhAKE XO'I'ICE that I, Dan Han Ion. aetiiifr as 1, an ajreni for- AA'illiani Harrisou;free miner's- certiticiite No. 20017x, intend sixty days from the date ' hereof, to apply to tbe Alining Recorder for a certificate of improvements for tlie purpose of obtain hit: :i Crowii Grant of tho:'ii,bo\'e cluini. And ''urther take notice that action under' Section :i7 must, lie commenced before the issV ance of such certificate of improvements. ': Dated this 2-lth day of September, l.S'JS, ., New Denver, Has been re-opened under neAV management. The Dining- Room Avill "always be up to the market, while the bar will contain liquors and cigars that cannot be surpassed for quality and flavor in the Slocan. Old and new patrons aa'HI find this hotel just like home. MACOBSON & CO. nTTiT: .���?' sji-iS)':,- DAN HANLON. Agents for B.C.- Sugar Refinery''aii'd Royal .. City Pkinino- Mills." .���.���'���-��� "s.. tsjazjauLnniawjMX3mai.il msmxiA!imiviwi8B!i lie' <��� JHj3. s* vjiJj,' i \ .Patrick- O'Mara, a private*'1 in''tlie Ninth/Reg-.ular.s...\v.ent.to .the.coloneLof his regiment and asked for a tAvo AA'eeka* leave^f���-^spnceY; TheYeolonel Avas a seA-ere disciplinarian, who did not be- lievein extending* to,n manv ]>riyile#e.s to liis;inen, filirl|'(|i'Jhiot he.sifee,m.ii|ino*; a subterfuge'in 'evadii'ig tlie granting of one. ;,',, "Well," ^iu"t::i;l(eic<3'lonel.l'..^v-JvH''idpyou; Avant atAvO'-weel*iiWv 1'nrlonglv'for ?���''���'���' ' f, Pat;l*ick ansAvered: "Mi- woife is very" sick, and the/children are not .well, and if ye. didii^^jfii��l'';'^he ,^puld'?,f^^y to have.-uie li6h"i"e"'ff)i- a few "week's fo give her a hit of assistance.'" The colonel. :,eyed .*- JijinJ ifpr --a ���? feAv-: minutes aml.-saia;- ''-''"si'ati'ick-; lM'ni^hf--j grant your request, hut I got, a letter from your wife this, morning]' saying that she ctidii'-fl (*ant'' ���firm) jib*i)ie :'tlmif" you were a'" "liuisahce" kiid' raised 'the j devil whenever you were there She hopes,! won't -.let yqnY havy-.a-ny niore furloiio-hsYV YY - ' .:'.*" ^.-.LV'Y-Y :.Y "That settles it. I suppose I can't get the fu'riough, then ?"' said Bat. "No; PinYafraid '"iipfi^- Patrick.*;/It ATouldn't he Avell for "in'e to'do so under the circumstances." It was Patrick's turn ,no\v to eye the colonel, as he started for the door.'Stopping suddenly, lie said : "Colonel, can I say ',...;. ,A SELECT LINE OF CUSTOM-MADE �� A�� All sorts of , mechanical toys, Tea Sets,- (Fools;; Tops, and ,;St.'i : 'V :v..'V :���"...! i '..' Masks I" ^ Doll Furnitui' Aii' G-uns Granite Sets (^tmes ||trdn Trains:; < 'ihdl Made especially for Christinas Trade. ���V f'tf't'K&f^ y ;.��������������� Call in and examine our stock of ��� ;; -Dtttjjj Rattles oj IXdiithvU e ^ans Tov Pistols j -V ,-.. ������.( ��.--, Music-Boxes* #^iC;^intei'ns y FJaffS," American ,* s . : "V7 I i itnd Ca ran X. soniethiny ') O #X 'i-^hc eompletenesvof <iur G'ent!,i:; : DenartMerli; ted'/orlas't'iiiB, of the oiilv ��� ������ ��� ��� ��� �����- < -; st-class habere isliersTii'the, .'Slbcah ���"' o 'X ill yezV "Certainly, Patrick ���'V-ou Avon't get nun it.y* ' ;; -���' "Certainly not; "I want to say t liars in this room. what i*- colone it ?*" if .1 sav Patrick : wl.af. is if..'-"* here arc two snleudid and- I'm one of them ��� !������ was never inarr-ie' I'oswHili' 1 lit nie lo.it :��t C(iiiil)in:it ions i n ii dock'Vf Tv/V4aVH's |:therrv';i,ri:'v2?5ii8.- !'* to poker hands, or that .nianv differonr.: ��� ������ >m 1 ittintiviiis.'nf. live cards- naclv; ��� '��� TlUive-i are I .ofi������-!.���_' !o possible combinations em-' t^nsL me n ts;^d,es (& *s I The very latest i V in Christmas Neckwear direct from Nov York. ASLWAY AND SCO LINE. For thuse who want tlie tAO I when ftoing W LO I To any ]>oini in United States or Canada First-Glass und Tourist- uSIoijjjws operated from Owaii to Ocean. , Tickets issued and Bag-gaee checked to destination. Xo Cu*tovns nifficulties. . ��� " ��� CONNECTION'S Revelstoke and nnviri line jioints. 8M.*ik Diiilv: lv���iJenverC. Siding���ar: Daily 15 50k' S:!j.rik ex.Suiellv NY Denver Ldg: arex.Sun.i<-:(X��k XF-I.SON.TIIAJI., l.tOSStAN.D, ETC. . !i:.ri'ik ex. Sim: lv \. Denver Dig: arex.fiun'14.00k Ascertitiii rates and full information by iid- dressins' neare-it local���.agent or��� . O. B. GARRETT, Ajsm-.i Xew Denver. ��������� W. K. Anderson, Trav. Pass. Af.'t., Nelson. E. .1. Coyk;. Dist. l'ass. Ai;t., Viinconver. Mow to jret there is via O. i\ Ry &-i**oo Line. Nelson & Ft. Sheppard Red Mountain RAILWAYS The only all'rail route without change of cars between Nelson, and Rossland and Spokane nnd Rossland. Direct Route to' fche Mineral District of the Ool- vilio Reserva,tion, Nel> son, Kaslo, Kootenay Lake and Slocan Points, ���iLKAVE. -.DAILV.-SERVICE. Ar.ulVKl- 6i20.a.m:.: ���:, NELSON 5:35p..m'.' 12:05 "' ' :������ ROSSLAND ll:20a.tii' 8*30 aim; SPOKANE 3*10 p.ra. Train ]<��aviiifr:XeIson at S::-in a. m. make,elb.se" eomu'Ctions at Spokane with- trains for all '' Pacific Coast Points. - Glose coniicctibn'- 'with Steamers for Kaslo and all Kootenay lake points. ���:-'���'', Passengers;l'or Kettle River and, Boundary Creek connect at March? with statre diiilv. C. G. DIXOX. S|iokane,'Wash ���S'TRADINCCO., LTD. Summer Time Card effective June 20. i'SOS. Sulijeet to change without" notice. SS. IXTKRXATIO.N'AL. -'������. - South Bound ���-.North'Hound Read down. Read up. SANDON ���:-.������ Train Ivs Daily..1.nil \m\ Train sir dsiily lt>.S0 am KABL'I ������ ar '��� .-t.-lfi pm Train lv '" ���Boat lv 3.3(i am . ��� Ivsisln��� Boat a z. ���'��� 1.3(1 am Ainsworth ���-T ������ n.ti'i am Pilot Bay '��� , Y ���'. ">.30am Bulfour '��� i-Boatarii.-Ki si in. Five Mile P; ' '��� 7.1a am Nelson " lv 1.4/i pm ="' s'Trainar Ki.danin North port Trsiin lvl.,.!i5",[iiiip>��. = " llitiimi Rossland ". ll'.ofi pm^ ���~ ������ 3 l(i pm Spokane . ���*��� 8..'Vi iiniQ. ��� S.OOium' i-8. .10' pn>�� 7.30'jim �� ('.���15 puis Hiltl'-pirV ���n.iflijiinji Boar SS. ALBERTA. vn. ��� Sandon tin lv 1.(111 pin Daily Kaslo ' ar .-J.l/i pm , lv .���".on pm ' .Mo&'l Read up. train ar lii.sio am ���-.. ��� lv' S.nOain Boi'it arl.00 pm ���JO pin Ainsworth Buit ar Jl.-K) jmi^ >xTr T.oo pm Pilot Bay I'd.ini pn'i Kuskonool- I-J.oo pm (iosit :River J .Of) am Bound.'irv .rS.oo am BoiiiieV's'V'rv ,.ly ,11.1(1 (im ar HAii phi Spokane lv Train ar lv 7 11 COpIJia. ���-Cenjimfi ij.nopm^ ri.00 pm ^ ���1.00 pni-a 1.15,-pm ����� 7.50 iimvi- SPECIAL KOOTKXA V LA K.B SERVTCEv"- Commencing .Nine 20, ISPS.,.,. Oh TMonday, Tliiirstiay and Friday's!? Albert a wUI.lea.v9. K:isl(i ,'i.p. ni.".for Ainsworth, Pilot-Bsty, and Nelsoi'i. Leiiviiiir Nelson at'8 a. m., Tuesdays JTritUiiy: hi id (Saturday;. c.allIiifr-;.'it,Pilot Bsiy,' AinswortliYind Kaslo. ainl all way points. . .,.... : !l G ICi'llJC'K AL7-:XAXnKR,'0eirJ Mjrr, P.i.is-Box ll'-J. Kaslo. B.C. ' ': TIME CARD . ''Ta;*>;in^ .'."effect ' 1*.00 o'clock. ,'a. ;m.'' Sept;;v,--^iPacific or l*20tlvMerid- Subject, to cliang-e ��� witliout notice - ;Loa.ye-��"-'Ui A..M:c Kit.*!lo; Arrive, .V3n P.M .'���-., ^-is*' i'.',; .South Fork " .'Ida ������" , ��� ���.. 'it I* .* ' ��� ��� l-'! .. ..r.-' . - - iSpniiili'-.s ���';,\Vliit-*;v.*ato- cBft.-irLaks r,..Mc(i.uif.-au ���/. 10 ���i t*n ���:��������� .-.a 1.3J: , Cody 'Junction '" . 1 x'3 S,-iiiVloii Leave 1 IV ���' , ������'*.������.������' -' C'W :'LINE. V Le/ive.'filiH'stiin ���'-Sa'ndnii '��� Arrive, lJ.sV.'ii.m ',���:������ lii.l" '"Cody Juiicti'iii Leave, ii:S:> a.in 'Ari^vis, ll.-Jf"' yt-T-'Codv - . " u..'la a.m r6bt.:Iiwing, .Tnifli^MiiRi-. : * ��� ��� GEO, K. COPELAND, ,, j Superintendent For c.h.enli...railroad and steamship tickets tc 'and'from all jwiiits, apply t-i SJ'C^f'BELL, Agent, Sandon. is' Brandon, B. C, Assay Price List ��.f-M J IB'' I. Athertoe Co. utd <.,. *,-. *��� . ^ mi Do'ilor in (rent's Ftii-nisliiiiivs. lie;idy M.-tdi Clct hin,ir, ir.-iiS and Cmjis. Bouts and Shoos SANDON, B. C.y M K ('old. Silver,' or U'ad.eneh ('old. Silver .-tiiii Lead, ciunbilled Gold and Sih-er Silver ;:iul Lend Oe.pHT 'hy Kleetrolysis'j (loli.l. Silv.-r. I "opjiiT add Lead ("mill :.i:d (V'pper Silver ; 111 < 1 Clipper . (';.-ild. Silver and Cupper i'laUiium Mercury i Iron "!'" M.-um-.-tiie*,- Lime.'^Irhi'iicsiiiiu, Barium. S:i'..|. Sol-' pluir. (iiix !:..:. '... BismulJu Tin, Culiii'li:. Nickel. A ntUiei-.iy. Ziric.'jliwl Ar.-eiiic. iiiico. , Coal 'Fixed Oarl'nn.'VolMtili \^;i,,Y \i\{ and percent.-ii.-e ,>| C,,]..e. ij Cukie' Co: J i .- Y -'l.ad 3 no -." on '-' 00 ���2 no 1 00 2 Hi 2 .V) ���:��� oo .*> no ���y 2 (HI ^"Jrt '-��*,' re^fj^iynrxnurju t -imu: am 2-AV-r-i'iiiij^ ixx.f i.jxi a>z u-rcx-mx^ ttsrrrrm.ifcuKW'.v x-^VlYi.".. i. jt_* jk. *.\j-% ir^ca a a.Ti'.i-iwj ari- u Sl"^^SS!?^glS5^^S?52tW^ ~^ ������. ^t .-f-am;. ���..'.i��i.a-*u ������!(.��. tr-nxmmiwi.; *.t.-3. VI.����.��.��* 0 '!. Tonus: '.Cash \VIth S.-um'iIc. 1 ��� .Juiiei-nfli'. IWT.. j ' FHAN/K DIOK, A* I B899 THE. LEDGE, NEW DENVER, B.C., DECEMBER 1, 1898. Sixth Year MINING' RB0ORDS the following is a complete list of the mining transactions recorded curing the week in the several mining divisions of the Slocan. Those of New D'enve- were as follows:��� LOCATIONS. Bess Fractional, Four Mile, A Nov 23���Black P McDonald. Ophir, same, same. ASSESSMENTS. Nov 22��� Ahiguil. Nov 25���New Gething. Nov _>(>���Turris, Ratiier. ABANDONMENTS. Nov 'IS���Pirate Fraction by Thos Marks. TRANSFERS. Nov i")���Brunswick, 'agreement to transfer -, interest to W H Robertson, upon completion of $300 worth of work, by J A MeKinnon and A S Reed. F L Byron to Mary Rimmelmeyer, transfer of option to purchase G Kruger's interest in Congo N'o:2, Commander and Bristol, Nov 15, A*��,05o. Minnie 1/f,, C H Brindle to C F Nicholson, Nov 22. Vulture and Vult, Giant Mountain Fraction, Iowa, full interest; V&J, 5/6: Medge, |: Last Mountain, .',: Nowater, .'.: J T Carroll to the Financial aiid Mining Trust of Canada, Limited, Nov 18. quite eclipsed.the Klondike in the.attention of every one from Glenora toTeslin, and one and all will find their way to Atlin in the spring, after wintering where they now are. Some few of the pioneers, who struck across from a point o0 miles down Lake Teslin, are reported to have struck rich pay dirt about half way across to Atlin City, and will remain and develop these properties. Others will push on to the original objective point���Atlin being the common cry. Rich strikes have been made recently on Nesutlin river, tbe chief feeder of Teslin lake. Two men are credited with having taken out 50 ounces in 14 days, while claims are being staked in every direction. Miners on the north fork of the Salmon are credited with winning from $20 to $30 a day, and prices have gone up to the Dawson winter standard. KVPORTIXO W'AII TO CHINA. AINSWORTH DIVISION. LOCATIONS. 'Nov it���British Gold Mine, Richard James: Cody Fraction, A B Doeksteader: Iron Mask, Alex Liiniiroth. Nov 11���Larcina, A B Flieuer. Nov 15���Last Chance, Albert Watts. Nov il"���Bebc Fraction, A Johnson. Nov 17���North Star, A Cams; Blue Jane. John McLeod; Silver Dollar, Alex Ruffello. Nov 21���White Mettle, W K Gallup: Pharoah, Richard Robert. Nov 22���Townsite, Thos Wall. ASSESSMENTS. Nov 11���Morning Star, Flyfield Fraction, Kate L 4 years, Virginia Dare. Nov 10���Voyageure. Nov 18���Rosedale, Jumbo, Laurier. Nov 22���Revenue, Celebration. TKAXSFKKS'.'. Nov 9���Silver Spray A, D MeGraw to Charles Moore. < Gold Commissioner's .permit to apply work on Metlakahtla on Bryan Fraction for purpose of obtaining certiiicate of improvement. Nov 13���COD 1, C Vanmoerkerke to John D McLaehlan and Ernest Emerson. Nov 15-Deserter }. D W Moor to'W H Al- dridge. Skye i, C Moore to Geo T Eaves. Skye 1, same to M S Mahoney. Nov 10-Brownie i, Andrew Miller to G A Brown. Brownie }, same to S A Thompson. Nov 17���Wisconsin and Lucky Strike 1/1G', CA Fleming to S S Bailey. .V2,00(), Irene��i, Pat O'Brien to Albert Lind. Eric Johnson to Emily J Linnard and C F Caldwell, extending time of final payment to 15 Feb 1809, in consequence of *1,000, being paid in advance on h interest in Sunset and Mayflower. Bunker Hill and Theresa M, T Bethune to J D Warren. 7 Nov 19���Sulitelma, option to purchase all interest, C Nelson to V A Johnson. Tarn Rack, option to purchase all interest, Albert Lind and A Stalberg to V A Johnson. Nov 21-Oakland \, Matt Oledo to Matt Tap" aniln. ___ SLOGAN OUK SHIPMENTS. W. E. Dunn, who went to Japan and China six months ago in the interests of the Puget Sound Reduction Company, operating the smeltei at Everett, has just returned on the steamer, Empress of China. His mission to the Orient was to introduce the lead turned out by his Company. In this he was very successful; arranging to dispose of . tbe smelter's entire output. Some will go to China, where the consumption for tea wrappings amounts to from 20,000 to 25,000 tons a year. All the lead will be shipped froni "Seattle. The Puget Sound Reduction Company, of Everett, made a shipment of 200,000 pounds of lead bullion, consigned to Shanghai, China, last Thursday. It was shipped by rail over the Seattle & International Railway to Vancouver, to be shipped on the Empress line of steamers. The smelter has on hand about 700,000 pounds of lead ready for shipment, but is unable to make the shipment at the present time on account of the scarcity of tonnage, as all steamers leaving the Sound at the present time have more than they can carry. At tlie refineryl this week 20 bricks of gold and silver, each containing 1,100 ounces to the brick, were run off at one draw from one of the furnaces. This is the largest draw made since the refiner}* was put in operation. CONSTRUCTION ITEMS. her maiden trip in a few days. She is a day boat and fitted up more in the style of the Slocan. A tu��>' and a fifteen-tar bar��-e arc also being* built at Nelson. The lar<re and powerful tug-, now under construction at Rosebery. for duty on Slocan lake, is to'.have a commodious cabin put on so as to accommodate' passengers in case the Slocan should In; laid up She will not lie ready for launching-now before January. Following is a list of the maskers and their costumes participating- in Fridav night's ball : ' V Miss Sadie Genelle, Popcorn: Airs McMillan. Good Luck; Miss Kate .McDougald, Liberty: Mrs. Jordan, Follv: Miss Sopher, Victoria; Mrs. Makinson, Night: Mrs. Pupore, Winter: Miss Hewitt, Bride; Miss Muirhead, Shepherdess; Miss Short, May Queen; Miss L. Goupille, Nymph; Miss McLeod, Gypsy; Mrs. McDougald, Queen of Hearts; Miss Thomas, Autumn: Mrs Manuel, Red Riding Hood: Mrs. Beaton, Highland Fling; Miss Whitfield, Red; White and Blue; Mrs. Muirhead,, Bonnie Doon : Miss Bulger, Oregonian; Mrs. Goupille, Sweet Marie. Gentlemen : F, W. Jordan, English Court; Roy Short. Mephisto: W. R. Griffith, Cavalier; H. McKelvie, King Chas. HI.; J. McAllister, Turk; W. Andrews, Baker; E. Farrell, Clown; J. Kingborn, Knight: L. 11. Armstrong, Sailor; F. Ritchie, Forrester; J. McDougald, Clown: F. Morrison. John Bull; J. Malcom, 17. S. Armv: T.'l Adams, Uncle. Sam; T Abriel, Bill Nv��;| J. Bvron, 20th Centurv: L. McDougald,! Scout; A. Bell, Sai'lor: J. Cadden,[ Mephisto; J. Harlow, Coon; J. Clement, Jessie James; T. Gordon, Arab; W. McMillan. Chinaman; H. McCrae, Dude. D.E.GellatIy*Sons -DEALERS IN Farm Produce, Fruits, VCSfClH-DICS. Okanagan Lake, VJ**" ' P O. BRUCE'S LANDING For the convenience ofthe trade a stock is ahvays kept on hand in the Jelland Building, SANDON. Mines supplied at wholesale rates. Cars loaded with Produce, Fruits and Vegetables are run into the Slocan every TEN DAYS, and orders can be delivered en route. imter Bros General Merchants. #a^�� OF V AT HOME." Happenings Along tlie Xine of the Kob- sdii i* Penticton Road. Last ���;Wednesday evening the local lodge Knights of Pythias scored another brilliant success at their "At Home," held in their own hall. Upwards of 100 of the citizens partook of the hospitality of the Knights, who, m this, gave the most enjoyable social function New Denver has yet witnessed. There were cards, games, an interesting program, refreshments, and a short dance, making up the evening's pleasure. I nforniiitioii Wanted. The shinraents of ore from July 1898, to date: From Sandon. Tons. Payne 7,410 Ruth -.,502 Slocan Star 1,177 Last Chance 110 ,. Sapphire. 18* Coin Ml Wonderful Bird if Sovereign SO j Wonderful 8 CMWilBon i' Treasure Vault 40 Reco 19 Miller Creek 40 From Concentrator Sidinj? Idaho Mines l,57!i Queen Bess 707 From New Denver. Bosun 244 J California .. 60 From VV hitewater. Whitewater 150 Jackson 3.1 Whitewater Deep in From MeGuigan. Rambler 05 Antoine 75 Total 13,888 1st, NUW GOLD FLECKS. Various Sections of tlie far Xorth in Placer Diggings. Rich It would seem that all that vast country so broadly referred to as '"the north," and extending from British Columbia up to the frozen Arctic zone, and from Teslin lake to the Aleutians, is pregnant with yellow gold. The rocks and quartz propositions everywhere and the dry benches wherever tried return Bigns of the precious metal, while there is not a creek in the whole vast territory, it is said, that will not give colors in the prospector's pan. The Dalton trail is claiming the attention of the northern miners���or rather dividing attention with the Atlin lake fields���and new ground, as yet barely scratched over, about midway between Teslin and Atlin lakes. The finds on the Dalton trail are known of now with particulars and certainty, and according to M. A. Needham, a resident of Juneau and pioneer among the Alaskan miners, many of the 70 recorded claims are already sending gold into Juneau. '���These diggings," he said, *,are about 40 miles up the Dalton trail from Haines' Mission, some of them on Porcupiue creek and others on a small stream the name of which I do not recall. I saw $1,800 worth of the gold that was sent into Juneau, and I must say it is as pretty dust as anyone would wish tolopk at, fine and clear in color and running well over $18 to the ounce in value. Two men that I know of personally took out $',)00 in live days, and did not half work their dirt; while the gravel on the shallow bedrocks yields, I am told. 15 cents to $1.50 to the pan. Of course, it is too late in the season to determine the exact worth of these new diggings now, but they will be well populated and thoroughly prospected with the coming of spring." Mr. Needham enjoys the distinction of having been the first to prospect the | Atlin lake district, although he was; not the author of tlie discoveries that! have drawn all tlie eyes to Atlin as j the future <rreat mining field of the j north. ' "It was two-and-a-half years ago v. hen ! I tried the ground at the mouth of Pine creek, and though I got colors in plenty, the gold was all so line and flowery that I thought the creek was of little account and went on to try somewhere else. I know now where 1 made my big mistake." Rich discoveries have been made midway between Teslin and Atlin lakes. The new field in British Columbia has Bat Rasicot is located at Shield's. Billy Wall has charge of a bridge gang at McCormack's. The track-laying goes merrily on, and good progress is being made. The transferring of cars across the river at Robson is now done by means of a donkey engine and cable. Brooklyn is alive with men. Payday! The usual herd of sharks, male and female, are over there "for a change." There is about two feet of snow on the summit, over near Cascade. A slight- fall whitened the earth all along the lower river. The deer are coming clown into the bottoms; also the wolves. The writer saw a rare animal the other day, in the shape of a black wolf. A rumor is going the rounds in this section, that W. J. Spaul is dead. Your correspondent is in a position to deny this, having seen him quite recently. Professor Crowley gave his well-known Klondike lecture at Robson, on Sunday last, at 3 and S p.m. The attendance was fair, and the Professor in his usual good trim. Robson is growing. It now boasts a temperance hotel, barber shop, restaurant and several new shacks, in addition to its former buildings. The main street has been straightened up, and presents quite an imposing appearance. H. "VV. Simpson, who was formerly manager for P. Genelle & Co. and lately of the firm of McDonald & Simpson, of Nelson, was struck by an engine about four miles from Robson Saturday, and lies in Nelson Hospital with a, broken back. Sport. nakusp doings. If any of the Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Star subscribers at Fort McLeod, Coal Creek, Cranbrook or other points in British Columbia know of the whereabouts of one Thos. Watson, who left the Sault for the Crow's Nest Pass last spring, they will confer a favor by reporting to the editor of that paper. mfllfl BHOS. a!f��)?��on fafiorjep ���9 We carry a complete line of Groceries���Crockery���Bar G-oods���Tinware���Granite ware���Hard ware���Men's ~~~ Furnishings--Boots and Shoes���Dry Goods .Toadies' Woolen Uiulcrweur, Children's Woolen Underwear, READY-MADE WRAPPERS. We can supply you with everything at right prices. SANDON��� : ROSSLAND 09 NEW DENVER, B. C. Provides ample and pleasant accommodation for the traveling* public. Telegrams for rooms promptly attended to. . STEGE fe AVISON, - - - - "- �� Proprietors. ffl ^fyfeWafer, je**��<3*����*��eM9 New Dress Goods, Wholesale Wine & Liquor Merchants ���7i^���7l^vi^^lN���7k^���7^^"7^^���7l^���7l\���7l^���7i^���7^^���7i, of sandon Carry the finest Stock of Liquors in the Kootenav Country. Orders by mail or wire .attended to promptly Latest novelties in Dress Goods for Summer and Pall wear; also ready- made Clothing, Neck wear, Hats, and Caps, Boots and Shoes ��� the most complete stock in the lake section���at prices as low as it is possible to make them. We invite your inspection. Look into our show- window. We are displaying- a fine line of novelties. McLaehlan & McKay, New Denver. Dealers in Hardware, Tin and Graniteware, Miners' Supplies, Paints, Oils, Glass and Putty, Doors & Windows. CITY, o.O. H. H. Knox, Has removed to the Newmarket Tuesday morning- a shack occupied by two Frenchmen was burned to the ground. The occupants had a narrow- escape, having* had all their belongings destro\'ed. A public subscription was taken up to help them out.., On Friday the long-expected masquerade ball" was held in Bourne's hall, and it was a general success. The floor was crowded by maskers, many of whom secured their costumes in Vancouver. F. W. Jordan secured the gentleman's prize and Miss Sadie Genelle the lady's. Mrs. McMillan and Fred. Ritchie wereawarded the diploma for waltzing. The music was furnished by J. H. Millward and wife, of New Denver, to whom much of the success of the affair is due. Thanksgivyig day W. Sutherland, C.P.R. blacksmith here, was married to Mrs. Vanderburg, widow of the late Capt Vanderburg, who was drowned two years ago on the ill-fated steamer Arrow. Rev. C. F. Yates, of New Denver, performed the ceremony. The worthy groom was presented with a tfold watch by a number of his friends, while many other valuable gifts were received. "In the evening' the whole population tions by a most locomotives and also participating. The steamer Minto,which was launched from tlie C.P.R. shipyards here on November 17, is a composite built hull, with wooden bottom and steel frame. The Bertram Iron Works, of Toronto, were the manufacturers of the frame, which was shipped west in sections. It was originally intended to do service on the Sticke.en river, but upon the 'Klondike boom waning, the ��� boat was transhipped to Nakusp. and it will now do duty on the Arrow lakes. She is 1 HO feet long, 30 feet beam, five feet deep and draws 24 inches of water. The Minto will relieve the Rossland at low water, and she will be put into commission shortly with the full crew of the former. She is what is termed a night boat, having a full cabin and saloon equipment, similar to that of the Rossland, and her speed will be the same as that of the Kokanee. At Nelson the C. P. It. has almost completed the Movie, another iron boat, and she also takes Block and is preparod'to repair every description of OS NEW DENVER, B.C. An office of the Slocan Hospital has been opened at Sandon under the medical superintendence of DR. P. H. POWERS. Subscribers on presentation of their orders or tickets at the Sandon office will receive medical or surgical treatment and the necessary medicines free of charge. All serious cases will be admitted to the Hospital for treatment. Miners in regular employ, subscribing through their payroll, can secure all the privileges of theabove. For further information apply to��� J. E. Brouse, M.D.~ New Denyer, B.C. t The **S>iS> Palace Gafe, IN SANDON <S*S?aS>*-��>**S>^ Kastern Oysters, _T_ender Chickens and everything 4 the Market affords in the t way of delicious and. Is the palatable food can be found | at ^e paiaGG Best-equipped Restaurant in the Slocan * t 4 4 4 Strangers and others are requested to call on us when hunger torments their inter- Disabled Watches, extended their congratula- rousing chivari, the boats in the harbor ASLO MOTEL Family & Commercial. arge And Comfortable Rooms Fitted with every modern convenience. Special protection against fire. Rates $2.50 and $3 per day. COCKLE & PAPWORTH, Proprietors. ������.������������'> ��^�� ##��< DR. MILLOY, DENTIST ^ nal anatomy. If John is not t on shift you are sure to find Charley t i $ t Millard & Thompson. J **^'*%^.-**^^.^'*V%^'-%. ^���^-%--%^d It never Closes and the proprietors aim to please their patrons in every way possible. ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP TICKETS. To and from European points via Canadian and American lines. Apply for sailing dates, rates, tickets and full information to any C. P. Ry agent or��� G-. B. GARKETT, C. P. R. Agent. New Denver. WM. STITT, Sen. S. S. Aft., Winnipeg. DENVER BRICK FOR SALE. JOHN GOETTSCHE, NEW DENVER. The Nakusp, a comfortable hotel for travellers to ?top at. caf^a Mrs. McDougald. FRED J. SQUIRE Nelson, B. C. Merchant Tailor. Full Line of Suitings and Trouserings aWavs on hand. Although I have been doing business in Kootenay since 1886 I have never before had a stock equal to what I am now showing. It was purchased in Montreal, Hew York and many other Eastern points for cash, and I can safely say that my prices are fully 30 per cent lower than any other house in this country. Jewels, Standard Silverware, Watches, Kings, and Fancy Goods in endless profusion. Orders and enquiries by mail are carefully attended to. JACOB DOVER, Nelson
Preceding Title: The Nakusp Ledge Succeeding Title: The Fernie Ledger Frequency: Weekly
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