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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 VIL No 33 8. NEW DENVER, B. C, NOVEMBER 23, 1899. Price,. $2.00 Year SLOGAN ���"LOCAL CHIT-CHAT. Crow's Nest coal at Nelson has reduced two bits a ton. The new waterworks extension has proven a great success. Born, in Silverton, on the 13th inst., Mrs. W. Barker, of a son. , Rey. Mr. Cleland preaches his farewell ���sermon' here on Sunday week. iln'-Regina, on the 17th, Mrs. Geo. A. Jackson, Silverton, a daughter. The Ymir Miner has changed hands, G. Ii. Clark being the purchaser. Several New Denverhes took in the ball at Sandon on,Tuesday night. The next sitting of the supreme court in Nelson will be held on December 4. Martin Melde, nurse at the hospital, leaves on a trip to Europe next Monday. Andy Wallace is rushing up the addition to H. T. Twigg's residence and of- 'fice. J. K. Clark and family have moved .into the Sheraii cottage, on Seventh -street. ,Miss G. Jacobson, of the St. James Hotel, purposes taking a trip to Norway next week. G. W. Aylwin's deep well, on Slocan avenue, cav^d in with the heavy rain on Saturday night. Rev. Mr. Duncan will condnct divine .'aewice at the Presbyterian chu'-ch next Sum&ay^morning. Divncan Mclntyre will spend Christmas in Ontario He will be accompanied by John Lind. The miners' strike at Lethbridge has been fixed up, and Kootenay orders for coal are being respected. Captain Wainwright, charged with issuing worthless cheques at Nelson, was arrested at Rossland. Miss McQueen, formerly in charge of the C.P.R. ticker here, has been removed from Kaslo to Columbia. Five stamp mills are at work in the "Nelson district. They aggregate close to ��100,000 in bullion per month. Services will be held in Stephen's church next Sunday, both morning and .���evening. Rev. C F. Yates, pastor. Two candidates were initiated into the -miners' union Saturday night, with sev- eral more applications to work upon. mhe postoffice authorities promise to improve the mail service in Kootonay, especially into the Trout Lake camp. C. H. Stiatton has resigned his position as manager of the Reco hotel, Sanson. He is succeeded by G. M. Tuttle, of Spokane. The Ladies'Aid society of the Presbyterian church, Slocan City, will hold aeoncerton St. Andrew's night, next Thursday eve. P. A. Munro returned .Trom the east ���on Tuesdny night. He bioughi. his bride with him, a source of big surprise to his numerous friends. Grand Forks imported 300 cases of champagne from Nelson last week. The Slocan Press Association will visit that burg at an early date. Miss H. Yates left for Nelson yesterday, to undergo an operation on the eye, at the hands of Dr. LaBau. She will be gone several weeks. Howard West left for England on.Sunday, in response to a cable announcing the serious illness of his mother. He will be gone about three rromhs. W. A. Carlyle was presented .with a silver service by die citizens <>f Rossland, last week on the occasion of his leaving to assume charge of the Rio Tin to cop- j The ore per mine in Spain. C. F. Nelson intends giving a slaughter sale on Saturday afternoon and evening next, previous to moving into new quarters in the Williamson block, next the postoffice. The Great Australian Salesman appeared also in Revelstoke and Sandon. It may interest his Xew Denver customers to learn that they were not the only pebbles on the beach. The output of on- from Uossland dm-- ing the past week was a little below the average, yet the total of 4,827 tons is satisfactory. The average looked for is 5,000 tons per week. The heavy rains of the past week caused the wagon road up the creek to cave in a number of places. The necessary repairs are now being made, especially at the first cribbing. The Dominion Parliament will meet about the end of January. Minister Tarte is proving such an uncertain quantity, that Premier Laurier hesitates to dissolve the House, and appeal to the country. The Anglican synod of New Westminster, which recently met in Vancouver, has sanctioned the formation of a separate diocese for Kootenay. The necessary steps are being taken to complete the organization. It is about time the C.P.R. paid some attention to the depot at the Siding. At the best it is a mighty poor apology,and decay is rapidly setting in. The general waiting room has a hardened appearance, and could not even raise a blush at a broom. Were any old kind of a stove provided, the traveling public could rustle wood, and so avoid being frozen to death. the evening, of the 14th. It was well attended . A gun and athletic club was organized hero last week. There are already over 35 members, and it is expected this number will be considerably increased during the next few days. A meeting for organisation was held Friday evening, when these officers were elected :��� President, H. D. Curtis; vice president, H. P.Christie; secretary-treasurer, W. Anderson. These officers, with J. G. McCallum and Chas. Brett, form the committee of management. Arrange ments will be made to use the lower store of the Music Hall for the club room. A full set of athletic apparatus has been ordered, and in a few days it is hoped to have the club in full swing. In addition to the gymnasium, all the appliances for the gun club will be provided. Many friends deeply sympathize with Mr. and Mrs. Arnot and family in the sudden death of a younger son and brother, which took place Saturday morning at his brother's residence, David can ores. How this compares with tne i(v?/oci9t?2^0^S)?^cQ^ rates which the Canadian Pacific railway ��� wishes to charge to the smelters on its line cannot be learned. However, it is evident that the advantage is so largely in favor of the Great Northern and the Spokane enterprise, that the C.P.R. people are much worried. .MARION LOOKING WEIjIj. slocan mineral float. ORE RATE WAR. A crosscut is being run on the Adela. The Sovereign is to erect a new ore bin. The Whitewater last week shipped 43 tons of ore. Operations are to be resumed on the Treasure Vault. The Peoria is starting up under the contract system. The force on the American Boy has been increased. Work Avill be resumed on the Frisco on December 1st. New management is to assume cha.- ge of the Lucky Jim. On the Ajax five men are engaged in sinking- on the vein. Sixteen tons of ore was shipped bv the Jackson last week. Supplies are being packed up to the Payne and Last Chance. Croft & McPherson's pack! rain is busy packing supplies to the Hartney. Six men went down from,here Monday to help repair the Four Mile wagou road. The annual meeting of the Slocan Star will be held at Milwaukee on December 2. A parallel lead has been uncovered on the Torpedo, showing galena and carbonates. W. J. Goepel is acting gold commissioner during the absence of John A. Turner in Europe. The cable for the Wakefield tramway has arr'ved, as well as the water pipes for the concentrator. Th�� Enterprise has had a force of men employed fixing up the road and putting everything in shape for the winter about the mine- Messrs. Mac-Master and Thrasher, of Rochester, two of the chief men in the syndicate opera ing the Hattney, have been in tov i ibis week. They inspected the Haroiiey yes,e>-day. The ledge on the Ruby was er,countered in the crosscut t ninel last week It is of a soft loose substmco, strongly I tlie Great Northern than Mr. Hill is wi!>- minerali/.ed, and three feet -across. J ing to concede, The conferem e at Si. j '*���"iu'ing is now in progress to catch the I Paul occupied two days without, any -e j ore chute. J gnlr, unless it has been to inc. -ease HilTs- leing taken ont of the Ca-! determination to build a smeller ai pella is exceedingly high grade, being I Spokane. The rule, which Mr. flili richer even I'-an that shipped last win-| named on freight lrom Koo'enay points ter. Where s ruck the ledge, can be tunneled at a great depth and worked Arnot, on Fletcher ave., where he was visiting with his mother. He had come to British Columbia in the hopes of benefitting his health by a change of climate. Mrs.Arnot and Norman Arno' accompanied the remains back to Toronto, where the interment will take place. It may interest many of your readers to know that throughout the Slocan City mining division no ill feeling has at any time shown itself between the mine owner and the miners, but, on the contrary, perfect harmony prevails. Many more men are employed in this camp at present than ever before. From the coming into force of the new eight hour law, the men have been paid the full $3.50 for the eight hour shift. There is no reason to fear any clash between capital and labor in this vicinity. A public meeting was held Wednesday evening in the Music Hall, when Mr. Wilkes, district organizer of the Western Federation of Miners, addressed a large audience on the labor question. He gave a very interesting address, describing the benefits to be derived from organized labor. Afterwards an adjournment was made to the Oddfellows' hall, where a local branch was organized, u'i- der the name of the Slocan City Miners' Union, with F. G. Carlisle as president, H. L. Fife vice president, and A. E. Teeter financial secretary. The union has started off under very auspicious cir- camstances, with an initial membership of about 40. The officers are men who can be depended on, and wtio have the full confidence of all classes. The regular meetings will be held in the Oddfellows' hall for the present, eve. y Wednesday evening. The Marion, on Silver mountain, is looking uncommonly well at present. In the main workings, at a distance of 200 feet, a second ore chute was encountered, showing seven inches of clean ore the full height of the breast. This ore gives high values. A new crosscut has. been commenced to tap -the lead on the Merrimac ground,and affording much greater depth. The new bunkhouses have been completed and everything put in good shape for the winter. The force has also been increased to ten men. Big Mining Combination. Gooderham and Blackstock,of Toronto, have effected another big combination, which will result in the formation of a mining company to be known as the St. Eugene Consolidated, with $3,500,000 capital, in dollar shares. The leading properties are the Lakeshore, Movie and Queen of the Hills, all owned wholly or in part by the Canadian Gold Fields- Syndicate, or by J. C. Drewry,managing director of the Canadian Gold Fields,and the St.. Eugene, which Goodeiham and Blackstock bought last July. Drewry owned 9-16 of the . Moyie and Queen of the Hills and Gooderham the balance. The latter has also bought one million shares of the Canadian'Gold Fields stock. The company is capitalized in ten million shares at ten cents each,about six millions having now been issued. The consolidated properties are situated close to the town of Moyie, in East Kootenay, and are all silver-lead, being valued at $2,000,009. Drewry came to British Columbia three years ago as business agent of the Toronto Globe. War Jiag-le Profits Increasing-;. Tlie C. P. K. ami the Great Noifchei.i After Kootenay Minerals. An ore rate controversy has broken out between the traffic officials of the C.P.R, and President Hill of the Great Northern, in which many mine owners of the Kootenay district are inteteated. It appears that.I. J. Hill is determined that a smelter shall be built at Spokane, it* !o / rates on his road to and from the m- es to that city can bring itaboei; He purposes putting corsiderable monev j into such a smelter. The Canadian Pa-1 cine officials are opposed to the low -ales ! ���vhich Hill has agreed to make, for the reason that thev have a smelter o.' ii,e'-,i George Gooderham, interviewed regarding the War Eagle mine, says at the present rate of the output of the first two weeks of November, the net profits will be $56,000 per month/ or double the amount required to pay the monthly dividend. He further states that with the machinery going in, the present output can be largely increased. The 750 foot level has some of the finest ore yet encountered. He added that this would mean an increase in the dividends in the near future. As the result of this statement, the stock of the War Eagle immediately jumped to $2.68. Mine-Owners Incorporate. Application will be made at the nert sitting of the legislature for the incorporation of a company to carry on the business of miners of every description, to advance and foster the mining interests, especially the silver-lead mining interests of British Columbia, and ntM-e^ous other powers, such as constructing ships, railways, machinery, churches, schools, etc.. and supplying power and light. F. L. Christie, of Sandon,is solicitor for the applicants. Assays Uniformly Higl). Fred Williamson has returned to the scene of h.'s gold discoveries at the head own near the mines,and do not want Irej of Kettle river. A late assay on their ore shipped to Spokane; but in case these { rock, made at Nelson, gave returns of! with none It is an old proverb that "everything comes to him who waits," but it must not be supposed that in the case at point either side has put many hours into useless waiting. It has been that kind of waiting with a "hustle" attached to it, that required patient endurance and many weeks of ceaseless watching. �� The situation between miner and mine owner had many lightning- changes in the past week Last Thursday Chief of Provincial Police Bullock- Wedster arrived in New Denver, accompanied by two men who were later sworn in as special policemen. , Their presence was hardly noticeable until it became rumored about that they had been ordered here to "protect" a train load of non-union men, who were to land between here and Sandon, and who would go to work in the mines in this locality. Friday was the date set for the arrival of the S3-a-day men, and the special officers met the train at a point near Three Forks. Only two scabs got off the train, and they were men who had been "talked to" by the union men before. A delegation of union men met the officers and men. The scabs were allowed to go up the hill without further words being said to them, but the specials, who were not recognized as officers of the law, were "button-holed" in good shape. It afterwards transpired that the officers were acting at the solicitation of the mine owners, who had been led to believe that their agents on the outside had got together a force of men to open the Payne. This force, however, did not materialize; they had, in fact, been stopped en route by ag-ents of the union; and the special police officers are engaged just now "protecting" two men employed on surface work. This action on the part of the mine managers in asking for police protection for the scab laborers which they hope to get, will not aid fhem in the getting. The move is looked upon with disfavor by the public and can not accomplish anything for the managers, If they had the men to deed protection, or if there was any cause to warrant such action, they could be excused. But where they have neither the men nor the cause, it simmers down to a piece of foolishness. If there has been any law breaking in this contest just closing it has been on the part of tjhe employer in the importation of scab labor. The miners have conducted most admirably their campaign, and there is not the slightest indication that they have any thought of resorting to any practice that is not legd timate aiid good. It would be utter folly, now that the contest is all but won, for them to make any demonstration that would give cause for the action taken by the Chief of Provincial Police. The special officers are no more of a necessity than two tails to a dog. It is an injustice to the honest workingmen of the Slocan which the Semlin government cannot afford to allow to go unrebuked. Another lightning change in the labor situation was ushered in Monday night, a change that virtually settles the difficulty that has so long existed. Since the last meeting of the Silver-Lead Mines Association, on the 14th inst., all kinds of rumors have been in circulation: some with good foundations,others force, and the other mines are picking up miners as they can be secured. The: Union will undoubtedly attend to the; matter and see that all the properties are provided with full forces of compe tent miners as quickly as possible. By December 1 it is expected all the mines will be in full operation. One thing is sure, the lockout is off! BANK OF MONTREAL. Most Satisfactory Statement Issued for- the Half Year. The semi-annual statement of the Bank of Montreal was issued last week, and as the position of Canada's biggest; financial institution is always regarded as an index of the character of the business of the whole country, it will be satisfactory to know that the net earnings, $f>58,iijl,are the largest on record. After deducting the regular half yearly dividend of $600,000, payable oh December 1, the balance carried to profit and loss account amounts to' 81,160,954, as- against ��981,328 on October31 last year��� an increase of 8179,("*26 in twelve months. Of this inciease, $150,583 was earned iu ��� the six months ending April 80, and $25,043 for the six months ending October 31 last year. The net earnings of the past six months show an increase of $29,043 over the corresponding period of 1898, and increase of 838,2*21 over the corresponding period of 189-7, and this comparative increase is very gratifying when it is remembered that the winter months always show larger earnings than the summer ones. The most significant item is that of current loans and discounts, which amounted to $46,198,958, as compared with 838,885,782 in I898,an increase of $7,343,196. In view of the extremely conservative policy of the bank, this indicates an enormous expansion of the legitimate business of the country in the past half year. ; The assets immediately available are. placed a', $36,524,138. as compared with S30.090,247 in 1898. The overdue debts are more than $17,000 less than last year. The bank, as Mr. Clouston explained at the last annual meeting, does not make call loans in Canada, but the statement showing S27,060,937, an increase of over $600,000, due by agencies in foreign; countries and Great Britain, does not show whether anything is loaned ou call in other countries. The market prices of the stock on October 21 was 265 per cent., equal to 8530 per share, as compared wdth 246>2 per cent, on the same date last year. Noonday Offlcerg. rates are 'made by Hill, the Canadian 81-17.JO in gold. Other assays have run "acific demands a gieater proportion on ; as high as 8250. The ledge is two feet the freight transferred from its lines to j wide, and crops out for a considerable distance. Williamson and his partner have, received several offers to bund tl property the same ie This week the special police at the Payne were dismissed, and on Monday night, in compliance with a request from the mine managers, representatives of the miners' union met with re- The annual meeting of the Noonday- Curley Mining Co. was held last week and the following officers appointed:��� President, H. J. Stewart; secretary- treasurer, J. M. M. Benedum; directors,. John Tinling, A. Stewart, W. Tyson and S. B. Morris. Seventeen men are at present employed by the company and it ie purposed to make heavy shipments. The ore nets if 1.000 a car above all the charges. TUK MViN-U DEAD. but prefer to hold on for thej preseinatives of the managers, and ac- lled Paddy's properties are in locality. N-;1>1<' Five 31 <���(���!; ,i i:.. was !**5 per ton lo.r all-rail shipments to Spokane, and (���'.', per ton mi o>c from Kootenay lake points. From a reliable source it is estimated that the net cost of smelting these Kootenay ores at the j proposed Spokane smelter is $:;.25 a ton. On Friday Norman A mot was badly j Tlie cost of freight and refining on the bullion produced at the Spokane plant is figured at about, $''.70 per ton. This The Companions of Forresters gave a | makes a total freight and treatment rate \ while the. new- very enjoyable ball in the Music Hall.on I of about $13.'.15 or tj-14.''.*". per ton on Slo- British statutes. most advantagcouslv SLOGAN CITV NEWS IN BlttRr. burned about the tace and bead, the re suit of lighting a fire with kerosene. ��� i Vila st The annua! -n eel ing of rli i ��� Noble- Mining Company was held m (,'ndy week, and was fairly well attended. The. main business transacted was the disposal <>f the property hytbe <ild company to ihe new Diiiisniuir syndicate. The old company was ore/anized under the laws of the state ef Washington, concern comes I cordiim- to the most reliable information '. the lockout" was declared off and orders i given to supply the Payne mine with a i i,ill f.irce of un'ou limn. 1 Just what concessions, wen; made, if i any, on tin- part ol the. union arc. not j known, but it is certain the union scale j of wages will be paid���$3.5'> for eight i hours. This is the initial step to the j j opening up of all the. mines of the As- ', sociation. Manager Ham!,of the Payne, was chosen to act fur the Association, and the action of this mine will he act's a!l other managers The .ring employed f-,r the Payne under j cenfabh i men an What shall we do with our dead? The dead who have not died��� Who meet us still in the very paths __ Where they once walked by our side. Not those that we love and mourn, At rest on a distant shore. But the lost yet living women aud men Whom we loved���and love no more. There are shroud and flower aud stone To hide the dead from our sight, But these are ghosts that will not belaid��� They come, 'twixt us and the light: And the heaven loses its blue, And tin- rose has worms at the core. Because of the living women and men Whom we. loved���and love, no more. ���Edith Bigelow, Oeo. Hughes h.i.s eight men working at Paddy's Peak on the McCue group. Several tons of supplies have been packed up for the winter. very seldom I'lir briirhre Pleasure h it is sour fit. gladness are commonly kin ��� ���xpected sparks ���.bdinsoii. mind where t blazes ot ���d 1 )V till- THE LEDGE, NE\V DENVER, B.C., NOVEMBER 23, 1899. Seventh Year The Ledge. Published every Thursday. R. T. LOWERY, Editor and Financier. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Three months ...���? .75 Six " 1-25 Twelve " 2.00 Thrke yeahs -->.00 Transient Advertising, 25 cents per line first in sertion, 10 cents per line subsequent insertions nonpareil measurement. TO CONTRIBUTORS. C jrrespondenee from every part of the Kootenay District and communications upon live topics always acceptable. Write on both sides of the paper if you wish. Always send something good no matter how crude. Get your copy in while it is hot. and we will do the rest with its only coin money silver that is actually worth only 41 cents on the dollar. A pencil cross in this square indicates that your subscription is due, and that the editor wishes once ayain to look at your collateral. f EUKSDAr, NOVEMBER 23. 1899. With the resumption of work in the several big mines that are contemplating opening up with full forces tins month, the old scenes of activity will be revived in the Slocan. The activity of the past month or more, while it has not by any means been all that could be wished, yet it has been sufficient to cause a much better feeling to prevail in all circles. The rumor that the Payne will be the first to start up seems to have ' good foundation, and other properties employ ing large forces are certain to follow. THK SCAKCITY OF SILVER. , There is no longer any doubt that the Payne mine and others willst-rt operations by December 1st. This Virtually settles the dispute between mine manager and employe and the union miners will receive $3,50 per shift. The strife has been hard and long, but there has been no animosity felt between employer and employe, and there is no indication that any: thing but the warmest harmony will prevail. The men that were non union before the trouble began are union now, and those who were members of the union then are members still. The same men are to be dealt with now that were to be dealt with then. They are the same quiet, good workmen, and will give the same satisfaction to the employers that they gave before. They were good workmen then; they are good workmen now. OPPOSK A CANADIAN MINT. The semi-official information comes from London that the question of establishing a Canadian mint has been duly considered in financial circles there, with the result that the men who know, or profess to know, all about the coinage of gold and other metals are decidedly opposed to the proposition, it is but natural for the financiers to take this view of the question���quite as natural as it is for them to oppose the double standard of gold and silver, or any other monetary reform that would mean a loss to them of any of the great power they now wield over the world. The establishing of a Canadian mint and the coining of Canadian gold and silver into Canadian coin of the legal standard, would in a very large measure release Canada from the tight grip of the world's financiers, and, eventually, relieve it of the awful burden of its ever accumulating national debt. Canada's resources are so immense it makes the Dominion a very substantial debtor colony, and any movement that would tend to a broader policy, or a more independent financial policy, is sure to meet with opposion from the men who profit by the Dominion's present condition and policy. Many reasons are given by these wise financiers why a Canadian mint should not be established, but none of them are any more logical than this: ''The government -.. Canada makes a handsome profit on the coinage of silver���a profit that would disappear if it coined its own money. The four quarters in a Canadian doilar are actually worth only 41 cents in gold; that is, the government makesa clear profit of fifty-nine cents on every dollar's worth of silver coined and placed in circulation in the Dominion." If Canada can make a clear profit of 59 cents on every dollar's worth of silver coined, why is there such a scarcity of silver coin throughout the Dominion? Few business concerns would reduce their stocks if they could make a profit of 59 cents on everv dollar's worth carried. If | Canada can make this profit now, j when the coinage of the metal must be paid lor, together with the express and messenger and insurance j charges to and from the old country, | why would this profit disappear if it j coined its own money out of its own J gold and silver? If such a profit is j made by tlie Dominion where does it j go, who gets it, and why are these I profits so restricted? j The fact is. Canada does not make this profit on its silver coin. The Mother Country makes some of it. Canada orders so many dollars worth of silver coined. It gets it and pays for it at about 70 cents on the dollar. If a mint were established in Canada for the purpose of making into standard Canadian money its gold and silver bullion, the profit would surely fall to Canada, and the Dominion would be placed upon a more substantial financial basis At the present time it is confessedly weak, This paper has frequently called attention to the scarcity of Canadian silver coin in circulation, and shown the great need, especially in the west, of'a more liberal supply for the transaction of the ordinary business. In this province, it is safe to say, there is in circulation two dollars worth of silver of American coinage to one bearing the Canadian stamp. Speaking of this shortage the Winnipeg Free Press says: '���Canada needs its Bryan to attract the attention of the Dominion government to the question of silver for a period long enough to enable the :: nance department to order sufficient silver coinage to supply the needs of the people. There is a shortage of silver coinage in every province of the Dominion, and perhaps it is more noticeable in the west, where some of the want is filled by the introduction of United Stat..-s coinage. This is very unpalatable to Canadians, who prefer to use a coin stamped with the Queen's head. Two years ::go the attention of the deputy minister of finance an Ottawa was drawn to the extreme scarcity of Canadian silver in British Columbia, and to the fact that nearly all the silver in circulation in the Kootenay district was United States coinage. The deputy minister did not appear to attach.any importance to the complaint. We would, therefore, direct the attention of the finance minister to the subject of the scarcity of Canadian silver, not only in the west, but in all the provinces, and it is particularly scarce in the very province from which the finance minister hails ���Nova Scotia. The question is naturally asked "What is the reason that the Canadian people are not supplied with sufficient silver to meet their ordinary needs for-a circulating medium?" The comptroller of currency, or the finance minister himself might study for a few moments the answer to this question. We believe the answer to be simply that the finance department does not order the mining of sufficient silver coinage. The officers of the department, whose duty it is to look after this matter are either too timid, or they are in ignorance of the great scarcity which they are supposed to prevent. Every person in business knows how hard it is to get silver, but if the department wants a tangible proof of the scarcity which we allege exists on every hand let them ask their assistant receiver- general at Winnipeg for a report. Last week he received from the mint, in England $10,000 of newly coined silver, and the article was so scarce and the demand for it so great that the banks took every cent ol it in a single day. As the finance department has been in default in respect to the supply of silver for some years, it is time that the head of the department took the matter up and secured the immediate minting of a sufficient amount of this coinage. The Dominion government has taken prompt action to prevent the further importation of alien labor. The sending of Commissioner Clute to look into tlie matter will quickly stop any more dagoes coming in, and give to the Canadian miners a fair chance to win the contest waged so hotly in the Slocan. , There are 42 names on the school roll and the average daily attend ance is 36. This should entitle New Denver to another school teacher and additional school room. The school board should take active steps to get what is coming to us. , A- Kootenay exchange says the four Canadian quarters, "or one dollar, iveigh 358 standard ounces." We must admit that a dollar does look mighty big these days, but there isn't any in New Denver of that size yet. Silverton's editorial jackleg is like the sand-flea; he wants to be frequently "turned over." Repeated doses of costic scratching reduces the ego surmounting his shoulders and forces him to lay down his ears. Labor unions of white men in Montgomery, Ala., refused to participate in a street parade because a negro trade union was refused permission to march. That's unionism auk of Montreal.. Established 1817. Capital (all paid up) $12,000,000.00 Reserved fund : : 6,000,000.00 Undivided profits :: 1,102,792.72 HEAjO office, monxkeal. Rt. Hon. Lord Strathcona a.id Mount Roval, G.C.M.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 l���%B'*x**cm^w<wr<aa<vBr<y^al���^sa��� PJTY- TIS 'TIS Tit UK. Lady, to milkman���How is it that your milk is so poor and thin? Milkman���Why, mum,the cow 'as just lost 'er calf, an' she shed a few tears in the pail afore I could prevent 'er! It is pitiful enough to read from day to day of the lives sacrificed in the deadly struggle now proceeding i.i tlie south of Africa It makes one's heart ache to think of the brave fellows thus ruthlessly cut off on either side, and we turn sail and depressed from the page that tells us of the smoke and carnage of battle. We lament all of us that the war should ever have occurred, and the wish perhaps is father to the, thought with many that a little more patience, and forbearance"might have averted it. We in Canadahavethrown our weight on the side of the mother country, ami are prepared, if the struggle spreads' to a wider field, to stand by her side to tlie last; and we must in justice to those British statesmen who are in control of affairs, do our utmost to believe that they have acted honorably and uprightly throughout the controversy now being fought to a finish, and that if pride, or obstinacy, or greed has been an clement ou either side in provoking the war, it has not on our side at least been a dominant or controlling element. Rut. when all is said and done, it is a miserable business to find civilized white men at the dawn of the twentieth century remorselessly slaying each other, pitilessly wrecking each other's homes, desperately striving, like wild beasts. each to entrap aud murder the other. It is not an elevating picture.'���Globe. Lines that interest one There are no persons more solicitous about the. preservation or" rank than those who have no rank at all ���Shen- stone. If you want the newest lineslin con- fectimierv, call on Nesbitt, in the Bosun block. "'. At this time of the year we are all more or less on the look out for the best place to purchase our winter wear. Some are more fanciful than others and want the very best qualities. For our part we always advocate that the best is the cheapest in the end���especially so with Underwear���but be this as it may, we can suit tlie most fastidious. Ladies' flue Woollen Underwear, per suit $1.60 Gents' fine Woollen Underwear, ^'^^iuf^^^n.SO, $2, $2.50, ��5 Gloves and Mitts, both Ladies'and Gents', in any quality and price, from the wool at 25c, to the Mocha with silk lining at $2.25. Ladies' and Gents' Cashmere and Woolen Hose, 35c, 40c, 50c, 60c a pah- Men's heavy weight Black Mackinaw Suits, $7.50���splendid value. Men's a nd Boys' Woollen Sweaters, Red, Black, Hether, Green. Rubbers and Manitobas, in sizes for Men, Women and Children. Lumberman's 2-buckle Blizzard and Yukon lace���also Hip and Knee Boots. F. W. JORDAN & CO., Nakusp, 3VEcOa,ll\i:m. <&, Co., SLOCAN CITY, B. C. J^HEJGATE^'A Y CMTW_ANI) J^TIHBUTING POINT FOR THE BOUNDARY COUNTRY.. at Grand opportunity for investments in Keal Estate, Fruit and Vegetable Farms, etc. Heavy and Shelf Hardware. Jessop's and Canton Drill ���Steel. Stoves. Tin and Granite Ware. We are handling- all kinds of For information address- J. A. SMITH. ���. i Blasting, Mining; and Sporting Powders. Also Blacksmith's Coal. Lumber. Sash and Doors. HOTEL New Denver, B.C. Doctors prescribe it You try it 25c & 50c bottles Nelson's Drug & tsook Store New Denver, B. C. Sunday hours: 2 to 5 j). m. The Clifton House, Best meals A JACOBSON & CO..Props I the city���Comfortable rooms���Bar replete with the best of | Liquors and Cigars���Best service throughout. j Sandon. c. s. RASHDALL. Notary Public. A. E. KAUQUIKK. E. M. BRINDLE Watchmaker JCWClCr New Denver. Orders by mail receive prompt attention. PHOTOGRAPHERS LOOK! Unbind Solio, -l.-V\ n<< pivpaid Film UartriclL'i'--. 31x3}.. .:.',:���. rltli(;r Supiiiic", s.-inx" rau-s. RASHDALL & FAUQUIER MINES & REAL ESTATE. NEW DENVER, E.C. MINING INTERESTS BOUGHT, SOLD AXD BONDED. INVITED : Abstracts of Title lo mineral claim* UOKKESPONDKNCK Hiisainpli- ai.-c<mi.ii.)iliituiiis tor a larire mimlx'r of iwoplo. The rooms arc; lar^e ami airy, .-mil tin- Diiiiiij; Koom is provided with uvui-yhing "in the market j S.uir.lc Rooms fur Uonimerc-ial Traveler*. John Buckley, Prop. Provides ample and pleasant accommodation for the traveling- public. Telegrams for rooms promptly attended to. HENRY STEGE, Proprietor. K <). S'l HATH EARN. Ka?],.-. 13. U .** % BRICK FOR SALE. .JOHN (.-JOETTSCHE, NEW DENVER. J. E. Angrignon The Leading* airDresser Of every conceivable style, size, price and make; for the Ladies, Gentlemen and Children. Heavy shipment just received and another lot en route. RUBBER BOOTS. HIP and KNEE. B��an���iniii>Mi'.iwiiCTlijtnwimniiini m GERMAN SOX .MEN'S LACED AND BUCKLED RUBBER FOOTWEAR Leather nr Rubber Soles ii:;t will open your eyes and loosen your purse- X-i. Better values for less money than you in get by sendinr away let us prove it OVERSHOES OF THE LATEST AND BEST MAKES* rn lit the boot of the wee-est tot as well as the footgear of the six-foot giant. Very comfortable felt goods for Ladies' and Misses at prices to suit you. STORM FELT AND ��� RUBBER GOODS, \ made to lit all styles j and shapes of shoes, fj FELT, LEATHER. AND CARPET SLIPPERS, palace and shack. 101' Wholesale and Ketail Suppliers of the Slocan in mine supplies and general merchandise. ,' EW DENVER BRANCH, B.C HEAVY BOOTS AND RUBBER GOODS for the miner LIGHT BOOTS FOR STREET USE. HOCKEY BOOTS AND DANCING PUMPS. FALL AXD WINTER FOOTWEAR FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING hi these lines we will entertain you this month. Inspect our tall stock of dress goods Seventh Yeas. THE LEDttE, NEW DENVER, B.C., NOVEMBER 23. 1899. A DUTCHMAN'S APPEAL. Says the London Daily Chronicle:��� The following remarkable poem, which has been sent to us by the famous Dutch novelist, Maarten Maartens, though we do not entirely adopt its tone, will be read by Englishmen as representing a feeling that we believe to be universal in Holland, and to be almost universal on the continent: TO ENGLAND. Greatest of Nations! Chosen Strength of God! Imperial Servant of divine commands! Within the tranquil hollow of thy hands Repose the sphered seas; the changeful lands Are thine, and tracts of empire yet un- trod! The sword is thine; its splendor flares abroad. Thou whom the mishty-warrior-dead. acclaim, Wilt thou intrust its unpolluted fame To smooth-faced pirates whose unspoken aim Is filthy lucre gained by fouler fraud? Thii people, small in number, great in love Of all thou lovest, sternly set apart In self-concentered freedom, as thou art, Puritans, pure, as thou, in home and heart, Owning no master but your Lord above. Ere these appeal to Him, our hope is yet In thee, for thou, awakening, wilt hear This chink of gold; thy righteous heart will tear . Unrighteous ruin, slowly drawing near. England, dost thou forget? ���Maarten Maartens. material. Sixth, uncertainty in production leads to concentration of the product, and fosters gambling, while certainty in production leads to distribution and discourages gambling. Seventh, conditions which favor concentration contribute to the prosperity crude system falling in possession of all the toys and candles allotted to a hundred, while the ninety and nine are crying for a taste of the sweets of life. Williams has a choice line of Christmas candies on the way in from the Hill Bros. Manufacturers of of the few and the impoverishment of c?*5* r? the meantime he has plenty thr,���,n,Y t?- U4-V. in ��� mi * of other lines that will delight the taste the many. Eighth, gold being the least without putting a very big^ent in your Tfae,: ', Cause, of'' Discontent J. W. Scott says that in a world of superabundance a great majority of humanity should lack even the necessities of life, while a few are flooded with all that hearts can wish, presents a problem which has engaged the attention of the- ologists, political economists, and scientists for centuries past; hence it would appear worse than folly for a ranchman to even dare to offer an opinion on a subject that has baffled the wise. But since 1 am located out on the plains where philosophers seldom frequent, I am going to state where I believe the original cause lies, ancl propose to tell the truth just as near as possible to keep out of jail. The world is not evolved to perfection yet, or we might tell the whole truth and be. acquitted at the bar of public opinion. Therefore, instead of saying that nature'itsclf is on the beat, and we poor devils being the product of nature inherit her way of doing business, we will just say nature reproduces strictly according to the law of absorption, and the higher we rise in the complications <t* life the greater appears to he the greed developed. Mollusks found in the ocean bed are content to absorb just so much as they need for support. But as we ascend the scale of complication, where organization begins to assert its claims, necessities both real and artificial multiply in proportion to the principles combined to form the organic, or organized body. Were it not for the principle of reaction, it would only be a matter ot time until one organization would absorb the earth. The most powerful planet in the solar system would absorb the lesser ones, and the strongest system in the universe swallow the remainder of creation, when in the fullness of time it would burst asunder and leave the universe a blank. But there appears to be a positive and negative pole to every principle; therefore we find co-existing with greed (the principle of absorption) its opposite (altruism). If these two principles were normally developed in a government of the people and by the people, cases" of poverty would be exceptional with the present stage of knowledge. But the desire to grab, absorb and expand has become abnormally developed until it is out of proportion to the altruistic principle that gives to each an equal opportunity to secure the benefits,while they bear an equal share of the burdens of life. Again, we find that all original principles give rise to secondaries, corres ponding to lateral currents emanating from the dynamo, and according to the same rule we find that the original principle to absorb has generated a secondary principle which is expressed in what we call gambling. It is also evident that all secondary principles depend on conditions for their development. To be brief, I will state the case thus: First, the social condition of a people is governed by their financial circumstances. Second, their financial condition is governed by their monetary system. Third, the equal or unequal distribution of wealth depends on the certainty or uncertainty in the production of that which the people have made to represent values. Fourth, the extremes of wealth and poverty abound in proportion as the principle of chance or gambling pervades the monetary s.-rem. Fifth, Liu; gambling principle i-.i: -;-s into a financial system in proportion to the degree of uncertainty in *":���. nroducti'in of the representative Imported Goods of rough texture are Popular this season. J. & R. D. CAMERON, Tailors. Sandon. WANTED! 2 500 Miners; To work in ll<! JR'tilllif- ������it 'he follow- crous Mines of British Columbia injr prices per day of ei|jrhf. honrs- Hand Drillers... ; Machine Men Miners in shafts Cur men Shoveller-- Laborers ' Blacksmith-' Timbernicn Apply lo .THK Si EVER-LEAD MINKS ASSOCIATION Siiiulon Bntish Columbia. . :).;->() . 3.50 to $4.00 ��� 2.50 to ,'S.I'O . B.:".ll . i'.fill . 3 -id to t.00 ���".."ill to .(.(HI Travelers Will lind tiie Arlington Hotel ii pleasant place to stop at when in Slocan City. GKTH1NG- & HENDERSON. Proprietors. DR. MILLOY. ROSSLAND. plentiful material suitable'for a circulating medium, the nations adopting it as a representative of values furnish most favorable conditions for the development of the gambling tendencw, nourished by the uncertain principles of chance. Cripple Creek,the greatest gold camp on earth, has produced in the past ten years, say, ten millionaires at the expense of ten thousand poor men. One man accidentally unearths a vein which yields a thousand times more than he needs, while a thousand of his fellow men are ruined trying to imitate his success/until every dollar saved in previous years of toil is gone, and they return to their former fields of action with no reward except a knowledge of the fact that it don't pay to gamble with nature in her game of hide and seek; and the lucky gambler, unless a man of unusual stamina, proceeds to ruin himself by habits of excess and dissipation, while the mining exchange forms a storm centre where those who hold trump cards in the monetary game play their hands to the final finish, and absorb each other. China can boast of the richest man on earth and the greatest number of poor men in comparison with the number of people, but in China the principle of reaction has had time to, do its work, and a decayed nation is the result. Spain | is following close in her footsteps, and the time will come, if the world continues to adhere to the present monetary system, when all that will remain of the present governments of the world will be a few specimens ot the coins they used in running their wheels of fortune The world is passing through an idolatrous age. Coin is the idol, money is god, and our boasted civilization a social farce. Let us beat our coins into .plowshares wherewith to raise bread for the toiling masses, and give each one credit for what he does and what heis.r- In my dreams 1 sec the inhabitants of older planets intently peering through their powerful telescopes, and bending patiently over their aerial telephones whose "central" is located in the sun, watching eagerly the development of governments on this infant planet for and by the children of men, and as they meditate upon the strange phenomenon of one child under our bank account. If men wound you with injuries, meet them with patience; hasty words rankle the wound, soft language dresses it, forgiveness cures it, and oblivion takes away the scar. It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to overcome it.���Beaumont. Money has little value to its possessor unless it also has value to others.���L. Stanford. CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENTS Summit Mineral Claim Lot4374. and Shingles Orders shipped to all parts of the Country. Mill at head of ���Slocan Lake. ��� HOTEL CTORIA JOHN V. BERKS, Prop. Situate in the Slocan Mining Division of West Kootenay District. Where located: About half mile southeast of Sandon. adjoinin*-- the Richmond and Hidden Treasure mineral claims. ���PAKE NOTICE That 1. Robert E. Palmer as J. agent for Eleanor TruaxO'Xeii. ir "M o No 51-274: Georfre Gooderham, F. M. C. No Br'7'ii' rndT^ ^L^^ Con. ���""P & Development Co. Ltd, F.M. C. No. B13357. intend, sixty davs from the date hereof, to apply to the Mining- Re corder iora Certificate of Improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant of the above claim. And further take notice that action under section 37, must be commenced before the issuance of such certificate of Improvements Dated this lfith day of November, 1809 n-1(i , R-E. PALMER .Legal Tender So. 3 Jlineial Claim. &M^iMt ANDSOO LINE. Between ATLANTIC Al PACIFIC The direct route from Kootenay Country to all points East and West. Postoffice address, Rosebery. HEATED BY UAT AID and Electric lIU I A I K Bells and Light in every room.... Larue and well lighted Sample Rooms Hourly Street Car between hotel and Station. Free bus meets all trains Reasonable Rates. ��� ��� '. Situated in the Slocan City Mining Division of West Kootenay District. Where located: About lour miles south of Slocan City on the Government trail. TAKE NOTICE That I, Dan Hanlon. acting as an agent for John McLaughlin, free miner's certificate No. B. 14203, intend' sixty days from the date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a Certificate of. Improvements, for tlie purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant of the above claim. And further take notice that action under section 37, must be commenced before the issuance of such Certificate of Improvements. Dated this 3d day of November, A. D, 18!*. DAN HANLON. Consolidated, Verginia, KlU and Speculator Mineral Claims. First-Class Sleepers on all trains trom Revelstoke and Kootenay Ldg. Tourist Cars pass Medicine Hat daily for St. Paul; Sundays and Wednesdays for Toronto: Fridays for Montreal and Boston. Same cars pass Revelstoke one day- earlier. REVELSTOKE Night grill room in connection for the convenience of guests arriving and.departing liy night trains. FRED J. SQUIEE Nelson, B. C. Merchant Tailor. Full Line of guitines and Trouserings aJwavs on hand. Slocan City k. Furnishes accommodations to the traveling public equal to any on Sloc.m Lake. Comfortable beds and tasty meals. The best brands of liquors and cigars on the market. Situate in the Slocan Alining Division of West Kootenay District. Where located: On the South Fork of Carpenter Creek. -TAKE NOTICE that I. Arthur S. Farweli as L agent for Harold Scions. F. AI C. No. PSM:.'. intend CO days from the date hereof to apply to the Alining Recorder for a certificate of improvements for the purpose of obtaining a Crown grant of the above claim. And further take notice that action under section 87 must be commenced before the issuance of such certificate of improvement's. Dated this nth day of September, lSKi. 2-11-i.tO . A.' S. FARWELL. (.-ONSECTlOXfi Revelstoke and main lino points. fi:55k Dly: Iv ��� DenverC. Sidiiiir���nr: Daily J5:30K ti:15k ax. Sun: lv N.Denver Ldg: ar ex. Suii.15:40k KOSPLAND, NKI.SOX CHOW'S XEST ItliANCH AND nou.viJARV couN-ritv. '-.50fcex. Sun: lv N.Denver Ldg: ar ex.Sun lS.SOk TO AXIl FJtOM SANDON 15.30k dly lv.... ..Denver C. Sdp: ar dly 8.55k ja ��>k ex Sun lv. .N Denver Ldg.ar ex Sun fl.50k Ascertain rates and full information by addressing nearest local agent or��� G. B. GARRETT, Agent New Denver. VV. F. Anderson, Tr.iv. Pass. Agt.. Nelson. E. J. Coyle, A. G. V. Agt.. Vancouver. Alice Fractional, Spokane and Last Chance So. 4 Mineral Claims. THOS. LAKE, Prop. K ASLO HOTEL Family & Commercial. L arge And Comfortable Jm Rooms NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING in a judicious, pains-taking way, and the circulation oi neatly printed, attractive BUSINESS STATIONERY in the ordinary channels of f,rade ami correspondence. Fitted with every modern convenience. Special protection against fire. Rates $2.50 ancl $3 per.day. COCKLE & PAPWORTH, , Proprietors. Situate in the Slootiii Mining Division of West Kootenay District. Where located: Iu Best Basin. 'PAKE NOTICE, That I. Herbert Twigg. agent 1 for James A. JfeDonell. Free Miner's Certiiieate No. B2(i5i-l, intend. 00 days from the date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for Certificates of Improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant of each of the above claims. And further take notice that action, under section 37, must be commenced before the issuance of such certificates of Improvements. Dated this 12th day of October, 1809. ol2 HERBERT T. TWIGG. Hustler Fraction Mineral Claim. Situate in the Slocan Mining Division of. "W est Kootenay District. Where located: Adjoining the town of Three Forks. ���-PAKE NOTICE That 1 Ernest Harrop. Free I Miner's Certificate No- B14082. recorded holder of a one-half (A) undivided interest, as agent for Geo. A. Petty, recorded holder of a one-'half (*.) Sitae Falls k irtta SYSTEM. NELSON & FORT SHEPPA RD CO. RED MOUNTAIN RY CO. The all rail and direct route between the Kootenay ..District and.. All British Columbia Fonts Pacific Coast Points, Puget .Sound Points- 'etty undivided interest B13030, intend (i) Free Miner's Certiticate sixty days from the date hereof Leland House, Nakusp, a comfortable hotel for travellers to stop at. Mrs. McDougaid. F. L, CHRISTIE, L.L.B. BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, Etc. NOTARY PUBLIC. Every Friday at Silverton. SANDON, B. C It' it's an incroa.se of business yon are after you can get it. The quickest way about it is to advertise through the columns of The Ledge���the most widely-read paper in the mining-region. Ir goes into every home in Slut-an New Denver Sao dor! K.as3*o Wfoatewateir Sikxcaini City ' SiiHyertoim Ail! Mining Camps-. Adver- tl to apply to the Mining Recorder for a, certificate of improvements, for the purpose of obtain ing Crown a grant of the above claim. And further take notice that action under section 37 must be commenced before the, Issuance of such certificate of improvements. Dated this 4th day of October. 1M). 012 ERNEST HARROP. .Legal Tender Mineral Claim. Situate in the Slocan Mining Division of West. Kootenay Distiict. Where located: A relocation of Free Coinage near the Noble Five Mineral Claim. -TAKE NOTICE, That I. Charles S. Rashdall. of 1 New Denver, B. C. acting as agent for .fames Wilson, free miner's certificate N6.31.121A, James Wilson as administrator of the estate of E. C. Pease, deceased,Lewis VV Toms, freeminer's certiticate B17021 and Caleb A. Freeman, free miner's certiiieate No. .'(3227A. intend,sixty davs from the date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a Certificate of Improvement", for the purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant of the above claim. And further take notice that action, under sec tion 37. must be commenced before the issuance of such Certificate of Improvements. Dated this 1st day of Ocrober. 1899. . CHARLES S. RASHDALL Lnt 2!��0i���Eldorado Mineral Claim. Situate in the Slocan Mining Division of West Kootenay DiYiriet. Where located: in Noble V. (Hilch a built one mile east of Sandon. adjoiiiini;' the -Mollie. 'AKE NOTICE' that I. Robert E. Palmer tiren: fur Edward Mahon. F M. C. No m',37' Harold Solon.--. F. M. C. No. :i*U2. and .latm-s Rae. F. M. C No. 2-12..A.intend, si'xrv davs from the date hereof to apply to the Miniii^- Reeon'or tor a eer;ilk-arc .,i" hnpr-.vcmem.? for the purpose o! obtaining a Crown grant of the above claim. And further mice notice that action under section 37 must be coiiimcici'd before the i.-=uance of such certiiieate of improvements. Dated tins :1tli dav of October. 1S!i:��. ��"' R. E. PALMER. Eastern Canada and United States. the Connects at Spokane with GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY O. R. R. & NAVIGATION CO. Leaves Nelson 9:10 a.m. T Maps furnished, Tickets sold and information driven by local and connecting line Ticket agents H. A. JACKSON, G. P. & T. A. Spokane, Wash KOOTENAY RAILWAY & NAVIGATION CO. Operating; Kaslo & Slocan Railway, International Navigation & Trading Company, KASLO & SLOCAN RAILWAY. Schedule of Time. Pacific Standard ���Time- Passenger train for Sandon and way stations leaves Kaslo at 8:00 a m. daily, returning, leaves Sandon ���at l:io p. m.: arriving at aslo at- 3:55 p. m. Hest Fruetimi and Humphrey Claims. Mineral Iii this advanced age ir. is out of business gear to attempt to carry on any business without, suitable printed stationery. You should Ik; supplied witli ��-ood quality Letter Heads BM;I Heads State-ran emts Note Heads nemo Heads Carc-Lilars Eimyelo'pes AnyiMng Wanted $1.00 Bv using the New Denver envelope in your correspondence. Printed with your name in the return corner, and sold by The Ledge at FIRST HUNDRED, FIFTY (] NTS . ach ad ditional hmidi'c CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENTS Fniry, Chetopa and Opattinka ^r in era I Claims. Situate in this Sim-ail .Mining Hivi-doii of West Kn 'tuiiay district Who e located: Adjoin- in-,-the Dem cr.t. 'IVin Jj-ike. Basin. TAKE KOTICE. That I. Ilarl-crt T 'I'Vii.'!.'. a iron I for John G. Src-'l. free miiiei-'s certificate Xo. V(i-I. intend, i'ii days from the date hereof to api'ly to the M iniiifr Recorder for Certificates of Ini|i'rovements. for the ]>nr;iose of nhrainiiifr a Crown ('rant of ea'-h of the ahnve claims. And f-.rther taUo notice tli.c aeti'.u. under section .'i7.iiuist lie commenced lief<n'e the issuance of such Certificates n1 Improve'iicnis. P'ted this 2;l(l da v of November. WM HERBERT T. TWICf*. Situate in the Sloean MiniiiR Division of West J\oorem!y District. Where located- in McGuijj-an Basin, adjacent to the Ranililer and Best mines. TAKE NOTICE That I. A'.cx i^nroat. actin-as 1. .-ifreut lor the Kanihler-Carih.o Mine-; Ltd K. .31. C. No. B. UUWi. intend. sixty days from the date hereof, to anjilv to the .Mininir Recorder for a certificate of impr ���vcmi-iits. for the inn-pose of obtaining a crown frrant of the above claim And further take notice that action under See .17 must be commenced before the issuance of such eertilicati- of int'irovemciits. Dated this-.'7th day of September, ifilii). I.ini:on Mineral Claim. Situate in the Anew Lake Mininir Division of West Kootenay District. Where located: ' 'n Liueoii Gulch, north of Cariboo creek 'PAKE NOTICE. That, I. George Alexander L Free .Miner ' (Vrtificaii: No. 7-P'iK). acting for myself and eo-.,wiiei's. intend. ��ixtv davs from the date hetvo'. i..ai>->ly to rlie Minim.' Recorder for a Certiticate of Impr .vements. tor the |,m- p -si; ,f olitainiiifr a Crown Grunt -it the aliove claim # And further ta-;e notice that action niiderscc- !ion H7 must he commenced before the issuance of such certiiieate of im|,r,.venients. Dated this l.'.th day of September, lsti'i. ���--' (��� EO1 ��� (; K A1 j E X A X D E R. INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION & TRADING CO., operating on Kootenay Lake and River. Helena Mineral Claim. Situate in the Slocan Mining- Division of \\'c: 'PAKE NOTICE 1 miner's certiti Where located: E. Hope, inteini. a pi liy if tes ,,f lofenay Ifir-t ricr. Wakefield Mountain. Tim; I. Chas. Mcuie N<.. 7:i,;jA , I davs ff'.-iii the dah- hervof [., I .Mniiiii.' Recorder lor eerthii j |!l'f)vctneii!s f.it- rjie ourp ��� rant of the ah >vc claim. And : urther take notice that action under <ei ion .'ti must be i-oiimicm-ed before the ;s<nnii< ! o ���=!!<���!i (���������rtiticareoi improvements. D.ite i tbi-i'lfli dav of Aoirust. lst'i!) a'lj ' ("HAS. E. Hol'K On 1'���(���<��� xiv th'e j- . ��� ��� iln- oi olitenmiir a Crown AdivoiMlack M'ineval Claim. Division i Ioeatci: ���' .f West . lith-.f Call or adilress- THI-: It. T. LOW Kit V. ! Editor and T LEDGE, mancier. Situate in the Slocan Minini. Kootei-av District. Wber S'. John'. Idaho Basin. "-AKE NOTICE. That I Herbert. T Twurir, airi'ut for Wiili.uu Hunter. K. M. C Nf>. 3?:-M\: Hiirrv Lowe F. M C. No. l.iOT: Walter Murrav. F. M. C. l.-iPs-*. and Robert Sloan. E M. C. N'o.'l.-iSlSP. intend, sixty day, trom the date i hereof, to apple to tlie .\liiiinir Recorder for a Certificate of Improvement . or the purpose of obtuiiihij.'- :i Crou-n f'rant of the ab ve claim And further take notice that action, under section .'IT, niu-'-t be commenced b-f're the i--.-nance a' -uch Ci-rnticite ''��� Imtii-ovcnent-. Dateil this :.'id day of Novenn er ]s:i::. HERBERT T. TVVKK-l. 'olden -i'l-owii .Miniial Cl:iim, Siiicjin City .Miniii!.: IiivMon ,,,��� i:ay Jn-.:ric,t Where located: ('re.- ���:. ;b n.t three miles from Sitn.-tled i:. ti W.-v Ko, < it: S.rin-j >l :.'-a:.Ci'. 'PAKE No-HCF. T|,.,t I. Chas. K. Hope ���',���,.,. 1 miller s cei-ti;:,.ate Xo it't-'A. intend, (in days 'roin rlie date hereof, to apply to the Miuin.'. Recorder tor a cert ijic-t fe oi iniprovements'for the purpo.-i/ of o! tainiicr a crown ��rnu- , ,r T]if- aliove claim. And furiher take notice that action under sec- tion :!7 inn-! be commenced before the issuance ol Mich ci rt iticate ..' iinrovements. il ;; ;i-!i ,1 '.tt ���f Au-siist.. ]S:i!i. (HAS E HOPE. S. S. INTERNATIONAL. Leaves Kaslo for Nelson at 6:00 a. m., daily except Sunday. Returning: leaves Nelson at 4:30 p. m.. calling- at Balfour, Pilot Bay, Ainsworth and all way points. Connections with S. V, & N. train to and from Spokane at Five Mile Point; also with str. Alberta to and from Bonner's Ferry, Idaho. S. S. ALBERTA. Leaves Nelson for Bonner's Ferry, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 7 a m, connecting- with steamer International from Kaslo at Pilot Bay. RetuiMine* leaves Bonner's Ferry at 7:00 a. m., Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, connecting: with str. International tor Kaslo, Lardo and Arg*enta. Direct connections made ar. Bonner's Ferry with Great Northern Railway for all points east and west. LARDO-DUNGAN DIVISION. Steamer International leaves Kaslo for Lardo and Arirenta at 8:15 p. m. j Wednesdays and Fridays. Steamer ! Alberta leaves Kaslo fur Lardo and I Argenta at S p.m. Sundays. ! Steamers call at principal landings in both directions, and at other points who'1 signalled. Tickets sold to all points in Ca ada and the United Statas. To ascertain rates and full information, address��� Robert Irving, Manager. S. Campbell, Knslo, ]���>. C. Freight and Ticket Agt., Sandon. ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP TICKETS. I'o and from European points via Camidii.n and American lines. Apply for sailiuir dates rates, tickets and full information to any C. Ry aircnt or��� G. B. GARRETT. C. I'. R. Aircnt. New Denver. W. 1'. E. Cuinmintrs. ^r. s. S. Airr.. Winnipe.- l)K- A.S. MARSHALL Dentist. Kaslo. ij c, Graduate of American <* ('liic'i/ro illcirei.J Dental Surfrery THE LEDGE, NEW DENVER, B.C., NOVEMBER 23, 1899. SJBVEN-tEL Y:KAP. THE MUSE OF "GABOR. I come. O heroes, to the world gone wrong; I bring the hope of nations, and I bear The -warm first rush of rapture in my song, The first faint light of morning on my hair. I look upon the aaes from a tower; I am the Muse of the Fraternal state; No hand can hold me from my crowning hour; My song of Freedom and my step is Fate. The toilers go on broktn at the heart; They send the spell of beauty on all lands; But what a-rail? The builders have no part��� No share in all the glory of their hands I have descended from Alcyone; I am the Muse of; Labor and of Mirth; I came to break .the chain of infamy That Greed's blind hammers forge- about the earth. I have descended from the hidden place, To make dumb spirits speak and dead feet start; 1 feel the wind of battles in my face, I hear the songs of nations in my heart. I stand in Him, the Hero of the Cross, To hurl down traitors that misspend His bread; I touch the star of mystery and loss, To shake the kingdoms" of the living- dead. I wear the flower of Christus for a crown; I weigh the stars and give to each a name; And through the hushed eternity bend down To strengthen God's and keep their souls from blame. I came to overthrow the ancient wrong-, To let the joy of nations rise again; I am unselfish "service, I am song, I am the hope that feeds the heart of men. I am the Vision of the world���eclipse, And where I pass the feet of beauty burn; And when I set the bugle to my lips, The youth of work-worn faces will return. I am Religion, and the church I build Stands on the sacred flesh with passion packed; In. me the ancient gospels are fnlfilled; In me the symbol rises into Fact. I am the maker of the people's bread, I bear the little burdens of the day; Yet in the mystery of song 1 tread The endless heavens and show the stars their way. ���Edwin Markham. APHORISMS. Intellect is the starlight of the brain. ���N. P. Willis. Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry ail things easy.���Franklin. Any man may make a mistake, but none but a fool willcontinueit.���Cicero. Kindness in ourselves is the honey that blunts the sting of unkindnesa in another.���Landor. Ingratitude is the abridgement of all I baseness; a fault never found unattended with other viciousness. We cannot think or act, but the soul of some one who has passed before points the way���the dead never die��� Bulwer. If we could sweep intemperance out of the country, there would be hardly poverty enough left to give healthy exercise to the charitable impulses��� Phillips Brooks. Our manners and customs go for more in life than our qualities. The price we pay for our civilization is the fine yet impassible differentiation these.���Howell. Dundee Mine Sold. Of The shareholders of the Dundee Mining Co. have decided to accept the offer of a London syndicate to purchase the assets of the company on the basis of $250,000, to be taken in stock in a new company to be organized for working the property. The new company will be capitalized for ��160,000, and will commence operations with ��40,000 in the treasury for development purposes. Williams has a fine line.of those famous-cigars, Bock and Henry Clay. They are not in sight in many parts of the Slocan? so g-et some of them ere it is too late. W. F. Teezel Dealers in Assayers' Supplies Cor. Baiter nnd .Josepliine Sr-s. Nelson, Ii. C. IMPORTATION OF ALIENS. Word comets from Ottawa that a special meeting of the Dominion Cabinet was held last week, to consider the petition of the Slocan miners against the importation of aliens | bo the mine-owners to work the idle properties of the camp. As a result, R. C. Clute, Q. C, Toronto, was appointed by the government as a commissioner to investigate the grievances of the miners, who are applying for an enforcement of the alien labor law, against the importation of miners from the United States to take the places of those who are contending for higher wages in the Slocan. There are other grievances in the miners' petition,which Mr. Clute will investigate. Mr. Clute has no doubt been selected because he is known to have strong sympathies with the labor party. He was the commissioner who investigated the Crow's Nest Pass railway trouble. LIGHT AND BREEZY. Mcpherson & croft, DRAY IN Hauling and Packing to Mines, and general local business. WOOD AND COAL FOR SA- SLOCAN ORB SHIPMENTS. Total shipped July 1 to Dec. 31, 1898, 17,994 tons. January 1st, 1899, to Nov. 18a- Week Total Payne 5,437 Last Chance 2,245 Slocan Star 5-i8 Sapphire S3 Goin 18 Ajax 40 Sovereign 20 Reco 180 Ivanhoe ; 119 Treasure Vault 11* Red Fox 14 TradeDollar .50 Liberty Hill 8 Aladison 15 Wonderful 28 American Boy Idaho Mines Queen Bess Wild Goose Monitor. Whitewater 43 Jackson. Hillside Bell..... Wellington Antoine. Rambler Dardanelles��� Great Western Bosun .-. Marion Cape'lla Fidelity.; ..... Vancouver , Wakefield Emily Edith... Comstock Noonday Enterprise Tamarac , Black Prince.. Chapleau 16 Total tons. 41 840 1,441 15 260 2.343 849 1 65 11 650 501 100 48 580 20 ,3 3 820 580 60 120 620 710 2d 35 15 5!) 19,023 s Produce Co'y Wholesale BUTTER EGGS CHEESE GREEN FRUITS CURED MEATS VEGETABLES Shippers oi the Early Breakfast Brand of Bacon. Full stocks Nelson and carried at Rossland. Mail orders solicited. Fall Something t at will keep you warm and free from cold, at prices lower than ever offered before���at HOBEN'S general store. For Groceries ��� fresh, clean, the best put up, ���you will get the best service at HOBEN'S. Supplies for the hills, the cabin, boarding house, hotel and, home, you will find complete in all lines, at reduced prices AT HOBEN'S Mail orders. New Denver, B. C. California Wine Co., and New Denver, li. G. A little miss, A little kiss, ' A little bliss, A wedding���that is splendid; A little jaw, A little law, Back home to ma, And, lo! the trouble's ended. . . �� The night has a thousand eyes, And the day but one; Yet the light "of the bright world dies With the dying sun. The mind has a thousand eyes, And the heart hut one; Yet the light of a whole life dies When love is done. A white dove on a thunder cloud, A white sail on a sullen sea; But sail nor dove is white as love That in sorrow came to me. The white dove fled, the tempest came; The white sail vanished from the sea; But my white dove that is my true love Can ne'er depart from me.'' New Inventions. New Denver Transportation & Light Co. PALMA ANGRIGNON, PROPRIETOR. General Draying: Mining Sup plies and Heavy Transportation a Specialty. Saddle Horses and Pack Animals. Feed Stables at New Denver. JOHN WILLIAMS Dealer in IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC CIGARS AN0TOBACCOES, PIPES, &C. The 8-hour- Has been on shift in the Slocan for many weeks, but it has not injured the quality of the beverages in the Ivanhoe at San- . don. Nearly everything is new around this old-time tavern except the whiskey and the landlord. DickOrando, for further information. J. K. CLARK, MINES and MINING Reports, Examinations and Management. NEW DENVER. -B.C. NELSON, B.C. Wholesale Dealers in mg^ Choice Wines Fragrant Cigars. Write for Prices. Our Stock is the Largest in Kootenay CANADA DRUG & BOOK CO., Jobbers and Retail Dealers in,. DRUGS, WALL PAPER, STATIONERY, MUSICAL GOODS- NELSON, B. C. y^A*^&^& ' and Suitings 9'%At '%SW%^*> v%**%WV*At Boys, my Over= coatir will just suit you. Prices low y<%/&%^>%>%, o my Patrons iritheSlocan -$���$ I have opened my Tailoring establishment in Nelson and am prepared [ to fill all orders with neatness and dispatch. Most i J stylish Suitings and work- " manship guaranteed. 3 When in Nelson call and i inspect stock, or write me' -and I will call on you with J sample: of goods in my, trip through fcbe Slocan i .which I contemplate making in a short time. ' Hoping to be favored < with your orders, I am��� Yours truly, E. J. Robie! 1 The Tailor. Nel30"-BC- ^ & NELSON. B.C. WHOLESALE GROCERS Agents for B. C. Sugar Refinery ancl Royal ? City Planing Mills" -,.y\y fVADDS BROS \ PHOTOGRAPHERS 4 tVANCOUVER and NELSON, B.C. 4 Brewers ol Fine Lager Beer and Porter���the best in the land. Correspond- solicited. ' Address��� R. REISTERER & CO., Nelson, B.C. QUEEN'S HOTEL Heated with Hot Air and Lighted by Electricity Large, comfortable bedrooms and first-class dining room. Sample rooms for commercial men RATES, $2 PER DAY MRS. E. C. CLARKE, Prop., Late of the Royal Hotel Calgary. Baker St., Nelson, B. C. FU NELSON < I ���Cari'xr a-complete stock of ITUI and solicit orders from any.part of the province. Write for prices. Established in Nelson 1890. W Van Camp Lunch Goods, Confectionery and Fruit. BATHS IN CONNECTION. Newmarket Block. New Denver E B. Dimlop BARBER AND HAIRDRESSER. Children's Hair Cutting a Specially. SLOCAN- CITY, - - B. C. ft? FIRSTC0/\E TOT/lisVORLDBUKK) lTADULL^flV��/\B��f(5 FOG-. 0 SJlW [OULD'PRIZETXtToPAZ AnBEHHUE �� NOTICE. Below is a list ofi new inventions ie- eently patented by various inventors, through the agency nl* Messrs Marion & Marion, New Vork Life building, Montreal: II J. Bic-Ule, Gladstone, Man , cattb guards for railway crossings; D. Ferguson. Sprin-xliiil, N S . process of canning smashed potatoes; David Koy, Quebec, rake: J. B. Hogue, Montreal, sola bed; Jas. Wilson, Gicncross, Man., hay loader: -J V. Monl'ette, Ste. Sophie de Levrard, IY'.L>.. device for handling stones: V Lebaulf and A. Dorais. St. Laurent, Que . .������(���etylenegasgenerator. j |.'i(jlit.iiifj I'lli- ii l'rinriplc. I A well known mine manager was' heard to remark lately that the mines ; of the Slocan could afford to pay .So per ; day for labor, hut the Silver-Lead j Mines Association was contending in : the present trouble for the principle of : the thing. The managers are making | this cry because tlu-y cannot get men for &'���*. the principle involved being an extra oO cents a day, which the miner* re.(|iie.st. H.D.CURTIS, Notary Public Mines: Real Estate; Insurance; accountant. Abstracts'of Title Furnished, SLOCAN CITY, 13. C. C HAS. E. STRICKLAND will collect all accounts due me and jrive receipt for the same. P. A. MUNRO. New Denver, Sept. 11. 1890. Watch repairing a specialty. As we only employ first-class G. FAUQUIER. NOTARY PUBLIC. Nakusp. B.C. jewelers Mail orders attention. all work guaranteed, receive our prompt $ Perfect We are now reaey with our complete stock, i which has no equal in the Province: Diamonds of all sizes Watches in sold & silver Clocks and Lainns Austrian Art Goods Ebony Goods of all kinds Sterling Silver Novelties Cut Glass Hollow Ware [Plate Meriden Britannia Silver Kara Pianos Sewing Machines Raymond, White. Wheeler & Wilson, Domestic, All the leading machines of America. AH floods unai-aideed for Al (ui.ililv at��� in finish (^O^ TheJew..|jr. Nolsm. BC \Y. S. Dkewhv Kaslo. B. C H.T.TwKif; Now Denver. B.C. DREWRY & TWIGG Dominion and Provineiitl Lund Surveyors. Civil and Mininir Engineers. Bedford. McNeil Code. itjTRashdrtll & .F;ui(|iiicr. A-jcnrs. |.JOWARD WEST. j ASSC'l.-. RS M. Llll'ldl!. 1-Jiin I MINING ENGINEER, ANALYTICAL CI!EM1ST, & ASSAYER. !'rcipcrlic- i'::.-.uliiicfi .-uid ivj'ortcd cm i\.,-. in li'iidin.t;- |iiii-(s|i;isci-s. As.-iiy oilier .-uid- Cliciisic.-il Ijiilior.-ilnry. Bel If- vile avc. Now Denver. ISC ^ V\ I "^ ][ L. GRIMMETT, L.L.B. BARRISTER, Solicitor. Notary Public, Etc. Sandon, B. C. Branch office at New Denver every Saturday. **=" *-.^ *****' .**** ***<=>= ���"a* ��� ���*** Arc th(. and best Union-made Cigars on the market. s.t.-.mped-THE ICOOTi .<y* :'^, See that, the "Blue Lahel" is on every box ���3IGAR HFC3 Of NELSON, B.C., TEL 118, P.O BOX 126 wnssssm
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