@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . @prefix geo: . ns0:identifierAIP "17f50108-90cf-42fa-8386-a05c4f037eec"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "BC Historical Newspapers"@en ; dcterms:issued "2011-09-29"@en, "1899-10-26"@en ; dcterms:description "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."@en, ""@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/xnakledge/items/1.0182321/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note " flJ Volume VII. No 4. NEW DENVER, B.C., OCTOBER 26, 1809 Price, $2 00 Year ^tf^sas m^m&nm&& \\ 5L06AN GAMP NEWS LOCAL CHIT-CHAT. Miners are paid $4.86 a shift in the Transvaal. W. H. Brandon has returned from the Windermere district. During* the past week in the Slocan soft water has been strictly in place. Billy Sudrbw, of:Silhdoh will pros- pefct fer hSAltli in thte south this winter. Rev. J. Cleland will conduct divine ���service at the Presbyterian church next Sunday morning. The Knights of Pythias are making1 every preparation for a successful ball to be given Nov. 2nd. Wm. Mcintosh has returned to the Slocan. He reports Jiiigh Brady as having: gdhe toDaWsori. A concert in aid of the Presbyterian church will be given in Bosun Hall on Tuesday evening*, &6v. 7. Services will be held in Stephen's church next Sunday,'both morning and ���evening. Rev. C. F. Yates, pastor. Wm. Anderson, who has a small ranch at the head of Sixth street, is planting pear, p�� tons of ore last week. 'Work has been resumed at the Surprise, McGiiigah Basin. A boiler and two machine drills are being put in at the Queen Bess. The mines on Four Mile creek took 100,000 feet of lumber from Hill Bros, last week. The tunnel on the Marion is in about 150 feet, with ore showing all the way, and improving as depth isattained. Business in all lines is showing a decided upward tendancy in the Slocan since the mines began employing men. Ore has been encountered again in the tunnel being driven on the Queen Fraction. The ledge is being crosscut at the tunnel face. At the Ivanhoe a snowshed has been built from the bunkhouse to the lower tunnel and the miners nee.d not fear the deadly slide any more. When the pumps are put in at the Lucky Jim the force will again be increased. The Jim will be a heavy producer in zinc ore this winter. Its owners are said to have bought the smelter at Pilot Bav. the California, Marion, Hartney, and other properties not yet under bond*, is proving beyond the shadow of a doubt that several prospective shippers of very great importance are situated there, and all within a short distance of New Denver. The three properties named promise to be on the regular shipping list this winter, though it is possible noneof them will ship heavily until the wagon road proposed is constructed. The companies operating the California, Hartney and Marion aro ready to put up what they consider to be their share of the expense, and the government stands ready.to contribute $2,500 toward the building of the road. The cost of the enterprise is estimated at $5,000. What* the companies are prepared to give has not been stated, but there should* be no hesitancy in commencing the work. the preacher's face. \"That's good: but when you go home read that chapter asrain, and you will doubtless learn something to your interest.\" Of course, they found that there is no second chapter of Jude, and, of course, no matter how they may attempt to laugh it off. the victims of the clerical pleasantry are not likely to love their pastor any the more because of the \"rise\" he took out of them at that time. A SUCCESSFUL. MINE MANAGKK, ���bin: Who Employed Business Principles in tho Late Eight-Hour Dispute. Mrs. J. K. Clark and daughter joined Mr. Clark and son as residents of New Denver Sunday. They will lease a cottage and make this their Kootenay home. Mr. Clark is managing the Marion, and is extensively engaged in other mining business in the camp. A. E. Fauquier returned from a trip to the coast Monday. He spent ten days in the Fire Valley, hunting and fishing. Rich quartz finds are being made on the Kettle river, he says, and many parties are going in to spend the winter in the placer diggings along the bed of the Kettle. Lew Hauk dropped dead in Mexico the other day. He was the most expert crooked gambler in the world. He acquired his skill by shuffling cards during a seven years rest in jail, In company with a business man of Spokane he came to Sandon last year and touched a mining man of the sunless city for a large sum, While hunting along Springer creek Nat Tucker came upon a silver tip and two cubs. He killed the she-bear and one of the cubs, thereby securing two fine skins and some bear meat that was tender and pleasant to the taste. The old bear weighed over 400 pounds, and required three doses of 44-Winchester bullets to make her lie still and become deceased. A -fegeting wis held Saturday night for the purpose of organizing a union iii N.w'De'hver of the miners. This is the SLOCAN CITV NEWS IX ItKIEl . Mrs. Thos. Henderson and her sister, Miss Livingston left Monday for Nelson. Several cars were pretty badly smashed Monday morning on the wharf The usual custom is to send all the freight cars which are brought up on the mixed train from the crossing off on a flying switch from the wye while the passenger cars with the engine follow. This morning the switch was turned on to the wharf instead of into the yard and when the Cars got ori the incline the brakeman lost control and the cars smashed into several others which were standing\" and .sent theni up ontd the barge. Fortunatelv ho priewas hurt, ��� ��� 6. SLOCAN ORE SHIPMENTS. A. H. Gracey, who for nearly a year past has had his headquarters at Nelson, says the Toronto Globe, was introduced on the Toronto Mining Exchange the other day. He has been engaged in superintending the development of a number ot mining ptoperties in which Toronto people are interested, and his work has been successful. In regard to his own work Mr. Gracey declined to make any .statement beyond the fact that the miner's lock-out in the Slocan had been of the utmost help to him. He paid the full scale of. wages demanded by the men, and in that way was able to command the very best labor in the country. All his miners were skilled and experienced men, and while lie paid the liia'h wages the quantity and quality of the work amply repaid the extra outlay. He is operating the St. Louis group on Lemon creek, and the Silver Queen, near Burton City. Mr Gracey was previously engaged in mining'in California and the Western States, and was also employed as an expert by the Ontario government. STRIKE OX THE CALIFORNIA. Total shipped July 1 to Dec. 01, 1898, 17,994 tons. Januarv 1st, 1899, to Oct. 21: Week Payne Last Chance Slocan Star : Sapphire Coin '. Ajax Sovereign Reco ��� Ivanhoe , '������������' Treasure Vault Red Fox Trade Dollar Liberty Hill Madison Wonderful American Boy Idaho Mines 21 Queen Bess Wild Id Goose Monitor Whitewater ... Jackson Hillside Bell Wellington Antoine Rambler Dardanelles��� Great Western B .un Marion Capella Fidelity.- Vancouver Wakefield Emily Edith.... Comstoek Noonday. Enterprise Tamarac Black Prince.. Chapleau Total 5,437 2,245 548 33 18 40 20 180 111) 112 14 :'>0 3 15 28 ���11 840 1,111 15 2110 2,3 id 72 T 1 30 11 050 4lU 100 48 51)0 20 3 3 320 580 (50 12(1 52 .'I 71'; 20 35 15 On Friday last the raise being driven between the No. 3 and No. 2 tunnels of the California broke into 13 inches of shipping ore The raise was up 5-i feet and had 35 feet more to go to tap the foot of the inciine shaft from the No 2 workings. This is down 10 feet, with 8 inches of clean ore and 1-1 inches of carbonates in the foot. Samples of the ore shown here are pronounced as rich as any found in the camp. A'cross-cut tunnel has been started on the Clipper ground, to tap both the Clipper and California ledges The cross-cut will be over 200 feet in length. It is the intention to continue development all winter and the management purpose increasing the force to 15 men. 'there Are Others. TRACING COUNTERFEITS. \"The tracing of counterfeits back to the 'shover' is curious and exciting work, said an ex-government employee. \"One day back in the seventies a bank clerk in Cincinnati detected a 'queer' $20 bill in the deposit of a small retail grocer. He sent for me and I started to work, I found that the grocer had received the bill from a shoe dealer, who had it from a dentist, who had it from somebody else, and so on until I finally traced it to an invalid woman, who had used it to pay her physician. \"When questioned.shesaid the money had been sent to her by her brother,who lived fn New Orleans. I looked up her brother's pedigree and was certain I had my man. He had a bad record, was the proprietor of a dive, and was just the sort of person likely to be a confederate of counterfeiters. \"I came here with the handcuffs in my pocket, but as things turned out I was a little premature. The man proved to my satisfaction that he had received the money as rent for a small house he owned in Pittsburg, Pa. \"That was discouraging, but 1 couldn't give up after going so far, and'I took the next train for Pittsburg. The tenant of the house turned out to be a traveling oculist, who i spent most of his time on the road. He was then away in the west, but I saw him on his return, and he at once recognized the bill. It had been given him by \"\\ patient in Cincinnati, the very point from which I had started. \"The patient was a boss carpenter. 1 got his address from the oculist and made a bee line for the city. I had a premonition that something very strange was going to happen, and I wasn't disappointed. The carpenter was an honest old fellow, and told me without hesi tation that he had received the bill fiorn Mr. for repairing his barn. Mr _2*as8_33��a�� as ass/8 ��_3S_2g?a___, J0PLIN ZING MINES | Seg_2g?aSS_5 S-���5g_3SS8_3SS8_SSS_53S Zinc mining is rapialy becoming one I which has to be blasted down; some- of the greatest of American industries. | times it lines cavities with drusy crys- A few months ago the United States itals. furnished but one-eighth of the world's zinc supply, but the yield is increasing to such an extent that America's proportion of the output of zinc ore will soon be about one-fourth of the world's supply. Practically, all of the zinc ore in the United States is mined in southwest Missouri, ah adjoining county in soiithea'st Kansas, and two counties in northern Arkansas. The Missouri Kansas district; frequently called the Joplin district; because Joplin is the commercial centre of the mineral belt, produced over six mill ion dollars' worth of lead ore. This year, the output of zinc ore will more than double that of last year. This district now produces about seven-eighths of the zinc ore of the\" United States. Most of the zinc arid all of the lead are used in this country fbr manufacturing* purposes, but the de; mand for American zinc ores and spelter in Europe are constantly increasing, and several, large exportation of this ore have recently, been made. It is shipped to the smelters in Belgium and Wales So. anxious a.re the,, foreign smelters to secure high-grade American zinc that some of them have established agencies in Joplin for the purchase of zinc ore. Although the zinc mines of the Joplin district have yielded more than sixty million dollars' worth of ore within the last 25 years, it has been only within the last five vears that this mining lo- Lysander John Appleton spends his evenings huddled over tne dining room fire, airl he sleeps in a cold bedroom because he can't afford to burn any more wood. In the parlor of the Apple- ton house, however, a bright, cheery fire burns every evening, and young men find it so comfortable that they makeit their loafing place all through the winter. The Appleton girls pile the fuel on with a generous hand, and though Lysander John grumbles, it has no effect. The young squirts who call are nothing to. him; they would make poor husbands if his (laughters married them, and Lysander John can't afford the fuel and gas, but Mrs. Lysander John Appleton says these rights are \"due\" the girls. If there is anything \"due\" the father, lie will liave to go to heaven to get it. The Preacher's Jo_<. was the small grocer in whose bank deposit the counterfeit had turned up. I flew for his store as fast as a cab could carry me, and found it closed. \"He had skipped. Afterward it was found beyond question that he was the regular agent of a gang. His shop was a mere blind. That the bill he gave the carpenter should get back again into his own till after traveling all around the continent was one of those miracles of chance for which there is no explana tion.\" ______ * The Wrong House. A weather beaten member of the tired fraternity, who had lost a leg and had it replaced by. a wooden substitute, stumped his way up the main street of a Lincolnshire village the other day and paused at the door of the first likely looking dwelling. Knocking at the door which was opened by a brisk, businesslike housewife, the man began his stereotyped whine: \"If ye please, mum, 1 lost my leg\"��� And before he could unfold another word of his tale the sharp retort came.* \"Aweel, ye didna lose it here!\" And bang went the door into the face of the astonished tramp. Be Ready. Total tons. 18.71*3 ROAD TO SILVER MOUNTAIN MINES. The question of a wagon road to the Silver mountain mines from the wagon road already in use into New Denver, is of more importance than one would think for judging from the amount of interest taken in it by the public. The development work that is being put upon A story comes from Oklahoma which shows that a clergyman may have a pretty wit and yet be lacking in tact. In tho course of his sermon, Rev. Mr. Newby, new pastor of the Christian church, at Guthrie, interjected the question, \"How many of you have read the Bible?\" Fifty hands went up. \"Good!\" said the preacher. \"Now,how many of you have read the second chapter of Judo?\" Twenty-five hands were raised A wan smile overspread Physic should be thrown to the dogs, but there are certain \"household remedies'' and \"first aids to the injured\" that should always be ready for use. Marion Harland explains just what they are in the first of the four volumes \"Health Topics\" presented to each subscriber who takes advantage of the clubbing offer for 1900 of the W eeiriy Globe, which has been' for over 55 years, and is now, Canada's leading family newspaper, from now to January 1, 1901, for one dollar, and Marion Harland's latest book \"Bits of Common Sense,\" four volumes.. Sent free; postage prepaid. The number of persons born blind is r.O to the million. cality has been considered of any great importance. Its output of zinc ore has steadilj* increased, while the cost of production has decreased. At the same time the prices paid for this ore have gone beyond anything ever dreamed of by the most sanguine miners. In past years, when zinc ore, or \"jack,\" as it is commonly called by the miners, was selling at from ��15 to $20 a ton, the hope of the miner was that some day it might touch S30. ''Thirty-dollar jack\" meant to him a paradise of prosperity, a realization of all of life's brightest expectations. Last year the price of \"jack ' not only reached $30, but passed upward to $40, and this year it has been as high as $55. That the profits are large may be inferred from the fact that the average cost of production of zinc ore is less than $15 per ton. Zinc ore is usually found at a depth of from 50 to_ 150 feet, while bodies, of lead ore are often found within iO feet of the surface; and sometimes just below tthe grass roots. Three different zinc ores are obtained here, chief of which is the sulphide; the others being the silicate *and carbonate The sulphide is found in irregular bodies, or \"runs,\" as the miners term them Sometimes the ore body is nearly 100 feet in thickness and extends over several acres; sometimes it exists only in small pockets. The lands where zinc is found are to all appearance ordinary agricultural lands, some being covered with timber and others being open prairie. They are comparatively level. Here one can see well cultivated farms and orchards producing grain and fruit on the. surface, while underneath zinc and lead are being mined. In some of the towns in this district, mining is being done in the yards and gardens of the residents. The ore found here, mostly the sulphide and zinc, or spahlerite, whieh occurs in several varieties, is distinguished chiefly by color, and is known as \"jack,\" \"resin jack,\" and \"black jack.\" It is more abundant than the other ores, and more valuable. It is pure and of high grade, most of the ore running from 60 to 62 per cent, metal, while some of it is nearly chemically pure, running 66 per cent metal and 33 per eeut sulphur. This ore has been found.at various depths at from 30 to 800 \"feet. Zinc ore is of irregular distribution, sometimes being found in thin sheets in the crevasses of limestone; sometimes in great chambers; sometimes buried in clay and;a mass of loose material which can be excavated with pick and shovel; sometimes it is disseminated; through solid breeciated rock, For years zinc ore was taken out of the mines of south western Missouri in connection with lead ores, and was thrown on the dump piles as worthless. The miner*-* did not know what it was. In 1874 this peculiar looking substance was examined by a geologist and pronounced to be zinc ore. Several wagon loads weria hauled to the nearest railroad, i���boufc 100; miles away, and shipped to an Illinois smelter. This led to further shipments of the ore and, ultimately, to the establishment of smelters in this locality. Now the zinc ore, which the early miners cursed as a nuisance, brings to Joplin,morethan a million dollars a month. If the present- rate of increase continues, the .output will soon be double that amount, for new mines are being opened in ..all directions; the district is expanding, and improved machinery and better methods of mining are being adopted, in addition, many hew uses are being found for zinc in manufacturing, To form an adequate idea of the increase in the mineral output of this district, one has but to look at the aggregate ore sales for the past 12 years: 1888, lead and zinc. . ��2,321,597 1889, . . .*��� .. 2,722,500 1890, . . . . 3,367,687 1891, . . . . 3,840,480 1892, . .. . . 4.580,787 1893, . . .* . . '3;817,632 1894, . ... . . 3.535,736 1895, 3J77.l,979 1896 3,667,495 1897, .... 4,813,667 1898, . . . . 7,717,814 1899, estimated, . . 15,000,000 About nine-tenths of the total was derived from the sales of zinc ore, and one-tenth from lead ore. There has been a gradual falling off in the output of lead ore, while the output of zinc ore has been gradually increasing. This is largely due to the big advance in the price of zinc ore, which causes miners to sink deeper and to go beyond the lead to find the zinc, for except where the two ores are found together, lead ore is generally found at a less depth than zinc ore. Joplin, the commercial centre of the mining district, is a busy city of 25,000 inhabitants, and is growing at the rate of 1,000 people per month. New buila- ings are going up everywhere, and in the suburbs, on every side, are little villages of canvas, inhabited by people who cannot get houses to live in, and are forced to occupy tents while waiting for buildings. Webb City, with a population of 8,000, is four miles from Joplin. Adjoining it on the east is Carter- ville, where isome of the oldest and richest mines in the district are located. The several mining camps, towns aud cities in the district contain nearly 100,- 000 people. Outside of the towns, this is a typical region, full of mounds of flint, smokestacks and mills, and canopied by clouds of black smoke from the mines. Evidences of mineral wealth can be seen on every hand. Further evidences of the district's wealth may be seen in its cities, where line residences and business blocks have been built by men who a few years ago were struggling for the necessaries of life. Joplin, Galena and other places in the district have many a \"house that 'jack' built,\" for out of the. sales of the \"jack\" mined on their own land, these zinc kings have grown rich and built their magnificent homes. Others have grown rich at one turn by the sale of a mine, a lease or a tract of land. Often a zinc mine, with a plant that cost about .5,000, sells at from $100,000 to $200,000. Mining leases, conveying producing- mines bring from 81,000 to $500,000, and some mineral laud in the district could not be bought for $10,000 an acre, the owners prefer-, ring to draw their royalties of ten per cent of the ore this land produces. A mile in less than one minute has been ridden on a bicycle by Charles M. Murphy, of New York. There is a temperance society on board every ship in the British navy. I__I_.__H_.__II THE LEDGE, NEv. D1_.VEK, B.C., OCTOBER 26, 1899. Seventh Year The Ledge./ Published every Thursday. R. T. LOWERY, Editor and Financier. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Three months * .75 Six \" ,. ��� 1-25 Twelve \" a.00 THKEE YEAHS ������i.00 Transient Advertisin. , 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 A pencil cross in this square indicates that your subscription is due. and that the editor wishes once ugain to look at your collateral. TBURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1899. JCKAPs PROM THE EDITOR'S DESK very fond of giving large donations to the church. This is the way he tries to square matters 'with his God. If he would pay his girl clerks more wages the poor creatures would not have so much trouble, in keeping their bodies from getting away with their souls. Too many men of this class like to parade their religious generosity before the world, while the white slaves who make the money for them can scarcely afford a change of clothes owing to the featherweight condition of their wages. A CONTRAST. If Lipton wants to win a yacht race in America he should hire as captain the editor ofthe late lamented Slocan City News. Eber Smith has started a daily paper in Grand Forks. Eber is quite a rustler, although his upper stope has never been flooded bv the light that comes from journalistic ability. Wages and the price of commodities have greatly advanced in Canada during the past few months. If the advance continues it will not be long before minei. will require $4a shift. Before the war miners received $4.86 a shift in the Transvaal. Since the people over there got the military tremens our wire, to Johannesburg has gone down and we cannot find out anything about the labor market. The receipts at the Record Office in New Denver last week were over $800, Some people must be awake in the Slocan, although some papers on the outside would have it that we ���are all related to Kip Van \"Winkle in the second act. A firm in New York asks us to puff a system they sell \"For Keeping Cows.\".. We refuse to do it, but if they have a system for keeping cows away from our water barrel we will gladly give them a puff that will make all Gotham shut their eyes and think they are in Kansas. It is worth noting that, though strongly urged by a representative of mining men, (a Mr. Cuthbert) the Victoria Board ot Trade recently refused l;o pass a resolution condemning the miners' Eight-Hour Day legislation. The members wisely recognized that the limitation had come to stay, as also that they were in no position to decide the issue raised with any authority. Members of labor unions are too often careless about the way in which they patronize the work of others. For instance, a cigar maker will call for a cigar out of a box with a union label on it, but if he is buying a pair of shoes he is not so particular about the label. This is not good policy. A union man should be as particular about all other trades as his own. If he is not labor must eventually suffer. The Spokane Fruit Fair w,��s a financial failure. If the management had spent more money on outside advertising and less on expensive bands the story might have been different. They sent us about $1,000 worth of advertising and offered us in payment a ticket to the fair grounds. As we have plenty of wind in stock we declined to advertise on these terms, and their show became a shining failure. HUNTING FOR (ILORT. The Canadians are fond of fighting. During the days when the United States had the blue and gray pitted against each other, 70,000 of Qhem exploded bullets for the North, partly for glory, and partly for the bounty they received. Right now are to be found hundreds of Canadians around Manilla helping Uncle Sam to complete one of the greatest crimes of history. The Boers in South Africa have unpleasant feelings towards the British at present, owing principally to a rich belt of yellow metal in that far-off land. The English can shovel the Boers over the dump in a short shift, but the Canucks are dead anx ious to get in the scrap anyhow. The war department of Great Britain is buying supplies in the United States, but that cuts no figure with the fight ing Canuck. A thousand of them are on their way to back up Buller and thousands more are almost sobbing because they cannot ro. The Boers are doomed. They have no quarrel with Canada, but still many people of this glorious Dominion, led by seekers after military glory are almost frothing at the mouth because they cannot get somebody to hold their coats and give them a show to boom the cemetery business in Boerland. This military fever is a fine thing, and we hope it will stay with the boys who have gone when they are up against it ..in the trenches and pumping lead into these awful Boers and the surrounding scenery. We are full of patriotism, but have no desire to become more than a colonel\" by courtesy. We have listened to the song of the bullet, and do not like its music. It jars on our refined sense of harmonious comfort. We have no desire to hunt for a scrap .so tar from home, consequently during the blood- red time in Africa we will stay in the Slocan. It is true that we might dis tinguish ourself, and be sent back an embalmed corpse, wrapped in the Union Jack while all the world talked about another dead hero. We will take no chances of dying with our shoes on, and leave New Denver's greatest paper to the stern care of th* sheriff. That would never do. In conclusion we will just say that if the Boers break away from their present restraint :tnd make a sortie on New Denver, we will take our bull pup and entertain the burghers until their inanimate forms decorate the formation, or we are compelled to lift the curtain of fate and help the angels push clouds. The Boers under the circumstances will stay away from the Slocan. When the eight-nour law became operative in the Slocan the manager ofthe Rambler-Cariboo did not worry about the conditions thrust upon him. For years the shareholders had faith in his judgment and put up their money for development. Work ha* gone steadily on, and the mine put in shape to pay one cent monthly on every share. Asa result this stock is steadily advancing in price and no one is alarmed about its future. The Payne is a great mine. At a meeting of its directors in Montreal the other day it was decided to pass the monthly dividend for fear that the treasury would run out of money before the labor trouble wa settled. As a result of this meeting the stock receded to the 84 mark, many of thc holders evidently growing weary of the management. It was said at this meeting that the mine could earn if necessary $100,000 a month, If so, why not earn it? People who have put money into mining stock soon lose confidence and patience when the dividends cease to exist. Less avarice and more sense is required by the Payne managers. Accept the conditions existing in the camp, and the press despatches will tell a different story. If the mine is closed down or attempts made to run it wi-.h scab or unskilled labor the stock will tumble into the sump, and stay there until wealthy manipulators choose to fish it out. h-j��-����j��~ ��-1*irT-*��- ~- *-���!__���_.___ f oetreal. Established 1817. Capital (all paid up) $12,000,000.00 Reserved fund : : 6,000,000.00 Undivided profits : 5 1,102,792.72 HEAO OFFICE, MONTREAt. Rt. Hon. Lord Strathcona and Mount Rostal, 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 -re'��*'ra*--^-<*i-ra*';-M*-^ \"wn PHOTOGRAPHERS LOOK! Cabinet Solio, _.-ln, go prepaid Film Cartridge . ;��?..\\:i':. .7\">c. other Siri>*pH<-.��, same rates. O. STRATHEARX, Kaslo, B. O. U. S. RASHDALL. Xut.-try Public. A. K. FAUQUIER. WE Eft 5. ft\"*'A s Sn***��i BRICK FOR SALE. .mux ooettsc. k, XEW DENVER. He bossed his household out of sight, He kept them in a horrid frig-lit. He slapped the baby, beat his wife. And raised a constant household strife. But, oh, what tears bedew his face In talking of the Dreyfus ease. ������'.'�����...'��� ' The robin has within his jeans A ticket reading New Or-leans; This strange unrest within his breast Is instinct, it must be confessed. That jay who stands, so I have heard. This northern winter, is a bird: But he his insects must annex Near Popocatapetl, Mex. Established lSiiy. ��� E..M. SANDILANPS, Judge���Your face is familiar. I've seen you before. Prisoner���Yes, vour honor, quite ol': ten. Judge���Ah ! What was the. charge tin- last time I saw you ? Prisoner���I think it was 15c. your honor. I mixed a cocktail for you, ! believe- Cove oysters and Queen olives are in stock at Williams'. SANDON, B.C. Mining Stocks bought and Said. G eneial A. _111 for SUk.ii Properties , Promising* Prospects F..r Sal.-. . E. M. BRINDLF. Watchmaker and Jeweler New Denver, RASHDALL & FAUQUIER MINES & REAL ESTATE. NEW DENVER, B.C. .MlXiXG INTERESTS BOUGHT, SOLD and BONDED. CORRESPONDENCE INVITED Abstracts of Title to mineral claims. THE GATEWAY CITY AND DISTRIBUTING POINT FOR THE BOUNDARY COUNTRY. Grand opportunity for investments in Real Estate, Fruit and Vegetable Farms, etc. For information address- J. A. SMITH. Fellow Pilgrims If you receive a copy of Tin: Lei-gi: without being a sxibseriber. do nor be. alarmed. It will not cost you an ytbin. . After as ay hi. it. if yon care to dig* up, you can give, no offense by sending in your collateral. The annual assessment is $2, but. if you are financially in the _imp scud in), and for six months you will have all the blessings that this paper can bestow upon you. The circulation is limited to one million, so do not dally too Ion. with procrastination. R. T. LOWERY. Orders by mail receive prompt at tention. EB. Dunlop BARBER AND HAIRDRESSER. Children's Hair CniTiufj a Speeiahy. SLOCAN CITY, - - 13. C. NOTICE. ���IHAS. E. STKI. KLAXU will o.-llc.-r all ne- ..' cuius due me and g-.vo ivn .;.'. !..'��� the same. I'. A MUXI.'O. New Deliver. Sept. 14.-1SHP. The Clifton House, Sandon. Has ample accommodations for a large number of people. The rooms are large and airy, and the Dining Room is provided with everything in the market ,. . ��� Sample Rooms for Commercial Travelers. John Buckle}', Prop. SLOCAN CITY, B. C. T\"*- G. FAUQUIER. NOTARY PUBLK. Nnkusp. B.C. Heavy and Shelf Hardware. Jessop's and Canton Drill Steel. Stoves, Tin and Granite Ware. We are handling; all kinds of Blasting', Mining and Sporting Powders. Also Blacksmith's Coal. Lumber, Sash and Doors. On Tuesday the Nelson Miner printed a long: effusion about thc j Cceur d'Alene miners and the Miner's I Drug & t$ook Store Otter Baits Large size for trolling- for big fish now in stock; also small Spoon Baits and Trolling .Lines, Gaff Hooks, Etc. Nelson's Lines th 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. Hill Bros. .Manufacturers of Union of New Denver. Before regu-1 lating all the affairs in this part of; the universe our learned patrician \\ contemporary should take the hay j out ot its eyes and read up on the \\ district it endeavors to place in the j arras of Morpheus. New Denver may ! have soon, but it never has had, a i miners' union. ��� New Denver, B. C. Sunday hours: -' to i> p. in. JOHN WILLIAMS Dealer in IMPORTED A D DOMESTIC CIGARS AN0TOBACCOES, PIPES, &C. Ladies'fine Woollen Underwear, per suit $1.60 Gents' fine Woollen Underwear, siws- ��1.50, *2, ��2.50, $5 Ribbed and plain, all : per suit Sgr The world still assays high in mystery. We found two dollars in our coat pocket this week and cannot recollect how it got there, Any of |Van Camp Lunch Goods, Confection our readers who can clear up the \\ crv anf] j>uit. mystery can have this small fortune I by paying for this notice and taking the unwashed lucre away from our vision ere plutocratic passion plays | Newmarket Block. New Denver with our wild soul and tempts us to worship that god before whose classical features the world kneels in its daily prayer for more. We reler to the mighty dollar. Gloves and Mitts, both Ladies' and Gents', in any quality and price, from the wool at 25c, to the Mocha with silk lining at 82.25. Ladies' and Gents' Cashmere and Woolen Hose, 35c, 40c, 50c, (iOc a pair Men's heavy weight Black Mackinaw Suits, $7.50���splendid value. Men's and 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 Br.*. F. W. JORDAN & CO., Nakusp. BATHS IN CONNECTION. H. D. CURTIS, Notary Public. Mines; Real Estate; Insurance; accountant. a _,_,_*.���, *��� ,_ i-v,_ -p���rf ���,__ uJ Abstracts of Title Furnished,, A merchant in the Last wno has made a fortune out of cheap labor, is | SLOCAN CITY, B. C. NEW DENVER, B. C. Provides ample and pleasant accommodation lor the traveling public. Telegrams for rooms promptly attended to. HENRY STEGE, - - - * . Proprietor. Imported Goods of rough texture are Popular this season. and Shingles Orders shipped to all parts of the Country. Mill at head of ���Slocan Lake. ��� Postoffice address, Rosebery. HOTEL J. & R. D. CAMERON, Tailors. Sandon. XV. S. l.iKWJIV Ka.-lo. H.C H. T. Twig(i New Denver, B.C. DREWRY & TWIGG Dominion and Provincial Land Surveyors Civil and Mining Engineers Bedford. McNeil Code. itgTRastidiill & I'.-uupiier. A_ent��. ]-JOWARD WEST, Assoc. K S M. London. Eng MINING ENGINEEK, ANALYTICAL CHEMIST. ' & ASSAYER. Properties examined and reported on ft _** n> tending purclm.��er��. Assay office and Chemical Laboratory. Helle- vneaive. New Denver, P.O. CTORIA JOHN V. PERKS, Prop. HEATED BV il AT A I p and Electric n W I Mm Bells and Light in every room.... Large and well lighted Sample Rooms Hourly Street Car between hotel and Station. Free bus meets nil trains..... Reasonable Rates. >^s^^b_^REVELSTOKE Night grill room in connection for the convenience of guests arriving and departing by night trains. J^f L. GRIMMETT, L.L.B. BARRISTER, Solicitor. Notary Public, Etc. Sandon, B. C. Branch office at New Denver every Saturdav. Seventh Year. THE LEDttE, NEW DENVER, B.C., OCTOBER 26 1899. THE 3IAN\" WITH THE HOB. Bowed by the weight of centuries, he leans Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, The emptiness of ages in his face And on his back the burden of the world. Who made him dead to rapture and despair��� A thing that grieves not and that never Hopes��� Stolid and stunned, a brother to the ox? Who loosened and let down his brutal jaw? Whose was the hand that slanted back this brow? Whose breath blew out the light within this brain? Is this the thing the Lord God made and gave - To have dominion over sea and land, To trace the stars and to search the heavens for power 'no feel the passioh of eternity? Is this the dream He dreamed who shaped the suns And pillared the blue firmament with light? Down all ',he stretch of hell, to its last gulf, '���''���'<..' There is no shape more terrible than this, More tongued with censures of the 'world? blind greed- More filled with signs and portents for the soul��� with menace to the universe. INTERESTING ITEMS. More fraught What gulf between him and the sera- plum? Slave of the wheel of labor, what to him Are Plato and the swing of Pleiades? What thc long reaches of the peaks of song, The rift of dawn, the reddening of the rose? Through this dark: shape the suffering ages look. , ��� ��� Time's tragedy is that aching stoop. Through this dread shape humanity, betrayed, Plundered, profaned and disinherited, Cries protest to the Judges ofthe World, A pro test that is also prophecy. O masters, lords and rulers in all lands, Is this the handiwork you give to God��� This monstrous thing, distorted and soul-quenched? How will you ever straighten up this shape- Give back the upward looking and the light, Rebuild in it the music and the dream, Touch it again with immortality, Make right the immemorial infamies, Perfidious wrongs, irremediable woes? <) masters, lords and rulers in all lands, How will the Future reckon with this Man? How answer his brute question in that hour When whirlwinds of rebellion shake the world? How will it be with kingdoms and with kings��� With those who shaped him for the thing he is��� When this dumb Terror shall reply to God. After the silence of the centuries? . ; ���Edwin Markham. PA SHAVED OF** HIS WHISKKKS. I haven't had such jolly fun fur forty thousand years, Jes' laughed until I thought my eyes was runnin' out in tears, An' ma she slapped me on my back to help me ketch my breath, An' said she couldn't blame me if I laughed myself to death ! My ribs got sore lik\" they was biles, my head got achin', and My inside fixin's hurt like they had more than they could stand, An' every time I see him yet I have to fetch a giin, Because he looks so orful queer with nothin' on his chin ! There never was a father's son That had such jolly, roarin' fun As me, since children was begun, Since pa shaved off his whiskers ! He blushed jes' like a giggly girl when he come home that night, . An'ma, she met him at the door an' nodded real polite, An' asked him if he'd not come in, a- lookin' of him o'er Jes' like she was a-wonderin' \\vh6re'she'd sueiv them clothes afore. She offered him the rockin' cheer an' aske 1 him fur his hat, Air when she hung it up she looked suspiciously at that, An' him a-grinnin' all the time, an' her a-lookin' skeered, An'mea-sizin'of him up an'honestly a lea rd ! * - - But when he looked almighty shy At me, an' winked his other eye, I yelled to bust: \"Why, ma, the guy Is pa, shaved off his whiskers.\" \" l'a heaved back in the rockin' cheer, and fetched a big \"Haw-haw!\" 1 had a real hysterics lit an'roared an' squealed, an' ma She stood like she was paralyzed an' stared in stupid way, Jee' like to save her life she couldn't think of what to say. An' then she reached her fingers out an' rubbed 'em on his chin, A n' darned if either one of 'em could do a thing but grin ! An' then she stooped an' tuk a kiss, an' say, I'll jes be blamed, That orful naked mouth o'pa's looked like it was u-shiuii. d ! 'Twas orful mean of me, 1 know, But I jes' had to laugh or go Insane, it paralyzed me so, When pa shaved off his whiskers! Wl ifii in a regained her consciousness I heard her softly say : \"Why, Willyum, you hain't looked so young fur many and many a day! Look somethin' like you useter look them times when me an' you Was courtin'up to married life, indeed, indeed, yon do!\" An' there she sot upon his knee a-feelin' of his chin, Jes' like they was a-lovin' pair that wasn't any kin : An' tne a-rollin' on the floor jes' like a dyin' calf, Fur every time I'd take a peep at pa I'd have to laugh! But now he doesn't look so bad, An' never was-a prouder lad Than me to have so young a dad, * Since pa shaved off his whiskers! ���Denver Evening Post. The length of the world's railways is more than seventeen-times the circumference of the earth at the equator. The Bank of England was opened 202 years ago. The Thibetans have a week of five days named after iron, wood, water, feathers and earth. No more *\"han one couple in 10,000 live to celebrate their diamond vved- ding���the sixtieth anniversary. Pease are shelled, berries sorted, and fruits pealed by machinery, but nothing has been invented that will husk corn or string beans. Both in Great Britain and in America new words are constantly being made to fill the needs of modern inventions. To give some idea of the tremendous growth of the langnage, the English words and phrases under the letter A have increased in fifty years from 7,000 to nearly 60,000. About four millions of false teeth are manufactured every year in the United States, and it has been calculated that tiie dentists of that country pack away about a ton of gold, and three times that weight of silver and platinum, into the teeth of their patients, the value of tlie metal being estimated at fully.Si,- 000,000. A curious custom still survives at Yarmouth, by which the town is compelled by law to supply \"a hundred herrings yearly to the sheriffs of Norwich, bilked in 24 pies or pasties, and thence sent to the Lord of the Manor of East Clareton, who is to convey them to the King.\" They are still sent to the Queen's clerk of the kitchen, The Queen has a great dislike to typewritten communications, and, does not allow any documents that are supposed to emanate from the Sovereign to be typewritten. The Czarina. o;i the other hand) has taken a great fancy to the typewriter, and is the owner of a1 machine witli type bars of gold and the frameset with pearls. It is said that the Pope owes much of his long and vigorous life to the healthy, outdoor pastimes he enjoyed when a hoy. With his dog and, gun he would- tramp for miles over the mountains in pursuit of game. Nevertheless, he was a studious boy, wrote Latin' verses at' tlie age of eleven, and passed his examinations at the Roman College with such distinction- that a special record was made of it in the archives of the college. Alice McMahon. 105 years of age.who j recently arrived at Queenstown, on board the Cunard liner fimbria, after a residence of 101 years in America, is an interesting- old lady. She is a spinster, and says that, she never had a sweetheart. She went to America wht-oi she was four years of age,and has now come home to die. Miss McMahon has not a grey hair in her head, has ahvays been an early riser, has invariably lived a regular life, and has occasionally taken a drop of whiskey. She has never suffered from ill health. The old lady wept when she was informed that she had reached Ireland. The Sultan of Turkey arises at six o'clock every morning and devotes his days, in the seclusion of the-Vildiss palace and gardens, to personal attention to affairs of state. He isjof slight figure. A pal�� brown overcoat conceals any decorations he may be wearing, so that the attention of those that see him on the one day in seven when he presents himself to the view of the people is not diverted from his pale, wan, and careworn face, half covered by a thin brown beard, tinged with grey, and surmounted by a plain red fez. The sultan has been the means of establishing 50,000 schools throughout his empire, not only for boys, but for girls also���a striking- departure from the usual, usage of his race. . . POINTED PARAGRAPHS. The up-to-date book agent now wears a canvas suit. Williams reoeives orders and ships fruit to any part of the Slocan. Corn bread will go much farther in a hungry family than will philosophy. Ladies will wear their skirts longer in December than in November���one day longer. Good resolutions should be reduced to writing. Memory is a treacherous thing. Smokeless powder may reveal the horrors of war, but it conceals the ravages of time^ When a man gets mixed up with a wasp's nest in the garret, he thinks regardless of language. ���-_- The tea kettle sings when it is merely full of boiling water; but man, proud man, is no tea kettle. Nesbitt receives regular consignments of choice and seasonable fruit. His store is in the Bosun block. Xew Inventions. Below is a list of new inventions recently patented by Canadian inventors, through the agency of Messrs Marion & Marion, New fork Life building Montreal: J. F. Grimmett, Boissevain, Man., Self-rocking Cradle,- J. B. Hill, Win Chester, Ont., cutting hat* for mowing machine; J. H. Underwood, Calhoun. N. B., bag holder; A. Grenier, Vancouver. B. C, weeder and cultivator; Daniel Sullivan, Dominion City, Man., drain ditching plow; A. Urquhart, Fort QuAppelle, N.W.T., snap for harness; Thomas Fortier, Waterloo, P Q., attachment for plows; Delphi*-: Denis, St. Benoit, P.Q., potato digger; David Hol- ford, Birtle, Man., device for supporting horses heads: N. L. Gobeille, St. Hyacinthe, P. 0 , attachment for plows. CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENTS Alice Fractional, Spokane and Last Chance No. 4 Mineral Claims. Situate in the ��?locmi Mining Division of West Kootenay District. Where located: In Best Basin. ���PAKE NOTICE, That I, Herbert Twigg*. Hfrerit I for James A. McDonell. Free Miner's Certificate No. _2_>_i, Intend, fiO 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, 18!. . 012 HERBERT T. TWIGG. Canadian ANDSOO LINE. Between Hustler .Fraction Mineral Claim. The room in which, according to tradition, James I. knighted the huge joint of beef on which he. feasted, and which has in consequence been known 6ince that time as a sirloin, is to be seen in Friday Hill House, near Chingford. The very table on which the act was performed is also visible,forthe inscription on, a plate fixed to the table declares \"all lovers of roast beef will like to know that on this table a loin was knighted by James I., on his return from hunting in Epping Forest.\" Such Sound Sweet Spuds are Seldom Seen in the Selebrated Silvery Slocan as Williams Will Willingly Persist People Patronizing him to Purchase. These spuds are raised in the south especially for the use of northern folks, and Williams intends to keep them in sight all winter. The demand could be largely increased if by way of a premium he would throw in an occasional fat 'possum. ������,'''* WANTED! 2 500 Miners ss_^ AKE NOTICE' that I. Robert E. Palmer. 1 agent for Edward Mahon, F M. C. No. 94537, Harold Seloiis, F. M. C. So. 98142. and JarneB Rae, F. M. C. No. 2423A.intend, sixty days from the date hereof to apply to the Mining 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 37 must be commenced before the issuance of such certificate of improvements. Dated this 5th day of October. 1899. ofl R. E. PALMER. I'U.NNKC'riQNS Revelstoke and main line points. 8:55k Dly: lv ���DenverC. Siding���nr: Dailv 15:30k. 8:15k ex. Sun: lv N.Denver Ldg: ar ex, Suii. 15:40k KOSSI.AN1), NKLSOX Cl'Ow'S NEST IIIIAXCH AND llOU.S'DARY COUNTHY. 9.50k ex. Sun: lv N.Denver Ldg: arex.Sun 13.30k TO ANI> KltO.M SANDON L .30k dly lv..... .Denver C. Sdg ar dly 8.55k 13 30k ex Sun lv. .N Denver Ldg.ar ex Sun 9.50k Ascertain rates and full information by addressing nearest local agent or��� G. B. GARRETT, Agent New Denver. W. F. Anderson, Trav. Pass. Agt.. Nelson. E. .1. Coyle, A. G. P. Agt., Vancouver. ft SYSTEM, Best Fraction and Humphrey Mineral Claims. THOS. LAKE, Prop. THE K ASLO HOTEL Family & Commercial. New Denver Transportation & Light Co. PALM A ANGRIGNON, PROPRIETOR. General Draying: Mining Supplies and Heavy Transportation a Specialty. Saddle Horses and Pack Animals. Feed Stables at New Denver. J. E. Angrignon The Leading Hairdresser Or never so poor, that it could not be made better by NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING in a judicious, pains-taking I �� ,i way, and the circulation of V V neatly printed, attractive BUSINESS STATIONERY in the ordinary channels of _-ade and correspondence. L arge And Comfortable Rooms Situate in the Slocan Mining Division of West Kootenay District. XVhere located: In McGuigan Basin, adjacent to the Rambler and Best mines. i-pAKE NOTICE That I, Alex Sproat, acting as 1 agent for the Rambler-Cariboo Mines Ltd. F. M. C. No. B. I2i'89. intend, sixty days lrom the date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a certificate of improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a crown grant of the above claim. And farther take notice that action under Sec. 37 must'be commenced before the issuance of such certificate of improvements. Dated this 27th day of September. ]8fli). 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 Eastern Canada and the United States. Connects at. Spokane with GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY O. R. R. & NAVIGATION CO. Tjincou Mineral Claim. Ttv__ i.i i ' '\"vscii iniu co-owners, line r ltteci with' every modern i ***clatu hereof, to apply to t r< . , ! for a Certificate ,of Improve convenience. Special protec-1 lwseof obtaining a crown < tion against fire. Rates $2.50 and $3 per day. COCKLE & PAP WORTH, Proprietor h. Situate in the Arrow Lake Mining Division of West Kootenay District. . Where, located: On Lincon Gulch, north of Cariboo creek. TiAKE NOTICE. That I, George Alexander, 1 Free Miners' Certificate No 74000. acting for myself and co-owners, intend, sixty flays from the Mining Recorder ments, lor the pur- Grant of the above claim And further take notice that action under section 37 must he commenced before lhe issuance of such certificate of improvements. Dated this lflt.h day of Septcnilier. 18951. s-'l GEORGE ALEXANDER. Hcloiiii Mineral Claim. in If it's an increase of business you 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. It goes into every home in Slncan New Oeirwei. Sandon . Kaslo WMfewateir S3ocam City Sf|vertoin AM Mining Camps, The Ixland House, Nakusp, a comfort., ile lioiel for travellers to stop a t. Mrs, McDougald. Situate in tiie Slocan Mining Division of West Kootenay District.. Where located: On Wakefield Mountain. 'PAKE NOTICE That I. Clms. E. Hope, f*_e L minor's ci-rtiiicnie Nc. TiityA. intend, sixty days from the date hereof to apply to the 'Mining Recorder fur certificates \" cf improvement's for the i-inyose of obtaining a Crown grant of the above claim. And further laid: notice that action tinder section M7 nui. . I. 'commenced before tlie issuance o'' sr.c-h certiiicate of improvements. Dated this .ttli dav of Aiumst*.. 18!):) .\".ol \" CHAS. E. HOPE. Leaves Nelson 9:10 a. m. Maps furnished, Tickets sold and information given by local and connecting line Ticket agents H. A. JACKSON, G. P. & T. A. Spokane, Wash KOOTENAY RAILWAY & NAVIGATION CO. Operating Kaslo & Slocanli.ilway, International Navigation & Trading Company, Travelers Will find the Arlington Hotel a pleasanl place to slop at when in SI can City. GETH1NG & HENDERSON. Proprietors! J. ..I. M.' HENEDUM, Silverton. ASSAYER. Golden Crown Mineral Claim. -ntnated in the Slocan City Minim: Division of West Kootenay District. Whore located: On Springer Creek, about, three miles from Slocan City. 'PAKE NOTICE That I. Chas. E. Hope, free 1 miner's- ceitnieate Xo. 7!KlaA. intend, tin days from the. date hereof, to apply to the Mining* Recorder for a certificate of improvements for Che purpose of obtaining a crown irraii' of the above claim. And further take notice that action under section 37must he commenced before the issuance ol such certiiicate. of improvemcnls. Dated this -.Mth day of August, is. ii. * a31 CHAS E HOPE. 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 1:15 |'. ra.. arriving at aslo at 3:55 p. in. Adv< Bosun Block, New Denver, B, FRED J. SQUIRE \\ Nelson, B. C. j Merchant Tailor. Fiill Line of Suitings and I Trouserings aJwavs on hand, i : : I F. L. CHRISTIE, L.L.B. BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, Etc. | NOTARY PUBLIC. ' - ��� j Every Friday at Silverton. SANDON, B. C i Tn this advanced age it is out of business gear to attempt to carry on any business without suitable printed stationery. You should be supplied with good quality Letter Heads BI33 Heads Statements Note Heads Hemo Heads C3ma lairs Envelopes Anything Wanted Call or address��� THK LEDGE, Ii. T. JXnVEKY, Editor and Financier. J.K.CLARK, MINES and MINING Reports, JvNPininatioiis ment. NEW DENVER and Manage- B. C. By using the New Denver envelope in your correspondence. Printed with your name in the return corner, and sold bv The Ledge at 1. FIKST HUNDRKI . P1FTV OI-NTS ijitioii.il hunrtn-fl. ''Hell ;l(l- ji��0iW��@��@��O����@�� DR. MILLOY, DENTIST ROSSLAND. <_*_N����9*$_*�� Best meals New Denver, B.C. a. jacobson & co.. Props in the city���Comfortable rooms���Bar replete with the best of Liquors and Cigars���Best service throughout. INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION & TRADING CO., operating on Kootenay Lake and River. S. S. INTERNATIONAL Leaves Kaslo tot* Nelson at 6:00 a. m., daily except Sunday. Returning leaves Nelson at 4:30 p. ni.. calling at Balfour, Pilot Bay, Ainsworth and all way points. Connections with S. F. & N. train to and from Spokane at Five Mile Point; also with str. Alberta to and from Bonner's Ferry, Idaho. S. S. AD BERT A. Leaves Nelson for Bonner's F�� rry, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 7 a ni., connecting with steamer International from Kaslo at Pilot Bay. Retur ling leaves Bonner's Ferry at 7:00 a. ni., Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, connecting with str. International for Kaslo, Lardo and Argenta. Direct connections made at Bonner's Ferry with Great Northern. Railway for all points east and west. LAKDO-DUNCAN DIVISION. Steamer International leaves Kaslo for Lardo and Argenta at 8:15 p. m. Wednesdays and Fridays. Steamer Alberta leaves Kaslo fur Lardo and Argenta at 8 p.m. Sundays. Steamers call at principal landings in both directions, and at other points when signalled. ic kets sol i to all point * Ca^ ada and the United Statas. o ascertain rates and full information, address��� Robert Irving, Manager. S. Campbell, Kaslo, B. C. Freight and Ticket Agt., Sandon. ATLANTIC STEAMSHI^TICKETS. To and from European points via Cannrtian and American lines. Apply for ..riling rint.es rate?, tickets and full information t'> any C. Ry a^ent or��� . . B. GARRETT, C. V. R. Agent. New Denver. W. 1*. F. Cninmings. 1 . S. S. Apt... Wiunij ep. I) R. A. . MARSHALL. Dentist. Kaslo, I* C (\"rnduat. of American C'ollefreof Denial Surgery Chicago THE LEDGrE, NEW DENVER, B.C., OCTOBER 26, 1899. Sevenths Xbar MINING RECORDS his business. This is evidenced by the fact that the only successful merchants ihe following is a complete list of the are the ones who utilize all their adver mining transactions recorded curing the tising possibilities on every occasion. Whenever a merchant declines to listen to an advertising proposition, it may be set down as an indubitable fact that he is either bull headed or lacking in business acumen. It has been demonstrated that those who have the greatest faith in advertising are those who score the greatest succssses; while, on the other hand, there have been many fortunes lost by an obstinate refusal to believe in printer's ink. There are doubtless just as good patent medicines on the market as those that are sold in such immense quantities, but they fail to find a market because their manufacturers lack confidence in themselves or their goods to spend money to bring them before the public. On the same principle there are unquestionably small dealers whose cupidity obstructs the way to success, for, if they would in vest a comparatively, or even a ridiculour.lv, small sum in advertising, they would attain full limits of their possibilities. The people must be coaxed; there is no better way to coax them than through the medium of printer 'a ink. Hence, the dealer, no matter how remote he may be located, who has any advertising possibilities, and does not week in the several mining divisions of the Slocan. Those of New Derive- were as follows:��� LOCATIONS. Oct 10���Lipton, Washington basin, H T Twigg. Ll���Old Maid, Four Mile cr, W S Clark. Snowshoe. divide Granite and Brindle cr, W A Keith. 13���After Math, Vancouver cr, J Fin- lay sr, J Finlay jr. 14���Iselin, Paynemt, E M Sandilands, IB���V Fraction No 2, Howson cr, D Cameron Halifax Fraction, nr Sandon, L Craig. 17���Surprise Fr, n fk Carpenter cr, D Peterson. 18���Roben Ruff, Best basin, J C Ryan. 20���Munroe, Carpenter cr, Dan McLeod. Snow Bird, Red mt, H Hyland. ASSESSMENTS. , (By payment of .100 in lieu of work.) Oct f-0���Hcber fr. 14���Best fr. 17��� J C, Charlotte, Herbert. Carbonate King. 21���Winnipeg. 22���Eastern. (Certificates of Work.) Oct 10���Denmore, Formosa. U���Ram, Polo. .12���Alma, Pleasant View. 13��� Jessie, Chicago, Madison Extension, Little'Giant. 14���Black Colt, Waterloo. 10���Storinont, Illinois, Edith, Perseverance. 17���Kilpie. 18���Jumbo, Rattler. 20���Kaslo Fr, Tom Bowling, Yukon. 21���Norma, Profeshnil, Pinacle, Emblem, Lake Shore, Cross Koads. TRAN8FEKS. Oct 9���Standard and Moncton, John Docksteader to Geo B Dean, agreement to sell for $12,000, Oct 7. 11���Standard and Moncton, J interest in bond, Geo B Dean to L B Keyser, Oct 9. Oct 12���Thereso, C W Harrington to W E Gomm, July 17. Archie Fr, \\, J Potter to W J McMillan, Sept 28. . ,, Iron Clad, Eagle, Emliy Edith Fr, Eagle Fr, all hit, A Wild to M E Ram- melmeyer. Feb 12,1898. Same claims, 1-5, P Allaffer to M E Rammelmeyer, Feb 12, 1898. Centaur, all int, M E Rammelmeyer to C E Hope, June 16. Iron Clad, Eagle, Emlia Edith Fr, Ea'gi'e Fr> all int, C McNicholl to M E Rammelmeyer, Feb 12. 1898. Hastings, J, H S Nelson to C E Smitheringale, Sept 25. Oct 13���Little Giant, J, G Fairbairn to D Salk, Oct 11. Shoshone, J, C McNicholl to D A Van Dora, Sept 18. Shoshone, if, D A Van Dorn to E Pitt, Oct 12. Oct 14��� V Fraction, f, A J Becker to Scottish Colonial Co., Oct ll. Morn Fr, f, same to same, Oct 11. High Ore Fr, |, J Batt to Scottish Colonial Co, Oct 10. Cape Fr, |, same to same, Oct 10. Morn Fr, %, A J Becker to Geo W Hughes, Oct 11. V Fraction, %, same to same, Oct 11. Cape Fraction, %, J Batt to Geo W Hughes, Oct 10. High Ore Fr, 3_j same to same, OctlO Oct 17���St Clair, all int, J A Ginty to J H Moran, Aug 14. Home Run, all int, same to same, Aug 14. Deception, Lone Star, Colonel Sellers, i each, L H. 603-1000, J Tinling to W Hunter, Aug 4. Jehova Fr, ., A Mullan to D Peterson, ��100, Sept\" 18. Oct 18���Snowdon, \\, R McDonald to C French, Aug 31. Oct 20���No 3 Fraction, all, J M Martin to Geo W Hughes, ��6,000, June 29, 1897. Portland, all claims released by Geo B Dean, Aug 10. take advantage of them, is doing himself and his business an irreparable injury. ___ IXVOOATION. AINSWORTH DIVISION. LOCATIONS. Sept 29���Colusa, Blue Ridge mt, J Foster and H Nivin. Annexed No 2fr, Jackson basin, L A Hunter. Tamba, Woodbury cr, J E Otis. 28���Lone Brie, Kaslo cr, C W Greenlee. Sept 23���Blue Bird, Duncan river, D Crawford. 25���Copper King, Houser lake, A McMillan. 30���Ironsides fr, Hot Springs camp, F Strobeck. Iron King, Campbell cr, Wm Shackleton. Mollv Carey, same, M M Guyman. Lake View, same, C G Simpson\". Oct 2���Endepender, Kaslo cr, S W Pearson. Silver Cup, Canyon cr, E Gosslan. Minnie, J Vallance. 3���Duluth, Jackson Basin, J W Bell. ASSESSMENTS. Sept 27���Summit, Montana, Gold Dollar, Silver Dollar, Coin, Gem, Harrison. 28���Hidden Secret, Legal Tender, Star of the West. 29���Glory, Kaslo. Oct 2���Daniel. 3���Alabama.\" TKAXRKBRS. Sept 26���Comstoek, Erie and Virginia, 1-6 each, F E Archer to G F Cleveland. 28���Withdrawal of sheriff's sale, re. Slocan Chief No 10 and Kootenay Queen. Evergreen and Fossil, H Grillith to A Smith, payment of $2,000. Ho��� I'nited Fr d .rhill. Dixie, L Brant to .1 B Townsend. Codv Fr. A B Docksteader to J Dean, $l,*20u'. Codv Fr, J Dean to W.J Whiteside, SI,200.' Oct3���Virginia, Erie and Comstoek, 1-6 option, E Cuminings to A McCallum Province, W J Davenport to R P Briggs. 4���Bell, \\, C VV McAnn toO K Oleson Apex, John Struck to Wm E Boie. Twin Lakes, Green Lakes, Apex and Crescent, agreement, Wm E Boie to Rene Laudi. 5���Robin, W J Hall to HenryGriffith. 6���Lacombe, ��, C H Chapman to Thos H O'Brien and Ralph Bradford. ADVERTISING. L C Knaggs to S Un- \"O God! have mercy!\" a mother cried, As she humbly knelt at the cradle's side. \"O God, have mercy,and hear my prayer And take my babe in thy tender care; For the Angel of Death is in the room And is calling aloud for my babe to come. Thou, then, alone hast the power to save, Oh! God have mercy, 'tis all I crave.\" A tiny grave 'neath a willow's shade, Telleth the answer the Merciful made. \"O Father in Heaven, protect my boy From the wiles of folly���from sin's decoy; From the snares of temptation in life's dark sea; Guard him and keep him pure for thee.\" So a mother prayed as her darling son Went forth to battle the world alone; Alone, save the blessing his mother gave, And that prayer to God to keep and save. A murderer's gibbet, high in the air, Answered that trusting mother's prayer. A father and mother knelt them down Together before the Eternal One, And with trusting hearts implored that Heaven Would guard the flower its grace had given��� Would keep their blossoming daughter pure, And shield, her, aye, from the tempter's lure, And from every stain would keep her free As the lillies that bloom in eternity. A self-slain lost one, seduced, betrayed, Was the only answer that Heaven made. A beautiful maiden knelt to pray For the life of a loved one far away��� Away in the fields where life and death Hang poised in the scale that tips with a breath. \"Oh, Father of Mercies, protect the heart Of him I love from the foeman's dart; When the death-bolts rain on the charging field, Be Thou his guide, his strength, his shield.\" A mangled corpse and a soldier's grave Was the answer the Father of Mercies gave. The night was dark on the ocean's breast, And the wave rolled high in wild unrest. When a stately barque was dashing on Towards a breaker's crest with her rudder gone. Around the captain in wild despair, The crew had gathered and joined in prayer To Him who oi ly had the power to save, To deliver them from a watery grave. A crash and a gulping wave alone Were the answers of the Omnipotent One. (������ 'Twas midnight in the city's heart, And slumber reigned o'er home and mart, When the fire-fiend burst from its secret place And wrapped all things in his fierce embrace. Oh ! then how many a friendly prayer To Heaven for safety then rent the air��� For homes, for lives, for loves, and then The flames that crisped them sneered amen! claim to have the biggest 'devil' in this county in our office. He is Robert Blanchard, of Hinsdale, N.H.,and when in good trim we'ghs 406 pounds, but he is a little thin this summer and his weight has fallen off to 362 pounds. He is only 18 years old.and holds the medal for champion heavy weight bicyclist, having gained considerable notoriety in this line.\" Cape Town enjoys a certain distinction in respect of the .height of its constables Police Constable Andrews is a veritable giant. His standard is six feet, 8)4 inches high, and he is said to be the tallest policeman in South Africa^ Police Constable Lang figures next, with 6 feet 4J inches. There are five men ranging from 6 feet 3 inches to 6 feet 4 inches, three men between 6 feet 2 inches and 6 feet 3 inches, twelve men from 6 feet 1 inch to 6 leet 2 inches, and seventeen between 6 feet and 6 feet 1 inch. Mablethorpe, which is one of the most delightfully quiet resorts on the coast of Lincolnshire, and, by reason of its safe bathing and splendid sands, is a great place for children, has, in it. church of St. Mary, a curious memorial of a duel. This is a broken helmet, which is suspended in the chancel. Earlsbridge, about four miles from Mablethorpe, probably derives its name from the fact that two earls fought a duel there, and each killed the other. The helmet remains as a testimony of their prowess and determination. From Joplin west to Galena, Kansas, a distance of nine miles, the country is a level stretch of prairie, dotted with fertile fields and farms. Immediately around Galena are little hills with a thick growth of sCrubby oak timber. These hiils in every direction present to the view hundreds of rich lead arid zinc mines. The whole coiintry is like a rich prairie dog village, with the gopher holes and mounds of the prairie dog enlarged a thousand times. Galena is a busy little place. Confectionery, sweet enough for angels to sample^ is always kept in stock by Williams. ��ar free pass from Nelson THE WALLACE-MILLER CO., Ltd. The largest Men's Outfitting establishment in Kootenay, make this offer to any party along the Slocan Lake that buys $15.00 worth of goods from them. That is, they will be allowed 20 per cent, off their purchase, or a free pass back. The Wallace=Mil I er Co, Ltd Baker St, Nelson. (Please mention The Ledgk.) Parson's ���%AkW*/9&'&***s+A**S*/*^%^ Co'y */ Wholesale BUTTER EGGS CHEESE GREEN FRUITS CURED MEATS VEGETABLES When your wife is perfectly sure that a missing article is in a certain place, that is the best place not to look for it. Fall Underwear 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, boarding1 house, hotel and home, you will find complete in all lines, at reduced prices AT HOBEN'S Mail orders. New Denver, B. C. Shippers of the Early Breakfast Brand of Bacon. Fall and Winter Full stocks Nelson aud carried at Rossland. Mail orders solicited. California Wine Go., ������ NELSON, B.C. Wholesale Dealers in^*^ Choice Wines and will just suit you. Prices low o my Patrons intheSiocait I have opened my Tailoring1 establishment in1 Nelson and am prepared' to fill all orders with neatness arid dispatch. Most i stylish Suitings and workmanship guaranteed. When in Nelson ball and i inspect stock* or write me( aiid I will c'allbh you with] samplej of goods in my, trip through the Slocan which I contemplate mak- \\ ing in a short time. Hoping to be favored1 with your orders, I am��� Y-oiirs truly, The Tailor. Nelson, B.C. x The Homes, friends, and and charred Told how Heaven their heard. loved ones crisped prayers had The only tradesman who does not appreciate the value of advertising is the tradesman who gives no attention to the subject. And it stands to reason that he who gives no consideration to the subject, is the one who fails to take into consideration all the possibilities of From tiie earliest dawn of nature's birth Since sorrow and crime first darkened the earth, From clime to clime, from pole to pole, Wheresoever tlie waves of humanity roll, The breezy robe this planet wears Has quivered and echoed with countless prayers; Each hour a million knees are bent, A million prayers to heaven are sent. There's not a summer beam but sees Some humble supplicant on his knees; There's not a breeze that murmurs by But wafts some faithful prayer on high ; There's not a woe that afflicts our vace. But some one bears to the throne of grace; And for every temptation we may meet We plead for grace at the mercy seat. But the beams smile on, and Heaven serene Still broods as though no prayeis had Deen. And the breezes moan as the branches wave, \"When man is powerless Heaven can not save.\" Cigars. Write for Prices. Our Stock is the Largest in Kootenay Has been thoroughly renovated and refurnished, making it one of the best hotels in Kootenay. The table has the best in the market, and tlie bar contains tlie choicest brands of liquors,wines and cigars. Mrs. L. A. Snowman. The 8=hour Law CANADA DRUG & BOOK CO., Jobbers and Retail Dealers in DRUGS, WALLPAPER, STATIONERY, MUSICAL GOODS- nelson, B. C.\" NELSON, B. C. WHOLESALE GROCERS Agents for B. (J. Sugar Refinery and Royal Gity Planing Mills.\" Brewers of Fine Lager Beer and Porter���the best in the land. Correspond - solicited. Address��� R. REISTERER & CO., Nelson, B.C. t VANCOUVER *nd 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. NELSON Carr. a complete stock of _sr ir and solicit orders from any part of the province Write for prices. The Biggest Devil. *' ATe do not claim,\" says tbe Portland Advertiser, \"to be the biggest printers and publishers in the world, but we do Has been on shift in the Slocan for many weeks, but it has not injured the quality of the beverages in the Ivanhoe at Sandon. Nearly everything is new around this old-time tavern except the whiskey and the landlord. Bick Orando, for further information. Art Goods zes Piano and Table Lamps \\} Jardinieres Vases Bric-a-Brac Cut Glass Glocks We are the Largest House in our line, and devote ourselves especially to importing goods adapted to the, Kootenay people. We carry a full stock at all seasons ' of the year. Our assortment is constantly re-i plenished by the arrival from thej manufacturers. Discretionary mail orders receive our prompt and careful attention. 'They will be filled by salesmen conversant with the needs of your local- Sterling Novelties Manicure Sets! Toilet Sets Soap Boxes Powder Boxest Atoniezers Baby Sets Combs and Brushes ity, onr aim being to secure duplicate w^J^C��/? Dover, j9woler. __._r>2 I J w_ orv*r r> . ' orders X_X NELSON. B. C."@en, "Preceding Title: The Nakusp Ledge

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