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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 X. Number 32. NEW DENVER, BC, MAY 7, 100?. Price $2.00 Year, adv^xcE "Canada for Canadians" li There was nmeetimr of the mining1 nnd smelter men tn Neteon Mon toy to discuss the question of a bonus to the lead industry. J.'L. Parker, manasw of the North' Star mine, was one of the speakers to address the meeting, and took up the question from t^o home smolter standpoint.' He had seen discussions in the press, he snid, about the relative charges made by homo and foreign smelters, nnd, speaking for the Noith Star, he could inform the meet- inpr that the chnrges by the home smelters were less than those of llie Uniled States plants, and ns such wns the case he thought the home smelters deserving of every consideration at the hands oi the lemt mining men. He .had gone, into the matter exhaustively nnd with the greatest care and found that while the chnrges at Nelson and Trail M'ero 824 a ton those in the States amounted to §27.75, a difference in favor of the home, smelters of 83.75 p«-r ton He believed in Cnnndn for the Canadians, and when the smelters had dealt as fairly ae 'they had'with the producers, thoy 'should liave the preference even if the charges were the same as the foreign ones. H« referi-cd to an article in tho last iame of this pnper, wliich he said was "Attacking the Canadian smelters." and said the statements made were incorrect, unwarranted, nnd entirely tin called for. Articles of the kind did nn immense amount of harm in the east where the standing of the paper was _ynU nft\YJS,j!j**M!BJimBj^ on such publications; arcd to show them up in their true light. When J. L Parker speaks for the North Star he has every reason to he thankful to the local smelters, fnr it Is a well known fact among mining men that the North Star is one ofthe favored heavy-producinir low-grade properties, and receives from the smelters a rate that ie fnr below that charged on the higher grade Slocan ores But when J L. Paikor, or any other man, says that the local smelter rate is 88.75 lower than the rate chawd hy foreign smelters, J. L. Parker tells what is not true. And tho statement that the home smelters charge only 821 a ton Is not true. Hero are tho charges that have been and are being today snpped out of tho Slocan mine owners on the avernge ten of oro hy our "Canada for Canadian" smelters: Freight and smelter rate .815 00 $1 per 100 lbs deducted lor marketing.... 900 10 per cent log**: on lead 2 (to 5 per cent loss on silver 105 828 25 When we have more time we will give J.L Parker some moro Information on this point. It Is all very well to talk about "Canada fnr the Canadians," nnd "papers thnt ar« unknown:'1 hut we would suggest that J I. Parker look through specs that aro not colored hv smelter rmoke, and sea that Canada has other people in it besides smelter men and tools ef smelter men H Tuk Lkixih were as little known in the east, or any where else, aa J. L Parker, we, too. would cringe to the power of a privileged few. Ill 1800-inOO a certain Slocan mine received a rate of 118.50 per ton for freight, treatment, market charges, etc., on fiO per cent. oro. Today the snmn mine Is charged for the aamn oro and for tho aamo work 825 80 per ton. Now, If the Hinelter is not getting Ihe excess of 87,HO a ton, perhaps J L. Parker, In his great window, will Inform ua who Is getting It. And perhaps J. L. Parker will further explain why the freight and treatment rate of the "Canada for Canadian" ameltert of Nelson and Trail are held at the Mine flgure, If not higher, aa that charged hy the Denver. Colo , smelters, who have to pav freight en thn crude ore all Ihe additional distance The smeltm hold that they have to pay freight on the lead produced by them te tha place of market As a matter nf fact, tliey do ne:, hut grant Ing lhat tliey do, they pay freight only on the tittltlon produced; tltev #hlp no waste, n* te the rase with tho crude era, which la, say, onlv fl5 par tent lend, or a little leas than cue half waste. LOCAL ft KIM PL-OAT, kocfca sawmill un ten Mi* *m ataitcd thii week. Rhubarb and cauliflower fi**h from the garden at Williams'. New lot of tsdiea* blon*e*hi«t r-eeelved at Mis Mailiosona. Call and ace thein Freab fruits that ten* up the tyitem and keep down that tired feeling, at Wllliamr itore. The steamer Alert la beinf fitted np and pat Into shape for ths accommodation «f pteaaiue pmttea. Palmt Angrignon has wild the copper wire uwed hy him in hU old elatf-ilc lighting system to tha Denver Light and Power company. Jim flowM doea net keep • ascend Aator Rous*, bat hit Sitmtnn hotel (« • credit to the Sloean Jim liken thing* good, and he hat them. H Clever has placed his , order for lumber for his new block It will be in appearance similar to the old liilbck, hut its hall accommodations much mon- convenient. Fosrg's preparations nre the irreatest' boon to housekeepers. Find them at William*1 istpre. Thev are Liquid Ponrlitie, Chemical Chalk, and Rust Ine Eradicato'-. D J Ribortson, the Nelson furniture man, will have hi* hands fu'l Uieee days, supplying furniture for house cleaning time, but ho will find time to answer any inquiry you'-surd him. J. frank Cullpm, manager t.f the Arlington mine,'accompanied bv" W. S Burns of Portia d,<and \. B Williams of San Francisco, two of the directors ot the Arlington, are visiting the property this week, The Clam Hiiinier company are playing a three night engagement in New Denver thi« week The first night 'they were greeted by a vary poor audience, but put-up a good" show, nnd Tuesday evening the house was crowded. Tonight they should be given n packed house. It is seldom so good a troup comes this way. Tbey are putting in time in the Kootenay -while "Waitiui! for n long run in Nelson. They go to Sandoimext week, and wo,"'can assure thea't.-e goers of tlie Silver City that they will get tlieir money's worth every night from thc Hanmer corn- company i ~BOtfNt>j&ICV~AffNTNG—.NOTES,—-— Thursday work was resumed at the Emma mine and shipments are now being made to the Trail smelter A trifle short of BOO miners are now employed at the Granby mines, the force being gradually increased. -..,> During thtfmhuth of Alareh, tho coitj strike month, the Mother Lode mine shipped only 720 tons of ore. Edwards and Morrison have driven their tunnel on the Blue Jay 185 feet, and anticipate striking the ledge shortly Tho sampler at the Mother Lode smelter wns started the past week, in- dicntinu thnt tho furnace? will be blown in shortly, At the Sunset smelter the bricking In of the new boilers bus been completed, and another week should h*o two fur. naces lu blast. The fourth furnace has not yet hern blown In at the (irnnby smelter, hut probably will be nlnced in commission in a week or ten days. Tho City View, near Greenwood, was bonded Inst week from F. J. P-oiicanc and Dr. Oppenheinior for .,) i.DOO by Win, Robertson who has begun do. valepment. BI.O-UAN OltK XIIII'MKNTM Tho total amount of oro shipped fron the Slocan and Slocan City minim- divisions for tha year 1602 was. approx imately, AO.000 tons Since January 1 to May 2, 10)!), the shipments have been as follows: Weak T t.l A merit's n lioy STl Aiitdlno , H| Arlington ,. ...... .. to Hlnck I'rlncB , 17 Itomllwlder 1 llmuii to V*0 lllua Ul«l in Pavton 4 Bntfirr,** *> fti Klalier Maldan .Hi ll»rlnt> , , «| Idaho. ti tvatltmn '. SO 4.H Monitor 41* Molaor |* Ottawa lia t'nync, 00 \\\ tttntti lt.au hi Iwmlilcr tu lUmt |M ll-fimldlr m Until IM lilo , i> i<.ii roi fi Hlnein Mar na wu *lt**ii ll»v id Hiinr UUnco IA Hn.-|irl*« ti III.OWS ritOHTIIE OZOJJAGRAM. Vm couver has had Its first cyclone. The. city is still right side up. The Ozonasrnm, with R T. Lowery and "Wm McAdams dealing out the gray matter, has made its appearance. Heroin the way Lowery makes his bow: "I have taken a stack and sat into the newspaper gamo in Vancouver. When, how and whv I will quit no one, not, even the devil, knows. I was loath to leavethe Lucerne of America, where for mai.y years I drew inspiration from the clouds that kiss the beautiful hills of the Slocan. Sadness always comes into my formation when I have'to let go of old associations and turn my face towards tho new. To tear away from my faithtul bulldog which for so long a timestendily helped me down the delinquent subscriber was not an easy moment. To leave my water barrel, even with a painted fence between it and the black cow was a minute of great moisture, and the barrel was too full for utterance. I was extremely sorry to part with Henry Stege. the best landlord on earth. In seven years he only presented me with a bill once. His like I never expect to look upon again, and I onlv wish that I may be able to find hie double in the 'Frisco of Canada. "We will always deal from the top and fight our enemies in the open, using a rapier rro t of the time, only resorting to a club when nothing else will do. We, do not court war, bloodshed or animosity, but like a ship at sea this journal will steer for certain ports, even if it is sunk by hidden rocks or wrecked jtpon the at )rmy shore of adversity Total I«m, ftf MM There is "HtIle^Wminnng~promiseB7 Time will tell what kind of a paper this is, and If you do not like it, it is not our fault. There is no law compelling anyone to huy or read it. We fear nothing, not even the sheriff, and as the golden calf is not entirely our god, we will not prostitute the pen in order that our stomachs., may* have, cracked wheat, or our backs fine Irish linen. It matters little whether we fall or succeed. If we fail some other field will get our game, If wa succeed wo will buy the C. P It. and settle the strike." And McAdams conrtesys thus: "This ie the Osmiiagram We present It without an apology. If it makes a hit r Ith you, huy it Tho relaxation will do you good and wo need the money. If it falls to catch your fancy use a megaphone to toll everybody von meet that tho Ozonagrani Is on the train that transports bacon; roast it. qualify it in the choicest language at > our command, run it down—say anything at nil, pint so lniur as you talk about It The benefit will lm mutual, "We are hero to utay for 90years and no longer If wo can make I'lie Ozoim- grnm stand up through the deal it proves the existence of thnt' lon«-felt war.t wliich Is supposed to beckon JDiiniallbts to every new field. If It fnlls down thero will he nobody losers hut ourselves. "The policy of The OEOiiavram will be exposed from week to week in these editorial columns on our title page. Theie is no corporation, clique or combine, behind It with a sack to edit the overdraft We owe allegiance tn no graft or personal interest We rlda no hubbies This Journal will he found without reverence for partyism, creed or propaganda Tn tho pen pushers of this page "the two great hUluric par ilea" are neither two, nor great nm hUtoili: lu belief tliis Journal will 1'oiiiteny to no fetich In phihiMiphy ft, will reeoirulsw onlv the facts that are, viewluir the panorama of the past a* an illuttratlnn of the unlvernal truths aud leaving the future to produce its rnllle- nium when the cycle of age* roll around to the appointed time. " Ibui we puriHisu to remain iiiitiain moled and (earless As sparks liy up wards, as tap starts lu the springtime, as the tide fn lows the moon, so thl* journal will ever gravitate to the right »lde of everything, thin Itt the belief that hei1 Hhould lm admitilaterod in the wicked on a wholesale basis." IM TUK UUV «»HK tl!t.T. RMiril * OO'N NRIT QUAUTKKa. The Clever store building will soon be In shape to receive the new stork of goods ordered by J. B Smith A Co. In a week or two Mr Smith will heiu.t ■ooaltlou to supply ail demands In the line* ol grocer tea, mine supplies, boot* *.vJ ■aJv-vi/.v.v.vJ j,r«;l.r' luiAi-sVyi'x*' .lit tstock of steel, stoves, flour, etc., which was stored in the warehouses, was not touched by the Nre, and lie lias been titling all ordms for tho past week or more He will have a slock more coin- <Uurt»)i'iX,fc*-* %U*.ii VV.*i* m... ii lUhh WWIWttiii, , V.H 111M, 9','ttit Hit, and the store room it being flied tip by Mr. Clever as convenient and roomy aa any In the camp. AT TUK WAKRrtKf.D. Manager Lane of the Wakefield Is at the property fupciintendimr tha commencement of work, aftsr the winter's suspension. Wm Koch smttred ibti contract for the repair of the flume and started work Monday morning. Mining operations will bo carried on more ex- tensivelv this season, and the Wake tic td will be an Important addition to tbe shipping list. In a recent paper nn tho Slocan dry ore hell, W 1) McGregor, M. K , says: The district han alwnya suffered on account of tlm extreme richness of the ore—or rather nt the rich lenne^oUne in many of thn ledirea. This may stwin an uun-AMiiiitinu tiaieiiittri, nut m i* tsXtiy )J.v*3i.'*ji'!.,*t."J ll.ujl/.i.'uii^ii'rl i.'.nti'i- finding a hunch ot ore that a««ay« from $30 to f 150 pur tou, and knowing that •15 (Kir ton will pay »iii|iplug and ameltititf expenses, may very likely de c.dn that Ibero a a uood Ihiinjinit HJttUllli^fVt'iWt't'l »*.,.»•>, ,1 u to make his mine open itacif Kvery- tliing is done in the most expensive way, and after driving hts little do vclopment tunnel through the rich shoot he tluds that ths ere sorted from the rock broken in the tunnel te not a tory large percentage of the whole, that the little sloping ground available will hardly pay expenses, and that he has not fund* tor further il*»v*»i«»pmv,iit. The chance* are that he not only breaks down the ore from above, but "under* -hands'' everything in tight, and most taut of all, sort* rathar toosalv. Then when bit (returns eome in he and» that his shipment ran about |*u per ton and it cost him $C>0 and he has gougod out all the rich ore in eight; the face of his tunnel is in low ,<nnde and the once promising prospect ib a "frost,' though he may have cut through the top of an extensive ore shoot and others,may, nnd probahly do, exist on tho same level ahead of his work, making the proportion of oro in the whole vo'n large enough to. pay hand-sonie.ly if properly and economicnlly developed. If, on the other hand, such a prospect cut into ore in one, two or more places, falls into the hand« of a promoter, together with nn optimistic report on ore not in siuht, he (more or less self-deceived) is likely to sell at a vastly increased price to eome syndicate which probably unloads at another killing profit, on to a company. The problem presented the directors ia probably only the extracting of $100 ore nt a profit This heing .the caee, a small fund in the treasure is looked upon as ample, and this is probably expended on trails, buildings, etc., as development and ore extraction nre expected to be synonymous with dividends after tlie, first month's operation Of course the end of this is worse than the first case. Tho district is discredited, and What might have been a good mine is an eyesore and a stumbling-block to the whole camp. Now, I do not wish to pose as a "calamity ihowlei "or "knocker," though we, have suffered severely from this kind of thing in the past, and I must say I do not know of a good surface prospect in a good locality that has proved worthless under proper development. Also, the past year's development has been quite as'satisfactory as that of any previous "twelvemonth, ,lhn5-iofhJ,/)f,(^nr«A,thAJrnr>4u.silvet.hita us all hard It might be well to note here that exploiation so far seems to show that all of the ore-bearing deposits or veins in thia vicinity belong to one of three main clasees: First, the big veins or shenr zones, running across the axis of upheaval, In the granite, sometimes over 100 feet wide; characterized by quartz deposits on each side or wall, which appear two distinct or parallel veins ami are often so described. On examination, however, the belt between tho "veint" is found to be Assured, twisted, and more or less al tered and mineralized by the passage of hot liquids and vapors; LenseB of oro are common and and may occur in any baud, though all the inure important deposits ef hiirh-grndti ore s->ein to bo In or connected with one of the wall deposits. It would appear however that the oro will ero«a, sometimes in a series of steps, from ono wall to Hie ether, sometimes folding back on Itself I'll(i mineral!'.lug nction, of couise, varied constantly; In some parts converting the whole muss -Into low-grade oro nnd ngtilu concentrated into a -iinttlo band of varying width, nf high- grade sulphides. Those form n field for mining on a laruo scale and development should ho provided for, with this end always in view. The second is a simple fissure vein in the urnnlto, running generally nt a wide angle with series No 1, marked hy very distinct ore hIiooh, nnd with, ns a rule, tho value-* so concentrate Unit outxide •if tlm shoots the vein is wo Ihloi-s, and thu oni iu the shoots very rich ami call Inn for the tenderest dandling to prevent Ins* A careless shot among du»ly nulphld*** thnt ns«ny $1,000 to the ton is apt to hot only lo»n a week's wages or more hut to so plaster with mineral the barren rock adjoining thar, another week's pay Is tost hy Handing worthless granite In* the smeller. The third vein is probably the»lm;'h*at piopottilhm, lis it is thu ko|i| bearing, comparatively Hat aeam, enriched mi Iho surface for Ihe iiikIoIiik of prospi-e tori, and tiie too optimistic operator, but proved to rarry anod values to depth and offering un special obstacle tn irestnteiit Tho Arlington might he cited ai au exainiilii of No. 1, the lvitcrprlnii of No. •2, aud the Violet of No. tt lU'HIXKH-a MKX IM TIIKtTKI-U.tf.H. Th» Sew York Herald of recent date says: It'* at ramie what strides Ihe statu has made during the p»<t live years, not to sfwak of a century. Htislne** men have now tnken a hand In the pie, and Hud It a very profitable Investment, Lawrence llurett, during his grand atru^gle through mimherle«* dUlkultU'* waa hacked bv soma of the solid bu»i- { uexa men nl iSnulon. t tola Alien, aim i„..\ AiJisiASuA il-i.*- I'ljiu/Uy j.nu) ,ti\ Aw present time Is tlie t«lk of the entire east, in "The Christian." was fur iiith-ml the it*ces*arv (und* liy a largo printing establishment in New York, now a lending business man of Chicago vi*»a i-a'KTiN itwna *n -v*** **j,vuuik'i n,**..,, , •>. Wise Woman," and having engaged an extraordinary good company will ap pear in all Ihe principal tides in a trip aero** the continent. Prior to their run lit San Francisco they will take in some of the minor towns and thus make tf.e journey to lha enkal with morn ease. 1 beatrkal managers, look sharp! "the btistnesa men will crowd you out. Silver City lodge, No. B, I O. i /. !•" will hold their annual ball in Miners' L'atoo hall, Sattdon, on Friday tvtmtng, May 8th, The member* are putting forth every effort to make this one of I their greattiat aueeettm. mine Owners at Sandon There was a meethig of thoc Slocan Mine Owners' association at Sandon Monday night. The following resolutions were passed: 1, Whereas, at a meeting of theSilver- Lead Miners' association held at San don, B. C, December 10th, 1902, resnlu tions were passed asking the Canndian government to place certain duties on lead ores, and lead products; and 2 Whereas, the governmen', has re fused to grant the duties asked in said resolutions, but have intimated a willingness to grant an ndequnto bonus to to the miners on lead mined in Canada: and 8. Whereas the executive committee of the Provincial Mining association of British Columbia, without consulting the Silver-Lead Miners' association, have seen fit to pass resolutions asking thata stipulated bonus, grnded from $4 to'$10 per ton be paid to the lead miners, under differing conditions and provisons; and 4. Whereas, the bonus suggested Inthe said executive committee is wholly inadequate, and their misguided action has given the government and the general public a wrong impressisn of tr.e real condition and needs of fhe load mining industry, aud such bonus, if granted, will not relieve the present depression, or lead to the reopening of the mines; and , 5 Whereas, the smeltine and refining capacity of the Canadian smelters is not sufficient to handle the normal output of the lead minos, working to thTitrfuiiTapacityrthrrefoTebeMtr^-"-"- Resolved, that we, the lead minersof East and West Kootenay districts of British Columbia lu convention assembled, do respectfully urge the government of Canada tn grant to the lend miners a bonus of $15 per ton (2,000 pounds) of lead inthe ore mined; such bonus to bo pnid to the miner Irrespec tivoof where the ore ia smelted or refined, and that the smelter returns duly certiried shall be prima facie evidence nf the lend contents of such ores for the payment of such bonus. Being fully convinced that a duly on corroded lead would redound to the henePt of the lend Industry in general, 'ho it further Resolved, that a duty of at lenst HO ner cent, should ho placed on that prA- duct, and he it further IhMolved. that thorn resolutions bo telegraphed to Messrs. Hetnllaek and Pratt, our representatives at Ottawa, for presentation to the honorable minister of gnance. A resolution was also passed nsktng tho i Provincial Mining Association to amend us demands upon the Dominion government for a bonus of $10 to he split with thu smelters, to conform with tho resolutlrus passed at this meeting HAS HON NKWM KI.OAT. Sainton has a Junior baseball club. (•no. Clarke was In Nelson over Sunday, Ohcar White returned from Spokane Saturday. .lubn MuKlnnon returned from Kamloops Friday. Work has lieen suspended on the Stranger elaim. W H. Mtfgnw vtstted his Sandon branch this week. II B Alexander Is expected In Han- do-t by the '20th Inst. Geo. McDonald has gone to Battle Fork from Morrlwoy, Three carloads of ore were brought down from tho American Boy the past week. You don't havo lo go to New York to get New York l»o#r, The brewery at Handon makes It Xine ore U being packed lo Oie Me. tiiilgsn siiliug from the Antoine, to he tested at tho separator Phil Hickey returned from Ihe const Thursday Ia*t, and Phil Hukey, jr, left the following day for Spokane. Herman Pool, a New York xlnc buyer, after spending some days in Handon, went out toAinsworih Monday. SANDON AUD1T0IWM Three Nights Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, MAY 11-12-13 CLARA HANMER GO. FIFTEEN ARTISTS Mrrt-dasa Troup; Beautiful Ooatomea 1 Flrat «brtit: "MAftTRH **»i» MAW." II Twigg ret«rn«t Saturday from E?Ecnce of violets nt $1 00 an ounce has inken the place of champagne in Sandon when'the boys want to five things a flossy flavor. Fred Ritchie, manager ot the W. R. Megaw departmental store, is showing somo spring nnd summer waists that arc dreams of loveliness The judges of tho rival concert have not yet got up sufficient cournge to render their decision, nnd the suspense is having n depressing effect. In days of old four aces and a pick handle wer« considered a pretty' good hand at poker, but today a fellow has to be "big enough to take the pot." The city council bad two meetings on Tuesdny."Current accounts and salaries were paid to the amount of $888.51, and and nn ordinance passed providing for the borrowing of $2,500. Win. H. Todd, with H. Byers & Co., It'ft for Seattle Wednesday morning, to which place he was called hy the very serious illness of his youngest daughter". He expects to return in about ten days, The hospital patients nro improving rapidly Jas Lacey is able to sit up; Kiiiilo Hendrickson is wearing out the fever; Geo. Wciuant is out, and John Pratt is limbering up preparatory to leaving, Sandon is ahead of moet towns in flower growing Geo. L. Grim men has pnnsies and daisies in bloom, that w^ere out _all_whiter. But it, should be udfied^tiaTnlFeir^V't^^ snow before they wore touched by 'J«»ck Frost, and were kept warm and full of life and blcom all the winter months. A ROTTKN MINISTUY. Tho investigation of the charges brought by Mr Oliver in the provincial house, implicating tbe members ofthe government in an immense land steal, is proving interesting Saturday Minister Wells was on the stand and refused to answer certain questions relating to h's connection in the matter, when ex-Premier Dunsmuir abruptly interjected, "Oh, come out with li, WdM" The chief commissioner still refused to talk. "Then, I'll tell It myself," said Mr. Dunsmuir. He explained that the information lind lirst been received Uy him from Prentice, to whom the chief commissioner had imparted It Afterwards Mr Wells himself had fully confirmed aud repeated the statement at his (Mr. DuiiHinulr's) house. It was to the effect thnt while ho was In Montreal discussing with Sir Thomas Shaughnessy tho matter of these i>rants, ho had'been viMt.d nt the Windsor hotel by Mr W. J. Tavior, of the linn of Kherts <fc Tav- lor. of which the attorney-general ia the senior member. Mr Taylor had pressed him to give up the deed or Rranta, completing the settlement desired, to the C. P. U The promise was given thnt If be would mnfco deli verv he would himseP receive mime ikl.000 aires, It being arranged to form a private land company of twenty men to take advantage of the opportunity of the grant, those twenty Including two members of the legislature, bestdoa ministers of the crown Hun*, in iuumuuciicc uf this information tlmt Mr. Wells bad considered there was too great an element nf danger in his proceeding further in the matter and he had returned to Victoria, bringing the grants hack with him. ■ the laird ftftW groen. This liifuruiAtioii had auharqiumtiy twen reported to the executive and fully ills* masi'd nl the meeting when thc cancel, lation wa* made by order In council. Mr. Dunainiiir having made thia Mate- ment, Wells was limited and fully corroborated the Hurtling information. UAI.MIIMI IIKAIII* HUIM. In the house of common* last Thursday night. -Osilltier made a plea lor the silver had lielililrv nt U ll When asked what protection would he audi- dent* he aald the llingley tariff of*2| reula on yig lead and ] of a cent ui * cent on corroded lead would tie ado- HUate, Mr Ftk-Miii^'s *u,g»rsUoti of adjitalmeut ol the bounty would tide ><»<l till' lllll.l I* <>•! * t-t.fl, tl<«< , i.l. A Tttlr fnWtiMiwtit i,f the itnMi-" rouM W made, mil In addition there meat ha a bonus, payable to the producer direct, tititlKicnuu -give she {tUfimtl llu t,A feieaco between tho price he recclv<!» am'i* wo dollars and flfly cents a hundred utile mn atnic A t HA*t K. In onr article today taken from tht New Y«rk Herald, twaded 'Buainea* Men tn Theatricals," we rtotiee lhat "A Win* Woman" i« going to make * few *t,i\** before *tirffn» 1 rtto fn Han i Francisco. Now, why can't wn have thia eompanv «tav rme night with w? "Th*f »nr*ly i«u»t have a flrat <cla«a (company to f-otuemplate an extandtd !run la w# wiMt#fii«iMrofMtta. Stw* a | eompany wmifd he a reltwf from the No. i i, ft, and so-metim*-* 4 ceespaeie* that " wm f«n«ratlv gei. < it** »* a tb* nee THE LEDUE, NEW DENVER, B. C, MAY 7. 1903. Tenth The Ledge. With which ia amalgamated the Sandon Paystrbak, Published every Thursday In the richest silver- lead-zlnc camp on earth. Legal advertising 10 cents a noripariel line first Insertion, and 8 cents a line each subsequent insertion. Reading notices 25 cents a line, and commercial advertising:graded in prices according to circumstances. Subscription, 12 a year in advance or **.50 If not so paid. Fellofr Pilgrims: Th* .* Ledgk is located at Kew Denver, fi. 0, and is traced to many parts of the earth It hu never been raided by the nherlff, snowsllded by cheap silver, or subdued by the fear of man. It works for tne trail blazer as well as tbe bay-windowed, champagne-flavored capitalist. It alms to be on the right side of everything, and believes that hell should be administered to the wicked in large doses. It has stood the test of time, and an ever-increasing paystreak is proof that it is better to tell the truth, even if the heavens do occasionally hit our smokestack. One of the noblest works of oreatlon is the man who always pays the printer; he is sure of a bunk in paradise, whh thorn lew roses for a pillow by night, and nothing but gold to look at by day. Address all communications to— THE LEDGE, New Denver, B. 0 A pencil cross in this square iidleatea that your subscription is due, and that the editor wants mee attain to look at your collateral. THURSDAY/ MAY 7, 1903. A hair on the head is as good as two in the brush. How rich we could swap our bills. would be if we scenery for bank To have a chum is to have somebody with whom you can pool your weaknesses. .*'. A strong vision enables one to seethe faint glimmer of the approaching Slocan boom. These are the days when the lone bachelor looks on and smiles at his benedict brother beating the dust out of the carpet. The Ottawa government is already prepared to disallow the Japanese legislation recently enacted by the B. C. legislature. The arbitration committee chosen to settle the carpenters' strike in Vancouver, has decided in favor of the carpenters, granting them 40 cents an hour for an 8-hour day. Premier Prior is perfectly willing to sacrifice either of his ministers, Wells or Eberts, or both, but Eberts and Wells are not ready to be sacrificed, in connection with tbe big land steal. Senator O'Neill of Lancaster, Nebraska, is a logician of an original type. He says that "every man should be proud of the land of his nativity, whether he was born there or uot." After being in the printer's hands for about one year, the pamphlet descriptive of the Kootenay scenic camp lias been issued by the Kootenay Tourist Association. It is poorly printed and the illustrations give a faulty conception of the points shown. A British ship which took fire and was abandoned nine months ago is still burning. What a blessing it would bo to our oflice staff if that ship were in the cellar in the capacity of a furnace. Our coal stove is short of ammunition. British Cou'miha may have its troubles-ita land slides and ite snow slide*, ita mining depressions and its land-stealing ministers, ita labor striken and ita high freight ratca—but, thank heaven, it hasn't got a Gamcy horror like that in Ontario. Mu EiiMorr, M. P., in itapeecli in the English house of commons tho other day, referred to the several degreei of "chttrchistn" in the English church in this manner: ''The Broad and haiy, the Low and lazy, the High and crazy partiet. Wrt vour whistle, tt is valuable. A Chicago policeman thinks hit ia worth t20,000. He waa caught in a trolly accident recently and hU face injured m that he cannot pucker, and ia suing the company for tho amount mentioned. The puckering of 9 maiden's Una has frequently coat us 120,000 In fighting temptation, hut we never placed such a high price on any man a ability to pucker. Tnit -fttucflitinetil of tbe union workman against the non-union man is owwparwi hv Hwtrv White, national mcretAry of the < torment Workert' union, to the Wtter feel- fig which often exist* in profe** nional circle* against people who dothinp that are unprofessional The non-union wan violate the ethic* of bit emit and ia agreeing to work at lem than union wage* b unprofessional, and is, therefore, 9 fit subject for acorn and derision, just as the violator of tbe ethics of tbe medic*} prnfetwlon ia mittx-teeA by bi* 1tA\tm tiott&m. MINING IN CANADA. Frederick Hobart of New York 'says: *,;...:■ No ordinary man can, without risk, assume the part of a prophet. It requires a wider knowledge of conditions than most men possess to enable one to foresee the changes which may in a few. years affect the course of an industry, the discoveries which may turn the current of trade, or make methods and processes obsolete. It is possible, however, to take the con j unction of certain conditions, and to base upon them a reasonable forecast of coming events. The growth of the mining industry of Canada has been uneven; in which the country is not at all peculiar. It seems inevitable that in all countries, mining, especially of the precious metals, should have its periods of boom and depression. Like the individual mine, the industry generally is now in bonanza and again in borrasca. It is not easy, indeed it has thus far been impossible, to devise any method of equalizing matters and distributing prosperity evenly over the years. The economists who have studied the problem liave generally given it up in despair. At present matters are, toall appearances, improving. The complications which stock speculation imposed upon some of the best mines in British Columbia, for instance, are in a fair way to be straightened out, and an opportunity will bo given to show their real value. The Eastern Ontario mines have found a way to work their complex ores, and utilize the by-products. While the resources of Canada inthe precious metals, in nickel and lead, are important parts of her mineral industry, it seems to an impartial observer that only a beginning has been made on the two branches of mining and metallurgy, which present the greatest possibilities for the future, iron and copper. To take the last-named first, some remarkable work has been done in smelting the low-grade ores of British Columbia; but this seems to be really only a beginning, an indication of what may be donej in the future. The extent of the deposits of ore and the proximity -of-fuel-aud-other-materlals-point-to, a much larger production inthe future., There can be no doubt that a period of greater prosperity is promised for the copper smelters. The attempt to maintain the metal at abnormally high prices, and, after that policy had broken down, the effort to force a general combination of producers by depressing prices havo both proved unsuccessful. The copper market is now for the first timo in three years in a normal condition, where the old law of supply and demand has full effect. The result is fccn in tho steady rise of prices since the opening of the present year. There is no doubt that the present consumption of the world is fully up to production, nowith- sttwdiitg recent increases. The mines mid smelters which have been able to maintain their production on the biwis of 11 cents can certainly prosper when 13 or 14 cunts wm be realized. This condition seems likely to lie maintained for some time to come; and it will not only keep existing mines at work, but will stimulate the opening of now oues, and prospecting for other deposits. Canada is already an important copper producer, and will, without doubt, improve Its position in this respect during the next few years. In this connection it might be of advantage to establish an electrolytic copper refinery at some convenient point, so that the product of the western mines could he put on the market am fine oouper, ready to be sold at home and abroad, instead of selling and shipping converter bam or standard cooper, to bo re fined elsewhere. The output of the British Columbia initio* will soon be largo enough to warrant thia—If it is not to already. It would aeem that this suggestion is worth cotwideration. Tite greatcut opportunity for development in the near future, how- ever, seems to He in the direction of iron and steel production. Thaw ItidiiHtries have, as we know, grown with unprecedented rapidity dae- ing Ute |**a* two vt mm*** yvwtn. Wii'ilH ill'** fct-ui*»» m«W )*U~i4 tWfc'-i'iij' due to tiie energy and nuoeeaa of the Dominion Iron and Steel company, It looks a* if that company were mil v a pioneer iu the trade, and would undoubtedly have many follower*. Canada nas great resource* in thia line. It It hardly neccaaary to call attention to the iron oeea of Nova Scotia and the east. In the center, tbe recent discoveries on tiie Hntton Range, which I understand are to tie described by an expert al this meeting, abow that the anticipation of important iron we depoftiUin Wentern Ontario, within feonrtnle^t retch of take naviga tion are to be fulfilled. The mines of Eastern Ontario have been, described by Professor Miller and others. The ores of the coast districts of British Columbia are still to be developed, but they exist in quantity; while other deposits in that province were well described at the last meeting. The raw material is abundant, and on the east- tern and western coasts alike, esal and coke are within reasonable distance. The modern tendency is to carry the ore to the fuel rather than the fuel to the ore. Every reduction in the distance required for sach carriage is a distinct economical gain. In considering this question of raw materials, I may venture to suggest the hope that Canada, by legislation cr otherwise, will be able to avoid the serious economic mistake which is now being made in the United States. The supply of raw material is, as we all know, the life of any trade. The control of the iron ore supplies of the United States is quietly, but steadily, passing into the hands of the United States Steel corporation, and practically no effort has been made to prevent it. The big corporation is seeking to control the trade,'not by absorbing its rivals so much as putting them in a position where they will bo dependent upon it for material which,they must have, if tbey are to exist at all. The enormous power which will thus be concentrated in the hands of one board of managers can only be appreciated'in. part- now, since a similar condition has never before existed. To repeat, it is to be heped that in Canada the mistake of allowing the control of a great industry to be held by one corporation will be avoided in time. The economic danger is great enough to overbalance any- possible temporary advantage. From the trade point of view, Canada is exceptionally well placed for a large development in the mining of iron ores, aud the manufacture of iron and steel. The home demand is bound to increase steadily with the increase of population and business, and the belief in industrial independence. Beyond this, Canada's position will enable its manufacturers to take the fullest advantage of foreign iharketst_Jhe_ea9tem_milk^ad furnaces have already begun to sell in British markets to advantage, as well as in those of the United States. British Columbia has the most important supplies of iron ore and the only good coking coal on the coast; advantages which will surely be realized before long. CANADA THK KL*DOHA DO. South Africa is not to be compared with Canada for opportunities for young mon of industry. The Minneapolis Journal says of the two countries: "Tho expectid boom for British South Africans the objective point of British emigratiou appears to have died abornin'. There are great expectations thnt many stalwart men and women in thc United Kingdom would there seek homes. It is true a largo number of these Eldorado seekers went into the kopje country, but they have discovered that the cost of living,with inferior food, is two or three timcH as high as it is in the United Kingdom. Tho prices of all the drinks which the people of tho latter country love—whiskey, bntmiy, beer, etc.--are enormous, and a bungalow, which would bo considered do.tr in England at $400, is looked upon iu South Africa as cheap at from $2,500 to 83,000,and a poor affair at that. For a little stuffy bedroom aad poor meals, a siagle man has to pay from $75 to $100 a month. Places under the government.are obtained if a man has a 'pull' on some high. official-1- nOtot]j%wise. a," ] "Such conditions are discouraging African immigration and are helping the Canadian immigration agents to turn the migrants to Canada as an Eldorado with some substance to it. Mr. Sift-tin, the Canadian minister of the interior, has plainly told the people of Great Britain, 'if you don't come soon you will find the best part of our country has been taken up by settlers from the south." There is more truth than fiction in this statement, for since 1890, about 140,000 American farmers have entered the Canadian Northwest and taken the cream of the fertile farm lands and have stirred the whole Canadian population to unwonted enterprise under the quickening touch of the American spirit. There is nothing like such a promising section of country in South Africa. Yet the Canadians did not have the knack of inducing immigration to head their way It came in mere driblets, until Americans chose to take advantage of the situation and the movement is conducted on the large scale which led Minister Sifton to declare that 'Americans now own the Canadian Northwest.' "No doubt many of the disappointed emigrants to South Africa will turn to this region to get what they want. Ultimately the northwestern provinces of Canada will resemble our own states in their progressive spirit. The Canadian government tried for many years to get British people to come and settle in Canada, but they came not to any appreciable extent until the Americans accepted the invitation to enter the country and the eyeB of .Englishmen in the old country were opened and they began to see visions and discover possibilities for their own American north west that they had not dreamed of before." 'THINGS WORTH KNOWING. A practical laundress That tv very;- hot. iron says: should never be used for flannels. That napkins,, should always be folded with the selvedge towards theironer. That calicos, ginghams and chintzes should be ironed on the wrong side. That washing fabrics that are inclined to fade should be soaked and rinsed in very salt water to set the color, before washing in the suds. That blankets should be washed in moderately warm water, in which a teaspoonful of ammonia has been put to each gallon of water. 1XTANTJED-SEVERAL PERSONS OF Tf character and good, reputation in each state (one in this county required) to represent and advertise old established wealthy business house uf solid financial standing. Salary til .00 weekly with expenses additional-, all payable in oash direct each Wednesday from head offices. Horse and carriage furnished when necessary. References. Enclose self addressed envelope. Colonial Co , 334 Dearborn 9t.\ Chicago.. THE Auditorium OF THE MINERS' UNION BLOCK Is the only hall In the city suited for Theatrical Performances, Concerts, Dances and other public entertainments. For bookings write or wire ANTHONY SHILLAND Secretary Sandon Miners' Union SANDON, B.C. Why vou should buy FAIR PLAY CHEWING 4DaBACC(L_ Because It te 'ho iwst (piality. BeCaUSO it te the most laating Because t is the s m: o tz b Blue Prize, Henry Vane, Columbus & Havana Whip Pierre *re ■mac'e by— U&dl J W P; KILBOURNE & CO.. Winnipeg; Man. Represented by Geckok Horton. Folliott & McMillan CON TH AC TORS & BUILDERS Dealers in Rough and Dressed Lumber, Coast Flooring mnt Joint Finishlnirs dumber. Moulding, etc. Sash and Doors ou Hand or to order Jobbing promptly attended to. Factory on Main St.. SANDON. Shoes I have a few pairs of shoes which l.will sell at LESS THAN COST TheBe are genuine bargains. Come and see for yourself. Pur ley Ward. Sandon. WADD8 BROS ' PHOTOGRAPHERS VANCOUVER and NtLSON, B.C. 4 largest high grade 5 or I0u plug. BeCaUSO the tags an* valuable for ' ' preimuiiTrTihnrinriiuar.v °. 1st, 1904. Because wo g™"2iii£L °vcrv plug, and BeCaUSO your ilewlnr te author* Ized to refund your nintwy if you are not The Ozonagram Edited by r, jt Lowery ■n(,Wm flcAdams Will appear in Vancouver about the 1st of May. It will be an eight page weekly with no moss on its editorials, and no "barnacles oir~the" matter. I he circulation is limited to over a million, and if,you will send $2 this literary cyclone will be sent to any addressfor one year. Commence with the first number. Address all letters— Chadbourne & McLaren SAMPLING AGENTS Ore shipped to Nelson will be care- iullv looked alter. NELSON. " - - - B. C SILVER CITY LODGE NO. 39 I.O.O.F. SANDON, H 0. Meetings In the Union Hall every Friday ere. nlng at 7:30 V|i>itliiir brethren cordially liivlt. d toatt ud FHKn, HlTiHlK, Noble Grand;.I. E. LovtKiNO, Secretary; Dan Hdbley, V. Grand, A.F. & A. ALTA LODGE NO. 89 - SANDON, II.C Regular Communication held the first Thurf- dnyin-«trh month-ln- Masonle-Hatl-at-S n.-u*,- SoJ'-mrnliiK brethren sre cordially invited to attend Jahi a M Bahton, Stcrcta y. MtNlh'd THE EMPIRE TOBACCO CO., Ltd. P, Wholesale and Retail MEAT MERCHANTS 8hop8 In all the principle camps In tho Boundary and Kootenay country. Choicest Me ita and first class service. Tourists, Capitalists, Miners, Prospectors, Strangers or eve^ kind Are alwava welcome at the Hotel SlocAn, In Thiee Forkt. There U always plenty ol food and drink n the bouse, nnd nothing s charged for looking at the neenery. Come in and have something when you paaaby. WHEN IN THE LUCERNE thy ED ANGRICNON'S TONSORIAL PARLORS Brick Block New Denveb MiiMftrofHORimiiALL. The Ozonagram Vancouver, B. C. SANDON CARTAGE GO. Mcpherson & hurley EXPRESS, BAGGAGE & CARTAGE 8ANDOK, B. C. DELIVERY TO ALL PARTS OP. THE OITY SANDON BOTTLING CO. 0. A. MONEY. Manufacturer of CARBONATED DRINKS - of all kinds. .. IODY AVE SANDOl* H.BYERS&CO. SHELF AND HEAVY HARDWARE MINE & MILL -^SUPPLIES Bar Iron Bteel, Pipe Fitting!, Etc. POWDER, CAPS & FUSE. SANDON NtLSON Smokers' Supplies Williamson's. Sandon. HUGH N1VEN Sandon Patrons: If yoa want the Union Label on yoar Job Printing, tend at year order*, or leave at W. F. LAW80NS Cigar Store. All work neatly and quickly done at tbe lowtm living rata, by artbtt of tht craft, THE LEDGE, Hew Dernrtr. Bank of MonitreaL EaUttlafc-M HIT, Capital (all i*\d ap) $12,01X^000.00 R«fi«md land t * 7,000,000.00 t*. H..1.I,,.t a... . tinnaiftt -*.-***■•**-•* 4 a******.****^ y**-*t-*M<# * * **. .*'■.,, .'. ., ■*-» * ■«AI» orriOB, HOMTmBAI.. Rt. How Lord Strathcoha t.id Mooht Rot au O.C.M.O. President, How. O. A. Dmrmtowo, view PretMeat, R a Cukthtom, Gtnartl Mawurer, Braneh-M m all part* ot Canada, Newfoandlaod, Gnat Britain, and th* Unltwl iMmitm, New Denver branch LB & 06 VBBEW. Manattr Tenth Year. THE LKtK*K,.NEW DENVER, B.C., MAY 7. 1903. General Hews Comment THOUGHTS .ON SOCIALISM. ' Rev. Geo H. Marsh, writing in The Vanguard, thus explains why he is'a ^ociaWfc ' a..f 5.*,*-y«-« °-V v ,?\ '. .. '* -"I'aip k Soclaiiet. for, the'; same reaaop that General Booth saw ithe necessity of adding a 'social, .wing' .to .hia -great movement so as to make the spiritual work more effectual. If the two factors', "heredity and environment play such an important pari in moulding destiny. ' then it would seem that the church should study conditions, work for an ■economic loundntion,'qnd 'then1' erect n social structure in which.'spiritual caste shall he the basis of social rank.' Well does Washington Gladden say: 'Christianity, by the lips of frll- its teachers, ought, with all emphasis, to say to society, your present iudustrpl.system which fosters those enormous hio'qunli- tiea, wlueh i:pein\it8 ft.fejv to heap up most tof the' gains bf tliis advancing civilization, aiid leaves tho many without any substantial share in them, is an inadequate and inequitable system, and needs important changes to make it the instrument■* of righteousness' Some will aay, Christianize the system. We might as well, try, .to Christianize the caste system of India, polygamy, feudalism or slavery, as our present competitive industrial system. The iniuuity of the system may be illustrated oy thc story of ten monkeys that , were hunting together,, On coming to %\ stream they see a cocoanut on the other side, but how to get the prize is the trouble Nine of them, however, foim a bridge,4he *tent|» monkey geea over, seizes the cocoanut and claims it by divine right This is. the claim of the capitalist But how did the first monkey get the cocoanut? By walking on the backs of the-nine; in other words, ho secured the prize by exploiting the labors of others Exploitation is the magic wand that has created the colossal fortunes, and turned out of its channel the stream of divine generosity. 'I am'a socialist because Socialism is in harmony with the ethics of Christianity. It is the logic of Christianity, it is "altruistic, and humane: It has • been terribly slandered and misrepresented by 'the capitalists and demagogues who have associated it with bombs, dynamite and anarchy. The politician, to catch the vote of the ignorant rabble, coupiee Socialism with anarchv as though they were identical. Nothing could he farther from the truth; they are opposite as the poles. Socialism no more favors anarchy than Washington's patriotism would favor Benedict Arnold's treachery Many of the great, the good and the wise are its fenthusiastic"j5:iianipioiis. That beautiful woman, Frances E. Willard, eham- Eioned it before she died, and in one of er last address said: 'Oh, that I were .voul1g again,, and it woiild have my ..... =. . — wilder-7 to oppose it is to fight against God. It is.not a materialistic movement to the man who sees God-in history, ^lt'is at bnttqnn -an, intensely spiritual, movement, and it is for the church to decide whether it will itself become' material istic.hy its indifference or. opposition to a movement the ethjes of which, a^e identical with the ethics of Christianity. Will the church fall into line?" " " • ,J" , Hf-erins *Uofl"s way out oT"the ness, and into the promised land. It is the very marrow of Christ's gospel. It is Christianity applied.' "I tun a Socialist because of the lofty Ideal embodied in the Socialist platform I know of uo ideal more lofty than the absenco of class interests and the establishment of huttian brotherhood. Yes, some will say, the ideal is to hi-uh: Aerial architecture is all right, but where is tha ladder by which we reach our mansion in the skies? Every new movement for human welfare has been balked by the incredulity of inonabacks, conservatives and pessimists. Sir Walter Scott, writing to a friend iu Scotland, said: 'We have a fool here h\. London who lejrying to Unlit theclt with smoke.' The tool, however, hu LABOR OUTLOOK IX TUK KAST. ' • • • ' i ;i ■ * * i Sneaking of the conditions of labor ih inthe East,C E James, the St. Paul Trades aiid Labor representative Bays: "Probably no city in the United States furnishes a better illustration of the benefits of organization than Brook-, ton, Mass It is a (treat shpe1 manufacturing city, having forty shoe factories employing about 20,000 shoe workers, 15,000 of whom belong to the Boot and Shoe Workers' union The shoe workers of Brockton are today receiving bet ter wages and working shorter hours than are similar workmen in any other city, in the country, and the utmost liar irionv exists between employers and employees, because nearly all thotnnnu factum's are working under arbitration contract* with the union, nnd the Massachusetts state boaid of arbitration, to wliich all matters which cannot be adjusted by mutual agreement, are referred. Strikes are a thing of the pa-t, and the manufacturers seem to be glad tc do business with the union, which is regarded liy them as a fair and conservative organization Most of the factories put ihe union stamp on their pro duct, the,increased demand for union made shoes have heen a large factor in bringing about this result. "A gratifying feature of theorganiza- tion of the shoe workersof Brockton has been the entire*. oliiniiiat'ou of child labor iu the factories. Tlie executive council of the shoe workers has made compliance with this condition one of the requisites upon wliic^ the usw of the union stamp is granted. Many manufacturers have expressed nival satisfaction thai the era of child labor with thein has passed, and say now that this class of labor never was profitable. The shoe workers aro not the only ones who have heen benefitted by the label movement in Brockton. Through the shoe workers' efforts nearly every other industry in Brockton has been organized, and even the newsboys ha re a good organization, with a charter from the American Federation of Labor and business houses in all lines display union j-fhop cards." Mr. Jumes is very enthusiastic over Hie outlook in the east from a trade unioii standpoint and expects good re suits from the work of the executive board at its recent session. sterling; but the rate of interest has declined from 4& per- cent; iu 18"8 lo 2\ per cent The national expenditure iu that year reachedt approximately £3,- 000,000, as compared with £18,000,000 last year.' The revenue' has increased in a somewhat smaller ratio, beihj less than the gross expenditure in 1838 hv about £80,000, and in 1902 by over a milli-pn. The steady decline fit the rate of interest'paid has of course materially affected.the public expenditure for thc service of the debt, which though,non- Si times greater than at confederatiQn, thu interest oh the consolidated .funds has also doubled. ' '" " The'development df this great'country has necessarily demanded a st-ady annual expenditure on capital account, and how steadily this policy has been pursued is shown by their having been only three instances of the debt" being decreased since 18*38, and then by only small sums, as in 1871 the debt was decreased by -5503,225, in 1882 bv$173t,- 129, and in 1900 hy S779.689, making a total of $3,010,994, against increases in each of the 82 years, the gross amount of which was $119,117,442. « .•■ jiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiieiiiiniinniiiiiiinimnmimmiinniiiHiiiHmuM KLONDIKE OUTPUT. Government officials and others whoso business places them jn a position to know something about the probable gold output of the Klondike this season, are all agreed that it will exceed that of last year. During the past winter development haa been pushed on creeks hardly scratched over, and as a result enormous dumps of pay dirt are scat tered throughout the aUtrict On Dominion Creek the dumps: are -exceedingly-'large, and when the wash- up commences il is expected that valuable proceeds will result. Duncan creek continues to improve with development. The latest reports are very encouraging aud conservative miners having large experience are convinced that before the deposits, on Duncan creek are entirely woiked.out the stream will have yielded 175,000,000 The importations of mining machinery havo heen very heavy and i-evcral large hydraulic mining plant? will be establidied and in operation during the coining summer. Business in Dawson now is on a much sounder basis than it was at this time last year, and the outlook is roseate. OUR CORSET DEPARTMENT IS UP-TO-DATE IN ALL STYLES AND PRICES. MIIHlllllltlllllH ! Fred. Irvine & Co., NELSON, B.C; LATEST NOVELTIES IN ALL DEPARTMENTS ALWAYS IN STOCK Dainty Spring Blouses In White and Colored Fancy Muslins and Zephyrs, 75c to All Sizes.. Mall orders promptly filled. Write for samples. , - . Embroideries and Laces in all the new designs April Delineators,. All the latest Butte rick. Patterns now to hand. Infants'Robes, Cloaks, Underwear in complete sets. Children's Muslin Dresses, in white and colored, in all sizes from 1 to 6 yoars, plain; also lace, and embroidery, neatly trimmed. Prints, Chambrys, Muslins, Lawns; Zephyrs, Glng tarns, Nainsooks, Dimities, at very low prices. iiiiiiiiMiiiiimii SOLE AGENTS FOR BUTTERICK PATERNS, THE ONLY RELIABLE. ! Fred. Irvine & Co. KELSON, B. C. f imiiiiiiiiimnii TRUNKS and VALISES OF1 ALL SIZES ahd STYLES at VERY LOW PRICES aMiiiniiiiiiuiiiimniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiMiiiimmim CANADA ANUHKU IKON DEPOSITS. ceeded in realizing hia ideal. The Ideal lathe basis of the practical. W hy sneer nt the man who te thinking God a thoughts? Political Idealism te the soul of prophecy. "I am a Socialist because the science of government is progressive, and civilization te an IrresUtable movement toward an ultimate triumph. Barbarism, slavery, feudalism, wage system, socialism; these nre the logical steps In Ihe upward march of men. As socialism la an endeavor to realize upon earth the ideal of the ages, I look upon ft as the moat practical way of solving the social and industrial problems, and hastening the inauguration of tlm Kingdom of Ood on earth. Toward It ■II the movements of history point the way.- In It .til tho radiating Hues of prophecy meet The hope of the church • I* not fulfilled, the victory of redumption la not flnlihed and cannot be until righteousness rclgm, and righteous- neat can never reign until we nholUli in industrial system which tolerates and falter* gigantic Inequalities and Iniquities mocking every dictate ol ethlii and religion, and rendering well nigh futile the efforts ol religion and philanthropy. "I am a Socialist becauie Socialism li already here. We have a degree nf national, state and municipal Socialism ip actlv. operation. Tht army, navy, mall service, police and Are depart- dfeuti, pnbdc sehboli end hospital*—in fact It Is aald that nearly four hundred enterprise* which at on* tim. were private property, have heen socialised by different nations, and nlil there'* moie lo follow. Social Inn la litre and ltd here to stay; and es It Is Mhe result ol the ttnttttle*' teaching* ef Chrl*tU;v conception! of jtuttct and brotherhood,' A note of warning, from a mining standpoint, was uttered by an Ameri can to Canadians at the recent session of the Canadian Mining Institute, aays the Montreal Gazette, It came from Mr. Frederick Hobart. M. E , of New York, who spoke briefly on "Some Possibilities in Canadian Mining" He called attention to the future possibilities of the Dominion in two special linos—copper and iron, and more especially the latter. He said it seemed to him that the in nortiinittes for iio iron trade in Canada had not been realized, and probably it would take some time to realize them There was no doubt that Canada con- ts. Jaineu an enormous quantity of good (Jl w»h ore, which was going to be developed In a few years hence, aud there would be a good demand for it. The great opportunity presented was to utilize it in this country, and not sell to others He remarked tlmt he came from the other side of the line, aud might ho sup* noted to take a different view: hut lie iuul tried to look nt the matter from the standpoint of a Canadian, ami it would certainly bo a greater advnntaue to Canada and Its people to rather hold hack and not soil the iron oro tn partle* from outside, In the hope of immediate development. They all knew what groat advances the Dominion Iron and" Steel company had made In the list two or Hire* yean, nnd ho thought there was op|>ortiiiilty for nu equally iirent development in the Weitern part of the Dominion The British Columbia mines, both on Ihe coast and iu somo parts of the interior, could furnish an enormous amount of ore. British Columbia had Iho only iiood coking coal, the only good metal* turnlcal fuel o. the Pacific coast, and when the iron makers nf the piovince got to work, (hev could fommand the trade of Ihe Pacific eoait, a* they would he able to sell more cheaply than any one tine. They would also have the opportunity of entering the eautern trade, which undoubtedly protented a great field for development. PRODUCING ZINC BY KLKCTKICITY. The enormous deposits of zinc ore which have been discovered in British Columbia promise to bring the province to the front as a producer of this article of commerce, as it is now que of the largest produceiB of the precious metals The question of cheap reduction of the ore is then a matter of importance to tlie mine'owners of this province, and they will accordingly bo interested in the, reports regarding Dr. De Laval's success in this respect. Experts in metallurgy are now satisfied that Dr. De Laval has succeeded in producing tlllm iMAimmtiA f~irf*n **V "I""* "* "*»■» TJ 1 r. miivuviirftiiivuiurvV—vnrvii.'ivu'ji **in" experiments took place at Onan, and tho manufacture of carbide, which has been on a fairly extensive scale there, haa, it in reported, been discontinued and the production of zinc by L>r be Laval's method adopted. Laval was probably led to his experiments with zinc after trying to separate iron from ores by electricity. Aii examining board hns reported favorably on the method nnd the result has been the nr* ganizatioupf a company to exploit the invention. The minimum capital hns already been lubscribed nnd the com pauy will start operations at once. A PltOSPECTOK'S QUIT. A good example of what proapectors will put up with in looking fnr gold and the work to get it when thoy think they luvo It cornered, comes from East Kootenay In connection with a imiiy of nroape* tors headed by one Tom Roberts who went to work on a property near Weaver creek last fall , A* a piece of Industry and persover* ansa tho incident is somewhat unusual, even In a country like the Interior nf British Columbia Early last November Tom Roberts, Jj,ck Glen, Billy Walsh and Billy Kidd took tools mid provisions Into Weaver creek, a tributary of the Moyie, to oiion up a drift diggings worked by a shaft. All these mouths those men Imve been without mall or other communication with the outer world, and their friend* outside have not yet heard how the winter passed with them, or what luck they have had. Iu fact, their winter Is uot yet over. The mow lu that locality I* probably five or six feet deep, and spring has not yet called around that wav, and If they have not kept count of passing time there will be llttlo to tell them what wetk or month It Is. TilK UUUISMIAN'S PLAINT. If I should die tonight, And in my clothes Should bo the goodly etim of Thirty cents, Left lying there Unspent In sweet repose— I -**ay, ' " "' If I saoulrt die tonight '• And leave Behind me in those cold, Prosaic pants '.*'. ' The price of six large beers, On draught, ;, Uuqunffed by me and destined To'rt-main ■ " Fore\ er on the outside of My frame- It I should die, And from the great beyoud ,. Look hack and see That thirty cents taken And spent foolishly For bread, Or clothes, Or some such empty thing; • And those six beers— '. A Long dostined to be bought by me- NoW spilled Down other throats, Their destiny unfilled; 1 say,. .„*.:,:..; * *.,,., ■ If I should die tonight Aiid go From hereto there (Or where ■'•-;> .,* It doesn't snow),* ■ " , *., And, looking back from there Indications are ****^^^^*^^*S* -»y»*,~,|**r-r"v~p~rf*,M-M-wl *J*ja that this will prove to be the best retail waist season on record. Our goods and your energy should make it so. Time to look through your trunk, see what you need and order what vou feel is too gocd to last long. Don't **t*9****9S*^S**^*^*99 ■A^i^iA*^*^ till others have secured aU we have of what you like best and need most. W. Ro n©OTLW9 Sandon and Vernon: roiierer Behold Those six laige beers— So large, and oh,| So cold! Go coursliig down the throats Of other men. Twould bo so sad, For I would need them. The engineering nnd Mining Review of a recent date contains nn interesting account of lead smelting without fuel nt Cllchy, France, which hns been a Miccess. Some years ago experiments were mnde there in the production nf white lead direct from ore, and a process accomplishing this is stated to have been produced and thn owners are now M'cuilng pntoiitH Iu vniimn countries to protect the process.—Halifax Indus trial Review. Pioneer Hotel of the Slocan ~:\ ROBERT CUNNING, Proprittor A Table that is replete with the choicest seasonable viands, i ■ Rooms Large, Airy and Comfortable. Special attention to the mining trade. P.'.B'urtft Co, Fresh, Salted and Smoked Fish Just Received. KASLO HOTEL 0< THE LEADING SUMMER RESORT IN THE KOOTENAYS COCKLE &PAPW0RTH KASLO, B.C, CAM ADA'S MALANOK SIIKRT. The program ol the Dominion can be followed, »tep by itep, from confederation down In tho iir-nsent time in figure* contained in tht financial report which waa recently limed The national debt hat increafted during tht tate*ml~-a pwriod of IU years—ny forty million* : i ,' ■ ,',"" ,",': •, :",",' :,.*|l.i,i,..T!""Tlra'r,.i,'::ra Powder, Fuse, candles. Groceries General f line Supplies THE UHOK8T STOCK INTUfcaLOCAN. DISCOUNT ON CARLOTO or AXY HS4VY OHDEH. H. Geigerich, Sandon AHKRttKKN ON CANADA. A Toronto News London cable tavs: l.ord Abtrdeen visiteil tht ofhcei of \V T. It, I'rentoii, Canadian superintend' ent of Immigmtlon and expresned his hearty approval of the nrngretilve lm- migration policy adopted by the Canadian government, nnd his NatUfaetlnn wilh Iho great rriuita that were begin uing to Row from that |h»Ucv. Uo mhi he malned Ihe dwp4»*t lnl«re«t In Ihe Dominion, of which he had very pleas ant mtmorlea. Ilia own investment* Hit ft wet* returning gootl «iivid«ti«|j IjirA Aberdeen considers lhat the rapid development ol Canada te one of tht matt marveilom features in the hiitnry &f the otnplrn today. Canada, liekays, ii dfitlned to hold a pmltion of t rem en ileus Importance In tht affairs of the empire and of the world, and he wmhee M4M *lA-**A* +|At,%-*t*|* PALMA ANGRIGNON General Draylnj: Minin? Sup piles and Heavy Transportation a Specialty. Coal & Wood for Sale S*44le Ukwm *»9 Pick Kalim*. VmtAi fteeMet et Weer thnvtr. P. O. Box 20ft. Phono 179 W.J.McMillan*Co. WHOLESALE GROCERS lift agtnU tw TUCKBTT CIGAR CO., UNION LABEL CIGARS VMAvne Monogram, Boquet, El Justillo, Sarantlzados M?rruerlta, Our Special, El Condor, Schiller, At. MO I ucnett's union Laoc, Cijarettes ^m 9 m m mm. mm AA Cifiuek T. * B. V, C | Coratr AWi*od*r Btfwt wmI GdumLU Avitmt, V»nrouv»r. B. 0, -'''^^■^^■^^^^^^^i^^^^i^^'^^^^^^^^^^MW^WS^W^M* Eastere & Olympaa Oysters ■t9m9.mmmmm* m 9+.*.* * * m. - + *. 'I'ri**!*^fj-y-^ju^ Turkeys and Chickens Sausage of all kinds made fresh every day In the week CORRECT FASHIONS A tv ■:■ *xy')vy..: A visit to otir Tailoring Emporium will give yoa nn idee of the prevailing styles for Bprlnjj Clothing d. R. CAMERON HEOi AVENUIt. Tle. Filbert Hotel Bennett & Clark, Proprietors. *^M<#i^^^MM^WV>*^#i^^^-^^VMMMMM^i^^*^^M'w*M^^»M»<^ the rutiert ie now *Ut» <*o*i tuMi in ih* 6tocau. in* i/tuing ivuuiu it guu ducted on strietly Hm elast principlee. The rooms ere larf e, •onfoi-uiMe end properly taken cere of. Gale's Barber Shop fcLfcC'i +, ««.«,»*m»m *t * -a*, mm* a arm**, ttutt *^ "TV Wr* •*> A. * liuiii, itui AiKt JiK>UiiH« EVERYTHING UP-TO-DATE r*.t * , mn v*. * * . 4*9 riutOi *»U»ki%*U IIWVMWWM*WS*»MMWtfVM>»MWMWW* Am BATH ROOMS TW bMC TowerW FjteMkhiM&tlni theSlocen. We set the Best Meal in Sandon WmK sec. Tickets if. Main Street, Sandon, BjtuioftJtt, Blt«, Melo St., Stndoc' Ueui JOB WORK in tlie Sloean done at THE LEDGE. \ '-V THE LEDUE, NEW DENVER, B. C, MAY 7. 1903. Tenth Yeah. CONDENSED ADS. rGo^ensed^advertUemen-tt, suoh as For Sale u,^&.L£t,Stra}r,& Stolen, BIrtha, Deaths, JP^^d*JIhen.J,ot exceeding 80 words fo? » cent* each Insertion. Each five words or less ever 80 words are five cents addltlonal.l *Tota.ry Futolio. EM. SANDIt ANDS SANDON, B. C. . Notary Public, Insurance A Rent and Killing Broker. MlningStocks bought aud sold. General agent for Slocan properties. Small Dcb^s Court held 1st and 3rd Mondays in every month. Established 1895. *'%*%%*% <%*,<*%>%*<%t'9Sf j pj-orp the buips Xewf * HAHKJIEKUW' iOTHJIjS. TUKMONT HOUSE, NELSON •i ana American nlan. Meai« ii* Will MALONE & TaEGILLOS. , . .. European and American plan. Meals, 25 cents. Rooms from 2c up to il. Only white help employed. Nothing yellow about the place except the cold the safe. " *• ' " iii the: MADDEN HOUSE, NELSON, is contrally located and lit by electricity It is headquarters for tourists and old timers. .Miners or millionaires are equally welcome. THOS. J4ADDEN. Proprietor, THK ROYAL HOTKL, Nelson, is noted for the excellence of itscuUine. SOL JOHNS, proprietor. OAKTLKTT HOUSK, formerly tho Clark Q Is the best »l a day hotel In Nelson. Only while help employed. G: \V. BAKTLETT ,-rojrU'tor.' THK KXCHANOK, In KASLO, hns plenty of airy rooms, nnd a bar replete with tonics and bracers of many kinds. I.PALMER & ALLEN. 11HK MAZE, In KASLO, is just tho place . forSlooan people to (ind -when dry or in searoh of a downy couch. REUTER & LATHAM. WATOHH3S. T O. O. R. MKLVIN, Manufacturing Jeweller, Export Watch Rainier, Dlnmond Setter, and Riifrrnver. Manufactures Chains, Locke's and Hlntra. Workmanship guaranteed equal io an r In Canada. Orders by mall solicited. Box 240, Sandon. OIQARS. THK CABINKT CIGAR STOKE Sells pnrc Latakia Student's' Mixture. Pace's Twist, Craven's Mixture, Bootjack, Natural Leaf, and manv other kindsof Tobacco G B. MATTHEW, Nelson, P.O. Box <n. Kootenay Candy Works. T A. McI>ONAXI>. Manufacturing and *J. Wholesale Confectioner. Nelson, Ii. (* Wholesale Merchants. STAKRRT * CO., WHOLESALE PEAL- ers In Butler. Eggs, Cheese, Produce and Fruit, Nelson, B. 0. IjEJGKAXj. FL. CHkfSTIK. L. X,. B.. Barrister, So- . licitor, Notary Public. Sandon, B. C. Every Friday at 811 verto.1. tf Branch Office at New t^nvereverrslihXy. Inauranoe So Realii!aiat? X If you want to cell a man a liar, make sure, iu tbe first place, that you can lick him. Then, to do the thing in parliamentary fashion, you must choose the correct expression. Here is the way they do it in Victoria. Hon. Mr. Eberts was talking of Hon. Mr. Curtis. Mr. Curtiq, he said, had not only garbled the facts but had told untruths also. "Mr. Speaker, I appeal to the chair," broke in Mr. Curtis, "I ask that the expression be at once withdrawn." "Well." replied Mr. Eberts, "I will withdraw it—I will say the honorable gentleman used words that wero not true. Is that per- missablo?" "The expression is not parliamentary," held Mr. Speaker. "The correct parliamentary manner of expressing the sentiment is that the honorable member made an inaccurate statement." ,A11 this makes one feel like saying ohell! A lie is not and is "an inaccurate statement." j A lie is more than an inaccurate statement—it is a lie. " j And the fact that the liar is an \ "honorable gentleman" does not make him anything more nor any thing less than a liar. There seems to bo so many liars in the halls of legislatures and congress that "honorable gentleman" has become pseudonymous. Which is the better, to BE or to HAVE? Men and women strive so hard to have and so little to be; And yet the having is only the smallest and basest part of life. Having a good t»me, like having wealth, is having something that is transitory, that does not last—something that (loes not add to our character nor benefit others. Being is the nobler. And to be is to have, for in being we serve, and through service we add to ourselves by giving to others. Our characters are built up bv Great Britain and in Canada has been done in opposition. George Brown, the founder of the Liberal party in Canada, was scarcely ever in office, and cared little for office. Again and again he declared that the object of public men should not be to hold office, but to educate public opinion, to secure the triumph of their convictions, and to have their measures carried. In Great Britain the tone of public life has been raised by men who were not eager for office, and who were willing to give up office tlie moment it ceased to be useful and honorable. Johu Bright was a conspicuous example of tho tribune of the people who thought more of the people and of his convictions than ofthe emoluments and tinsel of office. UTILIZING SLATK WASTE. Q Ml Preparations are being mado in Wal<28 to utilize the enormous dumps of slate waste that fringe the quarries. By a patented prp- cess the slate refuse is to be pulverized, mixed with a special binder, and finally pressed into blocks which it is said will stand very high pressure before crushing. The composition is suitable for making roofing tiles, which can be marketed, according to the in- vt-ntor, at a cheaper rate than the ordinary tiles. Theso tiles are light in weight and can be pro- duced in any color. Negotiations have been opened for the purpose of beginning operations fooii. either at Llanberis or iu the Nantile valley, where some of the more important slate quarries are situated. Itis interesting to remark tliat in the United States pulverized slate is being used in iho manufaccure of pencils, cement and paints, pro ducts that sell at a good price. The utilization of the vast slate refuse heaps at the quarries will''be most welcome, besides affording some profit to those associated with ihe industry. DKgOKIPl'IOXS IN NOTIONS (If MINERAL. CLAIMS. tary Hay, whose attention had been called to the sad state of the famous document by Andrew Allen, librarian for the state department. Most of the text of the declaration is still legible, but only one or two of the signatures can be made out. There ia only a trace of the autograph of John Hancock, the first to sign. The committee recommended that the declaration be shut in an air and light tight case and kept from exhibition. THINGS WORTH KNOWING. Gold is seventeen times heavier than water. An ordinary piano contains a mile of piano wire. The average cost of a convict is £$& 10s. per annum. Tho most prolific fish is the cod. It lays 45,000 eggs yearly. It takes nearly four pounds of grapes to make a bottle of wine. It is said that there is never an odd number of rows in an ear of corn. A chimney 115 feet high will, without danger, sway ten inches in the wind. In a lif« time of 70 years tho .*-© rffOJU'SON. MITCHKT.L A CO. Fire Insurance Agents. Dealers in Real Estate Mining Properties, " ' Lob for Sale. Houses to rent and Town NOTARY FUST-JO. p 8. RASnDALL. New Denver, B. 0„ NOTARY POBLIO. GENERAL AOENT Real Estate and Mineral Claims for Sale Cl-tlms irpre>ented and Crown Granted. DEINTISTR/Y-. Has had lTvmr* experience in denial work, nnd main* a rvolaltv or Oold Rridgo Work. Visit made to thn Slocan regularly t General Store. T T. KKU.Y, TIIREK FOJIKS. dealer In tl, OrorcrlM. Drv Ofwxls, Ete., GoodsShl|>- ped all over the Slocan. SAMrTARIUM. HAT.CTON HOT HFWNO* SAWITAH- FIW. Themo»l«>omplet» II r 1 I T U on the Continent of North Ameri- n C A I. I n «a. «ltn»ted mW«t icf nery un- D C G fl D T rlvallad for Ori-nidi'iir. IlAatln*. n CO U ll I Fishing and Rxcnrolmi* lo the cany polnlsof Interest. Talwrnphlr communication with nil part* of IU world: two mslls arrive and depart •vary Aay. Iia haih<* rare all nervous and moacuUr diseases: lu water* hetl all Kldi'*v, Llw and Stomach Ailments et every nam*. Th* uric* of a fund-trip lltltti Mw**n Ntw rVnver and Halrvmi. obtainable all th* rear round nnd (mod form days, It HU, f lateral RiMrlnft. Arrow Lake, II, 0. BURVBYOR, TOIfM McLATCHIK, Dominion and Pro- tl vliiclal Land Rtirtvjror. Nel*>n. II C. AH HEYLAND, Bnmn«H«nd Provincial , Undflurwor, KAMI/) our ~being something, not by our having. And as we build up our character we havo, foi1 character, after all, is the only thing of real value. To Be or not to Be, then, is the question. At one ofthe mines near Sandon, the cook is a woman who has one child, a little fellow nbout four years of age. The youngster is ono of those bright little chaps and is a great favorite with the men. Naturally ho has picked up the slang that abounds in all mine bunk-houses, and in spite of his tender age, is quite proficient in the we of it. Tho other day I»Sh mother was scrubbing the dining-room floor, and hud told the little fellow to keep off it with his dirty feet. He did so for a time, but the temptation was too great and ho slid into tho room over the wet floor. Ho slid right into his inothcrV aims, und she, in anger, grabbed him by tho arm find gave him it sling iwtohh the room into a corner. Quickly recovering himself, ami, shipping his IiuikIh uii tho seat of his wet panties, lw looked up boldly and snid: "Look aherc, Mr. Motnmie, don't yer get so gay, or I'll put ft tin earon yer." Aefced hy one of thc men what ho m wi nt hv it, lie boastfully replied: "Oh, "I'm gcttin' oil swelled up on myself," OK WIST AJtll SCOTCH WIHIKKT. De Wet in pwnewiwl of humor. Ono of the leading ofliclnlft in a ^ refugee camp in a Hcotchnmn, who, KfiOTPNAV ttAfI~Vi "i«»""jdwliifl t,,e ,,i»»er look ooawloii, rum miiliivAiY,t5An,0A* ,n «^ngtl.e geneml n drink, to i in* w»mi i\n., uMITfcl). My |IP muit |lsw got af»ir amount .9.*.. . r.HAiiwt* leoitvoyn. Do Wet mnn intiolt INJ^AT,0NAL NAVIOATIOM AlumttMHliit liliu, mi! mid tlmt !*- 1HAm\T,fOMI'AMV LIMITED ' fore mi nek Ing a wnvoy he made KAflM) ft SI/)CAN RAILWAY. in(,uiri^ if they were guarded by m, Lv. KASLO Ah. U:l& |. m Hm*<*hmftn. If thin wert» mi he DRUOS, J V*tt <mtm iiM-nWr »ilen.W to. """on' VKixjovtm. Tit. CAMKIIOV, HanHnn. Mamitarlnn* . CMIiInf loonier; and antktta i«lront«* torn all *tia*M. The following occurs in a decision rendered in the case of Morrison v. Regan in the supremo court of Idaho: Descriptions of mining claims TnidT^*peiTBM~^jm*Rn^ITmject-^^ location certificates should be liberally construed, and a description in tho notice of a raining claim is sufficient, under a law referring to a natural object, which describes tho claim as located h certain num. ber of feet from another mine. An amended certificate relates buck to tlie original location, provided that it does uot interfere with tlie existing rights of others at tho timo of such amendment. Where it is shown that a mining claim has been located in good faith, if, by any reasonable construction, the language used in the description and in referring to nntiiral objects and permanent monuments will impart notice to a subsequent locator, that is sufficient. ' ii A PKEC1LCS miOUMKNT. The Declination of Independence is to bo seen no moro by the public. An order has been issued that henceforth the historic iminuheript shall bo kept under lock and key in a great fire and light proof mfc The declaration will never be ex- exhibited ngniu nt any of tlio great intermitional fairs. This decision is tho result of nn examination of tho document hy n committee of the American Academy of Science, that acted at tho Instance of Seem DISSOLUTION Or PAKTNKUSHIP. Notice ia hereby given that tho partnership heretofore existing' between us, the undersigned, as general merchants in the City of Sandon, in the Province of British Columbia, has been tliis day dissolved by mutual consent. All debts owin<? to the said partner ship are to be paid to Albert iioss, at liis store at Sandon, B. C , and all claims asratnst tho Baid partnership are to bo presented to the said Albert Ron-, by whom tho same must besettled Dated at Sandon, B C , this 27th day of April, 1903. «.,• ,.■.««!'i £ Albert Ross. Witntss: J. P. McIkkw.. NOTIGE. blood Jdriven by ft man's heart travels 4,292,000 miles. An average pair of engine driving wheels rua 66,775 miles before they are worn out. A single cocoon of the ordinary silk worm will frequently give a double thread 1,100 feet in length. More soldiers commit suicide than men of any other profession. Beersellers come second and doctors third. A pair of gloves pass through about two hundred hands from the moment tho skin leaves the dres-1 sers until the gloves are purchased i by the intending wearer. "Do you allow drunken people on the train ?" asked a fussy clergyman at a New York elevated station tho other day. "Sometimes, but not when they aro too drunk," replied the brakeman, "just take a seat near tho middle of tho car and keep quiet and you'll, be all right." HENRY'S NURSERIES ROSES, BULBS, RHODODENDRONS, FRUIT & ORNAMENTAL TREES GREENHOUSE and HARDY PLANTS. HOME GROWN & IMPORTED GARDEN, FIELD ASD FLOWER SEEDS, BEE HIVES AND SUPPLIES NOT tbe "largest nurseries, greenhouses, and seed hou-ea in.tho world," but ve have fetter stock than ever, and you will save money by buying direct. My new Catalogue will tell you all about It. Mailed free. M. J. HENRY, 3009 Westminster Road. Vancouver, B.O. WHITE LABOR ONLY H. GIEGERICH Staple and Fancy GROCERIES Agent fbr GOODWIN CANDLES GIANT POWDER TO DELINQUENT CO-OWNERS. TO I. K. ARMSTUON'Ov BdmliiHtrni-).- ofthe ettsteof Martin Mnrcliison, orlo whomsoever he uny have transfer • ri the Interest of Mai tin Murrlilson. deceased, In the "WHiner" and "Ivau" mineral claims, situated on Goat moun tain, one- half mile north of New Denver. Sloc.ut Mining Dlvlslwi. VOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that I have 1 expended 1205 oo In labor and Improvement; ui»iLtkejibaMJi<mllQn^jniiLeiaLcMme,un(ljr, the provisions of life Mineral Actjietwei Murch 28th. toog a' d Mate. 281 li, IOCS and if within ninety days from the date or this notice yon fall or refuse to contribute your proportion of tlie ab'ive mentioned sum, which is now due, together with all emit* nf advertising, your intereM In ihe mid claim will liecnne the property of thr umleralgiicd, under Section 4 of an Act en> tit led "An Act to Amend the Mineral ActlflOO" Dated nt New Donvcr, B. C, till* 7th dnv of M-y.lflliS W.U.YOUNG. fM'M) * Urn ix. m An. 8ANDON Lv. l.-oo p. ». J 'f,',rtl,^r imiufml if H conMlnod niiy ....„».. ~—~ *whiikev. If thp necnnA condition !VTP*»V*TfOV»v v i t*tf*, wi ^** .. ■ •***„.* _„ * . - .» .9 .«•*.- WM<|M«.<M «*•*, .11(1, UV «M»»#i# KASl.O.NKti?OX llOUTE HMYV r'.'.'.-p.-j' ii J.XV'iJ , *,tL'* emirn he know the Can't make us quit In a short time we will be installed In the reno vatwl Clever Mock, wiili everyihiiig new, first clfli*, and up to date, In Oert's FurnUhin^ and (Jroeeri-Mi, llrwrs and Shoea and Mining Sup \mc\ ete. tti tine mean* ■Ume we ini iaA oruers from oar warehocwei. CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENTS MOUNTAIN CHIKF Mineral Claim Situate In the Arrow Lakft Mining Division nf Wa*' Koolci'a.v District Where located- " On CmiMiii ('reek nlxut two miles from the Junction w tli CurrlliooCreek, T\KE NOT1CK Thnt I. A- It. HeylHiid.n- cut for IVter MeDnnald. K. M. <'. HSiSirt. Kllen McDougald. V. M. C l»3i.W0, Waller Ross. V. M. U 4I0SS, Inland. -Ixty day* fn>m iho dalf licrcof. to aniilv lo the Mining Recorder tut n eertlflcate of lm|irov*?mentP. for (he ptirtiowol ohliiinliig a ennru grant of the ahoveclatm. And further take notice lhat action under Sec ST mn»t l<c crtinmeiiecd liefore the Iwuance of such certilicnte of Improvements. Dated this S4tti day of February. A ,P. man. A. H. 1IKYLAND, G. W. 0BIMMETT, C.,1'. R. Time Inspector. SANDON, B.C RELIABLE ASSAYS Gold.. t JSI Gold and Silver. .Moo Lead .7ft I Gold.sllv'r.eopp'r 1.& Samples by mail receive prompt attention. Gold and Silver Refined andjBongbt OGDEWASSAYCO 1T85 Arapahoe "*., Denver, Colo. Claim NOTICE. TO DELINQUENT OO OWNER. To J. M. *>. nEVKMJM, or to whonuwverlie may hnv? in»n»ferred hi* Inlen-xl In Hie Cwofell mineral claim, *»ltimted ut the head ut V.telil Mile emit, SWau Mining Dlvl4o,. Wet hooleimv DIMrlcl. II L. \1'<W. and -Mch of vmi. »i»hnrehy notified that 1 I lmv« expended ihe aum of *H07 Ml li< ImlNir and ImprnvenMnila unnn Ihe almve •nan* il'ineil mineral claim uniler Hie provlilon* nt the Mineral Act, and If. wiittln nlnatv dav* from ll»e date of thl* nollee. vou f«ll "r re'«*« t cMitiiliiitf vmir ftrtion of all «ueh enrwiidllnm* ■»mo'iiii|ii/tielKhly-|wo.lol>ar<»tii|»Utv cent* « h'rh t* now due, t»*elhfr with all not* of ad venUing.yottr Inleivat in Ihe «ild claim will Ufome fh* |irnt#rty of tlw itnder»linied timler *m-<ii<im4 ul nm AcMiitUled "An Act to amend thsMlieral Ael 11*0" I>«T(»I at naal>t, II G.thl* wh d*v of March. A l* 1»«. IIOHEIIT RWIN. NOTICE. NOTI«K la hereby rlvan that, thirty day* alti-riUtr 11 imd In ap|ily lo ih« ilonor- ni.la lh* <*M*f (%imml**l<>itn of l*and« mid \Vnt\u 1tW a nmial llwne* t«» cut and titty nt*? timl*r from lha fnilowlngd«*ctlUdtract nfltml, MlnaM m the *v«ih tide nf Commit l„*»Vaofi ih* Naktt*|ian4 W<wi«*»i Hallway enm- inenciiif al a out imt kit) " \1 (I. -N. W. (!." l>1ii*fi«<-4,5i-«-*t-»lfwilk«e>«rth *4 A R, I'lmrtawT* l>»(. and •'•mt ttt, tttl trmt* lha wtwhwiwt t** titrol Hnmmli lA%a, thnw* *>-»iti *i «li»li». >li#iH«e»MM, Miehaln*. tli-ne* nrtrth Nuehaln*, Ihenne W*r*« Wl etMlM lit |«l t of mmm*!*** tm*a%. IUt«» tit N«wilVn*«r, m tht liOt «t*y of M*nh,t»«. u. niKnavRiBR. Is now published in Vancouver. The price is still $] a year to any part of the world. Send in your orders and address all letters to R. T. Lowery Vancouver, B. C. AINSWORTH SANDON J. K. CLARK, MINES AND MINING lieporo, Examinations and Manage* ment, NEW DENVER, B.C. Canadian *yv ■ jRac j m£.. Kyt Through bov klnffs to The Yukon and Alaska S.S._^Mn_ce83_M.ay^JLUI_8alUJ'Pm= Vancouver bn April 23d and May 3d. and abcut every ten dnys thereafter, farnifihlng direct through servioe to Skagway and all northern points. Bookings to all points east and wett at lowest rates. Eeduced Settlers' Bates DATE OF 8AIJE EXTENDED TILL June 15th For time table*, rate* 'and complete information apply of local ftlfent, ur— I A. II. LEWIS, Baiiflon AK*nl. J.S.OAIITKK. K.J COYLE, D, r. A.,Xel*oii,I).0. A.G.l'.A., Vancouver siyiish spring suHs Prices for prompt selling, I have marked medium and high grade suits so low that thero can't possibly bo any argument regarding prices. The best time to buy is at present, for the styles are still unbroken. I am quoting prices on Groceries away clown. Leave your order for tho month of Blay. Delivered to any part of Snndon free of charge. ALBERT ROSS. Sandon NOTICE. 8 J. B. SMITH & CO. Ntw Ocnver, B. C. ll'iiii: ,,„...„, .... „„,,„ ..... U-gguii., Houldj "*"■"" 'i%h|«« tlua. tat* «*»,—<to. J»»n«si' huMin.m. hw. mtwy An. j-.m p. m !(J»*cUe. ,J!5* ? A": Km° hv' War'*' m-? *««vveivu.HiiLitixtfvvnnm. eu". '"""A'A" "'"•*•'•'• i'tav,* %o u,t* ..mino I «___ St*l#*»n*tr»i>j»4* tl* iltwui Nurthr-m •tM O. R A M Ctmtimny'* line*. « The <l«i|KMmte clinging tit pab- Far far thet particular* rail 00 or *A- \,{c men *° offi<5« •* •>"« <" *'•« wowl SrtiiPf.T tnt.iv« ». 'toMurwiof public life in (iinaiU, Jr'^wT '^»N». Mawat^KMKiaijr, tj,e Toronto Worlil. TU« po- in turtti PTriuanift tfi*.Jl*.99 mXkm of* mintetrr nt thm cmtrn lu ATLAHTIC STEAMSHIP TiCKtIS ^1^.1,1, ,,n<,*i*„ ii i* h«id) Vt*ia.t tmm nneWMi |^tou *,uo«**<ii*. l^f himntmHe mean* nnA nwtl for\ aud ftuwti an Hum Ai*ly lm mtUii* **m I w»» t*»-frfit lA tJlfc J>fOpl<'. IMA HU ^***mm* m Mmma^ im, *9tc ant nlliar tm»t il it * degrading *t»tm.m~ ft»BBM-, «rvllade. Ttmti te m Aingtnee nr *^T' homiiintion in bring in oppwitJon. v w c»m«i**t.#.* %._,_%.%mmm* *■'«»«• of t&# l**t yuUte wmk ia^F. F. LIEBSCHER, £w <» t*. P. H. At**l,'gaw Dtnvtr Gam*ii*it*.w. M a A#t ,Huotpit. Order your summer suit now Call and tee my stock ot Sailings 'iHHRTV PAV* afWr d»»». I Intend marrtr a & j.W XX-i' 'XiiMt'.itUtfji »-.' t'M.nC ,tmi Wtwtti.ftw * t*,**tl*l l,lttwi*9 in mt and twrtt *»«f «ht»l*t r«HMtlM t*U»**t„a fym* Ibnt Irart .•* tamtt. ty*mi99Wt99jM* wtwt »tti»Ml i» V,ir« imt vm * Mill whp^. amwa tw wa*, hi 9 wwtiA*tty .lirw 0-n> fium ih« I mll«* t>«w <>n Km Kakitat. 4 Rlnrtn -Hi«»«-*, artt«l J. J.OIIahan'a Cw. tn.fwtt,m ihfmtm wwtbm tA*-im. ih ttrt *nW9* • liliitti. llHilH'ii *,lttih Uti ,i,l..ll*, lliolliw ttl'Hl 91) 1 ■ It 1 |h4 *a tl« pr<l*| nt t*tm<mtin*'9m*iil ' U.ia4 at llMtlMfy. Mart b **,h rt% J.J.CAU.AllAX. NOTICE. I to Ik* *t%l*i .Vmmmmwtt tafumJA aa* 1'ftrOit t*i**ifwr4al 1,*>*,t*«,*i» tSi put " * ir mm 9w ' ■nm r*Hm *rn1 tttay nmwm itim 9w tttoHtrttm ***** ** t* <ymmmmmt*t* mmmutmi-i. Oaiui^rv. ttaitMf mm ». U ttatlam/ratmimwtm. ahMt 'HtmMratnflli «llt M *tA%e a*m* i»»!Oit! XtVuaii I *9fwAti twltwnf ttmw* wm mthatna, thtnn* -MUtfc-fttiflh-t-ttui UWhi'k .a.* mt itm?**, ih*u«* ii.irtfc *T ttwtm IA l«.l«t of entntttiittttu'tl. \wttS -91 9ml***i. fi C .Wwil villi. j*t K lltfP DtNVtfi olTcru « p!e*Mint Malwtitute for h& home to tl.i#M3 w \m ti*\ «•!. Ii te wtunUil nn the fu^ rIioto of I^tkp Hlocan, tli© mont Imiiitiful lake in LnJ all America. From ita talc-miki mul wimlowa h^- ■ win ltd neen thet grandwti sranery npon thia continent. Tlio InfcflriiAl arrttiiKOiiifsntfl of tlio Iiotel aro tlio reverse to t*l«t)lion«, nil tb« iw»m« Mnr ■n1**twwl. nnAwtimitttt i f\J\ Mli mt tho hmA of every teoA wwV«» it w**y tor the Ary fi-A LnJ moment* in the morning. *c»uw^tjRjK^JB^J*ui*u> ^J *"* Th* html •«<! *bf*p*tt mtate in Ibe ewnlry ire 5 ^ to bo fouml in tite dining room. Thn house is rttn up* pJ\ nil t*fi9mr\tit\Hl**,tt n**inrttr\lt%tt ««.! il.n r.»n»nRfi*A» irll^>'•!» , m I * u * i ■■ ■ , u* puck i« jn»t nt wtleome im the millionmie wlUi hit roll. Ktcry g«Mi iweivwi the bent of cure tnd j>it»t«Nrtion. Tlie liquors »ro the teewl In the Sloc*n. nnd the 1 hotel luui long been noted for It* fi«fi »nd gamo dinners. Tbf# in t>h* only 1lt>t-elMm hnnm In the ltttf*rn** nt j North Amerie*. One look «t the landlord will txm* vint* soy utrsngtr thst, the vuujtin tre ot the item qual« I ity. Room* reserved by t*}tip9ph.KJ*~M^j9i^9ij»t^3 HBKRY mmB, Pro|»r»ttof«x#rs0c\i#\a^
Preceding Title: The Nakusp Ledge Succeeding Title: The Fernie Ledger Frequency: Weekly
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