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[The Phoenix Pioneer and Boundary Mining Journal]
BC Historical Newspapers
Devoted to the interests of the Boundary Mining District. The Phoenix Pioneer was published in Phoenix, in the Kootenay Boundary region of southern British Columbia, and ran from April 1898 to May 1916. The Pioneer was published by the Pioneer Publishing Company, which was managed by W. B. Wilcox (from 1899-1908) and Thomas Alfred Love (from 1908-1911). On August 12th, 1910, the headquarters of the Pioneer burned down, together with a large portion of the town of Phoenix itself, and the paper consequently suffered serious financial difficulties. On April 11th, 1911, the Pioneer was sold to Gilbert Kay, who published and edited the paper until May 1916. The paper was published under a variant title, the Phoenix Pioneer and Boundary Mining Journal, both from 1903-1910 and from 1911-1912.
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if fh" ' I I \ J OVER.-. 1 400 MEN 1 Are working in the j mines around Phoenix; ' Devoted to the Interests of the';fiotjhdary.Mining..Disticict��. ,'i;.:',. '-y\ ��� i ��� 1 he-4J��v*o5;-��l - ���...~.-,.-.; I PHOENIX , , 'j ���'- i : Is larger-than - that of 1 i any other boundary j I Camp." ��� < i 1 . , / ����^������, 1 ��,��,,����,,#������, ��.,������������ i,m��,i�� . �� ' * . . - * . . .^......7. . .. - J .4 - , W Vol. I. '" PHOENIX, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1900. No. 19. THE HUNTER- KENDRICK CO., Ltd. Wc are headquarters for every- *��W����������.W������ �� ��� WWB��WW����MWW�� thing and anything needed by ��������������������>��������������������������������������� +��-������������������������������������������������*������������������������+�����*��***��������������������������#*���������������������������������������*��� anyone or everyone in the ^^^^^^^^^���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������^������������*��������������*���������������*���������������������*���������*������***���*���' LINE OF HARDWARE GROCERIES DRYGOODS CLOTHING BOOTS and > SHOES and MINERS'AND HOTEL Supplies in Endless Variety; jf��Frec Delivery.* Prompt Attention j�� Close Prices j*- . HE IPHBIKI CO.. IU Old Ironsides Ave., Phoenix, BvOtw * Amman "What \J-'C nave -���we hold." Our firm lias not yet been in business for six months, yet we have a generous patronage far beyond our most sanguine anticipations. This has been earned by a strict attention to business, right prices and by a close study of the wants of our customers. "We propose to bold this trade .in, the future by the same "legitimate methods, and will continue to give the very, best-goods for the money in the camp. Dominion Ave X)RRIN& PHOBNIX,BiC. we S When we say Ave give the most satisfactory service to, be obtained in the .General Merchandise line; iii the Boundary ,country, we mean it. "What we say we do, we do'do." We solicit a trial from those who have not yet patronized our store. ���'< Give:us;a,call when; you/need'���'"���" '- Groceries, Dry Goods, Clothing Boots and Shoes, Etc. Dominion Ave, Next to P.O.,' Phoknix, B.C. ���THE- Absent KM Jep Will have his innings at Miners' UnionlHall, Thursday, March 29 Some day your wife or your children or dependents, or even you yourself, will think you a ��� ' Ifaj M tliiiled Deftar If you don't insure >our life in ... , IkcWlSfta(e(o.ofll.I. The largest ot its kind in the world. L. G CRAWFORD, AGLNT FOR PHOKNIX, II. C. TALK ABOUT TRACKLAV1N0. Three Officials of tke C>4 Were la Puoealx This Week. WINNIPEG TO RESUME ��CEANACC1BENTAND...MN. ' iUAIANTEE CORPORATION, Ltd. CAPITAL $5,000,000. L/t CRAWFORD, AGWr HOK fHOKNIX, It C. LATE STOCK QUOTATIONS. What Leads) Shares, Are Seltlag for la RMtlaa4. ; . ASKKU Athabasca 28 Brandon & G. Crown. Big Three . . v Cariboo (Cp. McK).. Canadian (>. Fields .. *3 10 81 V/2 BID 24 ��9 72 ��� Crow's Nest P. Coal..$38 50 32 50 Dardanelles, . ., . Deer Park (new). Deer Trail No. 2. Evening Star .... Giant Homestake ... Iron Mask . . I.XL Jim Blaine . . ,. . King ,. Knob Hill .A ...... Lone Pine CcmsoU Mountain'l,ion ' Monte Christo. ��� Morrison Noble Fiye Okanogan Old Ironsides Princess Maud Rathmullen Rambjer-Cariboo Republic . $1 St. Elmo Con.. Virginia Victory-Triumph. War Eagle Con .$1 Waterloo Winnipeg Wonderlul ' ... sK 4^ X 12 11 m iX 2% 'X 2 1 45 25 '7 - ��9 ��4 16 ~*3# - 60 . 40 . 20��� ���iS". 93 < ��5 4 '# 4 3 10 6 3 *X 75 55 8 6 3% iH 22^ 20 05 1 02 3* n 4 3 2 35 * 30 7# 5# 16 11^ 3 *# SapMljr Neariat CompUMca. Messrs. ,Michael McBean & Co., purchasers, af the stock of The Wm. Hunter Co. Ltd., will have one of the most complete dry goods stores in the Boundary district. The store which is one of the most substantial in the town is rapidly nearing completion. The grpund floor will be used ex clusively for men's furnishing, clothing, boots and shoes; while the second story will be devoted entirely to ladies' dry goods, millinery and- dressmaking department. - Mr. McBean has secured the services of a leading eastern milliner���rone Who is acquainted with the New- York, Montreal and Toronto styles, and ladies may depend on having the very latest, and ��� finest goods in the market. ..Mr.. McBean, who is a thorough dry goods man, will spare no pains to make his establishment one of the most confortable in the interior. Don't forget the Absent Minded Beggar entertainment, at the Miners' Union Hall next Thursday. Captain J. W. Troup, superintend- ent of the Kootenay and Yale steamer and rail lines of the Cj P. R., accompanied by J. L. Lawrence, train master on the C. &. W.'at!Trail, and H. L. Johnson, roadmasfer of the same branch, arrived in Phoenix Tuesday night, and were callers at the Pioneer office. They came up(from Eholt to the end of the track on a tour of inspection, and on the way visited the B. C. mine, to which if)oint the C.P.R. is now operating the Itjjie. ' While in Phoenixi in company with several citizens; A the* were ��� shown through the Knob Hill mine by superintendent Win. Yolen; Williams, and thus obtained some jdea ot the vast bodies of ore which thfcir company will soon be called upon to move to the. Granby smelter at Grttnd Forks. 'J he Pioneer man {asked Captain Troup how soon thciwSople of Phoenix could expect to see the remaining two miles of steel,laid to Uiis town, and was informed that the Company would undertake it now with the least possible delay. This is understood to mean as soon as the snow is sufficiently gone, or inothe^course' of 4 month. The railway company now wishes to ballast the track from Greenwood to Midway, and complete the Phoenix spur at once, and will lose no time in doing so. �� JKr. Peters Says Rafcs Are Law. F. XV. Petei.", assistant freight agent of the C. P. R. at Nelson, has replied to tbe criticisms oPteveral journals that claim the freightl-ates, even since the recent reduction, -are still unreasonably high. Here is'what Mr. Peters say<t: "When we took over the C. & W branch from the contractors, we decid ed to make a general reduction in all our mileage rates throughout Kootenay and Boundary country, and the reduction between say Nelson or Rossland and Greenwood, >averages 40 per cent. This change of tariffs- made a reduction a'so on all other Kootenay branches, which leaves our rates as cornered with those of some of the* other lines operating in this country an average of 30 per cent lower. Snre'^ this is fair, especially through a district such as the Boundary country, where the cost of construction was enormous and the cost of operating equally high. "Mention is made ot the enormous traffic into that district; the large acr cumulation of freight which existed in November and December was simply orders held back for months, in order to get* the benefit of railway rates as against the enormous teaming rates which existed. Nov that that is ckarcJ up, .un one lUeiested can find the trrtlic i<- not pariiuil.'ily lem'iiKi- ative. Let me jjn c y< u one more comparison: the first five'CiuSa rale-, between Rossland and Ymir, a distance of 60 miles via S. F. & N. railway ac- according to tariff issued March 10, are as follows: "Class i, 73; class 2, 68: class 3, 63; class 4, 56; class 5, 52 "For similar distance 60 miles the construction rates which have been so much criticised are as follows- "Class 1, 78; class 2, 66; class 3, 52; class 4, 40; class 5, 36 "Our present rates lor same distance over any ol our lines 111 Kootenay or Boundary are as follows: Class 1, 58; class 2, 50; class 3, 40; class 4, 30; class 5, 27. "If any reasonable person will compare these figures and w ill recognize the enormous expenditure in opening up the West Kootenay and Boundary districts which this company has gone to, I do not think they will agree with some of the press criticisms referred So Says The Treasurer of The Company. ML J.H.BEECHER AT MINE WEDNESDAY War Eaile Shalt Now Drop Coejaresser "���, ; Rack Fly.'V...',; Dowa M Fcet-Oald is Now Maklag the about 300 feet and the latter 250 feet. Like most of the other mines of this camp, in the Gold Drop they are running through or along side of ore most of the time, and do not have much of a hunt to find it. The permanent and larger compressor plant is .to Ixj in position by July, when the present compressor will be abandoned. The new plant will be half of a 15-drill duplex Ingersoll-Sargeant machine. !N FIELD OF POLITICS . The Winnipeg mine, which closed down a few weeks ago, as it was" given out then, pending negotiations for consolidation with the Golden Crown, will resume operations shortly. This positive statement was given out Wednesday by'D. H. Bcecher, the treasurer of the Winning Mining & Smelting Co. Mr. Bcecher is a prominent business man of Grand Forks, North Dakota,- and has just made a trip of inspection to the mine. He informed a representative of the Pioneer that 'he was. much pleased with the appearance of the property, and the returns ol-from $18 to $24 per ton on the ore shipped thus far more than realized the expectations of the stockholders. ,/1'he Winnipeg, which has been continuously worked for two years and a half up to this time, is developed to the 300-fobt level, and has about 2000 feet of work done thus far. There are large ore reserves to be drawn on, from which steady ship^ ments will begin as soon as operations are once more started. It was thought this would be at the time the steel was laid to the ore dumps, but Mr. Beecher says it will be sooner. At present the managing director, Duncan Mcintosh; is east, and will visit Nova Scotia before .his return, where he will be mar ried. He is expected back in about two weeks, when .work..'Will: be started again.' y , '���*��� -.' :���', Mr. Beecher is a prosperous banker in -his North Dakota home, and has other interests in the Boundary. ��� One of these is the Homestake, adjoining the Emma in Summit camp, which will be actively developed this summer. The corporation owning it is the Boundary Homestake Mining Co., Ltd. : In regard to the proposed con soli dation with toe';G^ to.' In tbe Martin Cabinet. Victoria, B.'C, March 19.���M.P. Gordon of Kamloops has just refused the portfolio of finance in the Martin cabinet, while Dr. Watt of Fort Steele, lather of Superintendent Watt, of Williams Head quarantine,- has accepted the department of lands and works, and is now en route to Victoria. Real Estate and Mines. Agent for the following Fire Insurance Companies:���Phoenix, of London Western Assurance and the British America Assurance, of Toronto. the Selling Agent OLD IRONSIDES SUBDIVISION, Town of Phoenix. ttf OFFIGB: KNOB HILL AVENUE Beecher stated that negotiationsN.w;ere still pending between,the,officers of the two companies, but as yet there was nothing :that he could, give, outlor publication. '<��� i'.; ���' ' The following appeared in last Thursday's Rossland Miner: "There has not been much dealing i in Brandon & Golden:. Crown since the proposed consolidation with,the Winnipeg; cX the contrary, the stock has gone down steadily since the plan was proposed. On the local board.23 was asked for Brandon and 19 bid. It is said that there is a growing sentiment among the shareholders of the Winnipeg which is strongly opposed to the consolidation of these two properties. The feeling is so strong that' if is now said that legal proceedings may be instituted to prevent". the consolidation.- ��� "A great deal of dissatisfaction is expressed, too, at the arbitrary action-of the superintendent of the Winnipeg on shutting, down that property without first having obtained the sanction of the board of directors. There is liable to be an investigation into the matter, and drastic measures may be taken. A number of the stockholders consider that the shutting down of the mine at this time is totally unwarranted, and that its only possible effect:has been to reduce tlie price of shares. The propel ty, they say; has about 100,000 tons! of ore in sight, .and that the effort of the management should be now directed to getting out and marketing this ore and making the property yield a profit instead of allowing it to be idle; "They further allege that the shut- down'is an arbitrary and unwarranted assumption of authority on the part of an individual who owns a very small proportion of the stock. There is, therefore, every possibility that the matter, unless there is a change for the better-very soon, will be brought before a meeting of the stockholders for adjudication.? War Eagle Shaft Down 90 Feet. Progress on the shaft of the War Eagle is steady, and has now- attained a depth of about 90 feet���the average rate being two feet daily. This week a Pioneer representative visited the property and went down into the workings with C. G. Buck, the superintendent. As depth is gained the character of the ore is steadily improving. The new compressor, hoist and pumps are all working smoothly and satisfactorily. Some 17 men are employed at the property, and this force will be increased when crosscutting begins at the 100-foot level. This should be some time next week, if there are no dolavs. It is reported that the ore body has been struck on the 70-foot level of the City, of Paris, in White's camp. Drifting is now going on at the 100- foot level on the Norfolk in Central camp, owned by the London & B. C. Gold Fields. ������". . The freight and treatment rate thus far charged by the C. P. R. on Boundary ores to the Trail smelter is said to be $7 per ton. The. shaft on the St. Lawrence, Deadwood camp, is down 75 feet, and will be continued to the 150 foot level before drifting is begun. Three carloads of Winnipeg ore, recently shiped gave returns of $18, $22 and $24 per ton respectively. Altogether thus far nine cars have been shipped from this property. On the Sunset,* in Deadwood camp, the new; Half of a 20-driIl compressor, with the two 80-h. p. boilers are working good shape. '��� The double compartment shaft is now down 150 feet,' From a large number of tests, an average value of Golden Crown ore is $35 Per ton- A car daily, from development only, is expected 'Co be shipped from the mine, as soon as steel is laid to the ore bunkers���now very shortly. A strike of 18 feet of good ore is reported from the Banner claim in' Franklin camp, at the head waters of the north, fork of the Kettle Vivcr. The property was bonded last year by Henry White, one of the old timers in Phoenix and other Boundary camps. Superintendent Buck, of the War Eagle, Who is also in charge of the Red Rock and Bald Eagle, has received instructions to begin development work on the latter properties as soon as thay can be gotten at to advantage. This will probably be in a short time, as the snow, even at that altitude, is disappearing fast. . /1'he annual meeting of the stockholders of the Mountain View Copper :Cp,w:as;heId at Eholt ^Monday night Premier Martin's Cabinet Not Yet Filled. FHfflTINfi JOE IS NOT IN A IUMY Laurier Rtfases fo laterfere aatf the UeaUa- aal-Ooveraor Tarai Dawa a Pretest��� Pelllical Paiaters. were'-fchosen: President, P. Welch; vilr;e-.president;and managing', director, J. G. Scraflbrd; secretary and treasurer, J.R. Mclhtosh^Jbhh Dorsey, V. Mon- nier, J. W. O'Brien and G. A. Rendell. It is expected that-tenders will be opened and. a-con tract let for develop ment work on the property in a' few- days. During the last week, there has been but little change in the political outlook of the province. Premier Mar-, tin has not yet filled his cabinet', and does not seem to he in a hurry. The business men of Victoria have sent in a protest against the present situation, which the lieutenant-governor rather curtly turned down. The premier has seized ties and timber on the Crow's Nest railway, for alleged lack of payment of royalties. This week Smith Curtis, the minister of mines has been in Rossland,and was exjiected daily in the Boundary, v but up to this writing had not appeared. Mr. Curtis seems very confident of Mr. Martin's success at the polls, but as yet, the,premier is supported by but few papers in the province. Premier 1-iurier, at Ottawa, has refused to interfere, saying that the people of British Columbia have the remedy in their own hands. An endeavor is being made to draw strict party lines in the coming contesL, and the conservatives will doubtless have nominees in the different ridings. Then there will be the liberals opposed to Martin and the straight Martinites. As yet it is anybody's fight, and presents a most unusual iwlitical anomaly. PoHOcal Maters. W. B. Cochrane returned Monday from the liberal-conservative convention held at Nelson. A. B. Clabon, of Rossland, has been offered a cabinet portfolio, according to the latest report ��� James M. Martin, M. P. P., says he might stand again for election from this riding under certain conditions. John Houston, .mayor of Nelson, and editor-jof tr^.Trib^ne^:.- is,, said jo_ ave another bee buizin^w, hist, bqn-^ Driving Two Tunnels on Gold Drop. Superintendent Easton informs the Pioneer that he has two drills of the temporary compressor at work, one in the No. 1 tunnel and the other in 1 No. 3 tunnel. The former is now in 1to tl,e "-'"d- BRIEF BUT IMPORTANT. *, - ' ' ' ��?���* The Kettle River Railway bill in the Dominion house has been read twice and;is now in the hands of the railway committee, with, it is said, considerable hope of being favorably reported oh. There is h'ttle to record in the Transvaal war situation this week. The British forces are-still advancing toward Pretoria, and the Boers are as steadily retreating, w-ithout important battles occurring. The report is gaining currency that Messrs. Gooderham and Blackstock, majority owners of the War Eagle and Center Star mines at Rossland, are negotiating for the Hall Mines smelter at Nelson. Supt. Hastings, of Rossland, recently examined both smelter and mine. Last Wednesday the little town of Kuskonook, on Kootenay lake was wiped out by fire. The burned buildings included the postoffice and the mining recordei's office, the papers in the latter place, however, bein^ saved. The fire is thought to have been incendiary. Loss, $15,000, no insurance. At least 35 builings were burned, many of them unoccupied. It is announced that the contract for the construction of the Wenatchee extension of the Great Northern into Republic has been let. Generally speaking, the route of the extension, as recently surveyed, will be from Wenatchee up the east bank of the Columbia to the Okano��an, up that creek, up stream to the headquarters of that creek, across Enos valley to the headwaters of the west fork, down to the San L'oil river and up stream to Republic. The McRae sawmill now has two lumber yards in Phoenix���one each on Dominion and Standard avenues. Cleaning up back yards is now in order and absolutely imj)erative. Those who do not do it voluntarily will probably receive a visit from the provincial constable. The health act is very explicit. Private as well as public houses should attend to this at once. The Dominion Express Company's employees throughout the Dominion are raising a patriotic fund, to be called the Dominion Express Company's Voluntary Patriotic Fund. Each em- net, headed towards Victoria. Hon. C~ H. Mackintosh, of- Ross=- land, is talked' 'of 'as a conservative nominee,, and the name of'FX BvBogUj is also prominently' mentioned.- Dr. Bowes, of Rossland, is out as an out-and-out eight-hour candidate for legislative honors from this riding, makings lour possible candidates to date. I The Rossland liberal-conservatives will meet April, 2nd to choose delegates to a convention to be held April 10th to nominate a candidate trom this riding. The Liberal-Conservative Association of Phoenix, held a meeting Thursday evening, and will meet again next Monday evening, when the list1 of officers will be completed. There is talk of G. O. Buchanan, of Kaslo, opposing R. F.. Green, M. P. P., at the approaching election in Slo? can riding. Wm. Hunter, of Silver-, ton, may also enter the lists. William Fernie, after whom the town in East Kootenay is named, has announced himself as a candidate for. East Kootenay in the next . provincial elections. His platform has not yet been given ont. The Rossland Record is authority for the statement that Joe Martin has offered the'portfolio of finance minister to George A. Stewart Potts, who is still considering that offer. Mr. Potts is an e.x-newspai>er man, and-is now- junior member in the law firm of Tupper, Peters & Potts of Vancouver, and is now located at Greenwood. The report is not corroborated, however. List of Prize Winners. The list of those who w-on prizes last week, Friday, at the St. Patrick's eve masquerade ball given by Phoenix. Miners' Union No. 8, is as follows: Best lady's costume, Mrs. C. W." Abbott���silk skirt, value $15, given by the Hunter-Kendrick Co.; best gentleman's costume, John Riordan-��� $5 hat, given by Foley Bros.; best Topsy, Miss Maud Despaine���$5 pair shoes, given by the Wynkoop-Sfephehs Trading Co.; most comical lady's costume, Mrs. McCormick���,-ocking chair, given by Clark & Binns; most comical gentleman's costume, G. XV. Rumberger^���?5 pair shoes, given by Morrin & Thompson; best lady waltzer, Mrs. T. A. Blair���$5 lam]), given by Michael McBean; best gentleman waltzer, E. D. Hall���box of cigars, given by C. W. Abbott. Dr. MacDonald, dentist, of the firm of Drs. Mathison & MacDonald, Greenwood, will be nt the Imperial hotel, Phoenix, from Saturday, March 24th, to Thursday, March 29th. Dr. Mai> ployee in the various offices is expected i Donald is a graduate of the Pennsvl- to contribute a half of one day's wages I vania College of- Dental Surgerv, oi Philadelphia. ��H8��*��**M��(!B^^ CL p IV si' THE PHOENIX PIONEER. '."V-1- , ' ������'"." �� * "1 V] J - w: \x .1/ Mi'1 t \ X V'.- ,{������?>.' It' 3: The Phoenix Pioneer. IS LTD OK SATIR��AV B\ THE HONKER PUBLISHING CO. AT PIIOMkUE. n. c. W. B. WILLCOX, Mgr. Sl'IlSCKfFTIONS PfrVcar . mx Months....- _ To! oiMffn Countries $3 00 . . . 1 25 2J0 advertising rates furnished ou application. Legal notices lo and scents per line. Four vecMy insertions constitute one month's ��<i\ erf Isingv J 900 MARCH (900 gun Mon Tues Wed Tbu Fri Sat ( 1 2 ,3 4 5 6 . 7 s 9 10 II 12 13 14 r5. 16 .x7 i8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3i fcUITORlAL COMMENTS. Joe Martin has fired his first gun, with 22 planks, into the political arena. That will give his'enemies just 22 separate opportunities to fire back at him ���that is if any such were previously needed. Mr. Martin's most bitter opponents assert that the lieutenant-governor should be dismissed, and talk of Hewitt Jiostock. as his successor. The premier, questions. If a passenger hails from Grand Forks, Rossland or Nelson, he must have a health ceitificate *or submit to \accination. There is nothing to prevent a person stating that he came from Re\elstoke and beyond, or any other station than the three mentioned. ���"** Establishing a quarantine is right and proper, but such a quarantine is of little or no benefit. Then, too, if a passenger comes from a supposedly however, seems to think he is secure infected town, what is to hinder his from any such earthquake as that having a bushel of smallpox germs, or would be. WORTHY OF SPECIAL NOTE If there is one practice more than another to be condemned in western . ton ns, ft is that of sending back east lor goods which can be as well gotten right in our midst. Too often, also, the goods received are of an inferior quality; and of course, there is no practicable redress. ���> '*> t ��� The Vernbn News calls attention to this habit in its locality,' and emphasizes the injustice done thereby to the locali merchants. That, paper also ,, states that it has recently declined a "proposition from a "Toronto clothing 'firm lo advertise its wares, the rate ; offered being Tiigher than (local merchants were paying/,, The subject is not an easy one to .deal with, but the Vernon News should - Jie commended'for its action. If there js a single' merchant in Vernon that .does not appreciate that paper's loyalty to the town andits interest, thus prac- . {icjilly shown, he, must be narrow minded'indeed. rThey should show this appreciation by lincreasing their ',��pace in;the News^and if they "do not, they do not-know a good thing when -they have it, No'other one thing can ��� be made1 to' be"of as much actual ���ser- - 'vice in'upbuilding any town as a live, , jup-tordate newspaper,1 that works for * ihe interests of the.commiinity. in sea- , 'json. and out offseason. Syu' >' ' " ' ^?,;-!rfce;Pioneet..is onp gf those, papers �� that believea in 'fostering the business of home merchants in every legitimate <. way. Their 'prosperity, is reflected "in that o(the town itself., /The attraction v , in sending east for goods is, we admit, often ��� difficult, to.;.overcome ��� even though the goods are,found, ,when too ��� late, to be cheap and' trashy, that are .so glowingly set" forth "in .the' catalogues. It often reminds us of the woman who spent five cents car fare to purchase ..an aiUcle.at a distant, store, that cost > just the difference nearer home., Home v industry and home merchants, if worthy ,of the name at all, should receive' our "patronage; and( ��\they do not'keep what you" want', let therrTs'end for'it for The rank and file of the people arc sick and tired of the political wrangles with which the province has been cursed for nearly two years. It is high time that a halt was called and that public instead of private interests were looked after. Already there is a move of the army of prospectors to the hills, and there is e'cry chance of bigger and better disco veiies being "made this year than in the jxist. The vast mineral riches of the Boundary are only just beginning to be know n or found. Premier Martin has been raising a great hullaballoo about the mining situation in Rossland, and Smith Curtis has been this week looking into the matter.t If the premier would' hasten more to bring on the election,' it would suit the people" better. "Bobs" is living up to his record in South Africa. Now that "Ladysmith has been relieved' and Bloemfontein captured, General Roberts is advancing on Pretoria. Kruger's days as the potentate of South Africa are , practically numbered, and that entire region will be the gainer. ' -, , t - Thousands,of.dollars were expended in advertising and, otherwise by the prompters of private bills presented to the late*, legislative < assembly. That money'was.thrown- away by the dissolution of the legislature* without passing one single act of *any kind.' The members of that legislature will be remembered by the people. '��� Members of the sanitary committee of the Phoenix Board bf' Trade wish it understood that in assisting the provincial constable in enforcing the provisions of the health act, they are acting only for the, best good of the town. It is a thankless'job at best, and their efforts should be supplemented by even resident of the town. PUZZtES^THEM ALL -j ?t is many a.nioon since a .political ���situation, similar to that now existing "in the province,' has been presented to *he {people'of this section.t Never ^before were, there apparently so man> -.diverse interests to consider and never * ,before was it so needful that the -coining election should settle the matter .and settle it right * ��� - ' . With^ll ,the criticisms that have .been launched against it, the Turner government was a stable government Of the -Semiin government not as -.much can be said. As the Semiin government was' tottering to its fall . lor the last several months, it became .apparent that the struggle was merely .one for place, and that theie was little ^f.any principle involved. Then, when -the government was recently defeated on the re-distribution bill, jMr. T#mer and his associates in op- ^asitvon^attemnted to form a coalition to keep<Mr, Semiin and Mr. ' So far there are three talked-of aspirants for the Rossland riding's seat in the ^next legislature. ^ .They are Smith Curtis, Alexander Dick, the mining man, and Mayor A. S. Good- eve, all of Rossland. Of course the Boundary is not considered when candidates are mentioned, but it will be cultivated in good shape, before the polls are opened. any other kind, in his baggage if it is not fumigated ? Passengers also who pass satisfactorily are kept in the cars while the medico, inoculates the less foitunateones and scraps about the one dollar fee that he is entitled to��� ii he can get, it It is a farce, pure and simple, as is attested by do7ens of reasonable men who have witnessed the modus operandi. Let the quarantine be thorough in every particular and let the city of Greenwood furnish sufficient help���if one man is not enough���to give the job the attention it deserves. In this connection it is said that recently the provincial health authorities ordered the mayor of Nelson by wire to erect a pest house and do other things needful to keep out smallpox. Mayor Houston's answer by'wire is said to have been as follows: "I'll see you and your governmet in first." To say the least, this was brief and to the point, but the reply did not appear in lull in the mayor's paper, the Tribune. Jay P. Graves, whose syndicate, is operating on such an extensive and successful scale in Phoenix camp, has recently bonded" a group called the Rockland, in"- the Slocan, of which great things are predicted���and evidently with reason. It is >the only copper-gold i'property of consequence that is known of in the heart of the silvery Slocan. The property of the syndicate was visited last week by Wm. Yolen Williams, of Phoenix, the expert and superintendent of the Knob Hill and Old Ironsides. He secured samples and it is said was highly pleased with the,enormous ledge on the claim. It is a pleasing comment1, that, at a time when most of the capitalists and investors this side of the Atlantic, are tightening their ��� purse! strings, Mr. Graves should be successful in interest ing additional capital for the development of mineral properties. NOTICE. We, The Wm. Hunter Co., Ltd., have sold our entiie stock fo'' Mr. Michael McBean ol Toronto. Mr. McBean comes to our midst a thorough businessman. Yearsofexperience in his native country, Scotland, and with a number of years in the trade center of eastern Canada, enables him to be an expert in his line. The new firm will cairy a new and thoroughly'complete stock of high class dry-goods, millinery, clothing, boots and shoes, men's furnishings and house lurnishings, besides having a first j class dress making department. The store is now being completed to receive the large shipments which are expected in a tew days. Mr. McBean has a first class millinery stock bought and has secured the services of a leading eastern milliner to take charge of this department: Ladies of Phoenix and vicinity may expect something extra nice in this depanment. Due notice of the opening will be announced later. Wishing each and every vone every success in the new camp, we aie yours truly, Tun Wm. Hunter Co., Ltd. Whercl��E.W. Asking? ' " Wanted to know the w hereabouts of E. XV. Askins, last seen in Phoenix early in December, traveling in a two horse rig selling dry goods, cooking utensils, etc. 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing 175 pounds, dark complected, .30 years of age, well educated. The lather of this young man is very desirous of locating his son. A liberal reward will be given for locating him. Any one knowing of or having seen him will communicate with J. RJONhS, St. Louis, Mo.,y.S(JA. ,3900 Kennedy Ave. . ., i -. ' -���-*���������s x . \ Church Services. PRrsBYixRiAN.���Divine service every Sunday at 11 a.m. and 7130 o'clock, Ironsides time, in the schoolhouse. Everbody cordially invited. t D. A. Si'Ewaki, B. A., Presbyterian Missionary. THE BEST BEER IN TOWN' IS 3IADE BY THE THE ELKHORN BREWERY POBTMANN . BROS. & CO. Proprietors. -~..j Meihodist.���Preaching service will be held every Thursday evening, at 7:30 o'clock, at the schoolhouse. Sermon by Rev. ,B: H. Balderston. Cordial invitation .to'all: >',���> \. ' PHOENIX LAUNDRY. >*���* < LAWREI<cfe&\VATs6NjProps." ; Best of work guaranteed. Specialty of White Shirts. Basement Miller Blk., Dominion Av. The Phoenix Livery Barn and GOOD CALLED FOR AND DELIVERED. Clark & Binns, DEALERS IN. ��'*���; ' ...FURNITURE... With Several Carloads in Stock and Several more en route, we can fill any order, from the Largest Hotel to the Coziest Home. Let us figure on your order. UNDERTAKING ANDIEMBALMING. , ��� ' L_OId Ironsides Avenue, ^ Feed Stables < t ��������. ��� HEDGES & CO., Proprietors. j�� Good Saddle, Pack and Driving Horses. Heavy Draying. jt , , . " fCharges Reasonable. ( STANDARD AVE, PHOENIX, U. C. PHOENIX MARKET. \wwmm What a Miner Wants. Vauqhan & HcInnes, The Pioneer ...Butchers OF THE CAMP. We handle all Kinds of Beef, Pork, Mntton and Veal. Also Fish, Poultry and Oysters in season. %" Your Trade Solicited. Our Prices Are Rislit.' i P. Burns & Co, ��� ��� HEAD OFFICE TOR UOUNDARV CKKFK, GKKKXWOOD, It. C. ��� , s HEADQUARTKRS, Nl-LSON, B. C. : Wholesale and Retail Meat Merchants. �� Markets at Nelson, Kaslo, Three Forks, Sandon, Slocan City, ��� Silverton, New Denver, Ymir, Salmo, Rossland, Trail, Cascade, ' �� Grand Forks, Greenwood, Midway, Niagara and Phoenix. [ FISH, OYSTER'S AND POULTRY IN SEASON. J All orders receive proinpt attention. ��� ��� SUNN & McCAGUE, PKOPKIEIOKS. City Bakery i ir RiwiH, Cakes, Pies, Etc., Fresh Daily. ironsides Addition, phoenix; b. c. free deljvuiv. Old If onsides Ave. PHOENIX, B. C ' The Rossland Miner avers that the C.P.R. is about to buy out the Grand Forks Gazette���lock, stock and barrel!. The editor of the latter s-heet denies the soft impeachment. The theory is that the C.P.R. wants to shut off the anti-C.P.R. articles appearing in the Gazette, in which its editor is becoming as much of an adept as the versatile editor of the Miner., A short time ago when tbe War Eagle closed dow n in Rossland, the Toronto World took occasion to publish some misleading information about the mines of Phoenix camp. That journal, which has thus discredited itself, has probably learned by this time that the majority of mining companies operating in this camp are not of the variety it took such fiendish delight in describing. There was, of course, no truth whatever in the statement made.' He wants a "false set" of teeth for the "mouth of the tunnel," and a girl of exerience to paint and powder the "face of the dniL" , He wants a four-in-hand tie for the "collar of the shaft," and a boot for the "foot of the incline." He needs a jockey who can ride a "porphyry horse" and use the "spur of the ledge" on a "bucking donkey" (pump) and "drive a crosscut" He wants an "expert" burglar to "tap the ledge," a detective to "lollow the vein" and a watchman to guard the "silver plate.'' He wants a hat that will fit a "head of water," and a man who can wear the "cap of a tunnel-set." He wants a soldier who has been "drilled" to handle "gun" and to "shoot" and work a "battery,-" also a painter who,can distinguish a "color.'" He wants a "square set" of men to work for him, some feed for his "giraffe," a bird for the "cage," a -hunter to hunt the "gopher" and a "grizzly" and a sprinter to "run a drift" against time. He wants a tidy man who will put an "apron" on and "clean up" the mill, sweep up the "dust" and wash "dirt" He would also like to have the government lurnish him with "stamps'" tree ot charge. And when he "dies" he wants to go to the -'upper level" and play on a silver "horn" and have his "slapjacks" baked in a "gold pan." Anotfier Car of Timothy Hay Just to hand. Also Car of Oats. When Buying Flour See that it is the Celebrated CAr.GARY HARD WIIIUT, the best Grade of Flour in the Market The PHOKXIX FHKD and PRODUCE CO. are sole agenU fo- this Celebrated Flour. An Immense Shipment of Choice Fresh Ranch Butter Just Arm ed at our Warehouse. Kindly call and sample it. CONTACTORS and BUII.DKRS WIU. TIND a good r,tock of A No i Shingles always on hand at our Warehouse. PHOENIX FEED AND PRODUCE CO. Maple Leaf Hotel TWIST & SANDERS, Props. FINE WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS ���mmhhmmmALWAYS KEPTION HAND. ~ /' Old Ironsides Ave. ���PHO NIX, b:c,< J. E FORTIN, Dominion Avenue Phoenix, B. C. Shoes m'ades ini any style. Rubbers*and Snoes repaired.' All kinds of Leather Findings for sale. , Harness Kkpaiked. The British Columbia Wholesale Liquor Company, Limited. R. GREIGER, Manager. AGENTS FOR pafc^t Columbia r Hotele^^ Corner Dominion Ave. and Phoenix Street. W The Largest and Best Appointed hotel in the Camp. European plan. Newly furnished and finished .throughout. ^j��^COMPLETE LINE OF BAR SUPPUES.^^j* I . GREENWOOD, B. C. . . I ^&'��a^B^Ek,B^ffl^a/B^lS^!&<tf^^^ What the Vancouver World de Cotton s "kes as t1e "dai^est piece of public in poa-er. .' The retard was to be seats in the cabinet? As is,��-ell known, the .attempt Mas frustrated by Joe Martin and others. ,,Now, then, Mr. Martin is forming a government, and will appeal to the people for endorsation. He will certainly not be endorsed by the Turner .or Cotton-Semlin faction;., and as yet , he has failed to secure the support ot .Jicy party or faction. The conservatives are certainly against him, and ��he fibcrals .ire far from being united on Mr. Martin or his poljcy. . .'Attempts are being made to bring .on the elections on, btrict.y party lines ahd conventions to that end have been held. The parties aie so split up. 'J.onever, that it is jet iar from certain jrhnt this ran be don'e. The situation jju??Tes the most experienced and ;Htt;fO poHtir.il xiorkers in the p'-oiince jobbery yet recorded in Canadian history," and perpetrated by the Semlin- Cotton government, has recently been unearthed at Victoria. It consists in giving title to certain valuable coal lands to the new Vancouver Coal & Land Co., which that corporation got from the Hudson's Hay Co., and the title to which had been in dispute. Lots of queer things come out about election time. TdRGUiH THE WEEK. L Jj there ever was a farce, the quarantine, now existing by authority of the city of Greenwood, fills the bill to a nicety. On the arrival of the C. P. R. train daii), the car doors aie locked, and Dr. Schon, the city health office-, begins the seance by asking New Majestic Officers. The first annual meeting of the Majestic Gold Mining company, limited, took place a few- davs ago in Montreal, ��tbe attendance being large, and Mr. S, H. C. Mu e ccupjing the chair. The superintendent's report was read and considered very satisiactor), the same being supplemented by a short address from the president. It was reported that shipping fiom the City ot Paris, the ad.o ning property to the Majestic, in H lute's camp, had begun at the rate of 30 tons per day, and that arrangerr ents had about been completed for remjving the product ol the Majestic. 'Ihe election of officers was then proceeded with, resulting as follows: S.H.C. Miner, presiJent; J.P. Graves, vice-president; C.F. Smith, H. E. Mcintosh, J. F. Hemenivay, A. L. White, secietary, and George XV. Woostet, treasurer. X. F. SEARS, Proprietor. Are Now Ready to do All Kinds of TINWARE, ROOFING, REPAIRING, Etc. Dominion Avenue, Phoenix, B. C Phoenix Stage Line. Makes Two Round Trips Daily Between Phoenix and Greenwood. Leaves Phoeuix at S.15 a. m. and 1,45 p. in. Phoeuix Time. Leaves Greenwood at 10:00 a.in. aud 4:00 p.m. Greenwood Time. MANDEL 8c MURPHY, Props. (Formerly of Sandon.) Merchant T i?^����!��tf;v^^3^^;s^^?^ (Opposite Mineis' Union Hall) Corner Dominion Avenue and Ka..i er Street, Phoenix, B. C. This Hotel is Hard Finished i Bar Furnished With the Fin- Convenient!}* Arranged. . | est of Goods. Are now open with a full aud Complete Assortment of the Latest Patterns iu Suitings Overcoatings, Etc. Cor. Phoenix St. and Brooklyn Ave., Phoenix, B. C. m S!4 'SVViWW- "Graham & Prendergast, Props. DAN McRAE, Profrilior. gh and Planed Lumber, Flooring, SMplao, Rustic and SHINGLES ON HAND. . . We nre prepared to furnish dimension timbers. Mill Located Two Miles West of Phoenix, B. 0 i THE PHOENIX PIONEER. jtifrir-TTT |-4--f-f++4^<f4-H-f+-M^-H-H=H-4- DRUGGISTS. DRUGS, PERFUMES, Druggists Sundries. WE GIVE EVERY ATTENTION JO OUR i ' ' REMEMBER THE LOCATION Opposite The Wm. Hunter Co. ' ooo DominiftnAv- niOENIXJX CONSERVATIVES MET L-i. Decided on Vigorous Campaign on Party Lines. 4ND PASSED MANY RESOLUTIONS |Dclei��tci Were PrcMat From Roiiland, Nel- koa, Slecu, Trail, Ymir, Greenwood, Pbocalx, Colvmbia and Grand Forks. Last Friday the conservatives of the x constituencies in Kootenai met at elson, for the purpose of considering he present political situation and' or; ;am/ing for the election contest. Dr. Sduard JJowcs, of Rossland, was hairman and j. Stewart Potts, ol Jreenwood, secretary. The resolutions adopted were as follows: Moved by D. B. Bogle, seconded by Cliye-Pringle, and carried: " " l*hat the-origin ot the * Liberal Conservative party may be traced to a crisis in the history of the tountry which necessitated a union ofthe best men of both parties lor the unification and progress ol the Dominion o! Canada. XA 4eriousf crisis ' exists in the province of British Columbia at the t present time. The principles of' Lib- '_ eral-Conservatism contain the only 2.s^eined>\lor one-man government, sec- ��-|tionalism and the undue influence of MPplitical adventurers: Therefore, be it }|pf "Resolved���Chat in the "opinion of jgjjlthis meeting thre forthcoming provincial electionsjbe conducted upon party lines,,, the Liberal-Conservative party | relying not solely upon party affiliation in federal politics: but also upon broad principals of LiberahGonseryat tism which will remedy the violent Abuses.. of government in this province." ��� . ' Moved by A.'S. Goodeve, seconded p^by H. C. Shaw, and carried: '; 5$|3\ "Resolved���That in the opinion of ^Shis rilseting there-should be a redist?i- Ippution of seats throughout the province "fiiipon a fair''hn'd;?eqiutSble Jb'as'is;"and! Ian immediate remedy by,special :legisf Jation for the glaring anomaly in the jjj epresentatibn of' Rossland 'riding ��� of West Kootenay by giving a member b the Bbundaiy district;"- - Moved by Dr. Bowes, seconded by red Irvine and carried: ,. , "That this '^convention deprecates he existing disputes between labor and apiral, and suggests that it. will - be the vocation of the government to ���carefully investigate the working of laws dealing with the industrial eoridi- tioris, and general regulations between Jabor and capital in the province, i keeping in view, the main, object of government,, the prosperity of the ���country'"arid the well-being of its'cit- i. izens." g It was moved by A. Dick, seconded gljy W.A. Macdonald, and carried: "Resolved���That this convention .approve the establishment bf employees'relief funds, under proper safeguards, for the. benefit of workmen employed in mines, to be contributed ���to by the workmen, the employer and the. government; such relief funds to be administered jointly by trustees appointed by the ^workmen, the employer and the government, and to provide medical aid, and afford relief in cases of accident, sickness, 3r death." It was moved by C. E. Race, seconded by Hector McRae and carried: ��� "That as mining is the most important industry in the province, our representative should favor legislation fostering mining .and protecting v it against undue discrimination as- compared with other industries and particularly in the following: (i) "That increased fees upon the recording of ciaims and obtaining,of. crown grants should not be imposed. (2) "That taxation upon mining should be placed upon net income, not as at present upon gross output and capital invested. (3) That a proper distribution of the revenues derived from the mining districts should be made in furthering the construction of roads, trails and bridges, in ��� undeveloped mining districts. "(4) That the efficiency of the minting bureau, which has already been an effective advertisement of the province, should be increased by the compilation t. and publication of monthly returns of mineral output, and by the advertise ment of the province by means of lectures; press advertisements and ore exhibits under,, the direction of an energetic agent in London.. 'x :'.y.;l ,'"{5) That in these; and all /respects affecting the mining interests of the province our representatives should act together for the better furlheiing and protection of th'e"miriing industry than heretofore." Tt was moved by J. S. Clute, junior, .seconded by , Hector McRae, and carried: "Resolved���That' this, convention expresses its confidence in Charles Wilson, Q. C, as leader of the Liberal- Cpnservatjve party in the province of British Columbia and pledges him its heartiest support."' Delegates were present from Rossland, Nelson, Slocan, Ymir, .Trail, Greenwood, Phoenix,' Columbia and Grand Forks. ,':'���".��� .������"; . .������';��� r. . Graves bonded another group. Afreet .U Pay $75,009 tut Several Copper-told Properties on Slocan Lake. ��; The valuable Rockland group;, of three claims on Slocan lake, ..has been bonded to Jay P. Graves by Frank Watson of Spokane and Judge W. W. Spinks.of'Vernon, ]{.C. That is to say, ,two-thirds of. the property has been bonded, Mr. Watson and Judge Spinks retaining ii third interest, 'ijhe consideration is $75,000, w^iichfis to be put into the treasury for development,' /machinery; etc. A In'{ aclditionji to j:;this the syndicate which'Mr. Graves represents agrees to pay off the existing indebtedness. _ ^ Frank Watson, one of the owners, recently said in Spokane:' "Yes, the deal was arranged sometime since and there is no doubt it will be closed within the next day or two. Mr. Graves has reached Spokane on his way from eastern Canada for the purpose of [jutting on the finishing touches. Mr. Graves has behind him the people who are.operating the Knob Hill and Old Ironsides in the Boundary Creek country and the California and the Mascot in the Rossland camp. I am operating the property on behalf ot the Graves syndicate, and it has already expended a considerable sum in development work. The property I consiaer to be one of thelargest in the Koote- nays. , It is located on Eight Mile creek, four miles from Silverton.^ Judge Spinks and! have been developing it for the past four years, and have brought it to such a stage that there is no doubt now as to its richness, nor as to the wonderful extent of its ore bodies. "The croppings are over 100 feet wide. We have done considerable surface work on the ledge in the shape j of open cuts, short shafts and tunnels. | We have run a tunne' in 67 feet and the vertical depth in the face of this tunnel is 100 feet. " The average value of the ore, according to working tests,, is $17.37 to the ton. We have got assavs as high as $50. I he ore is a quartz, carrying sulphide and native copper. The values are in/the shape., of two ounces "of silver, 3 per cent copper and from $10 to $15 in gold.; The property lias a splendid location on the side of a mountain so that it can be operated to a great depth; by weans of ;a series of-tunnels.'-'-'. Judge Spinks and myself have the greatest faith in it and would not have.,considered any .proposition which would 'have compelled us to part with all of it. It is an immense property and -is;- as big as anything that I have yet seen in the Kootenays." MINERAL ACT, Certificate of Improvements. ;' /..v: '���;. ���������;���"',NOTICE. ���' i; X- :;r; ������ :, Chancellor Mineral Claim situate In the Kettle river raining division of Vale district. Where Located:���Greenwood camp." Take notice that I, James Moran, Free Miner'ii Certificate No. 1165741 for myself and as agent for John Mulligan, l'ree Miner's ��� Certificate No. ���9557A, Intend, sixty days from the <Jate hereof, -to apply to the Mining Recorder for a Certificate of Improvements, for the purpose of obtaining -a. Crown Grant of the above claim. r And further take notice that action, (5inder section 37, must be commenced before the issurance of such Certificate of Improvements. .Dated thl��.j5th day of March, 1900. '���'"";��� ,;,.-��� '������ i "i y James MoKAx.' ��� 27 . . '. ���- -���- .-���- ���������'- > ���'..,./���-:,'/��� ���-,.*������'��� ' " Pianosv ":"'"'-.' I have secured the agency for .several Eastern ���]' Pianos, x shipped; 'direct fromjfactbry.at factory.prices.., -.,���-.,-, . " ' L. C. Crawford, '���;���������':* Old Ironsides Ton-site Office. AtDHAHi & BLUNT, MlNE'SUUVKYORS, 'and Draughtsmen. Phoenix, ]$. C. THE BANK OF ca IHITEHOUSE 4Jclj6thing STORE Ciu-rlnsa FullLiiieof ���v.- :������" ���-' -..- ,.-������-..������ -�����-.. ���'.. ----- Gents'Furnishings and .; Custom Made Clothing.^ ,'.-'��� As tlie xeuHoii Is nciirly over, Will Kcll'thc Celebrated Hudson Bay Blankets AT-VKRY LOW FIOUilRS. "M. W. CRANE, Proprietor. Dominion Avenue, Phoenix, B. C. E.G.'Keith &feo. :;-. '.������HANDLE^-^ '-'��� Real Estate and Mining Properties. 'COPPER PROPERTIES WANTED. -,,'?' >>' Established in 1,1836. X ^^ Incorporated'by -Royal Charter. J 'Al D'-UP CAPITAL,... '. $4,866,666 RESERVE FUND. %.'..,. .$1,460,000 ��� '������ '* '��� ���',' A X;: ������; LONDON p'pFipE: r 3 Clement's Lane,Lqmbard Street, E.C. ��-&-e-9-9-9-&-9-9-9-9-0~9-a-&-<i--G -<Z-4��~9~6~9-&- e ffl-8-<HHi-*-��-i��-e-ft-e-9-<i-��-3-fl-o-��-��-��-e-e- j. �� y The Mosb Popular 9 �� Hotel in Phoenix'is 9 ��o 4 t>�� 9 ...THE BUTTE*? C. W. ABBOTT, Manager. '1..1 COURT of directors: J. II. Bkodie, John Jamek Cartbr, GAsPAKt> .Fahkbu, Richard H..Gi.v��r,.UE.NK-\ I. R. ������' '- Fakker, K��. Author Hoahk.'H.' J. B Krk- JJAI��� J.'J. KlNGSPOKD, KREI> LUHHOCK, GEO. D. Whatman. , :'���'' Secrictarv, A, O. WAI.LIS. Head Office in Canada, St. James Street, MONTRKAL. \ H. Stikhmas, General Manaeer. , . J. J-.lmsley, Inspector. Some Choice Lots in Phoenix ��� 'on Reasonable Terms. I 1IRANCHES IN CANADA. r.6ndon,Slrahtford, HainiUon.'froi'oiito, Montreal, Ottawa, -Kingston, Quebec,' St. John, N*. B, 1 Ilratidon; WlnnlpeKi-Trederictoh, N. 11., Halifax. Victoria, Vancouver, Kosslam!, Kaalo, Trail, Aahcroft, Dawson City, Klondike, N. , W. T., Greenwood, Atlin and liennett, B. C. Sidney, C. B. - , AGENTS'IN THE UNITED STATI'.S. SrOKANI-:���Traders National arid Old National Hanks. Nbw Y0XK--52 Wall St., W Lawson ' and J."'C.. Welsh, agents.'."San'VkANcisco, ��� 'lJ^Sartsomestreeti K.' J. McMicliael and J.K. Ambrose, agents. ..:"( r'oNboN hani^ers'J; V ) The Bank ofEngland and Glyn & Co. , '' << ": �� -FOREIGN AGENTsi'-. I,iverpool���Bank of Liverpool. Australia���I'nion Bank, of Australia. New Zealand���Union ',' Bank of Australia aud Bank of New Zealand. ''India, China' and Japan���Chartered Merchants Bank cf India, London and China, Agra Bank West Indies: Colonial Bank. Paris���Marcuard and Krauts & Co , Lyons��� Credit Lyonnais. JAMES ANDERSON, Mgr., Greenwood, B. C. It is the FAVORITE RESORT for the Weary and Thirsty Traveller Wayfater, and in consequence becoming noted throughout Boundary. or is the Dominion Avenue, Newly Furnished Throughout. Choicest Liquors and Cigars. Dining Room First-Class in Every Way, PHOENIX, B. C. O00O0O0O0OC)O000O*XX)CJO0OOOOOOO0O(X}O0OOO0000O(X}O0C3OOC The Lion Bottling Works EASTERN GREENWOOD -jOLI". AGEN'IS rOR THI- AND o PHOENIX, Ii. C. Lion Brewing Co. Of Rossland, the Largest Brewery in British Columbia,' '. ' GENERAL EXPORT AGENTS,- Blue Label *���z.��� Setters Natural Mineral Water Wiesbaden, Germany. MINERAL ACT. Certificates of Improvements. NOTICE. T.p Top and Triangle Traction Mineral Claims, sitiisit..- in the KettlsKner mining di/ision of Yale district. Where Located.���In Creenwood Camp. Take notice that I, John I'. Hemenwn}*', as npent lor J 1". Gravm, Free Miner'ii Certit.- cate No. 14369a, intend, sixty da>s from the date hereof, to .qvly to the Mining Recorder for Cer- tlficiUrt. of Improvement fjr the purpose of obtaining Cr'-mn Griiitj ofthe alw\eclaims And f irtlter take notice that action under sec- -i��u 37, must Vie commenced befjre the issuance of sucn Celtificatrt��cfInltjro\eHlents. ' Dated this 9th day ofMarch, i</x> Jso. K. HmiEVWJY. NOTICE. The British Columbia Southern Railway company will apply to the Parliament ot Canada at its next session Jot an act authorizing the company to complete at any time before: ihe end of the year 1904 its western section asdescribed in the act ofthe said parliament (60-61 Victoria, Chapter 36) and a branch line lrom a point on its main line at or near the forks ot" Michel Creek, thence by way of Michel Creek to Martin Creek, and for other ���purposes. By order of the Board. H. Campbell Oswald, Secretary. Montreal, 17th November, 1899. 17 JAS. McCREATH & CO., Props. <*OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOO(X)OOOOOOCK}M)OOOOOOOOC BREMNER&CO. Watchmakers, Jewellers and Opticians . . . Fine Watch Repairing of all Kinds. Prices Reasonable. Miller Block, Phoenix, B. C. ID. PAUL Phoenix Shoe Shop. All Work Guaranteed. 'Import ed Goods. FINE'BOOfs AND SHOES; MADE TO ORDER. PRACTICAL MINERS' AND PROS-* PECTORS' SHOES A! SPECIALTV.'"'.,... /.:' Corner Phoenix St. and Brooklyn Ave. Townships Bank, 'ESTABLISHED 1859. CAPITAL $1,500,000 RESERVE FUND -"- $835,000 HOARD OF DIRKCTORS: R. -W. HHNFKtR, President, Hon. M. H. Coch rank, Vice-I'res., Urael Wood, J S. Mitchell, C. Stevens, J. N. Galer, N. W.Thomas, C H. Kathan, II. H. Broun, Q. C ' HEAD OFFICK SHKRBROOKK, P Q. Wm. Farwk^., Gen'l Mgr., S. Kdgkll, Local Mgr.; S F. >roRiii', Branch Inspector. BRANCHKS. Waterloo, W I. Rnggs, Manager. Stanstead, S. Stevens, " Cowanville, J. MacWnnon, Manager. Coaticook, 13 Austin, Manager Richmond, W. L. Ball, " Granby, W. H. Robinson, " Bedford, K. W. Morgan, " Magog, E. P. Oliver, " St Hyacinthe, J. J-:. I.a Framboise, Mgr. Huntingdon, Ii. N. Kobinnon, Mgr. Gro'"! Forks, J. W. Maclough n, Mgr. Agents in Montreal, Bank of Montreal- London, Kng., National Bank of Scot"ind, Boston, National Exchange Dank, New, York, National Park Bank. Collections made at all accessible points. Drafts issued for any required amounts, tfood in all points'in'Canuda, U.S. nnd Europe. Exchange bought and sold. Savings Branch Department at each office. Interest allowed .from date of deposit and compounded annually without requiring attention of depositor.-- - ;/</;: Office'lipuis: 10:3; Saturday fromvlo to ". WE HAVE GOOD pi-v '.VIL/'W^-n*-! IN SHORT LENGTHS. L^ry -'. yV OOU GENERAL TRANSFER Delivered promptly by M. McINTYRE. Leave orders at the B. C. Telephone Exchange. M.J.Walker LEADING MERCHANT SUCCESSOR TO Posty & Walker CALGARY FLQUR lMAKES��SWEEtEST BREAD." W X Ctmeroa Court I. 0. F. V.Cimeron Court,, Indejiendent Order Forresters, meets first and third ^yed- nesdays of, each., month. ..Visiting brethren are cordially welcomed. Alan Simpson, J.E.W.Thompson, Rec.Sec. C. R. Blacksmith Shop for Sale. . A complete blacksmith shop, with a good' paying business, for sale. Particulars given, apply by mail, Columbia telephone or in person to the Phoknix Pioneer, Phoeuix, B. C. R. B. KERR." Barristkr and Solicitor, ;: J notary PUIII.IC. PHOENIX, B. C. J. A. CORYELL & CO., Civn. and Mining Enginkers .:....Provincial I^and Surveyors. esta9lishe0 1886. Grand Forks .and Phoenix, B. C. for a square meal go to.... The Mint ..Restaurant. ���Harber'& Thompson, ' v ' XVe Are Now Open With the Most Complete Stock of Choice Groceries, Men's Clothing, Furnishing Goods and BOOTS and SHOES in the City. Goods delivered on Strict Attention Paid Give us a call and ", Short Notice to all to all Orders...Satis- convince yourself parts ofthe city. faction Guaranteed, that We lead in 'Phone Brown 527. or money returned. prices. M. J. WALKER, Dominion Avemie. Notice of Dissolution. Noncn is hereby given that the partnership heretofore subsisting between us, the undersigned, as general merchants, has been this day dissolved by mutual consent All debts owing to the said partnership are to be paid to M. Joseph Walkeri at" Phoenix, B. C, and all claims against the said partnership are to bf- presented to the said M. Joseph Walker, by whom the same will be settled. Dated at Phoenix, this 21 st day of February, A. D. 1900. Witness: XV. B. Cochrane, Justin H. Posty. Solicitor, M. J. Walker. Phoenix, B. C. Notice of Dissolution. NoriCE is hereby given that the partnership heretofore subsisting between us, the undersigned, a�� proprietors of the'Butte Dining Rooms, has been this day dissolved by mutual consent. All debts owing to the said partnership are to be paid to H. Hawthorne, at Phoenix, B. C, and all claims against the said partnership are to be presented'to the said H. Hawthorne, by 'whom the same will be settled. Dated at Phoenix, this 24th day of February, A. D. 1900. H. Hawthorne, . William Brown. Witness: . W. A. AllHOTT. The Wm. Hamilton -^Manufacturing Company, > ' ' . . Limited. Mining Machinery Peterborough, Ont., ��� ������VjXXINaXI-'^jL* ������������������������������ ��������������������� UROI'RIKTORS. Meals at All Hours. The Best the Market Affords ���:': H. S. CAYI.EY. W.I). COCHRANE CAYLEY & COCHRANE, Solicitors, Etc PHOENIX, B. C. A. E. ASHCROFT, MINING AND CIVIL ENGINEER PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR. BAUER X ASHCUOI-T, VANCOUVER, 11. C. GREENWOOD, B. C ANGUS K. STEWART CUSTOMS 1IROKER, WOOD BUILDING, ('.REENWOOD, B. C. Dominion Avenue, : I Phoenix, B. C. \ : : .' : PHOENIX IS WHERE THE MINES ARE. !���;; SCOTT & McLAREN, Contractors and Builders. Estimates Furnished. PHOENIX, B. C. D. J. MATHESON, insurance agent, kire, like, accident. Commissioner for tnklng Affidavits. Phoenix, B. ��������� - ��� *��� 1 Phoenix llews Co. I J.F.WAIKER&XO. J Every thing.in stock, that should be found in an U1M0- date News and Stationery establishment. Daily Papers, ": Magazines, Books, Stationery, Pipes, Tobaccos and Cigars. Its fabulous mineral resources, its location, electric and waterworks systems, and the Nine Producing Mines that are now ready to ship ore, make it the Mining Centre of the Boundary. CANADIAN PACIFIC RY. AND SOO LINE. Canada's National Highway. America's Great Transcontinental Line and World's Pictorial Route. The direct route from Kootenay, Kettle River and Boundary Creek 1 )istricts to all points East and West. First-Class Sleepers on all trains from Revelstoke and Kootenay Landing. Tourist Cars past .Medicine Hat: Daily for St. Paul; Sundays and Wednesdays' for Toronto; Fridays For Montreal and Boston. Same Cars pass Revelstoke one day earlier. Direct Connection via Robson to and from all Points. Except Sunday Except Sunday 15:05 Leave Greenwood Arrive 15.05 For rates and full information address nearest local agent or, E.R.REDPATH, Agent, Oreenwoad, B. C. W.F.Anderson, E.J.Coyle, Trav. Pass. Agent, A.G.P.Agt Nelson, B.C. Vancouver, B.C THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE HEAD OFFICE: TORONTO. Established 1867. President. Hon. Geo. A. Cox. General Manager Ii. E. Walker. "Ass't; Gen'l Manager.J.H. Plum.mer. AVENUE J Phoenix, B. C. | Agts. for Spokesman-Review ��������� ��� 4-444444-+44444-44+44444444-44- LET G. W. RUMBERGER TELL YOU THE REST. Don't Leave the city until you see him. o~- -o PAID-UP-CAPITAL $6,000,000. [Six Million Dollars.] rest $1,000,000 This hank has the largest number of branches of any bank in Canada, with agencies at New York, Chicago, New Orleans, Skagway and Dawson City. Accounts of.Coporations, Merchants and Individuals received on favorable terms. Drafts, Commercial Credits, Travelers' Credits and Circular Notes issued available in any part of the world. Approved Notes Discounted; Collections made. A general Banking business transacted. Greenwood Branch, D. A. CAMERON, Manager. We Have It You Want It What? Why, the finest line of Office Stationery ever seen iu the Boundary. Come iu east your optics on it. PIONEER CO., Phoenix, B. C. far- H f4 U/wj' {���5,r<j . 10-*-$, V.,' y; 1 m >'k0 m Jflti'S \ftfi8 o ��lrl ���KfM m $$'M M 5," lift ���fXM> 'Xdi I- '''- ,, ff it! ii *. .aw ,., 44 Is. X ^ ��� 4' !f } .<���' 1 " ���Vi 1 1, .��� 4 ' 11 1 V, m THE-PHOENIX' PIONEER". o '<-X .U V '<!' k-ax $>, Is*. . ��.'',�� .^ ��n ��ii"^? ml m McRae Bros. S Smith JUST RECEIVED A STOCK OF LATEST DFS10NS IN WALL PAPER And SNOW SHOES Also a complete line of Stationer)', Blank Books, Cigars and Tobacco. Dominion Ave. PHOENIX, B. C. MUST PAY, PAY, PAY Concert Will Be Given Thursday. Next Absent Minded Bejger Will Be There and Many Fr!eua>-Boht Forget ��� '���������'.'��� the Date. IN THE LOCAL FIELD. Pay, Pay, Pay! Remember the Pay, Pay, Pay Concert An addition is being built to the LcRoy Hotel. This week there has been an increasing number of visitors in the cam)1). Frank Eni|>eyt of Rendell &- Co., Eholt, was a visitor in town early this week. Geo. R. Wynkoop has sold out his interest in the store business to A. H. Sjierry. Baseball enthusiasts in Grand Forks are preparing for the season on the diamond. There is some talk of the Phoenix Miners' Union giving another ball .April 12th. L. F. Foley, of Foley Bros., left on Monday for a five or six weeks' visit xn Seattle. Messrs. Aldham & Blunt, the surveyors, are now located in the l)un- ���canson mansion. H. M. Flint, manager for W. T. Tvaake, who has been visiting his family at Trail, has returned. Mrs. Trevera, wife of the superintendent of the Snowshoe, has arrived in camp and will make her home here. John Kingsmill, brother, of. Harold KingMBill, resident' agent for the Oro jDenoro townsite was in the city this "week. ' The outgoing passenger train from ���Greenwood will shortly leave about 2.'30, ode half hour' earlier than at present. t ' ' Miss Elsie Crawford, sister of L. C. ���Crawford, is expected in Phoenix itomorrow, to make ,a visit, and assist -.an the Pay, Pay, Pa^ Concert. At the service in the school' house, Sunday mornipg the subject will be "Jacob, the Supplanter." Evening subject, "The GoldenRuIe." '' ' James McCreatti & Co.; proprietors ofthe Lion Bottling' Works, ,,Green- wood,are making preparations to start ���a branch in Phoenix at'an early date. ����� "Miss ,Lbuise fyalteto returned't from, <Sp6ka'ne severil ''days*-, ago,"!, and Mier iritmds will be,;pleased, to, learn that! \there is now no danger ,01*' losing her ���eyesight. ""- - p, c: Ac^ftha^-W'if-.'j-.'i. Mc- ^rthur, owner of the New York, claim townsite, of wjucti.'Ceorge X^fereakjen- lidge is resideht agent, was in Phoenix this week, "<���-���x . ���, --'-, ��� * , By dint;of .toady, "work on the grade in the bad -spots and by constant watchfulness/trains oVthe Boundary railway are nott ru'nning.veiy generally on time. * *' *? " ���"'" ��� ' X ' The Spokane; Northern' .Telegraph vcompany announces that' it' will now pecept message's in pla'in language lor Bloemfbntein, Orange''Free State, at -, ihe sender's risk." ' '['}), , - ' i ', The wife hi a/r. Tillman, at- Anaconda, , presented him.t with a boy last Sunday. -Mr. Tillman is now, in .charge of D. McRae's sawmill, two' ���miles west of Phoenix.*' ��� * "l ; ' William Gill,' district inspector of -inland levenueand insjiector of bonded -warehouses, wicfr'headquarters tit Victoria, was,in the Boundary .this .week ���apd visited Phoenix Tuesday. reappears that the city''of Greenwood has no recognized street grades, .and it hpjs cost the city already several thousand dollars in damages to realize jt->-with probably others to hear irom. Snow has been disappearing fast this Ja$t Week, andftthe season is almost jtwo months ahead; of flast. ,} ear. Several kinds of wild flowers have been gathered already almost within thevcity limits. ' < ' Next Thursday the entertainment /or the benefit of the Mansion*'-House' Fund will,be given in Miners' Union Hall, and should be attended by every British subject and American in Phoenix. Those in charge are working hard on the program, and it promises in many respects to be very interesting. Prominent people are taking hold to ensure the affair being .a success. There should be a big house and undoubtedly will be, for Phoenix men do nothing by halves. Tickets and posters will be out on Monday, with lull details, the following being a synopsis of the ' . PROGRAM. J Part I. 1 ., Inatr-jimental. *. 2 Recitation, w. Roger*. j. Double Quartet. 4. Song and CIojc Dune-. ''. 5 Wrestling Exhibition. ���> 6 Vocal Solo, "Soldiers orthe Queen." 7. Whittling Solo. 8. Accordeou Solo. 9 Highland Fling. io. Burlesque song and dance, by six prominent cilitens or Phoenix, who can neither sing nor dance. pA������T ����� i Recitation. 2. Bagpipe bolo. I Vocal Solo. 4. "The Absent Minded 'Beggar.'��� , 5 , Sparring Match. . , 6. Double Quartet. 7. Violin Solo:" 8. Vocal Solo. ' "��� s i 9 Comic Sopg and Dance. / io Vocal Solo, with Guitar Accompaniment, ii. Grand Virgins Cake Walk in Costume. Duncan Mcintosh, of the Greenwood-Phoenix electric light and tramway line, left for a business trip to Montreal and other eastern points this week, accompanied by W. T�� Smith., , ;,'-.-.- Arthur D. Hill, who has been connected with the staff of the Pioneer since it started, left list Monday for Princeton, where"'he has accepted a position on the new weekly, the Similkameen Star, soon to appear." , James Wilson, superintendent ofthe Canadian Pacific Telegraphs, with headquarters at Vancouver, has been in the district this week. He says his telegraph line will open an office in Phoenix as soon as the rails are laid to this point. "A* The LOG CABIN LAUNDRY. Mrs. Larson has opened a Laundry in the Log Cabin Hotel, and is prepared to do all kinds of Laundry work in fir si clasi> order. A trial solicited. - Dominion Avenue, Ilelow Banner Street. IN EACH OF WHICH IS CABRIBD A COM- PLETB STOCK OR...... ^^teSM- te General Merchandise ����� ** * Groceries, Hardware, Tinware, Clothing", Boots and Shoes, and General Supplies Pioneer Stores of Phoenix Camp. Old Ironsides Ave. and Dominion Ave., PHOENIX, B. C .:*ASK VOUR GROCER FOR, CALGARY FLOUR A large band of horses belonging to the Yale-Columbia Lumber Co., at Rossland, and no longer needed there/ because of the recent burning down 'of-- the company's mill, passed through town Tuesday, en route to Midway, where they will be'|��stiired. , ' ; No new cases of small pox-are reported from Grand Forks, the only town, in'the Boundary where it has ap- ireared. A strict quarantine has been established against Republic, where there are a number of cases. The Grand "Forks-Republic stage line has discontinued. . ,_, . t ., , , The Republic mirte is building a mill and making other improvements which necessitate forty carloads of new machinery, which" is'now coming in over the C. P." R. On account of the bad roads from Grand Forks, it is proposed to ship to Midway and float the machinery, on scows, down the Kettle rives "as 'far as the Republic wagon j road. ", " - " I For a Spring Tonic ' ' "- take The Best, T. P. C. CELERY NERVE TONIC. ** ~~~~~~ . Kor sale only by J..B. BOYLE, Druggist. a-��*��-��>*T4��4-f-��-f ���������������������������������� ^������������������������������������������t*������****+"��^* I H. E. Mitchell, f Fine Custom Tailor. 1 ��� , , ����� Has opened up a Clioice Line of Imported and Domestic 4 Goods, which he will make up in the Latest 3 Style and warranted to fit. 4 Kifinmg Black's Hotel, Doniiioa Ave. 1 ' i= : Phoenix, B. C. j Hotel Phoenix DOMINION AVE., PHOENIX, B. C. The Pioneer Hotel �������������������������������������� ������+++^+^*��++��**M\*��-**>*��4�� ��������������������������>������ ���������������������� PHOENIX BAKERY. , C. W. Greer, Propr., ,. I�� msking Light, S����;t and Wholesome *" Bread, French, Rye or Graham. I,ea\e - * your orders at the SBOP: PHOENIX STREET, ThcYaie-Col��mbia IJMITE.D.. ' Manufacturers of^ll Jciods of Rough amd Dressed Jxtmhtx, Lath,:Sfii&t;kst IjBcMiffisgs and Tonii&gs* Our Present Mim. and Yards are Located as Follows: REAR MORRIN' & ,' t, PHOENIX, THOMPSON, B. C. Is Y<mt V �����iST THE LIST ? We mean th,eJ Subscription - List of the Phoenix Pioneer. If not, it should be. It's the only way of keeping posted about: the greatest mining camp in British Columbia. ' It costs only $z per year. Pioneer Publishing Co.; Phoenix, B. C. Nakusp Robson . Rossland . Ymir Gieenwood \.iriJs. .. ���A . mill and yard -Gen'l office���mill and Phoeniv mill and yard Eholt No. i ��� ...i li " " Eholt No. 2 "'��� >' "'. Deadwood . . . . " " " Rock Creek... . " " " Long Lake - jf5Jr"ittj-��uie ajso piepored to deliver lumber to any mining camp. Finest Brands of Wines, Liquors and Cigars always in Stock Comfortable and well Furnished Rooms. First-Class Dining Boom and Attentive Waiters.. HARRY NASH,Prop. BUILDING AND PRICES Struck by a Cyclone. GRAIN, ETC. '-' Our Company is enabled to Supply any order without delay Jm ^ . u . . Columbia Baths and Barber Shop* Baths 50c, 3 for $ J.00 Under Columbia Hotel, ' " ' 'Ii'''" Phoenix,.B..C j-l iATrC Latest' Styles and Colors, 1 ���/ m I kj Spring ^nd Summer Hats. J*J^JS��JSaS*J* Boots and Shoes Large assortment of Miners' Shoes and Hip Gum Boots, Men's Fine Shoes/Boys'aud Childrens'Shoes, Ladies Fine Shoes', at "the Leading Furnishers Town Dominion Ave. Phoenix, B. C. FoleyBros. Gpp. fintte Hotel. i1 *, * $&M r?*Sfc-==^ o) '-x-^-^'.'jr',[-,-. .VA-'f !-^-^^^lb',ft-,���.X.X *���-=- -i * * ��� ��� * CEas. A. McQtsng &, Co. FEED, GRAIN, HAY, ROLLED OATS, Phoenix, B. C. Tbe Notdcn Hotel J. E. AHLHSTROM, Manager. Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars. DOMINION AVENUE, .... PHOENIX, B. C. ,*ii$i PHOENIX In the Heart ol Famous Greenwood Camp I ������4��-f+^-H^>> ���\��fl IX Gem Laundryc; Work called for and Delivered. Special rai hotels. First-class work guaranteed. Cor. First St. and Knob Hill Ave, The Coming Rossland of the Boundary Country. || 4-444444444-444- 250 Feet from the Brooklyn Plant. One-Half mile from the Ironsides and Knob Hill mines. Railroad now being completed passes through the town. Centre of six of the most prominent mines in the entire Boundary, all of which are producer*. Plenty of pure water from lake on the property. t"^V Successor tc the Wm. Hunter Co., Ltd ?^WSd&&^Mt: For Prices and Terms, apply to JJ. MM. fttLHtn Owr. (olife I. C te '^R$!S'i^:r^'u'::,;S��5 hr-t Kit' 1 \ *r= IDOL pi. Pk��* "~^l\r - n'?^,~- "X><X\y:~ _ ' -~>
Print Run: 1900-1916 Frequency: Weekly Titled "The Phoenix Pioneer" from 1900-01-06 to 1903-06-20, 1910-09-10 to 1911-10-14, and from 1912-03-30 to 1916-05-27. Titled "The Phoenix Pioneer and Boundary Mining Journal" from 1903-06-27 to 1910-08-06 and from 1911-10-21 to 1912-03-25. Published by Pioneer Publishing Co. from 1900-01-06 to 1910-08-06, by T. Alfred Love from 1910-09-10 to 1911-03-25, by Kay and Conway from 1911-04-01 to 1911-06-17, and by G. Kay from 1911-06-24 to 1916-05-27.
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