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j H. THE B.C. MINING pss I 5 I VOL. 3., NO. 36 ASHCROFT, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JANUARY 8, 1898. $2.00 PER YEAR CARIBOO! HORSEFLY! - FORKS QUESNELLE! W.D.DAILEY I CO, | STORAGE AND FOEWARDIHC AGENTS. Goods received, Stored and Forwarded with dipatch to any point in the Interior reached by wagon or pack train. Consign you goods to our care and we will settle railway charges nnd ship on to destination with least possible delay. W. It. 1UI1.I.Y ft COMPANY. A8I1CR0FT. B. 0 CLINTON HOTEL, Clinton, BC BOARD AND LODGING BY THE DAY, WEEK OR MONTH. Bert WIdcs, Spirits end Clg.rg.. Clo-d _tnl.lit.K- Hcta-rutm lot Ihe t'-ri-oo, Lilleeel tod Doj Crock lin-i of ■taxes. Hunllng -ed «»„1d| In Ihc tlclnllj. MARSHALL „ SMITH, Proprieton. h F. W. FOSTER ASHCROFT, CLINTON. DIR-tT 1UPORT1B 0I> General Merchandise. Headquarters lor Miners and Ranchers Supplies, Flour, Rice, Sugar, Rock and Fine Salt, Coal Oil, Blacksmiths and House Coal, and all heavy foods purchased In carload lots and prices tight. Riding Md Pick Saddles Hunters Outfits, Rifles, Shot Guns, Ammunition, etc. Sole Agent fir Giant Powder Company of San Francisco, full stock on hand a. their new magazine, Fuse, Caps, etc., ete. Get. Gage 6* Sons eelebrated Dominion Wire Bed Springs, Afattra.ses, Pillows, ts-e. ROUGH &- MESSED LUMBER, SHINGLES, LATHS, PICKET. MILLINRHV AND DRESSMAKING department under competent management in connection with stote at Asbcroft. GOODS RECEIVED md forwarded to all parts of the upper countrj at reduced rates. C. P. R. SIDING to warehouse and speoial facilities for handling goods Orders and enquiries by mail have f. W FOSTER orompt attention. " ' MACKAY SADDLERY AND HARNESS GO. .a-DFACTonsss _itn ivfokt-m or Saddles, Harness, Bridles, Trunks, Whips, Spurs, and Harness Trimmings. REPAIRING DONE WITH NEATNESS AND DESPATCH Allorde- iy mail promptly attended to and satisfaction guaranlttd ASHCROFT. : B. C. CARIBOO EXCHANGE HOTEL. QUESNELLE. As announced by cironhirs and notices in tbe Jouiinai. Uio hall whiuh came off on tho .'10th and .list was a complete buoccss botn socially and financially. The committee in charge deserve the greatest credit for tho way In whioh they carried ont tho programme. Tho capacious hall of tho Occidental hotel was cleared by Messrs. Hofercamp and Johnson, propnotors, aud a fine floor was mado ready. The wallB wero profusely decorated with bunting and overgroons, lending a gay and ohoerful aspoot to the well lighted hall. During tho day quito a uumbor of slolgh loads of tho youth and hoatity of the south as far as Lac La Haoho, arrived to take part iu tho ovont oftho season. At an early hour thu hall began to bo filled with ohooiTul aud happy facos. Messrs. J. Hamilton ami 11, option of Lao La Macho furnished thu musio, Tho second night Mr. Burrat, ono of the geutleiuuu prosent, was particularly excellent, tu his potior nmnoo on the violin aud was will accompli uloil by Mrs, Armstrong on thu guitar. Mr, Owen acted as floor manager and two much cannot he said of his olll- eleuoy In Mint, capacity. Uis cheerful face and pleasant, voice lout a pleasing chord to the lively musio. Mr. Owen is nu oxoollont "caller" and gavo out "llguros" both grauol'ul and novel. Supper both nights was given at thu Occidental dining hall and every outspoke in tho highest terms of the splendid tablosot with every luxury in profusion. Evoryono was highly pleased with tho entertainment aud expressed the hope to meet again ou a similar happy occasion. Mr. John Murphy and Miss Murphy, 141; Mr. Patinaud and Miss Patinaud, Williams Lake; a good old timer, Mr. James dimming, 150; and Mr. Moluues and three daughters of Alexandria aro spending a few days iu Quesuelle and attended the ball. Mr. Shields and Mr. James Lcigbton, manager or tho B, C. Express Company, arrived today from the south aud will return in two days, It is hoped that tbe visit of these gentlemen will result In arranging to have the mails arrive at Quesnelle somewhat earlier than they have lately. Tbe holiday season is delightful. It 'a quite moderate, at times inclined to a thaw. The roads are iu splendid condition. The ranchers aro bringing in largo loads of wheat to be ground at the. mill here. Tbe grain of this vicinity is of tbe primest quality. Mr. Betts, C. E., has left for Vancouver on his way to England in the interest of mining. John Paul, an old resident of Quesnelle and Mr. George Fry, are dowu from Barkerville. Ico has not yet .lormed here on tho Fraser, although there is crossing at Alexandria. Tho Quesnelle river is unusuullg low, probably owing to the gate at tho dam at the Forks being closed, Durrant and the Oil lows. San Quentin Prison. Cal., Jan. 4,— Theodore Durrant rehearsed the scene of his own death at his own request, made absolutely without emotion. He haa been told every incident that will mark the minutes of his last hours of life. A book and several papers ou religious subjects were received at the prison yesterday for Durrant, tho offerings of a woman who now resides in Toronto, Ont. She was a resident (if San Frauoisoo three yoars ago and has displayed muoh interest in Durraut's affairs since tbo arrest of tho murderer of Blanche Lamout. Durrant may invite Ave of the 150 people who will bo present, but as Warden Hale revises the list It is unlikely that any of his attorneys will be seen beside tho gat- lows. The condemned man mado tho following requests concerning tho execution: 1. That the ropo used to Jiang bim be destroyed immediately after his death so that no person can say ho holds a piece of of it as a memento. 2. None of the spectators to bo allowed to gaze upon his features aftor ho is executed. 3. No autopsy to bo hold aftei death, and no physicians to be allowed to examine the body. 4. After he Is pronounced dead tho remains to be delivered to bis parents as soon as possible. New Cariboo Company. promoted by the British Columbia Development Association (Limited), to acquire the mining properties of thnt association, as well as those of the. Slough Creek Mining Company, together with all tools, plant, buildings, machinery, and mining developments; to consolidate, develop, and work these properties, and also to undertake and carry on the work of a mining exploration aud development company. Tho properties referred to aro situated in tlio Cariboo district of British Columbia, tho nearest railway station beiug Ashoroft, on the Canadian Pacific Railway, from which point to the mines, a distance of about 272 miloB, thero Is an admirably constructed and woll-maintained government road, rendering communication easy At any season of tbo yoar, Tho cotnbiuod properties consist of. fifteen contiguous leases on Slough •.rook aud Willow river, having an ng- grogato length of about eleven milos of auriferous gravels; and of two contiguous leases ou Williams creek, having an aggregate length of about ono mile und three-quarters of auriferous gravols; the average width of all these leases is half a mile. The purchase price of ..ho property has boon fixed by tho vendor association, at £145,000, payable as to £5,000 In cash and as to tho balance in fully paid hares, or partly in shares, at the option of tho directors, thus leaving .'Vi.iKHt shares available for workiing iapital. Tho vendors are willing to show their faith in the company's prospects by taking almost their entire purchase consideration in shares. Paaief Are Too Narrow. A. H. Walters Proprietor. Board and Lodging at reasonable rates. Corner of Railroad Avonue aud Third Street. Trim & Haddock, LIVERY, SALE & FEED STABLE, ASHCROFT AND LILLOOET. Saddle, Pack and Driving Horses for sale and hire. Rigs kept at both stableB. Special trips made to Lillooet or points in Cariboo at any ime. Wire at our expense for rigs. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN HAY AND GRAIN, The latest company to seek capital In England is tho Incorporated Exploration Company of British Columbia, which issued its prospectus iu Loudon on Doo. Ifllh. Tho capital Is flxed at £200,000 in 200,000 shares at £1 each, all of which were offered for subscription. Tho company was promoted by tho British Columbia Improvement Assoc int. inn to buy its mining properties. For these aud for the properties of the Slough Creek Mining Company, also acquired, £14.5,- 000 Is to be paid, partly in cash, partly In shares. This loavos 055,000 for workiug capital. The directors uro Lieut-General Sir J. Bevan Edwards, St. Clair K. M. Stobart, C. Goddard Clarke, Lieut-Col. Duncan Campbell aud R. Byron Johnson. Tho lattor is chairman of the British Columbia Development Association and was to join tbo board utter tho allotment. The following oxtraots from tho prospectus show the objects of tho corn pany fully: This company has boou formed aud J. P. Light, manager ot the Seattle- Yukon Steamship Company, of Chi cago, is on his way to Dawson. In discussing tho problem of transportation to the Yukon, he says: 'Packing ones stuff over Chilooot^ Pass is a big job for the stoutest man. If one wishes to know something about it lot him pack 100 pounds on his back aud take a walk of a mile out in the country. Then if he wants to experience a fraction ot the toil of getting over the summit let him put fifty pouuds on his baak and climb tbe stairs to the top of some of our fine f ofllce buildings here. It wouldn't be like climbing a slippery hillside, but it would give the experimenter a lively appreciation of the difficulties of getting over the passes unassisted. There were eighteen in our party and we cabled our goods over the worst of it, but the greater part of the way we got up early in the morning and carried a pack of 100 pounds a mile. Then we carried 75 pounds next trip and fifty pounds ou succeeding journeys over tho milo distance. Wo usually made three trips, sometimes four. It was slow work and most difficult. Suoh aro the hardships that will confront the man without means who attempts to reach Dawson City via Chilcoot or Skaguay." "What about the tramways?" "Let us figure a little on the tramway proposition. If all the cables are put in thi are promised and each company can do all that it hopes to do, the total amount of supplies that can be carried over the passes will not exceed 120 tons daily. Let us make an outside estimate that eighty tons per day oau be packed over by Indians and others; that makes 200 tons per day, und that is only supplies for 200 men, Again, making a liberal estimate that there will be a six months' season, the total number that can get in over Chilcoot and White passes and the Dalton trait will not be more than 36,000 men Now let us supposo that every compnny that contemplates placing boats on tho Yukon to run up from St. Michael is successful. There might be fifty boats with a carrying capacity of 100 apieoe or less. If they could make threo trips, which most of them cannot do, tho result would be that .'10,000 men might get in tbat way. That makes a total of 66,000 by all the coast routes, and I tell you if you want accurate figures you can mako it nearer 40,000, for I have made this estimate muoh larger than I really think is right, but! am taking ovory transportation compauy at its word and basing these figures on what thoy say they can do." .. "What is the result? There will be 200,000 citizens of this republic start' for Klondike in tbe spring. They are coming from almost eyery city, village uud hamlet in this country. Western poople can have uo conception of the Intouso interest taken in the Klondike all over the East, I can wire my ofllce j in Chicago and in three days havo a list of ovor 25,000 men with their addresses who are going and who have written us for information or to contract for transportation, It will be the biggest rush the world has ever seen. Aud thoy cannot get one-third of them over the coast passes."—Times, Tho great coming event now is lho annual hall whiuh will taku placo ore the lapse of many days. Tho committee ln ohargo arc mon oanipotent to mako it a success. Tlie old school hou30 whiuh has been in use for many yoars will now bu idlu awhile, aud tho wull finished brick school houso opens to the oyes of lho children, Miss Powell is a young lady highly esteemed by all her pupils and the progress tho children arc making is rery satisfactory. A well represented dance took place at tho 70-Mile Houso and all enjoyed thomsolvos to thoir hearts -content At the Mountain Houso a jolly gathering took placo and dancing was indulged till the "woo Bmu" hours of morn. Tho swell of dancing commenced at Big Bar some weoks ago and tho wave has rolled ou to Crow's Bar, whoro a surprise party visited Mr. \. Burnett. Mrs, J, C- Brown of Chilcotin, who has boou visiting at Cacho Crook returnod homo this wook. Mr. I. Gaspard of Dog Crook is vory ill. His mauy friouds wish him nspoody rocovory, The snow nt Risky Crook, Chileoten, is fully twenty-one inches deep. So far stock are doiug well. -.■sc-ucn.de Ice Carnival The fancy dress masipiorado icu carnival held New Yoars uight was a grand success. Tho short notice, only one 'day, did uot soora to hinder most of the skaters from appearing iu costume. The rink was woll lighted with lanterns aud across the center of the rink a string of Chinese lanterns were stretched, setting the rink olf very nicely, und tho ice being in good condition, it was thoroughly enjoyed by all present. The masqueraders commenced to arrive about eight o'clock and it only took u short timo until there wero about fifty on tho ice. Only masqueraders were allowed on the rink .for the first hour. After tbo judges, Major Moore, Rev. G. Howard Osborne aud W. U. Grilliu, had doulded wbo were tbo prize winuers, a halt was called and all gathered in front of the judges to hear wbo wero ttio winuors of tbe prizes, tbe following being the lucky ones: Mrs. J. C. Smith, bust ladies costume; Milton Clements, best gentleman's costume; George Ogle, comic costume; Alioe Shaw, best girl's costume, and Rod Mackay, best boy's crwtume. A number of the costumes were good and a great many deserve considerable credit for their costume., aud tho sustaining of the elmruoter.. they ropre- sented. Below will be fouud a list as far as it was possiblo to obtain of the masqueraders on the rink: Mrs. J. C. Smiili, Mother Goose. Mra. A. L. Clements, white nun, Mra. It. PI Lewis, atara and stripe.-*-. Miss A..Tlngley. J Miss E. Kovnofiln. !• three old mauls of I.e. Mis- It. Hall, > Mis.. A. \V aril, t_„iin_-,i.i- Miss Katie Newlanu, ) two little maids from Miss Pauline Tlngley, \ school. Miss A. Higg in bottom, iniecn of liearls. Miss M, HlgglnbOttoin, princess. Miss Grace Hall, sailor girl. Misa Gertrude Hall, drill girl. Miss Alice Sliaw, Uopeep. Miss Minnie Burr. Miss Gladys Bailey, Little Hoy Mul-. Miss Irene Sliaw, i/•„,„• „:,,i„ Miss Hazel Shaw,. tl0™-nl*ht- Ernie Lyne, I ■ w , „,, Miss May Lyne, .J,,Lk ,inrt Jm* James Haddock, grand father's clock. John Hawthorne, grandfather. C. B. Deans, volunteer. M. Clements, mounted nollce. Walter Shaw, fat man. George Ward, (at coon. J.Scott, S. Creeimaii, l George HurU-v, chinaman. Clarence Tlngley, ')gle, rollei ___yiml(l_,cli_ J. C. Smith, George Washington. Roy McDonald. W. S. Jamieson, Morpheus, J.Llghtner.cook. T. HiKcliilinttoin. king of hearts, Roq Mackay, drummer boy. Alec Hall, plumber. Harry Hall, mounted policeman. Fresh Honors l*or Newspaper Hen, Hon. S. H. Blake, the loadiugspeak- er of a deputation from the Prisoner's Aid Association that waited on the Ontario government last week, blamed the newspapers for the Increase of crime, and sold the editors of newspapers that printed reports of criminal trials should be hanged. He urged that suoh trials tako placo iu camera Old Timers' Opinions. A representative of the Spokesman- Review writing to his paper from Kam- ps says: Among the iumatoa of tho provincial home for the aged which is located here are men who wont iuto tho Cariboo distriet 10 years ngo, traversing the country from Quesnollo to Peace rivor «ud penetrating far to the north iml east of Telograph crook and Tesliu lako, Robert Bruce, who spent iu Cariboo and Cassiar all tho years between 1802 and 1888 without returning to civili/.u tion, relates tho following: Thoro aro ! many stream. lying botween Qiiesiiollo and Teslin lake which huvo not as yot beeu prospected, with ovory Indication of their carrying good pay dirt. At tho time of tho former excitement diggings whioh would not yiold from ono to three ounces por day woro left untouched, as miuing iu thoso days was an expensive undertaking. Supplies cost from iV/b to ten times as much as thoy would now, aud it took half au ounce of good clean dirt to pay thu daily ox- peuses of uaoh man, Sucli ground as 1 refer to has lain idle ovor since, and can now bo worked by hand at a good profit 'The country has au abundant sup ply of tbo best kind of food, which is available from May 1 until October. Wo bad no dilllculty iu keeping np an avorago of 15 milos por day with pack trains, following the old Indian traits uud tho trails used iu driving iu cattlo from Peace rivor. We fouud good ground on Grouse, Antler, Cunningham and rooks, but atthnt time all the interest was centered iu and about Williams crook, and good paying ground was loft untouched in tho soaroh for Bonanza diggings." Sam Robinson, another inmate of tho homo, states that good feed is abundant for five months after the 1st of May, and that their paok horsos cov- erod an avorago of fifteen milos a day whon not prospooting. David Cooto, who wont in with the first rush, says; Thoro may bo somo trouble experienced lu tho mattor of feed,' owing to the largo number of pack animals whiuh will bo takon iu by tho overland route. Thoy will naturally use up tho focd closest to tho trail, and this will occasion somo delay iu taking the animals away from the traveled road in order to secure a good supply of feed, Tho country abounds lu blue stem grass of henvy growth, and wild pea- vinos grow luxuriantly to a length of eight or ton feet, furnishing tho best kind of food. If paok horses are to bo kopt through tho winter, a supply of hay must bo kept on hand. Iu our timo tho animals wore all sent out as soon us wo finished packing in our supplies. "Tho most promising country, iu my opinion, can be found hy going 75 miles north aud east from Telegraph creek, crossing both of the north branches of tho Stickiuo, which brings you to Dea .o lake. This is within easy reach of tbe Dolour rivor, Tibbitts oreek, MoDame's crook, aud other streams whioh have yielded good returns for many years. The Liard river, which has lately ox* aitod so muoh interest, lies further to the north east, and I know many old timers who think there are just as good opportunities on the Liard as can be found in tho Klondike country. I do not think any goldcountry ever existed whore the conditions aro so favorable for tho prospector. All of the streams are safely navigable for small boats, and if the ground Ilrst selected does not yield satisfactory returns, It Is a simple matter to load up tbe outfits and 11 oat down stroam, contiuulng from day to day until a good location Is reached. I suppose there will be a great rush of tendorfeet to tbis country uext season. Thoy should remember that placer gold is fouud only along the streams aud that tho use of a boat Is absolutely indispenslble, if they wish to travol quickly and comfortably from place to place. "There are many rivers in Cassiar aud Alaska of such length that a man c.mld not prospeot them thoroughly in the course of a dozon ordinary lives, as each tributary should be carefully ex amined, as well as the main stream. I would advise all newcomers to spend most of their time in active work and prospecting,devotingjust as little time as possible to traveling from place to place. "No party should start out without the necessary tools for boat building. Thoro is no danger in navigating theso rivers during the day timo. It is not safe to depend on any large supply of game. Outside of grouse, we s iw very littlo of any desirable game, and thought ourselves fortunate to secure enough grouse for a square meal once a woek." Little London Mourns. London, Ont, Jan. 3,—A third ter- ible tragedy was added to tbe oity's record of disasters tonight, by the collapse of the city ball, causing death to tho number of 20 or 30, with probably many more to die from injuries received. It was a gathering to listen to successful and unsuccessful municipal candidates. Tho hall was old but supposed to ho sound, though it has not boon used for dancing lately, lt Is supposed the stamping for the candidates bad loosened tho boams, and at 0 o'clock part of the floor ovor the city engineer's ofllco gave way, and n couple of hundred people were precipitated iuto the room below, while on them fell largo beams, and, worse thun all, the massive iron safe and steam coil, whioh crushed and pinned down scores of unfortunates. At tho time of writing the number reported dead is 20, and it is estimated that the number of injured is at least 151), mauy of them fatally. Tho sceue in the hall was Indescribable. People went half mad try- i lug to got out. The cry of fire started aud tho police and firemen were quickly on tho spot, and as soon as the horrible situation was realized the services of both were used lu oar.-ying the dead and wounded to hospitals. Largo crowds gathered lu tho streets, where tho confusion and excitement were terrible, nobody knowing who might not bo among tho dead or injured, wbo were not all secured for two hours, DURRANT HANDED. Special to The MINING Joi'RN-U,. San Prnnoisco, Cal., Jan. 7,—Theo- dore Durrant wns hanged dt Sau Quentin at 10:35 this morning. The crime thus expiated was the murder of Blanche Lamout on April 3rd 1895. Durrant displayed more courage in tho face of death than anyone ever executed at the Sau Quentlp penitentiary. Fathor Lagan attended him on tbe scaffold. Durrant picked out tbe middle of tbo trap and calmly surveyed the audience with a look of stolid indifference, Ho declared his innocence and said ho was hounded to his death by the police and the newspapers. ■ fl e forgave them nil, he said, iii he wished to go to his Maker with his heart ourged of all enmity toward mankind. His spoeoh lasted fully five minutes. There was a slight tremor in his voice, but his words oame from, his mouth just as if he were delivering an oration to an audience. Mrs. Durrant remained witb ber son in the death chamber until within a few minutes of tbe time wheu he mounted tbe scaffold. The parting was extremely pathetic. In going down the long flight of stairs to the prison yard she said to the guard who escorted her: "Well, it will all be over soon, and the poor boy will be out of his misery. I cau't understand why people can be so cruel and heartless as to deliberately stand by and see a man executed. Be sure If you bear any knocking at the gate, for God's sake run quickly for it will be a reprieve." San Quentin, Jan. 7.—Durrani's speech from the gallows was as follows: "To those wbo wish me to speak I would like to say tbat I have no animosity against anyone but those who have persecuted me, and who have hounded me to my grave. Innocent, as I am, I forgive them all, but they will receive their just dues from the Holy God to whom I now go to receive my justico, whioh will be tbe justice given to an iouocent boy who has not stained his bands witb the crimes that have been put upon him by the newspapers of San Francisco. But 1 forgive them all tor I do not hold anything against them for it. I do not look upon them now as enemies and forgive them as I expect to be forgiven for anything that I have doue. But the fair name o_ California will forever be blackened with the crime of taking thii innocent blood, and whether or or no they ever discover tbe committers of these dimes matters little to me now, for I appear before tbe whole world oil. innocent boy to proclaim my innocence for the last time, and to those wbo have insinuated that I was going to spring a sensation of any kind 1 can say there is no sensation other than that of which I have spoken. They must con sidor for themselves who wished go start up a sensation. That I am innocent I now say this day before God to whom I now go to meet my dues. I am innocent." Durrant's neck was broken by tbe fall. The execution was in every way successful. A "-hm" Cable. New York, Jan. 2.—The London correspondent of the Sun cables: In tbe event of trouble in the far east, the Canadian militia will have an opportunity of covering themselves with glory. The war department and the admiralty have between them drawn up a scheme whereby a battalion of this militia will be hurried to Hong Kong, from Vancouver, tbe moment that war seems imminent Tbey would roach China long before any force from England could get there, and it is thought tbat their co opera tion would boom tbo imperial unity idea. Presumably, the views of tbe dominion government had been ascertained before, and some steps had been taken to find out whether tbe gallant militiamen would be willing to follow glory to the cannons' mouth. Instructions have been issued from Ottawa not to send to tho dead letter ofllco auy letters for points within the Empire, which may be mailed short of postage under Mr. Mullock's 3-centper ounce proposal of a few week's ago, since possibly aomo people may not havu heard of the cancellation of the post-master-general's widely announced proposal. For tho present short paid letters will bo sent forward to their destination, postmasters affixing tho stamps necessary to-lhake up Keithly | lho deficiency in postage. Mrt. Adam Fencuson Deed. The sad news of the death of Mrs, Adam Ferguson, who died at her home at Savonas early Sunday morning, was received with deep regret at Ashoroft on that day. The deceased was taken suddenly ill last Friday, and Dr. Munroe, of Kamloops, was hastily summoned. On Saturday Mrs. Ferguson's condition was so critical that Dr. Wade was telegraphed for, and nfter a consultation, it was decided that the only hope of saving Mrs. Ferguson's life was by performing an operation. This was done, but tho patient only survived a short time, while the operation proved that the case was hopeless, death being due to rupture ot the bowels. Mrs. Ferguson was the wife of Adam Ferguson, proprietor of the Lake View Hotel, and was tn her 45th year. .She leaves a family of six children to mourn hor loss, the youngest child beiug about four years old, Mrs. Ferguson was a relative of tho Ogdons aud Mo- Kiulays, at Lac La Hache. The funeral took placo Monday afternoon, and was largely attended, Kov. M. D. McKee, of Ashcroft, officiating, Mr. Adam Ferguson and family have the sympathy of their large number of friends iu their bereavement Tiie British .ulumbia Mining Journal. Issued every Saturday. P. S. REYNOLDS, Editor and Proprietor. Uutmcriplion Price, per Milium ■ • $'-!.0I) Advertisements will imi ha discontinued un till paid. Advi*. ti. in" rales on application SATURDAY, JANUARY a, 1808. I INLAY AND OMENICA RIVHRS. R. G. McConnoll, of tho Goologloill survey, speaking of the Flulay and Omenica rivors said: "The Flulay rivor from its mouth to Its junction with the Omenica, winds through a wido flat, skirting tho western base of the Rocky mountains. It has a width hi places of .11)0 yards or moro, hut is usually divided iuto sovoral channels by islands and gravel bars. Thc current Is easy, averaging about throo miles an hour at a medium stago of water. The bars along this stretch of the rivor aro all auriferous, and ono of them, called Pete Toy's bar after tho discovorer, yielded a large amount of gold iu tho early days of miuing in tho country. Tho gold hi this reach Is probably mostly derived from tho Om enlca. "Abovo tho Ospiua, tho Flulay runs with tho exception of ono bend, in a nearly straight direction for 12 miles. It hns a width hero of about 200 yards aud a current of scarcely two milos an hour, tho slowest hi tho whole course of tho rivor. It occupies u depression of about four miles in width, bounded ou the west by a gueissic ridge which conimcuces at tho Black canyon on tho Omenica and runs northward with gradually increasing height, and on tho oast by the rounded ridge which separates tho Ospica from tho Flulay. The maiu terrace has a height of 1 feet abovo the rivor and is thickly wooded with black pine. Near tlio mountain the pine is replaced by white spruce. Tho lower slopes of the mountain are well forested up to a height of 2,000 feet abovo tho river, but above that elevation the trees gradually thin out, and a thousand feet higher up thoy cease altogether. From tho poiut ascended, tho valley of tho Flhhiy could bo followed southward to tho mouth of the Omenica and northward could bo seen stretching out in a nearly straight direction for over 60 miles, or as far as tho eye could pierce the haze. In all this distanco it preserves a nearly uni form width of from four to six miles. From Fort Grahamo to the Ingeuica, a distanco of sixteen milos iu a straight line, and about '20 miles following tho curves of tho river, the Flulay is char notorized by tho samo features whiuh prevail bolow. Tho Iugencia is tho first largo stream which enters tho Flhlay from tho wost above the Omenica, It isa clear, rapid rivor 50 to 60 yards wide, and is reported to be navigable up to the forks, a distanco of about ilO miles, abovo which it is filled with rapids. Au Indian trail to Boar lako runs along its bank. Tho Iugencia is well worthy of boing prospected, as it must cut through tho samo baud of dark and green schists from which tho gold in the Omenica country is derived. Fine gold was found iu tho wash at the mouth of the rivor. "Abovo the Iugencia tbo Flulay hears slightly to tho wost, nud at tho canyon it approaches tho base of the range bordering the valley on tho oast. On the west the space botwoon tho river and the mountains, is occupied by a plain five to six miles iu width wooded with poplar, spruce and black pine. "Abovo tho mouth of the Akio, tho Finlay pursues a very tortons course as far as Paul's Branch, a distance measured in a straight line of about 21 miles, but following the course of the river thirty-five miles, ln several points of this reach, tbo river is bordered by lilgh gravol and boulder-clay banks, in somo cases exceeding 250 feet in height. Tho valloy maintains a width of from five to six miles for part of tho distanco, but six miles bolow Paul's branch, a range rises up west of tho river which narrows It iuto about threo milos, Tho ranges bordering tho valley on both sides havo a height iu this latitude of about 3,000 foot nbovo tho valloy, "The great Iuter-mouutaiu valloy ro ferrod to abovo, and of which mention is so frequently mado iu this roport, forms tho most Important topographical fouturos of British Columbia. It crosses tho international boundary line about longitude ll'idegroos 10 minutes W and runs In a direction north Hit degroes W. along the westorn base of tho Rocky mountains, separating the latter from tho Selkirk and othor ranges on tho west, for a distanco of ovor 800 miles. It is entirely iudopond ont of the present draluago systems of tho country, as It is occupied sucuos slvoly, beginning at the boundary, by u number of rivers belonging to distinct systems, among which aro Kootenay, tho Columbia, Canoe rivor, the Fraser Uud rivor. the Parsnip, the Piulay and tho Tocbleca. Tho lino between the Bad rivor and tho Fraser has not yet boon surveyed, and Its oxtontlon, If any, beyond tho Toehioca Is still unknown. Its width varies from two to fifteen miles, uud It Is everywhere on- closed, except for somo distance along tho wost bank oftho Parsnip, by mountain ranges varying in height from 2,000 to .1,000 foot abovo tho valley. "Tho width of the valloy does not depend on tho size of the stream which occupies It at any particular place. It is fully as wide along tho smaller streams und ut the watersheds which separate the different streams, as along the groat rivers liko the Columbia and | thc Finlay, Tho average height of the bottom of tlio valley abovo the sea is about 2,300 leel, anil tho variation in height is about 1,000 foot The heights oftho watersheds in lho valloy are approximately as follows:: Kooleuay- Oolumbia, 2,7*10 foot; Columbia I'Ynsor, 2,000 foot; Poaee-Unr-I, 3,100 feet. Tho increase in height, of the watersheds towards the north does not hold good in regard to depressions. The Columbia loavos tho valley nl, a hoight of 2,0Tj0 foot, and the Frasor at a height of 2,100 (?), and tho Pernio al a height of 2,020, From the point itsoondod, a view of tho great valley which holds the Kinliiy and Toohlota was obtainable far RO miles or more in each direction, North ward, ns far as vislblo, it maintains a straight wide course, uud is chui'tiotor- ized by tho samo features which pro vail below. Tho range bomlorUig it on the east is rogular and woll dollnod, and has an elevation of 2,1.00 Coottvbovo the level of the valloy. Wo followed up the right (oust) bunk, and-two miles further ou reached t junction of tho Flulay und Thtiduea, rapid mountain stream, heading iu the Peak range. Abovo the Tkudaoa tho Finlay litis a rapid How, and is Interrupted by several small falls and rapids for a distanco of six miles. Abovo this reach, which appears to be an old lako busin, begins tho rooky banks and beds whioh-characterize it below suddenly disappear, and are replaced by clay, silt and gravel. The current diminishes'to about a mile aud a half un hour, and the stream expands to about twice its former size. Thu Hat bordering tho rivor is Intersected by sloughs, and holds a couple of small sheets of wator, knowu to the Indians as tho Fishing lako. The valley-bore has width of about a milo und n half, and is bordered by mountains 1,000 to 5,000 feet above thu river, belonging to tli Peak range. The expanded lukodllto portion of tho Finlay has a lougth of about 18 milos. Near its head, tho river is divided into several brunches, none of which were explored by us. The western brauch (culled Thuoatulo by Finlay) was ascended by Mr, l-'iiilay, and is staled by him in the journal referred to boforo, to bo Hi) miles in length and to head lu a narrow lako, 16 to 20 milos long, called Lako Thu- tade by the iudiuus. Tho first discovery of gold hi tho Poaco rirer country was mado in tho Parsnip, about 20 miles from its mouth by Bill Oust in 1861. Iu tho following year Peto Toy's bar, on tho Finlay, a fow milos bolow the Omonioa, was found, and for somo time proved wonderfully productive, the yield amount. ing to about 820 por day to the man. Tho auriferous gravels uudnrlylng the boulder-clay on Gorinnnson, Manson aud other creeks iu the district havo u wido distribution and promise favorable results If worked on a sufficiently largo scale. A short tunnel was driven into a bank of this description on Gormuuson creok hy Mr, Clinton iu 1892, and sufficient gold tukon out to pay small wages. Water can ho obtained almost anywhere from lakes and mountain streams, within a reasonable distance, and tho only drawback to successful hydraulic mining is tho groat expense attendant Upon tho carriage of material aud sup plies from tho coast Tho absence of easily navigable waterways, uud tho mountainous and swampy character oi the surrounding country, present obstacles to transportation which can only be overcome at groat expense, At tho present time tho groater part of the supplies aro brought in by pack animals from Hazleton at tho Porks of tho Skeoua, tho rate to Mansou orook amounting to 17 cents per porud. Somo prospecting has been done Id tho Omenica region evory seasou siuca its auriferous character became known, but thc district has by no means boon thoroughly explored. Tho discovery of pay gravel ou Tom creok, close to Vital crook, 20 yuars after thu latter was found, shows how lcoso tho 'vuiniinu- tion has boon, nor need this be wondered at wheu tho short seasons, difficult traveling aud high prices of supplies are taken into account That further discoveries of auriferous creeks will bo made admits of littlo doubt. Fine gold occurs in tho Finlay throughout most of its course. Vory littlo prospecting has, however, boon done ou this stream, und with the oxcoption of the Ospica none of tho tributaries, so fains 1 could learn, havo over boon prospected. No oro miuing has so far boeu attempted in tho Omenica region owing to tho waut of transportation facilities, although the existence of largo veins of highly argentiferous galena has boon known for many years. Ai'quor- ito or silver-amalgam is also of common occurrence iu tho placer diggings on Silver creek, aud on Vital and Toms crooks, two of its tributaries. Tho gold iu thu Omonica district oo- curs iu a coarse condition, nuggets >ftou being found with quarlz still attached to thom, aud is evidently derived from tho band of green schists uud arglllites previously described whiuh outcrops along tlio Omonica and its tributaries from Gorniausou landing wpst nearly to Tue.u lake. All thu auriferous crooks worked up lo tho present uro situated withiu ihis /.ouo, which has a widtii of ■]*. milos. Tho schists, of whiuh it is formed, are everywhere much, disturbed. They aro broken up by intrusions of granitic uud other eruptive rocks, and present In this and other ways promising indications that thoy are metalliferous hi charactor. Four moro Yukon railway applications wore Mod at Ottawa this week. They include Stickine and Teslin lake; Yukon and Paclllc,star!-Ing from Dyea; Ashuroft and Stickine rivor, and Northern and Yulmi, projected from Edmonton to Toslln lako. Davltl Opi'onticiin-r Dead, At Hotel Vancouver about 3.20 o'clock Friday afternoon Mr. David Opponhoimor, of tho llrm of Oppen- hol ■ Brothers, and ex-mayor of Van- louvor passed away, after a Hngoring illness, due to heart trouble, with comical ioi is. In tho passing away of David Oppon* holmbr Vancouver loses ouo of her staunchest friends and one who has done more tn advance hor prosperity than any oilier Individual. Tho littlo band of ex mayors is thinning out, Ilrst M.A, MoLouil, then Fred, Cope and now David Oppcuholmor. Tho subject of the present sketch was born in Bio iskatol, Buvurht. ou tho 1st of January, 1832. He was Iho son of Sol Opponhoimor, a prominent vintner in that place. His early education wus received in tho collegiuto institute of thnt olty, Whon 10 yoars of ago he emigrated to tho United States, whero under competent musters ho took a course in book-keeping tho commercial branches. Lator ho engaged hi thc gonoral s.oro business In that olty, aud remained in it lor three years, when, iu oousoquotico of butler offers, ho moved west to Cul iforniu, settling in Sacramento, This I was in tho latter part of 1850, and at that timo ho ontortd into a business partnership with his brother Meyer and was very successful. He then caught the prevailing mining fever and moved into Placer County, California, whoro he remained with varying success for nine yoars. His brother Isauo having some time previously moved info British Columbia ho moved north also to Yale, whore business was opened up undor lho now woll known name of Opponhoimor Brothers. By dint of steady perseverance, business integrity tact and liberality the business grow till it covered the wholo districts of Cariboo, Kootenay. Yule tind Lillooot to tlie United States boundary lino and westward »* tar us Victoria. During this tlmo deceased, who did most oftho outsido business, traveled hy every moans of transport then known, the whole of tho immense area referred to and where his nuniu was knowu it was nouopted as u guarnnteo of fair business methods. Whilst tho gold fever in Cariboo lasted tho business ofOp- ponhoimer Bros., continued to grow and prosper, but in 1874 thoy closed out in Cariboo and decided to oouuentrato their business in Yule. In 1881 a tiro broke out in tho town and flually reached thoir buildings, and though thoy woro constructed as fireproof ns was possible, and according to the host plans then known, thoy wero burned, with a heavy loss. With tho energy which had always characterized the subject of this sketch, it was decided to leave Yalo aud mako Viotorla tho headquarters, and from 1881 to 1880 tho business was conducted in that city. Iti tho meantime tho construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway was pro- grossing westward und tho firm was not slow to see that Bnrrard inlet was destined to have on Its shores tho site of a great city. In view of this David Oppeuholnior purchased a large area of hind on the site now occupied hy tho city, as woll as securing largo joint interests with other owners. In 1880 it was deemed advisable to remove the hoad ofllce to this city as the landed investments demanded fuller attention than could be given from Victoria, consequently tho business blook on Powell street was uonstructed, where tho business has since boon conducted. In IS!*:! tho firm was incorporated as Oppenhoimor Bros., limited liability, with Isaac Oppon hei mei*-, president) David Oppenholmer, vice-president, and Solomon Oppenhoimor, secretary. During the business career of tho firm David Oppenhoimer was elFectunlly assisted by his brother Isaac, whoso geniality, business ability and honorable dcaliugs have contributed largely to the high posit ion uow hold by the house. Iu 1880 the city of Vancouver was incorporated nud the citizens recognizing tho sterling qualities of tbo two brothers oloctod them by acclamation to represent Ward V. in the city council, uud thoir influence was manifest in ovory direction. Two years ouly Isaac remained in tho council as thc business required moro timo thau ho could devote uud retain the position of alderman, but David wus ro elected aud iu 1838 was mado mayor, which honorable seat ho retained for four years, retiring in 1893. In this necessarily brief sketch it is not possible to enumerate all the boueflts accruing to the city through tbo loyal servlco rendered by him, but tho purchase of tho waterworks, tho soworago systom, the liaving of tho streets and other matters initiated and prosecuted by him havo j all conduced to make the Vancouver of; today tho pride of lho citizens nnd the ' admiration of all visitors. In all local industries ho has beon tho foremost to invest his money and give his timo aud labor to help thom omvnrd nud thero are fow concerns in which he is not interested. Fow mon havo lived a busier or more useful life, and in years come he will bo remembered us one of tho "Fathers of Vnncouver." Deceased's wife, whoso tragic death wo recorded a short tiino ago, whilo on route for New York with her husband, wus Miss Julian Walters, a native of Now York. Tho issue of that murriugo was ono daughter, Miss Florence Oppenhoimor, who is at present being educated in Toronto. Tho youug lady will bo sincerely sympathized with in her hour of sorrow. Of tho Oppenhelmor brothers, so well und so favorably known throughout the entire west, but Mr. Isaac survives. Ho aud his family, Sol Oppenhelmer, his mother, Mrs. Godfrey Opponhoimor, nnd daughter, wore present when tho end of a busy life camo. Wo uro but expressing tho heartfelt sympathy of the entire community v. lien wo deploro his lots. Vancouver has lost its bost and Biucor- est friend, aud a groat mun, iu many respects, hus passed from amongst us. World. PATENT BALL BEARING GIANTS. No center bolt, Superior to all others- Write for prices- R H. OAMPBELL, Agent, Ashcroft, B.C. SMITH & BRYSON, General Blacksmiths. Carriage builders. Horseshoeing a specialty. A sttfply of iron and WaWr\ mateirial always on hand. Shop on Railway Avenue. - - AS//CROI7) B, C ■ STULEBAKER^ "Wj^.O-0-tTS. McUoriniol.s Hinders and Mowers, MaOlary's Famous Stoves, I'm ininj_ Tools und General IIiimUviut. JAMES VAIR, . Kamloops, B.O Commercial Hotel, TItK JBEST ?8 A DAY HOUSE IN VANCOl'Vl.tt. G THOMAS. Proprietor. PITHER & LEISER. Importers and Wholesale Dealers in WINES LIQUORS AND CIGAR? VICTORIA, B. L. 150 MILE HOUSE;, The distributing point for all the hydraulic mines at Horse Fly, Nortli and Smith Forks and main Quesnelle River, also the stock ranges of Chileoten and Beaver Lake Valley. At tl is Point will be found a good assortment of GENERAL MERCHANDISE & MINERS SUPPLI ES Also one of ihe best Hotels on the route Information cheerfully given. VEITH & BORLAND. Proprietors and Stock Raisers. R. P.RITHET & CO., Ltd. Wharf Street. ■ VICTORIA, Jl. C. WHOLESALE MERCHANTS, SHIPPING AND l-V-sURA-NCK. Agents for; Wells Knrgo, -iilmnblii Flouring Mills Co., .(if -Wlt'i'l.. I'-.Mc Coast Slciimsliiii eo's line of strain, rs ra.twccirvicto.ln nml San Francisco. Mineral Act, 1896. (FORM F.) Certilicate of Improvements. NOTICE. FORTY THIEVES MINERAL CLAIM, Situate ia ihe Lilldbet Mining Division of Lillooet District. Where located-Soiith Korlt of Bridge Rl _. Take notice tlmt wc, Robert li. Skinner and Jollli Mar-hall, free miner's certificates No. tiaTDA. anil-rilUM.inteiul. di) .lays frum the dale hereof, infiii])].* to the mining record ut fora certiliniie of inipmvi .nciils, fnr Die plirpu S-Ctlon :t7, iniint he 1-iiniineineil hefore the ... BUatlce Of such certilicate ef improv-mii-iit-'. Dated Hits 30ttl d:tv nf November, 1807, It. Br SKINNER, 32tU JOHN MARSHALL. ike. Cariboo. The undersigned offer Cor sulo thoir well-known paok train consisting of tho filllowiIII,'; (10 bond of puck mules with complete outfit of packing rigging with each mule. 13 head of riding mules wich saddles, otc, otc. 8 hoad of 4 year old mules with or without packing outfit. Those latter uro only halter broke. 1 only belt mure with saddle, etc. goes with train. This is without doubt tho most complete packing outfits in 13. G. aud Is for salo " ou bloc." Por terms, etc., apply to VIETH & BORLAND, lDU-Mile Houso, B.C. I In tlie County Court of Cariboo UOI.D1JN AT ASHCUOFT STATION. BBTWBRN F. \V. Foster, of Aslicrofl Slatiuii, Merchant. I'laintilT, —-—AND.—j— Mj Edward L. Hurt, formerly of Cliilcotiu. .Merchant rTlAKE NOTICE that a plaint has been -**-" entered aad n summons Issued against you Iuthe above county court liy li. \V. Foster, of Ashcroft Station, for the -inn *of 81)1 for goods sold and dellveccd/iiad an ordfcr been made that imhllcalkiiriifp iiciQa- (if [lw entry of sncludaial lu ibe Iiritish' Col'iuiibiV Milling Journal shall he deemed to be seryici of the summon- Upon yon. "-.-I" The summons will ht- heard lit Ashcroft Hia tion on the loth day of January next at ten o'clock in the forenoon, on whicli dny ynu are rei|iiircd to appear, and if you do' not ilpm-ur either In person or by your solicitor at the time and place above mentioned .such unlet will he made, and proceedings taken iih the judye ina v thiuk just and expedient. Dated this 17th day 'of December, 18riV. JOSEPH WW.-HHRl.,1 ;ta-t-_ . Deputy ttbgtatnir. -?.— SOUNN&CoLtd | —I UIPpSMBS OF — }Sh#,and,Heayy Hardware. u---.ii.>- ) Placer and Quartz Mining Supplies. ■ sw* -W'UifrE'Wm Quotations. . : i, * * i 8 nud 10 Cordova Btrcot. Vancouver, B.C. ()UJU!_.-*W9l) *H R** -1-* -- ■* Cable whlri-a. "Cortes," Vnncouver. P.O. Ilex No. 104. MacKinnon, Dcbcck & Company, .■ ■ , -in Hastings street, VANCOUVER, ll.C. mininc brokers and acents. Mining coniiniulea nrgmtlxud ami Honied. Projiertlea bunded nud reported on for foreign o lo.Mlsv-ndlf.ilc.. ll.ivuiK Utu h ..IiIi-iiIm nf the |)iiivlm*e fur thc paxl twrntv sir. yrnr«, wt ntf tlii'tvlmein 11 i.i»-itnui in it sh tin' mint u-li.d'lr iiifniimillim In he obtained rev in-itum the vahiiihh* mim-ml u-smii .-.■■■ ol Ihe province, folic iidi-nc- H.illcltnl. Office of the '"(iolden Ctuhe Mines Comranv, ltd.," of Ullooet% li, C. -■<_-_— : ;.._tL.j~-g.-! i-i'J- Oppenheimer Bros. WHOLESALE GROCERS Vaucouver, : : : B.C. DOERING & MARSTRAND BREwi-tra oo. Celebrated Alexandri Lager and Porter - pecia iiv Recommended. McFARLANE & CO., ■ASSAY. MINING & MILL SUPPLIES We arc ninmifncturera and direct tmporteit, and 1! carry a larpc stock of balances, Furnace., Fire Clay'*" GoddS, Scientific nud Practical -looks, Ulsawm Platinum Goods, Acids, Chcmlcali, and all other Ass-iyers' Miners" and Mill re'inlrcment.. Sole iipcnts for Morgan Crucible Compinr. 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Window Blinds, etc. Aud direct importer of Curpots, Liuolotiius, Oilcloths, Childreus' £- Carriages, Crockory, Glassware, etc. 55, o7 autl 59 Cordova St., Vancouver,' B. C\ Miiml-iv, lhi' null dav of .laiiuarW A.U. IHI1H, at the hour df 11 a.ni. Iiv Order. JOSEPH WM. BUKK, Depiilv l-.'H'iHtttir.. C.C.ot cnritioo. Aslicro.1. B.C., Dec. 0, 1807, uaiB ID0U Distances ^.-rFRor..*:*;- : Ashcroft places ' *■ dache Ci'cek ■ • ('. McDonald's Hat Creek • M-Mile House . ?.:Milc House OLBTTON • ■ RO'MUe limine m-Mile Htnike tti-Mile House S.<-Milc limine - qtWtU HJJUBt 100-Mtlc House WJ-MilcHouM, 1^-Mile.^ifpii.ie. ill-Mile mm - -. II.'-Mile limine. • ■ I- 117-Mile Jlotmc • ' - h i..-.-. Mite House • fi !■:■ Mile Howe - • ( H'rMile limine . , , 1 l-'.'-Mile //(ill-/ • • I 1',1-Mile iIouhc , • ■ I. I'.'.-MUe House ■ ■ 1 l-o-MILK HOUSI-] . ■ l .Soilu Creek ... -n .ItccantMn . ; . . ,U !.»W/i-Vi .. . A .1 lhi rat itiU llu wh J . . 1! Ituliannn's . St JJiHtnmUe • <~, -—.- , «f* Gottonmiod ■■ • • •• ' . tl> 'ftetner 1'ass-* . •■*' ■><• * ft .Stan I cn • . !'< JiarkcrvMf . •• . . p Place* below, lioadnlirancli froi t,u0.mtlollowie bttt the •lislanccsnirfrom A nhcrofl. Ill,, Lake ..■ , I, Ilea per Lake . *t __, QUeHttelle larks . , , j- s i I I -. a. f ~l TIE UK JOURNAL, $2A YEAR J f i WWBK NICOLA. O. B. Armstrong left for tho east last week on a visit to his old home having received news of the serious illness of his mother. He will bp absent for two or three months. The Christmas tree held here proved -a-ft-an* success; The building was orowded to the doors and all present seemed to enjoy themselves. The Lower Nicola people have enjoyed the reputation of always giving a good' entertainment, aud we are glud to note that tho reputation ia still upheld. A. jolly load has just left for the Bachelors' Ball at Nicola Lake. We expect to hear great things from there soon. We have bad a spell of vory nice sleighing, but the thaw of the last few days has left the grouud bare in places And a sheet of ice in others. Cattle so far this winter have done well, and all are feeding. ; The roads between here and Spences Bridge ore in a bad shape siuco the thaw. Several teams have bad to return homo, on account of slides on the road. Wri.rN. Toqley is recumliiK from his recent ill nans. For several weoks ho wns daugorously ill, tbe doctor being in almost constant nttondauce. Work on tbe Nicola rivor bridge goes steadily ou, and If wo arc \6'' Jtiflfco of the wort- by tbo tlmo It takes to lluish tbo job a fine bridgo should be ex peotod.' However It will bo u great. accommodation to thoso ou tbo south sido of tho rivor who are almost entirely cut plf (rom tbo rent, of Om valloy for nqput six weeks In summer aud for ■OM! tlmo In winter. I • ■ H-mlnlicencM 01 An Ottl Miner. Tho experiences of an old minor are atwayw Interesting and usually Instructive whon well told. If tho history of mon wbo havo oxplorcd the wild ro glons for precious motala, since tbe days of '40, woro wrtttou, it ccrtaiuly would silence fiction aud sensational story; tbo mon wbo venture into wild mountaiu regions, fighting their wny agalust tbo painted snvagoaud wild animals, often enduring cold aud hunger that words cannot express, aud probing the atu-thfor hor bidden treasures, that nations may have. money and the peoplelowolry. When tho old prospector opens tbe way, and new mines are found by himself or some green tenderfoot, a most peculiar crowd settles iu the vicinity. About the first business to bang out a sign is tbe saloon. But a saloon without gamblers and games Is worse than a grub claim. Then comes the dance hall, ( A miuing town without a hurdy-gurdy is a dead place. This is the place where the miners spend thoir money nnd tbeir evenings. Says S. H. McKernan: "Often have I seen the old miner with hair as white Ai the snow on tbe mountain tops, and whose attire consisted of nn old slouch hat, grey shirt, atomhed with clay, and V floor, saok pants with the brand on, dtnclng with the prettiest girl in tbe hall. An old miner with plenty of dust Is tbe drawing figure among women. Deportment aud dress without dust don't draw in a first class mining camp, The old man, above all other men, is the most liberal to a fault; drunk he lata -the proprietors help themselves out of his sack. I remember seeing a . bartender in a camp in Idaho, called Hogem, take Ave ounces of gold dust for five drinks of "sun* shot" whisky. I asked him why he took so muoh dust. Said ho: "Just to save Bill's life; you see he has been on a three days'drunk and has spent |1,000; he has 91,000 " moro to spend but we must take it quick or ho'll die before he gets sober.' That very saloon keeper is a million aire today, and old Bill has gone to tho happy hunting grounds, Miniug the iforkiug miners Is tbo oo- .occupation of many wbo settle In tbe mining camps, and the bigger the Miner's sack the better it pans out for v this class. Joaquin Miller uses this to illustrate tbe fabulous riches of the Klondike, when he tells the story of tbe Portuguese who pi .ys a woman 8100 a day on condition that she does not speak nor dance with a certain miner. Tbis reminds me of tho woman who came to Plaoervllle, Cal., in 1850, nnd opened tbe Hotel-doRustle. Tbe following Sunday the minors turned out by the huudred to dine at the new hotel. But they all wanted tbo very distinguished honor ot dining at the proprietor's private table. Finally it was decided that the man who would pay the most should have tho honor. Then the bidding wont by leaps and bounds and reached SO ounces. Finally Long Tom, the tallest and most shabbily dressed and richest of them all, bid 100 ouuoes. aud won the distinguished honor. Talk about generosity ~,'i andWg'pay! I remember when Florence (one of tbe first mining camps iti Idaho) was at its best, a lino looking woman came into the camp and started a flrst-clsss restaurant. One day tbo ■ establishment buruod down and left the woman penniless. John Kelly, tbo great violinist and singer, was ■ thou playing at Little Boston's big gambling ": "kouserHefcetirdoftho woman's misfortune and went to see what ho could - do for.Hor. Sho told Kelly she was tho / daughter of a wealthy French mer- r chant in Paris aud had run away from home booause, her father had wanted her to marry a young nobleman. She bad been teaching music aud singing ", in Sau Frsucisoo aud had saved up , 81,000. 'She bok como to Florence to i'ii 6iako.it fortune and now she was penniless. Well, Kelly mado arrangements for hor to appear at tho big gambling ball nud sing a fow popular t.^ngBMUl trust ty luck. At the ap- point'eiJ ovenini sb'e appeared and tho hall was orowded. She saug "I Have No Mother Now." Ere sho bad finished the first verse every gamo wusjstoppod- every ear was charmed aud every eye allured by tbe sweet, sad voice and beautiful form of tbe singer. She finished. Then tho gamblers abandoned their tables and pressed forward with the miners to the stage. Tbey called for a repetition. Then John Kelly stood up and told tbe woman's story, her flight to Amorica, her loss of every dollar. That was enough. The hardy miners were generous. The stern, oold gamblers stepped forward and weighed their dust or threw down their twenties; 15,000 was tho amount handed to the fair singer. Then thoy requested tbo woman to sing "Sweet Anna of the Vale," as a receipt in full for tbeir money. She sang tho song and I am sure the crowd did not ro- grefc paying thoir money. Five years subsequent I was introduced to Bame woman in Helena, Montana. She had made a fortune on Eldorado Bar, Do you think tho old, rusty looking miner has no appreciation of music or song? Why, I havo ofton seen mon who had lived for days in tho solitude of the mountains como to town nud walk into some big gambling hall and toss a yellow twenty to Johu Kelly to sing somo particular song or play a favorlto tuue. Kelly otteu told mo that in tho early fiftios bo rccoived as 8600 for ono night's playing iu some big gambling hall lu Sacramento or somo other of tho big mining camps. Kelly was a Tookless gambler and goncrally lost all his money at fan). Ho won 980,000 one night in Sacramento nud lost it nil tbo noxt day. From tbo day tlmt Pat Donignn nud ■lack MeOrowor discovered gold on Frasor river, prospectors have boon trying thoir luck on tbo headwaters of tbo Yukon and Mackenzie rivers. Thore was more gold taken out of Cariboo aud Omonica than was given credit.! Several years ago Ed. Sob I off el In, tbo discoverer of Tombstnno, A. T., visited tho Yukon. Ho said that prospocton. would knock around in that frozou gion until some fellow would find a nest of gold frozen to tbo bod rook that would sot meu gold crazy. "The richness of the Klondiko sup ports tbo story as told by Dancing Bill of Cariboo. Iu 1866 Bill camo to Walla Walla aud said ho bad beeu iu Russian America, nnd had found a place whoro gold was so plentiful that nature didn't have gravel enough to cover up tbo chunks so the dust took muck and moss to do it We all pronounced BUI a bettor liar than he was a dancor. But it is just possible that wo wero too skeptical. BUI loved drink and dance better than be did gold or glory. But tbe Klondike gold fever Ib no different in its effects on tho minds and movements of men than was the California, Arizona, Pike's Peak, Idaho aud Montana gold fevers. This is not the flrst great gold fever of the frozen north. Fraser river broke hundreds of Cali- fornians. Cariboo was rioh, and yet many a man lost his health and his wealth in trying to find a big fortune. But the men who venture Into wild mountain regions and pioneer the way to nature's hidden treasures are worth a thousand times to society and the state than those who loiter in cities and wait for something to turn up. But tbe men who are hatching schemes to mine the miners of the frozen north will succeed in mining many a tenderfoot's pocket. § Anyone wishing reliable iufornia-1 | tiou regarding tho overland routo | J* from Ashcroft to Lako Teslin can I seoure tbo samo by remitting 261 | cents to J. H. Clements, druggist | I and stationer, at Ashcroft, for ! | copy of "Overlaud to Klondike," g I through "Cariboo, Omonica and Oas»- | star," Teu full page illustrations fj ond a correct map of tlio roads and | trails, Issued by tbo B.C. Mining tj B JoritN.iL, and contains its special j | correspondent's report of tbo actual jf || prosout condition oftho trail,'Sur- | veyor J. D. Dovoreux having been I sent over tbo routo by tlio Journal | 0 to examine and report ou tbo samo. | | The book contains in all 70 pagos. .L'-__--,_irat*-E-_-*-j-_-_'- How Chalk U rude. One of the few exclusively important imported British products used in our country is chalk. It comes from tbe river Thames, being obtainable no where else in large quantities. In its crude form, remarkable flint fossils are sometimes found, usually the remains offish. The process of manufacture from the natural state to tbat of a form when it can be utilized is simple. When received at tbe mill the chalk is put into great mac bines and ground in water, then floated off Into vats of water, where all tbe impurities and for eign substances are precipitated, the water being afterward drawn off by a series of filtering operations, and the soft residum dried by steam heat and exposure to the air; the substance is then reduced to a powder of different degrees of fineness by grinding iu burr mills and belting, when it is ready to be packed into barrels and shipped for use, amoug the largest consumers beiug the rubber goods manufacturers; rubber iu its crude state being sticky, unmanagable and available only for very simple purposes, becomes vulcanized and hard by adding to it chalk while it is hot, thus rendering it suitable for the various uses to which it is put. As is also well known, a large quantity of chalk Is employed in tbe preparation of paint and putty, being termed wblting when in this form. -_.at.t- for the Canadian Pacific. A Montreal despatoh to tbe New York Evening Post Bays: The Canadian Pacific Railway has completedarrango- montti for tbe construction of six light draught stern wheel steamers to ply on Alaskuu waters ln conjunction with tho two ocean steamers which tboy have purchased in Scotland, These vessela will bo constructed in Toronto, the contracts having beon let to the Bertram & Poison works. Work will begin at once, as it is intended to have them ready for the opeuiug of navigation. The boats are to be of wood plated with steel and will havo a length of 1'jO fuel with a beam of ;t0 feet. They will be put together iu tbo Toronto yards aud will theu be takou apart and tho parts shipped to Vancouver where tbe boats will bo rebuilt, Tbe Corona arrived ou Sunday at Viotorla from Dawsou bringing 48 miners. Thoy stato that thoro is absolutely no fear of starvation iu tbo spring, nnd that two of tlio stoves havo ro-opeued aftor having boeu temporarily dosed, They estimate tbe wash- up noxt spriug at from fifteen to twenty mill tou dollars. Value of Fine Oold per Ounce. Tho following simple and practical rule to find tho oxact value of lino gold por ounce may ho useful to many of our readers: Tweuty dollars in gold weighs Oil! grains; 8100 in gold therefore weighs 2,580 grains. Rcduco that number of grains to Troy ounces (480 grains equals ono Troy ounce) which gives 5.875 Troy ounces. Coin is 000 lino, therefore .IHK) times 5.1175 equals 4.887,5 ounces of 1000 fine; 8100 divided by 18870 equals 820.0718, which Is the value or gold 1,000 fine. A Peculiar l-olirie. A peculiar fabric, wbicb may timl a use for many purposes, is made In Brussels. II, is flexible, transparonf aiid impervious to water. Tliis textile material can be washed oil' with cold wator, liko a glass -pane, by means of a sponge, und is mainly used for portieres, window shades, umbrellas,' otc. Tbe patented process for tbo production of this tissue consists iu tilling tbo nioshes of a wido-mesbed fabric, such as muslin, with chrome gelatine or with n similar material and t lien rendering tho chrome gelatine insoluble by exposure to light. Tbo fabric is thou' coated on both sides with linseed oil or fat varnish; thetieatmont with chrome gelutlne aud linseed oil is repented several times and the fabric is ornamented by printing. canadian "Pacific S00-PACIFIC LINE. The Best and Cheaoest ROUTE TO DLL EASTERN I'OIXTS. Through First-class Sleeping cars and Tourist Sleeping ears lo Si. Paul. Boston,Montreal and Toronto without ehattge. H.Ir ,?»'!'"' Cllr '"itvi,cc lI"-« *■'"-■ ""« «f tile C.I'.K. Is unequalled anywhere. -onnectlnns nt Vancouver witli ytiinnicr Aui!rat_? '""' ""*"""" '"lands nml No, I. w--.tio.ind line nt Ashcroft at -.13 n.m. No. 3, erl-bountl, , ll,_7ji,nt. W.T. SLAVIN ■( lutncn floods P. O. IIox ii. Kamloopn, II. c. Going enst ■mil -until. Keml [luwn. dolly 8,85 Icitvu 13.Iill IU.1l> 10.08 nrrlvi 1B..0 33.00 T1IK1.KFOKKH * SANOUN . Irave SLOCAN CITV ?: (.(in _*J UU nrrivi (liiii.u nortli nml w-st, Rend nn. itfllly 10,80 ll. no H.ao 7. If. ■ifiifiS 18.00 111.00 leave lH.-iu SIDNEY WILLIAMS, l\...S..l\A.S.i.,I.oml Civil Engineer iiiiil Lnnd Surveyor, Drauglitemnn, QUESNELLE MOUTH, 11. C. Engineering nnd Survey work. Reports ou '"'"' " " " ' pro- mining iiro|icrlii.n. Minis uiul pinna HUGH COCHRANE, MINING & GENERAL AGENT, NOTARY PUBLIC. BARKERVILLE, - - Cnrlboo, B. C. For full information as to ra/ei, ti/lte eye,, apply to the nearest ticket agent to1 /\.L. OLEMKNTS, ".*••> *■ Agqnt, AahoM't, BJ. J. Coyu., District Pa-monger agent, Vancouver. B. C. A Perry on Mud River. A. M. Moore, an old timer in the west, wbo came across tbo plains from Kentucky to Colorado in 1801, and who has managed to spend most of the years since on tbo con lines of civilization in tho western frontier is in Spokane for the purpose of investigating tbe overland route to tbo Klondike. He appreciates tbe fact that there will be a rush tbat way, aud while he has no desire to go to Dawson City himself, he knows enough about u miuing stampede to understand that there is money to be made along tbe trail. Uc interviewed W. T. Wren, the guide, yesterday, as to what stream ou tho trail most needs a ferry. Mr. Wren promptly told bim tbat the Mud river Is the meanest stream to cross, aud n place whero a ferry is needed, aud must provo profitable. Mr. Moore has about concluded to purchase u cable aud the necessary supplies and set out as early as possible witb a six-horse team and wagon for tho river, so that be may have tbe ferry established before tbe rush starts in, Rev, Mr. Shlpprell, of Woodstock. Ontario, has been appointed principal of the Columbian Methodist College, New Westminster. He will begin his new duties at once. In the case of Mrs. Lulu .Tonus vs. Col. Henry Laudes, of Port Townsoud, Judge Hanford, last week iu Seattle sustained the demurrer to plaint Ufa Amended complaint and held tbat the plaintiff had not conclusively shown tbat she Is a citizen of British Columbia. The court held that she had shown that she wns domiciled in British Columbia, but not that sho was a citizen of that country. Go buy this brand—what brand? Schilling* s Best tea linking powder co Ate flavoring ex tracts soda nud iplces and go by that brand, if you like them. For snle by Harvey, Bailey & Co. IL.S.l THOS. R. McTNNES. CANADA. PROVINCE OF HRITISM COLUMHIA. lnnd, Queen, Defender uf tlie Kiiilli, _ie„ &c. Tr-Our faithful (tie Mcinben electa! tdijerve intheLc'uhlntiv.- As-^mhlvof (Inr I'rii.ince uf Hrltlsli Culiimlii'i nl (inr Cily of Vii-mriu- GnBBT-NO. A PROCLAMATION'. ■ . A. c.. Smith. tkmty Jtliirneu-Ccnertil. iiiul resolved, ns* noun nw may 1 people of Our Province of Hr niul lu have llieir mlvici- m Ouv l.-uisl.'iUr NOW KNOW VI-;, thai for iliveiH nmses ami 1-niiKiiU'i.iti'iiis. anil lal-ini: ililu cum", iil nation tne DM0 ami convenience uf I lur luvinn (nee of llritl-h Culuiuiiiii. lu herehy convoki and by thiwim'M'iitsf .nuin yon, ami u.i.li ul vuu thai un Thursday, tlia lOtll'lnyoitllOI-IOtltll iif I'Yhriiarv. utu- thousand etirlit hundred and ninelv-elulil. you ineel I'm in Our said l.t-rjin- latnre oi■ I'lirlianu'iit ul Dm said I'lnvmri'. al Our City nf Victoria, Kill' Till. lHSl'ATl'l I OK IirSINKHH.tum.il. do. acl. and c.m-hid.' upon thom' thi ims which in i Hit LgglWlttllfO of lhe Province ol British Culnnihiji, hythc Common Council of our said province mny, by the fnvonruftfoil, be ordained. IN Testimony Wiii-'iti-au*, We have caused tllC-C Our Lei tern lo he made Pale-tit. and the (treat Seal ol the -aid Province lo lie hereunto tlflixeul Witness, the Honourable Thomas tt. MclNMna, Llciueaaht- Giivernor of Our-aid Province Of Hrili-li Columhia, In Our City of Victoria, in Our -aid Province, this thirtieth day of Deeeiu- ber. in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and tiinctv-seveh, and iu the Blxty-Ilrst year of Our ttolgn. By Command. 11.80 JAMES BAKER; Provincial Secretary. -TiTUE— CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL R'Y is tlie best line lo nud from Chicago, Mil. wniikco nnd all points Enst. With' Its (1,155 miles ot thoroughly equipped road it renches nil principal business centers in Northern minis; Wlson.ln, Iowa, Minnesota, Soutn Dakota, North Dakota and Mh Michigan >; THE ONLY LINE I-unmoR Electric Lighted hd<1 Steam Hentcil Vestlbuled TralnB. Time tnblcs, maps and information regarding routes, rates uutl oilier details relating to the road will bo furnished on application to nny coupon ticket agent, ar by addressing C. J. Eddy, General Agent Portland. Ore. Mineral Act, 1896. Certificate of Improvements. NOTICE. LTKAL MINERAL CLAIM. Situate in J the Llllooet Mining Division of Llllooet District. Where located-South Fork of Bridge River. Take notice that we. Robert B. Skinner and John R. W llliunis, free miner's certificates No. o:i7i)A and 75404, intend, sixty days from the date hereof, to apply to the mlnin-; recorder for a certificate of improvements, for the jiur- pose.of obtaining n crown grant of the above claim. And further take notice that action, under section 37, must be commenced before the i. Miance of -neb certilicate uf Improvements. Dated this aoth day of Nuvember, 1H07. K. 11. SKINNER, 2t0 . JOHN H. WILLIAMS. NOTICE. MINERAL POINT MINT_RAL*CI.AIM, situate In Lillooet Mining Division of Ltllooet District. Where located,—Cayoosh Creek. Take nolicc tbat we, R. H. Verity and Win. \\ Htlnson, free miner's certificate No. 40,040 ank 40.047, intend, sixty days from the date hereof, to applrflo the Mining Recorder fora Certificate Or Improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown (.rant of tlie above claim. And further take notice that action, under Bectlgnj.7 must be commenced before the issuance of such certificate of improvements. K. II, VERITY, WM, WILKINSON. Dated this lltli day of October A. D. 1807, 24-35. S. A. Rogers BARKERViLLE, B.C. General Merchant Hotel Keeper. All kinds of Miners' Supplies on Hand, NOTICE. I have given up tlie business of ranching on the Honapaite and I shall not be responsible for any debts before and after this date. (J. K. MUNDORF. Honaparte, 11. C, Dec 23, 1807. NOTICE. OWN.-KK of I'laecr Claims are invited to send a few ounces of the black or urn- Sand! ouUllnotl'tn wasnifttf the gravel for gold, to the "Tlie I'rnvim-lal Minrialosjist, Hureau uf Mines, Victoria," statlnit the name of the ii-t-k from which tlie sand is taken,and its locality. It IS believed tlmt PLATINUM, and perhaps I \i I I>l I'M, are treqiltintly pausitd over and lost bv tllfl prospector, ns tbey Have much the— in-iranco nf iron In the sand. These mint. [Ut! as valuable as gold, the latter more SO, and If the placer claim owners will send the black or i;ray sandas aforeHald It will be assayed and the resiillsirlven to tbe owner. 08-00 JAMES HAKKK, Minister of Mines. Tub Mining Jcm'i.nal office ia prepared to do all kinds of Job Work. Send in youv ovilers and tbey will receive attention. PETER BURNET, Dominion and I'rovincial Land Surveyor. LILLOOET, B.C. .Surveys of any description promptly completed. Reliable report-.'un mineral claim-. In the Llllooet district furnished at reasunable prices. Do you want Ink . Do you want typo? Do you wnnt Bteroo plutos . Do you want, to trade Presses ? Do you want to trade Papor Cutters? Do you wimt anything in tho way of Printing Material ? Correspond with tbe TORONTO TVPK .OU-IHtY (Jo. Llil. F.C.INNES ioing Broker VANCOUVER, B. C. All descriptions of mining properties bought nnd sold. Correspondence solicited. 83 MILE HIOTJSB Stages Each Way StopJOver Night. Firsl Class Accommodation for Guests Good Bar in Connection. ' Good Stabling and Feed fur horses. McTA VISII and S TROUT Proprietors. COLONIAL HOTEU AND GENERAL STORE. R, McLEESE, : .. , Pnprielor. A Jul/ assortment of Dry Gods Boots, and Shoes, Liquor,, Cigars, Hard ware, Hay, Gram andJI,tiers Supplies, at reasonable Z WllUSit^tALh and RETAIL. A- & J. McRAE, HOTEL & GENERAL STORE. <_lXJ-_lS_SrE_-.X.-3 FOBo, 33.. C. A full assort me nl of Drygoods, Boots and Shoes, Ltjttof s and Cigar llaid- ware, Miners Sup/ilies. Hay, Grain and SlabliHj. trues right. •ft. $ «**L Hotel in./ .- '.. COLUMBIAN Methodist College, New Westminster* B- 0- (Ihcorporated by Act of Parliament, 1803.) This Residential College for both Sexes re-opened Wednesday, September 15th, 1897. .- „.-...■ has been fngapccl. and instruction will be (riven in Preparatory and College Coursus leading up to Al.-itridilation 111 Arts. Law. Civil Kntntiei-riiii-, Medicine, Theology ami Provincial Teacher-,* t-xntn I nations. Ladies' College Course including Music and including Short Hand Art. Commercial' course nnd Type Writing. Theological Course. .Special attention is called to tbe course! -IINING & as: for the tirst time. ;iX(i A ASSAVlMi, offered this ye PACK HORSES For Sale. Tho undersigned is prepared to furnish to any one requiring the same pack animals In auy number up to 500, well broken and for saddle.) and packs for 328 each. Correspondence solicited, 13. F, English. Ashcroft, B. C. The undersigned is prepared to arrange for tho wintering of a largo number of horses at reasonable rates. Write or call at the store. P. W. FOSTER. Ashcroft, October llth, 1897. E8TRAYED. One light grey horse, abotil IH hands high; hod all round: gelding; branded on right liip ..8 nearly as enn be made out a small figure -I. Came lo my premises about one month ago The owner is rci|iiesled to call, |>rove property. pay charges and remove the animal. H. F.ENGLISH. t5 llunapartc, H.C. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Notice Is hereby given that all accounts -Wing to the late A. McAlimli'ii, of UrOllSC creek. iutlSt be paid to me on or before the 20th of January, 181)8. Alt parties having accounts against the said estati will kindly send them in tome duly certified on nr 1 refine stir I date. JOHN A. Kl.ASI.l-, Official Administrator. quesnelle, Dec. 18th, 1.807. Illtl ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Notice is hereby given ihat all accounts owing to tbe estale of tbe late (iconic Samuel Harlev. of l 'usenelle, iim-t lie paid to uie on or before the 36th of January. ImiH. All parlies having accounts auainM tin* said estate will kindly send them in to me duly certified on or bef6ire Bitld dale. JOHN A. 1*H.\SK». (illtr-ial Administrator. quesnelle, Dec. 18th, 1807, Blt-I Mineral Act, (FORM F.i 1896. Certificate of Improvements. NOTICE. Where located-Soutll Fork of Bridge Kiver. Take notice that I, C. A. I'iiiiir. free miner's certificate No. r...iinr> intend sixty davs from the dale hereof, lo apply to the niin- ing recorder for a cettilieale of improvements, for the purpose or obtaining; a crown grant of the above claim. And further take notice that action, under section :i7. must be Commenced before lbe Issuance of sii!'hr-i-riilii;ile of improvements. Dated this'-Olll day or November. 1HJI7. 83.0 C. A. rilAlK- Newly furnished and ^fitted, A qnkt hoarding and lodging house. Bates reasonable Home evoking. Table supplied with the best in the market, and properly served. MA'S. C. AKMSTItONG% - - QUESXELLE, B.C OCCIDENTAL HOTEL QUESNELLE, B.C. Mow management. Hotel headquarters Tor 13. X. stages. Headquarter:* for mining men, woll furnished rooms. Table supplied f]ih everything in season. Most complete bar in Cariboo. - Stables in connection, Hay and Oats in qua- ity. F, HOFER0AMP& A. JOHNSON, - - Proprietors. COSMOPOLITAN KAMLOOPS, B. O. HOTEL Cood Stabling in connection. J. H. RUSSELL, -.-,..; Proprietor. GLOBE _E3IOTE1I_i- LYTTON, - - - B.C. In consequence of the lute fire, the Gi.obk Hotel hu.. been removed opposite the post office and has the same awonimo- dationa as usual. Commercial travelers' trunks hanleit tr) and from station free of charge. A. P. HA UTTER. Prop. FURNITURE CARP-T8. OU CLOTH. et_.,|ete. Cheapest house on earth, write for prices M. P. CORDON, • KAMLOOPS, B.C Blacksmith, \\ heelwright and Wagon Builder HOUSE SHOEING A SPECIALTY. Imi, St.'- and Timber kept in stock, antl a stock of Eastern made C'«rri-a.... Bnngics imt Rond Cnrts kq:t on lintrd nt reduced Juices, nnd also mnde to order. M_nuf.cturcr of " The Lehman Tire Setter " which all Blacksmiths should rue. All work warranted, nnd prices lower than ever. An assortment of (J.rllins and Caskets always on hand. A-IICHOF-, - - - - - - B. 0. E. C. PRIOR & Co Ltd Victoria, Vancouver, DKALHRa IN Kamloops. Agricultural Implements of all kinds largest stock In Die province and best assormentt American Bain wagons also Canadian Bain suitable for frclghtlm* nnd farm purpose*. Buggies Carts, Spring Wagons. all at prices lo suit the times. Orders filled nromntlv. C. H. GIBSON. MEAT MARKET WHOLESALE AMD RETAIL. Attention and att'sfaetionguarariteed fo customers. Main treet, ■ AHCROFT. B C. Armstrong & Morrison MANUFACTURERS Ok' RIVETED STEEL PIPE, ORE CARS, ORE BUCKETS, MONITORS «&. ELEVATORS. Contractors for Complete Hydraulic Mining Plants 15 H.atl. v Avi-u'o VANCOUVER, B.O Chinese Now Yoar opens this yoar on Sunday, January 28rd. J. Moouoy, formerly ot Asbcroft, Is uow operator nt Bear crook near Donald. Hn. JamoB and Miss Maud Campbell of Cache Crook wont to tho ooast Wed- uesday uighl. In anothor column will be found tbo ad of tho Bauk or British North Amov ica at Vancouver. M. D.MoKeo will hold divine BOV-I vices ut Suvonii. on Sunday. Gilbert Munroe hus boon off duly for tho past oouplo of weeks on account of a bad attack of rheumatism. H. McDonald's bridge crow woro on tko side traok as Ashcroft for tho past week doing work lu this vicinity. Work on the olaims u fow milos east of Lytton is progressing and fa*7brnblo reports come from these proportios. Professor G. W. Payne, phrenologist, physiognomist and physiologist, gave a lecture in the town hall Thursday evening. _ Ed. Glencross has started in the water business and has a slolghand horse delivering water at his customers' houses^ . Quito a number leftjor Clinton Thursday morning to attend the annual ball held there Thursday aud Friday evenings. The C.P.R. traffic receipts for tho week onding December 3lst wore 9797,000; lor the same period last yoar they wero $691,000. County court will bo hold ut tho court house, Aslieroft, un Monday. Mrs. F. Webb, who has boon ill for several wooks is now able to bo about again, James Haddock, manager of E\ W. Foster's storo ut Aslicrofl, is visiting Clinton. George Roiwhwho lias spout tho post season in tlio upper country, is back at Asbcroft, Messrs. Woodrow & Williams shipped a car of cuttle to Vunoouvor Woduoa* day Qvontajgj Ii. P, Lowis nud Mrs. bowls uro now occupying the house recently vuoatod by W. II. Griffin on Fifth t-VOUUO. Miss Carrie Ogle returned last Saturday from a weeks visit to her parents at Sardis, nnd loft Sunduy for Hut creok to reopen the public school. In another column will be found tho proclamation issued by Lieutenant- Governor Molnnes calling the legislature to meet on February 10th, 1898. Miss Florence Hall returned from the 150-Mile House Tuosday evening, where she has spent tho last fow months, and will visit her relatives horo. Mrs. James and Miss Katio Newland- went up to Savonas Suuday night to attend tho funeral of Mrs. Adam Ferguson, which Was held there Mouday. Municipal nominations on Monday nut and polling pn.Tbursday at Kamloops. Mayor M. P. Gordon aud Sibroo Clark and R. H. Lee are tbe candidates for mayoralty. H. Bostock, M. P., spont Now Years day in Asbcroft and in tho evening held a meeting In the parlor of tho Ashoroft hotel with a number ot his con stituents. The Vanoouvor World issued last Friday with its regular edition u Klondike number of 24 pages with lots of valuable reading matter to interest tho gold seekers. R. B. Skinner passed through Ashcroft Wednesday from Lillooet on his wny to Vancouver. Mr. Skinner is interested in some good mining property on Bridge river. James B. Leigh ton, suporiutondont of the U. X. uud John Shields returned Thursday oveuiug from u Lri[> over tho Cariboo rond. Wo aro pleased to nol ice that our esteemed journalistic neighbors up tlio roud have not said anything against tho "Overlaud to Klondiko" publication gotten out by the Jouiinai.. Tho public school will re-open on Monday, January 10th in charge of Mr. R. G. Gordon, of Vaucouver, who holds a lirst class grade A certificate, nud who comes well recommended as a successful toucher. Several now buildings huvo been erected in Ashcroft this winter and a number arc Intending to erect residences. Two months from now sltop- ing accommodations will be at u premium in Ashcroft. Mrs. W. j. Glencross oamo over from Lillooet Tuesday evening to attend hor daughter, Mrs. Chas. Haddock, who has boon seriously ill for some weeks aud who is very low at present but good hopes are had of her recovery. S. P. Fuchutur, Felix Segho'/za, Dr. R. De Simone and a cook, who left Ashcroft last Monday morning on au exploration trip into tho Peace river couutry arrived at Quesnollo all right and wilt start shortly over the trail. Rev. A. G. Hutton, ot Kamloops, Is In Ashoroft oua visit to M. D. McKee, Presbyterian missionary, and will hold services In the , Presbyterian church tomorrow (Sunday, tlio 0th). Mrs. Foote, who has been visiting hor mother, Mrs. Voasoy.on the Bonaparte, for several wooks, left tor Seattle Thursday evening to join hor husband, who has just returned from the north. Mr. G. Barclay and Mrs, Barclay, who have been spending Christmas week with th* Hon. C. F. Cornwall's family, left for Pontioton Tuesday uight, whore they own a largo ranch. Mr. aud Mrs. Barclay have just returned from a trip to the old country. A party of throe men from Boston arrived in Ashcroft last Monday morniug on tbeir way to Klondiko, They are the advance guard of a few Imn dred men who intend putting in next season in the north. Tbey will investigate the several routes advertised and decide later on whioh one thoy will take. They left for Vancouver Wednesday evening. Colonel Weatherly, the South Afrl can miner, who has been prospecting for quart7, in Omenica during tbo past season, stated In an interview at Vancouver last Tuosday tbat ho had lo- oated what he believes to be tho "mother lode," from which tho streams ln Omenica derive their gold. He toils of eight immense veins of quartz crop ptng out side by sido for 1,:)00 toot up a hillside. HlBfind, he says, Is located fifty milos oast of Parsnip rivor. The Methodist church was formally opened last Sunday morning by tho Rev. J, A. Wood, of Rovolstoko, chairman of the Methodist conference, lu tho aftornoon Rev, M. D. McKee and Rev. G. H. Osborne hold praise services and in the evonlng tho usual services were held with a largo attendance. On Monday afternoon an old fashioned tea meeting was held from ■"» to 7 o'clock at which a largo number participated. Aftor tho tea meeting a vory uico program* was delivered by tbe members of the church. The church building is a very neat and comfortable structure and great credit is due the members for their active work in its construe* tion. The receipts of tbe tea mooting amounted to about 8D7. Portv Thieves Mino Sold. We have direct authority for stating that .Mr. ... B. Skiunor, of Vaucouver, has sold to the B.O Agency, represented by Batrdsoy Boutbrouo, man- aging director, tbo woll known property on Bridge river known as tho Forty Thieves group consisting of four full claims, lho Berta, Ural, Forty Thiovos and four fractions. Mr. Skinner purchased half interests of his partners, Messrs. Marshall, Phair uud Willinms, for 825,000 and sold at a considerable ilv.moe still retaining a ouo tenth interest in oaoh of two compantos that now control the proportios. It is intended to develop tho proportios aud to float the entire proportios whon developed. Mr. Skinner hns shown faith iu Bridgo river by investing in properties there beforo it was known to the world to be the rich section in quartz that it is, and wo aro glad to soo that ho is now being repaid for his enterprise A lurgo amount of qi\sb WHS l>aid down by Mr, Skiunor to bis partners at Lillooot lust Tuesday. W. H.Grifllu.who has beon employed at F. W. Foster's store at Ashcroft for tho past several months severed his couuectiou this week and with Mrs. Griitiu left for VEncouvor Wednesday evening, whoro thoy will rosido in future. Tho B. X. compnny havo decided to discontinue tho extra stuge running to tho 150-Milo Houso and leaving Ashcroft Friday mornings. The extra stago was run principally to get rid of tho largo amount of mail thut piled up for Monduy morning's stage. Mr. McGiIlivray, of the Golden Rivor Quosnelle, who has been expert ing tho bed ot tho river during tho threo days that tho water was shutolFby closing the gutes in tho dam, oamo down from Quosnelle Forks this week aud wont on down to the uonst tho stuuo ovoniug. Denis Murphy, bu iris Lor. received tho sud intelligence by wire from Victoria Wednesday, of the death of bis wife, who hus been ailing for some months. Mr. Murphy bad just returned from spoudiug Cbristmus at Victoria, and whon hb left Victoria his wife wus us woll as could bo expected. He lert Thursday evening for Victoria. David Oppenheimor's death will be noted with sadness by his hundreds of old time friends in Cariboo. No better frieud of thc upper country has lived thau ho has beon, and bis high standing uud oxtensivo acquaintance has enabled him to say many words of his persouul knowledge of the richness of its mines, and hud he beeu permitted to spoud a fow more years of life and and activity he would have accomplished much for Cariboo. The provincial police have decided upon tho immediato establishment of a station nt Bonnet lake, with tho experienced headquarter officer, Mr. Mc- Konna, in chargo of affairs. It is at tbis point that Captain Raul, Ui..*- new gold commissioner and magistrate, will havo his headquarters, and the administration of justice, both civil aud criminal, may bo expected to proceed with becoming smoothness whon directed by two so capable and efficient officers. A correspondent signing himself "Bonaparte" enquires if the mnu wbo ato the dog, us was so tlirillingly described lu tho Sentinel of lasl.Tuesday, was trying to lind the Kamloops routo to Klondike. We do notso understand it. Ho may have boeu prospecting for tho excellent trail that it is alleged was found a few weeks ago loading from the North Thompson to Bridge creok, 85 miles from Ashcroft. It would not bo su very much further to go that way than it would by the wagon road via Savonas and Cache Creel:!' rom Kamloops. Letters are boiug sent, out hy tho citizens' committeo from Ashcroft usking each memher of parliament, who will leave for Victoria from Ash- c-rost, if they will not favor thooitizons by attending a mass meeting to ho held at such a limo as will be convenient for all, probably ubout Tuesday night, February Hth, to discuss aud advance tho work on the trail from Quesnollo to Telegraph creek, and to havo it, if possible, begin in March. In thirty duys a fow gangs of men can cut out the fallen trees and have a llrst-class trail for any and all, by April, to travel over, IMw a From The Bon«p«rte Ore. Stock-Taking Sale Previous to taking stock wo will clear out odds nud ends and many lines of goods we nro overstocked in nt - - OOST PRICE If you havo a few dollars to spend in Dry Goods, Clothing or Boots nnd Shoos, now Is your chance to get good values. McArthur & Harper. ASHCROFT HOTEL, Wm. Lyne, Proprietor. Directly opposite Depot, • • ASUtJKOFT, B.O. The result of tho shipment of ore from tho Rivers mines on the Bonaparto to tho smoltor at Nelson, a few pounds over 15 tous of oro, was somo 20 ounces silver, $2 gold and 10 per cent, coppor, which in itself can bo taken us a satisfactory return. This statement is absolutely reliable and goes to provo thoroughly tho, woll founded faith of tho company operat iug these mines. Thoro has beon probably 620,00(1 spout in dovolopiug tlieso prospects, situated 10 miles north of Ashcroft, Moro than 1000 foet of shaft has boon sunk or tuuuols driven, There has been no noise made about high grade properties nor has stook boou sold. Every month has soon u pay day and good fair wuges paid. Tho community are more Uiun pleased to think that the H, C. Development Compnny, of London, Mng., havo proved through tlieir work that thore aro good mluos on the Bonaparto. No more reliable mining mon havo visited this section of British Columbia thau tho company's agents und exports, Captain J. R. Mitchell aud Mr. P, C. Stooss. What they undertake they will do welt. This Hotel has been lately refitted and refurnished. A new'wing- 50 x 5_t> feet, containing nineteen rooms, including bath and sample rooms, will be opened by Oct, 1st* Gjood table and good service, The only flrst-class Hotel in town. Freight Shlpmnt.-. Below will bo found tho date of de parture, touinster and destination of all freight shipped north by Ashcroft forwarding agents. Dec. 81, H C Rayson.* Co,Doffck.,.. 3,ooo Jan. U, I) W SmHtlj Uili'siielle 8,000 a, \i Camming, Liliuoel. 1,405 '■ l,K ltutlierfonl.150 8,000 ■l. .' i.annmi. Cliimm i>,«87 l. .' 1):. K. v. I.illoin't 'i/iia " ... A II Murtk-v. Lillooet 4,0.0 O.C Unatilv.C'liiiimi'V creuk.... 1,700 7. A MclntDsli, Soda creek. 21,000 Total «i Tho wickedest man has been found, lie lives iu Mississippi, nnd the local purer bewails tho fact in this way: "S mio lleud incarnate, with the roaring furnaces of hell staring him In tho face, entered the residence of John Jones, Saturday night, aud stole the Presbyterian Sunday school oolleo- tion." Ottawa, Jan. 5. -Rt. Hou. Joseph Chamberlain, by desire of tbe Queen, expresses Her Majesty's deep regret at the sad accident at Londou, and ber sincere condolence with tho sufferers and families thoro who have boon bereaved. Tho colonial secretary of state ulso aslts Lord Aberdeen to convoy bis own doop sympathy with the sufferers. A serious flro occurred at Ottawa University Wednesday morning, as a result of which the eastern wing was badly gutted uud tho beautiful chapel greatly damaged; tho total loss is lu ths vicinity of 810,000, covorod by insurance. Rov. Father Tallon, the rector, says the flro will not affect the reopening of tho college, which takes place on Friday. Mine Superintendent Killed. Rossland, -bin. 5,—Captain William Hall, the suporiutondont of the Lo Roi mine was lulled at u:20 o'clock this ovoniug by fulling down tho main shaft, from the surface to tbo 000-foot level Tho body was terribly injured by the fall, und tho remains wero hardly recognizable. An inquest will be hold ut 0:15 o'clock tomorrow morning, lu tbo city ball, and tho body will be sent on tho noon train to Spokane, where bis family resides, and where the funeral will tako place. Captain Hall was born iu Ireland, and was 0.1 years old. He had extensive experience ns a mining man. U.S. Yukon Rellel Expedition. Portland, Or., Jan. 5,—United States Paymaster Jamos Macfarlano, and 21 pack mules, huvo just arrived from Port Washikio, Wyoming, and left im- mediately for Vancouver (Wash,) Barracks, where preparations will bo made to proceed to Alaska for tho purpose of assisting in takiug rations in to the Yukon minors. Ono hundred aud two pack mules wiil bo shipped to Van- cotivor by tho government to be used iu this expedition, uud us soon as the contracts for supplies are let tho pack aiiiiualswill bo shipped to Sknguay. Captain B. l.ldridge, 2nd Lieutenant E W. Clark, and fifty enlisted men of thu llth Infantry, have boon detailed for duty in Alusku, by Genernl Merry, Deputy Commundor. NOTICE. Two Bteers brnriilutl IW will be..'sold on my much on the Hth January, 1808, to-defray ex. peases of same. THOMAS CUR-TOW, 8Dtl Spcuccs Bridge. CAMPBELL BROS. Blacksmiths and Wagon Makers. Wagons and Buggies made to order with the best of malerial. Horse shoe- ng a specialty. Shop next to Trim £y Haddocks stables KLONDIKE, Obtain our quotation- on ntNERS' & PROSPECTORS' SUPPLIES Picks, Shovel-, (.old Pans, (."Iil So-len, Back Saddles, Dog Sleighs, River Bouts, Tenls, SI I Steel Stoves, Camp Utensils, etc., etc. MCLENMrMcFEELY&CO.,LTD Vancouver, B.C. Ir1 O i DANI-l HTR-EY. .1011 If A. SlUMiAY Hotel Victoria Tbia hotel being new und thoroughly furnished throughout, is the only first class hotel In the town of Llllooet. Persons calling at Lillooot will receive every attention by staying at the Hotol Vietoria. Good stabling In connection with the Hotel, also the headquarters for the Ashcroft and Lillooet Stage. Charges moderate. HURLEY & MURRAY, • . Proprietors. •t. H. oiJ_e_VE---_.nNrT*s, Druggist and Stationer, SIICROFT, ... . . BRITISH -Q-UMBIA. A will-assorted stock at right prim. Agent for Stephenson, the Kamloops Watch Specialist. CARIBOO &c LILLOOET STAGE TRAVEL. CLINTON and wny points—Monday, Wednesday and Friday. ALL POINTS IN CARIBOO-Monday. . *.' LILLOOET direot—Monday and Friday. -, > . Through and return tickets at reduced rates. Special conveyances furnished. BRITISH COLUMBIA EXPRESS Company, Ltd <_pxj_e:sisrEi_.i__-e3. The undersigned having just laid in a large and welt selected stoek of Groceries, Clothing, Boots and Shoes Mining Outfits, and a General assortment of Hardware. is pf_parod to give good satisfaction in pi-ices and i|\iality ot goods ns the following will show: Nn. 1 liice $8 per 100 pound-. K-t.ii " .'.', (1 " " Granulated sugar 9,25 " " Granulated sugar in 101b sucks 1.00 Bacon, clear sides smoked 16J cents tb. Beans «J " li. oui: Hungarian and X X. X X $t.5 Other goods equally low, jjumoss :r,.ejid- HUDSON'S BAY M. DUMOND'S -IS THE PLACE To HOT MdCieary's Famous Cooking Stoves, Healers, etc., Tinware and Graniteware. Tin and Sheet, Metal- ware Made P Order for the Klondike trad.'. ESTABLISHED 1830. INCORPORATED UY ROYAL CHARTER IS 10. PAID-UP CAPITAL - - * $4,866,666.67 GOLD RESERVE FUND - - - - 1,338,336.33 Head Olllce, Igndon, England, No. 3 Clement's Lane. -3_E2/-A.nsra-E-:_E_is In the Principal Towns of the Dominion of Canada; and Agfents iu New York 52 Wall street; San- Francisco, 121 Sansome street. Branches in British Columhia—Vancoi'V-u, Victoria, Rossland, Trail, Sandox, Kaslo, Slocan City. OOLD DUST AND AMALGAM PURCHASED. And Banking Facilities given to travelers fnr the Klondike. W. OODFREY, rianager Vancouver Branch. "The Welcome" RESTAURANT & CHOP HOUSE. Meats at iill'hours, day and night. Fresh Oysters in any ..' style always on hand. Private boxes for ladies and dining parties. RAILROAD AVENUE, . - - - ASHCUOFT, U. C. WOODS & KEELER, Proprietors. Hon. Mr. Sifton states that ho has made satisfactory arrangements at Washington regarding sustoms matters affecting British Columbia. Canadians will meet with no trouble from United States customs officers in netting in their goods to Yukon via Dyea and Skaguay. It is to bo made plain, how- over, that importers are no longer to be put to the unreasonable expense of having customs officers accompany each consignment of goods. . "Overland lo Klondike." The fiamphtet recently gotten out by the Mining Journal has been mailed to all enquirers, and to our exchanges and the leading newspapers of Canada and the United States. Several hundred copies have a/ready been furnished tothe, stores and business liouses in Ashcroft, and by them sent oui to enquirers. Arrangements were made in the east with different railroad tbitifanies that are interested, and that have a I irmly seut out several thousand copies, whereby they will from now on semi them to ati enquiring about the route. Arrangements are also being made to have a Baltimore house publish the pamphlet at that city In large numbers_ so a large circulation is assured, Irom this time on the Pamphlet, containing in all \ro pages, including ten full page views of points and objects of interest along fhe route, a good and accurate full page map showing the overland route, advertise- merits, etc., wilt be sent out by J. JI. Clements, Druggist and Stationer, Postpaid on receipt of tweiltyfivt cents. Any advertiser who has not received a copy or copies will be svflplicd with the same gratuitously on application. Address—J. II, Clements, Druggist and Stationer, Ashcrojt, B.C. B,C. COMPANY. QUESNELLE MOUTH, CARIBOO Direct - IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS, Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Boots nnd Shoes, Miners' Supplies. Bed Rock Prices. Goods Guaranteed. Quality. Harvey, Bailey & Co. General Merchants, ASHCROFT, BRITISH COLUMBIA. We keep constantly on hand a Large and Well-assarted Stock of General Merchandise,:. Prospectors and Miners going in via f To Cariboo, Omenica, Cassiar, Lake Teslin, or through to • • I5L-L.OISTIDIK.E. Will do well to examine our Stock and Prices, J3?° Correspondence solicited and information given to parties, contemplating a trip to the gold mines of British Columbia aud the Yukon district. EAGLE & PAXTON GENERAL MERCHANTS. Dealers in Groceries, Hardware, Drygoods, Boots and Shoes, Crockery, Drugs and Farm Produce. THE CHEAPEST CftSHTTO^IKTiiEWRIBOOaiSTBICT. ONWARD RANCH, OARlBOO.B.O.
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