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'.(J-ARIBOO, , fclLLOOETi -r i > ; b. c. fa JO URN A. 4* V ' I Ei k^sT§ii-V¥i VOL.2.?i0i.8i ASHCROFT, BRITISH COLUMBIA, DECEMBER 5.180& §i($Mflf&v.ft- CARIBOO! HORSEFLY! - FORKS QUESNELLE! W.B.BAILEY I CO, STORAGE AMD FOIt WARDING AGENTS Coods received, Stored and Forwarded with dispatch to any point in the Interior readied by wagon or pack train. Consign you goods to our care and wc will settle railway charges and ship ou to destination with-Ieast possible delay. BAILEY * COMPANT. W. B. as at .Ron*. B. V. CLINTON HOTEL, ciinton.Bc 18ARD AND LODGING BY THE DAY. WEEK OR MONTH MINING NEWS. | Work at the North -Stir min* near : Quesnelle is shutdown -for the tlmo being. Geo. \j. Witlker ntiil three men nro working a claim on tlie Bonaparte river about sixteen miles up tlie Cariboo road. Some fine locations have been made in the vicinity of Hut creek ami the owners are very enthusiastic over tlicm. Considerable work ia being done on all ilm creeks in the vicinity of Burlcervtt.o litid Si unify. Ground has been f-ouud on Cutiniiigliam oreek fhinlt is reported to run oyer _i!).30 a urd. At the mining reeordor's office, New Westminster, Ml mineral claims 'urn recorded during thu week en- ng Tuagday, 181 that. The majority I thuae were un the Tipalla mountains on thu old Cariboo roud and tliu following order: Howe Sound. Wlioiiuouk, liiinison I.ukoand Jervia Inlet. The Maud Mountain Quart/. Mining nud Milling Cumpuny will hold a pedal meeting Kent Wlara, Spirit! and Clean's, Oi Ulloori aad Dog Crtek liaei »f aia, fclAHSHAU. A IUTH, nbllpff. Hridntinrt-'M Tor thn Cuilboe, Ruining und Ih-hlug In the vicinity. Pioprietors. F. W. FOSTER take charga of tin, milid and will Jiilt it in pom! coii.liti.jii aa lw IS fi man lio iir.d.'rstantlH lira liusiueaa und CLINTON' AMCHOTT, 8LIMTOJ-. W-ier i-romar- •» fjJEHEtUU, MiRGijANDi^. Headquarters fir Misers and Ranchers Supplies, Hour, Rice, Sugar, Reck aod Mae Sail, Coal Oil, Blacksmilks a»d House Caal, aad all heavy g«ds purchased in carlsad lets and prices iij*ht. Riding «d Pack Saddles. Huiters Outfits, Rllles, Shot Guns, Anannltlen. etc, Aoh Agent for Giant Pvivder Company of San Francisco, full stork en hand a*' linker, hav their new magazine, Fuse, Cafa etc., et.; Gee. Gage A* Sons celebrated j iliive wn_j( Dominion Wire Bed Springs, Mattraeeet, Pillows, ire. XCUGlteTr DKJLSSEb LLWBEE, SHWGLKU, LATHS, FICXKT. VtLUN'tCUr AND DRKSSMAKIXO dppartwant ondar e«nire»ent n»aiiagi»t»irnt in cpaaee.i-.ii witli stoic at Aeheraft. GOODS ItECKlYRV aad ferwu.ded ta all pacta of the upper oenntry at rednaed tatae. 9. P. K. MDIMV t* war_*anw and apecial fafHitifS for Handling gaods I meeting of ehar-iholders at Victoria on tlie£3th in fit. for tlm purpose of confirming tliu Agreement entered iii'o with tliu Island Mountain Quartz Minos, Ltd., cf London, England. The Island Mountain quartz mines are in the Cnriboo distriot. Attention is again being directed to the neighborhood of Rockford, many of tbe did mineral claims having been relocated and others staked cut as well. It is repotted that Mnong Uitj recent discoveries arc two distinct lod-s, ern.li about 12 feet in witlili and showing galena freely. Riick.ord is on the road bet wren Kainlonps and Spoiice's Bridge, about thirty miles tu tl.e south uf the former plure. should give EatUfactiuti lu tlie company. he discovery of the Gulden Cnelie is vjpiliupa tlie richest yet made in British Columbia. Shares are del- ting, from 4H.S0 to J-2.05, and pretty ha-d to get, pur valde being $1, the incorporation is tor toOO.OOO. Mr. Hastings brought in nith hlm Tuesday about 150 pounds uf ore as samples. Mr. Hustings took tlie train east Wednesday morning fur Rose land. _ |)| KcArthur-Fcrraat Patent. W. Pel tew Harvey, Canadian ra preaentativo of the Citasul Gold Kx- trutititig Cniipuny, writes to t lie press aa foi low tr; '"Will you kindly ooligt* ine by announcing thut tho division wi.h regard to thu M-Arittiiir Forrest pulonit. (cyanide process) m South Africa has nothing whatever to du with their rights in nny o'lier cnun- Iry. As,recently ur 1S05 tlm Do tninion Government issued patent rights lo us under tlm amended *te- cificutioiis of tlie npplit-aiit*-. The use of ihe cyanide process in.Cuiiadn is therefore under the control of this company nnd u~iy, utiouipt at an in friiigcmeut of such rights will be promptly contested ill the law courts So fur us South Africa it.elfis concerned tins African Recovery Com pany operating our patents there ar* evefi yet strong factors in the mining world, und will cotttimte td be so, as they own vast mining interests out side of their patent rights which i.n- derived by working, under the adviofi and giiiditnci* of a coinpuny wilh so ii-ueli experience of the process at their eotumsud." Skatiri3 Rink. Avery successful cuterialn merit 4as heUI on TliunksKiving .vcalng muter tliu aneplcet uf the Mullitidii'l oil tilt li i item iyita a large aod rcpn^futatiVe uUfii«nce; Oe/terat Havre. to the Yukon Li Huns Oliuhg llns Adit a tti rln n I letieft T , ■ *, ■ t t -i of tliHiikHh, iiirCI.it uutiitirltltB for (le' . ir' co,lv'™itidti wiih Mr. .Lili-I eotirll'liuj (--cumhIk! io liim-ii! imd eiatr ^'aiterson, nf this city, who hiu tin _ I ilm ing hisi puss_j-fi o*er the rttilruall and vtled esteiisivtily ill the interior c-r most-el'tbe intiabitanir, of cilbtbn being tteEinprfca; jthis province; n n-pfeseiitiiUve of tl.« present, lanldea many troth the sitrr»nud _ ,.|Columbian, ([uestiUliud hiib us t«* lug district Tbe .hair was occupied i.rl T/|jc;^ ^ J±^«| aJ ^'^"f, wliit wtis tha t)>si finite Ur wWcli ui Uie Il< v. Jumcfl Turusr, nud Mi* The tbair was occupied bi\. TMp sale la ri'jmMe.1 ot'1,000 sbafel of Le Rwl stncR at J7.60 ner aliare. Frank i ■. , , , :., _i ■, ■ Graves w«s ttte lifttiur nf IhK atuhlt The I h'ac'1 tlie l!c*d *^t*re of the Vukuif Boues nresltied at the organ will! cotisu-,"™™ *« ,,'t ",*"' r **t ue await, liie; . ■■■purcliMMi-s inimt U williliekl. Wltbin inateefclll and to the entire sutlatactieu of everyone prcseril. Though oaly fimrlevn years of age she gives promise uf dtVehip- ing into a musician of far more tlltt-j uv«r- age ability. The orchestra, cump'.as** uf Messrs. Urcu, Kolly, vteltn. Miller, aad Wisher, hanjoos, rendtrtd a number of popular pieces In a manuitr that leuded lo cn liven thu guthcrtag ImmeDsely, arid then followed solog, duets, choruses, rseltatlotis and readings for fully (wo Imui" wlthoit any signs of weariness on Ihe part ofthu ri-lightad audience. Mrs. Hurry, Hm. Mills, Miss Ciiiinliijjliuin itnit Miss Clarke imd MesBi-a. White uud Fisher took part in the -.'.lioruau* and i--uti_i.it ib.m lii a irery spirited uud uttru-iiv. maimer. Mrs. Dr. Bauaou aaan two buautitiil solus, which, had encores been allowable, would certainly liuvc led lo lu-r reappearance. Urs. Mills, of Wiiinipejr, wb" Wns visit ing her sister. MUs iNubte, tuaidu-r of tin public school hire, very gniciiiusly consented lb take .part tTnd delighted lliu lov- ersofvueal music wiiti twu solus rendeted In a most pleasing mil allraelive inanusr Mr. White ami Mr..ttslicr .-nn^ L.ulintiril Watch in grand style aud also two solus each. Liwyur Fisher Imp buca with ns Inr some time and his ability as a singer was well known. Mr. Whilo waa a comparative stranger liuviug only emtio lute in tbe summer to lake tne inunufemtlHl el thc business of P. W. Futlcr in Ullolojf. lie has bowerer ristu lu Uio fruut ruuk uut only ns a singer but as .in,- reidy lo help iu nil jjouil wull. uud will ulway: tbe pust few days Col; W. M. fttapaih, oi.e of ihe largc&l stock hold rrt ol Le Hul C-.Uipiiity, tel'mi-il * 13.001) cash for 2,000 skates; nver, lu (hb Colonist of Nov. j^ftli; i. fcofrespobdehtj '•Cusstar," suggests1 (hat a more favorable route than tlm' one at present used would be by waV of the Stickctti rlVer; as far tti'tileti' ore, or Tolegruph creek, thence .north-" ally, over the fnot hills or plateau,' to Tealin lake, which is the narigabl-- bead water uf the Yukon and theni->i Jto FortCaduhuy, where the mouutci/ The iliftfthurs of the Bur ran' Literary Clubfxloadttd a core lul Invitation to tlie nl- dermen of Vnncouver lo uttend '.heir debate tliis week, uu ihc following resolution: "Hohnlvi'd, Unit ilm prosperity ol Vancouver^ injured by loo ainu^t-fl' »oral luws; tbtil concert hulls, uie., should lie licensed and liberal Sunday laws enacted." The Kttnie iuvitu'iou wih given lu uicir.bors uf llic new Municipal League. ©rdcrs aad ea^-iinea by mail have prosipt aitentioi. F. W. FOSTER, aicuT siDBLsai km hibhess co. HAnd-Acruans asb mroRTRKs or Saddles, Harness, Bridles, Trunks, Whips, Spurs, and Harness Trimmings. %m\mi D3K£ WITH NEATNESS UNO DESPATCH JU orders by mat! promptly attended to and satisfaction guaranteed, ASHCROFT, B. C. he Cottonwood comprint*, which been in cliarga of 0. Seymour e about Wh men and wi't for them ail the winter. It was intended to start tunneling the first of thu week. A good aleiglr rund fiom thu camp to Qiiesmdle in-'i.cs tilings more pleasant. Mr. G. I.. Dells, tho well known muting pgiueer, is now in charge of the •■orks. Mr. linker came down on Tuesday's stage aud weut east. He iittouds to go to England shortly. a fuvuiilc here M Twcedlu gave twu sungs in than =,:;;;:: Application li;m been mado to the de partment of marine and (tsbeties lot* a supply of salmon «*-rgs iu be seat to tlono- IttlU. the dopnftInertt will accede to the request ily fending a shipment from the butchery at New Weslo.1iiitl<-r. It Apoeara that there are many nf tbs rlrers and. _ jt „ . sircains cf iho Sandwich islands iu which | p^lioe are How stationed, it is thought eatiiion would thrive well. » , , ,*..,,■ * 1 Asked ob to what he thought of this route, Mr. Patterson replied lha_ it was not practicable, of at least m.t tho best, hor could ho see (tie rft-ject-V in tho miners coming in and £oiti_r odt again by the Slit-keen river, u tiver which, in sortie places; is very dangerous, to lUtvigfcte; "What then, do you think; is lha best way for miners to roach th'fe heai^ waters of the Yukon?" The Invlcto Gold Mining Co. ami lhe| H ^^ ^ best war, and one Alp ami luck Co., who havu been eitea- ,. . ,, , ,.,,..._,, m-ly taKagod In plaear nlala. ™ Wild; wWoi' W""'"J ">«".«"' Bril»b g-l..?' Ilorso creek, Uava p«rl.ia|iyoloaned up, b,H, """l'l "" ,0 """ll" • '°*& '">•'■- will, resulu "thai are rL'p.irtod-- as bolii* Borne point ou Ilia C. P. R.in lliu very sallaiaoli.ry lu Ilie. ironipaaiua. We' inounlaius, pining tlie Di? Bend of are unable in lour., lhe Mac. amnunla ot j ,ho Columbia river, llirough b'v Can II,. relative eluunup; but il la amy up la I . h tlie Hiomuhtls. uolb u-uiipanu's have closed down f<u- this yuir, snd are In good ■ condllloi) iu mine us n-'oti as Die reason j Ice in the Fraser and Quesnelle rivers has stopped all dredger operation* Ior this sear-mi. The dredgers in thfi vicinity of QueMielbt have had considerable trouble Willi their machinery, but will in al) probability be nlile to iiuikn u showing next season. What litllo wo k was dune with dredgers this season goes to show thut if tlicy cun be made to work successfully u fortune is made for the sliarehulders. CARIBOO EXCHANGE HOTEL. A' H Walters Proppiet r Board and Lodging at reasonable rates. Cerner at tUllroad Ave-ue »nd Third Street Ashcroft Hotel -TBICTLT HMTOLAM "»•«. • BOARD UNO ROOMS BY THE DAY OR MONTH ® The Cotdon Cache. J. U. Hastings; a mining expert [ from Rossland who has spent about a | week at thc Golden Cache mine, ro- tu ned Tuesday evening by stage to Aslieroft. This mine which is causing such widespread notice in til parts of the prorinee, and especially ut tho coast, ia situated about ten miles from thc town of Lillooet on Cayoosh creek. The ledge is on a side of a precipice and is traceable for 2500 to 3000 feet, showing a width of from 12 to 84 feet, and underlying a elate foi ma tion carrying gold. The ledge is situated 3000 feet above the level of the sea and about 15C0 feet above Cayoosh creek. The ore shows gold all over the ledge, and assays running all the way from -$300 to £-35,000 to iht. ton have been made. The property was purchased last spt ing'frtfln Joe Copeland and a couple other parties for tlie sum of $25,000 cash by Mackinnon, DeBeck & Co., who formed a company of Vancouver people Work has beon going on oyer since this company eo- cured the property and havo now a .T. Hums put in n f.w d*y* this week liiiug up (hesitating link Inr thecmniug winter ami lias nit An u foot! ji*b of il. ItrtliDif it an (nadi « he pnsidhly c«uhl The railway ctmipiny kiadly mlucut. Ihn rules for wal.i tliU year nu account ut tlie rink heiDgetiiislderaJilMmal'or than bore- tofore, which ninhefa-'greatsarin*pla ;b. fun U. Tli•] comuiiilue have ki'|>l busy doing everything itnssihie In Imve ihc link iu ^ti>ni Hiiiiji*. nod it niuv cmitinue as the,) have sttirt-il • f-.it Aahcfett w:11 havo a com milled lii.u has eclipsed all nthera. Thu coimnillee consulted the hit-heat antburi- tl(!» anil have been given power lo so rug nlate ihe wt-aJhor tbat there tvill ba skal- Iii£ every day till summ-i*. which will bs -jreatly apprcclitcd. A small lot of water was put nn TiteB'lay afiermmn fu freeze ths buttnm anil aa aixin as tiie wpslber gets a little ciililtn* Uic cltiz&ns ol' Ashcroft eun mice ugmu euj'ty Iht kt-en tU'liglits ol' goo., skulln*. Il doHsanl signify it' you don't know anything ub.iut skttitig as btiirUiu tun -if-lhe stealers is t.achinj; tbe ntut-skutcrs the eirors of iheir ways. F->r ibu Iniormutlon of all who aim lo become akuters It may be iitonthmed (tint there is no royal road i<» prtiflclcnry. Your friends may put your skates on for you hat you musl du the r«st," umi to itisuie iheir friendship it is best to du il 'ilmio. It will be wall lo wurn ull those who will persist In goin--; ou the rink befure the ice is io lit condition to study the scriptures and Hud oul all lliey can about brotherly love, us by keeping iff the ice for a few hours longer, until llnicmiimii tee takes dtMvn lho notices they wiil give great .utUlactlon to the committee and those who wUli tn enjoy a skate withuut fling heudloQit on lbe link by mailing inlo tlio holes in the ice. I.nst winter considerable trouble wus bad willi small clill- dreu wilh huud-sleielis and *illimit fkat.s on, romping on lbe ice during the line the largest crowd were on tbo rink, and some of which iinrrmvly eicaped Injury. It is (o bo hoped thut this trouble will mil bc had this year. In another coluinuwill he fornd insnrunce ii'.s wbir-.li nitty jimbii- bly come in bandy for such Cases ns Hicbc, Angus ArmstroitK will liittO charge uf thc Hooding. The coininillee werd vtry successful oa their collecting lour, nearly flvsryootty In town nnd a n.iim'jor til nonresidents contributing to tlisfuud libsrully Some lime during the winder u carnival plaring Ins o.Wu accomp-n a-ui-nl m\ iw, banjo und fairly convul-ed bulh ynoi'S and old. The rule wusb'rokeu iu his case aad iu answer tut bural of applcus-. he lind lo reappear. The Misses Oaoulng*. hum, Clarke aad Stoudmoad gave ruinatious which were gruutly appreciated, Mr. Utjues, Gold Commissioner, guve two intensely butnarous readings, lie is a capital reader and kuow* wbat to sulecl U carry bis audience with bim audulways is beard witb in'.eusu pleasure. At I iiv conclusion of lbe prugramine abuudanco uf refreshments were _civ.il, the ladia. having provided tea, coffee aod cuke of m»sl excellent qttalliy. The eiagiii^, ot God Save Ibi; Q*i*wa bmugtit to a cbwe a ::i»il successful rukM-ittuiCUt. ONLuoseit. pei pector. > nexl year.—Fori Steele Pros- ItHtc* :«alfioable. Newly furuUhed sedM. Iteadquarters tor ratbing itter. and commercial travellers. Open day and night. Opposite C. P. R.dcpot. Wm. Lyme; Proprietor. i I'.e Mail Contract. head waters of the Fraser rivef. t'f/is road would pan through a country rich in minerals, and the Fraser could be navigated by small steamers, from its head waters! down, for nearly three buut/rud milttj It Is ihc oxpecttilion of all lliat tenders!to J<?skum ^tage. By holding * will he culled for in tho early spring, cairn! oi twelve miles in length; thes« probably ubout March, fnr currying the steamers could enter tii-j LVtrir;'; Oarlboo and Llllooet mails for the next >lvir, and sail down it to th-i*P«ta# yeu or lenn of years. In the Interest of L- m j ^'^ ;n|o ,|lfi 0^en:w hiirness to all who wish lo compete, there- -.,,.. , .. I,., , ,, , . ,i 'country. 1 hen, by using uumaroua fure, there should boa full understanding ' * J 6 of what tbe G.iyerum.nt requires, and thc ] «*«■■* Hnd culling short canals, a good requirements should be foi a twice a week , route could bb had to the bead wa* service the year llirongh tu Bnrkervillo tcrB of (he 1'ukott. I beiie+fj il this* route were opened up, miners need Our Mineral Resources Ttie principal mining districts or ganized in West Kooieiuy arc Nelson, Ainswoith, Slooun and Trail writes Dr. G. M. Dawson in the Lou don National Review. The thin, first named yield copper and silver besides silver ores and somo tirh* con tiiiuing gold. The fourt-. diMiict, Trail, offers thu best prospect*". Its deposits of auriferous pyt-rhotitea ; prebably unique, the votos bein^ ot j extraordinary dimensions and fre quurcy. One of the towns, tliungh but a few months old. ha« over 3,000 inhabitants. The aggregate yield of the West Kootenay mine's last year was #3,100,000; for the first six months nf the present year it bus been more thnn *2,2O0,0O0. Considering the wholo of British Columhia in connection with tho Yukon district of tbe Canadian Northwest Ter ritory, we observe th.it thtiy together consit-ite a section, 1,200 miles long, of the most important metalliferous region of the continent, that of the Cordillera or ttocky Mountain belt, This length is equal to that included in tho United States from the 40th parallel to Mexico. und way, thrci aod at least two or If posslb'e three regular mails pur week lo Lillooet. The great interest The minus nt hi lionet "arc ~at- truciing umi the capital being lavcftu-j Lhcrc, ileuitm'ds thut u go Hcrr'lco be muinlalned Porks iwo regular mails. Its importance ns-* ni thing center deibnndH it. Attowho carries the mail tor thu nexl term ts a mat- ttifnf stiprttiiH' judiiTi-rcncu lolhe people served, rtI ways provided that h thorough servients miiiniuuicif and less than ubove staled will not be satisfactory lotbe business InteretHs which are now extensive and art- rapidly growing in tlie mining spciIohb served with mail from Aslicrofl. ; fhe contract of lhe B C X expires In I June not go as fur as the Yukon; for thenf is a world of wealth lying in the Cariboo, Omineca, and Casatar mo<m- ti ull of lhe year'tains. By tbis route, miners o: smalf O-lvo Qoesnelle ( means could get in at small expeasw compared with the present route, ani/ tbey could get right to work witW their rockers without wailing Ior capitalists to come along and say, 'O* what have you got here?' They could be their own capitalists." "I see," continued Mr. Patterson, "that tho Dominion government haa appropriated 16,000 to open or ex- only six or Feven months I piore for tv,e best route. Iftheroutc bence. Tints., enntemplatlng le.idertng , haTe 0Ut|iMd werechoaenftt wo»U r.irlltU woll* s'lowltl dcv.ile limceumigh , , . _. . . , _, . .. to lho matter lo learn .hecxpen.lilurcs us j «W«» benefit, Br,t,sh Cotomb.a at ikarlv us possible of maiuiaiuing agood l-*>ge. On Canoe river, t.i-*re art 3nv:na Cinnabar Mine. nd thnrotigh survlcfii Tlie MUlnlglil Cltib, afler an nRjourn- many acres of splendid agrtcultinal land, watting to be titled, and ibe valleys ot the Frasfer and Nechacc' liivnl Of u few wo...k'd, is ntaln in working1 h\6rj posses large .racla of good land order, a-.-vnal new iiu-nili.rs have been | uctmiitt'd. capable of supporting a popdUtioa of ions; The whole of the routa G.o McL.' Drown, district passenger maybe said to pass through a verT agent »*f the C.P It., passed through Aah-1 croft on Friday, on Ins way to tho coast. Jlr. Drowu Ima been .puiuiing soma lime In llic Iv-iolenuy In thc interests ol his company. He intends In the early spring lo litkc—in company whb other iHflelals oflhe C'P.R—atrip ihrnugh the Cariboo und Ltlluoel miuiiij^ districts; Mr. Urowu'a reptiru of llio inlereSt litiri^ taken lu this sictiou by capllnliHls and mining men in general is ve.ry fiivovable and be thiuks in the near future Oaiiboo will see an tinmen-. ItiiTctiS. in lis nujlng dovclopflicnhi. Freight Si-.lnrnonta ■md lhe date of rich mining country, whicb woulof then be accessible to ail." "Do you think there tfill ever be * city in that region''"' '•Yes; I believe the greatest olty of lltit;sh Columbia will he built, some dav, near tin; bead waters of the FrasCr rive?." The' ftbcYc rnhte appears feasibla enough, and the Dominion govern* incut should spend a portion of the appropriation referred to,' to find out if this i^ not after nit, the best way to get to the Yukon. The Provincial government should aiso help,-as this* Frequent mention has bpfn made ot tbo quicksilver miti«« at Savouu, net fartroin Asbcroft, The dlftoyery of clonubar in tliatMCttoa only demi-niiiates lha rreal will be held un IbV'ice fuidlt is hoped j variety of mlueral whiuh ia being found everybody will do ull they poasi'dy cun to ] iu British Columbia It Is said it Ib the Below will bo departure, teamster and destination' route, undoubtedly, would open uf if freight shipped uurtli by Ashcroft's w» df the richest mining regions irf iskelta success. Pimt-s will be u]l'-,'ie(l for diffeieut coitumcs, ele.; and a good time will bc bad ou Hit rink lliis year. ouly place ia the British empire where quicksilver Is found. The company operating Hie mines has licon working Tor the past 18 months, with MKW-C.Wuid,8tiparl'tciidf._ltol the!UnMur»8|,|8 re8,ll,fl- T!l°y bavespon u bnnk of Ornish Columbia iu ihis pro- h«*» amouut ofmoncy'la developing tho vii.ee, his been nppolutcd geaeral »»„». property, and only recently enlarged ihelr gerol thobotik, wiililtot-lquniteisln bon* fd*11*- doa. He has been connected-Willi the l-argebntllMof low grade ore are uow bank since the ratty sixties. It ta not Wook«d ciiln Besides Mere are scyeru, known who will be,eupcriut-Bdetil in his! velueof richer ore. It is expected Hint the pluce. tunnel in about tiO feet. Men wcie , , . ,, . .. ... United Stales Coattil MuiTia, at Ghent,' wotUing. tho past month outtwig- « ■ t , _~*V _,,•,: . i _,.,'i , * , ' • t j ■ t - reports tn the Sate i epui mt-nt lhal WU* l>iw grade ore will average ubbui 1 pb ■'■.nt. The plant now In opetatton will treat daily from -20 to 80 Ions. . . ..-, . The uiurkm for quicksilver is pracit rail to ibo mine, but had to disist , fred TottvlUe givcsan answer as lo what is1 cully uotiuii'ed, as besides the great con on account of lho heavy fall of snow. ; iho mo_t cxpcBaite product ot ibo werldj '-nimpticin or lhe molal ia iniuiug. lu Unit was this fall mu r-M.« *•» «..-r,.-,—..._ . lest extent, ■ ul. hoogh a* number of I fcjfi '^.'.L?.* ^^ *' "^'"^ * t6l'mim,m men are ertiployod at pfeScnt J**itig work. Mr. ,f. A . "Udcfarlnnr, F.t VS., i e-xpeutcdi^ihave machinery IniyTheawtMr is,charcoal thread. ein|4uy«I juris,and for other, purposes, thoro U'n ill add work tbo mine to its CilllOuM I) It-men ts for tiicaudL'_c_nt skctilc large demuail for it lii China for.the niau- t lamps, whiuh, iu tlie Shape ol fttnnieiils ufuclurc of tirmlllinn. Musi uf the slock i for 30 power Uuips; i« urortti $1)1,000 per | id the c'ompnny In hold Iu Yaitcoii«cr. lb., and requires un» amilone hall 'million , r ti t- HWettjf mUi! of those pf-JittlW I af th>M riUaitn<« t« tnak# 1 lb., uad ihelr ,i*ill bo wuit'liui (*nif cuusiucralde lutet- Viinyyuvery went outf&et Monday to i ioial leu^ib Is lti7 uubu*. J«A. 4.400 4,10.3 ■|.*"2i) the world. The rauksof the pioneers of lliis pro-- forwarding agents! Hov.ST, A Fo"nult,S.)duCrrek. I) Spruit, T timye, HoDa Creek «,.,.., - , Nov.28, J tiuunoii, Clinion -5.1)00 vmtc wero ogalo* invaded by death itett J Alport, ISO und Smlacrk .7,255 week, add ooe of the bettl kuownol that f.Mm'Srt Cr«k.:... 8,1113 |1Hrdv baud removed in the p(rsnnofT.C:* (' Mufiilt, BurkerviIlo ,., luOW ,, , ,. „,-; . ■*, , , „ , . ,) Walker, Q.^nrlle, .. 7.«ny niobafitti-W. "Lncle J.iiuk,"as he was J Mi;Young, Jiridfie l.'ceek .7,000 tttuiiliartv fionftn, was a wrtlPc bf C«rn- .1 !,"iiofhan,»t.(ti. Or.uk.. 12,100 wall, K.i^latul, anil lell homo III HJtt-irf d) yprntt, Ko.ia (.'nek A fclienult, tfmlu Cieek.. II McQuilny, »*rk,.Mtunley CJ. A 11 ilarllv, Ijillonel aO.'-TSwi-e, Soda Gtrt\ A <Fnctin8li|'tFtiiU Oruiik'.. ■Dec- 2, H UtttUtitga " " FTiiikiiam. Clinton Dec. 2, 11 ItiiytmiKifc Co. 1W *S6 IJeLuli'. WlUS Lake.. J I.fi.iiiiuiii, Brida Creel.'. • A Fttuult, Mndu Uivek.. T Mine, S'ltla Creok (I X Clinton •■ world. (le **!J^'sock his fnrldiiei in th* li'S'H sullied iu Wisconsin until the breakinr 3,215-out of the gold exoilt'iiie'iil in 0ulif*tr(fi*9. WiOOO when he left for Ihat Et If.-rmlii -atfr! TV* 4.0IKI ih^.iucd there till 18.18, when 'be iliscoveVy ]:ju(io "ffi'dd iii Iiritish Udtumblft-,br.iiiglit hiui lU.fiOO to this province. Uo tried igtiM' dlgjlng iY'ae ltt (jlitll]""' Bntl a^*5W«rtis fesilled at ^ew ■ two ^'fstuiiiisicr. bdttteonoiijty coining to Vi.-..' Sfi'dOO hiriu about IStltf. lie wts id'eiitlfieul %-tttt iiBOO'tUo vnfiinletJr tin; il (i:finricuts: st ^»i# Ii Alatiiii. fiuc U Iliicbfc .torn] Wcstifaihster and lliiv citv ■■ mtjl h«l(l the *>•* b* ,1,n's^Cmk" 'S>^llir» •>r;;fl>l^>jfiMt Iti torn; He jl.fl;.) wns alst. t'..UMtclft.i ,ai!li Ilia nl*.l .if tlrf i.'.-.iMl'.ocicrlrH „i Vlrlurl'i. MiOSoiivijJi! r]*al* J*Stj i |,.»r.s; r.lrsi.rs and l'i«n..r".''viV f.inrr. ...'l(!.p,ai ...ll lalii'itlaca i» .n.lt'row (\li.uUll#t*H ____;lartrlallk,-Item Ilii- UJ.I 1VIIU»£'luillr; To'al .5SIUI0 Coli.nm. A [•'i.iitl.lll.Hoila Crcck.. . fl' HiHJ'..', •*j,irH(.-IJu <l ,X ilaok, In Mlln H"i»a . 7» HnjiBU' at Oa, WU.... i. .1 Oamilin. I"iat.ia......;. -I.J-11 Mal.euuau, Cliulo'u. r. I ]s Ilk i-ii.W-i 'I'l^jUI-i.lrt..:..-. ft-ihuv. Isdned every _}atun)*J *\ fi. RlYNOLU-t, JEiHtof and Proprietor plhrripHofi Prte*, per ennato ■ • ft84<i A.v-ttf.niWft'-t wit; «..t tw ilseontfiiiwd tm Ml f-a. .'-.t-i.-ikki-c twineeipcttesttwe. ASWOftOFT, DC., DKOKUBP-II 0, l«M fi—a-Maa -Jw,ii;i^*>^>>T.i..-i'r.,i--.i-.i.i-ia^--— JI jdarg.roun-1 Employment of dhl- Ai 'Ita N-v.yn.her tiUltnp of tbe fall Supreme court, imld » fow day fi kjjo at Victoria, the "lefflroiioo" tin ,(l lhe constitutionality oi tlio amend nrant to the "Coul Miuas [Ce^ulutlon A°*i" prohibiting thn employment of Chinese underground in the collieries Af British Columbia wae luid over til) *ba December session. Tha Su jftreate Oonii Jud**** pn-aaiu **«•»■ Jastiafs Mvpreighi, WalUeiii tuttl Drake, but their lordships decitleo ibat it would give (jroater futtfifao- tion apd bo more in tlie public in- •terast if this imporlaut and far- •reaohing constttatinniil question whs adjadieatvd upon by rho full comjile meat of five judges. Owinjj to the various illness of Chief Justice Dane, and tha feet that Judge McCull h:iil j.ot raaeivet) his coifltflission in time only a bare quorum could possibly ha present at the recent session, li flartainly is to b« regretted that this .natter has been held in abeyance fm •web i lenj;t a ted period f ir it wo, hs a ityere injun.ee on those colliery tnanafemonts who oonncirntiuuslv >ccept tha law as it appears in the m tbe statue book aad abstain from em ploytaf Chinese under ground in tbeir collieries, while their less soru puleus oompatiiors openly, yUrhiitK end defiantly evade the law even -day tn tbe weeki However, !«k>- it •11 tn all, this further delay of * month mar pwrlwps in tli** long run prove benelioial inasmuch as tbe p-o p\ti will have tha opinion of five jid ge* instead of tbree. But, on tho other nan 1, what gua .rantre can-be giver, that even at the December sitting mora than three judges will be available. It is im- -pertint tbat a decision, if only the judgment of a trio instead of a quin- latte, of judges should be obtained before tha neat session of tha Provincial Legislation. Tha fttjtrani .violation of tha Aetrby ona or mora ■colliery management-" must certainly work a business hardship on those who honestly conform to ths requirements of tbo status. If the Act is constitutional, it should be uniformly enforced. If it ta not constitutional, tha sooner the present anomwlooi .condition nf ■■(T-ir.. is ended thn better, and a law passed that will exclude Chinese or Japanese fiom .working in the collieries. -Nanaimo Vree Press. fort* Mile tndtribuia't erases t-ifbt 'un.: rut! r(-",ii*aud t^'hri o»ti*-ej Ctfult' inlct'a share wis legs Ihtt ttro htfii- irad ttiuuTsadd doJIare. S.iuihea«era Alaska, all quartz, contributed one million, night btliufrej-l utod fifty*five thousand tint lent; Un*****. distriot, nn&r thu mouili of Cook inlet, fir, hundred thou.end dollars. During the year l[Kio,p rftills of a total capacity of B.") ;,tarnps ivvfl put in and in lhe early spring the Trend- ■jvll cninpaay propoijt* io establish a SCO-stamp mill on Douglas iuland. There nro now luillit of u loinl aUinp oupnoity of 349 in operation. Alaska's gold out pat for l)9-f-j. thiee inllli-iii dollars; tha yield ef 1890 being ona million, aix huudred snd seventy thousand dollar* in ea- oess of that amount. The output for 1897 Mr. Swinabart estimates at six m.iliyii dtillutu. C.. -...d-.n Ttiaillienyery of cnru'iduioon 'ht Uiii eoecmlon of llirhiiv tuts ar«n-iei| jti.si interest lu Km Ontario. Corundum can lists nf Iranslucen'i (fr (p-tuiie urystals af alumina, and ii ycttatv, bruvru, pittirj or bluish ia color. Il ia ths subsJaacu from wUtCtt emery «!ic.U uro mads, and ji ia f.rior In) liardussi only to thi dinmem-l. The Blute ot Gttrollnu la llic tfiily rvliir nlatfe In Anirtrlca In vrllieh il U Uiunva to occur. It ia also fuiinil In A»ia Mierrand Southern India. Ii is tnod i« grinding, pul lib In (f and cun in.: jils.lt* (tail tlinl gliuisi .Ji-wcIm und "-tl-*!! ttiuU, Tlir rlnri.ltn-- fiui ture nl tl.e discovery is thut ctittiii-titT* contains lhe rn! ruby, the bin*; sapphire,! tho yellow input, us well rs ihe utiietbvst. However, tliwfc Jowuls may not be t'->ttt.d in iht? Harlow tlcpniita. Oold Flaidaof Ea«t Kowtonay. The Perr.v Crenlt mining district, about 30 tnib;:> fioin Kort Htuek, ia eaperienemK ti (jhtmine bumti. The ora is free milling qu.iit-_. n»^ sinre Julv last miles ut uluiats hare be**ti lo; . nd. Ui io lhal tune only u few qsarti locationa had been mudo. It ia .said that four paniltel leads run threuj(li this st'oiion. Away hue* in the sixty's Perry Cf*ek wu** the scene of ,-) placer excii/iiiei.t and the Perry Orepk diggings bttcawo famt'u*>. These platfois Imvo b»eti worked i-vt r aliitin, with rnrytng rosulta. The 6rst quarts lountious «siro nmd-i in .(jJotobcM*. IbtIS liugh M-aiQ-mid, of flwleti.i, has been on the ground, and lias rocoti'ly bonded n numb'rr ol the Uto luea- iionn,---I{poke*;maii Keriew, Mining tffvvs of Ontario. As much attantion ia Win-; given -«o mining matters in Ontario, tho ■ i vlio wing coicise synopsis of tha mining laws af that provinoe will be o! interest to our mining readers: Any parson may explore Crown Lands for tnineralb. Minrng lands -may bo taken a^ as surveyed locations or staked claims. Locations -range fro n 40 to 3B0 aoros. Claims range from* 10 to I'i' aores>on rein or lode. -Locations nay bo acquired in fee or under leasehold. Prtoa of lo nations north of French tivar. l'l to 93 per acre, aud sooth of tt, 13 to • 1.50, according to distaneo from -railway. Rent of locations first year 69e.-to 11 per acre, and subsequent -years lfte.-ta 55o. por aore. R--' of elaima $1 par acre aaolryaar. Claims mast be worked eoatinuoesiy. Roy* alty no*" ebaegad until savea roars from data nf patent ur ld«sa, nor (aa provided in a. 4' (3) of tke Mines' Aet, 1891), until IS years in tha east af an original discovery of ore or c_Hn«ral oa claim entitled to ataka oat a aooond olaln. Crowa Lands •aid under provisions.of mining laws in force prior to tha 4th May, 1892, Amendment Act, Wit may ba had on applieatian to Archibald Olua, director of bureau of mines. Mew -^.iipantofi. Nonce is giyoti ii-' ibe .p-so tlo of the lucorptiration of thn follor.'iiig muling O'liipiiiH'- dunn^* th? pro- sunt. week: Albion C!"'.i Muin-K C-.mp'iny, wiih hoidquiriun . V....c - and onpllitl Block ?'.f(,|i0.U!i0 Big Buck Mining O-iinpittiy, o Roislaiiil, ©1,000,000. Burrard Mining Association, of Vancouver, *.V),000. Cumeroniao Gold and Silver Mining Company, of Sandan, ISflO.OOO. Cnribno Milling, Mtiidng nm\ Sriolt- tag Company, uf Kpoktuid Kail", •800,000. Pina Mountain Gold Mining Cum pany, of Vancouver, 11,000,000. Ibex Mining Company, Host* land, 41,000,000. Kontanar Brewing, Mailing and Distilling Company, of Trail, $50,- 000. (fonndir Mining Company, of Rosslaml; M,0op«C.0&. SainlSte Maria Go d Mining Coic- piuv, of Rossland, $1,000,000. Slocan Development Company, cf Rossland, $1,000,000. Trail-Bear Creek Gold Mining Company, of -Russlaml, ,$1,000,000. Yale Homestake Gold and Silver Mining Compun , of Vancouver, $100,000. Mlrful Death. Vaek«*> Cot* Output. The year.lSUfi, ss rweards Alaska, iias eclipsed all gold mining records. The output, including.tha yiald from .-{uart** and plaeers, is $-1,070,000' Thlrli ths estimate of Q. B. Swine- hart; ajltoroi- Ihe Alaska Mining Record, published at Juneau. Mr. owiuehert'gathererJ tbe .data upon vhtob lie baseabis eslitnattt by weeks af- careful investigation..and at mnoh rxpease, Ue thinks he has come very close it> the exact figures; that! 'Wis estimales are conservative. Of -be ano-jtit $2,2^0,000 .was taken -/rom the fumed'Yukoo. [Birch Creek A Chinaman who wn walking along the C.P.R. track last Wednesday met with a fearful death. Al a point about two mites east of North Bend the the road bed ia cut out of a huge snow drift-- leaving but ronra far u train to pass. No. 1. express overtook the unfortunate Celestial in this cut. That a was no possible way for bim to --fotpi and realizing the inevitable, be is said to hare plunged bis head into the snow bank, leaving hie body exposed to the engine uf death,-now so close upon him. The train waa broui.it to a standstill as rapidly aa passible, but tho remains of the victim am so- scattered at the .rear of the train thai shovels had to ba em played to colleot them. Those who witnessed the sad scene are not likely to forget it. This accident should aet as a warning to all who persist ia walking on the railway traek, especially at this sessen of the year, whan the dsnger of being eaught ia a snow out ie .so great,— World. have you seen the New Chatham Wagoft A Mrtaut ja'l <>rl«*l; all aaiaa, iu'it*llto lur light af.J hfiar- teaming. •rary wagi.u a-uar.ai..J fa alalul •li;lkii.( ttial to- wagon made in j Cauailt. of la. VtiUi (uiii will a,aad Ik fn or aum... Can b* ae.li at Aabar.fl. I -__-___3K THOS. DUNN&Co Ltd SHELP & i«lrSS,tS*-»/r»»,l Jttmltr, U. HBAVY tiA.-li±>S*rj-.*4__j.. «4ncK isii.veR, XannfattMiui Sy (ft* CiTtnibar ISttHtn) i'.i. <Arrree^ni>itsmmk$ m*H *Ms4*ed. t -\hA in IXrJvtu street. P'anmtaer. B. C. JAMES VAIR, Kamloops, B.C. NOTICE. Bavlif pir_-ti*H tt* b«.1(t-M *f Will K«- Itaaral mer-Juot sfii laandf*, AMag knilaaaa ia liherutt, twill MutinuM ttii bmla«M at ttt a\i -taati tart Hop* tot 111. c-jevaiini-e Af ths puLlic pttrsaii**i. Aaj peraoa a^Uf Mi« «i*i SriN will \.ij alt soeoaata to Wah Km WVj I* co* Iri t'hlit aad oa hi* retera caini' ■» -^!.tt li:.*!«•« ta Aibcraft. ■>*-u. thou cutis* i.ra«. A-icrtu, R. C , Nsvtmfc*- llta, 11M. LOST. .no*: th' h»glanl<i| of a*"«t«iBVj tne k *»v tnirf.-.boat Ik kaa.t hltfli, with \% tMinj scd loa| lit*, hr«i».'-,i 111 •■ aws, sappacHf lo bi near tlie \V> **ti:t itwua, Aa; ;■-.!■-_..■.-*. -.■-iji-if \tt* nn-tt* arid .itlt-ia* till r»l \vA /or will I'd «*-■ <M. A_lilrfM »iD«Br -TiLLtatfA. r.La »ea Qvwa»t:« fcUata. NOTICE. ■r ultyr- af Mi. O...IJ Ca.n .r f>,la.. Mill ,-, ,,'i ., lh« (la.r, Ra... CllaaM, a. Tlmi.daj u, ITU. da-«l Dnaai int. ,1 tt. ..mi nl «a la ia. forcaMa. 1. .raw tt -tu t. toru laya.-C ». c«at«,.-«nia«ttn.vm. ' NOTICE Vnttt4 is krrttiy jlr«-n t*»t itsty it** aftw date I U'.eud Ui ifplj tn tha (*l«i i-Mnhi sinner of lindi sad wnrki f*r ptrailHlaa ta fiafclts-e HW -crw of ra»toial n\ke) la Lll'i dlilrlet -l.-fflhtfd ■■ f-tllawi, twffiaalar it a post I'tnntM nn ike want aids of th* Cartfcw tutA nt..: tiie SO-Htle lloaM. Ikfrnra »Aitk «' ch *!*-■", ih*-a»e *t«t 40<halai, Mun a-trtk ijti'ir.*, liten^et OMI 40 «**lfa tn elies «f wmmt-3»tntat. l*tTRK -t.U.k!V. <.■:■ nv.5, oei. una. ;-«•. •:« WANTED AT O.NCE ActlreSffsnts f«r enrh m\\n\f. Eirlti iWe ct-tilml anil a-t ritk. Wilt olt-ar 13 Im f^Hnndml dollars a ywir. Ktirln^st-tsmi* for I'ttll'partlenlars ()!■>.j for ,^t t«uii»!c fitj( HantdsMinersI Water t>i.'!Ug ltai- Idi, MIc. SMffH & BRYSOKi General Blaoksmiths Cewriagt hmliers, Ktnesktmag a spacialty. A tupply of iron ani wage* matririal always on hand. . . Sksf oa Jt**vaf ivresr . - ASXCAQFf, M, £ THE CONFEDERATION LIFE ASSOCIATION —Toi-ddt o -■- PI UMI. ItaUfkl Dirilif. Hun/If r, Wi^Htn. ihn Oapital and Assets over 86,000,000 Insurance at Risk 827,000,000. HO C01.1TOIS. XO lESHiaiOK, P0UCT C8NTIACT A jlODtl. 0.1-. Thirty Dtrt Crtot tlltwtrf tn prtmlumt. 3 D lKU-Et J. H CLMfl-BfT8. e*Mial Afwl Ar BC-. VwMomTtr Apnt. Atktroft. TURNER, BEETON & CO. ? »iaT.m». «.o m.aol. f I ___ __ \n. Ct BiM-TOdY, ,j go., Lojyyojy, myolJcVd:. jWHoL'ESALE DRY GOODS, « LIQUORS, MINER^SUPF'LIES ETC' I Ore Mttfn, Jtmtstll Steel. Any desttriptioh of Muro- l ptun Hoods Indsntsd. fi f>l^fwF*,'.' .iSnm i Saraw. TU*rtm. ««/.». -.arf... E. Oa PRIOR & Co Ltd . THE CYANIDE PROCESS Efnlnentlv adaoted to Carib o Ores Kefrtivf dili and SUmr Oris tr—** mi r^trtod on -JH. MacArthor-Forrest, Direct Cyan Catiw MacArthur-Yatas, Amalgamation & Dyanidatloo For jHrticntitrs etMbt to the bAssht oold ixriucriirti Astetjietz ttmdmcUd let ill St insuiu nd mil Iti rituaV. m. I. rttlSf-Blttit. 1.1'. L. SiiKrigtariM.. IUGHHC t C. J, M. BUXTON, 8t Oompany'.* Notaries Public, DMAtitii 'ia Mines fk Mining Shared KtfOKTS HADM OH iU.Vri.ll, DEPOUTi. VANCOUVER, B.C.- Ctlll Address : Mie.eltii, Idnnner, CtMslt. MU, .Si,,I. •«f,r«T. I). McGILLlVRAY. VlGterlpv Vancouver, nataae ra— Kamleope. Agricultural Implements of fill kinds lirmt Hoek la the prtrinee aid beat uwraMU Americnn Bain wagons, also Canadian Bain ■yiubte tot rrelsMlM* ud hn pirptiri. Buggies, Carts, Spring Wagon# - ... . »llaltrleeitoufllk«UBM Orders filled tJromotlr. The Nanaimo Free Prestr ffiVea etirrsdojr lo the rumor that' an English Syndicate has ..ffered'tm.OOO fnr the entire AUterul Consolidated Mmin-rCompsi'VV'ntt*rests et Alberni, hut thnt ilm prinoiula shareImlders hare Kn'fwr iH-sliimd1 to even entertain Ibis apparentlv temp'.inn offer. A cslilegrsm fhnm Iiondftn suja thst Gaudsur and ISarry lltve been niitelied-to row.a raoe on tlie Thames for £500.' Aii-.statod on V.'cdneidiy, Geudiur would like tbe race *tn come off here, and no doubl, if eutuble offerttifts-were-made, tliis cmfld'be bronchi about, Tradesmen Attention. if Miat ta'atm-fih will bt si-.* hy Ilia «B'«t^|>a4 t. Blacksmiths, Harness Makers, Painters, Carpenters and Wheelwrights, Whe mar wish ta establish iheaniWea ta basleesa *t one of ihe arm restnl pnialt la lhe Osrltiea Platriei, »il: Tin.well kaewa Used ef the *50*-Mile House OrrMpnsdfnfs •*lie|lfd, led isfttmi- tls-rchetTfell; fereishH. Veith dc. Borland. Proprietors* Canadian o Pacific K> SOO-PACIFIC UNI. Shortest, Quickest, and Cheapest MmTMEEEt-TEMFUlffS; lieirttin Riln.kf t*e (fir-jat [ik«. Acweuftedetlion unsurpassed. First- class Seesping car, Dinim^r cars, First-class Day Coaches, Tourist Steeping and Colonist Steei-iing cars on all trains. Choice of Three R<tuie«. C T It Al.l. KA"I„ crituntlOffliNljOl'XllSlcainer aOUJMt.lf.HJ LIM!. No. t, wutbetllljl l»si»cft Ashcroft !Mfc tlnilj'. IiV-C.cestbotfhJ " "' /Jl'tW " For full pfirtiei/lni's as to rates, time O'Y., affi'y (if thc tftytcst ticket-' agent h' .\.1„ (.LK.tfKXT**;- or tn ^uiit, Aslicrol't; (jFil. M<*I„ Buown, Oist.ict Pua*snin;cr ejfpnt, VuVomivtri'i".B. 0. 150 MILE HOUSE The distributing point for nil the hyoYiltflie mines at Horse Fly- North and South Forks and main Quesnelle River, «Is*t the stock ranges of Chileoten and Dearer Lake Valley At tl > r«ist jrill U foaad a good aMortmtnt of GENEBA MERCM AND ISE & MI NEBS SOPPL f ES Also ne if tit rest Hotels nt Ih route. Itflmatun eteer/ttlly pro*. VEITH ft BORLAND. Proprietors snd Stock Raisers. PITHER & LEISER, Importers and Wkoltsalt Dealers in WINES LIQUORS and CIGARS' VICTORIA, B. I. CARIBOO, BRITISH COLUMBIA EXPRESS Company, Ltd l*yr BdirkertrtUe anA nil imtnrmfdutte pnimtB anel eemneetiims north of Ctinton mxrw Msndny ond t'rtdnvmsrnnMo-at SS6-o'ettrek,refvrmina,arrive Aehereflevery Tueaeiaaoeul Balwraay. Fnr (7'*/m -•»•# iwtmieiHatt point* ttoge leave Aehernft <m flomday, Weetmasimye and Fridays, returning /dO-hWj gdbf, LILLOOET Stoats fen- lllbmff itua\ltittruwtHaU jnttnte tmte denerttft em MewdaV* and \Tedsm- dnm, Monday,*stntii I'tving Aetieruft mif-.Wa.rn., oc4naIhrttsgh faLtUaaet wi* MewbUCem- lftinna-wifday.eitd rrfiirn'♦iffft. JshcrftflfAefoltoieinceury. Fare HcPfcetn Ashtrcft and Clinton; Jj. Return limited tickets, good S clays $8 Extra stages, er special rigs (buggies or light stages) furnished at short notice. Feed Stables and Corral at Ashcrofi, with water an the premises, and best attention given. Hates vtodetath',- S, T/SGIEY, Manager and Superintendent, /■/ MU'C/CAi'^ /{cad Office, Asbcroft, B, C, General Agent,- esnVttVeH'titar tf a* ***** ef STEL AND RO E HYDRAULIC RtlNiNG PIP- Estimates furnished of cost af power plants, and putting water en Mining Claims. Monitors, Catea, Valvas, Pelton Wheels, etc., furnished at shortest notice and lowest rates. MuS tUm, r...,.»-, * 0. iff, War*.. .V... irafniliHltr, ».o Oppenheimer Eros. WHOLESALE GROCERS. VaneouTer, i '. B.C. THE IMPERIAL BREWERY AND Soda Watgr Works Company. ac -ULOoFt, b. a. Lager Beer and Pertef. Ths best (fuality onlv brewed from choice Malt a»d he pa SODA WATER WORKS. In camrtcctiea with our brewery we have added a mam aad mmtdaia % tfraa* Saa pranctsca far the manufacture af SoJa IVater, Gieger _|>( ±mrty*r9h, Chan,paigne Cider an/ Mineral Ifiifer of aff hinds. All orders frem city aid coustry «•;'// react" asr fe'tttail Hid bate JttUstAit. Your patronage soli-.ited. Special'at/cettdt ta all ord.vtfrom Car Ha* audUfa*. Yoh initial eurpr-cfs will make it at de)'ret tagize as yavr rrderr. B. WEHRFRITZ, - Proprietor. ■riti.r, e: umma iran.r. HAMILTON POWDER COSPAMY, t\t -_r______.t t .-..-.- iu, ' Of MnlmL laMrporsU-i IMI msor*-*Tia_t**_i er- High Explosives, Blasting, Mining antl Sporting Powder Demter* en KteeMe BtaaHsug Apparasnm, Bn/tiet fmte Ustsmweere, Ma. Kern* efO**: Memtrtnt. strnteA afsTm: VUtmrta. J*. O, Warm*: fCsmnsem DQERING & MA&STRAND' Celebrated Alexandri Lager and Porter 8peciaily Recommended. Jon* b. houoic, Mia. Ia(. aal H«ullar|l.t I.. ->. -HMn. !m. ■/.raanecaa Hit. tmg. Hobson & Warner, MINING ENGINEERS. Tvenlf yotri'ffttfietiltetjjtrintt In California. Will unmtn and efrf. en mining properties in Canada and tht United Stales, Tko oawipmenl attd opening tf dvp rravtt drift, hydranlic and gold tuarh, mines a ipelialtj. QiSasMiii forks b o. Agents for thejohva Henny Machine Works', Hydraulic and Mining Machinery and tha Welts Lights, far use in Hydraulic Mint*. Represented at Vancouver by J. M. BXQi¥S/AhG, &?¥& Granville and George straits, Vancouver, B. C. -i-LoO /\ . JL. fc>-- R. P.RITHETd. CO., Ltd. Wharf Street. .... . • VICTORIA, D. C. WHOUSSALE MERCHANTS, SHIPPING AND INSyRANCEr Agents for: Wclln rtrst),. ColnmSU fioHrinc Hills fi«.*, at fit.-.!**.**.- I'ai iflc Const HU*aib_iiip cv. Iln« oritnath ntttottn Tlrtori* •nd' nun I'mnclscf,- J. A. MacFARLANE, F. C. 8.. Assayer and Mtog Engineer: 623 Hastings street, VASCOlTEK r.C, AH' assays x/td analytical work done in duplicate with St't'ttfn'otts fenmtii1 cure and dispaie/i,' af iltiirtsn i-oliimhia itiMiNu u. KK..TOUT. MIVIKt'KH UV kllKKS ,, LUml.-Col. Ihu Hon. Jnmei.Bilter, I hold orniiti'».-t'iM-:iw. .... Fur tlie pr'»»inre W rt Ours.'. —YlettWli Albrrtil distriot T KlrteNer AUw-rnl ^'uAslnr Ctotbna " Idkhjct Tjla Tat* KsstU ootenay "West Kwrtorwy j limes Pnrtf-r.. -Lakeron Jnhn R-iwron.. !»iW>A--M F Unties. ,.i M.aiiiiiin 0 0 Ttinetuli ...imlnops 0 A H Lembly.Os-iynoe J F ArmitroitK.DiiiiHld NPIU-tnbbs... fieleoo ut-iiae UBonntmas. MaaaliDO dtMi lut M Bray Nanaimo Bew Westminster 1> Rolwnii.. Wesminster JUat Knoii-nay J V ArniMrtiDg..l>oniiltl V F 0 Ling Golden • QO'tldie-., .Wiiidmere „. i» C Eilfranls. .Fort Steels Weet Koootensy J bflr»ba«.Refe1stiike •■ W J Utwpel Kelson « A»i>rnit...New Denrei « JCttykert Rykens • J Kirkup HomUihI - T't'sylor ...Trout Lake Varikaa distrtel W -tltpbenson.Qaesnvlls Yale B W D«dd Vsle - LMiirris Vernon i* C A K LsmbW. .Osovoos • WHeKya.-Hoek Creek ." H Hunter.UitaiU creek JUUeeetdlatrlel t! 1 Philr. ..Lillooel Vkealeadlatrlci lira K»*oe; JUntoa U'k MUTBEi, ■ GemteVaef, Vtrtnrln. .. . ... W V Htiwroa. Mob (laid. Uerlbed. i«FOR-(ATIOX. fost IjBce »t Athcrort.—ells fi- MaaieddfilJrwIlbtuln Bill clr-rki eatO tad wilt The'rmklli rinse werk rteje al 1*1 p.m. Sonsy tinier snd rtgUlrall<-n toaact-.aacle.eal7.li) p.u. yartboi. and lateraltdlali-|i.-ii>'e --\We\* reiluii c!«ih st 1.80 gi-unUvs. Ollifi Hitler fur llitfi piiltiw ta*j m milled n tkei>AI*«Hp toll, ui. tlflkj*. Olluioiind luteraifdlitt—Iteitlitretlttn elufesTueidiys.Tkui-i'liyssud Hsturilny* 7tt|i B>. Oilier waller walled up to ft a ai. Wetlnoidiyssud Fruity! •ml S i tu aa ll'indsyi will go I'Twitd. LHIooet—Refillrttlou clou* Tiirsdftl* mne) Kaim-U-.. i.VO |l, ui. Oilu-r liutUl ■nlledHUIo5i.iH.au WetJecatlny etui • ►. ei.ea Muudiy mill •£*■ forward. AlIU'HO-rT CnURULI DllUCi'okY li. -Cthii'e—Ohircb of lug Imd. Rti A Aasiey Derrell, Tlcer. Morning ier- ♦ioe eu Bnedaya 111 ni.,e»#al_.( lervlct, ■t 7 p. m. .Uuly Ct'WHiitiiioii, 11 a.m., 111 Buaday ta tbe noeih.etlirr fuad_\_ 9.1 i i. h. Sua.Uy it-lieul IViip.iu Bvening kit ice wMti iddtcas uti W«ouu- -__>i *l 7 10 -m. Jtlei Preitiyleriia Cbereti—Services n ] 11. a, sad 7 p Hi. timid*/tcliuolj (uuluii* ai I ji. m. V. I. 8. V. K. uu Wciiu«i(ltt\ fiiiiil 41 I o'clock. M. lii*--' reelyl-flia, aid Rev. Jsnes Turuei > elk-tint clergrii.b, prencb hb alternate kaadayi. AU ire tordliHy invtled lo al- leed. three itn-.isa u) doHare aad iu thii c-isa ibe fee to be pu.d ttte secretar; nf state Wauld be #I..">C. A few iluys following tlie board of directors ofthe cnmp.irtT it ctlled to^*»ih*-r, Arid liy resolution tho ci-rit»i tt'tnk i- tnereauil to na* tmlhurli K >( :| cate to this eEfeci is filed ui tii ■ *ti J ef the secretary of state, for wtiitili a fee ol $10 is paid, and beneeforth tit* iipitil stock nf tba company ii increased to oue million dollars. The expenie to the, incorporators ie $11.10 instead of #300 «• contemplated by tbe statute. The tew baa become n dead latter, nnd will nn doubt be re- pealed aad th" old one chur^m; n fee uf $\r, for tiling iliw i>*p*rt «-f *»T iticurnorntinii b ■ pu'. in tu .ftfeci ouce again.—Western Mining World. W.T. SLAVIN Hunks, muthmtraani t-'atug 7>»(i. i\st'd'iite _-To*tT, >». 6 i?e> S. KamloQ'fii, fl. tt CASDEN, 11KRM0N -t tlURWtli: prVIL A' MININO KNGINRJias. K^j Dniulnli li itid Prt--*i*-cliil ■ t.liind c*r • vevoia, | Offlc-M. vBDa-)*.iVHt*. fa. C, sad Qiichuellu Forks, B. U, SIDNEY WILLIAMS, P.L.S., P. A.S.I.,Und Und Surveyor, Clill EBaieear ud DraigbUnisu, t ,. qUCSNELLE MOUTH. D. C. Encinedring iod Survey work. R-iiorte oe ml.BljBc )>rnpcrtii's. Miue and plum pre* pirrd of say portion of Cariboo dliuicl. NOTIOE. Notlei li kereky glvea tbat two -soatba tn«rrtite l.latead to Bilks ippllcattna to tbi eblet I'nt.iimUtltfitir uf lnnd* aud wurhi fur pvroiWitou tti (iilrehlia toe icrea uf laud, more erlwi, bounded a* follow.. Ciimmi-ni'ltia at a itake oa themutb biak of fin Ho nth Turk of Qii'iiitlli river, near lbe trat rapid fren Ilie Quwustts lake, theure wutb 40 cbslus; tbriice cast 40 chalua; thenco north to south balk of the uld fluatb Fork rlvrr, thaue* ■Innf thn aid lu-Ui biak U tba point of rutu mcni-ameut O, T. DUI'ONT MlltUkt 15lb, IM, MM NOTIGE. N.ilU'e la hereby givei lint twe Mentha ifUr'tfrta J Intend W Make a^pIlntttiU to the ■iili-l onmiilillgiii-r of lauda aid worka for h-i-mUmuu Id I'jnli.ia '-I'iarrnof lind, mur>a ,t l.w, biiiin.ii'a u» ltiHo«». C'timiaeiirlugBt (til'ioii 'ii unrip writ r<iniq nn tbe anath •auk m luu rnuili Kurk ol 03-anrlle rlv«r nar tin- Hint -it-ild frnni Qurancllt la>e^ It •■tut* toatli 4U ihaina; tlivnc. it fit 4(1 elude* .Hence nuttli to tin* i«_IU baak of thu a*l<! Suulb I'n ". ul y«---iin-tU rivt-r; lb*nee alone " *i-!.t kuK.lt Iimik. lo itiv oittiitof ei»mm-iici« fill J. A J.lHWiV. Alguiit 1Mb, UM. na iahm Parry Crook Cotd.PlolCe. Perry preuk is a Irlbulary of (he St. SUry'a, nud about 8-3 miles few Foil Nurlp, It has lii'i-a workad I'or diiiii }«ate pnst Tor plm-ir gold. Awsy knc'< In tl.e sillies tliere Waa l slalr.pede toPutrj imk and gold 'aken out, and aide* tbai i me It bis been wmke-l ciutmuo'iat. It liii alwajs been a favorite sput for ih„ t'lsts ai placer miners called snipers, tu put In the sdmthcr and take out --<»|.! ennagk to carry them llirough Ilie wluitr the FVn-r Creek Hieing nunpany have n l'siroatwo miles of placer ground, an 1 ti is reportud Ihat ths cumpaay latend to do -.oaslierable work ami put lu si bed- reck fiirae nexi-wai-iJ. 'the first quartz lecati-in wav mcle n, J.c.n Sherwood, on Oct"bsr til, WSJ, un.l *iu bfifldsd lo Chic-go p^rtle;. Who ns V'r.'.td to fulfill their «Kre.ii:-.-ui;iud (he betid wit* forfeited. Since then Ilia parlies have *r.!aly sirived tu make a new «te_S lor tbu prtip.'tty Tlie 9herwontl property consuls er four loratlutti. E J, XoUut '* lutereitf.i with Mr. Sberwoud Assays from th- Bidder and Red Mnun t-tln, the prior locations, run from (SO to t?30 lo -t'ld. Tie niii loctlUms wert made ky *ft;ot3pwn and others, thla outfl- took apeefeti tecitltuif. Those #cre all the quartz locations tli**l were made up In tu July 1st. ISM. Then J. (loiktus ami mhers made seveo locations, tp'eo came h ■tampede aod la 39 dsytorur ICO IbCati-im ware made, since then inaar m'.)re jiuve been recorded. The eVe Hi' tree lulllinc ■jtiaris, and assays arera'-{a rdry htjh In gold; tbe formation it slats aadporphyry Tt-pre li no doubt tbat tbis section will tasks a large gollcamp. Perry, Weaver, and Uell Umrlog creeks and tbe Moven river has bam untie:I tu- ihelr pla:;ar geld, and the mineral zine can be traced through the country fur a lungdislaoec. I'he ore Is said (e be as atiii'lBtely fre*- roillipg gold quartz, l!ta top of the lead i* geaerally covered with an Iroa carbonate, Acroas (be divide on WiAvsr creek the esme formation Is found, ami many leca- tlona bare been mndu at thla point. Hugh .McQueid has bondid sever*! valuable la* c aliens ou this creek. Mr. Mc<iuald will leave lor lleleoa the latter pin of the week, (ot tke purpose of securing lbe necessary machinery lo work tbe ore. Ji ia reported that at least five itaatp millt will be ereeted eh I'-rry aad Weaver creeks next summer. Every indication points te the fact that this section «t the Fort Steele mining district of Kail Kootenay will, during lbe coming aeaioti, be eee of the busiest uiinlug camps io Ibe cttoutry.—rroipcetor. .Circumventing Iho L«w It fi provided by tlie lawe of Montana lliat tbe secretary of state ahall charge for receiving and filin j eich crrtitioattt of Incorporation, tlio sum of 50 oeuli on eaeb thouaand dollars of tbe capital stock el tlie company. This had a very chilly effect on the prbmotere of million dollar mining companies, for the reasoa that it would take a 1500 bill to pay the iiieorpora.iott fee of a com*! pany witb a capital stock of one million dollars. Out the promoter' found a wny to defeat the iutent and fpirit, of tlia .liiwi and it may be.inter* e-fing to ribte the mode of procedure, To bejjtri'witji, he would organize a r'-)tn/niij with ft oepiul(.atouk of' riy NOTICE. Hi-iica ta harchr glvea that twu __n»th> fter dit«< I IrU-iM tu>ake appllcttteu to tli* iilel c.'nrali-HOBw ot landi and worki for tt oaliiliia t.** jmrcl a.a 197 aerea mora or .ess. •i lnnd bamid-d la follow. Coananrln-; at ttakR un ti am lb baaf of tkf.Kflath Fork wf lunuf|!f river umr tliu flrat rapid Iron Qnre * vile itk.a: tbraco nortu 40 chain; tbtnci ait fOtbsltc thanc-i aoutk to Iks north -aak nt lha aiid Moalb Fork river; tkenee il< ur Hi* .aid nurlk bank te tlie point al cviu- aracaaeat. JOlCfH HUNTBK. At-ft-al 111., UM W»2 L_,ina>, tt-MUDiu mm muil hi mumn. **KCOBV»n. B.«. INLAND CllJAH fflCTWHT i*mm,u Manufacturers of line HdMtia Cigars. Oilr Speci-ltlei, Ihtbi'ibi'; t»i-i(itj of Jtittiiiobp^ Lii Moreria; Ceo. A; Borthwick*. Oo. Kamibops, 1.6; 83 -JV-lXXjE HQT-rSEi; fita-jes Saqh Way Stop Over Ifight. First Cta,-. AccvmmedMian far (Ju'etfe.,. Quad Mar in Conneetivn. •_>' *'e& fyr PURlTITtJEE CAUPRT8, Ull. CLOTHS MC.,'.... Cheapest house on earth, write for prices. M. P. CORDON. . KAMLOOPS, B.C. HUGH COCHRANE, MINING & GENERAL AGENT, NOTARY PUBLIC. qCUilll.1.1. CarlaM, H.I. ******** i***o******* «•*»*«* " State Ore Sampling j ! WORK* J i.t.iiiua.4 lam. * *, i. baIlev,;..... - jys.|M0NNia..... £ A aiiural Or, Mark*. Lmri** Wtfksl *t»a,t^mdo. H-lrr. Mill* •-< ■■■ J * Ohlnvy ot U,.nr,Mmlie09rimo,. ana * _llln.Aira.ra. Or. leld or, Oomp.-* SfB-T'JMlf-S.- ***'" *"r '*"-"* % State Ore Sampliaf CaantaaT. j %l),l* thtlti,. t,,„0». D,.,er.- Cttroa, * *»***********0»*********** The F.--lll»- I'nlon a NillOHl lii.arance Co., ol Kdlikirc The I'bornlx Itmarue* Ct., tf llai'lfurd-, | The NhIIo-M AMimsM C*., cf| Ireland. The Qnebee rire iMantaeeC*. Th,' Shu Lire Assuranee t.'«. t'anada Accident AwmratieeJQi. Tbe Wllll-nia llaaufiictirllcOB.. or Pluttabare, N, *f., and Hoi- treal, (Jue., ra»nDtactarer'» st kigh craile KeKlnc MathlBN. M 1. HelVKR, resident »j-il for Kau'oops and •utljiai diiirlctt. NOTICE. Xoii«« u kirabrflna t_M twe wontti after date I latend to aak* gftllfttfte:Jo the eliHf cnieeilttloaer ef Unit aad worka ihr, per- iul»-.oa to imrt'liaae 13 acree. wore er leu, of :au_ hwuti-tt-d ai fullowa. Oomrafntltn at JiMtpb fluaur'i aoatb week corirr oo lbe uortk bank of the fteath Ferkef Qtean*!le drar. ihtaeeaertti 40 chalea; Ikeaee wait 40 .Lalei, thence •oath te the Berth bank of the aid Suilh Fork r;-*ar thence aloac tba aeid north bank le the eelat of ootameice-aaBt. tlli VS. I. IITJf01.DI. 1K»I Ulh IHU Assessme,4 Entice HaMBFLTCOLDKiytXaco^r'AMT- t.ftCallon vt j-rtr.-tvai plan uf banian* Ea Imiellfo, Uili.oniia X»i»ic«iii lifrab/ilien UMit.a the Boi-d ' r.ii.t;".-* UrWoii i KoTanifttr iwil.jfK. K*ie*im*M of Iwentj- t« Cf dm iS/oiJ jitr khair waa leTied upon the Mi?.; CfD>iS«e»iJr ula:i,r]- -f tht. ra-t(ulaii,rr -f tht cnt-|inra;iOB |«jaMa :rame iti>tel** In L'i led Hutti ;.i!4 cola, ta IU* See reUr*. it the ufflcr of tBr etiini'anj, Ne. 61*) '.'lit e.r-.-l| a*, Fran.iaeo, Callfo.-r.ia. Ad) -lock n.'VD whieh thla aaaninrat aba!) remain aopaUl nti Ui<< twentv-fint (Slat) isy ol 'J■'?-•»_.r. 1R0B will ho dellminent and adver* tlai-d for tale at public ibc-Iob- aad anleei pa*-- »aiit u tt-edle befen wilt be aold on the twen- leth (*)lh) Any of January, leB7, it S* o'clock jj m to t-a.v the delinquent aumineat I .nether with lhe cuale nt adfertiaian and expia- tea «f id* K T. WARD. IccrcUjr. FKXD B BIA VBB, lan'ty pro lew. Wire— Me. Ill) Claj street, Saa Fraticlae* OallMrala. ULLooiT ift&niur. a A Oo.f rt ef Betljil-in atitl Appeal ander th Aaiaaaaieat Acl If-W imd avirmliu-mu will u held at the (inutt llonae, Clinton, un Thura- Jar tbe lOtli day uf Ueccmbi-r IMW at 10 v'cloak Id thu OKiioun. K. tiuL'K-4— Jndite rd tho cunrt uf R.yutuH aid Appeal. Clinton Iih November 1-MK.' MI1M0 GOLD mm LIMITED. BarkerriUe, Willlias Creek. Mr. A. D. irw\\ir >arla-f mlx'aai the poiRleii of aeenVifiil raajiaiar to the Ctji'ltioo Gold Fteldi. T.liiilt"d. hie,no further lethoriij lo r»pr-jn»ijt thla eotopAny. . (|l Tbe trani_ctii.it of Ui worklnir *ie*lnvM nf thn c»mpen,T In tlie C n limo dliti'cl hn-, hrcti cnnddi-d tu Mr. Jncar* Chanii>luii,' nTiim^ itiperlntfitrl-'nl. and Laieeatar A. B«nni-r, local etretar-f, jointly. All cimmutikationa ah«>n1tl be aAtlrnrint tu the coin; any and tint le Individual! Tele- ranblc addie«a ■■ Hroukinint" liMki-rTllk1. Jjorder. WM BltOHKlKt.D BiOUtiH Beereiary of tlm Cariboo Quid ITiolile. 0 and 8 taat Cheap, Lundun. 9B 31 NOTICE. Kellce it hereby then that alxtj daye after data |JHtw8 to apply to the chief vominli- elener of landi and worlte for pertitlailotti .<• fiurehaee BOO same of putoral land aitu.tcd In he Llllooet diaf-irt and duacrlbed ae followa, eomnaeeclnc at tha aonth eaal enrner of Int K7 thenee math 40 cbilne, theiee watt 00 chalna, taeaev north 120 chain*. Dunce aaat40 chain* ihano e.'Ulh SO chalm, thenea eeat SO chalr.s le point of coninencomeBL ■ • JIM JOHN X. MOORB. Alkali Uke. Not. Sid.. It**. NOTICE. Xalla. I. Htilj il,.a tt.l W .... ilUr l.l.ilaUal u ,'ppljl. th. .hl.l ma-l. .I..v.ll.a«a .ap w.rka.1.. numlutnm a. liarta.M IM ur,. al- la.4 aliaaM n Ma a.rlh baak .. tha Bhlluila. .rin>, OrihM .lUlrld, «la laal halaf aa* aaittalul; tm- erlba. a. fall..., .naim...i^( at tha M*tm west aera«r af taj arMtaptl.. .1.-, .ItaaM abopt 10 mil..'.... of, HaaeaTltl.. laaaa. aartli rrt.aholu., th.aca a MM .h.'a,, Waaa. soath ,ta ChlleaMa rirar,. tllaa.a Mithrlr alalur .aaia iialat .1 aaatmaasmaat. «•« JO.K Mal.Ke*' H_n.,llla, Chll-al... a. C. 0.1. t, IN, OHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL R*Y ia tlie iml line to and from Chicago. Mil wanket) aud all pniuta Rail. Wiik Mb 8,139 miles of Hmrnughly e^nipprrt rond il reachea all principal bnsiiieas t-ealera ie Northarn llllnolat Wj^oanaln, Iowa. Wtnneeota.fio^tn Dakota, North Dakota, -fHid Nortnorn Michigan THE ONLY LINE Xanilnr Klectrle Llfkted end Itean Heated VraiibulH Tra.aa. Time tablet, teape aeJ i-tf*rmatitn re- /Mrtlinf rnntea. rtios in'l oiher deialla rwiMfiitif in (lie i*»--l Will bt> farplikcd itN -ptilic-tnon tn »ny t-enpne ti.'hel egeDt, er iiv a-ifirreiim C, J. Ki'sr, Oeeeral Ageat, P-.nin'.t.t, Ore. Gold Fields : fA\k W£Jt/i/t, StabU'ig and h ■ Harm. Proprietor. WMht hotel And w&tok wtiwi, ,„ , SODACRSEK. B.C. .- A full asurtmnl iif (fry Goe.it, Boole, iettd Sfmt, Uavero, ISrW-i Heird- veare, Hey, Grain, .fi.nd Miners Snfpltet, ad emaonatle rain. mtOUItSAlJt and ILtCTJJL. A- li J. McRAE, HOTEL & GENERAL STORE. «a-CTESN£X.r.E FOBJ-i H. G. A fall asiortimnt of Dtygoadt, Boats mU Shoe; Ijfnao am Cigars, Baric ware, Minors Supplies. Hay, Grain and Stallion. I*nors right. -or- NOTICE. IMfcela heraby flrnnltliit'.ai'dsTfl alter Ji;...( loloni! tt) apply tn thai chief .rowin_r- alor.r.r uf lanrtaand wnrkf for pBrmlialrta I" patih-We tWiforte M rrUtufil land ilUfimSta fael'lon Mountain. Mlloo-t Dlatr'rt. dricribed ta followi. (Wftniit.igat a p»t marked C near the northwrf| cirittr nuka «f mj preempiloa, thenea nnrlh ISO chain*, ihenrw weal 40 ,-haiaa thence latith 190 chalai, thence **a«t 40 chalae toatirtlBC PolMt. K. CARtOlt. ravllien Far*, B. C, Out. 9. 1MB. NOTICI. KmVte te herabj clean that \tm maathl Her tia'.e I Ihtfnrl mut-inx a-iplirait«n lathe it\*l fommliilt-ner uf land* aad worka tm pcrmn-ini t« pnrrhaie IM at-rea of land, mure ur Icm, »i-.nadi*H at fnllnwi: Cniemee- firiB at C T. I'nponl'f Bt.rlti eaat corner na t iout.1 bank ot Ihe Bmith Fork nf Quea ■lie riTcr, tlli'lica noutn to rMirw- thenre Dart Ii) clialaii; Ih'litreilortli m tuV aald annth bank: thence along the aatd aoath bank le Uie nuii.i of coiuuieHCfMeiit, tola b. _t mot. AUjtnsl Ifith, 10M. T. 0i DUNLEVY. HOTEL arid C-NERALSTORE Hay and Grain £63a cheek, s. c. % It. 'Stlf HENSON. The Watcfr Sp6tiafet K AM LOOPS. C.G, - Ifnes apensil j .vn an Ashcroft Atieneu tshsre til iVnt'hes, Clod ^ -nd Jtice'ry in t\c m'einitit 1-e.n be stni to X tf. Clemi-itf*, the Ih-vttvisl, A*hgroj% tokeei -***.v will rtietta ptmifil .uicftiv.t. lilt Hawaii of ikene warTallouo anrifaroai allarial *iepnii\i are, ia. tha Cnribno 4i§iiiet,a reffian which, with lha neiplibDi;iaf rnip-S^ofOoiiaaca aaS.Caasiar, haa vieldrii over 1(10,000,000 to yellow metal ainre their iietaffty, Carlhoo ta yet a virgin field for tha miner, that fabulous outpnt lieinf the result of eiplorationi and operationa necesaarilj coeliiei to il a snrfaee, thn annrmoiia coat ind almost iniuperable dilB cqlttre nf tnuepnrt'iiff hrairy naffhinarr necetaitating; the employment of th* ainst primitive apf-li-inccs in mining. These obstaelfs to the lull dereliipment of the mairptlously riab gnld fields of Cariboo hive boen largely over torn* by the con (.true two uf tha^Canadian Pacific railway, and lhe imprnvi>meat yf lhe treat highway fhm that railway to ■nrihern Rriiisl^ CoInTitila, with lhe result that the work of dt>relop- meat linajti-rji Ti^nrously end extenHirely prosecuted. During thu prtat two yearn hevoral coKtiy hydraulic plants have been introduced by dif ferent wealthy mining rumpaniea erhich ara now operating well-known claim? with m*-at gratifying results, and there is every prnnpect of a aernnd gulden harvest which in it# Immensity and value wil! completely overshadow; thai which atiada Cariboo famous thirty years ago, Several very pro mini rig quart? hearing location! are also being -lavelojmd ir. the f-jheoet distriet, and as machinery capable of .ranting* the refrcotory are na the must imprnved metJtrds will aonn be imported, (lie csoeltent re?ulra already attaiaed ara aitfatjifny miners and mining racn in larjrr ■ambtti. The Cariliee regian and a»ftliera interior nf British Colombia ean only bt reached hy railway to Ashcroft, tl*ence,t>r stage. Traveling by day only, Qeesaelle and other jininia are reached in three dav*, Barkerville in four, Tha reads are eierllenl, aad the stopping places conyeoiert, Cariboo Wag©n Ro^d Direotory. t Distances ^■TF.OXmt Ashcroft «->it>-4 Iso-Mtl,I. ,. tlilll, Koiii . ausTo.v ■ ■ iO-Mile lt.no, m-mitaota, [iS-Mil, Ho*M . . \W,MIU H;v,e Itn-ilit, llano, . . itv.Jtstu Hone. tin. Mil, ilmoe Ill-Mil, aonn IIIMII, //on.. . HI-illUliMo, ®.i®Ji%S. ' . m-MiU. Rome ■ nt-Mil* Jhv*e Millie I/owe . lM-Attls Mouse l*e-MlI.H IIOVtSB SrdaOtek J iewandri* Mefmt's A ymratinyi Raxe\ j9v.amvn'i ; *. ZStwStaasi-' '. ffrwrw Pam fretnidy Jlarlvrrtfte . , Mile* • I] W «0| F tar'Ji Mmr.Iinnilebrsmekfroin m wile House but the dt.ttanns an fYom A enarttJK Phi*** ... fi* Ben-vc* Jonke , Sat VurearJT. Fertee tti B. f SPECIAL NOTICE i0 PROSPECTORS. In the interest of all patties about (6 visit aay section ef the CARIBOO, OMINECA or rEACE KIVER country it ts ft«ll to hesMn mind that tholr supplies can be purchased to muoli bolter ajyantage ia this section than to buy at other points and bring in with tbete -First-clues goods and aa cheap is cati be bought wty-where, citi be had iu any quantity at the following places'; , ASUCROTT,' loO^'jlE HOUSE;'' ffiUMhid,' C^IKTOK, SOD'X CftEEK, QUKSNELti J^^ JSfT See mcicbants huJ bote! tjpjertiacnict.tti H Aticilitr culuina, , \Sfimty famishedand*efiii*d. A fniet boarding and lodging Juncst. Hates reasonable. Horn yoking Table supplied with the beat in !■■• i the marhet, and properly served, C/fMlMS A/iMST/iONG% - Qr/MS/fKLLZBC ■W^USri?E3D^ GOLD fettrtM; COPPER OR COAL PR0PEETIE.S; ta eonvsrt inlo a company; or trill buy sutrijht. Will lake the intirt isiu't of Bonds of Slssttris, Stsmm Morse Car, »r Watav Work*. Manhattan Investors & Securities Co., Ltd 17 and !9 Broadway, New York City. Obles-drew: " C.rte.," Vancec.r. P.O. Bos I.i IIH. HAG K1NN0N. DE BECK & COHFAMY. j _^ „// Battings siroei, VANCOUVER, B.C mmiHG BROKERS and agents: Mining.coinpanies organised and floated. Properties bonded and reported em fat* foreign or local syndicates. Having been residents of the province fa* the past twenty six years, we are therefore in a position ba furnish the most reliable information to be obtained respecting the valuable mineral resources of the province. Corres'fcniettoe ■• ,**«.,.* solicited. Of/ice of the " Golden Cache Mines Comfany, Ltd.f of L!l**et, B.C. ..., COSMOPOLITAN... KArVH.OOPS, B. C. HOTEL.' Good Stabling in connection. - J. H. RUSSELL, - • • Proprietor. & fi. GIBSON. MEAT WHOLESALE .ijYP RBfJUr. Attention and atisfaetionguarantetd to customers. Uosn treei, • AHVROFT, M C. t. LEHMAN, BlM8MlTH,WHEELWRIfiHT*HD! WAGON BUILDER, •w (■.,, . "ti General Repairing and Horse-shoeing e specialty, /ron, Steel end timber fn/ in stock, /arcs for and manufacturer ofthe Lthman Tire Setter. A* blacksmith shop should be wtikemt eeee, A stock of Eastern Cart sages, jfuggjfiy, and Read Carff heft an iahe1 Motto: UiniX wtrrk and lav) Asm, ASHCnGFT, - - - - - .- «. O. BAILBYHOT-G.. JAMks KfKNiqirf, rrofricftr, MOST C^VENIE.VT HOUSE 10 THE iAIWAVirt'l J. LYTTON, - * f. &tii LENT. & LEISER, Foreign -amf JliieMiiM (&ij&t teVo. f **f '* raits Street, i'lCTOiiA B, ,C. &JS ."<"* THE MlMiNB JOURNW-i S§* ¥»_ft il. Trimm 11 building a bottle S'lji'fn- h>s Jamett NanlarnVs -c»iih net. •'The t. X. Company rec«KMl tl car loud af luuaUr this week dom tlie timet. :■ Collin & Fliuldock rccelvwt llifo *<*•_• per Cauaiiii.il Paci (Ic. Rait wny throe ear*. hay am) one car of oat*. J. Archer hits ptirchaicd lb? house autl OUttlt of J. K. WtUun, slmtmniter, (lc-Cca- it it, and haa si-n-iad up buslBaas. The tl'mrrrtoinctei' regtetorad at Alkali lnke on f hursduy, November Sfllli, 88 lui- lotv zero, with about leu Incline of mow J, Hubaon, jr., cum*; down Cmui tlio Cnriboo hydraulic mine laM ButunUy.ttotl hus gone ou l> California whcio lie wilt a.ieiitt thu wlulL-r. CUurloi E. Fox nod C. G . Schwab, wlm hnvo been hid ployed at the Can Wo Hy- drnu.lc mloe Tor tllQ yusl Benson, were in t'*wn Saturday. Ti W.OliOu-lru-j.u Jkl i ■- ■-. ii-.tr* MiHsiou Wnl in town Tliiustl-tt. Mr. huiI Mrs. A I, C'lt'lllentf* fftiimttl Tuetdiiy eVvitjiift riu.il Yuiicourerj i-rier » week- -tii'fi.i'i-. W. N. ftlfciult, Inreuiaii »■ tho -.lorscBy Hytlruiilir. iniiic, and \V, W, Bluett eiiniei dowu riatimUy afternoon. The freight alil|)iuentB st Uio Asltorofl mat ion lor iln; week cmliii^ Friday, Dec tuber llll, 180(1, Wfi«2-'I,07Q pounda. „'. K. Ikker und D. T. You tif caiui1 down IrciU Qucsnelle Forks la»1 Saiunl:.y, uiul nftcr Sln|tpIU}{ a low days in towu lull lur the I'lmm. Clmi'lea ItoberlSBo nrrivud In town llu> llrat oftlie wnt-k nnd will atari u abou- i na swiii ttrt tf. gain a placo. Sea lib ud lllla week. _ Tli« members of the Church of England nt Aslieroft, will hold n Ohrlstmup co lur l heir Sunday achool ou Monday evening, December 28th. A Clirislniaa Use tor lhe Sunduy echool nl C'lialon will ho held on Chris till ns day, December 85th, iu the afternoon. A guild time \t anticipated. Mlw Hec McRne who returned from a few tunniliH visit to the count nbout a week mho hns been ill ever aiuce hrr return, much to the regret of her warty (Viands. W. Hobh, al one time on lhe provincial folice force, and lor several year, a gnnrtl on lbe Cn nl on road stag**, died recently at the asylum lor lhe iusane, New Westminster . . J. U. Breeze, General agent for British Columbia of the Confederation Life Asso elation of Toronto, was in town looking np Vnninesi. J. H. Clements is thc local azenl for Ihis dial-let. L. C Lawrie is registered at the AsK erofl hotel frum ihc North Pole, having spent'the season in th« vicinity rfManaon Creek, Ouu-nka. '"Doc" is looking well and la enjoying life as no mnn cun better than him t)r. and Mra F. S. Reynolds nrriv-tl " tone on Friday'* train afteracvevnl weeks absence, vietiing friends in Wt.crinr.tn kiirl Hinnesota. Tlioy were yery fortunate In #araping Ihe snow blockade on the Pa'tuUa prairies. ____ Notice appears or an applicailon to the Dominion parliament at the next session for power ta build a line of railway fr'«m a point near Revelatoke along ihe vnlluy of tbe Columbia river to a Junction with the Canoe river. Mis. Mills, ot Winnipeg, who has spent Several weeks visiting hrr sistrr. Miss A Noble, school teacher nt Clinton, came diwn lnst Hulurdny afternoon and wenl to Ihe coast Monday, where she will visit her parents before going cast. Twenty-one curs of catlle wero shipped weal this week, the Western Canadian Hunching Company shipping 15, Philip Purke 8 anil I) O'Hara 3. Six cars were billed for Vancouver, three for Westminster and fifteen for Port flainmond. tt , .,...,.™ .*-•■?ras&jtitipem~.^?':' ,1 ]i. bi.nw Htrlvwl from Vcmin ,1 at' Hiinfliiy, ni.fi io cinpi»}uti io-iitfa-feltacrai •tors of K. \\. ruhii-r. Mrs. T. U, Dunlevy and olitUlien I'iiu.e down frnni Si ids Cruel* Fii-lti), utiij w.nt on to Victoria where tiny will.spend the winter. ■ .*-' S. Ttilleinuclie wus in town several days this wet-l. visiting .1. I). Piou lico, nrtfttuigpr of the Western Cana- ilian l.;incliiiif{ Cciiipaiiy. Mrs. Walter I-nnglcy, maid nnd two children auitlO in Irom tlit' liiisque ranoli Friday niuriitng und left fur the cuast Satutday. Mips Bailiff, who has spent several months in tliu Chileoten dialliL-l, visilinjr ilnlivi's, came dowu Inst week aud hns rem mud to lhe old country. Mrs Charles Haddock camo up on Tuesday evening's train, much improved li health after ber Bcrioua illness, llu many friends tire glad to aco her arouud again, D. Murphr cnuie up Irnm Victoria lasl Saturday evening, buin& called homo on account of hi. father's illness.- He lell on Monday morning's stage fur the U4- Mile House, his father's place, Captain Poole nnd W, Burton, -iho have spent a couple of mouths i'i V.-.v Llllooet and Chileoten districts on a limiting trip, returned Saturday mid left for Ihelr hatnc iu Victoria, having se^ui'tfd s'-mc tine gsme. T. G. Black-Mock ictiirned from a visit to Ihe Golden Cache mino near Lillooel, Saturday. He has a Urge cumber or shares in thla mine, and is very uiuel pleased with t'oc outlook. Alex. Watson who hat speut Ibe past ftt-,- months at Quesnelle, in connection with ihe builditi' of the steamer Ghar. lolle, came down on lnst Tuesday's stage and weut on to Victoria '.he same night... A. S. Vanalstyno ia egntn able to be on duty at the Ashcroft hotel nftcr several days illness. Travelers are always on the lonknul for "Van" tm their arrival in town ns he always tries to plunsu everybody, and nearly always succeeds. Bnvcral pHBsengers were on the Friday iin eu route for Vancouver, lo catch thc usirnlian stenmer Mloweru, antl also vurul for lho Km press ol Chtuu, lur Ja- pau. John Grant wlo has sjjent (lie season prospecting and working in the Caribou couulry raine down Thursday evening umi went to W-ist* minster Friday evei.ltig. "-ii."-,^*..;,.i—tt,-4*Algj(-_-_JBriaF I ■AiWiAW iii.i'ng oiir i:' fence, v. ft fm,, it. ,1 I hi Hi*-3 i Imve rn.i lilong i'l'ry well Tha .' .(isAt, force havv tuiinagad lo slave off tlieddUa ma sonic ftt'w credits, nitdi by Joining ftirues nnd purses Iniy'u liotuht a new $3 dog. H_ tf, rut hrr *W-*e nml tbnsa Iiav- mil bills to collect it Hia nffici* hurt heltei wail h wnile until we get him lamed some- tvlliif.1" ;_ Tml i Number 1 ol'Thur-day w a stopped by a slide throe miles beyond Lytton but was alierwtirtls cnnhled to proceed. The sort weather of lhe pnst Caw day* la makiug the rnilmdati great dual of trouble but <o Ihi* ll.ls senson The C. I'. R. and the Boo Hue have had much thc bast success in keeping llieir lin-s through. The C. P. II. aud llic Su» lint are tha best linca In all materinl respects lor comfort to passengers, apeed, nnd abovn all, safety, nf any railroad Ihat crosses the continent. From Saint PauI to Chicago the Chicago, .Milwaukee -Jc Saint Paul ruu flue through trains. Richard MiQuayle of Diitui.i, Minn.t urriviul in town Thursday und is stopping ut tho Aslieroft hotel. Mr. McQuuyio spent a few yt-ais in in tins vicinity during; the construe, tion of-tlio railway. lie hag been ill for somo time and bus coma wcit io try and regain his health, The new olllce of W- B. Bailey & Co., in their forwarding hullifllig on the railway side nf the ntreot ia u very commo. tliotis mid convenient place In Which lo transact business, Work is done ucin- iugly nioie easily iu a pleasant oftlt-o or shop. The business o| lhe lorwarding firms at Aslicrolt, Ims tcaclied large proportions wllliin lhe past Iwn years, ami from the present outlook il will lm-g.lv increase iu lhe neai future. lu Wisconsin, lha piices pui-.l fanners for tarlcy Is about 25c. per bushel of 00 pounds; oals Mu. per bushel of ','ei pounds. Wheat is not misetl ta any urc'll extent, bnilty and atork wilh dairymen being the sources ol iucome to the Wisconsin farm- era. The state is a Huh one, ami the combined weallh of the farmers and matinfac Hirers, lumberunu, etc,, is great, hut for ihe past low >fi*i., lini'-a have boen hard with all elasFcs- slill lliey have not suffered by thc depression lo nnr lhe extent lliat tha stales weitol lbe Mississippi have. Charles ■ ■ Robertson) Practical Shoemaker Will open up shop in a few days and will de all kinds of REPAIRING, En:. Save your woik and give ma a call. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Collins & Haddock, UVERY, SALE & FEED STABLE. l''irst.-cln.3.i L'werij omit Saddle, horses onknurl for hire Pack anil Saddle Hurst's for sale to ni.mers.and prosptetorgj Special rates made to traveling men and others wishing to make the round trip to Cariboo or dYicola. Largest and musteonvenient stallesin thecounry, We.buy our oats in ear lots from the. Northwest and furnish ttiem io teamsters at reasonable rates. Stables on Railway Avenue. 1S3 Ordova alr.at, Yaaauuver, B. C. MCLENNAN, M'FEELY & CO., LTD. Wholesale Dealers la IK_.CS H 'tillUlU, P Vf PeniXt*:.;. J ll Chun-ills,. A H W'ul if ia . ,.. , Ueaieral Mcrelmfei .bntweanru tUmi (iirtimo Rxelmrqe Hr.ttti Iliss Blanche Hall, daughter or Stephen Hall, telegraph operator at thn 150 Mile House, arrived In towa Monday from Mnncton, N.n..and la stopping wi^h Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Mackay for i few weeks. Hhe will ga up' to tha 150-Mile House shorlly. . Min Coppock, Who has been private tutor to the family of 11. VcCarly, at the 138Mila House, came down on Tuesday and went east to Calgary, where her par ents llva. Kiss Cnppack reports n very nice trip down, tba weather being very favorabla. W. Bbrtnnon.an old timer In tbe province, and of late years real estate ageut, with headquarters at Vancouver, was In town for a few days this week. Ha will makt a yisit to the Llllooet district before be -eiurne ta the coast. He ll stopping at tha Asbcroft hotel. Tlie candltian of Itev. H. B.Turner, -who met with a severe accident near Gladwin last month and who lus been removed to St. Luke's home nl Vancouver, shows Improvement, although it has bean found necessary to forbid liis seeing friends for the time being. The excitement resulting from, allowing him to converse wllb friends since hia arrival wna distinctly injurious lo bim. Mr. I,. K. Thompson in company with Another man lett Qucsnelle last week with a load of provisions for tbe Cottonwood camp, but wero delayed un the road and so bad to camp out over nlghl, al 20 below zero, without a fire and nothing to eat. Mr. Thompson had his toe slightly frozen, and the other man's Angers are pretty badly Irosew. On llieir arrival at aamp, everything possible waa doua for their relief. Victor Jet-eon, proprietor ol Ihe Boomerang hotel, died Tuesday, at Victoria, al Ihc uifi of 53. A native of Denmark, Mr. Jenson came to liiis province some years I'to-V and, after being for some lima em. ployed in F. W. Foster's geuornl store ri Clinton, removed to Victoria about tyrelvd years fcgo, Then he became Uto pmprk tor or thecor.y lillle hold an- Court alloy, whiuh by the name of tba Boomerung has become a famous lunching place, ai*- prcially [nr mem bars of the bar, although many bu-iness men also patronized it Ctioia lo the law couritt, however* it war particularly caovenifiil, .fur the wearers ol "'fit* wig and-gown; and mftoy'ji ktfotted point of lfiw h{ts been di.scassid and sct- iied over its tables during tU» midday re r.esa. Ho leaves a widow but no oMIdren, nm *>a1y relative in tbis eounlry >alog V'. W.illtam .lei>«-n.-ti-«!onlst. Tho biifldins.being builupn lbe wesl end of the Onrgllc Iioupo is nt tiring coin plot ion. It if a LwO'fltory .tU-UQtlire, 88x ao, ilm hollom floor will he Hsed as two stores, nn*! the iipitairs will ho used as an annex to the Cnrgil. house, In a recent Usue of lhe Gazfilte, notion is given by Alex. Dege and sons of theii Intenlicntoscek ItjnnrporiHon h*. private act lor a company tt* build a line of rail- wav from, at or iiearGlenoriinn lhe Stick, een river, to the southern end of Tisllu lake. A special merlltig of lbe Nip and Tuck Gold Hydraulic Mining Company, Lim- j ited Liability, will beheld at iht company's ofllce on Granville a'reet. Vancouver, on Wednesday, December flth, I'or the purpose of considering the disposal ofthe property. 8. J. Marsh, who has bad charge of tbe reduction worm nt Riirknrrllle, and whoislnrgely Interested In that vicinity, came down on lnst Tuesday's stnge and went on to lhe coast, where he will remain a few weeks. Messrs. Rivers aod Allen also of Barkerville, camo down the snme night, nnd went to the const, where tbey will probably remain all winter. Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Anstey Dorrel held an 'at home" to a number of iheir young friends at the vicarage, Tuesday evening. A pleaannt time was had, the evening being spent In music, games, ele. It ib the intention of the vicar nnd his entertaining wife to have a scries ol these during tbe coming winter, aud will be greatly appreciated by lhe young people of Ash croft. | Notice is given lhal a special meeting ofthe shareholders ofthe Mmnl Hydraulic Mining Company will be held at the ofllce of the company, G10 Granville street, Vancouver, B. C, on Tuesday, the 22ud December, 189(1, at Lhe hour of 4 p. in , for the purpose of considering proposals for the disposal of the property of the company and to consider any other business which properly may be brought hotorc the [Booting. The building which was built opposite the Carglle house last summer has been moved on to the lot beside tlie Aihcroft hotel, aad will be tilted np by F. C. Law erancc.the jeweler. Mr.Luwentnce Is well known In this dlslrict, having been ia tbe same business for some time in Ashcroft a few monlhsago. He will have a full lino of watches, jewelry, etc., and will give strict attention to repairing of all kinds.. "/ am crucified with Christ," Titus the AiiobiI- expresses liin a^tir-oif-i* nf Ids fellowship yvltli Christ hi Uis atttlarlngs nnd deal!),and hlf foil participation In ull tin- -jow'or uiiJ the blewliiie of that -tiath. And mi ifuiij did he nirnn wlmt he p-iitl, mid knoiv- iiv tlmt he win. vow iud-itl dead, Ilm' licnrlds; "It Is no loi.gcr I that live, bul Christ thai llvrlh lu mc." How blcgRftl must L. thn ux perleiice of biicIi a nnlou with tli. Lord Jiw'u*, to be able to look upon his death as niin. us really as It wos Ills, upon Hia perfect obedi cnee to God, Hit vir-iory over sin, and ooni jiK'tc d,lllvcrcnec from it* power, «s nilno, and to realize thai the nmvorof that death floee bj fiiilh work dully with n Divine energy In morllfjlug the fltfh, fi.tl rriicwhtg thi whole life inlo the perfect conformity lo lh_ resnrrcetlnn life of Jesus. Abiding in J-flan thc (Jrnclttcd One, Is the secret of the growth of Unit new life which la ever begotten of the death of nature. REV. ANDUE'.V MUltttAV; ■Com, • FC.LAWRENCE JI.WELEB. AdjolBlng Ashcroft Hotel, Ashcroft, D. 0. Send your orders in mall or express and lliey will receive prompt attention. GET AN AXE of your Hardware man Silks of your Dry-good* maa. Milk or-yoiir Milkman. But pure Drugs, Toilet articles, Stationery, etc. of J. H. CLEMENTS. Tlie Ashoroft l!r..g{ist. yoar mall orders, I'm pre- Mill, Miners', Blacksmiths' and Contractors' Supplier.. - - - « * * * Iron, Steel, Shovels, Picks, Barrows, Axes, Dynamite, Stoves, Tinware, etc. Quesnelle Mouth, The Q;reat distributing center of the OABIBOO DISTRIOT, and northern interiorof British Columbia, whore will be found at reasonable prices, at the store of JAMES -R-EI-D, GENERAL MERCHANT, QUESNELLE MOTTTH, B O. Groceries, Hardware, Dry Coods, Boots and Shoes, Hats, Clothing*. f mers7 fits Dressed and Rough Lumber, Shingles. Flour and Mill Feed. N.B.—Bend nlonj pared for lliem. NOTICE. The ptt!)!lc are htrehy warned ifala.t caeli- htg ■ note M;.'urd liy >■_ in fornr of U»»ii ■ii'iiri nr get; it In fur rigta u-«lx dnllare aad ilflv eeiit«, ui- lie \\nt air-udy received value forMme. -"ij-aed a. 4. t'A I't-MAl'DE. *«.**_. 10 ts Special Value (lTdJES'JACKETS flHB BAPEi) We __ve (led'e. tn dear ut the balance tf these gaeth at a ilig-tt ai van« en test. Call anil ueare we at a bargaia. Another consignment ef Statet's Famous Shoes iust received. See titer at~ McArthur &. Harper, Ashcroft, B.C. GLOBS EOTEL. lytton, b, c. Jn consequence of the late fire, ihe GLOBE HOTEL has hectv removed opposite the Post Office, and has the same accommdaiipn as usual. Comcrcial travelers' triiifks hauled fa and from station free of charge. JA-F. HAUTIER, Prop. The fbinlli anniml Ball of the Ashcron •©di-oNo.aK'I.O.O.F., Wl11 be i,etd iu tho town hail. ;n Aalieroft, B.C., on Tuei- day and ff-.due.diiy, lhe 28ih aud 30th Ue. eem'it.t, I3D0. Thn coramllteuof mftnugt. rftantareJ'I'jph Wm. Burr, W. 1). Fearp, Alex. Woods, Wm. Cameron and II. W. Harvey. The buhuhI ball ol this lodg* is looked lor ward wilh- pleasure every year, fis tbey aro -always a gratnl iticons flriiclasi rausio wili ho lind'tjnd all ar raiigementi necc_Bary will lie looked after hy lbe coiomi'tee. It Is hoped1 thai the Lrectors of tba towa1 hall will upk Hio*r way clear to have ft new floor \-i\ in thc •■Hill h'-fora-i'1*-vi"' HUDSON'S COMPANY. QUESNELLE MOUTH, CARIBOO, BAY H-ii-v-f. B*.'tlcy.4 f.>-..f'ir<ea.*dtiijj Ami HiiyvcV, Wniky.-t U.....Ot*iiertl MervHiio L XI auk uy • tl.irue». eMtftaft ..„ 0..|lb:a & HidUtwJc.Iiv-.-ry e\ &ak$ii.bbn Win LyrK-a Ashcroll !ft«e! I! C Ejcpreaa Cmiiptmy .,.,-.. .&«-** IrJejo [ L.I.mny. Genual ffiMAaflfth I H C It-m-i,tii UrU|-jfM Sm llll Si Ltr.-um (Jr.mi.ll Bt-^Wuiilfe Mi-.Aihlur & liai-p-r DvT Uw*» i.' H QibfOtl % ftu*ct.*r NnlU'a. Tlimii UbOD*[Lun< I'liliuly tViarl .., Jo* .Win Bu-r Annual Ball ,,.. ....1.0.0 F. Jewelry >" C.Lawrence Sliucuiuker .... (• hul lea ttubkri-uu GLurruM. .\InnhaU A Sialih .'...Uliutim f-_nl«l Couoty oui i :J\ Swhes CARWU* HiWO. AF Waber S8 Ada lUHs* 190-MU.B HOUJtt. Veltb A BorWind.H-.i6l mnl (>«ar*l tt»ra Veith * Uyrlmul.. .Twlewmm a Almmftn* HOD A CH1UJC. ft Malxcae H«'*l and Ckoas*! than P ODntelevy Hotel aud Otuiefd- MPS HtBtwi-iaiA rontta. X A J McRae .. UuUl aud Ototntl ltore> Uiuiug £ugiurvrs. .. .Uubaua A Warnar qoBWULUt. Ilml-t-tn'* Bny C(t... Vancrni MenoavKMta .lawn Kuld Uaoernl SbrotiaNl ■.oliiey Willlumi Uarearor Okarltui Aiiiidtu>n£ Artuelroaf botiia (Jbrl'almiis 1-Vmi*i11-» . .Uuneualla Lost Sidney Williams tlugh Cochrane Mmug ■roker LrrKM, I MeKnltclil IftxUty Uo'el ... F. Uaaiier Uhiba flUtil KAMLr-tara. -- warn' I II nu.-atd . .Coam-vlllai-Ilrtf* W 11 -Hii:plieii.nti W-nehawkfC ■V TSln-'lii Rt-oka-Mra futn-'H Valr H,iidwaia II W-l.tliii/. Hrawar I. U Prior A Co ...Hardware M J Molver laaurauua Aaenl ■V n Pusram Biuik of If. 9. Furniture MIM inhiutl Cign* Faulory,. ,Qm V.lXtMVVkiH. rhorafta Dunn A i'n W I'.ili'w Harver .I W\ Biisiiim.. 0 MtUiliWniy 0npetllie!liter llr.it .., Wlm' lluLeniiun, MaPtfely & t:»-. . Ut_ritt.il. llcrutoo A llio well Mlulng Suineti* !i.jeriiiK & M.irslnuiJ Be-rw-tft Mtickinumi. De Id . k A Cu Brxkara J. A. Ma-Furlana Asaaya vicnnjiA... It r RilhPl A Ca .. .Mf boles-il* Merakaata Pit her t& Li-lacr " Turaer, Keetoo A Co " Lea2 A LiisiT .... Hatuillon l'yivtler t'o )ittcni.i.AXRuva. -Vt-Btni. Milhue Oo Kr<tos. Aefl» StAla Ore HmnpliOK Ou Di-hver.OW;* '. 'h-Indian Pm-iiic Railway iSt, Paul .0 Milwaukee Hallway Wanted aiOace, Bite Ripids Mineral Water Co. Big UupUl*. Mi.-U Hatic* ... H K. Pilar. Yietari% S".»tice 0. T. I>.tv**tt. Vitiana Jioliee... .1. A. l.iadMy. Viuluna Xutiee Joseph Hauler, VieUfia Soiice W. K. KeynoWa, VictwU Solica Ptlet Kugae, CliBlwa Natiao J-ekB MrLrvil, Haaeavili* ?fotie».... '.'.R Carstia, Pavlllatt AMt-Ksiiicut Xwth-e K T. Watd Mtliwel UUtrlct... — F.Hoiim <OK I,id Wm UiuMtaWBrwira Na'iea J. K M««r# Hal\r,9 J. A. Pataaeuda Splice... O.W. Mu.-re, AlkaM Lake. i A r*rlk«lvk . ...Kardwar* A ••)*»♦€ Orsker .. .(.'otiUa«l**r 'Ivaalr Urvaeri .11 aid nw • B.C. IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS, Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Boots- and Shoes, Miners' Supplies. Bed Ruck Prices, -ted Cuaranteeds Ouaiitv. Bankof British Columbia (Iocerparated by Royal Charter, 1891) CAPITAL (with power to taerease)..' jWW.noo BfcilKVE £100.000 HEAD OFFICB, 60 LOMBAnUSTRBBT, L0ITDOM, KSOI.AIII. $3,MA W* # *S*J,l!M BBANOKES: | IK BBIT18H COLUMBIA: I IN THK UNITED STATB8: Ban FrnBCtiev, and Porllanrl, Vletorla, Vanconvcr. New W-mttnlnster, Sanaimo, Kamloop" »>"|1 Helton. tfutidoH and Knslo. We beg to inform the public that wo have admitted Mr. Henry Harvey as a partner in our general store business, which will he continued under the old style of Harvey, Bailey & Co. ; Also, that our storage and forwarding department will now bc carried on separately under thc firm name of W. B. Bailey & Co., our Mr. Bailey taking entire charge of] same. We Inltft libit! opportunity of tharvVnig yon Tor ynur patronage in tho pBdt und hope to ho favored with a tiontinuitiioe of same and trust th.it our liiisiuesa relatiniiR in fuiure wilt tie on aa pluRaiint tinea as heretofore, are 'jours ftiiilifirlly, HARVEY, BAILEY dc Co. X,.'ifiioft, D. C., Octol»«.r isitiSOO', '• , Agents and Correspondentsi.i!anfeb.uik »t Canada.The moimo'b Bank,im pei itil Bank o( Canada, Bink of Nova Scotia and Union Hank of Canada. Is Uritrd (Vthtih —Canatllan Bunk of Oomiacrce (AcencyJ New Tork, Bank of Nnva acotla, Cliicago, Etcbanac National Bank, epokane. In Acur-iiUA aud Naw Zealand—Bink of A mi ra Inula la Hobo ml—-Bishop -Stt.'O. Branches of this Rank are now oprn at Sanson and Knslo, B.O CHUIS.JI-S ISSft. 0 Yrt 0 Tea 0 Y.i O Tea At.t. ta iJniettTEit :.nvi**(i ruixi •*•■»«- WAllU T.1 yiKiMCi-l.t t GRAND FESTIVITIES; incii.il ANNUAL Christmas Fete. \ Evening of Saperb Sxt«rtiiss»t >S TCB*tHT, DaoB«»S« '2»lb. AmuHinenli for thetMHrea. ')!« Wkdxejidiy, D-Jc^mbkh S8th. Urnifi euteriiinm*ii!, im-luitiat iingi, laclialitiRi ami two !*•«/!■ i^'a farcta an- litlad llu A Coi, nni. Takaa Tram th» "'reach. )k Tmrixn&T, DccRUar.R 81st. (!Ta« V#an e»i) GRAND FANCY DHE'S BALL. (Panry (-mltime i.|tiioaa') A<liniaiiio-i lo concert l)t eenuaa-h. Bill tlckali %i eavh. Tlckot fnntln Iml* ant! K-itlli'man tn .upper. Unad liane* tnnvic will be profUetl. FOUKT11 ANNUAL BALL ASHCROFT LODGE B. !!*!. * 1. O. O. F. wiil bs l.rld in tlio -TOWN HALL - at ASHCROF T, B. C, on Taei.ii -ndWedn-srii], Z5th an. 33!h, December (HI Commit-., of mantiixmiKtit: Joicph Wm. Bnrr, Walter D. Fca'rn, Alllfan Woods, Win. (Jmut-ron aud II. W. Uurrey, Joseph Wm. Darr. Sccrcmry, W» Savings Bank Department, Depoalta racetTfad from 11 upwards ani Inwroot allowed, iirHoat rat*, at 8 per tea par aonnm. * Ull NRT PrS^lSKD m ETEtT KMRirmi W bIUIU BCSHES8 TR.U8UTEI. Kamloops, B. C, Hovatnbcr. 18M, . W. B. PKQRAM, Maoiser. Our Strong Points 8TRONC FLOUR. SWEET BREAD, and ' MORE OF IT. THE WESTERN MILLING GO Ltd. NOTICE. A elltlrfg of tho county ponrt of Oarlhotf will bo liuhl nt Anhcroft. B.O,, on MvMilay lho clevonlb d_y of Jiinuiirv, ISlli, al Uie htitit ot """'""""""""""■joa. WM.mriiK, 31_ Dcpnt.T rt'cUtor. A-lirroft, B. (I., Dctictnb-t 4th, 18W. NOTICE. Molh-aU hereby olren llmt 6V<liv- attar ilntc l Intend to apply to tlm diid -.-o-mitil*- r-lnticr of Ittndtiinl work* for mrnilmlita \o ptliiliaft- (HO aor'M of ptn.tor.il land ill lint Ull In lho I.lllouil District, dm-rll-Ml at* milowa. itiiintifiioiiiU' til tin- HiiutlUvtwt porm-r ol lot IUfl: thcii-b fouth *!u i-lmliis.tliy|ii!i! w«t lit tliitiit!* more or [(.-.-n in ilir Vrnnet river then---*. mil-Hi UK) (.■liiiln-i itlo'it: tit- Mi't tunk nf river llleituij e^t «ii cliiilnn m.tro ot lei.* tn tin- mtrtU wcnl dttiiitfr »f liu I0II, tllMU'i* Boutll .0 eh.iinr to lhe imiiHo. uumiuuiioont-iiL ;., U.W. MOOKR, *;•, .-ii...... ••■•- -.* ■-, ■ »-■ *'.:»
Title changes in chronological order: The British Columbia Mining Journal (1895-05-09 to 1896-05-02), The B.C. Mining Journal (1896-05-09 to 1899-04-29), and Ashcroft Journal (1899-05-06 to 1967).
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