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^iJrvurv qOtk& £b#>£«#«£*t&u. uj The British Columbia Mining Journal. Cariboo, Yale, Lillooet, Kootenay ii VOL. 1. NO. 19. ASHCROFT, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SEPTEMBER 14,1895. PER $2.00 YEAR, CARIBOO! HORSEFLY I - FORKS QUESNELLE! Harvey, Bailey & Company. . (Successors to Waller B. Gladwin.) STORAGE AND FORWARDING AGENTS. Goods received, Stored and Forwarded with dispatch to any point in the Interior reached by wagon or pack train. Consign you goods to our care and we will settle railway charges and ship on to destination Avith least possible delay. HAIiVKV, UAlI.EV & COMPANV, ASHCROFT, 11. 0 CLINTON HOTEL CLINTON, B.C. BOARD AND LODGING BY THE DAY, WEEK OR MONTH. EXCELLENT FISIlINll AND SHOOTING IN THE VICINITY. Best Wines, Spirits oiid Clgarps. Giiod Mnblinp. Headquarters Tor ihe Cnribot, Llllooet mnl Duy Creek hues of Binges. MARSHALL & SMITH, Proprietor. Onesnelle Mouth, •*«W The great distributing center of the OAEIBOO DISTBIOT, and northern interiorof British Columbia, where will be found at reasonable prices, at tho store of JAMES IRIEIID, GENERAL MERCHANT, CSlXJES-tTELXiB MOITTH, B O. Groceries- Hardware, Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, Hats, Clothing, - Miners Outfits - Dressed and Rough Lumber, Shingles. Flour and Mill Feed. i. MACKAT SADDLERY AND HARNESS CO. MAXUKACTTJI.KRS AND tMl'OHITttS OV •Saddles, Harness, Bridles, Trunks, Whips, Spurs, and Harness Trimmings. REPAIRING DONE WITH NEATNESS AND DESPATCH All orders by mail promptly attended lo and satisfaction guaranteed, ASHCROFT, : : : : B. C. GLOBE HOTEL. LYTTON, B. O. 5. ADLER, - Proprietor. Scst accommodations. Rates moderate. Commodious sample rooms Ashcroft Hotel A STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS IIOUSB. » BOARD AND ROOMS BY THE DAY OR MONTH I '/ Rates reasonable. Nuwly furnlshu' annex; HoadriUfirtcra lot mining men nnd commercial traveller.. 0|>rn ilnj nnd ni_lii. Opposite C. P. It, depot, VVm. Lyne, Proprietor. QUESNELLE RIVER. Mr. Inuca, one of the atock holders iu the Montreal Company 'b holdings, ou Qiiou- nelle rlyer, came dorfn on Tuesday's atuge. To the Jouits vl Mr. Ianos sniil uyery tiling was looking favorable at their mines. Twenty-live men are at work ou the road loading in by Big lake, aud n gang of men are at work making borings and doing prospecting work on the dam iicnmtlie tout of lhe lake of which tho Bede Is the outlet. The com puny h»vo one tunnel in over 800 feet and four more of good length ou their grouud bulhiive been aiiablc lo get into one point of llic grouud which they nre anxious lo further prospect, on account of water. They lidvoalso sunk ii number of shaftf*. Thoro is absolutely no gravel on their ground, Mr. limes Hays, but thai carries soma gultl, enough to pay for working, and hoiiio of the ground Is surpfjslnjrly rich. Tho bank of gravel lliey are unable to gel Into more thlli) a few liml on account of water, in an mmunsobody mil so fat as ttislotl run very high. If lhe entire hotly of gravel iifeired to In nsgnoil nn It scums, from lhe partial ten Is made, the Montreal will bu .second tone, hydraulic mlue lu the world. In any COM) there la enough good gravel in sight tii.jii.slHy the putting in of a plant mid lliis will bo dime im fust asltcanbe dune to uilvi.iilf.-_c, Tho only question now Id tlio size ot ihu plant, ditch. < Mr, Winner has bueu on the grouud and speutsoine lime examining tlio mine nud waler privilege,and J. Ii. llolwon Hill aim) sue the properly within a feu* days. Mr. Innes has other yiiluiible interests In Cariboo, notably on Antler creek, where from six inches of depth of gravel ou bedrock and one yard square of surface he took out $2.;i0 In coarse gold. He is well satisfied with lhe outlook lor Caribo and predicts an iuiliix of cnpital next seasnu. He has shown judgement iu going on as system - maticatly as lie has done and deserves the success ihat seems lo lhe Jouukal certain lor himself aud associate*. Quesnelle Forks. Mr. J. M. Buxton cninedown from Cariboo Tuesday lust on his way to Vaucouver after a month it •Quesnelle Forks and vicinity. Ho Informed us that work is still being vigorously prosecuted on the Maud company's ground and a very favorable show! ug is being made. Work on the 20-mile property is temporarily suspended, but It is expected It will be resumed soon. Tho property located by Burrell,McRae and several others on the north font is showing up well. Eight or ten men are at work and lhe owners are sanguine. Tho wing dam across the north lurk at Cape Horn Is uow nearly across tbe river, and some water is now running across the cut. This is one of the properties in which Mr. Pierson of Victoria Is interested and the outlook is good. The Victoria has shut down ou account of water and will not resume to any great extent this season. The compauy's plans liaye not beeu made known to outsiders yel but great developenieuts may be looked for next season. Mr. Grey informed oneot the parlies on tiic stage that that the dam across thc font of Qucsnelle Lake which ia intended lo hold back the waters uf the south fork In to tho lake was soon to commence. The object is to be able lo work the bed of the river. Thcie IstaUeli talk of drcd_*»ng and the visit of Judge Fishbuck of Seattle lias added to the coufideucc in this direction. If tho riVer beds cat* be successfully dredged thro arc untold millions to bo taken out of thc stream beds of the Fraser. Qucsnelle, i'ottonwood, Thompson, and many oilier streams in Cariboo, and the northern districts, and perhaps no s'rea m W richer than the Qucsnelle—and the north and south fork. The Fader dredger has iu its primitive way certainly been successful. Tne Oanboo mine Is ruuning about lfl hours a day with 3,000 luches of water. As soon as the new ditch has settled suffl- cienlly to admit ol a full head of water the run will be continuous. As it is only a partial supply is turned Into the ditch and tlie reservoirs allowed to fill. Piping con- tlnuotisly Will then empty lhe reservoirs In 10 or IS hours. That the Cariboo Is a grand mine this seasnu will prove. Gold is showing in the riffles whenever the water is turned off in a manner that gladdens the cyo of the mining man nud certainly that of the stockholder. The burs along thu Quesnelle river are richer for some rensou than usual. Many Chinamen and Bnine while men aro rock- lug. Tho Chinaman recently shot by Offl ccr Bam is doing well and If nothing Unforeseen occurs will recover. No bin mo Is attributed to thc ollleer for shooting him and ihnnlllcerwould have been fuliv justified, under lhe circumstances, if he had killed him. - The Underwood Dredger. Colonel Underwood is nt present in Vancouver purchasing his hardware and iron work for his mammoth dredger, Thomas Dunn & Co. f\irnlshlng the sahib. To a representative of thc JouttNAt* ill Vancouver thc colonel said lumber Is already ordered and James Hold's mill at Qucsnelle is cutting the same, it will require about 100,000 fuel, tbe scow will bo built near the bridge at Uio mouth of Qucsnelle nnd the cost will he about $35,- 000 and expect to hnye the same completed and at work within thc next lour mouths, ns cold wcalhci- will not affect them. The colonel is a hard worker and has given much time and attention to river dredging and the Journal hopes that himself and associates, Including our old friend W. A. Johnson of Quesnelle will meet with the success they *h richly derive. Beaver Month. Tlie Beaver Mouth Hydraulic company are still at work and have two shafts down to bed rock, about 100 feet, and the third one some wliat deeper and not yet finished. Every lb log seems to bo favorable to this proving a line property. The water privilege is Ihe finest on Quesnello river. Some ol thc same company have ground located a short distance below where a short bend is mado iu the river and the distance across the heck 1." short nnd n gravel formation. Shafts are being sunk across tho cut lind If the ground proves favorable, ns seems probable, the company propose to tun a nut across with water and by wlug-damming the river, dry a mile nnd a hall oftho bed. The scheme certainly feasible provided loo much rock ia not encountered lathe proposed line or thc cut. That the bed of tho river rich no ono questions. The company have thu judgement uf some good engineers oh the project nnd it now seems probable the work will go on. It will bo a big proposition and ufmitch benefit lo the laboring community n*> welt as ranchers and reside.) IB of this district. THE FRASER RIVED. Few streams in the world nre or more interest to the people engaged in milling eiilcrprisea limn this majestic river. Heading as it docs in Moos-- lake nt tho base of the Hooky mountains, flowing for nenrly 1100 miles lu a north-westerly direction, bonding abruptly In its course near G's- combs portage where only a divide of a few miles, otieu portaged by prospectors and lm liters, separates it from tho headwaters of the Parsnip, thou flowing in a southwesterly cirection lo its outlet, for mote than 000 miles pouring ils flood of waters oyer falls aud through cauous, a sturdy, steady stream that for many thousands of years has drained a country rich in minerals. Its tributaries, are the Nechaco, tho Blackwaler, Qucsnelle Thompson and many other lesser streams and all flowing through mineral country. Many hundreds ol square miles of territory ubuve Iht present well known gold fields, nrc lu ull probability rich cuough to repay efforts to explore and prospect. A few thousand dollars expended in establishing a thorough mineral survey ofthe country lying to tlie northward ot Barkervillc would add much to thc growth and dignity of the Province of British Colum- bia, so difficult of access Is tho section puken of and so uncertain the outcome except by a well equiped party. Ihat individually the prospector hesitates Irom engaging in tho enterprise. If a govern- went party of mountaineers, hardy and healthy could bo properly equipped and sent into this section for at least a two year's stay, lhe outcome might well bo looked fur to repay thc expense an huu- died fold. ISO-Mile House- it is reported hero by men from thc Hoiseily that the cement iu thc face of the mine operated by Mr. Hobson has largely disappeared and now shows moro In the shape of kidneys nnd it is thought most uf the trouble with the cement is over with. The mine is looking well and a good clean up is predicted. A carload of dredging machinery from Toronto, consigned toJamtis AiUcss, Dominion Gold Dredging Company, is at thc depot here awaiting unloading nud shipping north. Parties here who aro interested in thc project nro very reticent as to Its destination and uses but say it will answer the purpose for which it Is designed. The party to whom It is consigned is dally expected here to take charge of the machinery. It consists of engine, boiler, scoop, wire rope, pumps, aud judging by what wc saw is complete iu every detail. Five carloads of Iron pipe and tixturos tor lhe Curiboo Gold Fields Co., A. D. Wliittler, manager, at Barkervllle, arrived at Ashcroft first ol the week nnd were unloaded by Mr. Higgenbottomofthis place. About 40 carloads altogether are here and en route and will be unloaded and started north as soon as convenient. All of It is to be on the ground by March next and tlie work will probably bo bo far auvnnced next season that elevating will be done iu the fall. The pipes are of 18 and 20 inches diameter and fifteen feet long. Tho thickness is onofourlh of an inch aud tho pipe is welded. Each section weighs nbout 000 pounds and fifteen sections arc carried in each cat*. The pipe line-will bo about 13,000 feet long with a pressure of nbout "-100 fact. Woik on the ditch is now being carried on nud It is expected to have It welt under way this season. Interest in the operations of Mt'. Whit- tier has ncvci flagged aud from the time of his first visit to Cariboo till uow he has had the best wishes of the people of tho province. It is over five years since he Inaugura'ed his scheme and now that ho has it well under way anil has commenced inoviug earth and forwarding pipe, a feeling of renewed hopefulness pervades the whole district. The venture Is an extremely cosily one aud the highest prices must be paid tor labor and material, bul of the value of the ground to bo i.peratcd there Is no doubt whatever. Wo have herctofucr given a detailed description of the hydraulic elevator plans to be used by Mr. Whittle*. There is some talk that parlies will put ou a traction englno lo move ivngons on the Cariboo roud but so far we have had no coullrmiUlou of the rumor. The Cray Eagle Mlne- The Grey Eagle mining company is tbe one company of Squaw creek, Washington, which is operating to any extent. The properly of the company consists ol three claims on each of which the vein is clearly traceable. Work tins been done on two of the claims but thc greatest developement Is on the Grey Eagle which is developed by Shafii aud tunnels. A large force of mcu is kept steadily al work, and lhe ore, which Is said to nverago over $20 a ton, is milled near by in a mill leased by the company. The vein is about six feet wide and Irecou both walls. The walls are porphyry and granite. The vein is continuous aud regular w-tk n dip ot about 15 degrees from tho perpendicular and having a strike nearly oast and west. The mill aud concentrator will be replaced by one of the company's own unless the one now leased can bo purchased at a Just price, and it is proposed to push work as rapidly as possible both as to dcvelopc- meut aud mining thc ore. Tho cost of mining and milling is estimated at not moro than $6 per ton. The report of L. h, Patrick, M. B., of Spokane, shows tho property lobe valuable.—N. W. Mluiug He view. Spuzzum and North Bond. Mr. Ueo. T. Gardner and associates of (■ibaillc, Wash., are putting iu a hydraulic on tho Fraser about 4 miles below Bpuz- zum ou tho opposite side of the river. The company nrc building about 7200 feet of flume of size 2x3 feet to carry water Inlo the mine. They will soon have lhe pipe and machinery on thc grouud nnd expect to have it in operation in about 00 days. They are driving the work a; fasl as men aud money can push It. Mr. Gardner is also puttiug in a small hydraulic plant on thc other side of the Fraser River from North Bend nnd ho also expects to have lhe latter in operation this season. Ashcroft-tillooot Telegraph, W.H.ICeatlcy, the contractor of the Ashcroft-Lillooet telegraph line Is busily engaged iu getting tho material and supplies ou to the ground aud in inaugurating work. New lino will bo constructed from Hat Creek to Llllooet and ucw poles will replace tho old ones from Ashcroft to Hat creek. About 80,000 pounds of material— wire, cross arms, -fee, have been received here. The poles arc being cut along the line. Tlie contracts, of which there are two or throe, will run the cost up to $35 or $36 per milo. The distance Is about 61 mile*. Mr. Keatlcy expects to push tho work as expeditiously as possible and it is -probable that In a couple of months wc can "tick, tick" with Lillooet. Hfts * Alkali Lake; Here goes for lhe Mixing Joubnal— fragments of news coupled together. Some things unusual at this lime of the year caused the elements of the weather to change. Thc snow fell tblok and fast for fully three hours; covering the green bosom of mother earth's mantle; and for a while it seemed as if Jack Froet had come with full Intents to stay; but later in the day, the clouds cleared up, and tho snow disappeared. Mr. II.Bowo lias completed his fine hay crop, which was a goodly yield. Mr. A. Bonita, of Spring House, just completed cutting and will begin lo haul ns soon as tbe weather clears up. JudgeRelllyand.Mr. Bell,Indian agents, were here the olher day and settled tbo meadow dispute among the Indians, to Ihe satisfaction of both parties. Mr. W. II. Wright has some 200 Ions of hay cut iu his meadow. He will start a crew of men at hauling aud stacking next Monduy. Mrs. Wright hud a narrow escape from what might have proved a serious affair. While sotting fire to a pile of chips near the house, her dress caught fire and but for tho timely assistance of a friend sho would undoubtedly have met with a serious mishap. M. Mcasou,ol Lesser Dog creek, has completed his dwelling house OU his meadow, lie cut but a small portion of his meadow, owing to the shortness of the grass, the Indians, by some unknown cause, haying opened tho reservoir gate before the grass had fully matured. The Indians should live within their reservations and leave olher people's preemptions alone. Thc scow on the Fraser river, known as Churn creek crossing—tbe cable gave way while crossing cattle. Thero were 16 head of cuttle in the scow at thc time. Thc scow drifted down fully four miles before n landing was mado. Mr. J. Miller will order a new cable at once. This is thc second mishap that the ferry has met with this summer, and precaution should bo made for the future; for the lives of passengers aro uot bought every day. Mr. and Mrs. Eagle, oftho Onward ranch paid lhe valley a visit and bought nearly all ol this season's oats. The oats will likely bo shipped lo the Forks during the coming winter1. Mr. and Miss Bonint, of Spring Home, who Were so seriously ill as to have the doctor summoned, have nearly rccovcied from their illness. The Dog Creek programme for horse races Is .out, aud will no doubt attract mnuy of the "fliers" to thc gathering as the list is long and suitable for all classes of horses. The only dissappolntlng feature lu thc programme U that thero are no athletic sporls, ami only one day of horse racing. The -itfatbef* at present is cold and showery. CUitfe. Sept.-"Tib, 1833. F. W. FOSTER dirbot mroin.TR OF (Jeneral Merchandise! CLINTON ASHCROFT. Complete outfits for nil classes of settlers, miuora, farmers and ranchers PROVISIONS, CLOTHING, BOOTS and SHOES, DRY GOODS HARDWARE, AGRICULTURAL and MINING IMPLEMENTS, HELD and GARDEN SEEDS, STATION • EUY, DRUGS, PAINTS, OILS, LAMPS, GLASS, CROCKERY, SADDLERY, MILLINERY AND DRESSMAKING establishment in connection With store at Aslieroft, Tho largest stocks in tho provinoo to solect fromat my stores, Clinton and Ashcroft. Goods received, forwarded and stored at low rates'. ROUGH AND DRESSED LUMBER, SHINGLE'S, LATHS, PICKETS, iSfn A full line of G. Gage &" Sous celebrated Bed Springs, Mattrasses, Pillows &tt Ashcroft, 13. C, May 3rd, 1805. F. W. FOSTER. Dominion Hotel MARK EAIMS0N, Proprietor. orLirrsrToitT, - - b. d. Tho Dominion Hotel is well located in tlio heart of [lie village and la one IhoM cosiest and mnst cheerful hnlnef fur traveller, on lhe Caribou road. Ail Stages In uud out cull at this house. NEWLY FURNISHED. KATES REASONABLE. HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY. QUESNELLE MOTJTH, CARIBOO, * - - B.C. Direct1 IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS, Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Boots and Shoes, Miners' Supplies. Bed Rock Prices. Coods of Guaranteed Quality. SHELTON & CO. FURNITURE. THE LARUEST AND MOST COMPLETE STOCK ON THE MAINLAND OK Furniture, © Carpets, rf Linoleums, Baby Carriages, &c. SEND FOR OUR NEW ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, WAHEHOOMSi 007, 500, 511, and 513, Hastings Street. VANCOUVER,- - - - - - fl. C: BAILEY IKOI-rEXj JAMES McKNlGHT, Proprietor. MOST CONVENIENT HOUSE TO THE RAIWAY STATION, LYTTON, * - - B.C. CARGILE HOUSE Headquarters lion cariboo .mines, This popular house has been newly furnished and refitted and is as c( Comfortable and homo litre a house as cen he found in the disttict, RATES i $1.00 to $1.50 per day for room and hoatd, fj. E. JOHNSON, FM*irli!lr>", mmmm ihiriiriii!.li t'olumbia Miit'ui" Journal. p-CBLIBlIEP WEEKLY HY T. 3. REYNOLDS AND A. II. SROUFE Publishers und Proprietor!*. Saliii'iioiiuu Price, per annum - • $8.00 Issued every Saturday, ASHCROFT, B.C..SEI-TEMBER 14,1885 R. A. Anderson and E. J. McFoely left today for Lillooet in connection ■willi their mining interests in that -ficinity. Ttiey any possibly jro as far as Cariboo beforo they return, ■which will be in about thiee weeks time. Tbo MuGillivray steel pipe woiks have resumed operations b^hiii with a full staff, having orders on hand to keep the works rum-ins- on full time for tho next three months at least. Nearly all tbe old hands are ro-employed, and if orders come in as expected the establishment will be kept mnnlnff all winter, The firm has lately received a large consignment nf stool plate from G'lasgc iv, and have enough saw material on hand to fill nil orders in at present. The re-opening; of the work gives employment to between twenty- five and thirty men. Adlai S'.evenson, vice-president of the United States, had as traveling companion from Calgary, Sir John Sohultz, with whom the vice-president lunched at Government house, Winnipeg. Mr. Stevenson Bpoke in warm terms of praise of the scenery throughout the mountains and along the wheat field district of tbe C. P. R The courtesy of the officials of thc lailway had been universally recognized; he considered his Canadian Alaska trip one of the most enjoyable he ever experienced. To a correspondent the vice-president said: You have a wonderful railway here, running through this vast territory, 1 congratulate the people of this Dominion, now having traversed the wholo line on the enterprise and determination they have displayed in completeRi-f^this great work. Tho acenery is overpo .vert*-** in the mountain region; it also makes one worship nature. I believe it is tbe finest in America.—World. mciiliu -ilit'i than by selling boiult* to people across the water. In the interests of somebody tho revenues of the United States appear to have been entirely cut off and Cleveland's administration, which promised so much, has proved to be the most cnllossal failure of the age. The Americans are in no humor for further hard issues, especially in a time of profound peace, and the dilemma of the government is great, Hydraulic or placer mining presents fewer risks and more certainties than any other department of mining, other things being equal. It is simply a question of moving gravel or soil from one place to another. Given therefore in addition to an abundance of water to move and wash the gravel und an ample space in which to deposit it again, after il has been washed, and the problem of obtaining a profit has been reduced to a minimum. Also iu hydraulic mining there ib the additional advan tago of its being possible to ascertain approximately the value and extent of the gravel bod before working it at a small cost, while vein or quartz mining muBt always be more or less of an experiment and chance. Records show that over seventy-five pi>i cent of alt the gold mined wm historic times has boon derived from the working of the gravel beds. Tin* Uocky Mountains have been thrnu-ih the ages ) t gradually breaking down from AUskt lo Cape Horn and the gold which exist ! in the iimutn erablo yetns of quartz which interlaced this great mountain mass in all directions, deposited by the gradual diuintogratiou ofthe rock iu the bods at the lower levels, forming plaoera of varying richness and practically inexhaustible. These gravel beds aro nature's gold filled vaults, inviting the energy and ingenuity of man, and promising, not irregular and doubtful returns, whioh must more or less characterize quartz mining, but steady and continuous results, an industry as legitimate and safe aa agriculture or general trade. About Those Fenians. Tt seems Wat Captain Henry J. Wooil- sidc ot Port Arthur, has lately written a thrilling romance for thc August number or Uio Alhlcllc Life of Toronto. The story of the Fenian outbreak la a great effort and except for the fact that do-ona of old timers living la Aslieroft and vicinity who have been through all of the Cariboo days Irom 'Wonsay there in not a elind.w of truth Ln Captain Wuod.idca Uirilling description, might beau interesting piece el history. There never wus a battle of ax-handles of tho kind described in '8G nor nnv other time. Tlie wanner of speaking of Americans as "galvanized Americans" is offensive. Nn better class of men conic trom anywhere than from the stales. That there woro some toughs from the mining campa of California is no doubi true but not to any extent, and no belter hiborlng eiilzcns have ever emigrated lo any conntry than that same class of men that thirty- five years ago camo to Cariboo, and many of them still remain. The number of .o-culled Canadians at the dale mentioned, 180C. were comparatively few and that it was their especial duly to uphold the laws at that time is not true. There was very little lawlessness prevailing at that time and no class assisted in maintaining and upholding the laws of the inws ofthe land than did that same class of -'Americans. To --note: When the imjws of the threatened Fe nian invasion of 1800 reached us on X creek, in Cariboo, there was great excitement among the Canadian portion of the population. Meetings were held, at which Slaasot campaign were formulated. Some -ougbt we should strike in a body across the mountains to the defense of old Ontario, which then seemed to be menaced hy an Innumerable cloud of enemies, in the scattered bands of freebooters who hung along tho fronlicr, ready to BKoop down on exposed districts. This plan was naturally rejected, owing to the fact that it would take months before we could cross the mountains and plains to the counlry where our dear one*! lived. The movement en masse hy way of tho Isthmus of Panama was rejected because of tin- same objection. ll was then that some cooler head suggested that, as the attack was against Canada, British Columbia might receive her share of attention from the Fenians Thin idea was emphasized by ium»f-i coming lo us of large bodies of men moving up through Oregon and Washington, whoso destination d"d notscom to Ik: di-.Ilnilely fixed. It was therefore decided tlm. an wo could not fly to lhe relief of Enaluro Canada, we could at least orgunize for the Protection of the western portiun of it. here was universal eoucuirenco In this suggestion, and immediate steps were taken to torm committees which sbo.ld be thc nucleus of military organizations in case of need, It Is very evident thai Captain Wood- side is gelling old aud that his memory lias failed him. Let him class his writings under their propor heading and cot make history for Cariboo out of romance, and the old timers will nol object. The gold in the treasury of tbe United States baa dropped below the 1100,000,000 limit and consequently tbe effort of the bond syndicate to keep above that mark has been a signal failure. There ia no possible show of tho gold reserve being aug- JAPANE3E COMPETITION. The Colonist says: II is evident that noma British manufacturers regard the progress which the Japanese and Chinese are nuking in manufactures with uneasi- leei.iroot with apprehension. The following extract from the letter as the Yokohama correspondent of Ihe Manchester Guardiau shows that some alarm is felt. The writer is at some pains to prove that It is groundless. There may be two opinions as to tho accuracy of his facts and thu soundness of hia reasoning, but all who have any knowledge of Ihe British character, must admit that the new rivals ot the English manufacturers will bo pHically met. Whet Ler n return to the policy of protection to a certain exteut will he one orihcmeins resorted to tu counteract the effects of competilion with the cheap labor of the eastern countrieB,*Uroe alone can lell. This is what the Guardian's cor respondent says a^out Japanese competition: A great fear seems to have fallen on many English manufacturers and English journalist's lest Japanese competition should mean a diminution In tbe con* sumption of England's wares in Ihe far cast. Nothing could be more stupidly falsi'. That many things which England now supplies Japan will herself manufacture, In true. In some lines she is doing so already. Bul as her productive power incrtia.es so will her wants expand. Last year, when Japan's mills were most active, the imports from England were greatly In excess of those of any oilier year, and that quite apart from the importation of war materials. As lhe wages of the laboring classes improve so will their wants multiply, and though Japan's requirements will over be changing aa her own manufactures increase, her needs will not diminish. This bogey of the compe- lion of the eastern people is ono of the most ridiculous ever raised to frighten the dominant race. NO DIFFERENCE. Jerome K. Jerome once gave dinner and discussed the matter of wine with the head waiter—a kindly, fatherly old man—before the guests arrived. He was a man of .-tpert- enceand kuowelge, and they want over the wine Hat together. "Well," aaid the waiter,1*;! you take my advise you will gixe them a good chi'inpange to start with, let's say Doutz and Geldermann 1878, and let that go round twice Afrer that sir,—welt, here's a very good wine that I always reoomend, at 5 shilling*! the bottle; and then, if I were you eir, I would finish up with|ibi«," and he pointed to a modest little brand three-and-six. "And don't you think," said Jerome," that they will notice tbe difference':1" "Lor- bless you, no sir,*- said the man "we generally do it that way. I wouldn't undertake to tell Jthe difference myself between champagne at 16 shillings aud champagne at 5 after the first two glasses." Accepted—She (coldly)—I hardly know how to accept your proposal. Vou know I am worth a million of oourae. He(diplomatically) —Yes—worth i million other girl*. She(mptnro«sly)-0!Jank.—Truth A Creole Serenade* I dip mv nm in the dark bayou, 1 look lhe vine clad lull ice through, And there behold my love bo true, Mnurlne! Mmiriiie! Maurim-1 The swept magnolia sighs with me, I moor my skill' by the cypress tree, And my guitar I touch to thu, Mniirinc! Mauriact Manrlne! The sweet clematis That twines thy lallico Conceals thine eyes no blue.Maui-Inc; Nity do not hide Ibee, Come and sit beside me, Well drill Ihe dark bayou, Maurinc! Let me bul stroke Ihy glossy hair, Let me but kiss ihy hand so fair, What with my bliss could then oomparo, Maurinc J Alaurinel Manrlne! Thc stars reflect the dark bayou, They found their gleams In thine eves » blue, O come, we'll drift hi my light canoe, Mauiiue! Maurlne! Mam-met The sweet clematis, That twines thy lattice, Conceals thine eves so blue, Maiiriuc* Nay do not hide thee, Come sit beside me, We'll drift the dark haynu, Maurlne! —George Conrad Harrison, New York 8**pi.. 7. --'I': ■■.■■i-lt-. won her name iu mil i m fashion today, finishing far ahead of thu chalten ger Valkyrie III., nnd giving cyery evidence of outclassing the Dunraven boat In almost any kind of weather. There were slrange features connected with tbe nice (or thc America's cup, not the least being the general doubt expressed during the first fifteen miles of the course ns to winch was in the lead. Il was nip nud luck from Hie lirst gun signal nnd unlil within a short distance of thc mark, and then lhe Defender caught the breeze aud to thc delight of thousands simply sailed away from her rival. Prom that moment she went on increasing her lead to tlio end, wianing hy a surprising mnfgin o*- 8 m! utea and 41) settund-i Such wor ■ lu what Is rtcno n!>ri'f-.l l Valkyr e's weather is cult-til itcd to aatiaiy ilie yacht Sharps of lilts aide of lhe water to lliclt heart's content, and to 1 und fear lo (he minds of those who have Imped for a reversal of American fuiin, and thn winning of the cup by the Englishmen. No event In the history of the sport ever excited the interest shown iu the race today. Since the Vigilant defeated tho Valkyrie in 18(13 the international coolest has been kepi well iu mind, and thu enthusiasm displayed today was merely thc outcome ofthe pcut- up feelings of the past year or two. Jack The Rippor'8 Fate. New York, Sept. 1.—Dr. Forbes Wins- low, of London, a well known specialist ou suicide and Insanity, snys that "Jack thc Ripper," who, by his crimes, tcnor- ized Loudon a few years ago, is incarcerated in A county lunatic asylum In England. Mr. Wiuslow says this fuel i-s known to the doctors, but Ihey hushed up the facts. Dr. Winslow says he is a medi cat student suffering from suicidal mania. The doctor has come io New York to attend lhe medical congress which will be held September 4, 5 and C. lie will be chairman of the department of insanity and mental medicine, and has prepared a paper on suicide considered as a mental epidemic. Thoslory told by Dr. Winslow Is as follows: 'Jack Ihe Ripper' was a medical student of good family. He was a young man of slight build, wilh light hair and blue eyes. He studied very hard, and his mind, being naturally weak, cave way. He became a religious enthusiast and attended early service every morning at St Paul's. His religious fervor resulted in homicidal mania towards Iho women of the street and impelled him to murder them. He lodged with a man whom I knew, and sus plclon was first directed toward him by reason ol the fact that be returned to his lodging at unreasonab]« hours, and that he had innumerable coats aud hats stained nlib blood. "I hive in my possession now a pair of Canadian moccosiasstained with blood, that'tlie 'rippei' wore while on his murderous expeditions. I notified the Scot- laud yard aulhorties, but nt that time ihey refused to co-operate with ine. Subsequently, the young man was placed in confinement and remanded to an asylum, where he is today. Since hi- incarceration there has been no repetition ofthe horrible murders that he perpetrated. These facts are all known to the Einrllsh authorities, and it is conceded that the man now in the asylum is 'Jack tbe Hipper.' It was deemed desirable, however, to hush the matter up. Tho details were too horrible to be made the subject ofa public trial, aud there was no doubt of the man's hopeless insanity." W. T. SLAVIN, JionkH, Stationery ami Funcg Qoodn, Cimtamn Broker. P.O. BoxB, Kamloops, B.C. GAKDk'N, llEltliON & BUKWELL CIVIL & MINING ENGINEERS, Dominion mid Provincial Lund Surveyor--. Offices, Vancouver, 11. 0., and (Quesnelle Porks, It. C. M. X. M. E. M. I, M. A M. NOTICE. R.C. Campbell-Johnston MINING ENGINEER, METAL LURGIST au,l ASS A VER. eitsOmmtlleSt., ■ nmetntecr, 11, C. BROBECK, DILLMAN & Co. Civil and Mining Engineers & Surveyors Specialties; Hydraulic mtulnp, DltcJien, {•lumen, Topographical Maim of Mines node an ntiort notice. Mines examined and c. parts made in any intrl of Cariboo. Terms moderate, Sr_fA1X,fi_. - - - Cariboo, II. C. W. E- FISHER, Barrister and Solicitor. AOTAXY PUBLIC. CLINTOX : B. C The Di]ilock Honk and Stationery Co. i.iHi-rr.n. niiniBui; nn:n mums hi shtioskrs. VANCOUVER, B.C. Tlavlnc in--oH_t.fi Mr. J. <i. Collins with tne in the livery anil tnu-k'u** liiislneH" wliiHi 1 have conducted for the past live years, 1 bog to thank all my customers for tliulr BUii-iml lu llio [iust mid rc.i.ni'at« emitliiiwnee of tlio mime fur the ucw ilnu of Collins and Haddock, CBAIll.LS Il.MlDO.l-. To Tin* PdbliO: Being desirous of tutend- itif. tbo livery and trucking" business we hsve completed arranBcmuuta for a new stoblu suitable for « lirst eHisB llyary, Bale, and feed business. Wc have racBlVfld a ear of oat* from tlie Northwest which wo an: ottferlnn at reasonable rates according to quantity ru .uired. ltt'.pcct- fnily Yours, ' OoLLisa & IUdoook. A Reckless Judge. The Judge ol a western court, in order lo secure a safer nnd more civilized condition of affairs iuthe court room, asked the twelve jurymen and the ten attorneys present lo place their pistols In a pile In the corner of the room, says the New York -'Sua'* but thero seemed to bu some hesitancy iu complying wilh Iho request, aud tbe judge insisted. "If -four Honor will pul his down first," suggested the foreman of the jury, "I guess the balance of us will follow suit." "Certainly, gents," replied his Honor, and laid his gun down lu the corner. In a few minutes all the others had done the same except the Sheriff and his deputy, who were not Included, and twenty three pistols were reposing peacefully on the floor. "Now, tjenl?," said his Honor, suddenly whipping out a gun, "the first man who goes near that pile gits il In the neck." In an instant every man's hand went to his other hip pocket, and as ill is Honor dived behind the desk twenty-two bullets went through the window back of where he had been sitting, nnd twenty-two men were walling for him to stick his head up but he did nothing io rash. "Put up them guns'" he yelled; "put up them gun./ir I'll fine every d—oue of you for contempt of court. Do you lore me? said the paper bag to the au-zar. I'm wrapped up in you, replied thc sugar. You iwoet thing, murmured the p.nppr bngi—Boston Traveller. N- S. General (Biicei'sso CLARKE. Blacksmith, lo A. McArllmr.1 ■( „tl khiil, ".»' lttii.*si FOR SALE. MPROVED FARM FOR BALE AT . Government pric). Ono hundred and nlxty acres uliout four miles from Sutuns City und three nillcB from Abbntlttford on Uio Yule rond. Pine, cedar nnd liinple timber. t><ao worth of improvements will bo given lo purchoeur. Fifteen acres under cultivation, comfortable buildings. For full description and terras write to the Misiso Jouiinai. Ashcroft, U. C. TH9M&S DUNN & COMPANY Ltd. Importers and D.e'crs in HARDWARE, & SHIP CHANDLERY. Just Arrived 1 TO linXI!8 WINDOW OI.A3S ,\SES TLATE GLASS TONB BINDEK TWINE TONS HAT BALING W1RK TUNS BAUBED WI11E Headquarters for Miners,' Mill and Blacksmiths' Supplies, Write for Quotations. [Vancouver, B.C. Hardware Department, 8 and io Cordova Street. Ship Chandlery Department, 8 Water Street. Lawrence & Collins. DAItKEIlVlLI. . - - U.O. NEW BARBER SHOP. C ANBO EXCHANGE, ASHCROFT, 11. V. Ilair-ndlinji Shoeing, Shampnotnp, Sea /•Wi-r.1, itV„ in the higheit ntylc id thf Taimtnial art. Good teorltdone. Satisfactimi ana rant red. H. BAYNTUN, : : I'rnnrletor.Q 100 HOCS, And inn pl-ra from 1 to *1 muntlis of sge Un aulo at lliu ferry uucli. Mny •£> 3 FOR SALE. Pavillion Farm. SADDLE ORSF.S. Pork o r»f», Work H,,rcb>, anj tki-f Cullle, fnr s:,Iu CHEAP FOIt CASH. Apply to K. CABSON. Clinton or Pavilion, P.O., B.C CANADIAN ^ PACIFIC RAILWAY. CHEAP, pi* COMFORTABLE. Pullman Tourist and Sleeping Cars on all trains. Low Kates to nil Points East, Either all Bull or Lake nnd Bull. Steamers leave Fort William for Owen Sound Sundays, and Tliursdayst and for ll'indsor and Sarnt'a every Wednesday, Making connections for alt points in Ontario, Eastern Canada, Eastern and Middle States. Atlantic and Pacific Ocean steamship tickets at lowest rates. For tickets rates and tilt information required apply at nearest ticket office. No. 1, westbound leaves Aihcroft 3'13 ilaily. No. 2. caatbounJ " " 34*33 " THOMAS A. OLIVER, Agent, Ablu:r.ot't. Geo. McL. Brown, District Passenger agent, Vancouver, B. C. J. B. ARTHUR, TINSMITHING. A full line of Tinware at lowest rates. Roof work and outside jobs of Tin smithing. Orders promptly attended to. ASHCROFT, B. C. Canadian General Electric Company, Ltd Capital $1,500,000. - - Head ofllce, Toronto, Ont lti'iiiicli olllco: Granville Slrcot, VANCOVTGB, B. V. MANUFACTURERS OF ELECTRIC MIJCIAG APPARATUS. 1.0(0 MOTIVES, HOISTS, 1'IJHPS, VENTILATORS, CRUSHERS, «Ul.(!UTTRH8, UEI Il'ltOCATlSD DR11LS, ROTATING IIKILL8, REDUCTION APPARATUS MGHTIXU APPARATUS. ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION OF POWER. Over distances of 2j miles and upwards suscessfully and economically accomplished by the Three-phase alternating system. Write for Catalogues. WATCI1HAKERB Mil JEWEL1.RRS. ASHCltOI'T, 11. C. P. C. DUNLETY. HOTEL and GENERALSTORE Hay and Grain. SODA CREEK, B, C. George Mitchell, Denier in and manufacturer of HARNESS SADDLES WHIPS ROBES, Etc. Trunks and Vnltsrs constantly on hand. Repairing promptly done." Orders liy mail carefully attended to. CLINTON, - - B.C MUNROE BURGESS, Paper Hanging- and I-Calg-omininf?. AU ivork} ASHOROFT, DRUG STORE. DRUGS, MEDICINES, FlU'EFP. COMII8, FISUIMi TACKLE, PKUFUMF.KY, PIPES, KNIVES, »ml BOOKS. Notion, and Druggist. 6ui»lrlc8 of .til kinds. LAWRENCE & COLLINS. MRS. K. STEADMAN, FRUIT AND CONFECTIONERY Syrups, Cold Drinks of many varieties, Fruits, Nuts, etc.. Home made and Gralium Rread, ele. ICE CREAM AND CAKE DUTIIN"* THE SUMMER MONTHS. A pleasant pluce on Railroad avenue. ASHCROFT, B.C. M. DENNIS, FIRST CLASS. At ASHCROFT HOUSE. When going to Vancouver make Enquiries for the ORIENTAL HOTEL. IT WILL PA Y rOU. Subscribe for the E. C. Mining Journal. PITHER & LEISER, Importers and Wholesale Dealers in WINES LIQUORS AND CIGARS VICTORIA, B. C. GIBSON & COMPANY. MEAT MARKET J, M. BUXTON, & Company. Notaries Public. DEALERS IN Mines & Mining Shares REPORTS MADE ON ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS. VANCOUVER, B.C. Cal'le Address : Buxton, I'antOUPir, Ca'tada. ,w'— 1). McGILLIVRAY. Manufacturer of ull kind* of STEEL AND IRON HYDRAULIC MINING PIPE. Estimates furnished of cost of power plants, and putting water on Mining Claims. Monitors, Gates, Valves, Pelton Wheels, etc., furnished at shortest notice and lowest rates. Head Office, 1'aiicoiM-fr, ll. (,'. Stttt Pipe Work*, .Vein Wcntmintler, B. C Oppenheimer Eros. WHOLESALE Vancouver, GROCERS. B.C. MtU'lt Street, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Attention and satisfaction guaranteed to customers. ASffCXOET, S. C. ASHCROFT, The gateway to Cariboo and the northern interior and the most natural center in the Province. Steadily growing. Without a single exception each year in its history has shown more growth than the proceeding one. On the the eve of greater growth NOW IS THE TIME ^or anyone requiring a lotto invest in inside lots. These lots will advance. Every lot bought at present prices will double almost immediately. PRICES MUST ADVANCE. Prices now from $50 to $200 Subject to early advance. Plan can be seen and prices given by applying to J. J. MACKAY, or to RAND BROS, Ashcroft, B. C. Vaxcottvee, B. C. _________________________________ R55He^-~-*-,««««--" BRITISH COLUMBIA MINING DI- UECIORY. yiTTSTCR OF,'MIXES LloUt-Col. the Hon. J unies Bti-Kpr.. GOLD COMMISSIONERS ! For tbo province W S Gore Victoria Albernl dlbtrict T FloUlber Albernl L'lwalar " James Porter... Laketon Cariboo " John Bowron. .llt'olifleld Lillooet " F SouVs Clinton Yale " 0 OTunstall.Kamloops Yule " C A lt Lfinibly.Osoyoos Ktiet Kootenay A PUummifiB. ..Donuld West Kootcuuy N Filz_tubba— Nelaou MININO RWOBDBRB. Nanaimo district M Bray Nanaimo Now*-Ve8lmlnslei"0 Warwick, Wcsminsler East KooUuay S Redgrave Douakl " F 0 Lang Golden " G QoUlic..».'\Viodmerfl 0 Edwards. vFortBleole West Koooteuny .1 DGralinitt.Hevelstol-u \V J Oocpt'l Nelson " A 5?|)i*oat. ..New Denver " J ORyhort RyHurta " .1 Kirkup Rossland " TTnylor , _,Troul Luke Cnrilioo district W SUrjilicoaoii.Quesnelle Yale " W Dodil Yale " LNorria Vernon » CAH Laiubly. .Osoyoos " W McMyn. .Rock Crook " II Hiiutor.Grunitoorcek Lillooetdi.Uict OA Pliuir.....Lillooet ASSAY 1*119. Fl Cnrmlolmel, Vlolorin. W V Uowron, Richlic-UI, Cariboo. INFORMATION, Poul limn; nt AsUcrort.—Mails «- cliantjcd dally with train mnli dorks eusi mnl 'vosl. 'liml. malls close week days ai 7 >t„ p m. Money order ami registration brmiolioscloioati.iiO p.m. Cnrilioo aiHlliilorlnctllftle points—Regis, (ration closes ai 7JW Batnnliiys. Othur mnlU'rlbrlhoiftpoluts may ho mailed ai IlicnltUiuuptoSa, in. HnntlHyi, • cilHioiiaml lutormedlalo U----l»trii.lf-n p.lnBca Tuesdays, Tluirwlays ami Saturdays ",:iil p m. Otlior mailer mnlU-d iiptoft a.' i. Wudnosilays ami Fridays and 3 a, m on Mom'nys will i*," f'-iwutd, Mllonot -RoitstraMon closes Tuesdays and Salurdays 7.80 p. m. Oilier innlttir runt led no in a a. m. on Wednesday and 2 p. in, on Mtmtli'y will fin forward < AtmCHOFT CIIURCI1 DIRECTORY. Bl. Aliiiin'i Bplscnpal—Rov, F.Yolland, I iieumbent, Bervlcai every iiliertiiiteSiub- bath at ll o'clock a.m., nml .o'clock p.tn. Xlnu Prpsbylerian Cliurob—Services at II it ui.hikI MUi pin. Sunday school (union) nt a » m. Y, i. S. 0. K. ou Friday ov'en- Inj- at 8 o'clock. R. F. Iluulor, U.A., Prushyterluu, and Rev. James Turner, * M.lUouMt clBr-jyinon, preacb nn alleruute Sutulayn. All mc cordially Invited to al- tt'ud. ALASKA. News ofaa accident that In-full a party bound for tliu Yukon lust spring, which came netir resulting in the loss of tlv, lives, has jusl come t>iliglit. Mrs. Sullivan and Airs. Gilbert and 4-year old child w.ie ia one boat minagud by William Norlbrup aud Frank Lawrence. Below the canon onLluk river'tlio boat struck tbe same rock which wet Andy AuJcrson several years ago, nnd capsized, The bout containing tb« balance of the party was near at baud aud came to their r.'.cuu, but not unlil the women and biby wore nearly drowued. The child wa. rolled on the bank ofthe riv_r fnr soma lima uuttl tl re- pallied cousclotisneas. Thc boat enntaiued considerable provision*!, clotbiui and li<i - unr, aud all was a to!,.! loss. Mr. dims Hiinn., a young man recently from Stanford uulyursity, bus ro- ttirnod from lhe Yukon counlry vlaBt. Michael aud Unalaska. Mr. Henue isa hunter of considerable note, bavins hunted largo game In many countries, and went into ilie l'uknn district this spriug to try Ills lurk. Outside of a moose, suine mountain sheep nud a bear that lie bagged, lie feuw uo game. Iu speaking of tbe iniulnj; interests thero he said the outlook was ratbordiscouraging though a lew miners were making money. The Juneau Gun Club is now a fairly oigonlzcd institution, aud promises much ■jiloasure to its members during the elioni- ingseason. Arrangontonta have been concluded for the erection ut the bar of a sub* Biantial building 10x31 as a shooting box lur the use ol club members and tbeir Moods, Harper & McQu cstln bay. a now forty- ton boat, which they Intend lo run between Forty-Mile at*d Hie Qootallnqua river. The bunt is capable uf steaming eighteen knots nn hour. It may run further up the river tor Ibc purpose ol bringing miners out via Chilcoot pass. She Is ou her trial trip al present, and will bring out a number of Yukoners. Arrangements arc belne made for the addition of sixty slumps lo tbe Mexican mill ns soon as spring opens. It Is now decided by tbo stock holders ot the Ready Bullion claims, adjoining the Purls, to erect a large stamp mill on their property In the spring of a capacity of uot leas than 100 stamps. Aa Irishman Has discovered gold in a reef on Lake Le Barge, which paid in $15 a day. On tbo first trip down tlie river of Ibo P. B. Weave, James Buck, the first mate was killed by Ibc parting of a Hue. Tbe largest nugget taken from Birch cieuk ibis season was found by Vic Peter- son and is valued at $.M). The most of tbe ruali is now ou Tcn- Milc rind Birch creeks, tbe former being n branch or Sixty Mile. The Alaska Commercial Company bas on a nuw boat on the Yukon, tho Alice, which is of 300 toss. The Alaska news comments editorially upon tbe appointment of B. E. Bennett as district attorney by saying: "While It Is n matter of regret that our fellow townsman W. E. Crews did not secure tbe appointment, yet at the saran time wc are to congratulated upon tho choice President Cleveland mado out of all the available non resident attorneys who wero applicants for the position. Bteamor Afognak arrived at Juneau recently from the Chllkat canneries, bringing down fifty fishermen who were recently discharged. Tho season's mn Is practically over, although some Indians nre still bringing in a Few flsh. Tbe output for the summer will be a trifle over 30,000 cases. Considerable dissatisfaction exist, ftinnnjtbi discharge-,! employe.., who c'aiin the management not only worked them ll'ie dogs In all kinds of weather, but that they also disregarded a contract made with those who had shipped litem from San Francisco. On Monday the men employed as shovel- era ou tbo cribwork for thu Silver King ore-bins were informed iliht their wages would bo cut from $2.50 to ?2 a day. All shovelers,except two, quit, not being wiling lo work Torso low a rule of wages. Up lo yesterday only three men had been taken on In tbe olace of those who quit Tbe Hall mine, limited, evidently, is only too anxious lo gain ttie name of being the gteatcst "scab" out lit in southern Kootenay.— Tribune. Fully live hundred men arc now employed lu and about the mines In Slocan district, and that number will be doubled once tbe railways now under construction to Sandou are completed. There are also a number of tramways talked of, and some of them aresureto bo built. One concentrator is lu operation, Ibo site for another is being cleared, nud others are likely to he buill in the uonr future. Tho completion oi railways and the building of tramways and concentrator:* will allow the entire out put of the mines to bu marketed; as it Is uow, only aboul one ton in live utiiied can do shipped ■ The railway con - -.(ruction In lhe dish let has given a stimulus lo mining, aud several new companies will ship this winter. There Is n du in and for experienced minors. The scarcity of gtHHl men Is In part occasioned by tho fact that so many miners are at present engaged in doing nssf-fu-ment work un prospects of their own. The rate of wages paid In all Iho mines Is $t) 50 n day for hklllcd minors, 80 cents a day more than ie piild lu the mines of Trail creek district, and an lliflr. is no likelihood of ttn attempt being mndu to reduce thi*. rate, Slocau will, in time, got Un- pick of the lust min era coming lo Kootcmiy. Tho8iocmn Star. Contractor Mllcliell has men at work cleat iug a site and taking out ilmhors for ibe Slooan Star concentrator near Sandon, tu Slncau district. Tenders have beeu invited for tho necessary plant but thu con ■ iract has not been yel awarded. The mill will havo a capacity of 150 tons of ore per ay and will be run by n Polton wheel of 85 horse power. Tbe water will beflumed Irom both branches of Bandorj creek to insure nn abundant supply of water during low stages. Tbis will require some 3,000 teet of Burning. A gravity tramway 1800 feet lung will be built from the mlue to the mill. It Is proposed lo have the mill running by tho 1st of January There are 30 men working un tlie Slocan Slur. The output averages from 10 to Vi tons of clean galena ore daily, and about live tons of conceutratiog ore aro mined lor every ton of clem ore. It Is estimated that there aro from 15,000 to 90.000 tons ol concentrating ore on the dump ready for the concentrator. Works at Trail. A matting plant is lo be erected nt Trail •>n the Columbia river six miles from Rossland. The plant will be erected by a company In which F. II. fleinzeof Btittu will have a controlling interest. The company bus secured a contract from the Letloi, under the terms of which they must care for front 50 to 100 tons of ore daily. Contracts have beeu made with Thomas Olson of Spokane for grading tbe site, ior thc stone work, lor a 3-mile ditch, and for 25,000 cords of wood, and all the work will commence at once. The order for thc plait was placed with a Untie linn some time ago. The erection of these works is iu no way dependent on thc building of a tram horn thu mine* to Trail as the ore can be teamed nt a very low rate yer ton especially in Iho Winter season. it Is said that the owners of lhe Dardanelles mine, 20 miles southwest of Kusfo, have given a three years' lease to W. J. TreUieway, a mining engineer. Work will com-uence ut oucc. That Telegraph Line. It has been stated that tbe Western Union telegraph company contemplated the erection ur thc old telegraph Hue that rim through BHtlsh Columbia into Alaska, aud which was intended to cross Bubrhig strait into Siberia, thence lo a connection with the telegraph systems of Europe. The early history of llmt enterprise is referred lo nnd most ot il Is familiar to pioneers of British Columbia. Thirty yeara ago the civilized world was talking nbout this hue which was part of lhe scheme of the Western Union to build 21,000 miles of telegraph lines reaching from Now York lo St. Petersburg, via Seattle and Bohriug sea. The Hoc was abandoned fn 1800 when it was known thc Atlantic cable was a success; for by that means the two continents wero connected by wire and only 8,000 miles away, while thc scheme being pushed by tbo Western Union necessitated the building of 21,000 miles. There wero several ships and scltuoncrs in ibe tlfietemployed, and all were ungag- In (he same business. Tbe employes all wore uniforms and deported themselves In true military style. Tbe Nightingale was thc flagship of the squadron. It will be recalled that the line was extended over 000 miles northeast of New Westminster into the heart uf an unexplored country. Tbo preliminary surveys, the explorations and the actual cost of all work was upwards of $11,000,000. Although thirty years have passed since the scheme was abandoned, the poles and wires have stood nnd recent examinations have proved Ihat much of thu wlro is stretched and can easily be put Into working order. The great cost of this work wns increased by the nmplc provisions for Iho future which tbe company made by sending supplies into the country—hundreds of thousands of pounds of wire, all kinds of construction implements, weapons, &c., having been distributed along tbo lino of routo. Tlie company made extensive preparations on 'Qobring sen, In northern Alaska, and Siberia. It wns the scheme to spun Belirlng straits by means of a cubic, llio dlstttiii.fi being short and found practicable. The overland route was to extend to Onpe Prince of Wales nn (his aide of the sea nud crossing the strnlls connect with the Siberian shore nt Plover Bay. From Plover Bay Island there arc now about 000 miles of poles erected, with wires stretched reaching across the snowy land visited only by an occasional polar bear, a few reindeer, and perhaps crossed at Intervals by bands of Esquimaux, who have always looked with awe upon the mysterious monuments of human ingenuity. From Fort Clarence, south of Cape Prince of Wales, and extending about 200 miles southward, is another ;100 miles of poles uud wire utterly useless for commercial purposes. The line was so well constructed, however, that it Is believed to be in good condition even now. The history of tho building of these Hues and'lhe commencement of a work that would encircle the world by wire will always be read with interest. Tho attempt to lay the first Atlantic cable was a failure For ten years the matter was unsettled and the Wcslorn Union's Russian extension was organized, being a separate company but having thu same stockholders us the parent company. Millions of dollars were spout in setting men to work and securing sati■»tact..ry routes nud in sending out exploring parlies, aud finally the great work was commenced on a gigantic senlo. Karly in tne spring ot IHIlt! word was Hashed over the world that (lie second Atlantic cable was a complete success, and at tbe same time the Russian extension was abandoned. As nu llliislru- 1 Ion ol the great loss Buffered It Is Miill- denl to mention that un thu extension of this old tulcgiapb Hun thu cost of tra pollution of materials and supplies equal led $1 per pouud. The materials ivoru slmmloueil and thu supphus were mild to (do Hudson's Bay trappers for I i.nla pound. li was ihis groat venture that allordeil George ICunnnn, lhe noted lecturer and magazine writer, information nnd maleil- uls which have since made li lm real thy and famous, nnd have given him a place In American literature. Ho was with lhe party that worked from St. Petersburg across Siberia to Bullring sea, locating a route fur a railrutd as well as a telegraph ROYAL AGRIGULTURJL SOCIETY OF B C. Exhibition and grand celebration at New Westminster, 1J. C, ou October 6th, Oth.lOlh, aud eleventh. $16,000 FRIZES $15,000 This exhibition-celebration is the largest tn the Dominion westol Toronto, and the Itberulily of Ibc premium list and urlzesls unequalled in Western Canada. The premium list of thc R. A. & I. Society contains many new features aud special prizes of much value. Dog sho.v open to Ihe world. THREE FULL DATS SPOUTS- Gynikltnna, Aquatic sports, Indian canoe races, Itugby and Assoeatlon Football matches, field sports, Sailor's, spnrtsprom- euadc concerts and illuminations, ClUiiB BICYCLE MEET. In which the fastest wheelmen on the Pacific Coast will participate. $500 in Erizes for these events. Championship a Crosse matches. Trap shooting matcho . for the Championship of British Columbia. Valuable gold medals will be awarded to tbe winners. The Westminster city band and other bands will furnish music throughout the Exhibition- Celebrallon. Special nccomntoda'ion will be provided for visitors. Excursion rates have been secured over all railway and steamboat lines tor visitors, and reduced freight latcs un exhibits. There will he no charge for exhibits crossing the Fraser at Now Westminster. For further particulars rut to prir.es, Bports and celebration, sue Society's prize list and small program in.a of celebration. Further inlur- miilion will be furnished on application to T. J.T.i.um*, President R. A. ifc I. Society. A. B. Mackenzie, Bee., HA. & I. Society. B. W. Slum's, Mayor, Chairman Celebration Committee. Aiuiiri*. Malins, Sec. Celebration Committee. A leading English statesman says that if England were to become a republic tomorrow nnd theic was a popular election for president the Prince of Wales would bo sure to receive a majority of all the votes In the United Kingdom. Job Work. lu addition to the news department thc B. C. Mining Journal has an elegant and elaborate job department, where all kinds of artistic, faucy and plaju wmk Is done by skillful and experienced printers. No bettor job work can be done on lhe Pacific const than is turued out of tbe Jouiinal ofllce and we solicit tho patronage uf bus! nesstnen when desiring anything in the jub work 1 Ine such as fancy wedding cards, pamphlets, letter heads, bill beads, statements, business cards, receipts, posters, &c. Prices, cheap as the cheapest, and satisfaction guaranteed. MJLSL mm NOTICE*. Sittings of the County Court or Cariboo will belioldou, at tbo hour of 10 o'clock In the forenoon at lhe Court House, Clinton, Tuesday '.mil October, \am. The Court House, Llllooet, Frldny 1st November, 1695. By order, F. SOUES, Registrar County Court. Clinton, August 14,1805. nug. 17 Sittings of the County Court of Cariboo will be holden as follows, viz: nicb8eld, Thursday, October Slrd-, 1805 Quesnelle, Monday, " 7th., " Soda Creek, Friday, " 11th., " 150-Mile House, Monday, October 14th. Court opens each day at 10 o'clock iu thc forenoon. Iiv command . James McICem, Regl'sti'M of Counly Court. I. LEHMAN, i WAGON BUILDER. General Repairing and Horse-shoeing a specialty. Iron, Steel and timber kept in stock. Inventor and manufacturer of the Lehman Tire Seller, fxo blacksmith shop should k without one. A stock of Eastern Carriages, Buggies, nud Road Carts kept on hand. Motto; Good work and tow Prices. ASHCUOFT, - "& ouse CAniBOO -CAD. JACOB MUNDORF Proprietor. 150 MILE HOUSE. The distributing point for all the hydraulic mines at Horse Fly, North and South Forks und mam Qucsnelle River, also the stock ranges of Chilcoten and Beaver Lake Valley. At tbis Point will be found a good assortment of GENERAL MERCHAND ISE & MINERS SUPPLIES Also one of the best Hotels on the route. Information cheerfully given. VEITH & BORLAND, Proprietors and Stock Raisers. This favorite resort for tourist in beautifully siiuatcl on Bonaparte rivet twenty miles from Ashcroft and twelve from Clinton. First oJuss accommodation at reasonable rates. GOOD LIQIIOES, WINES and CIGARS STABLES - HAY — AND — GRAIN. 59 IMIIILiIE. _E-LOTJS_B NEWLY BUILT. FIRST CLASS ACCOMMODATION. A BAR IN CONNECTION. GOOD STABLING, Arthur Switzer, Proprietor. 70 MILBHOTJSB HOVStS LARGE AS'I) S'HlVLV FITTED UP. OROOBHTR& AND MISERS SUPPLIES. A WELL STOCKED BAR. FIUST CLASS STAltUXt;, PASTURING. AND CORRALS. William Boyd, : : : Proprietor. 83 MILE ilOTJBE. Stages Each Way Stop Over Night. First Class Accommodation for Guests. Good Bar in Connection. Good Stabling and Feed for Horses, A. F. WEBER, ; i .* .* - Proprietor, 127 MILE HIOTTSIE THE -BLXTB TEISTT. Good atcoinntodations for the travelling puhlic. Hay, Qrain and Pasturage. JOHN WRIGHT, Proprietor. CARIBOO. BRITISH C0LUMBA EXPRESS Company, Ltd. For Barkerrille and all intermediate points and connections north of Clinton evci y Monday Morninu at '■:«' a clock. For Clinton and intermediate points stage leave Anhcroft on Mondays, Wcdnesdamaml Fridays,returning follouig dan. LILLOOET Stages for Lillooet and intermediate jtaints leave Ashcroft on Mondays and. Wednesdays, Monday's ■,*-■•■<■ tearing Ashcroft at frSOa, m.. -•_"„-■ throittlh to Lillooet via Marble Canyon same day. and returning to Ashoroft the following day. Fare between Ashcroft and Clinton, $5, Return limited tickets, good S days $8 Extra stages, or special rigs (buggies or tight stages) furnished at short notice. Feed Stables and Corral at Ashcroft, with water on the premises, and best attention given. Rates moderate. S. TINGLEV, Manager and Superintendent, J.J. MACK A Y, Head Office, Ashcroft, B. C. General Agent. CARIBOO EXCHANGE LODGING HOUSE. WM. R. PUCKETT, Proprietor. RESTAURANT in connection A. H. WALTERS, Proprlelor. Board and Lodging at reasonable rates. Corner of Hailroad Avenue and Third Stroot. J. B. Maclaicen, President, H. DkPbscieu, Sec. and Trcas. p. 0. BOx58 K. D- Fetiiehson, Manager. TELEPHONE 403. VANCOUVER SASH & DOOR GO. GRANVILLE STREET, ■ VANCOUVER, 13. C. MANUFACTUKEUS OP DOORS. SASH, BLINDS & MOULDINGS SCROLL AND BANDSAWING And all kinds of House Furnishings, Fancy Turnings, Plain and Carved Mantles a specialty. Office and Store Fittings, &-y. We are prepared to ojffer special tow estimates on all kinds of buildings, both for the Rough and Finished lumber. Orders by mail promptly attended to. SAUNDERS & YOUNG, Carpenters, Contractors & Builders, Estimates made. Buildings erected by Contract or Day Work, P. O. iddress, ASHCROFT, B. C. SMITH & MITCHELL General Blacksmiths, CARRIAGE BUILDERS. Hortsesliucltig a specialty. Freighters and Miners fitted out at reasonable rates. A supply of iron and wagon material always on hand. Shop on llailwny Avenue, ASHCROFT, BC COLONIAL HOTEL AND GENERAL STORE. SODA CREEK. B. C. R. MeLEESE, : t ■ I Proprietor. A full assortment of Dry Goods, Boots, and Shots, Lii/ticrs, Cigars, Hardware, Hay, Grain, antl Miners Supplies, at reasonable rates. WUOLRSALR mill RETAIL. HOTEL. QXJES3SrBLI.E FOBKS.B. C. Netvly built and Good accommodations at reasonable rates. Special raits made for boarders by the week or month. McRae & McRae, Proprietor*. Occidental Hotel. QUESNELLE, B. C. HEADQUARTERS FOR MINING MEN FOR THE UPPER COUNTRY HOTEL HEADQUARTERS FOR THE B. C. EXPRESS COMPANY. LARGE, COMFORTABLE, AND WELL FURNISHED ROOMS. PEKKINS & BOWRON, PROPS. _d. a.. sto:d:d_a.:rt, -DEALER IS- Stoves & Steel Ranges, TIN, IRON AND GRANITE WARE, HOVSE FURNISHINGS, MINERS' SUPPLIES. ORDERED WORK A SPECIALTY. A FULL LINE OF CAMPERS OUTFITS CLINTON, - - - - B. Ca THE "IMPERIAL BREWING CO." KAMLOOPS, B. O. it atvEn us atiEAT PLEASUna m annovnoe that irs ars, BEER lit flnt-clms condition, ready for sale itther lo the Trade or Familien. This Btir is guaranteed to be produced Cram, ihe choicest Malts and Hops only, and cannot fUil to ffii*. ."■'•'■'_■'„.'■.■■. ■■<> encase havina being spared as regards pla-d, etc. Ul orders from city and country ted I receifo out* '■•'»•■.'<'■■«' and hint attention and- be- i>rompt,tu executed. Price lisl on application. Your patronage Solicited. WEHRFRITZ & HOPKINS, Proprietor* McFARLAND & MAHON, MINING AND FINANCIAL BROKERS. . ALL 3I1.VIXO STOCKS. HJXDLBD O.V CO.tf_M_».V. tM.VCO-.T_J!, . ■ . V *• ft i____g___*S_g ___*y-*g_______-_*-a>--^^ ASHCUOFT LOCAL <#__'JT-9 The run of salmon -till continuea up thu Thumps™. Long Chaw lhe chlnnumn is building '' new house across llio river 011 the Tlngley much. ____ The Abheroft school is progressing under tliu tutorship or Mr. Audcrson, wilh u lair attendance nf children. The young people'i christian endeavor society will give a social next Friday eve- mug at some place In town to he decided on later. All are cordially iuvilod to attend aud hayo a good lime. Messrs. Collins &, Haddock have chaiifiud their pl-in- mid now propose lo have Ihelr-dance Jii thu town liall which ou tlio whole Is a better plan. The event is to take place next Monday evening. Llmlloy Crease, barrister of Victoria is slopping for a fair dnys ut Clinton, and will lIn*)i make u ttip lo Harkerville and return at the time tho court is in sesslou nt the different places on tlie road. Mr. Crease is n young man of ability aud al- -ffnys'Iins u good word.for Cariboo. The west bound passenger was 8 hours Into yesterday morning and ou arriving hero the passengers took breakfast al tliu Aslicrofl as of yoro. "Van" was in his clement nud his smile reassured lhe Indies and gave coiilldeuco lo the men as lie ushered ihem into tliedluing room. Messrs. Laws and Crawford returned from their northern trip on the Klih iust. and expressed lliootsulvoa as well pleased with Ibe outlook. Laboring men are coming down the road bul uotaa yet in largo numbers. A few weeks moro and many will be going through Ashoroft In seek winter t-uarlers. They make the mistake of thinking Cari- booabad country lo winter in. J. Hi-pbnrn of the Victoria company passed through town to Victoria last Tuesday. Mr. Hepburn is a practical and wed Informed mining man and tlie way he stays with it indicates his f.iltli iu thc Cur- lboo. James Stott and .Tames Newlaud made n wager of a new hat on the second heat oftho nice of the Defender nud Valkyrie und when it was flatbed over the wiles that Valkyrie had won "Jceins" Stott, who bet on the Valkyrie side went around town Inforiuiug the boys of the fact thai lie had won a hat Irom from "Jcems" Rowland. Later in the week when the decision ou lhe protest was rendered New- land weut around telling the boys that the hat was his. Tho Picnic. The long talked of picnic of the Aslicrofl Sabbath school took place lust Wednesday nt Cache Creek, and a day of great enjoyment was put in by old aud young tdiko who attended, Every rig nnd horse in Ashcroft was in demand aud people, big and little piled iu. Baskets nud boxes of good things were a prominent feature of thc paraphernalia taken along and the dinner was pronounced to be elegant. Tlie day, while nol hot was far from chilly, and a round of athletic sports proved not very tiresome and af- lurdcd no cud of fun. THE ASHCROFT FAIR. Thc posters for the Inland Agricultural Association nl Ashcroft are out nnd announce a round of sporls nnd racing iu addition io the regular exhibition. There is no reason why the lair ut Asbcroft should not rival and even out-do that of »nv in tho province cxcepl those or New Westtiiinslei nlld VloloHu* Ashcroft Is in thc center of a fine agricultural rcp-lca, all of which is lilbutary here and as the roads aro elegant aud lhe farmers wiii have their fall work mostly laid by there should bo a generous attendance. That thoro will be Is evidenced by thc interest takcu by exhibitors who will display their wares nud products hero lliis fall. Let all our citizens joiu with the public spirited men who aro behind this euter- priiic and do everything possible to make the fair a success. Lac la Hache. Heavy rnln and ShDWCrs littVfl been frequent vWtors during tho past week, and tlio mi'iecs Lav. beeu laid off for several hours at a tinn hut nevertheless grain bus been .ticked up In unntititleu lust week, The M-liuul hi the valley id a vtilunble addition to the coiii in unity, there ia a good attendance ut "ireacut, the oportuiltty afforded st llic bcluml nnd the accomodation Is plentiful to nave ull the children in tliu valley to take advantage of chance for education, by the competent teacher, Miss Noble, who has had but- oral years of experience in teaching. uJ. Folkcr, lia-Mllc House, la about to -.ell liie twenty-live _catvca for two hundred dollars.—Such a bargain.— Thc Hamilton boys expect to start their thrashing inaehtno this wcck. A, J. MeKbiiay has been carrying the mail to Horsefly in place of Harry Walters who has gone to Qllnton to get married to Miss Younkcr of Horsefly. Wo understand Harry Walters has boon hired by C. II. Tiogley to carry the-mall from t|io 108-Mllo House to Uoractly for tour hundred dollars u year and board and borscfetd found, also la furnished two horses and guaranteed two days work a week from Mr. Hob- son. Block arc looking excellent this full eon* •sidonOB the dry summer. Butter makers aro reducing the tliiiea of milking down to once n day, owl nj,- to thc duys getting shorter as regards to daylight. PERSONAL. John Collins has gone lo Calgary on a business trip ihls week. Mr. MuoNab, formerly of Suvonas, spentu day in town this week. The senior outtorof tho Jnt-utUL paid a visit lo Vancouver this week. Tt. A. Fraser is back from a ton day's visit to the coast looking well and happy. Toawake in Iho morning ami ranch for a favorite lime piece und tind it gone is the daily experience of some people. Jacob Mundorf, ibc popular landlord and proprietor of the 20-Mllo House on the Cariboo road, was in town Thursday and Friday. Ho reports a perceptible brightening up of business along the road. Mr. E. Dougherty, Of the 22-Milc House wus In Ashoroft last Thursday. Mr. Dougherty reports his crops mostly harvested without damage from the frost, bul a little of it wus caught. He says that '05 has been un oQ' year us regards weather. Mr. W. Moklnuon, C. E., came down on Tuesday's stage after sevoial mouths in Cariboo. Ho has inspected thc entire district ami has exported several properties for different parlies. Among others was one for McFnrtaud & Million ot Vancouver. Mr. MoKlunon is a man who speaks cart-fully nnd wo should jndgc not inclined to enthuse easily. Ho has good words for Cariboo and says that region has a great future. .T. M. Buxton of Vancouver, acting for himself aud associates, has sold Judge Fishbuck of Seattle, and associates, their hydraulic mines ou tlio North Fork of the Quesnello river and operations will bo commenced on thc property by lhe now company nt once. Thc price puid wus in iho neighborhood ot 8800,000, partly cash aud a pari in stock in thc now company. The old timers ut tho Forks tmc" Mr. Buxton nrc to be congratulated. The now company have plenty of money to put this fiue property in shape lo nuke it produce ami add another dividend oayor lu thc vicinity ofthe Forks, Mr. McLean, of McLean Bros,, Vancoti" ver, went north on last Monday's singe for Barkervillc on mining business. The firm ol McLean Brothers arc already interested in mining to quite au extent, having as Mr. McLean informed tiic Journal, about completed arrangements for pulling on a largo dredge ou Big Bar, about 30 miles above Llllooet. Ti-ls bar has been famoun as a gold producer for many years and is still being worked annually by Chinese and Indians but only in a primitive way. McLean Bros, havo bad largo experience in dredging. Tbo Pitt Mendows, Lulu Island uud several other tracts of low, rich ground, worthless before their work, and now among the most productive and valuable laud in tho Province of British Colombia wero improved by them. From practical experience then, they arc well qualified to build and operate a plant to dredge tho bars nud beds of streams Mr. McLean is or the opinion, nud the Journal believes this to be correct, that to work the bed of any or our gold bearing streams, buckets must be largely depended on, A dredge equlpeil with n bucket that will hoist n yard or a yard and a half of gravel at each hoist will bo a success, Perhaps u suction pump asan auxiliary mayboasuceess, bid he believes (Irmly in the bucket. Undoubtedly many places along streams iu Cariboo where n dredge could bo used, cut its own way in to a low, rich bar and hoist and work Iho gravel will be a successful venture. Mr. McLean says lhe lime is ul hand when much English capital can be obtained to work good propositions In British Columbia. He will speud a few •weeks In and aboul Barkervillc and Stanley nnd will examine with a view .if taking hold of some good properties. The outlook for Cariboo be considers to be good,aud expects many more people to visit the country uext year thnn hayc hero- to-fore for some years. Mr. McLean ex- pects lo return to Vancouver In about three weeks. L'dttorial Comments. The Cariboo is taking on renewed vigor and not since the 'CO's has there been such activity in the gold region of lhe province us actually exists now. Big plans and projects nre being pushed and big work is being done. None ol the bluff and blow usually attending big mining operations are manife.lcd by the promoters of tho schemes in Caribno. Just uow a usual nspeetlon ni'tlio ware houses and freight platforms of lhe depot al Ashcroft would cause any man lo take an interest in what is bolngdono, On thc south side of lhe depot is a huge pile of big pipe for A. D. Wliittler, ol Harkerville. Oil Iho north btdu is n big lot of pipe for It. T. Ward ofthe Horsefly Gold Mining company, besides a Wholo lot for tho same company is now on wagons moving north. More is ou board cars moving this way and will bo started norlh us received. A lull and complete dredging outfit, mention of which is made in this paper elsewhere, is also hero nud will he started on ils northern journey nnd will ere snow Hies be put tn operation. Not a week goes by but tho machinery for some new enterprise shows itself al Asbcroft, and the busy promoters, hurrying back and forth keep our holds busy accommodating thc traveling public. Freight receipts nl Ashcrott station for lite wetik ending September l'l, 18115, were 0110,470 pounds. The Journal does not wish to give any uullkoly rumors in regard to mines and llieir output; but during the past week two good and reliable milling men, who were uot slock holders, Btatod, after a visit and inspection of the "Cariboo" mine lit Qucsnelle Fork?, Hint lhe showing was remarkable, nud Ihat thu fall clean up will asionbb even the enthusiasts about the hydraulic mines of the Cariboo region. \RROW LAKE BRANCH, C. P. R. Contracts will be lei next Monday id Revclslol-0 for the Arrow Luku branch ol tlio O. P-H. from Wigwam to the head of Arrow lake. A large number of men will be required for construction work and some arc ahead*, moving in that direction. Thu work of construction, wc are informed will be completed this fall aud trains will probablv run by Jan. 1st. '00, all of which should be very gratifying to tho people o! of Kootouay, Soda Greek. The first snow storm ofthe season made Its nppcanince a lew days ago, earlier than usual. According lo Ibo theory of the oldest settlers it is a sure ftjgn of a hard winter. Thc majority of tho ranchers oto through harvesting, tho damage by friMt being light. Notwithstanding the increasing prewuro In thc ofllce, our popular telegraph operator finds a few minutes each day to loo.''' after the interests ol one of our neighboring townsmen. Strange thai any one would doubt the loyalty of our genial postmaster, hut such is the case. Ouly a short time ngo, between two days, some of our citizens hoisted the Union Jack over his hotel aud, like England's greatest mariner, "nailed il to the mast." Mr. nnd Mrs. D. I). Mcintosh returned last week from Lao La Ilaclio valley. Their numerous fiicuds in this valley arc piensed to learu thnt Mrs. Mcintosh's health is greatly improved. Miss McLccsc returned hy last stage irom Quesnello highly pleased with her visit. She appears to think thai Soda Creek, with all ils charm, is not to bo compared to Qucsnelle for enjoyment. A quiet wedding took place in Clinton last Thursday evening, Sept., 5th, 1805. Tho interested parties wero Mr. Henry- Lincoln Walters Sand Miss Alva Viola Younkcr, both from Horsefly. Tho service was conducted by the Hev. Mr. Turner ut the CHulon Hotel. A low friends were present. Tho bride, who was charmingly dressed, was supported by Miss Mary Smith, and Mr. \V. W. Ilnrdie assisted the bridegroom. The happy couple have the host wishes of all their numerous friends bo'.b here aud also in tho upper country Cariboo ->k- Freights. GOODS RECEIVED antl forwarded to all parts of the mining and agricultural districts. C. P. E. SIDING to warehouse and spooial facilities to handle goods. FREIGHTS PAID and contracts mado for transportation at lowest rates WRITE FOR PARTICULARS, enquiries by mail promptly answered F, W. FOSTER, ASHCROFT, Mat 3rtJ, TSOfl Freight Shipments. Below will bo found the date of departure, teamster and destination of freight shipped north by Ashoroft'*-* fin-ward ing agents. " 7, \V II Kealley, Lillooet... 4,4(10 Sept 7, F Garrigau, Paullllon.... 3,100 7, J aiiormcr. Quesnello t>,\m 7, H C 1-Uvbiih, .--D-Mllti il.. 2,000 0, J Gannon, Clinton 4,000 0.J PCbeniill,Soda Creek.. nud Qucsnelle 0,000 !), II Cltayson, Baikcrville. nnd Quesnelle 8,880 0, C Moffat, Ifarkcrviilo und Slough Creek 8,000 10. J II McLennan, 150- Milc House 13.500 10, BOX Co,, way freights 11,000 12, ATrcssniir, Clinton 1,840 12, J Carsnn, Lillooet 8,070 12, UCummiUf-s, Llllooet... 3.351 lii, J Gannon, Clinton 4,785 18, A TresBcauro, Dog Creek l),.1fifl IS, PQarrlgan, PaulTlton... 2,820 18, W II Kcalloy, Lillooet.. 8,880 18, It Viilcnguoly, 150-Milo IIousc and WilliatnsLako 7,050 13, IICHaysou. oO-Milo II. Clinton 8,810 Total 107,310 THE RACE. New York, Sept. 10.—Crippled but still heeling fur over in her strength and swiftness, tho Defender followed tho Valkyrie across tbo finish line to-day, Loss than half a mile separated the two, and anxious eyes kept pace, second by second, with the time indicators as they moved around, and when itwaB seen that the Defender lind not only lost nothing in the Infll twehty mlniUeft of tbo course, but had actually gained, a great sli-m: wont up fur the gallant vessel. There wero choors for the victor, too, but although the Valkyrie was the first challenger since 1871 to lead over the homo line, tho honor of her performance was lost sight of for the lime in the grand effort of the American, fur the American heart loves tho hard loser in a fight, and loves him the moro when he loses tlirought no fault of his own. It was a greviouB accident that ruined the Yankee boat's chances, an accident, which under the hairsplitting ciroumstanoos of jockeying at the starting line looked to bo unavoidable. Early in the morning tho rncers had ntade their way down to the Hook from Bay Ridge. They circled in great rings about the lightship until the signals went up for the course and tlie skippers took a tighter grip ou thc wheel. Hank Huff had mado u record in seamanship on Saturday, mid thc English skipper prepared to regain the fame which had proceeded him. Thoy maneuvered swiftly after tlie preparatory gun had been fired_and with tho Valkyrie to the windward. Uapt. Huff made every effort to gain that position Just before reaching the line, when the Valkyrie was still to tlio windward and the Defender to leeward, a length astern, but still overhauling her, thi; American boat was blanketed so much that her baby jtbtop* sail and jib shook, and Capt, Half, seeing this. luffed a little, evident!, intending to lot the oilier boat go ahead for tho purpose of enabling him to pass under her stern to windward. Ottpt. Sycamore, at the Valkyrie's tiller, noted this move, and luffed up also. It was then that the thousands of watchers on the surrounding boats noticed how dangerously closeto each other the racers were. And just at that inon-nt, too, a map and rending sound was heard, and it was seen that tha Defender's jib topsail was Hying looso in the wind. The Valkyrie's main boom had swung around and fouled the Defender's rigging. To those who had witnessed the aeoident and sprang forward at the ominous sound it seemed as though the Defender trembled with the shock. They saw her topmast'bound and her topsail swing as though it would break away, and a groan went up, as though the brave boat whice hud won so noble a victory a few days before was wholly debarred from even an effort to so- *;ure a second. Lightning action was necessary to save the topmast from breaking away completely, foi it was already sprung from its fastening, and Capt. Huff, with a Master jtroke, taking his boom down to lee- tyard, soon maneuvered her into safe position and gave chase. New York, Sept. 11.—Tho cup committee of New York Yacht Club today sustained the protest of C, Oliver Iselin, on behalf of the Defender, regarding the foul claimed against the Valkyrie. Tho committee sent this letter to Mr. Iselin: "We beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter oi yesterday protesting the Valkyrie. We have given the matter onr careful consideration, and believe the foul ocoured through a miscalculation of the distance between the two yachts at a critical moment. From our observation sustained by that of others who were in a gocd position to see, we find that the Valkyrie, hi contravention of section 2 of racing rule 10, bore down upon the Defender and fouled her by the swing of her main boom when luffing to straighten her course. Wo also consider that the Dofender allowed the Valkyrie sufficient room to windward to pass clear of the committee boat. Your protest ia therefore sustained." The following was todoy fastened upon the bulletin board of the New York Yacht Clubhouse: "To the Members of the New York Club: Your committee beg to state that before arriving at it decision on the Defender's protest they endeavored to bring about a mutual agreement between tlie respective yachts to reaail yesterday's race, but each preferred that tlie oommitteo should pass judgement. Regatta Committee.'- Now York, Sept. 11.—Tho races of 1S95 for the America's cup will remain in history as tho most exciting that ever took placo up to this date. Not that the capabilities of tho boats have boen so evenly matched as in some other races, such as the second race of thc Puritan and Gen. esta, and the big third between tho Vigilant and Valkvrie 11., but in tho enthusiasm whioh has prevailed among the poople from tho very timo the match was mado. A larger fleet of excursion boats and a greater number of people have witnessed tho two races which havo already taken place than ever before were gathered to soo a yacht race. Several portion of mltitug men aro nt present enroute lo Cariboo. Mr. Peterson chief engineer nf the 0. P. It. nnd president of the Montreal Hydraulic Company of Quesnelle river is expected neat week. A party of English capitalltta sailed on Uio 12th for Vancouver and will visit tlie Hark- orvillecountry were thoy have large holdings In the Antler ereek properties. A .Imlj-lni** macbiuo but it by the 11. C. Iron Works Company will in aboul three weeks begin working on lhe bnrs below Yale. Barkervlllo and Stanley will be the scones of renowned activity next season if all goes as now probable. NOTICE. Sittings of the County Court or Cariboo will lm holdou at thu hour of U o'clock lu thc forenoon at The Court House, ABlicroft, October SI," 180.'.. The Court House. Lytton, October 24th, 1898 By orttcr .108. WM. BUllK, Hep. l*P[".istnir County Court. Ashcroft, September KUi, 1 _'►."', sept 11 XGBAHO SOCIAL DflMCEJX TO DK QIVB!" 11T TUB LYTTON ORCHESTRA, AT THE Ashcroft Town Hall 0CT0BEB 2ml. 1S05. First class music will Ijc turnlslicO, TICKETS $25t»,Includlngsii'iper. NOTICE. Thirty days after dale I Intend to apply to Chief INuumisMiiti.i- nfl.iimb unit Works Inr leave to lenao -to ai-rei of iiiondnw Und for hay cutlhuf purpo-os, atnrtlng nt iht-. nut end DMDQUko, a. it. WWttlagliam. Anrr.SI, 180B. Date of Hint publication Sept., 7. ISM. TABLE Showing the Dales and 1'Iacrs of Courts o, Atsise Nisi Prlits, Oyer Terminer, ami (Jeneral Oaol Delivery for thc year W5, ' FALL AB9IZES. Clinton Thursday,.30th September. Klcltli.hl Monday, .olltli 8qitctuber. Kamloops Monday.,,7th October. Vernon Monday..Hth October, Lytton Friday.... 11 th October. New Westminster. Wi'ilnc-jdnj-..(-tli November. Vancouver Monday.. 1 lib November. Victoria Tuesday..HtUl November. Nanaimo Tuesday..26th November horses, out half mile, weight for ag Entrance fit $io, with $ added„„ 2nd. Running tore, Colonial bred hirsts, Quarter utile dash. Entrance fee $ro, with S. vdded, Thursday, Oct.3,95 3rd. Trotting race, Colonial bred horses, mile heats, best 2 in j. Entrance fee $?o with $ added'„„ 4th. Running race, of en to all, half mile heats best 2 in 3. Entrance fee NOTICE. A COURT OF ASSIZE and Nisi Prlos nml nf Over nnd Terminer and General Gnol Delivery, will be held under tbe provisions ol tbo " Supreme Court Act," us amended bv the "3iij)rcmo (Jourt Amendment Act, ISIM," at Ihu Town of Clinton on Wednesday, the lHtli ilay of September, proximo, lu lieu of the Court of Assise appointed by the said Act tu be held nt the --mid Town on the 20th day of September, l.'J5, By Command. James baker. auc 31 Provincial Secretary. Provincial Secretary's Olllee, 32, Au_iisl,lS9; NOTICE. All persons having accounts a-joinst the lnte John Gordon who died at Clinton, B. U.. Aug. 10,180T>, send In tho .nine to J. M. McLuckle within thirty days of the date of this notice to P. O. Bos aw, Vancouver B. C. Dated Ibis 2!rd. day of August, 1895. 10-20 NOTICE. Whereas Louis Poleliwn, Peter Peterson, and' tlie late Peter Peterson or bis executors, having failed, aftci proper uottllcaliou so to do, to pay regularly levied iisecB_ments on their respective interests In the San Juan Mining Company of Cariboo, B.C., this Istoglvonot Ice, that tln-irrcspective Interests will be sold in 14 days from date of publication, if tbotuesB- incuts ure not paid, at the Occidental Hotel. Quesnelle. B- C. Tbo above nuineil Interests will be sold by public auction lo the likeliest bidder. GEO. GILMER. Sec.-Trens. San Junn Mia in*,' Co. Quesnello, B. C. AugMtb, 1805. NOTICE. Au examination for efficiency in tlie practice of assaying, under section 12 of tbo "Bureau of Mines Act, lbH5," will tic held during liie month of September, For tlie ordinary certificates candidates will 1)0 required to pasB In practical assaying for for gold, sliver, lead (dry assay), copper and Iron, nnd nlso lo answer Bucli ordinary questions relating to tho practice of assay lug aa thc examiners may think fit. A fee of _0 Is payable for the ordinary certificate For full particulars apply to thc Minister of Mines, Victoria. JAMES BAKER, Minister of Mines. SStll August, 1895. 17-111 We have this week added to our Stock of DRY COODS and MEN' FURNISHINGS aCompletelv Assorted stock of These are all New, Fresh Goods, direct from some of the Best Manufacturers iii the East and these Goods have been marked at prices that are sure to Sell them. Call and have a look through and get Prices. We are sureto be able to suit You. Wc nre also diving Special Values In Dry Goods, nothing and Men's Furnishing*. New (foods nre arriving and our FA I STOCK will be complete In a short tine. Orders by Mall promp:ly and carefully attended t.i. McArthur and Harper. ASHCROFT, I). C. SEVENTH ANNUAL of the EXHIBITION INLAND AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION will be held at ASHCROFT, B. C, OCTOBER 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 1895. PROGRAM OF RAGES,WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 2nd, 1895. ist. Running race for Colonial bred $J0 wt'th *#*».. "dded. Saddle horse race, half mils Entrance fee (_T, with %_..ftd- 5th. dash, ded 6th. Consolation race, half milt dash Entrance Jet *_;. with * addedmn Sttond horn to sort entrance fee in' all cases. Indian horse races will he run each day after the regular program for which liberal purser will be offend. Athletic sports, including foot racingr tug of war, etc., will be arranged for. The management will spare no expense. Eagle and Paxton, ONWARD RANCH, - CARIBOO, B.C. —DF.ALEUS IX— General Merchandise, Dry Goods, Hats, Clothing, Soots and Shoes. Groceries, Miners' Supplies and Outfits, Drugs, Hardware Grain and Crockery, FltKSII BEEF* Mining men anjtwhert i quantity, 11' Carilioo iciU do ice*"' to consult un irfint dcrlrintj Fresh Ruf inure butchering ut Ifnrne Fly und hark* Qa.sacik, and can furnish beef quickly und cheaply. PROVINCIAL MANUFACTURE. James H. Falconer, -MANTFACTCKER OF- HIGH CLASS JAMS, JELLIES, PICKLES, SAUCES, VINEGARS, CIDERS, CRAPE WINE, CANNED FRUITS, ETC. Factory 126,128, Fort street, Victoria, B.C. TIIE CASSEL GOLD EXTRACTING Co., Ltd. Of Glasgow. THE MACARTHUR-FORREST PROCESS. (CYANIDE.) This process will treat the MOST REBELLIOUS ores of Oil CARIBOO DISTRICT, at a cost of about $2.50 per ton, giving extractions of front Sj to QJ per cent, of assay value. Send Samples for Mill Test and write for particulars. "V. PELLEW-HARVEY, F.C.S, ' Supe.intendent. f Assays and Analyses of Ores undertaken. Bullion Assays made. VANCOUVER, B.C. 150-MILE HOUSE. This is lhe great distributing point for Uio Horse Fly, Qucsnelle Forks, Williams Lake, Chllcot.n, Antler anil Kealbly cicekfi and points up thc Cariboo road. There is a large new ly built and furnished hotel, blacksmith shop, telegraph ofllce, post ofllce, etc. Doctor Hugh Watt is located at tbis point aud does an extensive business, going many miles in every direction. FOR SALE. Veith & Borland cany lhe moBt complete slock of general mcichandiic of any storo in Cariboo. The entire estate of Vcilh & Borland coiiBfstlnp: of about 1,000 acres of land surrounding nnd including nil the buildings, stock on ranges, slock of merchandise and llnuors, nnd their entire Interests nl nnd near the 150 for snlo, on moderate and easy terms. Tlioir reasons Ior wishing to sell nre, they wish to retire from active business, having been established at this point more than 25 years. Times never looked better for this locality. Correspondence invited by Veith & Norland from partita wishing to go iuiu business! _MI3Sr_B_RS OTJTFirrgs- ******** HARVEY, BAILEY & CO General Merchants AT ASHOKOFT AND . E N D E K B Y , Our stock il complete in every line an J our price, right. Orileri by mail receive careful attention being rilled ami lorivardcd nitb diapalch,
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