S\ tii/rfts** * •ki THE CASCADE RECORD Published In the Interest* of the Boundary Mining District

VOL. I. CASCADE, B. C, MARCH 25, 1899. No. 20.

IN AND AROUND CASCADE. The annual report of the Bran­ don & Golden Crown Mining Co. F. R. Crocker, formerly of Brook­ Ltd., owning the Golden Crown lyn, is spending a few days in the group in Wellington camp, shows, Gateway City. In the Mining Field since April, 1897, the sum of $24,- Early in the week there was a * 000 has been spent on the property. brief cold snap, when the mercury With this money over 450 feet of got down to zero one night. News of a moH encouraging in the group. This is but a sample work has been done. The report character continues to come in al­ of what is going on constantly. states that the railway survty runs Frank W. Gibbs, agent for the most daily from the numerous Those in a position to know claim Brackman & Ker Milling Co , wus within 100 feet of the shaft house, mining camps that surround Cas­ that the Burnt Basin will be con­ so that shipments to the reduction in Cascade early in the week. cade in every direction, like a nected with Rossland hy a good The new Yale hotel, now build­ works which the C. P. R. has de­ glittering semi-circle. Not only is trail this year. Only six miles cided to erect it Cascade, can be ing in Grand Forks, to cost $50,000, this true of the older camps some would need to be built, to a junc­ will be one of the best in the pro­ made very cheaply. The property distance away, where development tion with the Sheep creek trail to is one of the best in the district. vince, it is said. to some extent has heen going on Norway mountain. Tuesday night the till of the for several years, but in localities Willarsi n and Johnson, who Late rleUI Quotations nearer at hand the same pleasing Hotel Gladstone was robbed of be­ have been working on the Mystery Now York, March 23rd- Bar sllver-WXc. tween $60 and $75 in silver. 1 here conditions are almost universally group, close to the Burnt Basin, Mexican dollars, 47Wo. is no clue to the thief. found to prevail. have this week found a fine ore Lake copper— $16.75® 17.8?. The man who has any doubt chute, carrying gold and copper, Lead-W.40@ 4.42H. The Stockholm hotel at Brooklyn Tbe firm that flies the telling (rice for minus has been closed by the police. That about the stability or permanence with some galena. The ledge can and smelters quotes lead 14.20 at the close. town now has five hotels. At one of any one of the many mining be traced for 300 feet. time there were 16 of them. camps which are found in the Broke Two Bones Marjorie Wolverton, the little Boundary country' has not yet In the Districts Last Saturday night, when one daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. made himself known ; and if there The main ledge in the Stem- of the stages was about three miles Wolverton, who has been ill with is perchance such a one he would winder, in Fairview, has been from Hall's, on the sttep clay hill, la grippe, is once more around. become converted by a two weeks' tapped and is over seven feet wide. the driver, Jed Rogers, in feeling trip up and down these hills and for the brake, was thrown out, and The family of D. L. Barclay dales, where nature has been so G. T. Curtis, of Cascade, has arrived from Revelstoke this week, purchased a half-interest iu the the two horses started at a break­ generous in placing her precious neck speed down the hill. As the have rented a house and will here­ metals. Pilot Beacon group, on Sutherland after make their home in Cascade. creek. vehicle sped down the declivity all In the older localities, like Green - but one of the five passengets V. W. Smith, who built a couple wood camp and Dead wood camp, The Kamloops, in Camp Mc­ jumped or were thrown out. of miles of railway on Lower Arrow the development is steady and Kinney, adjoining the Wiarton, There was one serious accident, lake, has been in town this week, most satisfactory. When the rails IIHH been ttiken over by C. E. Race, James Gill, of Meyers Falls, hav­ returning from Greenwood and reach up there, the ore trains will of Rossland. ing two bones of his left leg broken. Republic. be in evidence. Much interest is The shaft is down 40 feet on the He was brought to the Hotel Cas­ Mail matter is now carried to being taken,' however, in other and Admiral Dewey claim, in Camp cade, where Landlord Thomas did Nelson and Rossland from the sometimes more distant camps. McKinney, and good values are everything possible for him. Dr. States on Sundays, but no mail in Camp McKinney if becoming quite being obtained from the rock. H. B. Stanley Smith was sent for received here from these towns on a favorite, there being no small at­ The Record is unable to print and set the broken bones. Mr. the same days. traction about the dividends being the mining transfers, etc., this Gill's wife arrived in the city on steadily pounded out hy the 50- week,probably on account of our Tuesday to nurse her husband. Jimmy Ennis has sold out his stump mill on the old reliable erratic mail service from Grand The other passengers on the interest in the Burnt Basin Hotel, Cariboo. As a result properties Forks. at Gladstone, to his partner, Thos. stage were C. L. Hoffman, of Spo­ are changing hands there fre­ kane, who was bruised ; H. Bolster, Flynn. Mr. Ennis, however, still quently, companies are being Messrs. Hill and Shea, formerly continues at the hotel. of Cascade, are reported to have of Spokane; Smith Curtis and formed, and this year will see a great Alfred McMillan, of Rossland, and change in this one of our oldest made a strike on a claim at Okan­ Holbrook & Kean, of the Grand agan Falls, assays giving $30 to Robert Young, of Winnipeg. Forks and Greenwood stage line, camps. The fact that it does not As soon as the stage company depend entirely on free milling $130 on the surface. are about to put on a new line be­ The rich showing lately reported learned of the accident, one of the tween that t< wn and Republic. ore also has its attractions. officials came down from Columbia, The district of the West Fork of in the Little Cariboo, in Camp Mc­ Some 20 head of horses and new Kinney, continues. The shaft is 58 and saw that nothing was left un­ vehicles have been secured for the the Kettle river, like that of the done for the patient's comfort. Mr. North Fork, is forging ahead rap­ fett deep, all in ore, which assays line. about $25 to $80 per ton. Gill will probably be confined for idly this spring, and its prospects eight or ten weeks. C. W. Greer, of Brooklyn, has are being taken hold of for the pur­ E. A. Bielenberg, has bonded the arrived in town, and will soon pose of exploitation. Both of these Golden Rod in White's camp for Firemen's Fund Bell start a bakery, having bought out $10,000, of which ten per cent, is Forks will undoubtedly show some Cascade's fire wardens are in the plant user! by Barry & Hep­ good mines in the near future. to he paid June 1st. E. Spraggett, burn. He will have his shop in of Grand Forks, was the owner. need of funds for the purchase of Still further away, Rock Creek, needed apparatus for fighting fire, the location now used by Bigney's Fairview, Keremeos and the fav­ In Camp McKinney the Cariboo shoe store. and it has been decided to give a orably known Similkameen district is running its mill night and day, ball on Easter Monday, April 3d, Walter Battle, who formerly had are coming into favor also, and with 50 stamps constantly drop­ for the purpose of raking the need­ charge of Black's hotel dining the indications are that large num­ ping on the best free milling gold ful amount. Tickets will he on room, died suddenly last week in bers of prospectors will give par­ rock yet encountered in this old- sale next Monday at one dollar Republic, from the effects of bron­ ticular attention to all of the camps time dividend payer. each, and every man in Cascade chial troubles. A post mortem and districts mentioned. Clive Pringle, of Greenwood, has should secure one. The ball will was held, and showed that death Nearer Cascade itself we find the bonded the Helen H. Gardner, Cop­ take place at the Cascade Audito­ was not due tn the recent slight Burnt Basin, which many have the per Farm, Vancouver and Hum- rium, and no pains will he spared wound received from a pistol bul­ confidence to believe will prove to bolt claims from C. A. Sanders, to make it a delightful event. The let. Battle leaves a wife and family be one of the best in southern George Wolf .and J. Miller for best of music will he provided, and in Colfax, Iowa, a grown son being British Columbia. All it needs is $120,000, five per cent. down. The no one should miss it. in co development, and this it will most properties are located on Copper J. E. W. Thompson, a popular assuredly receive this year. While mountain, in the Similkameen Two mining Lectures employee of the Yukon store, de­ many sales are being made and country, and are said to have re­ Professor William Burns, the in­ parted on Thursday for Grand are noted, in addition there is a markable ledges of copper ore. spector of public schools, will visit Forks, where he has accepted a good deal of quiet work going on The O. K. and Humming Bird, Cascade next week, and while here responsible position with the Hun­ among those posted to secure claims on the North Fork, which Smith has consented to give two lectures. ter- Kendrick Co. ' Mr. Thompson or interests in claims in this camp Curtis, of Rossland, recently bought His subject will be, "Chemistry made many warm friends during of marvellous surface showings. from Maurice O'Connor, will be and its Relation to Mineralogy." his residence in Cascade, and the During the last week, S. R. Reid worked before long, as a result of Admission will be free, the lectures evening before he left a number of disposed of an eighth interest in the satisfactory assays secured being given in the Cascade Audito­ them met in the International,and the well known Tammany group, from 500 pounds of rock recently rium on Tuesday and Wednesday. presented him with a testimonial and a sale is being negotiated with taken from the properties; The Every mining man in and around of their esteem. capitalists for a controlling interest purchase price is said to be $48,000, Cascade should be there. THE CASCADE RECORD March 2ft, I8W

WANT5 TWO riORE JUSTICES. tion as justice of the peace. At the same time, it was understood Cascade Also Needs a Small Debts that the citizens of Cascade should THE BRITISH COLUMBIA Court. not have to wait all summer for a The Cascade Taxpayers' Assoca- satisfactory response from the gov­ tion held its semi-monthly meeting ernment. It. was finally decided last Wednesday evening. There to place the matter in the hands of was a good attendance and much the executive committee, to bring interest was evident in tbe matters to the attention of the government Have the LARGEST, the CHEAPEST and to be brought before the meeting. officials again, at the earliest The name of D. J. Matheson was moment. MOST VARIED Stock in town proposed for membership, and the Ole Olson, Jr. following, proposed at the last Al. E. Markhnm's New York meeting, were elected : Messrs. Theatre Co. reached Cascade Mon­ It consists of Hardware, Groceries, Italian Wares, Drugs, Darraugh, Bremner, Knox, Sharp, day and played Ole Oleson, jr., in Miners' Supplies, Boots, Clothing and Dry Goods, Dress Ma­ Chezum, Schweig, Robertson, Mor­ a most acceptable way that even­ terials, Silks, Ribbons, Hose, Etc. rill, Delaney, Mahaffy and Lyng- ing at the Railroad Headquarters' holm. hall. In order to clear out Winter Stock, and make room for our J. H. Good, who with Mr. Roch­ The company are taking in the Spring Goods now arriving, we will sell Rubbers, German ussen, composed a special com­ Boundary country and Republic Socks, Mackinaws, Heavy Underwear, Top Shirts and Winter mittee, for that ptirpoi-e, reported on this tour, and may stop over H that memorials bud been prepared night in Cascade on their return. Goods of All Descriptions at the merest fraction over cost. and sent to Cascade's outlying dis­ The work on the new hall was A visit will be appreciated and advantageous. We carry tricts fi.r signature, asking the hurried to be ready in time for lieutenant-governor to establish a this company, and it will he an nearly everything from Dolls to Dynamite. small debts court here and to ap­ excellent place in future for any Branches on First Avenue and Second Avenue, also at point two additional justices of the kind of public gathering. peace. The report brought out a McRae Landing and Christina. long discussion as to the best way It is snid that the little town of of getting the matter in shape for Nakusp will incorporate on July An Assay Office in connection; also Long Distance Tele­ presentation to the chief executive 1st. phone. of the province. Some of these Work is to be started at once on things had already been asked for, the Burlington, owned by the but no satisfactory response bad Camp McKinney Gold Mining Co. been received. About six weeks It is said that a good ledge bas The British Columbia Mercantile after sending him a previous peti­ been found, which will turn out tion, the attorney-general had an­ well. swered that the request would The Golden Cache, in White's and Mining Syndicate, Limited. " receive consideration." camp, owned by E. Spragpett, of It was the sense of the meeting Grand Forks, is reported bonded to MAIN STREET, CASCADE, B. C. that at this time no individual E. A. Bielenberg, of Greenwood, should be recommended for posi­ for Montreal capitalists, for $10,000. CASCADE, The coming Commercial, Industrial and Mining Centre of Bast Tale. Of the Kettle River, Boundary The Gateway City Creek and Christina Lake Countries. A Magnificent Water Power of 20,000 Horse Power. The center of a, marvellously RICH MIN­ ERAL DIS­ TRICT. A most prom­ ising opportuni­ ty for business locations and re­ alty invest­ ments. A most advan­ tageous smelter location and rail­ road center. One mile from Chris­ tina Lake, the Great Pleasure Resort.

For further information, price of lots, etc., address, GEO. K. STOCKER, Townsite Agent, Cascade, B. C. Or L. A*. HAMILTON, Land Com. C. P. R., Winnipeg, Man. 4 March a. iaw THE CASCADE RECORD

IN AND AROUND CASCADE. small debts court in that city. Gold Commissioner C. A. R. Lamb- Grand Forks has a new 'he* ley, of Osoyoos, has also been The Most cart, and the tire boys of that city given the same power. Popular Hotel are happy. Give my love to Nellie, Jack, and in the Entire C. 8; Morris, treasurer of the Co­ BLACK'S tell her I am boarding at the Co­ Boundary i lumbia Stage Co. LtdM was in Cas­ lumbia Dining Parlor. It is the cade last Monday. best place in Cascade. District. Dr. Gordon, of Toronto, has lo­ The C. P. R. is building a ditch cated in Camp McKinney, and a mile long, through the city of • • • Favorite Stop­ will have a drug store there. Greenwood, for the purpose of BLACK BROS, Props. ping Place for The Columbia Stage Co. has carrying off the water of Boundary Mining Men been incorporated with a capital of creek, and preventing overflowing. and 415,000 in one dollar shares. A 80 foot roadway is to be built on Cor. of Main Street and First each side of the new creek bed. Commercial S. J. Mighton, the well known Avenue [centre of town] ... Travellers. tobacco merchant of Nelson, has J. F. Stevens, the railway en­ made an assignment to Hugh R. gineer, was in town Sunday, and EUROPEAN PLAN. CASCADE, B. C. Cameron. early on Monday started for Brook­ Splendidly Smith Curtis, of Rossland, one lyn over the tote road, with Jack Stocked Bar of the owners of the Elmore, on Stewart, superintendent of con­ ALWAYS OPEN. *=SMX in connection. Shamrock mountain, came in last struction. Dame Rumor says that Sunday. Mr. Stevens will soon assume his Frank Corte, who has purchased old position with Jim Hill, as the Brooklyn stage line from Rob­ chief engineer of the Great North­ ert Wills, has also taken over the ern. Latest Smelter News! carrying of the mails. The Presbyterians of Greenwood Church Service Divine service will be conduoted by Rev. Joseph The latest smelter news may be a subject of vast im have secured a site and will erect a McCoy, M. A. tomorrow (Sunday) »t 11 a.m. and portance to a large number of the residents of Cascade, but suitable church building as soon as 7:80 p.m., Standard Time, In tbe school-house, a matter of greater importance at the present time is how and the needful funds are on hand. Sabbath school at 2:80 p.m. In the same place All are cordially Invited to attend where best to buy your provisions. We carry a good stock Herbert Bolster, the successful manager of the Spokane Fruit of Oranges, Lemons, Apples, Potatoes and all kinds of farm Fair, now a mining broker, was in produce, also Nuts, Candies, Notions, etc. Cascade Sunday, on his way to A call will be beneficial to your interests. Greenwood. An accident occurred on the FRANCIS & niLNE; Republic-Kettle Falls snow road a OPPOSITE CUSTOM HOUSE. few days since, by which two pass­ engers were, bruised and one of the Dry and Green Wood. horses killed. C. E. Race, ex-editor of the Ross­ land Miner, stopped in Cascade the other day, on his return from Camp McKinney, where he said he made a large mining deal. Although the new government buildings at Fairview are com­ pleted,, the gold commissioner still That's what we're mak­ WHOLESALE continues his office at the out-of- ing every day, and if the-way place of Osoyoos. you are not one of the £iquors, ^)ines anb QgaTO A new townsite is being surveyed fortunate ones getting A specialty made of Imported Goods. Glassware and bar at the junction of the west fork of your supplies here, you Supplies Always on Hand. Sole Agents for Kettle river and Beaver creek, the Pabst's Milwaukee Beer. land being owned by Messrs. will save money by do­ Smailes and Bell, of Greenwood. ing so. MAIN STREET, CASCADE,-B. C Both the Vernon & Nelson and We propose to make our the Spokane & British Columbia Groceries move, and the * concerns are fighting to secure the consumer^rill get the privilege of doing the telephone benefit. .^Htofit will be business of the Boundary country. Railroad Headquarters Hotel, The Cascade Presbyterian church no objecf ~ it is your had the largest attendance in its trade we are after. Let BEST MEAL IN CASCADE FOR 35c. history last Sunday evening. The us figureo n your next new organ, was used for the first order. THE BAR IS SUPPLIED WITH "THE BEST OF EVERYTHING.' time, and Mr. McCoy preached a strong sermon. We can supply you Our Specialties are Pabst's Blue Ribbon Beer, Corby's W. T. Krebs, storekeeper for with ANYTHING Eight-Year-Old Rye, §eagram's '83 Rye, Four- Mann, Foley Bros. & Larson at that you use on your Crown Scotch and Burke's Irish Whiskies. Greenwood, was in Cascade Mon­ table. Celebrated Lion Beer on Draught. day night, en route to some of the new contracts on which the above IF YOU MUST DRINK, DRINK THE BEST. firm is engaged. . Joseph K. Johnson, of Grand ECKSTORM & SIMPSON, Proprietors. Forks, stipendary and police mag­ istrate, has been authorised to hold FIBST AVE.,CASCADE CITY, B.C.

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THE CASCADE RECORD eral government. Even the bankers Rochussen will be commended by association of the dominion, here­ all decent people, and others will Published weekly at Cascade City, B. C, by tofore against it, now favors the begin to realize that liberty is not Wlllcoi ft O'Reilly. measure. With its six millions of license. Cascade Subscriptions |g per year in advniiue. Ad- people, and its production of all Nothing seems to be as popular re Hiring rmtes on application. metals needful in coinage, it is in these modern times as trusts. Drug Co. The Record is on sal* at tht following plaoes: time that we had our own money Everything that is manufactured Simpson's Newstand Rossland coined here. Why should we be seems to be going into the trust We have just receiv­ Humphrey * Co., Nelson longer dependent to a large extent Thompson Stationary Co, Nelson business. One line has been over­ ed a full line of Smithes McRae Greenwood upon the product of other countries looked, however, that would be H, A. King A Co Greenwood for our coins ? It seems now that School Books, R. F. Petrle Grand Forki most popular among the quill C.S.Morris Columbia the day is drawing near when this drivers, and that is a newspaper of all kinds, and can John W. Graham A Co Spokane, Wash. work will be done in Canada, and Frauds A Milne Casoade trust. supply all wants. We Thomas Walker Casoade it is well that it should be so. have Readers, Spellers, Q.T.Curtis Casoade The editor of the Cranbrook Casoade Drug Co Casoade It is unfortunate that the Amer­ Herald is level headed. Here is Arithmetics, Geogra­ one of his tid bits worthy of more phies, Etc. Parents, TELEPHONE COMPETITION. icans and Canadians in Alaska should look over ourf should have come to blows over than passing thought: " Instead stock. Boundary people are now being the boundary question in that sec­ of a man sitting down and asking, treated to an unusual spectacle, at tion. While it is asserted that the ' what's going to be done for the Everything can be least in British Columbia ; that of passage of the Alien Placer Act has town ?' it would be far better for had here that should two strong telephone corporations greatly complicated the work of him to get up and say,' What can be in a first class Drug using every possible effort to secure the high joint commission, it is we do to push things along ?' " Store. Call and see. the greater part of the wire busi­ equally certain that overt acts by A competent pharmacist is always on hand The Golden Miner it* now a thing to All prescriptions, which will be accurately ness of this section. The fight is the gold seekers will not assist in compounded. of the past, the sheriff having taken Bring or tend your orders to us for Station­ not confined to the business to tie untangling the knot. It is to be ery, Blank Books, Playing Cards, Etc. We obtained by putting one instru­ hoped that reports of the clash an attachment to it on behalf of carry full lines, and oan nil orders promptly. ment in a town, but in two places have been greatly exaggerated. the mortgagee. East Kootenay Jos. SCHAICH, MGR. now has but five papers, one each at least—Greenwood and Grand Cascade, B. C. Forks—they both wish to install Victoria is over 600 miles from located at Moyie, Fernie, Cran­ exchanges In this effort, repre­ Cascade, hy the route taken by the brook, Ft. Steele and Golden, the sentatives of both the Nelson & mails, while Nelson is less than latter being the old established Vernon and the Columbia Co. 100. Last Sunday the Record re­ Era. have appeared before the city ceived the Nelson and Victoria All reports from Manilla show councils of those places and pre­ papers of the previous Friday. This that tbe boys in the First Wash­ sented their respective cases in as is a pretty comment on our mail ington volunteer regiment of Uncle strong a light as possible. With service. Evidently the greater the Sam's troops have been in the fore­ that phase of the situation the pub­ distance, the greater the dispatch, front of action continually, and Mining and lic, outside of those towns, has lit­ and conversely, the shorter the have borne themselves like regu­ tle to do, but in the general service distance to be travelled, the longer lars. Commission with the outside world every busi­ it takes. It works out that way at. • any rate. The troubles of freighters between ness man in the Boundary coun­ here and the railway are increasing try is directly interested. Aguinaldo has a way all his own. and as a result many refuse to Brokers. Before midsummer, it now seems When General Lagarda, one of his haul at all till the roads improve, assured that we shall have two advisers, tried to persuade him to and the rest of them charge Klon­ distinct and complete metallic cir­ surrender, the Filipino leader flew dike prices. cuits, connecting us directly with into a rage and ordered Lagarda Advertising Hints Spokane and thus with the outside decapitated. This if something Collections Made and ' world ; and each company will be like the Chinese method of prevent­ " The constant drop of water Commissions of All prepared to string more wires Wears away the hardest stone; ing bank failures, by cutting off Tbe constant gnaw of Towser Kinds Executed... . should the "business demand it. the heads of the officials of such an Masticates the toughest bone; The establishment of the first The constant cooing ltpisr institution when it becomes in­ Carries off the blurftmaid; line last fall by the Nelson & Ver­ solvent. AM the constant adtStttaer Time Checks Cashed. non Co. was a great convenience to Is the one who gets the trade." Preliminary arrangements for the district, but the service has Don't advertise in any way that the Canadian exhibit at the Paris been far from satisfactory. As the would not impress and convince exposition in 1900 are now being yourself. service is over the wires of two sep­ made. Canada will have 89,100 MAIN ST., CASCADE, B. C. arate concerns—one each side of Write your advertisements so square feet of space all told, out of that there can lie but one possible the international boundary line— the 350,000 allotted to the British construction, and that the right one. it was a simple matter for either to empire. The exhibit of British A little advertising is worth put the blame on the other. Then, Columbia ores will undoubtedly be something, provided the business TABLE OF DISTANCES FROM too, the tolls have been exorbitant. of a most interesting and instruc­ does not admit of more of it. Good CASCADE CITY. All this will soon lie changed, advertising demands that its tive character. MINING CAMP* MH.M and it will I* the direct result of volume be proportionate to the MLBB Bossburg SB competition. The promise is made .The Dominion parliament will business. Sutherland creek..., 8 Marcus 88 Baker creek 6 Rossland 41 by one company that the tolls will have 56 different applications for It is a matter of utter indifference MoRae creek 8 NORTHBOUND be greatly reduced, and that no railway charters to consider, notice to most people whether they trade Burnt Baiin 16 Christina Lake . 1 of which has already been given. at a certain store or not. If the Central camp to Oiaham'i Ferry 8 section of the continent will have idea strikes them right, they will Fisherman creek... .11 Qrand Forks 18 a better service in all respects. The most important to this section Summit camp. . M Columbia (Op.G.F.) 14 make a change. Advertising in­ Seattle camp H Carson 19 Doubtless the other company will is that for the Kettle River rail­ fluences people to oiake changes; Brown's camp 88 Niagara It do the same; as a result, the entire way, and already the cohorts on causes them to be more particular, Volcanic Mt 85 Greenwood 81 more exacting. It creates demand. Pathfinder Mt 28 Anaconda ....88 Boundary will feel the benefits. each side of the question are be­ Knight's camp St Boundary Falls 88 ginning to arrange themselves in You will generally find that the Wellington camp .. .24 Midway 8V For several years an agitation battle array. merchant who does not advertise Skylark camp 80 Rook Creek 68 has been going on looking to the Providence camp. ...84 Camp McKinney... .70 in and subscribe for his home Dead wood camp ... .86 Okanagan Falls.... 118 establishment of a mint in Canada, The two men who were fined this paper is narrow in his ideas, and Smith's camp 85 Pentloton 186 to be located in British Columbia, week in Cascade for using indecent lacks enterprise characteristic of a Long Lake camp... 88 BMMVATION POINTS Copper camp 87. Nelson1, Wash 10 the great mineral section of the language in a roadside hotel, wher

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r«»*ist«t«i^M*nMM«M«M»niii indications, is to become quite an and already they are laid on the BY THE WAYSIDE J industry for the next few months. right of way through Cascade. There seems to be no doubt but Miller & Brisbois are cutting and tim«wtwt***ww**»wt»ut»t that the Columbia Telephone and delivering poles between Greenwood " Worse and worse, and more of Telegraph Co. mean business. They and Midway, and George Donald Club Hotel it," fitly describee the present con­ have let a contract for the line has a gang at work between Mid­ QUINLIVAN & ROSS, , dition of the mail service into the from the Boundary to Camp Mc­ way and Camp McKinney. With Boundary country. Apparently Kinney to Davey & Donald, and men of means behind such a con­ PROPRIETORS. the nearer at home it is, the worse already this work has been let to tract, the work will be pushed to the service becomes. That is to three separate firms of sub-contrac­ an early completion. say, it frequently requires a longer tors and is well under way. It iB time to receive a letter from Green­ said that Davey & Donald have This company is operating under A good meal, a good room, wood, Grand Forks, Nelson or put up a bond for the completion a Dominion charter, granted for Rossland than from Toronto or of the entire line by July 1st. the present purpose in 1896. It or a good drink can be had Vancouver. It is probable that has announced its intention of at the Club Hotel. there is more than one cause of This new line is to be first class putting in exchanges at Grand thisi ; but, as an American presi­ in every conceivable particular. So Forks and Greenwood, with 'phones FIRST AVE., CASCADE CITY. dent once said, " It is a condition the Record is assured hy John B. at a low rental. The Nelson & that confronts us, not a theory." Donald, of the contracting firm. Vernon people are also in the field All this is getting, in a way, to No expense will he spared to give and it is expected that news of the be an old story, and may be tire­ the public the best service obtain­ beginning of work on the Bossburg- Fire Insurance Agency some, especially (o the postal de- able in all respects. The line will Russell line, by the Inland Co., Bartment officials. If inspectors have a metallic circuit throughout, with whom they will connect, will (c Lei id and Dorman, or Post­ the latest improved instruments be received shortly. In a short time and sound proof cabinets. Last, the Boundary will have two first- master-General Mulock himself, PHOENIX ASSURANCE COM­ could, by any occult process, be but not least, a big reduction of class telephone systems, and with located in the Boundary for say a rates is promised the minute the competition the rates will not be PANY, of London, Eng., BRIT­ couple of weeks, there is no doubt line is in operation. Wire has so high as to need a step-ladder to but that an immediate and per­ also been ordered to make the line reach them; ISH AMERICAN ASSUR­ a metallic circuit all the way to manent improvement would take ANCE CO. of Toronto; WEST­ place. Twice within a week have Spokane, thereby giving almost perfect connections. Superintendent Pope, of the pro­ the Spokane papers--the only vincial department of education, ERN ASSURANCE CO. dailies received here on date of has written to the Cascade school publication—been carried on to The Spokane & British Columbia board requesting the chairman tn Grand Forks or Penticton, or some­ Co., and the Columbia Co., will he define the limits of the proposed GEORGE K. STOCKER, AGENT. where else. And as for letters, the operated under one management., new school district to he established instances where they apparently and N. R. Stone, now manager of here. These departments move wander aimlessly all over the the former company, will be in slowly, hut they seem to get there, Real Estate, country are too frequent to men­ charge of the entire system. if sufficient time is given. The es­ Mines and Stocks. tion. With the psalmist one is tablishment of the new district, in impelled to say, " How long, oh, At present there are three gangs connection with the school build­ Lord ; how long ?" of sub-contractors in the field. Ger- ing, to be erected this year, will ber. Williams and Matti have that put Cascade in good shape in an Building telephone lines in the for delivering poles on the ground educational wny, for the time being. GAUNCE & WICKWIfiE, Boundary country, from present from the Boundary to Greenwood, And it is time this was done. GREENWOOD, B. C. GENUINE BARGAINS!! Genuine Bargains can now be had at MAHAFFY'S Store. The Great Clearing Sale is still going on, and we are Closing out at Cost. Everything goes; no reserve. Greatest opportunity ever offered in Cascade. Don't miss it. The chance of a lifetime.

Men's3 Suits Men's Cotton Sox Clothing, Blankets, Overalls, Shoes, Underwear, «i Pants it Hats in Great Va­ Few Pairs Men's Extra Sizes in Pants, Rubbers II Black Shirts riety Hats, Shirts, Sox, Mackinaws Gloves, Towels and •1 White "

IN AND AROUND CASCADE. Notice. & Notioe is hereby Riven that, I am not responsible 9 The pile driving on the big bridge for any debts contracted by H. Hepburn, who Ncvntly uonductfd » bakery business In Cuscude has been completed. City under the Ann iminu of Bnrrv A Hepburn. JOHN M. BAKHY Eastman & O'Brien have for utile Brooklyn, Ii. C, March 14th, 1800 cheap one American safe and office At Rock Bottom. fixtures. IIIIH Notice. Collector Rose begun his new Notice is hereby given to all concerned that That is the way we are selling Mackinaws, Rub­ duties, as per instructions from from this day and after this date. I will not be re­ sponsible for any bills contracted by Jumes knnls bers, Etc., now. Come and take them away at Ottawa, as inspector of hog killing against the firm of Knnls & Flvnn. your own figure. We must get rid of them. at the shambles of P. Burns & Co. Dated at Gladstone, B. ('.. this 8th day of March Angus Cameron has been ap­ IBM. THOMAS KLVNN. We are headquarters for Prospectors' Supplies pointed Cascade manager of the of all kinds, and can fit you out at the right price. new telephone line, and says he is Lost. to have the office open here within Near bridge at Christina City, a leather pocket book containing 835. in bills, one certlBoste of The Pioneer Store, six weeks, or by May 1st. nine shares of stock In Savings and Loan Coin, pany of (jeneva, N. Y., and personal papers. A Some time last night the con­ suitable reward will be given finder. Cascade, B.C. W. M. WOLVERTON, Mgr. tractors stable was broken into, Apply at Record Ofile.e, Cascade City, B. (.!. and Jack Stewart's fine saddle horse, with the saddle, was made Notice. off with. It is a bay horse, weigh­ Notice is hereby given to all concerned that, ing about ten hundred. from and after ibis date I will not be responsible D. D. FERGUSON,. for any bills contracted by Alfred Applequlst, As the spring gets older, the aKainst the Arm of Andersen & Applequlst. Dated at Cascade City, B. C, this 16th day of wagon roads are steadily getting February, 1800. A. P. ANUKHHBN. worse, and as a natural sequence the road freights are going up. At present the rate from from Boss­ Notice. The Columbia and Western Railway Company burg to Cascade is $1.25 per cwt. will apply to the Parliament of Canada at its next session for an act giving to the Company A few days ago, a man named authority tn Issue first mortgage- bonds to be a chance on its railway, including its main line and McDonald, employed by the Co­branches, not exceeding thirty-fly* thousand Doors, Sash and all lumbia Stage Co. at their Cascade uollars per mile thereof, and for other purposes H. CAMPBLL OSWALD, barn, was stepped on by a horse, Secretary the corks cutting deeply into his Montreal, March 7,1890. Kinds of Glass. instep. He will be laid up for sev­ eral days. Notice. CASCADE CITY. BRITISH COLUMBIA Notice Is hereby given that the Maps and Plans, and Bonks of Reference of the Columbia & Western Railway Branch Lines as follows have been deposited in the Registry OIHce at Victoria, as required by Sub-section 2. Section 10. of the British Columbia Railwny Act, and Section 136 The Canadian Pack of the Railway Act of Canada. Two branch lines from Urand Forks, B. C. to Carson, B. O. ROMA MOTEL, RAILWAY and Branch line from Eholt Sumniltt, to Summit, Greenwood, Wellington and Whites Mining CORNER FIRST AVE. AND MAIN ST., CASCADE CITY, B. C. Camps. Branch line from Cascade City to International S00 PACIFIC Boundary. ESS Branch line from Cascade City to Christina lake. LINE. Branch line from main line near Eholt Summit This New Hotel is now opened and prepared for business. to Long Lake Milling camp Branch line from Greenwood, B. C, to Copper and Deadwood Mining Camp. Id the Shortest, Quickest and Best Located line from Midway, II. C, to Rock Creek, BO. You are cordially invited to call and see us. It matters Route to the Coast, China, Japan W. F. Tm Chief Engineer of Construction. not whether your pockets are full or empty; drop in anyway. and Australia, and to all Eastern Trail, B. C, March 6th, 1800. and European points. Of course, we have everything needful in the liquid line. Tickets issued through and hag- Certificate of Improvements. , DEVON, PROP. gage checked through to destina­ ELMOKsaudCORYDON mineral claims, situate in the Grand Forks Mining Division of Yale tion. District. v> here located :-On Shamrock Mountain, south slope, about two and a half miles east of Christina W.F.ANDER80N, E.J.COYLK, Lake. Take notice that I, Smith Curtis, Free Miner's Trav.Pass.Agent, Dist.l'ass.Agt. Certificate No. 34039A for myself and as agent for Frank Hutchinson, Free Miner's Certificate No. Tf\£ llCWO and growing Nelson, B.C. Vancouver,BC. 8117A and tor Frank Gu>e, Free Miner's Certifi­ cate No. 0863A, intend, sixty days from the date Boundary Country can be had in a concise and readable form hereof, to apply to the Mining Kreorder fore Certificate of Improvements, for the purpose of by reading the Cascade Record every week. Send along your obtaining a i rown Grant of the above claims And further take notice that uctlou, nnder sec two dollar bill and keep posted on the greatest mining district Hutchins& tion 37, must be commenced before the issuance of such Certificate of Improvements in British Columbia. Address, The Record, Cascade,B.C. Dated this Thirty first day of Mtn-emhr*. 1888. Wingard SMITH CURTI". Are now located in Bossburg with ten four-horse teams, and O'TOOLE'S MAP are prepared to deliver freight —OF THE— i in Cascade, Grand Forks and Great Christina Lake and Sheep Creek Greenwood on SHORT NOTICE. Mining Districts. GLADSTONE, B. C. Orders received by Telephone, Mailed to any address on receipt and prompt delivery guaran­ of price, $1.50. teed. J. M. O'TOOLE, This new Stopping Place, just completed and opened to the Box 267, Rossland, B. C. ublic, is most conveniently located. Jim Ennis and ?•om Flynn, the proprietors, are old hands at catering to the Railroad and Travelling trade. They will treat you K2K2K2K2K3?831K3KJKJK2C3K3KJ right, inwardly or outwardly. C. S. MORRIS, Mgr. FRED WHITAKER, Sec'y and Treas. THOMAS FLYNN, Proprietor. F. ROGEKS, General Sup't. m ie Columbia Stage Co., Ltd HOTEL GLADSTONE Situated at the new town of Gladstone, near the Burnt Daily from Bossburg and Marcus to Cascade, Basin Mining Region and only 18 miles from Cascade; 10 Grand Forks, Columbia, Greenwood City, miles from Christina Lake. One of the nest hotel build­ Anaconda, Boundary Falls, Midway, and All ings between Cascade and Brooklyn. Good Livery Stable Points on Colville Reservation. in connection. Stage leaves Marcus on arrival of Northbound Train. Passenger* from Kootenay points make connections at Bossburg going and coming. FINE WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS.^* K2K2K3B3K2K3K: IK2K3CS3K2K3K3 JOHN DORSEY, Proprietor. cfl

Mnruh 85, 1899 THE CASCADE RECORD

Nothing succeeds like success. | HINES AND MINING |> This explains why so many board f Itlstslslsl^slMstSlsMsttlsfAslslMstst'Mttsfstii at the Cilimiiiiti Dining Parlor. The Sinbad fraction in Welling­ ton camp, is reported bonded to an •-•-•-•-•-•-•"•-•-•-•>-•-#- HOTEL CASCADE English syndicate at a good figure. The property adjoins the Golden .... C. H. THOMAS, PROP. ... Crown. Is Your On the O'Shea, in Camp. Mc­ The Original and Oldest Hotel in this part of the Kinney, the shaft has reached Watch district. Headquarters for Contractors, Mining Men solid quartz, and four and a half and Travellers. feet of high grade ore are mind in the bottom of the shaft. Sick? Tbe St. Lawrence claim in Dead- Well Stocked Bar in Connect ion. wood camp, adjoining the famous If so, bring it to us and Mother Lode, has been sold by i SECOND AVKNUE, CASCADE CITY. BRITISH COLUMBIA. Greenwood men to Spokane capi­ we will give it a dose that talists, represented by C. L. Hoff­ is warranted to cure. We man. The location of the claim is are expert watch and most fortunate fur ail concerned. clock doctors, and the ^ *m^ *—f*y JOHN LYNGHOLM, First Ave. The Minnehaha mine, near Camp VISMI VS^ I ^s^ Cascade, if you require anything McKinney, is to have a five drill timepiece has yet to be plant shortly. The 200 foot level made that we cannot ben­ in the line of Gents' Furnishings, Boots, Shoes, Rubbers, has been reached and drifting com­ efit with our medicine. Hats, Caps or Underwear. When going into the hills get menced. It is said that the man­ Old Jewelry cleaned free outfit from him and you agement contemplates the installa­ of charge. Bring it in. tion of a ten-stamp mill in the near can easily follow the trail future. The Granite mine, in Camp Mc­ KNOX & DELANEY Kinney, has 10 men at work. The Grand Central Hotel showing is a six foot ledge of white Next door to the quartz. A five-stamp mill has MCDONALD & FLOOD, PROPS. been ordered and is now on the Drug SHUT, Cascade, B.C. way, the dam and 1500 feet of • •••*>•••• •-$-«-• Liquid Refreshments of All Kinds ditch to convey water to the mill a-fr-fr-* • • 9 o-»-»-o-d-t>- having boen just completed. and in the Choicest Qualities. . . . The recent strike of a rich ore STAGE LINE body in the 300 foot level in the First Class Sample Rooms in Connection. Cariboo, in Camp McKinney, in­ sures a plentiful supply of ore for Boundary Creek. FIRST AVENUE. CASCADE, B. C. the 20 stamp mill for some time to This House is the FavnriteResurt for Railway Men. come. Doubtless, this will also Travellers, (lease remember the make certain the continued declar- line from (iiand' Finks to Green­ tion of dividends by this company. wood, up the North Fork, via Niag­ ara, Summit, Eljolt and Boundary The shaft on the Brooklyn and City, saving .1,500 feet elevation. Stemwinder, in Greenwood camp, Leave Grand Forks 9 a. m., Green­ is now 800 feet deep, and a double Columbia Hotel wood H a. in. pumping plant has been ordered J. A. McMASTER & CO., Props. from the Jenckes Machine Co., HOLBHOOK & KEAN. PHOIS. having a capacity of 200 gallons FIRST CLASS IN EVERY RESPECT. per minute each. It is believed this outfit will keep the mine clear •_:—••• yt„a„. AvKNUKi CASCADE, B. C. of water. Blacksmithiiig.v. Wm. H. Jeffrey, M. E., visited the Rathmullen group last week, which is located up the North Fork Wagon repairing and general Columbia Dining Parlor of Kettle river. His report to the blacksmithing promptly CHAS. M. HITCH, Proprietor. company is a most encouraging attended to. one, and he believes there are large First class Throughov . The Best of Everything the mar- ore bodies below the present work­ HORSESHOEING A SPECIALTY. bet Affords. Man; Years' Experience in the Business. ings. It is probable that a steam hoist and steam pump will be in­ stalled at an early date to facili­ tate operations. Blanchard & Moore Cariboo No. 2 Gold Mining Co is one if the new concerns formed 2nd Avenue, Cascade. \P. BURNS&CO~j to exploit a claim in'Camp Mc­ < • -WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN- • Kinney of that name. It is situ­ ated north of the famous Cariboo, and while not developed, is said to Spokane Falls & fresl] anb Qweb )J)/^cats, have a good surface showing, with two ledges easily seen. It is said Northern System. ofis.7 anb Oysters, £i»e anb ftresseb Poultry that 600,000 shares of this stock (I fJT Moats delivered at Mines Free of Charge, were taken in a couple of hours' Nelson and Fort Slicppi'd Hy. Co, O Mail Orders Promptly Attended to time in Spokane, when the com­ pany was floated. lied Mountain Railway k o Second Avenue, CASCADE CITY. (> Shops at CASCADK CITY. GRAND FORK9, GREENWOOD and MIDWAY The Winnipeg Mining Co., oper­ ating the now famous Winnipeg The direct and only All-Kail Route mine, in Wellington camp, is to do between the Kootenay District development in future on a basis —AND ALL— commensurate with the immense British Columbia Points, The E. G. Thomason & Co., Sawmill ore bodies known to exist there. To Pacific Coast Points, do this a 7-drill air compressor, of Fuget Sound Points, the latest pattern, has been ordered Eastern Canada and United States. DEALERS IN from the Jenckes Machine Co., of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Frank R. —Connects at -Spokane with— Mendenha'.l, being the Rossland GREAT NORTHKRN RY. Rough and Dressed Lumber, Lath, agent. The management of fhif NORTHERN PACIFIC KY. property feel confident that this O. R. R. & NAV. CO. Shingles, Mouldings, Etc. will prove to be one of the biggest Maps furnished, tickets sold and information given by local and connecting line ticket agents. propositions in the district. Re­ Passengers for Kettle River and Boundary cently an offer of 30 cents per creek connect at Marcns and Bossburg with share, for 50,000 shares, was re­ stages dally. G. O. DIXON, G. P.&T.A., fused. Spokane, Wash. CASCADE CITY, RRITTSF1 COU'MBTA. 8 THE CASCADE RECORD Marati », I8M

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THE CASCADE SAWMILL CO. | ALL OVER THE PROVINCE J COLUMBIA The Merchants Bank of Halifax A large stock of Rough is to put up a three-story building CABLE PERRY at Rossland. (LOWKR FERRY) and Dressed Lumber. The daily output of the Fernie coke ovens is said to be close to At Bossburg, Wash. 350 shipping tons.* Laths, Shingles, flouldings, Etc The Nelson Sabbath observance society has come out flat-footed against Sunday labor. LARGE There is considerable talk of STRONG LYNCH & EARLE, Props. building a railway to the northern end of Vancouver Island. SAFE It is definitely settled that Nel­ FINE WINES, PURE LIQUORS, son will have the sampling works to be built by G. W, McDowell. E. B. SUMMY & C0<, Props. CHOICE CIGARS Slocan mine owners are organiz­ Telephone UB if you want to cross ing to protest against the eight- the river late at night. Pure Goods for Medici­ hour law passed by the last legis­ lature. nal Use The first smelter on the British First Avenue Columbia coast will be in running order on Texada Island by June W 1st, with a capacity of 50 tons Opp. CUSTOM HOUSE daily. 11. Bill Nelson citizens have subscribed ^QSCQOC, JJ. {^, OSCAB STENSTROM, MGR. $300 to send a representative to SECOND AVKNUE, Ottawa, to press upon the govern­ CASCADE, B.C... ment the need of a government building in that city. FRED GRIBI, Prop. Ed. Boyce, the well known labor leader from the States, has been visiting the miners' unions at San­ JOB PRINTING don and Rossland, and was ban- » quetted at the latter place. Branch at the B. C. Store on Neat, Clean, Attractive Work turned out at Fair There are now pending protests Main Street, and at the Post against the election of Mr. Neill in Prices. Send or bring your orders to the RECORD. Alherni, Mr. Prentice in East Lil- Office on First Avenue. looet, Mr. Hume in Nelson and Mr. Wells in N. E. Kootenay, all of whom are Government men. •Palace giuery jftarn GAINE & ROY It has at last been settled that Kuskonook, on Lake Kootenay, ..,• ft tfte yuhon ^tore, will he the terminus of the Nelson & Bedlington railway, now in Wholesale Dealers in course of construction. Work will Up to Date Livery. be started on the terminal build­ ings at once. <^~ Saddle Horses Furnished y Knox the jeweller, will clean up your jewelry free of charge. Fine ON SHORT NOTICE. watch repairing our specialty. We TYGHE & McKELLARProps All Kinds of General Men's Furnishings at Retail. guarantee everything. At T. E. Ma- haffy's store, opposite post-office. Office and Warehouse, CASCADE CITY, B. C. CASCADE, B. C.