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Vol. 1, No. 45. GREENWOOD, B. C, FRIDAY, DEC. 8, 1899. $2-00 Per Tear.

It is with pleasure that they now un­ has a surface showing of between 250 VISITORS GALORE! dertake to receive, in what they conceivo A WEALTH OF ORE and 300. feet. It is iron ore carrying to be a fitting manner, a body of men gold and copper. A shaft hat been sunk whose interests in the upbuilding of the for 50 feet, and at that depth a cross-cut trade and industry of is being made. Three men are being Two Hundred on the Special is common with our own; and whose Rich Discoveries in Deadwood employed in the work of development. presence at such a di stance rfom their Excursion and Camp McKinney. The Greyhound, another property own homes indicates the breadth of their there, which is being managed by Mr. sympathies, andtheir commercial en­ Oliver, has had considerable work done terprise and foresight. It is cincerely on it, and is showing up magnificently. Of Representative Business Men to bi hoped that the impressions car­ Increased Mining Activity, and a The shaft is now down about 40 feet. ried away by you will not only be kindly Dumber of Transactions. — Dead- B. C. to Greenwood—Tendered The ledge matter is ascertained to be and favorable, but that their effect will Banquet By the Citizens. wood a Great Camp. 150 feet in width, and it is possible that be to lessen the Bpace that geography when developed the Greyhound and Ah has created, cement the various inter­ There will prove to be quite as remark­ ests of the district represent­ The Deadwood Gold Copper Co. have able mines as the Mother Lode. ed with those of Boundary; and greatly They came, and saw, and were con­ made an important strike on the St. extend business relations. Work on the Peacock claim, between quered. Yesterday 200 visitors, repre­ Lawrence Mineral Claim which joins the the Greyhound and the Sunset, has been senting the business interests in various It is not our intention to dwell upon Mother Lode on the north. They start­ sufficiently completed to enable the parts of the Province, arrived on the the importance of Greenwood in con­ ed a week or ten day's ago to do surface owners, Messrs. Naden and Mortimer, to C. P. R. on schedule time. They were tradistinction to that of the other towns work and have shown up a very fine Crown grant it. welcomed at the depot by a large num­ in the district. We recognize that your showing of surface ore similar in charac­ ber of citizens and the band. The party visit is to the Boundary as a whole, and ter to that of the Mother Lode. The Bids have been received by the Do­ was met at Grand Forks by Mayor it is as one of the important towns of the width has not yet been determined. minion Copper Company for the instal­ Hardy and Messrs. C. S. Galloway, D. district that we bid you welcome. Our The men are now engaged in stripping lation of a 30-drill air compressor, Cor­ A. Cameron and Duncan Ross, who merits and possible future as a city must the vein but twelve or fifteen feet of fine liss engine, boiler and other machinery went as a delegation. Upon arrival the be determined by the development of looking ore has been disclosed. It is to be used on the Brooklyn and Stem- party was piloted by tbe committee in trade and industry and as business men supposed that the St. Lawerence has a winder mines at Phcenix. charge, headed by the band, to the city, you are well qualified to judge of the sit­ continuation of the Mother Lode vein, where they were "put up" at the club uation for yourselves. Greenwood is as it lies directly north and the lead is LOCAL JOTTINGS. and distributed among the different wide open for your inspection. in the same direction. hotels. The greater number, however, Regarding our mines and mineral re Butler & McCormick have on hand a were obliged to sleep in the tourist cars sources, tho subject is too large for par­ A carload of ore from the Boundary full line of Harness, Saddles, Blankets, in which they came to Greenwood, by ticularizing here. We believe, however, Creek M. & M. company's property near Robes and Sleigh bells, at close prices. the way, four in number. Every hotel that they are destined to afford scope Greenwood lias arrived at the Trail 2t. and bed in town were filled. for the greatest development yet wit­ smelter. It carried 131 ounces silver, Nominations for the election of three W, F. Peters, district freight agent of nessed on the continent of America, two ounces two dwt. gold, 12 per cent, fire wardens at Phcenix will take place the C. P. R-, Nelson, was chaperon. with corresponding possibilities of com­ lead and \% per cent copper and netted there to-morrow in the school house at The party included representatives of mercial expansion, and that as repre­ $110.(>0 per ton over freight and treat­ ten. the Boards of Trade of Victoria, Van­ sentatives of business interests in this ment, or $2212 for the carload.—Rossland couver, New Westminster, Nelson, Ross­ Provinco you will not be slow to appre­ Record. Dr. Boucher, a graduate of McGill College, has formed a partnership with land, Kaslo, and other points in Koote­ ciate your opportunities. During the past few weeks a number nay too numerous to give a list of their In this connection, of the C. P. R. who Dr. Foster of this town and will be per­ of locations have been made on the hill manently located at Phoenix. names. Among them were Thos. Earle, brought you here and to whose enter­ just north of Midway, most of these have A Knights of Phythias Lodge is being M. P., W. A. Ward and L. G. McQuade, prise much of our progress and possi­ good copper showings, while a few carry organized at Phoenix. Victoria: J. C. McLagan, editor World, bilities are due, it is our duty to express galena, which until recently was not ; F. Buscombe, Vancouver; our appreciation. While careful at all known to exist in this immediate locality. Harvey & Robbins, Greenwood, have T.J. Trappand John Hendry, New West­ times to guard rights and interests, as leased premises in Phoenix and will On of the biggest strikes in this coun­ minster; Hon. T. Mayae Daly, Ross­ affected by the operations of that corpo­ open a livery and feed business there in try was made two miles from Camp Mc­ land; Rev. Mr. Frew and Capt. Troupe, ration, we regard as of »minent benefit about two weeks. Nelson ;G. 0. Buchanan, Kaslo, and rep­ to the district the construction of the Kinney above White's bar, between the resentatives of the press, railways, etc., Columbia & Western Ry., which it is forks of Rock Creek, The strike was The C. P. R. freight shed has been a large, lively and influential body of quite proper to assume will soon place made on the Dayton mineral claim. As­ painted. mainly business men. us on the short and main line to the says giving $800 in gold, 5 oz. in silver, Four or five of the leading firms of the The spread at Barrett's hall, where Coast, and the spur lines that have been and one per cent in copper have been city including the Russell Hardware Co., arrangements were made to banquet 200 built into the various mining camps obtained. It is claimed by the man Hunter & Kendrick Co., and the A. H. people by the Clarendon, was a great about us. So far we are pleased to know who made the strike there is a width of Sperry Co, are building private ware­ success; but as there were 200 excur­ that thereturnsin traffic have far exceed­ ten feet on thu lead. The ore is iron ox­ houses along the C. P. R. track south of sionists, and about fifty of our own citi­ ed anticipations of the company, and ide and full of free gold. The owners the freight depot. zens, who had purchased tickets, it was this is only a foretaste of what will occur are Hamilton and Younkin, and Hugh Cameron, Camp McKinney; and H. J. The C. P. R. track laying machine has a physical impossibility to accomodate when the mines are shipping. None been at work since last Friday laying them all, and many, both visitors and more cordially than the members of the McQuaid, Greenwood. The news of this strike has created considerable excite­ track to the Mother Lode, and the work citizens, were perforce turned away. Board of Trade and citizens of Greenwood is being pushed rapidly to completion. Mayor Hardy occupied the chair, and desire to see the Company for all time ment. The claim is evidently the The frame work of the new skating was toastmaster, Mr. Galloway, presi­ to come well rewarded for the expendi­ source of the placer gold of Rock Creek, rink is now up and the prospects are dent of the board of trade in the vice chair ture of $5,000,000 thus entailed. No which caused such a rush in the early that the citizens of Greenwood will be An address of welcome was presented other fact, we may be permitted to ob­ sixties, able t<> enjoy skating very shortly. by the Board of Trade, as follows: serve, is more significant of what is con­ Owing to the several strikes of big To W. F. Peters, C. P. R , and Visiting tained in the Boundary district that such ore bodies in Deadwood camp, there has Trains now leave Greenwood at 12:45. There is no other change in the time Gentlemen:— undertaking should have been as­ been considerable activity in mining sumed, largely on faith, by a corpora­ table. The memberB of the Board of Trade of properties there during the past week. tion, the management of which is noted the City of Greenwood desire on this oc­ The Ah There has been bonded by Pat C. A. S. Atwood has left Kelowna, and for great business capacity anil wise casion to officially extend to you. our Hickey, Slocan, to Geo. D. Ley son of will for awhile make his headquarters at foresight. visitors, a hearty welcome. They wish Greenwood. The Sidney M Johnson, (ireenwood, where he is representing to express the gratification which it af­ It is understood that the Canadian which adjoins the Ah There, has been Smith'& Mcleod's Sash and Door Fac­ fords them to know that the importance Pacific Railway Company is making ar­ sold to Gee. D. Leyson by H. Mortimer, tory in this city. Mr. Atwood will be of the Boundary district has been so far rangements to extend the line of the of the Bealey Investment Co. The missed at Kelowna, of which place, for recognized by the officials of the Canadi­ Columbia

THE GREENWOOD MINER Friday Dec. 8, 1899.

THE LUMBER TRUST. trict, but also afford our qjty shorter and EHOLT BUSINESS HOUSES. better, because all-rail access to Ross­ It Has Completed its Organization .by Electing- land and Nelson and other important ZZH.'-'.:":. Officers. •.„,'..' points in South Kootenay. JJJThe Kootenay and Vale lumber com­ The proposed line will consequently, Eholt Trading Company bine completed its ^organization yester­ if constructed, prove all important to day at a meeting held in this city, by the new isolated district of the Similka- EHOLT, B. C. electing the following officers \ President, meen, and there is every reason to be­ Mr. Louis Blue; first vice-president, Mr. lieve that the result of the endeavor can­ Peter Genelle; second vice-president, not but prove very satisfactory for Can­ A Fnll Stock o* Groceries and Mining Supplies Mr. John Genelle; secretary, Mr. J. E. ada's great railway from a financial Poupore. The intention is to have standpoin t.—News Advertiser, Vancou­ . .ALWAYS ON HAND, offices in this city and at Greenwood. ver. The Rossland office will look after the business in this section, and the Green­ Messrs. Sprott & McPherson have en­ Bholt Trading Company, wood office after the interests of thetere d into partnership and succeed W. EHOLT, BRITISH COLUMBIA. company in the Boundary Creek coun­ M. Sprott in the jewelery and watch­ try. The stock is divided as follows: making business on Greenwood St. They The company which constitutes the are opening up a large and fine stock of combine is capitalized for $500,000 in $1 jewelry and watches at once. Their an­ shares. Of the capital stock, $250,000 nouncement appears in this week's issue goes to Messrs. Louis Blue and A. Fisher, and the other $250,000 to Messrs. Peter Genelle & Co. In the property con­ EHOLT trolled by the combine, there are nine mills located as follows: Rossland, To Let... Ymir, Nakusp, West Robson, Plnenix, The Main two at Greenwood and Rock Creek. In Eleven Large addition to this, the new corporation Offices in Distributing Point for has large timber reserves in this section and in the Boundary Creek country. The Miller Block, Mr. J. E Poupore, the secretary of the The Mining Camps of Boundary Creek District. combine, was seen yesterday, and said: Rooms Rented in Suite "Our object is not to raise the price of or Seperate ...Branch Lines to... lumber, but rather to prevent competi­ The building is centrally located, heated tion. As a result of the close compe­ with hot air and furnished with flush closets. SUMMIT, WELLINGTON, GREENWOOD tition, there has been no profit in the Apply to JANITOR, Miller Block. lumber business for some time past. and LONG LAKE CAMPS. How will this be done? Well, in theTH E LION- first place the price of lumber will be £^^5^2!!2^^ H. T. Wilgress, C. P. R. Land Agt uniform. Say a mill at West Robson A DCTVTrMJT T GREEHW00D, B. C. gets an order for lumber, and has two- G. A. KfcJNDJlLL, - . TTATLrTTrn/yiff or L< A thirds of the kinds included in stock, Bottling Works. FHOLT B c - HAMILTON, how will it be filled? Formerly the GREENWOOD and GRAND FORKS. nnuK.1, a. v. c p R Land Com ( wlnnipeg:F Man order would be filled if the mill had to go to work at an additional expense, and Manufacturers of all kinds of Carbonat­ often at a loss, to make the sizes which ed Beverages. he did not happen to have. This was done so that the other mill men might SO^E AGENTS FOR THE not get a chance to fill part of the order. Builder and Now, however, we will send a part of LION BREWING CO., the order to the other mills to be filled. T. Denton, Contractor. Rossland, B. C. There will be no profit killing compe­ tition like there has been. Then, orders The largest brewery in British Columbia. EHOLT, B. C. for lumber will be filled at the point nearest to where it is to be used. There JAS. M'CREATH & CO., are many advantages in the combine Proprietors. which are too numerous to be mentioned. When In EHOLT stop at I think from now on we will be assured of a reasonable profit, and at the same time the public will get its lumber just CHESAW TRADING 1 Hotel Northern. as cheaply as formerly," concluded Mr. FRED MUNN, Prop. An Up-to-Date House. Poupore.''—Rossland Miner. COflPANY, DEALERS IN HEATED WITH HOT AIR. BATH ROOMS IN CONNECTION

HEADQUARTERS FOR COMMERCIAL AND MINING MEN. General Mdse, Groceries, MOST IMPORTANT CONNECTION. Furnishing Goods, Heavy and Shelf Hardware. What the Proposed Short Line to the Coast Means. | PROSPECTORS' and MINERS' The Columbia Hotel, A dispatch from Grand Forks states | SUPPLIES A SPECIALTY. that engineers are, on behalf of the Can­ Barclay Avenue. ...EHOLT, B. C... McMaster & Black. adian Pacific. Railway, making detailed I CHESAW, WASH. surveys for a new line of railroad, which ! FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATION. leaving the Columbia it Western branch $ Keep Your Eye on Chesaw. near Midway, will pass through the i Bar Stocked with Best Brands of Liquors and Cigars. Similkameen Valley by way of Keremeos and Princeton and finally connect with the main line at Spence's Bridge. It is ALBERTA added that there is every reason to be­ NEW FURNITURE THROUGHOUT. GOOD STABLING IN CONNECTION. lieve that the route suggested will be found fairly easy, in substitution for a HOTEL, SILVER STREET connection previously proposed between The Summit Hotel, Princeton and Hope, which is so far as engineering observations indicate, much NORMAN LUSE, PROPRIETOR. more difficult to provide. There is con­ A. ARCHAMBEAULT & CO. sequently every likelihood of a begin­ EHOLT, B. C. Best Brands of Liquors and Cigars. ning of the necessary construction work T. F. GAIKE, Mrr. in the early future. This is excellent news, for the con­ A FULL SUPPLY OF struction of the proposed new branch of Imported and Domestic Wines, Liquors an the Canadian Pacific Railroad will not Cigars. Headquarters for Railroad Eholt Meat Market tFRESH MEATS, SAUSAGE, Etc J.L.CHASE. EHOLT, B. C. only open up most promising mine coun­ and Mining Men. try in the Similkameen, together with a fine pastoral area about the Nicola dis- GREENWOOD, B. C. PUT AN AD IN THE MINER. Friday, Dec. 8, 1899 THE GREENWOOD MINER

C. & W. RAILWAY EXTENSION. Sunday night by the Rev. A. VY. Trine, late of Garfield, Wash., who is a very WHEN YOU WANT Preparations Making for More Construction fluent preacher. The ladies are out 0. 3\. Knox, Next Year. with a subscription for a church organ, CONTRACTOR THE BEST IMPORTED CI­ It has been generally supposed for and Chesaw is putting on all the airs of GARS and TOBACCOS, CON­ months that the C. P. R. would a city, and BUILDER. rest a year or two, after building the FECTIONARY, MAGAZINES, All kinds of shop work and Boundary branch to Midway before con­ MINERAL ACT, 1896. Office titling promptly attend­ PERIODICALS, STATIONARY ed to. Storm windows and tinuing on to a connection with the screen doors always on hand. and HOUSE PLANTS GOTO main line. Lately, however, the trend Certificate of Improvements. of events shows almost conclusively NOTICE. .COjRteS' OLD SCJMD,. Next Door to that by early spring construction will Govt. St., Greenwood, H. C. Munr o s, •- ERMAN'S. be resumed once more, and rushed as • •'Commander," "Commander Fraction," unci fast as that now practically finished has "Bolton fraction" mineral claims, situate in COPPER STREET. the Kettle River Mining Division of Yale Dis­ DR. R. MATHISON been. trict. Where Located; In Copper Camp. DENTIST : : : Oscar Englund, stationed at Cascade Take notice that 1, Isaac II. Hallett, Free for a year as division engineer of the Miner's Certificate No. 19,510a, intend, sixty NADEN BLOCK : days from tlie date hereof, to apply to the Min­ C. P. R. during construction, was in ing Recorder, for Certificates of Improvements, GREENWOOD : for the purpose of obtaining Crown Grants of the Similkameen during the summer the above claims. I Arlington and fall, and came out recently to take And further take notice that action, under section :i7, must be commenced before the is­ Graduate Pennsylvania a trip to the Old Country. At the re­ suance of such Certificates of Improvements. College of Dental - - COPPER STREET, Dated this 28rd day of Nov., 1899. Surgery ----- quest of Chief Engineer Tye, however, Philadelphia, Pa.- - D1-2HI I. II, HALLETT. " Hotel/GREENWOOD c . Mr. Englund has returned post haste to A Licentiate of British the Similkameen, and with a force of Columbia- - - - - about twenty assistants will make per­ NOTICE. Hooper & Co., manent locations for the extension, and Notice is hereby given that at the first meet­ Proprietors. remain in the mountains for most of the ing of the License Commissioners for the City Saddles and winter. of (ireenwood held after HO days from this date, the undersigned will apply for a transfer from It was the original intention to run the undersigned to Cox, Jones it Wilson of the IMPORTED & DOMESTIC hotel license now held by him for the Rossland Harness* <£ <& the line to Penticton, and thence west hotel situated on Copper street in this city. A. CAMERON. CIGARS, to Hope on the main line, but owing to Grreehwood, B. C, Nov. 24,1899. 80d Turf Goods, the sudden drop required to get down to BOOT AND SHOE FINDINGS. the Okanagan lake, this route has been DISSOLUTION NOTICE. 1 WINES and LIQUORS. abandoned. After leaving Rock Creek, REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. the line as now virtually decided on, M. S. Butler, JP Headquarters for Mining Men. will run to Keremeos and Princeton, The partnership heretofore existing through the Similkameen valley, and between M. Tebo and A. A. Deem, un­ GREENWOOD, B. C. thence on to Spence's Bridge—not fol­ der the firm name of Tebo & Deem, ho­ lowing the route to Hope. By the new tel keepers, Eholt, B, C, has this day O. F. Nickle. F. Archer. survey it is claimod that satisfactory been dissolved by mutual consent. All grades can be obtained. It is to estab­ accounts due the firm may be paid to McElmon lish these grades that Englund and either of the above parties. PALACE SALOON, other engineers are now in the field, M. TEBO. THF WATCHMAKER with instructions to complete the work A A. DEEM. Nickle & Archer. as soon as possible. Chief Engineer Eholt, B. C, Nov. (1, 1899. 30d. Is now looat-id on Green­ Tye himself has just been over the pro­ BOLSTER, WASHINGTON. wood street posed route, OPPOSITE THE NEW It has also been virtually decided i G. A. OUES8, M. A. II. A. (ICESS, M. A. * that when construction begins again it GREENWOOD ASSAY OFFICE, RENDELL BLOCK. will be from Spence's Bridge, and prob­ 1 GUESS BROS. I JOE C. LUCKENBEL, ably the first contract will be for 150 'J* a ' QM YEARS miles of grading —Cascade Record. | Chemists and Mining En- % if*} EXPERIENCE. \ gineers. 1 Assayer and Metallurgist, Full assortment of material and tools lo i GREENWOOD, B. C. \ PROPRIETOR. CHESAW DOINGS. do correct, work. Mines Examined and Isaac Waldron's new saw mill com­ BEFORE ORDERING YOUR Reported on. GREENWOOD. menced cutting lumber and will turn out PAINTERS and 12,000 to 15,000 feet per day. The Nash & Co., PAPER HANGE RS Crystal Butte mill has also started and D. L. BARCLAY'S STAGE good lumber can now be delivered in Groceries Chesaw for $14 per in. As a consequence SIGN WORK A over 20 new buildings are to be erected Leaves Imperial Hotel daily for Mid­ at once. It would be well for you to call on way at 3:80 p. M. and leaves Midaway SPECIALTY. at 8 a. m. Messrs. Collins and Coates, late of Greenwood, are putting in a sash and Quick Work Guaranteed. door factory and lathe and shingle mill A. II. SPE1UIY First=Class Accommodations. SHOP OPP. FISHER SAW MILL. and have mi re orders than they can fill. & CO., Parties desiring to visit Midway on I. J. Evans and F. F. lllsley have Sunday run return the same evening. about completed the water ditch from WHEN IN PHCENIX -»33S£et- Mary Ann Creek into town, and are (i() TO building a large reservoir about 200 feel HORSESHOEING JP above the town, and not more than 000 Who have the most W. TWIST & CO. feet from it, giving us a line water sys­ complete stock of and BLACKSMITHING. tem in case of fire. Buckboards and BUggioi made tO Order. Staple and fancy for Fine Cigars, Tobaccos, Confection- James P. Blaine litis moved his assay WORK GUARANTEED. office about two blocks north of I lolbrook, I Groceries to be found ary, Soft Drinks, etc. We also handle siio|p mi Copper Street, Greenwood, B. 0 all the leading papers. Kean & Co's portion of the town. i in the Citv. A. B. JENSEN. Judge Peck has decided to build a W. TWIST & CO. **$9'9$&** law office near the corner of Myers and Phoenix, B. ('. Tafts street. ARTHUR MOWAT, Mr McKrosky, of the Chesaw Trading BILLIARDS AND Co., is about ready to move into his new MINING, REAL ESTATE and building, which is a credit to a city ten POOLROOM, times larger than Chesaw. SperrY INSURANCE AGENT. i The ladies of Chesaw have organized a Sunday School, which is held every Sun­ Operating in British Columbia and CIGARS and TOBACCOS. day in the school house, and is well Republic Camps. attended. Little boys and old prospec­ One Door Sonth of Star Bakery. tors who have not been to Sunday School &Co., CLOCGII'S CODE. Gov't. Street. for forty years, fall into line and say their piece: Services are held also every COPPEI! STREET. Gil KENWOOD, B. C. J. W. WOLFE, Proprietor, THE GREENWOOD MINER. Friday, Dec. 8, 1899

THE GREENWOOD MINER. occasion requires. With the develop­ THE BEST BEER IN TOWN IS MADE BY THE ment of mining and industrial condi­ Published Every Friday at Greenwood, B. C. tions, the relations between the two BY great forces of the present day, natur­ Elkhorn Brewery, THE GREENWOOD MINER PRINT­ ally become more sensitive; and the in- PORTMANN BROS. & CO., Props ING COMPANY. interests affected correspondingly great. ASK FOR If, without creating too much machin­ The Elkhorn La­ ery, a court, or courts, of arbitrament K. E. GOSNELL, Editor and Manager. ger Beer contains could be established, many difficulties Elkhorn only pure Malt and might be settled without reaching the SUBSCRIPTION RATES. acute stage, and possibly such troubles Hops. Try it! Domestic, One Year *2.00 as now exist in the Slocan brought to . " Six Months $1.25 Lager Foreign, One Year $3.00 an end. Payable Invariably in Advance. It Is kept on Draught or in Bot­ PARTY LINES. Advertising rates furnished on application. B eer. tles by all the Lead No patent medicine ads taken except at full A very interesting discussion is being PATRONISE ing Hotels in this rates. carried on in the columns of the Vic­ HOME District. Legal notices 10 and 5 cents per line. toria papers, over the introduction of INDUSTRY. "Certificate of Improvement" notices, $5.00 Dominion party lines in provincial poli­ and $10.00 for legal life of notice. tics. The Colonist, though for years a Four weekly insertions constitute one month's Conservative paper, does not believe in advertising. the principle; and the Victoria Times, which is a Liberal organ, for once agrees THE MINKK is on sale at the following places: GREENWOOD. with its contemporary, but for reasons King & Co., Smith & McRae, Monroe & Co., P. which are not quite the same. The O. News Room. Colonist wants to see the present pro­ t J CASCADE : Cascade City News Co. ROSSLAND : vincial Government, which succeeded VTHE PIONEER HOTEL. 5 P.O. News Room. ANACONDA. B. C: P. O. the Turner administration, routed horse, NewB Room. SPOKANE: The Shaw-Borden CO. W Greenwood City, Boundary Creek, B. C. * foot an artillery; and the Times wants to see it remain in power, although the Entered at the Greenwood, B. C, post office Premier, and the leading factor of the • • • ai second class mail matter. administration, Mr. Cotton, are both Conservatives in Dominion politics. We are prepared to welcome guests and provide best accommodations. Friday, Dec. 8, 1899. The Times probably fears that a worse HEADQUARTERS FOR MINING MEN. thing might happen. The Best of Wines, Liquors and Cigars. The most comfortable A SINGLE STANDARD. On the other hand A. E. Mc. Phillips, There should be a little more uniform­ one of the city representatives in the SAMPLE ROOM ity than we have in the matter of time. local House, is in accord with the New It is quite difficult at any particular Westminster convention of Liberal-Con­ In Greenwood. Heated by Hot Air. moment to tell just where we are at; servatives, and although elected by hence confusion. We are told that members of both parties, is strongly in • • • there is a time to weep, and a time 10 favor of a straight party fight. In Vic­ laugh, and times for various other emo­ toria, and on the Island, there is a good J* W* Nelson, Proprietor* tions and acts. We have them all in deal of division of opinion among Con­ Greenwood. There is one time for the servatives on that point; while in Van­ city, as regulated by Miller's chronome­ couver, and New Westminster, and pos­ ter, another for the C. P. R., and sibly throughout the Mainland, Liberal- another for the mines. It would be Conservatives are generally in favor of highly desirable if some uniformity could party lines. be introduced into the flight of our an­ Logically, as the MINER has previous­ cient enemy in and around Greenwood. ly stated it, there is no good reason for THE FASHION LIVERY STABLE. At present he takes his departure so ir­ the introduction of Dominion party lines regularly that all kinds of mistakes are in provincial politics—the issues are not Cameron Bros., Prop's. liable to occur. identical; but owing to the modern de­ Livery, Feed and Sale Stables. Good Single and Double Drivers. Gentle Saddle velopment of party ism, more especially and Pack Horses. All Kinds of Teaming and Heavy Hauling Done CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION in all Anglo-Saxon communities, what on the Shortest Notice. Stock Well Looked After. is practicable and most easily workable A petition has been circulated OFFICE OF GREENWOOD CITY TRANSFER COMPANY, throughout the Province, to be pre­ supersedes theory. This is exemplified sented at the next session of the legis­ in many ways. It is difficult, and has GREENWOOD, B. C lature, asking for the repeal of the been found difficult and disor­ present Labor Conciliation and Arbitra­ ganizing, for parties to re-ar­ tion Act of 1894; and the substitution range themselves in different elections, TYTTT-TonrnrTonronnr of an act based on the lines of that in fighting on one side with one set of force in New Zealand. The late ad­ friends atone time, and against the same ministration passed an Act in 1893, that set of men at another time. In provin­ BOUNDARY CREEK LOAN AND MERCANTILE was introduced by Lieut.-Col. Baker, cial politics, however, the great advan­ Provincial Secretary and Minister of tage of party lines as suggested, is that <£ <£ AGENCY. THOMAS MILLER, Manager.... Mines. It would have been an effective it makes the whole party responsible measure, under certain conditions, but for the legislation enacted, and not one it was too far ahead of the requirements or two individuals; and hence leaders Real Estate, nines, Insurance. of the Province, and altogether' too would be more careful about favoring elaborate. In fact, at that stage it was personal interests which may conflict OFFICE: Corner Copper and Deadwood Streets not needed, although as subsequent with party interests. In the past there events have shown, it was not without has been, and at the present time there justification, looking to the future. So is, too much special legislation, which, apparent was the non-necessity, if we if it had to obtain the support of a party as a whole, would either be modified or may be permitted to so express it, of the MINERL ACT. 1896. Act as it then stood, and the elaborate not permitted at all. It is possible and B. C. Pottery Company, Ltd., quite practicable for both parties in Do­ machinery provided under it, that it Certificate of Improvements. Victoria. was repealed at the following session and minion politics to each have a provin­ cial platform, apart from Dominion is­ MANUFACTURERS OF the present Act, drafted by A. B NOTICE. Gray, of Nelson, then the head of the sues, and, therefore, in that sense it is Sewer Pipe, Chimney Pipe, Fire logical enough to divide accordingly. "Peacock" Mineral Claim,situate in the Ket­ Bricks, Pressed Bricks, Flower Pots, Bureau, was enacted in its stead. So tle River Mining Division of Ya le District. far, with one exception, the Act has not Where located: In Deadwood Camp. and Fire Proofing Tile. However, whatever are the relative Take notice thai I, Isaac H. Hallett, as agent bten called into requisition, and as merits of the two contentions, Booner or for Edward H. Mortimer, Free Miner's Certifi­ cate No. B 6084, George R. Naden, Free Miner's H. M. KEEPER, legislation instituted by the late ad­ later by force of circumstances party Certificate No. 14,857 A, and C. H. Brown, Free ministration is not greatly appreciated Miner's Certificate No. ]9,f>.r>9 A, intend, sixty lines will come. That is generally con­ days from the date hereof, to apply to the Min­ MINING and REAL by the present government it is not ing Recorder for a Certificate of Improve­ ceded. The only question is how soon ments, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown ESTATE BROKER. likely to be during its regime at least. they should be introduced. The Liber­ Grant of the above claim. There is room, however, now for some And further take notice that action, under ..GREENWOOD, B. G. al-Conservatives in convention have ev­ section 37, must be commenced before the is­ practical measure providing machinery suance of such Certificate of Improvements. idently concluded that the time has al­ Dated this 20th day of October, 1899. 10-li7-2m that may be taken advantage of when ready arrived. I. li. HALLETT. Subscribe for the MINER. Friday, Dec. 8, 1899. THE GREENWOOD MINER.

OUR ROSSLAND LETTER.

For the month ending Nov. 30th, ihe Xmas ore shipments from Rossland mines amounted to 104,000 tons, valued at two VOTERS ATTENTION! and three-fourths millions of dollars, gross. For the corresponding eleven Election coming once a year. . months of 1898, the ore shipments Like Xmas tide will soon be here. amounted to 103,000 tons, valued at about $2,200,000. So nse yonr vote, for freedom fight, Owing to the state of the labor ques­ And right will triumph over might. tion in the upper country, and the ab­ sence of a regular publication of ore But Xmas comes with joy to all, shipments, I am unable in this letter to To Smith & McRae then give a call. give even an approximate of the ship­ Onr store is decked with presents bright, ments from Nelson, Slocan, and other points, but these will be forthcoming For every boy and girl's deligh— later. Sleighs, dolls, and toys do there appear, One of the chief reasons which ac­ counts for a considerable margin be­ And all that makes the Yule-tide dear. tween calculated and actual output this i Mall Orders For Xmas. Presonts of all kinds call and see year is, that the facilities for shipment will reeive prompt and have not proved to be as successful as careful attention. SMITH & M'RAE, the management had calculated upon. A large and unique selection of This is especially noticeable of the ship­ Xmas Cards. Bopper St., Greenwood. ping facilities of the War Eagle and Centre Star. These facilities, however, are being gradually worked up to the ca­ pacities for which they were designated ; ... 1 Ilw... deliver a short address, and at 7 :30 p. and as the ore in sight both in the War m., when W. D. Stackhouse will again Eagle and in the Centre Star is stated by preach. A. W. Bennest, well known in the management to have greatly in­ musical circles, with a union choir, will creased of late, we shall soon see the British Columbian Wfyoksak have charge of the music. weekly shipments of the mines here av­ eraging at least 0,000 tons. That is to INTERIOR TOPICS. say, for 1900 the output will in all prob­ LtKfUOV K.O., Ltd* R. GREIGER Manager. ability double that of 1899, amounting Mayor Neelands, of Nelson, will not at least to 300,000 tons. This is not at stand for a second term for the mayoralty all improbable when it is borne of that city. in mind that the regularly shipping s SOLE AG3ENTSF0 R Pu*bSt BitV. One of the biggest ruining deals ever mines will shortly be reinforced by some consummated in the East Kootenay was new aspirants, such as the Grant, Josie, completed last week when J. C. Drewery No. 1, the Sunset No. 2, and some oth­ paid over $75,500 for the Lake Shoreprop­ ers the names of which have not been made familiar to the public. Here as COMPLETE LINE GREENWOOD, erties at Moyie, the whole consideration BAR being $82,000. elsewhere there have always been san­ BRITISH COLUMBIA. guine estimates made. In earlier times ....SUPPLIES The collections of Inland Revenue for every prospect was a mine, but we are November amounted to $3373. gradually learning the way to discrimi­ TTbnronrbTfToTroTTo'innro'"! W. S. Eteid, the well-known contractor nate, and experience is thus teaching on the North Star Branch of the Crow's wisdom. Hone prospect out of every Nesi Pass Ry., was instantly killed by a twenty should turn out to be a mine, falling tree last week while walking on it ought to be satisfactory enough. In the Benefit of a ftailibafy the track. the earlier days of the camp too mi.iii Dates for Farmer's Institute meetings was taken for granted, hence "barren have been fixed as follows: Arm­ diorite.his mossy couch extended, and Can lie fully realized by strong, Dec. 15; Kelowna, Dec, 18th, and star of gold the sparkling pyrite blend­ noting the —— / Salmon Ann Dec. 13th. ed." D. Rabbit has received the appoint­ Happily the community is reaching Reduction in ihe Prices ment as Judge of the Court of Revision the stage where imagination no longer Fish, Poultry,, Oysiers, and Appeal at Vernon. runs riot, and the prosperity of the trade Ham, Bacon., Lard, etc...,. is largely measured by its production. G. 1". Craig, lateof Vancouver, where The promotion and development of the he was in the employ of the McDowell Giant continues along substantial lines. The generally westward strike of Red At the Market of bT a 1? Atkins, WatBOU Co., is opening up a drug store in the new building at the Mountain ore bodies has always im­ JL JLPJLPJLP. S JULSLPJLPJIJLPJLQJLPJI^^ south end of Copper street and will put pressed one with the richness of the in an up-to-date stock of drugs. Mr. mineral zona which has many line out­ Craig in addition to his experience in crops on tin' west flank. Tho develop­ Vancouver, has had four or five years' ment of the Giant is the beginning of at experience in Ottawa, and is a graduate least, threi or four enterprises in that of the Ontario College of Pharmacy. part of Bed Mountain which lies in the direction of the strike. Amongst old The members of tbe Greenwood Min­ timers this portion of the camp has al­ ^ f Gold Filled, er's Union have requested the MINIMI to ways been I eld in great esteem. extend their thanks to the large number KsarasBSSBcaaiiro&Rs^iawrc^ Silvery dt of ladies and gentlemen of (ireenwood and Midway who patronized the ball BAPTISV CHURCH OPENING. Nickle* d&dt on Thursday night of last week in Bar­ msssmi rett's Hall. All who were present ex­ Dedication St vices Will Be Held on Sunday In Prices vavylng from $3 to $Wfl. ?& Next. (-vt /"V'tf'Q ol all kinds for the •u press themselves greatly pleased with LdAAoIVO Boudoir, Parlor and Office, the success of the occasion and The new baptist church which has for We are constantly improving: the officers of the Union are some time i een completed will be ded­ our line of jewelry both in quan- . titv and quality. Call and ex­ gratified to know that their efforts icated on Sunday next. The opening amine it. l'riceaud Quality satisfactory. fcruggists iirjrf Jewelers have been appreciated. services ha .c been delayed on account \.i the illness uf the pastor Rev. R. ',.'. There was not a quorum at the Coun­ Wf0 Trotter. (.. I Sunday there will be three cil Board on Monday night, only Mayor services, a.- follows;: 11 a. in., when the Hardy and Aid. Galloway and Beath Rev. W. I) Stackhouse, B. A., president putting in an appearance. Several mat­ of the Bap;:Ht Convention, will preach, em ters of importance required consideration. at 3 p. in., when Revs. C. W. Rose, iThe '(l Restaurant... 1 J. A. Russell, of the Russell Hardware Nelson; II. Saunders, Trail; I). Gamp- $ **'*•••' \Jl Owing to increasing demands this popular and Cci>rer Street, JS> yf pioneer. Cafe has been enlarged! ..My. GSEEFWOOD. S Co., has g me east as far as Winnipeg on bell, and B. :1. Balderston, Greenwood; a business trip. and D. A Stewart, Phoenix, will each THE GREENWOOD MINER. Friday, Dec. 8, 1899

MMkrWIArM/INMMN^ Concert Hall... Come on Boys to In Connectionwitli the QTTJa WA HOUSE, J. F. RODGERS TOMPKINS k BENSON, Proprietors. • • • Drop in and have an e?i-> I_?I_? FOR MACKINAW COATS, PANTS and SHIRTS. Evening's Enjoyment t~" Kfc,t,« iwwwtwmmwfMfmtmmfk Best Value in Town. A NOTABLE EVENT. NOTICE. CLARENDON BLK. What the News Advertisers Thinks of the Ex­ NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that application will be made to the Legislative Assembly of the cursion to the Boundary. Province of British Columbia at its next session for an Act to incorporate a Company with pow­ The excursion to the Boundary coun­ er to construct, build, equip and operate tramways in the Districts of Kootenay and Yale try of a goodly company of Vancouver in the Province of British Columbia; to run and and Victoria merchants, which starts operate such tramways by electric, steam or other power as may be most economical or con­ CHOICE DRIVING TEAMS, from this city on Tuesday next, will venient; to erect and operate telegraph and telephone lines in and between all the cities, doubtless years hence be regarded as a towns, villages and settlements in said Districts notable incident in our Province's his­ of Kootenay and Yale, with power to connect i with other fines that may operate in or outside Palace Crackerjack Saddle Horses. tory, for the visit will mark the opening of said Districts; to supply electric, steam, air, up by Canada's great railway of what is water or other power to other corporations, manufactories or individuals; to supply light to become one of the greatest copper and toother corporations, manufactories or indi­ Distance Cuts no Ice. viduals; to acquire and hold water rights for Livery copper-gold mining regions on this Con­ the purpose of generating power whether for tinent. It should herald also the early their own use or the use of other corporations, manufactories or individuals; to furnish and formation of mutually important and supply water to other corporations, manufac­ We Never Fail to Get There. tories or individuals in said Districts; to profitable trade relations between the acquire and hold land, timber rights, rights of Stables. merchants of this city and Victoria, and way and other property and easements for the purposes of the Company with all necessary Robbins

A PIONEER PROSPECTOR. MAIL SERVICE. J. RUSSELL. T. HARDY Office Hours: 8 a. in. to 6:15 p. m. Mails close for Grand Forks, Rossland and One of the Very First Men on Boundary Kootenay, Eastern, American and Coast points at 11:30 a. m. daily, except Sunday. Creek. For Midway. Uoek Creek, Camp McKinney, James Stevenson, Princeton, was in Penticton and Vernon, at 7 a. m., Tuesday, Russell Hardware Co., Thursday and Saturday. the city several days of last week. He Mails due from Grand Forks, Rossland, and all eastern, American and Coast points at 3:30 was on Boundary Creek in 18(i0 with p. m. daily. the first rush, and remembers the first Mails due from Penticton, Cam]) McKinney, Rock Creek, and Midway at 6 p. m., Sunday, DEALERS IN white woman, the wife of a prospector, Wednesday, and Friday. named Bean, who ever entered the dis­ Almost all kinds of Hardware, Glassware, Crock - trict. He has been through the placer gold excitements of Cariboo, Rock creek Spokane palls eryware, Woodenware, Tinware, Graniteware, and Granite creek. At the latter place Silver and plated wares, Lamp poods, Stoves of which is 12 miles from Princeton, he is all kinds; all stock sizes of glass windows and interested in the principal placer com­ doors; Belting and Packing of all kinds. pany, the Granite Creek Hydraulic company, in which he has great confi­ fc Northern, dence, and has large interests in BRASS GOODS A SPECIALTY. the Similkameen district. There is, he says plenty of virgin ter­ Lubricating and Illuminating oils, guns, rifles ritory for prospectors all around Prince­ and Ammunition; Iron all sizes and shapes; all ton, along the Similkameen towards its head waters and in all the thirty-five Nelson & Ft. Sheppard, kinds of drill and tool steel; black and gal. pipe miles to the summit of Hope mountain up to 3 in. All kinds pipe fittings up to 6 in. extending from the boundary for fifty miles to the north. The finds so far Red flountain Ry's. made in these localities are of the most Agts. for CANTON STEEL. encouraging character. Stevenson is one of the best known Lead!theyare pioneers of the Province, and is an inter­ esting conversationist. Sherwin & Williams' £t,.?l* He went with the great rush to Cari­ The only all-rail Route, without change boo and was interested in the famous Pedlar, Steel and Metal Roofing and Shingles. Prince of Wales, Cameron, Moffatt and of cars, between Spokane, Ross­ Bruce claims. Mr. Stevenson went out of Cariboo a rich man and bought 400 land and Nelson. BEST TINNING AND PLUMBING SHOP IN THE INTERIOR. acres of the richest land in the Fraser river delta which he still owns. Twenty-two years ago he located the 'wwwwwttwywiwwwiwwtfwwiwww Gold Mountain claim, the first quartz claim ever recorded in the Yale district. DAILY SERVICE. This claim has a romantic history. It is Going North. Going South. generally supposed to be lost but Mr. First Shipment of Stevenson says he can go to it at any 12:27 a. m MARCUS 11:13 a. in. time. It is high up in the mountains and in a most unfrequented and inac­ Train leaving Marcus at 11:13 a. m. makes cessible place. The vein is only about close connections at Spokane for all four feet wide but the quartz is of fabu­ CLOTHING, lous richness running as high as $20,000 PACIFIC COAST POINTS. to the ton. An Indian was with Mr. Stevenson when he located it, and for Close connections'at Nelson with steamboat many years this Indian was the only for Kaslo and all Kootenay Lake points. man in the world besides him who knew HATS, CAPS where it was. Ten years ago he had 1 • • i II * smsssMsmmmsmsmsmsmsmmssmsssmsmsssssssmk-., grown so old he forgot the way to it and when he tried to go there he was unable Passengers for Kettle River and Boundary to do so. When asked why he had not creek connect at Marcus withstage daily. NECKWEAR, worked the prospect Mr. Stevenson said he had been waiting all these years for C. II. DIXON, (!. P, & T. A. a railroad to go in there and open up the country, that it was too inaccessible now Spokane, Wash. to be worked without great expense. He expects to visit it next summer and For Fall* Just Arrived* may take steps for its development. Columbia & A Very Narrow Escape. The Columbia & Western train from Western Ry* Co* Rossland did not get in Friday night till M. Law & Co. quite late, being eight, hours late owing TIME TABLE: to an accident that occurred to the train Daily except Sunday. going to Rossland the night before. The No. 1 Leaves Greenwood, 12:46 j Arr. West Rob­ mfmwwrmtmmmtmwfmtwmmmmfNn: son, l!l:2U. Xo. 2, Leaves West Robson, 9:20; train ran into a boulder as big as a house Arr. (ireenwood, 15:15. near China Creek between Robson and When Kemp & Holmes can clean your win Trail where there is a sheer precipice to (lows, oDices and stores; carpets sewn, cleaned All trains make direct connection at West Why Be In Darkness? and laid. the Columbia river of 1,000 feet. The Robson for Nelson and all C. 1'. It. main line and Crow's Nest branch points, All trains run engine was thrown off the track and the through to Rossland without change of curs. PRIVATE NURSING FOR GENTLEMEN. whole train would have plunged into LEAVE ORDERS AT WHITE FRONT STOKE. RATES MODERATE. the river had it not been for a jutting point of rock on which the engine Porter & Cunningham, lodged. WE BEG TO INTRODUCE TO THE PUBLIC THE FAMOUS DEADWOOD CITY. REAL ESTATE MINES AND

A New Townsite Which Will Shortly Be MINING. FIRE INSUR­ on the Market. ANCE MINING AND AB­ Cigar. Scott McRae and his partner are lay­ "La Fama" ing out 40 acres of their ranch in Dead- STRACTING A SPECIALTY. wood camp as a townsite. The lots will Made from a CLEAR HAVANA FILLER, with a FINE DELHI be 30 feet by 109 feet and streets 80 feet, WRAPPER, and CUBAN HAND MADE. TRY IT. Corner Government and Deadwood Streets, with alleys 10 feet. Deadwood is the name of the new townsite and it is ex­ GREENWOOD, B. C. pected it will be on the market in 30 H* A* King & Co.* days. The distance from (ireenwood is First shipment of J. A. T. Bell's boots about two miles. andshoes just arrived at Law ei Co's. * COPPER STREET, GREENWOOD. M

THE GREENWOOD MINER Friday Dec, 8, 1899.

PICKED SPECIMENS. tan on one side and a plain neutral tint- A N. WHITESIDE. CLIVE PRINGLE. THE CANADIAN on the other, has always been a great PRINGLE & WHITESIDE, champion of the Highland dress. He The author of "Our Destiny,"' tin- was one of the many great Scottish BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, NOTAR­ verses ipioted by President McKinley in noblemen who, in 1881, met at Stafford Dank of Commerce. Chicago and the South, is Casper S. Yost, IES PUBLIC, ETC. House and solemnly kissed the dirk as a Head Office, TORONTO. assistant managing-editor of the St. Louis Offices: Over Dank of Montreal. pledge of their determination to resist Established 1867. Globe-Democrat. the war office threats to denationalize The ('elisor.—Newspaper Man: I the Highland regiments. In 1887, when ANDREW LEAMY. I. Pi MYERS (IKA Y PAID-UP CAPITAL, $6,000,000. should like to telegraph home that the the Cameron Highlanders came home [Six Million Dollars.] BEST $1,000,000 commanding general is an idiot!" Cen­ from foreigh service, the fight was re­ - = LEAMY & GRAY - - sor: "I regret to inform you that we newed ; and again in 1802, when the gal­ Barristers, Solicitors and Notaries President HON. GEO. A. Cox. can permit the transmission of no mili­ lant Seventy-Ninth were in jeopardy General Manager B. E. WALKER. tary secrets."—Life. of losing their tartans, Lord Archibald Public. Ass't. Gen'l. Manager.. .J. II. PLUMMER. Campbell and his party were on both Oflices:—George Block, - -' - Copper Street The supreme court of appeal, held in This bank has the largest number of occasions victorious. London on the ninth inst., has decided brandies of any bank in Canada, with agencies at New York, Chicago, New that the Times has no copyright in its Orleans, Skagway and Dawson City. report of speeches. This decision re­ verses the judgement of the chancery FOR MACHINERY ..Ladies^ Accounts of Corporations, Merchants division of the high court of justice, ren­ of all kinds and Individuals received on favorable | . PERFECT FIT AND terms. dered last August in the case of the WIRE ROPE and ROPEWAYS. | STYLISH COSTUME Drafts, Commercial Credits, Travel­ Times versus John Lane, who published Bleirhert and Hallldie systems. ers' Credits and Circular Notes issued the speeches of Lord Rosebery that had " Try the NEW DRESSMAKING PARLORS. available in any part of the world. Water Tube Boilers Guess block, n ext door to Williams' first been published in the Times. Approved Notes Discounted; Collec­ Babcock and Wilcox, etc. tions made. Among a number of amusing school­ GAS and OIL ENGINES, Etc. J. R. BROWN, A general Banking business tran­ boy's essays contributed to the current M j M K sacted. Cassell's Saturday Journal is the follow­ Apii> to j# c. T. CROFTS, BARRISTER, SOLICITOR GREENWOOD BRANCH. ing by a youthful essayist, aged ten: and NOTARY PUBLIC. D. A. CAMERON, "Krugger and Kannerbulism is one. He •HSEI*' NELSON, B. C. Manager is a man of bind. Mr. Chamberling has Or to FEROUSSON & CROFTS, Vancouver, FLOOD BLK., GREENWOOD. ENGINEERS AND AGENTS. wrote to him sayin come out and lite or Sole agents for the United else give up the blud of the English you FLEXIBLE METALLIC TUBING CO. BAUER & ....BANK of MONTREAL... have took, he is a b'oardutchnian and ESTIMATES, PLANS, REPORTS. Capital, all paid up, $12,000,000. a wicked heethin. lord Kitchener has ASHCROFT Rest $6,000,000. been sent for his goary blud and to bring PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYORS Presi lent: back hisscanderlus head ded or alive." LORD STRATHCONA AND MOUNT ROYAL. CANADIAN JP JP DTr —The Westminster Review. F A chri-r^ff Resident Vice-President: V PACIFIC *>/• A. C. /ASMCI «~»il., Representative. HON. GEORGE A. DRVMMOND. General Joubert, when he was in New FLOOD-NADEN BLOCK. General Manager E. S. GLOTJSTOn York City a few years ago as the guest SOO PACIFIC LINE Branches in London, Eng., New of Henry George, told with modesty R. H. PARKINSON, says the Sun, of his negotiations with ONLY DIRECT ROUTE FROM York, Chicago, the British at Majuba Hill, and his eyes PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR, And in the principal cities in Canada. sparkled as he recited bis reply to the CIVIL ENGINEER, DRAUGHTS­ —0— KETTLE RIVER AND BOUND­ Buy and sell Sterling Exchange and British commander-in-chief. "It does MAN, and NOTARY PUBLIC . . Cable Transfers ; Grant Commercial and not comport with these," said the Brit­ ARY CREEK DISTRICTS. Travelers' Credits, available in any part ish general, pointing to the decorations FAIRVIEW, B. B. of the world. on his breast, "to accede to your terms." Drafts issued, Collections made, etc. To which said Joubert, pointing to his TO ALL POINTS East and West. I, II. HALLETT. H. C. SHAW. riflemen: "And it does not comport HALLETT & SHAW Greenwood = Branch. with those to offer any others." Westbound. Daily Trrin. Jiastbound. GREENWOOD, B. C. F. J. FINUCANE, Manager. With the possible exception of Carmen 19.40. Sicamous Jet. by :>A'K Sylva, Queen of Rouinania, the most ac­ Connecting steamer leaves Penticton Barristers, Solicitors, cable Address THE BANK OF & Notaries Public. "HALLETT." complished of European queens is the Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday* 6:00 Connecting Steamer arrives at charming young Queen Amelia of Port­ Penticton CODES: Bedford McNeill's, Moreing ugal. Queen Amelia, who inherits her Monday, Wednesday. Friday, 17:30. & Neal's, Leiber's. British North America. literary talents from her father, the late Established in 1886. Incorporated by Royal Compte de Paris, author of a history of Direct Service to and from all points via West Charter. Robson, except Sunday. the American Civil War and of a history G. S. GORDON, M. D. PAID-UP CAPITAL $4,866,666 RESERVE FUND $1,460,000 of tlie English Labor party, besides many GREENWOOD. Ar. 15.15. other works dealing with political and 12.45 Lv. Phoenix - • - - B. C. LONDON OFFICE: 3 Clement's Lane, Lombard St., E. C. social questions of the day, has taken THROUGH TICKETS TO Telephone. COURT OF DIRECTORS: her degree of M. I)., and is now the chief ALL EASTERN POINTS physician of her husband and children. AT LOWEST RATES. J. H. Broil's;, John James Cater, Ga?pafd Far- rer, Richii'.d II. Gl.-n, llenr;. L. it. Fairer, Ed. The Queen was married at Lisbon thir­ Arthur Iloare, II. J, B. 'iendall, .1. J, Kings- ford, 1'1'ed Lubbock, Geo. D. Whatman. teen years ago to the then Crown Prince For full information us to time, rates, Etc. A. C QALT, also for copies of A.G. WALI.IS Secretary. Duke of Braganza, now King Carlos the publications apply to Head Office in Canada: St. Junes St. Mond real. II. Stikeman, Gen. Mgr., .1. Klmsley, Inst- First. E. R. REDPATH, Agent,GREENWOOD, Barrister, Etc., Rossland. BRANCHES IN CANADA: Fd Tufts, of Los Angeles, was playing W. F. ANDERSON, E. .1. COYLE, London, Brantford, Hamilton, Toronto, Mont­ T. P. A.' Nelson. A.

AGREEMENT IN SIGHT. ACCIDENT AT OLD IRONSIDES Probable Compromise Between Union Miners and Mine Owners. A Miner Seriously Hurt by a Falling Bucket. The Sandon Paystreak says : On On Friday night at 7 :30 a serious acci­ Monday evening G. 0. Buchanan, John dent occurred in the 325-foot shaft at the Keen and 0. T. Stone, of the Kaslo Old Ironsides mine. The 300 lb. bucket Board of Trade, and F. A. Wood, George was being lowered from the 200 to the I George F. Williams 300-foot level, with Engineer W. O. San- W. Hughes, C. H. Hand and A. W. I HAS A LARGE STOCK OF Wright, of the Silver-Lead Mine Owners' ford at the lever. AVhen it got away, Association, and Mayor Pitts of Sandon the engineer became confused and the | Ladies' Beautiful Tailor=Made Costumes! met representatives of the Sandon heavy iron ore bucket dropped on the Miners' Union in the Association Hall head of Patrick Sullivan, who was work­ Silk-Lined Coats, Plaid Golf Capes, Silk-Lined in an unofficial parley about the labor ing on the shaft, where be had a con­ Beaver Capes, Fur-Trimmed Capes, and Good difficulty. The result of the conference tract. * Substantial Irish Frieze Coats. was that the members of the associa­ Sullivan was quickly taken to the Old These Goods Are Strictly Up=to-Date tion made known their willingness to Ironsides hotel, and Drs. Foster and Boucher sent for. It was found that In Colors, Style, Fit and Finish, having been purchased for this pay the union scale to muckers, car men, Winter's season; and, most important of all, THE etc., and to pay $3.25 to hand drillers the injured and insensible man had sus­ PRICES ARE STRICTLY THE LOWEST AND and $3.50 to band drillers in shafts and tained serious injuries about the head, MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES. but which were not necessarily fatal. machine men. They would also recog­ OUR MILLINERY STOCK is Complete in Trimmed Pat­ nize the union and make a compact to Both physicians remained with b.Jlivan tern and Felt Sailor Hats READY TO WEAR. extend over a number of years binding all night, and this morning announced Call in and see these goods. Always on display in the new themselves to pay the above rate of him in a way to recovery if no compli­ show room. wages. cations set in. As the meeting was unofficial so far It is almost a miracle that the victim as the association was concerned, it has of the accident was not killed outright, not yet been formally considered by the if the bucket dropped from any consid­ union. erable height, which of course cannot be determined now. Sullivan is a young A meeting of the association is billed man of 30 or 31 years, and unmarried.— to take place on the 5th inst., at which Phcenix Pioneer. it is probable that a motion will be People who are accustomed to smoking the high grade, time honored brands of- adopted appointing representatives to meet the union officers and make an THE WEST FORK. official offer of compromise. The mat­ J. Connick Back From There—Gives News of ter will then receive the speedy con­ Other Camps. ...fiavana Cigars sideration of the Miners' Union, J. Connick, who has charge of the development work on R. E. Brown's A School for Anaconda. properties on the West Fork, is in the Find it a grievous disappointment when they are even a little "off" It is understood that there are suffi­ city and reports active development. A in flavor or condition. Our stock is jealously and intelligently cared for and is perfect, every cigar is full of fragrance. cient pupils in and near Anaconda to es­ blacksmith shop and other buildings tablish a school there. When the dis­ necessary have been erected and twelve tance from there to the new school men are at work. Mr. Connick reports QUEEN CIGAR CO., building in the north end of the town is a recent rich strike on the W ashington. 4 THE HAVANA CIGAR EMPORIUM considered, the necessity for another The lead runs north and south, and ORDERS BY MAIL, Telegraph or Telephone OF THE BOUNDARY COUNTRY. . one to be located in the south end is all near where the shaft has been sunk Promptly Attended to. the more apparent. Now that winter is three remarkable ore chutes have been on, it will be a hardship for the smaller disclosed within a few feet of each P children to go so far night and morning. other, one twelve, one eight and the I. ROBERT JACOBS, Mm&;T &Btofffaii There ought to be temporary provision the other one and one-half feet wide, of made by the government for opening a pyrrhotite and lead ore. At the present school somewhere in that end of the city depth the shaft is running into copper. as soon as possible, and that a school It is the intention to sink the shaft to c>fl

, . ^999999999999f999999999999999i YISIRORS C0K>OOOO<)<)OOOOO0OOC^>C0<>O00OOOCK>O0O JOOOC<>00*000<>$OCKKKK>C-0<)00<> nnriruinnnjuvinjiruinTinnruTrmjuinnrm Continued from firBt page. throughout the Province will extend to that project your greatest moral support Ignorance and political influence. In conclusion, the desire is expressed that the present will be but on* of many Is Not Bliss i visits by you individually and collect­ ively to this city and the right band of But in buying Fall and 3 welcome to-night is indefinitely extend­ Winter Clothing from ed. We say "Come again; come often. us, if you are not a judge Come and do business with us if you can, but coma." of goods you are at no The regular toast list followed, and disadvantage. a an enjoyable evening was spent by all. Dispersion took place at an early hour, Investigate our claims. owing to many visitors being worn out after their long travel, and for that reason the speaking was very limited. We Sell to The prevailing sentiment was one of great surprise that the citizens of Green­ > wood should, on two days' notice, be Shorey's Clothing able to banquet in such style 200 persons, V and their enterprise and|hospitality were which means that you can get the best in the market. 0 greatly commented upon. Undoubted­ c We guarantee every garment and put a Gua­ ly the reception the visitors got will im­ rantee Card in the pocket of each garment, and if you press them most favorably and result in a great good to the city and district. are not satisfied with your purchase we refund your To-day our guests saw the city, visited money. several of the camps around Greenwood and leave at 3:15 p. m., for Grand Forks, MADE TO FIT—NOT TO ORDER. where they will be banqueted to-night. They will be in Rossland on Sunday and on Monday night will be tendered an­ other banquet at Nelson. RENDELL'S ARCADE. i [/0<>0<>CK>0<^0O00OO0O0<>©O0^ E. C. Smith, publisuer. of the Grand Forks Gazette, had trouble with his em­ ployees on account of non-payment of On Saturday of last week a printers' wages. As a consequence the ex-com­ union for the Boundary was organized SPROTT & M'PHERSON, positors of the Gazette have formed a at Grand Forks, with the following company and are issuing a morning pa­ officers: President, J. W. Grier; vice- per called the Daily Union, the first president, J. D. Hendrix; treasurer, Successsors to issue of which has come to hand. Need­ W. J. Harber; secretary, W. H. Pierre; less to say that the proprietor of tbe Ga­ executive committee—E. M. Grace, L. W. M. SPROTT, zette comes in for considerable share of Keefe, F. W\ Grant, G. Earl McCarter, attention, which is not bestowed in the J. W. Ellis. The union starts out with kindliest manner. With the Daily about 20 members. The members of WATCHMAKERS AND^^ Miner, which is announced to start in the union were banquetted at the Yale a few days, Grand Forks will have three Hotel by Mr. McCarter of Grand Forks. dailies. H. T. Ceperley, Vancouver, is again -^^JEWELLERS* Greenwood St. There will be an Evening Concert to­ in the city on business. morrow evening at Mrs. Foreman's Hall, D. M. McLennan, Rock Creek, and Government St., by Mr. A. Russell Huge McDonald barrister, Vancouver, Willson, elocutionist, of Vancouver, B. have been in the city this week on busi­ C. The programme will include some ness in connection with the estate of the • •• 1 HEeee recitals, humorous and otherwise. A late Mr. McQuaig, of Rock Creek. ventriloquil sketch "A Chat with Gran­ The voters, list was completed on Mon­ ny" and selections on Edison's latest day evening, with 198 voters on the ..ARMSTRONG.. and greatest Voice and Music Repro­ North Ward and 255 in the South, or The ducer. 453 in all. There is still an opportunity The Presbyterian congregation has of adding more before the final revision. LEADING HOTEL made arrangements to have the use of Ross Thompson, the father of Ross­ Barrett's hall until • church has been land, is platting a new townsite on the of built. Services will be held every Sun­ Oro Denero claim in Summit camp. It day morning and evening. adjoins Summit City, and will be known Greenwood. Mrs. E. Kerfoot, Vancouver, late of as Oro. Manchester, England, is opening up a Ventriloquil Sketch, Saturday even­ Confectionary store in the building on ing, Mrs. Foreman's Hall, "Will he be Greenwood street, lately occupied by Hung or Married." Mitchell, the tailor. She will make a There were union services in the specialty of real old maid and English Methodist church on Sunday last, Rev. plum pudding and Christmas candies B. H. Balderston preaching in the morn­ The Waterous Engine Works Co., Limited. and confectionaries. ing and Rev. R. W. Trotter in the even­ ing. The last named preached one of a OF BRAINTFORD, OINT., The B. C. Hotel, owing to the increase series of socialistic sermons on capital, of patronage has rented the building next labor, society and the church, in which Manufacturers of Engines, Boilers, Saw Mill and Planing door and fitted it up with bed rooms. the ideal or ultimate solution of tbe Mill Machinery, Brick Machinery, Link Belt Conveyors, Rock The dining room, over which Mrs. Mc­ problem of life was presented as that of Crushers, and Hoists, Water Wheels, Etc., Etc. co-operation and common property, Lennan has charge, has also been en­ owning or opposed to competition and Second-Hand Machinery, Thoroughly Refitted, Always on Hand. larged. private ownersship. FOB SAL*—One pool and one billiard W. U. UEOINARD, Agent, table. A bargain. At A. L. White & For a Perfect»Fitting Garment George Block, Copper Street. Co.'s second hand store, "0. I. C." tf ALSO REPRESEirrnre :- A. Wallace, of the West Fork, is in CALL AT AMERICAN HOIST & DERRICK CO. MISS BUCKLEY'S DRESSMAKING ROOMS, T. McAVITY & SONS, Brass Goods and Plumbers' Supplies the city, and has the same story as all F1 ON COPPER STREET. TROY LAUNDRY MACHINERY CO. who come from there in respect to the W. A. FLEMING & CO., Belting and Mill Supplier MISS BUCKLEY is up.tc~dnte in all the new prospects of that camp. ideas in Dress-Cutting and will guarantee BRUNSWICK-BALKE-COLLENDER CO., Billiard Tables. James Hislop, of Princeton, passed satisfaction. Estimates Furnished for Plants of AH Descriptions. ° WANTED~-Experienced hands wanted, Also through Greenwood this week. apprentices. CjUULPjUUlSULojli^