THE CASCADE RECORD Published in the Interest* of the Boundary and Christina Lake Mining Districts VOL. I. CASCADE, B. C, JULY 8, 1899. No. 35. Kettle river, 1,600 feet long, will be, , BOUNDARY FREIGHT RATES ready in good time. t€#«f€€€€#€€«£€r »##&&&#^ DOMINION DAY CELEBRATION. Among the Miners First Schedule of Construction Rates as Grand Porks, Greenwood and Nelson Have Far as Cascade. Immense Crowds. Nurly every htrse arid vehicle The mining outlook in the Chris­ ville mountain, was in town Tues>» in Cascade was in use last Satur­ tina lake section is in a most satis­ day. Ed. Terzick, one of the loca* ON THE NEW LINE OF RAILWAY day to carry our residents to the factory condition, all things con­ tors, hopes to begin work again Dominion Day celebration at sidered. Properties that have been soon. Grand Forks, and as a consequence taken hold of this year are with On tbe Canyon Creek, at Glad­ there was a big delegation from the few exceptions, proving up better stone, assays of $41 in gold have ID Car Loads Pint Clan Is 74c, Second 62, and better as development con­ Third 50, Fourth 38 from West Robson. Gateway City present on that occa­ been gotten, and as there is a whale sion. tinues, and consequently the own­ of a ledge, Jim Cameron feels g< od The celebration was a great suc­ ers are pleased with the results to over the outlook. cess, although practically, no at­ date. New claims are being taken F. W. Peters, assistant traffic On the Iron Mountain, Al. Stew­ tempt was made at decoration. hold of.almost weekly and proo- agent of the C. P. R. at Nelson has art has driven a 25 foot tunnel, The new Grand Forks brass band pectors are doing assessments on arrived at an agreement with the face being in iron and quartz. furnished the music. At the last claims held by them, With gratify­ chief engineer Tye as to a schedule Assessment work has been com­ moment Greenwood failed to ma­ ing results. It is, therefore, safe to of freight rates at which the con­ pleted by Frank Asprey on the terialize and there was no baseball say that the summer of 1899 will tractors of the Robson-Penticton Arlington, in the Burnt Basin, and match. In the free for all horse see remarkable strides in the min­ road will carry goods over the he h::s traced the Solid Gold lead race, Ernest Kennedy's Ben Ledi eral development of the region. Boundary Creek branch as soon af> to his claim. won first place arid Claude Cre- it is opened up to Cascade, which Christina Lake Progress. gan's flyer took second. The Harry Denton has just finished it is affirmed will be on or about R. Dal by Morkill, who recently events were continued over to Mon­ assessment on tho Golden Crown, August 1. bonded the Cannon Ball group, at day, but the rain of that day inter­ up McRae creek, and says he has Merchants throughout the English Point, arrived in Cascade a most encouraging showing. fered in the carrying out of the Inst Saturday with J. W. Spauld- Boundary have been holding orders program. People from all over ing, who was one of the original IN AND AROUND CASCADE. hack as long as possible, though a the Boundary were present, and good deal has been routed over the locators of this property, having Grand Forks was crowded, a great first discovered it nine years ago, new line and is now awaiting trans­ Tuesday's storm brought Kettle attraction being the string of fast and located it in 1896. The two portation. H. E. Macdonell, con­ river up two feet, with a jump, but horses. visited the property, and Mr. tracting freight agent, is expected it has been falling since. in Cascade next Monday, on a bus­ Greenwood held its celebration Spaulding remained, packed in Collector Rose is gratified that iness trip through the Boundary, Monday and Tuesday, and it also supplies and is superintending de­ since July 1 the Cascade custom and will give merchants all possi­ was an undoubted success. The velopment with a force of men. 1 house has been made a warehous­ ble information in regard to the Grand Forks ball twirlers were Assays as high, as $300 in gold ing point. new schedules, It will be a couple present and had a walk-over, the have been obtained. Mr. Morkill of months, at least, before the road score being 13 to5. Rock drilling, has gone east, and a strong The two hotels at Deer Park, op­ reaches Greenwood, after the steel horse racing, tug of war, lacrosse stock company will be formed to posite Brooklyn, on Lower Arrow is laid tn Cascade, and consequent­ match, hose race and a number of develop the property. He is con­ lake, were burned to the ground ly freighting by teams must he small sports made up a long pro­ nected with the British America last week. done from Cascade. gram which was enjoyed by the Corporation, and Ex-Gov. Mackin­ Friday morning's mail stage went crowds of people who came from tosh is personally interested in the through town at a gallop and The stations along the line from far and near to take part. Nearly West Robson to Midway, with their Cannon Ball group. neither stopped to leave or take on $3,000 was hung up in prizes for D. C. Beach is steadily driving mail. This is the Columbia Stage distances in miles from West Rob­ the various events. son, are as follows: the tunnel on the Victoria, and re­ Co. Nelson, B. C. has for years made Shields 10 ports good progress. Frank E. A. M. Button has returned from Coykendalls... U a great occasion of Dominion Day, Starkey, who recently bought a a ten days trip to Spokane. He Tuunel 22 and this year's celebration eclipsed Summit SO controlling interest, has offers of tells an exciting story of having a Gladstone 88 allprevious efforts. In the huh Sutherland Creek 49 all the capital needed to carry out rattlesnake for a bed fellow one Cascade City.... 64 and hub hose reel face Rossland Gilpin's 60 development on this splendid night near Hall's bridge. Grand Forks AT won and Nelson took first money property! Niagara 72 in the wet test. Base ball game, George S. Beer, manager of the Eholt 81 Development on the Chamber­ Nelson Hardware Co., was in Cas­ Greenwood 81 tennis tournament, lacrosse match, lain, three miles up McRae creek, Midway W horse races and athletic and aqua­ cade Thursday, on his return from The construction freight tariff is being prosecuted steadily, and his first trip into the Boundary, tic sports were held, and the im­ some beautiful sylvailite is being from West Robson to Cascade, in mense crowd enjoyed them all. with which he is greatly pleased. carloads, calculated in cents per encountered in the shaft, which is A feature of the above three cel­ now down about 20 feet. Consid­ N. McLellan, the feedman, re­ hundred pounds, and classified ebrations was the rock drilling turned Monday from a buinesstrip from class first to class tenth, is as erable shipping ore is already on contests, and in each one, in the the dump. to Nelson. His business is grow­ follows: First 74, second 62, third three cities the same team, M. ing so fast that he has already ar­ Around Burnt Basin. 50, fourth 38, fifth 34, sixth 31, Burns and E. Stevenson, of Ross­ ranged to open up a branch in seventh 26, eighth 27, ninth 27 and land, were the winners. Much interest centers in the Grand Forks. tenth 19. development of the Mystery. Af­ A reliable observer states that Speculation is still rife as to the TELEPHONE EXCHAN0E FOR CASCADE. ter driving No. 1 tunnel over 100 residents of Brooklyn, when op­ exact time when shipments may he feet, Manager Littlejohn has begun pressed with ennui, amuse them­ expected over the new line. The One Will Be Installed Here In the Very Near the No. 2 or lower tunnel, and this Future. selves by throwing stones through tracklayers are a few miles this is now in about 25 feet. He has the windows in the many vacant side of Gladstone, and those who Cascade is to have a telephone crosscut one ledge, and is in fine buildings in that town. have heen there assert that it exchange in the near future, pro­ looking rock at this time. He now cannot possibly reach Cascade be­ viding a sufficient number of her feels confident that the Mystery It is prohal.le that the next sit­ fore September 1. Against this, business men come forward and will prove to be a great mine. He ting of the hoard of Boundary however, Jack Stewart, superin- subscribe for the same. That they has also set a force at work again creek license commissioners will be tenndent of construction, and thor­ will do this there is no doubt. on the Ennismore, owned hy much held at some point further up the oughly familiar with the work and Local Manager Cameron, of the the same people. line, probably at Eholt, or near the. bridge building delays now be­ Columbia Telephone & Telegraph Substantial buildings are being there. The licenses hereabouts ing encountered, informs the Rec­ Co., has been interviewing some of put up on the Mother Lode, in the have all heen passed upon. ord thut Cascade residents will see the business men this week on the Burnt Basin, and work continues Last month nearly 250 feet were thi tracklaying engine and crew subject, and has met with consid­ with unabated vigor under Supt.