THE GREENWOOD MINER. Vol. 1, No. 39. GREENWOOD, B. C, FRIDAY, OCT. 27, 1899. $200 Per Year
1 LOCALS AND PERSONALS. Central camp. On the No. 7 is a 139- C. P. R. PRESIDENT DEAL WENTTHROIIGH foot shaft at the bottom of which are450 As will be seen by an advertisement feet of drifts and cross-cuts. The prin elsewhere, a stage line has been estab cipal values are in gold and silver. The And Party of Officials Arrive lished between Eholt and Greenwood, Randolph Stuart Sells the lead on the surface has been opened by and wfll carry the mail. The service means of open cuts for a distance of 700 in Greenwood will be bi-weekly, the stage leaving Calumet-Hecla Group feet. A mining plant has been ordered, Eholt at 7:80 a. m. every Tuesday and and it is hoped to place the property on Thursday, and returning the same day a shipping basis at an early date. Over the C. & W. Ry. on a Tour of at 2 ]). m. from Greenwood. To W. L. Hogg, of Montreal—The Inspection — Are Highly Pleased No. 7 Floated-Visit of Old Coun The C. P. R. graders, while building W. M. Law has returned from a trip the spur to Central camp, uncovered With Prospects. to Spokane and Portland. He reports try Capitalists. several rich ledges on the Hartford ; in business very brisk everywhere he went. fact they performed thousands of dol Thos. McDonell and Mrs. McDonell, lars of work gratuitously. The group The C. P. R. party, consisting of the whose marriage was reported last week, One of the most important recent will be a shipper in the spring. arrived in Greenwood this week, and mining transactions in this vicinity was president and a number of the oflicials, The London & B, C. Gold Fields will were welcomed by many friends. concluded last Friday. Randolph shortly resume work on the Norfolk in arrived on a special train in Greenwood Stuart on that day closed a deal with Real estate is reported as fairly active, Central camp. Wednesday evening at f> o'clock. Tbe W. L. Hogg, of Montreal, for the Calu- with a number of enquiries for property. personnel of tbe visitors was: T. G. met-IIecla group of claims, adjoining A rich strike of copper-gold ore is re Shaughnessy, President; W. Whyte, Freight is now being received in the Winnipeg. It is understood that ported from the Majestic in Central Greenwood by the railway. camp. Western Superintendent, and L. A. the price agreed upon was $00,000. Mr. Service will be held morning and eve Wood head of Liverpool, who was in the Hamilton, Land Commissioner, Winni Satisfactory reports of the progress of ning on Sunday in the Methodist church. city for several days last of this week, is development work on the Strawberry in peg; Geo. McL, Brown, Executive one of the new owners, and is well There has been another change in the Brown's camp, on the north fork of Ket pleased with his purchase. He left a Agent, and It. Marpole, Superintendent post office time table. The Grand Forks tle river, has been received here. There day or two ago for England. On Satur Pacific Division, Vancouver; P. A. Pet mail closes daily at 7 :30 a. m., instead is five feet of shipping ore at the bottom day evening Randolph Stuart enter erson. Chief Engineer, Montreal; II. J. of at II :30. of a 00-foot shaft. The ledge has been Cambic. Engineer Pacific Division, Van tained a few of his friends at the Imper opened up by a series of open cuts on couver; J. I'. Guteliua, Superintendent Messrs. 1). A. Cameron, Tlios. Miller ial to a dinner. A very pleasant eve the surface. C. & W., Trail;.I. G. Sullivan, Assist and C. L. Thoniet have been out on a ning was spent, a suitable toast list of ant Engineer, Trail; II. C. Dennis, hunting trip. Mr. Cameron will go out speeches and songs having been arranged II. N. Galer, secretary of Granby Track Engineer, Eholt; Captain Troup, again in a few days, for the occasion. Unfortunately Mr. Smelter, and eastern capitalists, have just taade the first payment to .John Commodore of the Kootenay Lake fleet; A. II. B. Macgowan, insurance, ship Hogg, was called east on acccount of the Rogers and II. L. Jones on the Hart and 1). F. Ooyle, private secretary to ping and general commission agent, illness of bis son, who, it is learned, has ford and Ranger group in Wellington Mr. Whyte, Winnipeg. Accompanying Vancouver, arrived hi town yesterday since died, and was unable to be pres camp. An option on the properties the party were 11. S. Holt, president of and went out to-day. ent. was obtained last July by Alex Miller, the Gas Co., Montreal; A. W. Ross, Co Two Visiting: Capitalists. Among those registered in the city and G. M. Fripp, of the Merchants' lumbia, and K. S. Barnard, .Victoria. Among the recent visitors here were this week are : G, W. Girdlestone, De Bank of Halifax, and J. W. Jones, who W. II. Aldridge, Trail; Ross Thompson, A. W. Crookston, of Glasgow Scotland, troit; E. E. Vincent, Calgary; A. .1. Mc subsequently admitted Mr. Galer to an Rossland, and Alex Dick were expected and John Stevenson, of Now Caetle, Millan. A. Fay, B. Stuart, Mr. Ililliard, interest. After development work had in as well, but did not arrive in time. I'enn. They were shown the big mines Rossland; Major II. .1. Cole, Percy [iroceeded for some time, Mr. Galer Upon arrival the party was driven to of the Boundary, and the reservation by Godenrtith, and B. E. Barronds, Spo bought out tbe rights of hit* associates, the Imperial, after which an adjourn John Me Kane, the Rossland mining op kane; A. W. O'Brien, C. F, Richardson, and afterwards secured the co-operation ment was made to the club. At seven erator. Mr. Crookston, who is a min Vancouver ; J, E. Melville. New York ; of wealthy eastern parties. The pay o'clock they, with several invited guests, ing operator, visited British Columbia A. E. Sutton, Grand Forks; F. S. ment on the bond was made on account had dinner, nbout-twenty-flve in all sit last year, and made numerous invest Phoeby, San Francisco. of success achieved. ting down. The party returned yester ments, lie was the first European to At tho Kamloops Assize last week a day morning to Robson, leaving at nine open up rich phosphates in Algeria, nolle prosequi was entered in the case o'clock. The president is on a tour of that have to a large degree displaced the LOCAL JOTTINGS. of A. C. Sutton, Harry !•'. Gait, D. G. inspection of the entire ('. P. It. system, South Carolina article in the world's Mills and I. 10. Kelly, who had been and is now on his way to the Coast. markets, His companion, who was also Mr. Gaunce, of Gaunce A: Wickwire, committed for trial on a charge of un He has traveled so far about 11,700 miles, looking for investments, is a Pennsyl in recovering from the effects of hifl viry lawful forcible entry Into the Hotel which in itself gives some idea of the vania steel manufacturer. In Republic severe fall last week, by which he frac Columbia, at Columbia. vastness of the interests over which lie they visited the Republic, Quilp, Black tured his right leg below the knee, and presides as chief executive. In the Columbia arson case Cameron, Tail, Sans foil, and I,one Pine before received other injuries. who confessed, was convicted, and sen The facts of principal interest to the proceeding to Sheridan camp to examine II. R. Eliott, who has hern for some tenced to the penitentiary for six years. public of Greenwood, which the MINER the Zella M. and the Discovery. On time a resident in the city, left on Sun Mullen was acquitted. So also was is at liberty to announce as the result of the return trip the party stopped a day day last for England, to join his regi Eugene Stubbs, who was arrested at the visit of Mr. Khaughnessy are as fol at l'hoMii.-.. going through the Knob ment for service in the Transvaal war. Eholt lie proved an alibi. lows : Hill aud Old Ironsides, Mr. Crookston A number of friends saw him off, and h • Passenger trains will be into Green ,1. II. McFarlane, manager of the Sun Is interested in tlie Zella M., which be goes to duty in South Africa with tl.u wood in two weeks, and a regular daily set, hafl gone east tO Montreal. described as a promising property. "I sincerest good wishes of every citizen. service will be Inaugurated on Monday F. Lee Hunt Robbins, son of Frank will return more fully convinced than next. Robbins, Buperini indent of the Domin ever of the great mineral wealth of the On Saturday night, at Mrs. Clei'ffs, (."'or the present the track will not be ion Copper Co., Phcenix, diod of ty Boundary and northern Washington," Silver street, Win. Ludwig ami Ida laid farther than Greenwood on the phoid fever on Wednesday evening. He said be to our correspondent. ''Abun Krinke, both of (Ireenwood, were united mainline. On account of the shortage had been ill for over a month, the dis dant capital for good mining properties in marriage by Rev, B, II. Balderston. of steel, and the necessity of laying steel can be obtained in England and Scot ease taking :i virulent form towards the An effort is being made to organize a on the spurs before the snow comes, land if the dotation is undertaken by re end. Deceased was 20 years old, and curling club for the winter season. track-laying will be proceeded with as was born in Amherstburg, Ont, He sponsible parties; this despite the fact rapidly as possible. had never been robust in health, and that the British Columbia public has .1. B. Boyle, for some time in the em An agent, E. R. Redpat.h, of Robson, wlnm taken ill was not well fitted to re had many unfortunate experiences in ploy of Henderson Bros., wholesale has been appointed at Greenwood, and sist the ravages of the fever germ. mining speculation. The Scottish in druggist.-, Victoria, is in the city. He stations and other adjuncts will be pro vestor has a decided preference for divi has leased a building in Phcenix, and There was another game of association ceeded with without delay. dend payers. I was greatly impressed will open a drug store there in a few foot ball on Saturday between the with Republic, and believe tbe camp is days. The president and all members of the '•Town" and the "Saints." It. resulted only in the infancy of its development." party were greatly pleased with their in a draw. F. I'. Buck, Eastern Townships, tine., trip, and express surprise at the prog arrived in the city on Saturday last, and ress of Greenwood. The Mo. 7. has been examining the various mining The MINER had a long and very inter .lames Tichener, of New York, a lead properties in which he is interested esting inti 'view with Mr. Shaughnessy, ing shareholder in the British Columbia \ here. He is a large shareholder in tho which, owing to the demands on our GUStOntS For Sale at Copper Co., which owns the Mother Buckhorn, Lulu, and Golconda compan space, and the desire to give readers Blanks The Miner Office Lode, has organized the Xo. 7 Mining ies. Mr. Buck is well pleased with his the full benefit of his views, it has been Co. under the laws of West Virginia to investments. He leaves this week for decided to print at length next week. operate the No. 7, and other claim- in the east again, '. . .
THE GREENWOOD MINER. Friday, Oct. 27, 1899.
EHOLT ECHOES. Watson for sinking on the B. C. The EHOLT BUSINESS HOUSES. contract is for a lti^xS ft. shaft for two Now that the railway is in Eholt is cages and a manway. Sinking will rather a lively place. A large quantity take place from the 105-foot level, and of freight has been delivered—hay, coal, twelve men will he employed, work to Eholt Trading Company machinery, etc. Work of laying the commence on the first. EHOLT, B. C. steel on the spurs has been delayed on There are between 7,000 and 8,000 tons account of the lack of steel. Grading is of shipping ore on the B. C. dump. completed to the B. C. P. Welch & Co, They are now removing a lot of the are putting in their camp here to carry waste dump to get at the good ore, pre A Foil Stock of Groceries and Mining Supplies on the work from this point. The C. P. paratory to shipping to Trail, which will R. is building a tank and a section house be commenced just as soon as the steel .ALWAYS ON HANI), . . for the present. Three tracks have been is laid. laid the whole length of the station ground, with double tracks for 2,000 In the Rathmullen everything is look Eholt Trading Company, EHOLT, BRITISH COLUMBIA. feet, and 1,700 feet of siding. Since the ing well. They are still sinking. A arrival of the president it has been de four-drill compressor is at work. cided to lay the steel on the spur as soon as possible. Five hotels have been opened, includ Builder and ing Tebo's on the old townsite. The License Commissioners met on Satur T. Denton, Contractor. day and granted three licenses. The Dry Goods, hotels are: Hotel Northern, Fred EHOLT, B. C. Munn ; Merchant's Exchange, S. McOr- mond ; Summit, Norman Luse; Colum Clothing, ^ bia Hotel, McMaster& Co. Fred Kaiser has a hotel under construction. The Furnishings and When In EHOLT stop at Eholt Trading Co. is doing a large busi ness in groceries and mining supples. McKellar & Tighe have opened a livery Millinery. ^ Hotel Northern. stable, and on Tuesday next will start a An Up-loOato House. stage line between Eholt and Green CALL ON US. HEATED WITH HOT AIR. BATH ROOMS IN CONNECTION wood. There are three restaurants, a barber and a blacksmith shop. J. L. iiKADycAHTEKs FOB COMMICRCIAI. AND MINING MEN. Chase is running a butcher shop. A. Copper Street, B. Ripley, druggist, and Knox & Delan- ey, jewelers, etc., occupy the same GREENWOOD, B. C. The Columbia Hotel, building, and are waiting for their stock, which is on the way, to open up. McKinnon Bros, are doing business in BEFORE ORDERING YOUR Barclay Avenue. ...EHOLT, B. C... McMaster & Black. ready-made clothes, etc. A building has been completed for J. J. Caulfield, FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATION. of Caulfield & Lament, Greenwood, for a stock of hardware, but as yet Mr. Groceries Bar Stocked with Best Brands of Liquors and Cigars. Caulfield has not had time to open. He will as soon as his partner arrives. T. It would be well for you to call on Denton has done a large business in NEW FlIKNITUKE TlIHOUUHOlTT. Goon STABLING IN CONNECTION. building and contracting. Barclay avenue, which is the main A. H. SPERRY Street, has been graded, and sidewalks are to be laid down at once. There are & CO., The Summit Hotel, offices of the two long distance tele NORMAN LUKE, PROPRIETOR. phones, and both are kept busy. The poBt office is located in the Eholt Trad •»**«©«- ing Co.'s store. A number of persons EHOLT, B. C. Best Brands of Liquors and Cigars. have squatted on the Government lots. Who have the most This is something which should have A FULL SUPPLY OF the attention of the Government, as it complete stock of is hardly fair to the townsite owners, Staph' and Fancy Eholt Meat Market ,FRESH MEATS,SAUSAGE,Etc .1. L. C1IASK. EHOLT, B. 0 after reserving the Government's share (i rocv lies to be f (m rid of the townsite, to allow it to be squat ted tipon. The lots should either be in the City. placed on the market, or kept clear. •»»•»<>««««• CHOICE DRIVING TEAMS, Rev. D. A. Stuart, Presbyterian min ister, has purchased a lot and will erect a church as soon as arrangements can Palace Crackerjack Saddle Horses. be made. A school will he required next. Alex. McKenzie has a news Distance Cuts no Ice. otand, anil has a good demand for pa SperrY Livery pers. McPherSOn Bros.' mill was closed We Never Fail to fiet There. down on Tuesday on account of the Stables. death of Joe Shackeltou, setter, which took place in Green wood Hospital on Robbins have been a good thing to have another road into this country, as before long DR. R. MATHISON THE BOARD OF TRADE it would take three roads instead of one DENTIST : : : WHEN YOU WANT to handle the traffic that would be cre . NADEN BLOCK : THE BEST IMPORTED CI ated by the mining industry. It was GREENWOOD : Members Meet Mr. Bostock very difficult, however, to make people GARS and TOBACCOS, CON In Rendell's Hall. in the east understand the situation FECTIONARY, MAGAZINES, here; and when Corbiu wrote to him Graduate Pennsylvania PERIODICALS, STATIONARY during the last session about the char College of Dental - - Buigery - - - - - and HOUSE PLANTS GOTO ter he replied that unless he could come Philadelphia, Pa.- - Addresses by G. 0. Buchanan and personally, or be represented by his A Licentiate of British counsel, Mr. Bodwell, it would not be Columbia- - - - - Next Door to Others. — Customs, Mail Service, much use going on with the application. Munro's, BANNERMAN'S. Freight Rates and Redistribution. As these gentlemen were detained in COPPER STREET. British Columbia by important legal business, the application was with Saddles and Owing to the importance of the sub drawn, but there was one thing that jects discussed at the Board of Trade on had been accomplished by the fight for Harness* *£ 4 the occasion of Mr. Bostock's visit to the Kettle River railway, and that Arlington Greenwood, the MINER has decided to was that they had a railway into the Turf Goods, country which they would not have had. refer at greater length to what was said BOOT AND SHOE FINDINGS. H f COPPEcoi R STREET, on the evening in question. Mayor It was on the distinct understanding A REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. GREENWOOD. Hardy, who was chairman, in introduc that the C. P. R. would build, and build Hotel, G ing Mr. Bostock spoke ,of some of the in quickly, that Corbin did not get a M. S. Butler, .* subjects of local interest to be brought charter. Hooper & Co., to the attention of the representative of Mr. Bostock then touched on the GREENWOOD, B. C. the district while here. Some of these question of representation of the dis Proprietors. were the creating of Greenwood an out- trict in the House of Commons. He O. F. Nickle. F. Archer. port of entry, owing to its great com spoke of the strong effort he had made IMPORTED & DOMESTIC mercial importance, and the question of to have the Yale-Cariboo riding divided. PALACE SALOON, the mail service. We should now, he Under the B. N. A. Act no measure of CIGARS, contended, have a daily mail service by redistribution could be passed which Nickle & Archer. the railway. Duncan Ross suggested proposed to increase the number of WINES and LIQUORS. members, until after the general census- the matter of freight rates on the C. P. CHESAW, WASHINGTON. R. taking in 1901. The elections would be Headquarters for Mining Men. Mr. Bostock dealt with these seriatim. held before then, and it would not be In regard to the making of Greenwood until 1904 or 1905 that a new measure GREENWOOD ASSAY OFFICE, an outport of entry, he said he had could bo brought down based on the brought that matter to the attention of general census returns. It was a very JOE C. LTTCKEHBEL. the Government last spring, but it was unsatisfactory state of affairs, but it pointed out that as there was Grand could not be helped. Personally, ow Assayer and Metallurgist, McElmon Forks on the one side and Midway on ing to the great extent of his constit the other, both ports of entry, Green uency, it was impossible to give all PROPRIETOR. THF WATCHMAKER wood would not suffer. Now that the parts of it that attention which it de Mines Examined and railway was in, he would bring the mat served. It was altogether too large for Reported on. GREENWOOD. Is now locntjd on Green ter to the attention of the department one representative. There had been a wood street and he had no doubt that it would be proposal to petition the Imperial gov settled to the satisfaction of all. He ernment to pass an act permitting some D. L. BARCLAY'S STAGE OPPOSITE THE NEW recognized the importance of the point, special legislation amending the B. N. and the necessity of increasing the cus A. Act, but that was a doubtful resort, RENDELL BLOCK. toms facilities. Taking up the mail ser as it would be hard to impress on the Leaves Imperial Hotel daily for Mid YEAR8 vice he pointed out that Greenwood liad Imperial authorities the necessity way at 3:30 p. M. and leaves Midaway 35 EXPERIENCE. a daily mail by the stage. From his for guch interference. He could see no at 8 a. m. experience in coining over the new rail way out of the difficulty at the present Full assortment of material and tools to way into Grand Forks, he did not think time. Mr. Bostock expressed his pleas First-Class Accommodations. do correct, work. he would recommend a change until the ure at meeting the member of the Board of Trade and others, and of having the road was taken over from the construc Parties desiring to visit Midway on opportunity of discussing these subjects PAINTERS and tion department and trains were run Sunday can return the same evening. regularly in connection with the pas with them. Nash & Co., PAPER HANGERS. senger department. That, however was The chairmen then called upon Mr. only a matter of a very short time now. Buchanan, of Kaslo, who was present, The question of freight rates was one to speak. The only subject already SIGN WORK A to which he had given a good deal of dealt with, he said, that was not purely SPECIALTY. study, and while at Ottawa had en local which he could discuss was that of quired very carefully into the matter. representation. That was common The Government ho found had full con ground lor both Greenwood and Kaslo Quick ' Work Guaranteed. trol over the ratea on the Columbia & to wall* upojl. Mi'. Buchanan, as he al SHOP OPP. i'lSIJER SAW MILL. Western line the same as over the ways doen, spoke clearly and well, point Crow's Nest PUSH line, and other lines ing out lorcibly that while it wan south of the main lino. The law in this true that tlie act could not be amended WHEN IN PHCENIX respect was like some other laws liable to give Increased representation before to be evaded, and it was difficult to com the census returns oi 1901 had been re GO TO pel its enforcement. However, the way ceived upon which to base the number to deal with complaints of that kind of members, there was suoh a thing as W. TWIST & CO. ' was to bring them direct to the atten readjustment of constituencies already W. M. SPROTT, tion of the Department of Railways existing, in order to remove inequali for Fine Cigars, Tobaccos, Confection ties ; and that was what he conceived NEXT DOOR TO TEL. OFFICE. through the Board of Trade. One rea ary, Soft Drinks, etc. We also handle son why it was possible for railway com should have been done. The Govern panies to evade the law was because no ment had already recognized that prin HORSESHOEING ^ all the leading papers. body laid specific information before the ciple in the act submitted at last ses W. TWIST & CO. Government, upon which it could act. sion, and why the principle could not ^ BLACKSMITHING. be applied 60 British Columbia he could Phoenix, B. C. He advised the merchants to keep strict Buokboards and Buggies made to Order. watch over the matter, and any depar not understand. To come down to the ture from the schedule of rates should crux of his argument it was that a mem WORK GUARANTEED. BIUUIARDS AIND be promptly reported. Tile railway by ber might be taken away from Victoria, Shop on Copper Street, Greenwood, B. C. law was compelled to submit its tariff which had two representatives for a lit POOL. ROOM, A. B. JENSEN. of rates for approval by the Department, tle over 18.000 population, and given to and to hang up a copy in some conspic Yale-Cariboo, which had between 65,- uous place for inspection by the public. 000 and 75,000 of a population, more es WRIGHT & GRAY, CIGARS and TOBACCOS. pecially as it was the rule everywhere He would give any assistance in his BOOT AND SHOE MAKERS. power in seeing that the merchants to grant under rather than over repre One Door Sonth ol Star Bakery. were protected. This brought him to sentation to cities. The inequalities ex Prospectors shoes a specialty. Repairing Gov't. Street. another matter, and that was the Cor isting in this case were very glaring. neatly done. Satisfaction guaranteed. bin charter. He believed that it would Continued on page nine. NEXT DOOR TO COMMERCIAL HOTEL, J. W. WOLFE, Proprietor. THE GREENWOOD MINER. Friday, Oct. 27, 1899 THE GREENWOOD MINER. of British Columbia lagging behind the THE BEST BEER IN TOWN IS MADE BY THE rest of the Province about ten years in Published Every Friday at Greenwood, B. C. rightful representation. Even if one BY member is taken away from Victoria Elkhorn Bre^very, THE GREENWOOD MINER PRINT and given to us, it only lessens the in PORTMANN BROS. & CO., Props. ING COMPANY. equality temporarily, and creates a ASK FOR heart-burning in the ancient capital. The Elkhorn La The only logical and practical way after ger Beer contains S. I. GOSHSLL, Editor and Manager. £lkhorn all is for the Dominion government to only pure Malt and bring pressure to bear on the Imperial Hops. Try it! SUBSCRIPTION RATES. authorities in order that the B. N. A. Domestic, One Year ?2.00 Act may be amended so as to have the Six Months $1.25 Lager census taken every five years, not only Foreign, One Year ?3.00 It Is kept on Payable Invariably in Advance. for the adjusting of representation, but for the purpose of properly increasing Draught or in Bot Advertising rates furnished on application. the subsidy from the Dominion to the Deer. tles by all the Lead No patent medicine ads taken except at full Province. We receive 80 cents a head PATRONISE ing Hotels in this tates. now on a population of about 100,000; HOME District. Legal notices 10 and 5 cents per line. whereas we have a population of be INDUSTRY. "Certificate of Improvement" notices, $5.00 tween 175,000 and 200,000. At the low end $10.00 for legal life of notice. est estimate the Province is losing $50,- Four weekly insertions constitute one month's 000 a year compared with what it would advertising. be receiivng if the census were taken every five years as in Manitoba. When THE MINBB is on sale at the following places: we consider the fact that the people of GREENWOOD. King & Co., Smith & McRae, Monroe* Co.,*P. British Columbia contribute in taxation O. News Room. to the federal treasury three times that jfTHE PIONEER HOTEL. CASCADE : Cascade City News Co. ROWLAND : of the average individual in all of Can P. O. News Room. ANACONDA. B. C: P. O. ada, and that in addition to that there I Greenwood Cltyt Boundary Creek, B. C. News Room. SPOKANE: The Shaw-Borden Co. ia the freight paid on all the goods brought from the eaat, there should be • • • Entered at the Greenwood, B. <;., post office some compensation in some way. Times as second class mail matter. are good now and we do not feel it, but We are prepared to welcome guests and provide best accommodations. this will yet become a burning question HEADQUARTERS FOR MINING MEN. Friday, Oct. 27,1899. in this Province. As Mr. Buchanan said the other night the B. N. A. Act The Best of Wines, Liquors and Cigars. The most comfortable has to be amended some day, and why AN IMPORTANT MATTER. not now as well as later on? Concerning the subjects discussed by SAMPLE ROOM Mr. Bostock and Mr. Buchanan at the In Greenwood. Heated by Hot Air. Board of Trade meeting, the matters of THE ONTARIO CABINET. mail service and customs may be re Premier Hardy, who used to be re • • • garded as practically settled, CB with ferred to in the Mowat administration regular trains running into Greenwood as the "wicked partner," has resigned, there can be no excuie for not fully and has been succeeded by Hon. G. W. J* W* Nelson, Proprietor* meeting the wishes of the people, and Ross, Minister of Education. Mr. Strat providing the best facilities possible. um, editor of the Peterboros | Examiner, In regard to freight rates, it is not to be has been taken into the cabinet to fill assumed beforehand that the C. P. R. the vacancy. Doubtless the Govern will take advantage of its position in the ment will be strengthened by the change. Boundary country to charge higher local Though a clever politician of the "ma rates than on the Crow'i Nest section of chine" type, Mr. Hardy has been some Ottawa H0USet H. D. Tompkins, Prop. the road, or beyond what it is entitled what discredited by the political cor to receive. Should there be complaints ruption revealed in the election cases of in the future the matter can be taken the past twelve months, which, in the up by the merchants through the most charitable light, must at least -^^AL¥AYS OPEN*s^ Board of Trade, and a determined ef have been winked at by him, and which fort be made to secure justice; but in has served to establish his reputation for the meantime it is hardly fair to jump being "wicked." There was certainly a New Rooms; well Heated; First-class GREENWOOD, B. C. at the conclusion, before the schedule of falling from the Mowat standard of po Dining Room; choice Wines, Liquors rates has been published, that it will litical grace. On the other hand, Hon. and Cigars, - - not be satisfactory. We are inclined to G. W. Ross will, as a man of undoubted believe that the C. P. R. will in its own ability and political integrity, help to interests in this district do all that it restore the confidence so long reposed in can to meet the people fairly. If the Sir. Oliver Mowat. Apart from political -rrrfrinnnnnr management is wise no grievance! considerations, Mr. Ross is a man in should be allowed to exist, and from a whom the people of Ontario should take BOUNDARY CREEK LOAN AND MERCANTILE selfish point of view it is not likely that pride. He eminently belongs to the any will be imposed on us. At all people, and has risen to a position which <£ «£ AGENCY. THOMAS MILLER, Manager.... •vents it is time to act when danger ia he will adorn as a man and as public in Bight. orator of conspicuous talent. He belongs The most important subject, political to the same school of politics as does the Real Estate, nines, Insurance. ly, before the people at the present time Hon, David Mills, than whom no one in is that of representation. It is an anom Canada stands higher in the eateem of OFFICE: Corner Copper and Deadwood Streets aly and an injustice that any one mem the people for personal merit. The ber of parliament should represent so MINER does not believe in the edu •JUULUUUUU. large, important, and now so populous a cational policy of the Hon. G. W. Ross, district as the Yale-Lilloet-Cariboo- but it can admire the man. Yootcnay district, the largest in the Do of course, his" businens to be so, but his B. C. Pottery Company, Ltd., minion of Canada. It has a population THE MINER has pleasure in acknow merit lies in being equal to his oppor of possibly 75,000, and an area of over ledging the receipt of a copy of the tunities. Victoria. 200,000 square miles. It in large enough statistical Year Book of Canada, com MANUFACTURERS OF numerically for at least three members. piled by Geo. Johnson, the well known G, U. HAY, M. A., editor of the Edu Sewer Pipe, Chimney Pipe, Fire Victoria with 20,000 inhabitants has statistician, and published by the Decational Review, St. John, N. B., a gen Bricks, Pressed Bricks. Flower Pots, two members. It is not the fault of partment of Agriculture at Ottawa. It tleman well-known to all New Bruns- and Fire Proofing Tile. the Government that such an anomaly is one of the most useful of the blue wickers, is issuing a series of historical should exist, but a result of peculiar books of the Government, giving as it studies on Canada. These appear conditions. The trouble is that such a does the giat of all of them, and a great quarterly, and have reached No. Seven H. M. KEEFER, state of affairs cannot be amended until deal of other information as well. There in the series. A number of well-known MINING and REAL at least two or three years after the cen is very little of public interest to Canad Canadians are contributing, and when sus of 1901 ia taken, and then the popu ians that is not dealt with statistically, completed the series will contain a vast ESTATE BROKER. lation will have again doubled, leaving and authoritatively. Mr. Johnson is amount of reminiscence concerning the GREENWOOD, B. C. the representation atill inadequate; and undoubtedly the best and most accur early days of the country now included BO it will go on indefinitely, the interior ately informed man in Canada. It is, in the Dominion of Canada. Subscribe for the MINER. Friday, Oct. 27,1899- it THE GREENWOOD MINER. Bac.:"»iii ME'«i"iy O M M TTf The Centre of the Similkameen District. A Mining and Agricultural Center.... . <& <£ <& LOTS ARE NOW ON THE MARKET. Third Avenue WO Feet Wide, Lots 30x10; Corner Lots, $150; Inside Lots, Corner Lots $IOO; Other Streets. Inside Lots $75.00. TERMS: 1-3 Cash, Balance in Three and Six Months* For Further Particulars Apply to:•' i BEALEY INVESTMENT & TRUST CO., R. H. PARKINSON, Fairview; (ft LIMITED. ^* «^» «^w fft E. BULLOCK WEBSTER, Keremeos. * General Agents, |g„g<.WW«o^ 0. 0. THE CITY FATHERS. the council proposed to do with his extends to them such privileges as the MINERAL ACT, 1896. building if the street was widened The streets and alleyways, crossings, and Regular Meeting on Monday Evening—The mayor asked Mr. Nicol what he wanted. otherwise, a> ,ve may by law be entitled Certificate of Improvements. Question of C. P. R. Crossings and Other A majority of the property ownerH had to do." Matters Discussed. petitioned to have the street widened, The m(i;...; nj/gested referring it to NOTICE. At the meeting on Monday evening and had donated the land required. the city soli in-fore further action Golconda, Gold Hed, Cleveland, IJIOCOUII, there were present Mayor Hardy, and Under the act the remainder would was taken. York and Wildru.e Fraction mineral claim* have to be dealt with by arbitration. situate in the Kettle River mining division of Aldermen Sutherland, Cameron, and Mr. Wilv-r. of the 0. P. R., who waB Yale district, Fisher. Mr. Nicol was not quite clear as to his present, asi; hat the motion be passed Where located: Kmlth'seamp. Take notice that I, Isaac II. Hallett as nirer.l J. F. Junkins, managing director rights, and the mayor advised him to in order t'h: ! • operations of the rail- for J. C. Haas, free miner's certificate No. in.,i0 consult, a lawyer ; and the matter was way might n A, and George E. Foster, free miner's certifier :e Manufacturers Life Insurance Co., To be delayed. The mayor No. B 1B308, intend, (Ul days from the date bei J- ronto, wrote re debentures, and stated allowed to drop there. saw no necessity foY such hurry, and of, to apply to the Mining Recorder for Certi.l- cate of Improvements, for the purpose of ob> that owing to the present state of the Tenders were submitted by a number said the city solicitor should first pass tattling Crown Grants of the above claims. money market it would be scarcely pos of firms in town for gum hoots and And further take notice that ac 'ion under upon it. section 37 must be commenced before the -nu ance of such Certificate of Improvements. sible to sell the best debentures in the mackinaw coats for the firemen, A This led to a somewhat heated dis r market; but he had no doubt that a few committee was appointed to examine cussion on the subject of crossings aris Dated this 17th day of August, 1899. h-'i. ,-Uni. I. H. HAU.ETT. weeks would make a difference. the goods and tenders, and report. The ing out of previous negotiations, and the W. S. Fletcher, through his solicitor, committee consists of Aldermen Suther mayor with considerable warmth did R. B. Kerr, applied for a license to con land, Cameron, and Fisher. some "plain speaking." Mr. Wilgrcss MINERAL ACT, 1896. duct a theatre and music hall. Granted. The following resolution was proposed resented the mayor's statements as un Certificate of Improvements. This does not apply to license to sell to be moved by Aid. Beath, (who, how warranted. It was finally decided that liquor, which goes before the licensing ever was not present) and Aid. Fisher: the matter should be considered at NOTICE. board. "Whereas the Columbia Railway is an adjourned meeting on Friday (this; Copper King mineral claim, situate in the evening, after which adjournment took Kettle River mining division. Yale district. John D. Ronald, representing the desirous of building through the city of Where located : In Copper camp. Ronald Fire Engine Works. Brussels, Greenwood, in the Province of British place. Take notice that I. Isaac II. Hallett as agent for John Moran, free miner's certificate No. wrote re his steam tire engine, which he Columbia, and, 19080 A, and Austin Hammer, free miner's cer tificate No. 19087 A, intend sixty days from the recommended in the strongest possible "Whereas it is for the general benefit Some splendid specimens of apples date hereof to apply to the Mining Recorder for way for favorable consideration. Re from the orchard of Manuel Bar cello, of a Certificate of Improvements, for the purpose of the city that said company should be of obtaining a Crown Grant of the above claim. ceived and liled. encouraged in the construction of the Keremeos, were on view at the News And further take notice that action, under section ;t7, must be commenced before the iBHit The finance committee reported re railway. office this week, and attracted much at ance of such Certificate of Improvements. accounts. The report was adopted. "Now be it resolved that the munici tention. One of them weighed 31 Dated this 2Md day of August. 1899. 8-2.">-2m I. H. HALLETT. The mayor reported on the progress pal council of the city of Greenwood ounces, and all wore fine samples of the of street work. hereby endoress the construction of the magnificent fruit grown in that part of Mr. Nicol, Silver street, asked what 0. it W. Railway through our city, and the district. Subscribe for the MINER. THE GREENWOOD MINER. Friday, Oct. 27,1899 two per cent, of the population of Dutch origin. The proceedings of the council A Railway Train at Greenwood BOERS VS. BRITONS can only be conducted in the Dutch language, and the records are kept in mmmmmwmwAmmwmMmmw^MwwwfWwwwmttWM Dutch. If the English government Is a welcome novelty, The Situation Discussed By were to give the Boers in the Cape Town Likewise so are- colony a dose of their own medicine, and the Hon. D. Mills. were to prohibit the use of the Dutch BALTIMORE OYSTERS language in the legislature and schools the.y would have the entire Dutch popu The Minister of Justice Has No Sym lation in arms within a week. The Direct from the Oyster Beds, pathy With the Enemy—Their British government has shown great Cause Not a Just One. ,„ forbearance in view of the outrageous Which we are now receiving weekly in fiva gallon pails. treatment British subjects have re Try them and note that oysters in bulk are far superior to those sold in cans. ceived in the Transvaal. The villeins of the middle ages were treated with as In an interview with the Winnipeg much consideration by the barons as Free Press, the Hon. David Mills, who the British have been by Kruger and P. Burns & Co. is one of the best informed men on the his associates. The English subject in Canada, said: STATESMEN HAVE BLUNDERED "It is most important that Canadians should show their sympathy with the in South Africa ever since 1854, and to ROSSLAND HOTEL. mother country in this matter. In my the consequences of the mistakes made opinion the Boers have relied very large and the folly of yielding to a miscon Alf. Cameron, Prop. ly on German interference. When Eng ceived sentimentality, which had taken Everything Brand New and First House Heated and Lighted hold of the minds of the people in Eng land turned her interests on the Zanzi Class. Elegant Bar Room, Best Throughout. Dining Room un bar coast over to Germany for Germany's land, the present war is due. The Brit moral support in Egypt, the Germans ish must now make themselves masters Liquors and Cigars. der Management of expected to acquire the Portuguese effectually in this conflict, or they will AK EXPERIENCED CHEF. coast in Africa and then the Transvaal. be compelled to abandon their position The German statesmen seemed to iil South Africa. The latter they are Copper St., Greenwood, B. C. have assumed that if England became not likely to do. The integrity of the paramount in Egypt she would be in empire depends upon the continuance different to remain paramount in South of British sovereignty in Africa, which Africa; and the telegram to Kruger from is the half-way house to India, New BELTING. Emperor William at the time of the Zealand and Australia. Without South Jameson raid was no doubt intended to Africa, in the case of war, it would be Users of this article would do well to examine our stock in this line. We feel British public opinion, with a view scarcely possible to retain British sov carry a larger assortment than any other dealer in the Province. The Electric to taking a more pronounced attitude if ereignty either in India or Australia. Brand of Rubber Belting we stock is not excelled by any other make. It is used the British were found indifferent. As It is true that while England remains by all the large mills in the Province. We carry it in stock up to 22 inches, and to what Russia and Germany may do is paramount in Egypt and the Suez canal Leather Belting up to 16 inches in width. still a matter of doubt, so that it is of remains open, it would be the shortest great consequence that the Australian route to India; but if it were a great LcLennan, McFeeley «& Co., Ltd. colonies and Canada should make it European power with which the war oc Vancouver, B. C. Wholesale Hardware. perfectly clear where they stand. cured, it is questionable if the canal Agents for the Giant Powder Co., San Francisco, and for the Majestic Steel would remain open for navigation, and Range, St. Louis, Mo. DO NOT DESERVE SYMPATHY. Great Britain's only permanent route "I am altogether unable to compre to the east would then be around South Branch Stores at Dawson, Atlin, and Bennett Cities. hend the sympathy expressed for the Africa. Supposing, then, that there Boers. Let it be borne in mind that all was a hostile fleet at Cape Town or of the Boers of the Transvaal were Brit Elizabeth Town, which would put to sea ish subjects by birth, and owed their al and attack British commerce sailing around the Cape, or the British fleet legiance to Her Majesty. In 1881 they with a superior naval force, everyone Miners' Hotel, COPPER STREET. were three times defeated by the Zulus, can see that the English empire would and were on the point of being exter be at an end. And so everthmg should WALTER WATERLAND, Prop. be done to avert anything that threat minated when they asked again to come ens the empire's permanency, a thing under Her Majesty's jurisdiction. Their that is vital to us. If we were not A Finely Equipped Bar, desire was granted, and involved Brit ready to make the sacrifices called for to ain in a war with the Zulus. When the maintain the integrity of the empire we Board by Day or Week. would possess too little public spirit to Zulus were defeated and their chief uphold our own integrity as a Domin Cetewayo taken prisoner, a portion of ion." TELEPHONE CONNECTION. the Zulus under Kruger took up arms against Great Britain and declared that DISSOLUTION NOTICE. Best of Cusine Service. Rooms they had always been opposed to the Notice is hereby given that the part neat and Well Furnished. surrender of their independence. They nership hitherto existing between Leut- treacherously murdered 250 men of a fried Portmann, Anton Portmann, and British regiment who were then in the Frank Hartinger, brewers, Greenwood, country. Mr. Gladstone and Lord Kim- trading under the firm name of Elkhorn berly acquiesced in their demand for Brewery Co , is this day dissolved by independence, after they had declared LIME! LIME!! LIMES! mutual consent, Frank Hartinger retir that their policy was to treat the inhab ing from the firm, and L. and A. Port itants of British origin the same as those mann continuing the business. Debts of Dutch origin. In the province of due by the firm will be assumed by L. The only first class WHITE LIME in the Bound Cape Town the British put the Dutch on and A. Portmann, aud debts due the a footing of perfect equality with them firm are to be paid to them. ary. The SNOW FLAKE LIME COMPANY selves. They allow the Dutch language in the legislature and in the courts of LEUTFRIED PORTMANN. is now prepared to furnish lime on short notice in justice, and have consented to have ANTON PORTMANN. Dutch taught in the public schools FRANK HARTINGER. ANY QUANTITY. 5SSSS where the community speak the Dutch Witness: D. A. CAMERON. Dated Oct. 4,1899. 30d. language. W. E. MEDILL, Mgr. COMPARE THIS TREATMENT with that which Kruger and tis as NEW BOOKS. sociates mete out to the English in the ENGINEERS, BOILERMAKERS David Harum, Wrhen Knighthood Transvaal, where nothing but the Dutch Cunliffe & Ablett, and MACHINISTS. language is permitted, though the Dutch was in Flower, No. 10 John St., Richard comprise a minority of the white popu Carrel, etc., are among the latest books Our machine shops are now complete and we are prepared to do the heaviest class ol work- lation, and where the English though received at Ore cars, Ore buckets, shafting, hangers and pulleys. Pipe work a specialty. Estimates given on all classes of work. Pumps always fn stock. taxed enormously for the maintenance of schools are not permitted to have Smith & McRae's, I— 25-H. P., horizontal engine, 9x12; l-n.r>-H. P. SECOND-HAND MACHINERY: Locomotive type, boiler and skids complete their children taught the English lan 1—No. 3 Little Giant drill, hose column arms and bars complete; 1—5-foot Pelton wheel, with guage. None but a Dutchman is eligi Books, Office Supples and Wall Paper, 600 feet special welded pipe from 16 ins. to 8 ins.; 1 rip-saw with iron table. ble for election to the municipal council of Johannesberg, though there is not GREENWOOD, B. C. Rossland, ™jii3SkJJ^JlJ&j»»; -7 2/ Friday, Oct. 27, 1899. THE GEEENWOOD MINER. CHESAW DOINGS. MAIL SERVICE. J. RUSSELL. T. HARDY Office Hours: 8 a. m. to 6:15 p. m. Mails dose for Grand Porks 11:30 a. m. daily, The Review is a wonder. The winze Mails close for Penticton, Camp McKinney, is down 60 feet, and in an ore chute Midway, etc., 7 a. m., Tuesday, Thursday, and which assays as high as $600 per ton. Saturday. Russell Hardware Co., This mine, in connection with other Mails due 'ioin Grand Forks, 1 p. m., daily. Mails due from Penticton, 2 p. in., Sunday, well known properties, has stimulated Wednesday, and Friday. interest in the entire district, and devel DEALERS IN opment work throughout the camp is being carried on with increased vigor. Spokane palls Almost all kinds of Hardware, Glassware, Crock- A. H. Steele, manager of the Wiscon eryware, Woodenware, Tinware, Graniteware, sin group, has ten men building houses Silver and plated wares, Lamp goods, Stoves of x preparatory to a winter's work on the all kinds; all stock sizes of glass windows and property. This property was stocked a short time ago by Mr. Steele and Spo & Northern, doors; Belting and Packing of all kinds. kane parties, and arrangements have been made for extensive work this win ter. BRASS GOODS A SPECIALTY. The Yakima, within a stone's throw Lubricating and Illuminating oils, guns, rifles of Chesaw, has a large force of men at Nelson & Ft. Sheppard, and Ammunition; Iron all sizes and shapes; all work. With development the assays are proving quite satisfactory. Consid kinds of drill and tool steel; black and gal. pipe erable work has been done on this Red flountain Ry's. up to 3 in. All kinds pipe fittings up to 6 in. mine, which shows a good vein of high grade ore. The management has re cently received some machinery, and Agts. for CA1NTOIV STEEL. has put in a hoist. Alonzo Clifford was in Chesaw last dLea ,heya week buying supplies for his camp on Sherwin & Williams' S.?E^ * " the Excelsior group. The showing on The only all-rail Route, without change this property up to date is encouraging, Pedlar, Steel and Metal Roofing and Shingles. and Mr. Clifford is preparing to run a of cars, between Spokane, Ross 100-foot tunnel to strike the vein at a depth ot 90 feet. land and Nelson. . BEST TINNM AND PLUMBING SHOP IN THE INTERIOR. On Thunder mountain, 1,500 feet from the Crystal Butte mine, is Old Germany, owned by Weeks brothers of YWWYYWVWWVWWWWWWWWWWrf^^ Spokane. There are two well defined veins, 10 feet apart, running through the claim, one three and a half feet wide, DAILY SERVICE. the other six. A shaft 40 feet deep has First Shipment of been sunk on the larger ledge. The Going North. Going South. owners are running a tunnel, and are in 12:27 a. m MARCUS 11:13 a. m. 140 feet, and expect to strike the ledge at a depth of 100 feet within the next Train leaving Marcus at 11:18 a. m. makes ten feet. It is expected that the two close connections at Spokane for all CLOTHING, veins will be united at the depth at which the tunnel will strike them. PACIFIC COAST POINTS. The ore from these veins assays from $8.00 to $37 per ton near the surface. Close connections at Nelson with steamboat for Kaslo and all Kootenay Lake points. HATS, CAPS A full force is working on the Crystal Butte. There are about 250 tons of ore on the dump. The width of the ledge, as well as the values, is increasing. The Crystal Butte is gradually becoming one Passengers for Kettle River and Boundary NECKWEAR, of the mines of the district. The mill is creek connect at Marcus withstage daily. running smoothly, and concentrating ten tons of ore daily. C. H. DIXON, G. P. & T. A. Spokane, Wash. The MINER — the best advertising medium iu the Boundary. For Fall, Just Arrived.. W. S. Keith, M. E. F. F. Ketchum, SAVE MONEY by purchasing your ticket 6i- rect from Greenwood to points eith & on the Coast or East. U OCEAN TO OCEAN etchum, ! V 9 M. Law & Co. Without change of Cars, via i CANADIAN * * DTr j Mining, y--.-j ; PACIFIC *v • When Kemp & Holmes can clean your win AND dows, offices and stores; carpets sewn, cleaned SOO PACIFIC LINE REAL ESTATE and Why Be In Darkness? and laid. The "IMPERIAL LIMITED." PRIVATE NURSING FOR GENTLEMEN. The Fastest tr.;!n between the Atlantic and LEAVE ORDERS AT WHITE FRONT STORE. RATES MODERATE.. Pacific. Insurance Brokers. Eastbouud leaves Sicomous Jut. at 2:35 Weatbound leaves Sicomous at 23:27 WE BEG TO INTRODUCE TO THE Connecting steamer leaves Penticton Lots in all Parts of the City. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday* 7:30 a. m. PUBLIC THE FAMOUS Connecting Steamer arrives at Penticton Monday, Wednesday. Friday, 17:30. Mining Stocks Accelerated, service into the — Kootenay Mining District. In Greenwood & Camp McKinney "La Fama" aigar . THROUGH TICKETS TO ALL EASTERN POINTS Made from a CLEAR HAVANA FILLER, with a FINE DELHI AT LOWEST RATES. A Specialty. WRAPPER, and CUBAN HANI) MADE. TRY IT. For full information as to time, rates, Etc. also tor copies <>i Canadian Pacific Railway Mining Properties Examined and Report publications apply to ed on. H. A. King & Co., F. T. ABBOTT, Agent, GREENWOOD, Or to E. J. COYLE, Vancouver, B. ('. Asst. General Passenger Agent. GREENWOOD, B. C. COPPER STREET, (1 KEEN WOOD. THE GREENWOOD MINER. Friday, Oct. 27,1899. PICKED SPECIMENS. An Expert Opinion. A N. WHITESIDE. CLIVE PRINGLE. THE CANADIAN W. F. Robertson, Provincial Mineral PRINGLE & WHITESIDE, A writer in the Atlanta Constitution ogist, after a visit to the Boundary telle a tale, perhaps autobiographical, of Creek camps and an examination of the BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, NOTAR leading mines, is reported to have said : Dank of Commerce. an author, who, being hard pressed by IES PUBLIC, ETC. his creditors, wrote to an editor for "While millions are being invested in Head Office, TORONTO. Offices: Over Bank of Montreal. whom he had done some work: "Please the different mines and smelters of the Established 1867. •end check at once, as my gas bill is Boundary country, they are but drops PAID-UP CAPITAL, $6,000,000. due." The candid editor replied in this in the bucket. Such huge deposits of ANDREW LEAMY. I. P. MYERS GRAY copper ore as have already been opened [Six Million Dollars.] brief fashion: "So is mine. God help • • LEAMY & QRAY • • REST fl,000,000 us all." up will give employment to men and money on a scale possible in but few re Barristers, Solicitors and Notaries President HON. GEO. A. Cox. An old farmer who had been to the gions, yet the surface only has been General Manager B. E. WALKER. city was describing to his friends the scratched, and there exists unprospect- Public. Ass't. Gen'l. Manager.. .J. H. PUJMMER. splendor of tbe hotel he stayed at. ed areas far greater than that which Offices:—George Block, Copper Street This bank has the largest number of "Everything was perfect," said he;" have been tested by the prospector's branches of any bank in Canada, with "all but one thing—they kept the light pick." agencies at New York, Chicago, New Orleans, Skagway and Dawson City. burning all night in my bed room, a Mr. Robertson is of the opinion that R. B. KERR, thing I ain't used to." "Well," said competent metallurgists will be needed Accounts of Corporations, Merchants one of his listeners, "why didn't you in this district. Of capable mine man BARRISTER, SOLICITOR and Individuals received on favorable blow it out?" "Blow it out!" said the agers there are many, but in a great and NOTARY PUBLIC. terms. farmer; "how could I? The pesky smelting district, such as this is des Drafts, Commercial Credits, Travel ers' Credits and Circular Notes issued thing was inside a bottle." tined to be, where ores complex as well NADEN-FLOOD BLK. Greenwood, B. C. available in any part of the world. as simple must be treated, there will ex Approved Notes Discounted; Collec First Corporation Director—"Our ist excellent opportunities for the man tions made. legal department is getting to be very who has made the reduction of refrac J. R. BROWN, A general Banking business tran expensive." Second Corporation Di sacted. tory ores his study. rector: "It is indeed! Very! Some BARRISTER, SOLICITOR GREENWOOD BRANCH. times I am almost tempted to think it and NOTARY PUBLIC. V. Capabianeo, the noted harp soloist, D. A. CAMERON, might be cheaper to obey the law."— Manager has arrived in Greenwood from Seattle FLOOD BLK., GREENWOOD. Puck, New York. and will make this his permanent home. Gen. Jacob S. Coxey, who has had Mr. Capabianeo is open for any engage BAUER <& .-.BANK of MONTREAL™ various adventures since he headed ments to furnish music for balls, private "Coxey'• »rmy," has evidently pros parties, birthday parties, club parties, ASHCROFT Capital, all paid up, $12,000,000. pered on the whole, as he has just pur banquets, etc. Enquire of B. L. Wood, Rest $6,000,000. PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYORS ——— , chased an old steel plant at Millvale, Government street. P. O. box, 138. 2t President: LORD STRATHCONA AND MOUNT ROYAL. near Pittsburg, and intends to erect a A. FC /\i>ncrCMLA«hrrr»ft , RepresentativeResident . large open-hearth steel plant at a cost First shipment of J. A. T. Bell's boots Vice-President: and shoes just arrived at Law & Co's. * FLOOD-NADEN BLOCK. HON. GEORGE A. DRUMMOND. of something like (150,000. The new General Manager E. S. CLOusTon works will give employment to 300 men. 0. M. HILLARY, B. Sc. Branches in London, Eng., New One of the bravest, as well as one York, Chicago, of the wittiest things that has been done Assayer and Chemist. And in the principal cities in Canada. lately, was the reply of the Rev. Doctor DOES QUALITY —O— Newman Smith, of New Haven, when M'GILL GRADUATE IN Buy and sell Sterling Exchange and the representative of one of the worst of MINING ENGINEERING. Cable Transfers; Grant Commercial and GREENWOOD, B. C. Travelers' Credits, available in any part modern newspapers asked him for "a of the world. bright, terse interview about hell" for COUNT WITH Drafts issued, Collections made, etc. its Sunday edition. Doctor Smyth I. H. HALLETT. H. C. SHAW. very kindly complied with the request; his article was as follows: "Hell, in HALLETT & SHAW Greenwood = Branch. my opinion, is the place where the Sun YOU? GREENWOOD, B. C. F. J. FINUCANE, Manager. day edition of your paper should be Barristers, Solicitors, cable Address published and circulated." & Notaries Public. "HALLETT." THE BANE OF "Phalim," wearily said Mrs. McGor- Our stock of drug store CODES: Bedford McNeill's, Moreing ry, with some difficulty making herself goods is not only large in & Neal's, Leiber's. British North America. heard above the lusty howls of her Established in 1836. Incorporated by Royal quantity, and variety, but the leather-lunged offspring, "Yez will Charter. hov to howld the baby for a whoile. A. C. GA1UT, PAID-UP CAPITAL $4,866,666 Try to git him quieted av ye can. Quality is the Highest « RESERVE FUND $1,460,000 Shure Oi'm ahl worn out wid his yells." Barrister, Etc., Rossland. LONDON OFFICE: 3 Clement's Lane, Lombard St., E. C. "Oi'll not howld him!" indifferently obtainable in all the drug replied her husband, who was luxur Postoffice Building - - - Telephone 47. COURT OF DIRECTORS: iating with his pipe and newspaper; markets. Our prices are J. H. Brodli, John James Cc.ler, Ga.'pard Far- rer, Riehaid H. Gl.-n, Henrj L. R. Farrer, Ed. "Ut's your duty, not moine. Av yez right. Large selling keeps Arthur Hoare, H. J. B. Kendall, J. J. Kings- can't keep the little monkey still, lave ford, J red Lubbock, Geo. D. Whatman. the stock moving, and hence R. H. PARKINSON, A. G. WALLI8 Secretary. him yell, for ahl Oi care." "Ufa yure Head Office in Canada: St. Jt.raes St. Mond duty as much us is moine! Half av real.' H. Stikeman, Gen. Mgr., J. Elmsley, Inst- him belongs to ye, anyhow." "Wull, Fairview, B. C BRANCHES IN CANADA: AlWAVS FRESH. London, Brantford, Hamilton, Toronto, Mont thin, do phot yez plaze wid yure half, real, Ottawa, Kingston, Midland, (Quebec, St. an' lave my half holler ahl ut wants to. IF YOU GET IT AT CIVIL ENGINEER and John, N. B. Brandon, Winnipeg, Fredericton, Halifax, Victoria, Vancouver, Rossland, Kaslo, Oi'm busy!" DRAUGHTSMAN. Trail, Ashcroft, Greenwood, Atlin, Bennett B. C. andDawson City. The conversion of a large body of Nei- MILLER BROS. MAPS AND PLANS OF MINES AGENTS IN THE UNITED STATES: torians in Persia to the Russian (Greek AND MINERAL CLAIMS PRE Spokane—Traders' National Bank and Old IT IS CERTAINLY GOOD. National Bank. New York—(52 Wall St.) W. Catholic) church is, according to Rev. PARED TO ORDER. MINERAL Lawson and J. C. Welsh, agents. San Francis TITLES INVESTIGATED, AND co— 124 Sansome St., H. J. McMichael and J. R Samuel G. Wilson, M. A., of Tabriz, ASSESSMENT WORK ATTEND Ambrose, agents. Persia, a movement for better protec ED TO. LONDON BANKERS: tion, not a spiritual change. He tells Bank of England and Messrs. Glyn & Co. in this connection the following story Financial, Mining FOREIGN AGENTS: (Missionary Review, October): "A purnished Rooms* Liverpool—Bank of Liverpool. Australia- Nestorian was irrigating his fields. A Insurance and Agent. Union Bank of Australia. New Zealand—Un Neat, Quiet and first-class. —'-.*'; ion Bank of Australia, Bank of New Zealand. fellow peasant came up and turned off ' Heated by India, China, Japan—Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China, Agra Bank, the water to his own field. When Office and Reading Room Furnace West Indies—Colonial Bank. Paris—Marcuard Krauss & Co. Lyons—Credit Lyonnais. asked why he did BO, he replied: 'I first floor Throughout. Notary Public. am able to, for 1 am a Russian.' The SWATNE HOUSE, SILVER ST. FAIRVIEW TOWNSITE AGENT. P. T. SHORT Manager, first man thought it useless to resist, Greenwood, B. C. and walked away to the village. Pres ently he returned and began turning QEORGE HILL — the water back to his own field. When SOCIETIES. R» F* Coates & Co*, No. 2 began to quarrel with him, he General Contractors Merchant Tailor. said: 'Go away, or I will knock you ESTERN FEDERATION OK MINERS— WThe Greenwood Branch of the Eederation and Builders. Fine Stock of Goods Always on Hand. Across down with my spade; I have just en from WINDSOR Hotel. meets hereafter corner Gov't, aud Centre streets HOUSE MOVING A SPECIALTY. rolled as a Russian, too.' " at 7:30 p. m. every Saturday evening. WALTER LONG. Secretary. GOV'T. ST., GREENWOOD, B. C. GREENWOOD, B. C. 4 Friday, Oct. 27, 1899 THE GREENWOOD MINER. THE BOARD OF TRADE MINERAL ACT, • 1896. Certificate of Improvements. SUPERIOR LINE OF CIGARS. Continued from page three. NOTICE. Reverting to the amendment of the B. N. A. Act, he said sooner or later it St. Genevieve mineral claim, situate in the MORENA, Kettle River mining division, of Yale district. would have to be amended in order to Where located: In Providence camp. Take not ce that I, Albert E. Ashcroft, agent keep it in touch with the progress of con for George Y. Crane, free miner's certificate No. ditions, and why not, if it were neces 3162(i A, miond, sixty days from the date here Brands: \ INTERIOR and of, to apply .o the Mining Recorder, for a cer sary do it now as well as later? For intificate of Improvements for the purpose of ob taining a Crown Grant of the above claim. stance, there was no provision made And further take notice that action, under for increasing the number of senators section :17, n; list be commenced before the is suance of such Certificate of Improvements. MINER. from this Province, but with the in Dated this 26th day of August, 1899. crease of population were we always 9-l-2m A. E. ASHCROFT, P. L. S- Made by INLAND CIGAR MFG. CO. of Kamloops, B. C. to have only three, while a little place like Prince Fdward Island had four? MINERAL ACT, 1896. CLEAR HAVANA FILLER. A voice—We have three too many now. Certificate of Improvements. Mr. Buchanan was not discussing the Nothing but B. C. Union Labor Employed. utility of the Senate, but the relation it NOTICE. —FOR SALE AT- bore to the several provinces. There were at the present time two senators Sycamore mineral claim situate in the Kettle River mining division, Yale district. Arlington, Pioneer, International, Pacific, Rossland, Ottawa on the Island of Vancouver, and only Where located: In Copper camp. Take notice that we, George Riter, free and Commercial Hotels, H. A. King & Co. one for the whole of the mainland. He miner's certificate No. 6585 B, and Frank Beau- doubted, too, if very many in the Prov chene, free miner's certificate No. B 5970,intend sixty days from the date hereof, to apply to the ince knew his name, or had ever seen Mining Recorder for a Certificate ol Improve PROTECT HOME INDUSTRY. ments, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown or heard of the latter. Personally, he Grant of the above claim. • had to think before he could not remem And further take notice that action, under section 87, must be commenced before the issu ber who the gentleman was. Mr. Buance of sucli Certificate of Improvements. chanan closed with a most glowing pre Dated this 24th day of August, 1899. 8-25-2m diction for Greenwood and the district 'WWWWWWWlWWWWWtY^^ surrounding it. He knew of no city, or MINERAI^ACT, 1896. of no country, with a better future be Certificate of Improvements. Come on Boys to fore it. I "Bald Eagle" mineral claim situate in the Kettle River Mining Division of Yale District. Andrew Leamy spoke briefly, after Where located: In Greenwood Camp. which votes of thanks we'" tendered to Take notice that I, Isaac II. Hallett as agent for George R. Naden, free miner's certificate J. F. RODGERS f Mr. Bostock and the chairman, and the Vo. 1-1357A, intend sixty days from the date y Si hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a meeting adjourned. certificate 01 improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant of the above claim. FOR MACKINAW COATS, PANTS and SHIRTS. | And further take notice that action under INTERIOR TOPICS. section ;i7 must be commenced before the issu ance of such certificate of improvements. Dated this 7th day of October 1899. While moralizing on the benefits of I. H. HALLETT. Best Value in Town. the Spokane fair, the Revelstoke Her ald has come to the conclusion that a MINERAL ACT, 1896. CLARENDON BLK. show of our own next year would be in Certificate of Improvements- order. "Gold Diop," "Imperial/, "Massachusetts The C. P. R. is within 17 miles of and "Glen Fraction,' Mineral Claims situate in the Kettle River Mining Division of Yale Dis Trout Lake city, which is getting trict. its sidewalks down and talking of Where located: In Long Lake camp. Take notice, that I, Albert K. Ashcroft, as street lights. agent for the Jewel Gold Mines, Limited, (Foreign) free miner's certificate No. B18672, in 1,000 tons of ore from the Stemwind tend sixty days from the date hereof, to apply THE YALE LUMBER CO., to the Mining Recorder for certificates of im er mine at Fairview are now being run provements, for the purpose of obtaining Crown through the Smuggler mill. This will Grants of the above claims. And further take notice that action, under MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS give a thoroughly adequate test of the section :S7, must be commenced before the issu ance of such certificates of improvements. IN ALL KINDS OF rock. Dated this Kith day of October, 1899. ALBERT E. ASHCROFT, P. L. S. Price Ellison, M. P. P., and J. T. Davies, of Okanagan Mission, left on MINERAL ACT, 1896. Monday on a trip over to the West R0Ugh and | I I TMRPO Fork of Kettle River, from Mission Val Certificate of Improvements. Dressed j L*U lTlL>LifV< ley ; they will probably then cut across to Penticton, as it is Mr. Ellison's desire "Boston" mineral claim situate in the Kettle River Mining Division of Yale District. Shingles, Laths, and to obtain a thorough knowledge of that Where located: In Greenwood camp. Take notice that I, Isaac H. Hallett, as agent section, with the view of being able to for Sydney H. Johnson, free miner's certificate Mouldings. ^A. i pass an intelligent opinion upon any No, I9574A intend sixty days from the date BC. hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a M-. schemes for roads into the West Fork certificate of improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant for the above claim. OFFk':': CORNER COPPER AND DUNDEE STREETS district, which will, no doubt, be moot And further take notice that action under section :!7, must be commenced before the at. ed in the near future.—Vernon News, issuance of such certificate of improvements. CH KENWOOD, B. C. TELEPHONE 80. Dated this 7tli day of October 1899. A. P. Fawcet, the C. P. R. conductor I. II. HALLETT, who sustained severa injuries at Rob wmmmmmwrn^mmmmmmw! ^ son the other day, died at the Nelson MINERAL ACT, 1896. hospital. Eugene V. Debs, who is so well known Certificate of Improvements. New and Second-Hand in the labor world, lectured last week NOTICE. in Miners' Union hall, Rossland, to a Hercules mineral claim situate in the Kettle Goods* "0.1, c crowded house. River mining division, Yale district. Where located: In Copper Camp. When it became known in Rossland Take notice that I, Isaac H. Hallett as agent for Edward L. Tate, free miner's certificate No. Sewing Machines, Locks, Guns Repaired, Keys Fitted. that Lieut. Hart-McHarg and Privates 81408, intend, sixty days from the date hereof, J. R. Rea, and Milward Crooke were to apply to the Mining Recorder for a Certifi cate of Improvements, for the purpose of ob the three men selected by Captain Forin taining a Crown Grant of the above claim. A. L. WHITE & CO., OPPOSITE TELEPHONE OFFICE. And further take notice that action, under to represent Rossland in the Canadian section i!7, musl be commenced before the issu contingent for South Africa, it was ance of such certificate of improvements. Dated tin's first day of August, 1899. 8-25-2m promptly decided by the citizens to give I. H. HALLETT. the boys it banquet, and it was prompt THE FASHION LIVERY STABLE. ly and successfully carried out. NOTICE Cameron Bros., Prop's. TS HEREBY GIVEN' that the-undersigned in- Notice to Advertisers. 1 tends to apply to the board of licensing com Livery, Feed and Sale Stables. Good Single and Double Drivers. Gentle Saddle missioners for the city of Greeuwood, at their All changes of :tds must be handed in next sitting to be holdcn after the date hcrcot, and Pack Horses. All Kinds of Teaming and Heavy Hauling Done to THE MINER ottice by Tuesday noon for a license to seil liquor by retail on the mi the Shortest Notice. Stuck Well Looked After. for that week's issue ; also orders for ex premises known as the "London" situate on lot 11, block 11, Silver street. tra copies of paper. Dated the 17th dav of Octobe. 1899. OFFICE OF GREENWOOD CITY TRANSFER COMPANY, A.DOLPH FISHER. Seasonable groceriesat Law & Co.'s. * ; O 20-:S0 d GREENWOOD, B. C. THE GREENWOOD MINER, Friday, Oct. 27, 1899 OUR ROSSLAND LETTER. Jf999999999999999999999999999999^999 The ore shipments from Rossland r.-TrinJVUVU'uv'injinj'uajuxnn^ mines have now reached about 130,000 tons since January 1st of the present year. If the values per ton be placed at $17.00 the total valuation will amount to Ignorance $2,210,000. According to the statistics collected by 2? W. F. Robertson, and published by the Is Not Bliss authority of the Minister of Mines for (D the year 1899, the ore shipments for But in buying Fall and 1898 from Rossland mines amounted to Winter Clothing from 3 111,282 tons valued at$2,470,811 or $22.20 us, if you are not a judge per ton. According to the statement of William A. Carlyle, at present in charge of goods you are at no a of the Le Roi mine, Rossland ores, be disadvantage. ginning with a value of $40.69 in 1894, 2. decreased to $30.48 in 1897, and accord Investigate our claims. ing to Mr. Robertson, who succeeded Mr. Carlyle as Provincial Mineralogist, to the value of these ores had still de We Sell creased in 1898 to $22.20. It is well known that even the previous gold val ues of these ores has not been main Shorey's Clothing > tained for the present, that, in fact, there is a further decrease, but this will c which means that you can get the best in the market. not be fully known until February, 1900, We guarantee every garment and put a Gua 0. since it will take at least six weeks of & next year to complete the smelter re rantee Card in the pocket of each garment, and if you turns for 1899. It is therefore quite pos are not satisfied with your purchase we refund your a sible for Rossland mines in 1899 to pro money. duce 50,000 tons more ore than its mines produced in 1898, and yet the valuation MADE TO FIT—NOT TO ORDER. to be but little in advance of that of the preceding year, and even less than it. So far this year, at least, an increase of 18,000 tons has been made in the re RENDELL'S ARCADE. turns, and yet the valuation is at least