THE PROSPECTOR

VOL. 3, NO. 5 LILLOOET, B. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1913. $2 PER YEAR

ITEMS ABOUT TOWN. WORK ON THE "BROKEN HILL." MYSTERIOUS DAN HAMILTON. POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS.

County Court is being held in Development work on this mine When the Golden Dream Min­ (Before Magistrate Saul). Lillooet today. has been started, which is, cer­ ing Co. concluded to go into ex­ The last ten days has been brisk in About an inch of snow this tainly good news to Lillooet men. tensive placer mining on the police circles. Following is a few of At present about a dozen will be South Fork of Bridge river, the the cases disposed of: morning. Looks wintry. employed, the preliminary Work other day, they annexed a claim Oscar Green, d. and d., 15 days hard A. G. Rebagliati, from Lytton, being the driving of about 300 that had been in continuous oper­ labor. Robert Ramsay, d. and., $10. paid us a business visit this week. feet of tunnels. Work will be ation for over a dozen years—Dan Joe Salvatico, supplying intoxicants Mr. F. W. Hunt came down continued all winter, and by Hamilton's gold nugget cache. to Indians, $50. from the "Broken Hill'' mine, spring time we may hope to see He worked alone, and no one but J. Polecini, F. Minuzzi, T. Grazione, this property opened up in such himself knew what the financial F. Toni, D. Francesco, and Sabatino, Bridge river, on Wednesday. enjoying a social fight, dismissed. shape as will corroborate the result was. Little Dan confided R. Butler, interdict, $20. Two big auto trucks are now opinions of three mining experts in no one; to any enquiries about Aeneas, an Indian, drunk, $30. engaged in hauling vegetables this summer—that it is one of the claim he always replied that R. Butler, interdict, 1 month. for P. Welch. the biggest gold propositions in it kept him' 'broke.'' The result Anton Wolden, supplying an interdict, this part of the province. If the was that he had the whole river $100. W. W. Jones, the Bridge river Alex. Kuloff, supplying intoxicants host, was a visitor to Lillooet this "Broken Hill" mine turns out to himself. In the meantime he to Indians, 2 months hard labor. week. anything like what some of the bored tunnels into the bank—one Swan Dihlin, disorderly conduct, $5. most reliable mining men have of them 80 feet long—and kept Milker Soderberg, disorderly conduct, I Pat Dolan, of the pool-room, predicted for it, then Lillooet will quiet. For years little Dan sup­ $10. having sold out his interest in the Eric Olsen, d. andd., $10. reap a benefit never before real­ plied the gold nugget market of Rosie, an Indian maiden, charged with I business, left town Saturday. ized from any other project. The Lillooet. If a man wanted a ten being drunk, had her sentence post­ Mr. J. F. Rowlands, the water mine is close at hand, and is in or twenty dollar specimen he poned. close proximity to every natural went to Hamilton. Upon one Giuseppe Chiotti, accused of enter­ commissioner, proceeded to Vic­ taining Miss Rosie with gin, $50. toria on Tuesday morning. - facility for its profitable working. occasion he came into Lillooet Chas. Johnson, theft, suspended sen­ The ore body is little less than a with a chunk of gold valued at tence. Joe Shuster and Bert Williams quarry. The three mining ex­ $82, and a gold buyer, of Lytton Rosie was found drunk again. This have come down to join the Bridge perts to report so favorably on some years ago paid him $2000 time she was fined $10 and banished. river holidayers in town. the property were Messrs. Dunn, for some specimens. Dan was Tommy Bull, drunk on reserve, $30. Willie Thorn, a whisky suspect, $5. A Court of Revision for Lillooet Thomas and Guernsey. They always a mysterious man—he is Paul Colich, supplying, 1 month hard assessment district will beheld each visited the mine on separate so yet; for, notwithstanding the labor. at Clinton on Dec. 6, and in Lil­ occasions, and unknown to each fact that he has sold out his min­ Ernest Larsen and Andrew Bergman, looet on Dec. 16. other, gave practically the same ing property, he is still "broke," disorderly conduct, 20 days. report. The last mining engineer and claims that he always will be George Renning. disorderly conduct, Mr. E. M. Brown, general au­ to visit the property, was F. J. if he stays in this town. He $10. ditor for P. Welch, is visiting the Crossland, some two months ago, claims that the company now Mr. C. L. Copp, one of the best various railroad camps. He left and he is considered one of the about to operate his old placer known mining men of Lillooet, for Clinton on Thursday. most conservative of mining en­ ground will eventually make a has decided to make his home in W. W. Purdy, an old-time Lil­ gineers; this is what he said: big clean-up—when they wing- Vancouver for the present, being looet prospector, is again with us, ' 'Lying on the main contact be­ dam the river. influenced in this by Mrs. Copp, and is much surprised1 at the tween the coast granite and the who, after spending last winter change in the old town. interior sedimentaries the Broken in Victoria, has decided in favor Hill mining property presents ARROWHEAD'S LAST SPREE. of Vancouver. Mr. and Mrs. The new provincial wagon road features of unusual interest to Copp have purchased a home at on the east side of the river is the mining expert, and I am of 1918 York street, which com­ now completed. It is covered the opinion that the contact lead Last Sunday morning the rigid mands a beautiful view of Kitsi- with crushed rock, and is a fine on which the Broken Hill seems body of Charley Arrowhead, an lano beach and English Bay.— . piece of highway. to have the crueial location will, Indian well-known in these parts, Province. with proper development and was found lying face down on Majors Church and Gregg were management, develop into one of the road between Seaton and An­ Mr. James McAdams, who had amongst the returning hunters the greatest producers in the derson lakes. Constable McLeod his leg badly fractured about a a few days ago; the guide, Henry province." Mr. Crossland found investigated the case, and found month ago, and who has been in Swartz, as usual, coming into his the ore body to average over 90 that deceased, had, on the pre­ the Lillooet hospital ever since, own. feet in width, with values in gold, vious night, been on a whisky now has every chance of saving Heavy rains Saturday night silver and copper, which, in com­ debauch close to the spot where the limb. It was at one time and Sunday morning did much parison with the ore treated at a his body was found. The night feared that amputation would be damage to the Lytton-Lillooet profit by the Granby and B. C. was a cold one, with a little snow, resorted to, but now he has every road. The C. P. R. trains were Copper companies, leave no doubt and it was quite evident that the hope of saving the leg. held up for about 24 hours, from as to the successful operation of Indian had laid down in a drun­ landslides. this property. Mr. Crossland ken stupor and died from ex­ NOTICE. commented on the striking simi­ posure. Dr. Christie held an Some of our spirited citizens larity of the Broken Hill ore and examination over the body and are endeavoring to raise a few Strayed on my ranch, one iron that produced by the Nickle Plate concluded that an inquest was gray mare; branded (H) on left hundreds to increase our fire- mine, the best gold mine in Brit­ unnecessary. fighting appliances. A worthy hip. Owner may have same by ish Columbia at the present time. Arrowhead was a man fond of paying for pasturage and this object, pursued at the right time. his bottle, and had made numer­ advertisement. J. Mathie, a Vancouver lawyer, ous pilgrimages to the Kamloops RICHARD MEANS. arrived in town last night. He CORONER'S INQUEST. bastile. He had only been at Lillooet, B. C, Nov. 20, 1913. will appear at the County Court liberty one week when the white sitting today, in the interests of man's enemy, as well as the poor some Chinamen, who have an On the 7th inst. an accident Indian's, knocked him out. appeal case for him to wrestle occurred on the Soo river, Pem­ with. berton Meadows, in which Thos. Ryan and Patrick Mullen lost MORE DEVELOPMENT WORK. The last of the big game hunt­ their lives through the premature ing parties, for this year, arrived explosion of dynamite. Owing to in town Wednesday. Frank Gott the lack of sufficient evidence William Sutherland and Joseph was in charge of this hunting the inquest was deferred until Shuster have just finished a six- expedition. Frank states that Wednesday last, 19th inst, when roomed log cabin on their pro­ OF CANADA big game was plentiful this year, Coroner Phair empanelled the perty near the mouth of the very much above the average. following jurors: Samuel Gibbs South Fork. Close to the cabin No Fear of Losing Your (foreman), J.S. Bell.V.E.Keeley, they have located a couple of Money When Travelling C. P. Dam, who, with his wife, D. Hurley, Geo. Bell, and Fred. mineral claims on which they if you carry it in the form of returned to the South Fork last McDonald. After hearing the will do considerable development Sunday, is determined to make evidence of several eye-witnesses work this winter. Experts who Travellers* Cheques his abode one of the busy centres in which it was made clear that have visited the property pro­ issued by the Union Bank of of the Bridge river. He is em­ the accident occurred through nounce it good; they have a 14 Canada. No one can cash them ploying about a dozen men, has the accidental explosion of a box foot ledge running through both without your signature. Issued installed a telephone, and means of dynamite while the men were claims, on which which gold can in denominations of $10, $20, $50, to keep going all winter. engaged in thawing it, and that be panned. No assays have yet $100 and $200, with value in Chas. Place, the Pemberton there was no blame attached to been made, but the prospects are foreign currencies plainly stated pioneer, is in town for a few days. anyone, the jury returned a ver­ good enough for them to com­ on the face. Accepted at full The advent of the P. G. E. rail­ dict in accordance with the evi­ mence work on a tunnel, at which value at hotels, ticket offices and way has made Charley a wealthy dence. "Deadshot Bill" is now busily business places generally engaged. Joe says that the latch throughout the world. man; so much so that he sub­ Both Ryan and Mullin were of the cabin door is on the out­ scribed for the Prospector and employees of theP.G.E. railway. LILLOOET BRANCH. paid for it in advance—a most Their bodies were interred in the side, so Bridge river men can unusual occurrence in this office. Lillooet cemetery on the 7th inst. govern themselves accordingly. A. P. HUGHES, MANAGER. THE PROSPECTOR THE VALUE OF BIRDS. Water Notice. Liquor Licence Act. P. GARIGAN (SECTION 41) Application for a Licence to take and Some investigations at the Uni­ use Water will be made under the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT versity of Wisconsin, the results "Water Act" of British Columbia, on the first day of December next, ap­ of which have just been publish­ as follows:— plication will be made to the Superin­ General ed, give astonishing facts regard­ 1. The name of the applicant is Don­ tendent of Provincial Police for renewal ald Arthur Manson. of the Hotel Licence to sell liquor by Merchandise ing the ability of birds to destroy 2. The address of the applicant is retail in the Hotel known as the Excel­ insects. One small exhibit, a Lillooet, B. C. sior Hotel, situate at Lillooet, in the Virginia wren, proved to be able 3. The name of the stream is Little Province of British Columbia. to dispose of twice its weight of Blackwater Creek. The stream has its Dated this 24th day of October, 1913. source in Little Blackwater Lake, flows WM. J. ABERCROMBIE, Miners' insects in two days. This is a in a Southeasterly direction, and emp­ Applicant. tremendous illustration of thetie s into Anderson River on Lot 2757. Supplies value of birds around orchards 4. The water is to be diverted from Water Notice and grain fields, says the Ottawa the stream on the North side, about Application for a Licence to take and Journal. It emphasizes the im­ one mile and a half from where it emp­ use Water will be made under the portance of what we all know, ties into Anderson River. "Water Act" of British Columbia, Etc., Etc., Etc. 5. The purpose for which the water as follows:— namely, of encouraging and pro­ will be used is irrigation. 1. The names of the applicants are tecting small birds. The only 6. The land on which the water is to Henry George Coldwell, Alfred Joseph exception is the English sparrow, be used is described as follows: P.R. Drinkell, and Robert Shafto Coldwell. which is known to have no par­ 1856. 2. The address of the applicants is ticular ambition to live on insects 7. The quantity of water applied for Mountain House, linton, B. C. Pavilion, - B. C. is as follows: One cubic foot per second. 3. The name of the stream is Seven and which is positively objection­ 8. This notice was posted on theMil e creek. able from the tendency it has to ground on the 27th day of October, 1913. 4. The water is to be diverted from drive away other birds. 9. A copy of this notice and an appli­ the stream on the North side, about 2 Lillooet Auto Car Co. cation pursuant thereto and to the re­ miles South from the S. E. corner of Birds are very beautiful and quirements of the "Water Act" will be ungazetted Lot 3458, thence down J. H. KRIEGE. C. B. CLEAR very desirable if merely from filed in ihe office of the Water Recorder stream about 550 yards. their color, their songs and their at Clinton. Objections may be filed 5. The purpose for which the water with the said Water Recorder, or with will be used is irrigation. Expert Machinists cheerfulness. When to this is the Comptroller of Water Rights, Par­ 6. The land on which the water is to added their tremendous value to liament Buildings, Victoria, B. C. be used is described as follows:—Land and Fitters. the food producer it certainly DONALD ARTHUR MANSON, as covered by our applications for pre­ ought to be the aim of every in­ Applicant. emption, filed with the Provincial Land Being equipped with all facilities o31 By SAMUEL GIBBS, Agent. Office ac Clinton, B. C, on the 27th telligent person to encourage and day of October, 1913. for the prompt repair of automo­ protect them in every possible Water Notice 7. The quantity of water applied for biles, bicycles, etc., we are now way. is as follows:—200 miners' inches. in a position to execute the most NOTICE is hereby given that William 8. This notice was posted on the intricate orders. No job too Mclntyre, of Lillooet, B. C, will apply ground on the 28th day of October, 1913. small or too large to receive our Water Notice for a licence to take and use 10 acre feet 9. A copy of this notice and an appli- per annum, of water out of a spring ! cation pursuant thereto and to the re- prompt attention. which raises about centre of original ! quirements of the "Water Act" will be Application for a License to take and P. R. 1830, and empties into the ground | filed in the office of the Water Recorder use water, and to store and pen near by. I at Clinton. Objections may be filed back water, will be made under the The water will be diverted at its with the said Water Recorder, or with WO HING "Water Act of British Columbia, as source, and will be used for irrigation ! the Comptroller of Water Rights, Par- follows: 1 1. The name of the applicant is Duncan purposes on the land described as liament Buildings, Victoria, B. C. GENERAL William Donelly. original P.R. 1830- (recordnow pend­ HENRY GEORGE COLDWELL, ing). ALFRED JOSEPH DRINKELL, 2. The address of the applicant is This notice was posted on the ground ROBERT SHAFTO COLDWELL, MERCHANT Lillooet, B. C. on the 7th day of November, 1913. By Applicants. 3. The name of the stream is an un­ The application will be filed in the HENRY G. COLDWELL, Agent. o31 NEW STOCK OF named spring. The stream has itsoffic e of the Water Recorder at Clinton, source in a spring on Crown land, flows B.C. FALL GOODS! in a southerly direction, and disappears Objections may be filed with the said . into ground about 15 chains from South­ Water Recorder, or with the Comptrol­ Headquarters for Mining Men ern boundary of P. R. 2096. ler of Water Rights, Parliament Build­ FIRST-CLASS QUALITY. 4. The water is to be diverted from ings, Victoria, B. C. REASONABLE PRICES. the stream on the East side, about WILLIAM McINTYRE, twenty-five chains from the North-east Applicant. Free Bus Meets All Groceries, corner of P. R. ^096. Nov. 14 5. The purpose for which the water Boats and Trains Hardware, will be used is irrigation. Navigable Waters Act. Clothing, 6. The land on which the water is to be used is described as follows: Pre­ (R. S. C. 115.) Footwear, empts No. 2096. Dry Goods, 7. The quantity of water applied for THE PACIFIC GREAT EASTERN is as follows: One cubic foot per second. Railway Company hereby gives notice Camp Supplies, 8. This notice was posted on thetha t it has, under Section 7 of the said Commercial, Hotel Fancy Goods, ground on the Ilth day of November, Act, deposited with the Minister of 1913. Public Works at Ottawa and in the Notions. 9. A copy of this notice and an appli­ office of the District Registrar of the L. H. Clement, Prop Lillooet, B. C. cation pursuant thereto and to the re­ Land Registry District of Yale, a de­ quirements of the "Water Act" will be scription of the site and plans or its filed in the office of the Water Recorder proposed bridge over the Fraser River, at Clinton. Objections may be filed near Lillooet. Guest Comfort is My Motto Globe.. with the said Water Recorder or with And take notice that after the expir­ the Comptroller of Water Rights, Par­ ation of one month from the date of liament Buildings, Victoria, B. C. the first publication of this notice the Restaurant DUNCAN WILLIAM DONELLY, said Railway Company will, under Sec­ Corner Hastings and Lillooet, B. C. Applicant. tion 7 of the said Act, apply to the | By SAMUEL GIBBS, Agent. o21 Minister of Public Works at his office in ' the city of Ottawa for approval of said Cambie Streets Water Notice site and plans and for leave to construct Vancouver, B. C. HIGH CLASS MEALS the bridge in accordance therewith. REASONABLE RATES Dated at Victoria, B. C, this 16th For a Licence to Take and Use Water day of October, 1913. NOTICE is hereby given that I, Clif­ D'ARCY TATE, ford Adair Caldwell, of Canoe Creek, Counsel for Pacific Great Open all Night B. C, will apply for a licence to take Eastern Railway.. American and European Plan and use twenty-five miner's inches of water out of a small spr.ng, which flows This notice was first published in the in a South-westerly direction through Lillooet Prospector on the 31st day of LEE BROS, - Proprietors Government land and sinks on the lower October, 1913. end of my pre-emption. Tne water w.ll be diverted at a quarter of a mile Water Notice. GRASSIE Saddle Horses from the pre-emption, and will be used for irrigation purposes on the land Application for a Licence to take and Pioneer Watchmaker descriLed as my pre-emption No. 1562. use water, will be made under the Pack Horses, Tnis notice was posted on the ground "Water Act" of British Columbia, on the lstdayof November, 1913. 'Ihe as follows:— and Jeweler Single and Double Rigs application will be filed in the office of The name of the applicant is James tne Water Recorder at Victoria. Landsborough; the address of the appli­ for Hire. cant is Pemberton Portage; the name 318 Cambie St. Vancouver, B.C. Objections may be filed with the said | of the (itream is unnamed and comes Water Recorder or with the Comptrol­ from a spring on Lot 1253. It flows Orders by Mail Attended to. LIGHT OR HEAVY ler of Water Rights, Parliament Build­ i Southerly in Lot 1253 and empties into ings, Victoria, b. C. Summit Lake at a point in said Lot. Fine Watch Repairing a Specialty FREIGHTING. CLIFFORD ADAIR CALDWELL, The water is to be diverted from the o21 Applicant. stream on the East side, about 125 yards Hunting Parties Furnished. up stream from the Pemberton Portage Dissolution of Partnership road; the purpose for which the water is to be used is agricultural; the land on STEPHEN & J. RETASKET. which the water is to be used is de­ p- D. BOOTH, B. SC. B. C. L. S. PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, scribed as follows: Lot 1253, owned by G. M. DOWNTON, B. C. L. S COUNTY OF CARIBOO. Frank Swannell Vilhelm Schjelderup FEED STABLE and the applicant. Booth & Downton I, Patrick Dolan, of Lillooet, formerly The quantity of water applied for is a member of the firm carrying on busi­ as follows:—One cubic foot. CIVIL ENGINEERS ness as Pool Room proprietors in the This notice was posted on the ground Horses and Rigs for Hire town of Lillooet, in the County of Cari­ on the 11th day of October, 1913. boo, under the style of Culhane & Dolan, A copy of this notice and an applica­ B.C.LAND SURVEYOR Light and Heavy Draying do hereby certify that the said partner­ tion pursuant thereto, and to the re­ Express Delivery ship was on the 13th day of November quirements of the "Water Act," will dissolved by mutual consent. be filed in the office of the Water Re­ 1011-1014 Rogers Building All debts and liabilities of the late corder at Clinton. Phone Seymour 1544 firm will be received and paid by John Objections may be filed with the said EMMET DARCY, Prop. Culhane, who continues the business. Water Recorder or with the Comptroller Vancouver and Lillooet B. C. Witness my hand at Lillooet this 15th of Water Rights, Parliament Build­ day of November, A. D. 1913. ings. Victoria, B. C. Samuel Gibbs, Bus Meets all Regular Boats PARTICK DOLAN. JAMES LANDSBOROUGH, Lillooet Representative Witness: SAMUEL GIBBS, Notary Public Oct. 23. Applicant. at Seaton Lake THE PROSPECTOR THE PROSPECTOR. was no land suitable for irriga­ t/yvwwwvyyyvwvww^w^wMWi^^^^^w^^Mi tion in the valley. However, Published to promote the Welfare there was plenty of land in the of the Lillooet District. BANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA adjacent Uncompahgre valley Established 1836 R. A. HUME, Manager. separated by a range of moun­ Head Office, - - Montreal tains. This fact did not deter NOVEMBER 21, 1913. the engineers; they constructed SAVINGS D E P A UTM E N T a tunnel 30,583 feet through the Accounts opened for sums of One Dollar and upward. mountains and diverting the Gun­ RECLAIMING THE DESERT. nison river through the tunnel, Current Accounts brought irrigation to 140,000 Mr. J. F. Rowlands, govern­ acres in the Uncomphagre valley. Issue cheques and have paid cheques returned for receipts ment engineer for the comptroller United States Reclamation Ser­ Collections made in all parts of the World of water rights, left for Victoria vice has done noble work, for in on Monday last, having completed the States of Wyoming, Colorado, Travelers' Cheques issued, payable anywhere his season's work in this district. Idaho, Montana, Nevada and A General Banking Business conducted Mr. Rowlands has been employed Washington they have reclaimed by the government in examining from the desert 3,250,000 acres A. B. GREIG, Manager - - Lillooet Branch all records of water granted in of land. The men who instituted • ******** ^w*A*VMW^*ASeton Lake boat. Rigs furnished on demand. by the outlay of money made by people. They have subdued the the government, may be brought desert and converted it into green RATES: $1.50 per day and up. By month $35.and up. Meals, 21 for $9.00 under fruitful cultivation. At fields, fat pastures and smiling the present time the greatest deserts. In the world's great Lillooet, B. C. ~~ irrigation schemes ever planned temple of fame their names will are now being carried out in the be emblazoned in letters of gold. United States. Irrigation has long been practised in California BRITISH COLUMBIA. and Arizona, but prior to 1875 all irrigation enterprises in the west The coal measures of this pro of the United States were of a vince are sufficient to supply the EXCELSIOR HOTEL private character, and none of a world for centuries; it possesses national character were under­ the greatest compact area of taken until the year 1902. Today merchantable timber in North W. J. Abercrombie, Proprietor some six million acres have been America; the mines have pro­ won to the service of man, and duced over $400,000,000, and may many millions more will, it is ex­ be said to be only in the early pected, be redeemed from worth- stages of development; the fish­ A First-Class Table. lessness in the years that are eries produce an average annual coming. In 1875 Senator Carey, value of over $10,000,000, and, WINES, LIQUORS, AND THE BEST OF CIGARS of Wyoming, obtained an Act apart from salmon fishing, their from Congress, giving to certain importance is only beginning to western States one million acres be realized; immense deposits of of barren desert, the property of magnetic and hematite iron of the people of the republic, on con­ the finest quality still remain un­ dition that within ten years each developed; the agricultural and state should irrigate and develop fruit lands produced approxi­ twenty acres in each quarter sec­ mately $21,000,000 in 1912 and less STEAMER BRITANNIA tion. The cost of the irrigation than one-tenth of the a '/ail able land is settled upon, much less EGULAR Trips up Seton Lake every work was divided pro rata among Day. all the quarter sections benefited. cultivated; British Columbia has R The land so benefited was sold at millions of acres of pulp wood unexploited; petroleum deposits fifty cents per acre, to which the Convenient for all passengers to Mission, cost of irrigation was added, rang­ but recently discovered. En­ ing from $25 .to $50 per acre. dowed by nature with all these Bridge River, Short Portage, Anderson Lake, Payments were extended over essentials, British Columbia is MeGillvray Creek and the Pemberton country. ten years, secured by mortgages destined to occupy a significant on the land. The scheme proved position in the world's commerce a a great success, and some three and industry. Leaves, 8.00 a. m. Arrives at Mission, 10 a. m. Arrives million acres have been wrested Short Portage, 11 o'clock from the desert under the Carey Acts. In 1898 a Mr. Gifford Returning Leaves Short Portage, 12 p. m. Leaves Mission Pinchot, a gentleman of means 12:45 p. m. Arrives, 3:00 p. m. interested in the national forests COURT OF 1£KVISION of the United States, and anxious for their preservation, obtained Lillooet Assessment District from the legislature at Washing­ NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ton the necessary power to organ­ Courts of Revision and Appeal, under the provisions of the "Taxation Act" WANTED! WANTED!! ize an efficient Forestry Preser­ and the "Public Schools Act, "for the vation Service. It has done noble Lillooet Assessment District, will be held as follows: Listings of Lillooet Farm Lands and Town Property.. If you work, especially in preserving the At the Court House, Clinton, on Sat­ have property for sale we can find you a buyer. We write forests about the headwaters of urday, December 6, 1913, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. fire life and accident insurance. * Ask us for our rates. the rivers and streams which At the Court House, Lillooet, on They can't be beat. Let us attend to your conveyencing. have been drawn upon for irriga­ Tuesday, December 16, 1913, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. Notary Public always on hand. tion purposes by the Reclamation Dated at Clinton, B. C, 11th Novem­ Service. In Colorado the Gunni­ ber, 1913. EDGAR C. LUNN, Boultbee, Jacks and Cruickshank, son river was admirably suited Judge of the Court of Revision for irrigation purposes, but there o21 and Appeal. Exclusive agents for the Lillooet Townsite Addition. THE PROSPECTOR CLINTON CORRESPONDENCE ANOTHER MINERAL DISCOVERY. A^^^^^^^^M^^^M^W^^WWVWW^ BORN.-On Thursday, Oct 23 Mr. Wm. Keddy, who has been to Mr. and Mrs. Kerr, of the 57 prospecting in the neighborhood BROPHY BROS. Mile House, a son. of Lillooet river, reports to us Mrs. W. George, ot CV i, is that he has discovered what he spending a few days w: Mrs. believes to be a valuable zinc de­ Pollard, of Pollard, B. C. posit. It is situated on the west Gents' Clinton has a building Ljom in side of Lillooet Lake and about progress; seven buildings are in one mile from the mouth of the upper Lillooet River. A large Furnishings. course of construction. body c* ore is represented, the Motor trucks have of '.^te b jen ledge being from twenty to forty making the trip between Afh- feet in width and extending a croft and Kelly Lake, loaded for distance of 4,000 feet. Samples the construction camps. of the ore are now in the hands Miss Sadie McMillan has re­ of an analyst, and we hope to Boots & Shoes. turned home after a three veekg' hear more about this find. Mr. HOUSE visit to Mrs. Kerr of the 67-,AilQKedd y staked five claims, which OF House. are situated about six miles from HOBBERLIN Small parties of men, with iiie line oi the P.G.E. railway; LIMITED Shoe Repairing packs on their back, are daily to there ia a good wagon road for be seen footing it through Clin­ about five miles. ton, headed •''or the camps at Zin„ is a metallic element oc­ Kelly lake. curring in nature only in combin­ Agents for House of Hobberlin C. J. Beatty, public works en­ ation with other elements. It is gineer, passed through Clmton a blue white, crystalline, brittle on Saturday on nis way to Ques­ at ordinary temperature, and is nel. Mr. Beatty has teen en­ a fair conductor of electricity. gaged in surveying certain pro­ Zinc rolled into sheets is used for posed roads near Lillooot. roofing; the metal is also largely LEST YOU FORGET Eddie Bell is erecting an 8,000 employed to alloy with copper to pound capacity Fairbanks scale i'oi m brass. It is also much used near the government stable, ad for coating or galvanizing iron to Q keep it from rusting. Zinc chlor­ joining the rrad. A large sca' ide is obtained by dissolving the Lillooet to Lytton of this kind has r \ needed in oxide, metal or carbonate, in the town foi vme lit'^e time, hydrochloric acid. It is an irri­ IN EASE AND COMFORT Mrs. Lewell, oi Kamloops, and tant poison and is used in the Miss Phylli? Chribtie, of Ash­ solid form as caustic, and in solu­ croft, are on a visit to the Gang tion as an antiseptic. The world's Ranch, where they will remain a production in 1907 was 813,842 BY AUTO STAGE. week or so ?s guests of Mr. R. tons, the bulk of which was raised Stobart of the Wer^ern Canadian in the United States. The lead­ Ranching Co. ing zinc producing States are Mrs. Harry Horan, who has Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and Experienced Driver. been staying with Mrs. Chas. Colorado. Dougherty tor the pa t few Reasonable Charges. months, has returned to Clinton. PEMBERTON PROGRESS. Mr. Horan is shortly to start up in an extensive way as a saddle Several miles of new road on Apply WALTERC. KEEBLE, - LYTTON,B.C. and harness maker. Harry claims' n to have enough work in sight for the oast si^ of the river have all winter. been constriu 'ed this summer, A partv of five men, armed from the Upper Lillooet bridge with pi es and axes, started up up stream J.M. Mackinnon, BROKER, Vancouver,B.C Soues creek a few days ago, in Mess. Cleveland & Cameron search of a jam of logs reported are jrst now surveying the lower about six miles up stream. The part oi the Upper Lillooet river, Suite 5 Williams Bldg. 413 Granville St. water in the creek has been very and are taking water levels. low of late and in danger of There is a scheme on hand to freezing up, leaving south Clinton lower the Lillooet Lake, and dur­ without water. ing the summer some careful Willis West, manager of the survey work has been done at its Lillooet Ranches and Fruit Lands a Specialty. Correspondence Solicited. B. C. Express Co., passed through outlet. A report on the results Clinton a few days ago, on his has already been issued, and it is way north. Mr. West states that, hoped that the scheme will be Timber Lands, Ranch Lands. notwithstanding the loss of the carried through by the govern­ Coast Lands and Real Estate. mail contract, they have still all ment. they can handle, and owing to Wm. Miller passed through the the steadily increasing volume of Meadows on his way from Hazle­ Liquor Licence Act. traffic to northern points, they ton to the Squamish. He came ACKEFS& SHERWOOD, are continually adding to their down the Fraser on a scow, ex­ (SECTION 41) rolling stock. changed the scow for a buggy, LILLOOET, B. C. The Chilcoten country, which hitched a saddle horse to it and NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT has for so long been associated drove on. He said that the 150- on the first day of December next,' ap­ principally with cattle raising, plication will be made to the Superin­ Mile House and Pemberton Mea­ BLACKSMITHS tendent of Provincial Police for renewal seems in a fair way to shortly dows were the agricultural spots of the Hotel Licence to sell liquor by boast of another industry on a that had particularly taken his retail in the Hotel known as the Victoria simliar large scale. Naturally fancy. HORSE-SHOEING Hotel, situate at Lillooet, in the Pro­ the proposed railway through the vince of British Columbia. Three thousand dollars has A SPECIALTY. Dated this 31st day of October, 1913. interior district has brought the VINCENT E. KEELEY, adjoining districts into the range been allotted this year for the Applicant. of vision of the investing public. clearing of the river of jams.etc. I 1 It is stated on good authority Work will commence in a few "• Heavy and Light Wagons \ that thirty thousand sheep will days. Bert Perkins is the new Repaired at Moderate Cost, SAMUEL GIBBS be taken into the Chilcoten coun­ foreman. and all Work Guaranteed. NOTARY PUBLIC try next spring. This large ven­ Perkins & Shull have taken Lands, Mines, Insurance and o llections ture is credited to Vancouver over the Dermody sawmill and Mining business in all branches enterprise. It has been claimed are busy with orders. NOTICE. a specialty. Farms for many times by those interested sale or lease. in sheep raising, that the large NOTICE is hereby given that I, J. A. LILLOOET, - BRITISH COLUMBIA tracts of grazing land, both east For Sale.-Rudge Whitworth Cathie, have this day sold all my right and west of the Fraser river, are bicycle, nearly new and in splen­ and interest in the Plumbing and Heat­ did condition. Apply to Corkett, ing business to L. R. Gould, of Lillooet, admirably suited to this industry, who will execute all contracts now in FOR SALE. and predictions have been made Govt, office, Lillooet. course of completion, namely the Vic­ foretelling an extensive carrying toria Hotel Plumbing contract and C. A limited number of prime-bred A. Phair's Furnace contract. Barred Rock Pullets and Cock­ on of this industry in the near All kinds of fresh fruit at the I am undertaking to pay all outstand­ future. In the Horse Lake, Dupras candy and lemonade par­ ing accounts and to collect all monies erels; these birds are bred from North and South Bonaparte lor. Likewise, the very finest due me, with the exception of the above the three best laying strains in districts, which have been opened brands of cigars by the box. mentioned contracts, which have to be B. C. Pullets $2each; Cockerels paid to L. R. Gould. $3. MRS. ALEX. LOCHORE, up very rapidly during the past J. A. CATHIE. year, is pasture claimed to be very Witness: SAMUEL GIBBS, Notary Public. Rosebank, Lytton, B. C. suitable for sheep raising. Sev­ Agents wanted to sell fruit, Lillooet, B. C, Nov. 3, 1913. eral settlers in this part are now shade and ornamental trees and James T. Farmer. experimenting with a few sheep, small fruit plants. Apply Royal For prompt and efficient With more than satisfactory re­ Nurseries Ltd., 710 Dominion sults, and claim they will com­ freight service see Charles CONTRACTOR & BUILDER mence on a large scale with the Bldg., Vancouver, British Co­ spring of next season. lumbia. McCaffery, Lillooet, B. C. LILLOOET, B. C.