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Similkameen District SIMILKAM Published in the Interest of Princeton and Similkameen District. PRINCETON, JULY 13th, 1901. MR. MEIKLEJOHN'S VIEWS j Coal Around Princeton. LOCAL AND PERSONAL. POLICE COURT. 9 local Justices. Messrs. Thomas and ial correspondent of the Ross- Champagne Goodisson left for Ni© The Prospectors' Terms Advantageous Waterman, had a busy day Friday in con­ jn Wednesday. To the Investor—Ore and Ore-bod­ nection with the One Mile Road dispute ies Compare Favorably wit-b/ I Robt. Stevei »n visited his Kelly CM between E. E. Hardwick and Al. Oel- Other Countries, t /^ ^properties thii , |f Ben Baker is doing Mr. Oelrich was accused by Mr. Hard­ J his Stirling Creek property wick of assault.upon himself and wife, :h and Day are doing a when the former attempted to remove an obstruction which the complainant Hard- ictsof land covered I work I i their Kennedy Mount wick had jglaced upon~the road. Mr. tl basin of the Sim-1 erties. Waterman left the Bench, and the charge Messrs. Corrigan and Daly, of Ho pi if assault was dismissed by Mr. Thomas.. rea, probably six tc B.C., en route to the Boundary, spent ; interested in the de- ' A coupter charge was made by Mr. th. Within these lim 'few days in town. leading industry of j ; the complainant in the ong the rivers men Mining men point ' Messrs. Rogers and Gallinger are e: istmcting ,the One Mile ttha uining the showings in the Bouldi RQiid. The charge was dismissed, the side apita Creek Camp this week. refusi rendei idee ash. But the ma- that its of the numerous camps, and this) J. W. Hill, Principal of the Hi road was a public one. Mr. J. Chas. ve absolute- is especially noticeable in the new dist-1 iry Academy, Portland, is in tow: Mcintosh appeared for Mr. Oelrich in ndic of© as the Sim- ricts. Some lay the blame at the door of the guest of Mr. Emil Voight. both instances. lkan the prospector, holding that the terms McTighe, of Westminster, was 1 ending investors, their only value 1 asked for undeveloped properties is simp- (guest at the Hotel Jackson this week. I Don't forget to attend the sale of the possibility of coal being found ly exhorbitant, and that in most cases returned to the coast via the Hope trai Tulameen City lots in Princeton on depth by boring or an adjoiniug seam < Wednesday, July 17th, at 11 a.m. •nding into the location. With the ex- Burr and Jones are busily engaged < ;ption of the coal lands adjoining th Kennedy Mountain doing their asses PUBLIC WORKS. iwnsite, absolutely no work has been lament work on-the Brooklyn, Lela ai done on the numerous locatious with t* Wes The bridge gang are hard at work get- Montreal. \ i-ho was recently at Prince- view to prospecting. What is wanted Mrs. Charlie Richter has been ver ng out the timbers for the new How- / capital to explore and develop the coal ton uphold this, and of the controversy, jfor the past week. Dr. Whillans is uss bridge across the Tulameen river, j lands, and the most satisfactory manner as was show n by a recent interview in tending the patient, and reports a slight Contractor McAlpin^expects to be ready ( would be by the use of the diamond drill, the Rossi ind Miner. His views are Ichange for the better. to start framing £? the end of next week, \ " Where the coal measures are expos­ Messrs. Law and Highland rode out to and will have|^ne new bridge open for ( ed, as along the banks of the Similka­ Meiklejohn of this city, who has been Hope over the trail on Monday last. traffic by the ist of August. meen and Tulameen rivers and tributary operating i i the camps of the Similka- They have completed assessment work Work on the government building is creeks, the work of exploiting the same on their claims on Bear Creek. progressing rapidly. Contractor Irving meen for so me time past, and has figured would not be hard. Further back, and J. Anderson left for Spence's Bridge on has a good force of men working. The nnge along the high ridges, under which ex ber of the goldfields of Australasia and Wednesday to meet Auctioneer Davies, frame has been completed and the roof is perts are confident the coal extends, bor- South Africa. When asked today by the is coming to Princeton to sell lots in rapidly being finished. Mr. Irving ex­ ings for the same must be done at mors correspodent of the STAR how prices for pects to have the new offices ready for or less depth. ,the government townsite of Tulameen. occupation about the 15th of August. good claims in the Similkameen and Mrs. Voight had a serious attack of " The coal found is a lignite, resembl Boundary districts compared with what sickness at her home on Copper Moun­ ing to some extent the Lethbridge coal Spokane Fair. is paid in other colonies he had been in, tain. Dr. Whillaus was called for and though of course, lack of developmeni replied".' " No comparison can be drawn reports his patient as recovering rapidly. Spokane TOM hold an Industrial Fair at all, because the investor has it all his up to the present time has prevented Messrs. Leggat, Fareless and McLean, from September ioth to 21st this year. It own way under the system of bonding any knowledge of its value. The coal are tunneling on the Similkameen claim, will be or/a scale of magnificence unpar- that is extant here, and the prices are as measures occur in -shales, sandstones and situated on Kennedy Mountain, and have allelled «n the history of the city, al­ a rale away below anything I have seen. slates, and are of varying thick- Opposite Princeton in the south bank of struck a nice body of copper sulphide though previous efforts have always been Possession is generally given in this remarkably successful. Over#25,000 will the Similkameen river, there is a coal The Red Buck tunnel is-'progressing province on long terms, for a purchaser be disbursed by the management in con­ seam about six feet in thickness that has steadily., and some rich samples of chal- to find out the value of a property nection with premiums, purses for horse before completing his purchase. Only been partially developed by the Vermil­ copyritfes from there Jure on exhibition ion Forks Mining & Development Com- racing and providing attractions for visi­ a very few instances have I known in the Hotel JacksoiVs attractive cabi: tors. Full particulars will be announced of this kind of deal to be entered into pany. Where exposed the lignite was Mr. A. B. McKenzie, representing coal in our columns at a later date. by the shareholder in Australasia or naturally of a poor quality, but as the capital, who has been looking up proper­ South Africa. In those countries pos- tunnel was run ip the grade improved considerably. The following analysis 01 ties for his company around Princeton, Summit Survey. five samples were made for the company left last Thursday for Tulameen and Nic­ the purchase is ^complete, but < James Hislop, P.L.S., left Princeton on ola, to examine the coal deposits there. then the terms of a bond are not ge Tuesda*? last to survey the Fairplay and ^ Moisture 5 5 4.8 4.5 ( J. Bernard Tierney visited the princi- ally over such a long period as is Moun\fain View claims in Summit. City. 3*-&— Volatile matter 39 36 39.2 34.5 jpal mining properties on Copper Moun­ common case here. An investor can get Fixed carbon 49 53 49. o.j Mr. Hislop's party consists of Angus 5 tain this week. He was greatly pleased no fairer or more reasonable deal as Ash 767. io.; Stewart, chainman, and Messrs. Amber- with the fine showing on the Sunset, Vir­ as prices and terms are concerned in During the summer months the comp­ ty and Benson, choppers. The claims to ginia, Lost Horse, Olmypia and other of the British colonies than what cai any purposes prosecuting development, be surveyed are two of the pioneer loca­ procured in the mining districts of this and. the management is now considering claims. tions in the camp, the Mountain View having about 4 feet of solid galena ore, Province. the advisability of installing a diamond Th£ owners of the Copper Cliff showing at the bottom of the open cut " The values contained in the ore and drill outfit. tinue to work on their " recent find," it put in last year. The party expect to re­ size of the ore-bodies in this Province being now definitely demonstrated that turn to Princeton by the middle of next compare very favorably with what ii CHURCH NOTICE. the ore body of the Sunset, Copper Farm found in the other colonies, and I con and Copper Reef continues through Cop­ sider there is indeed a great future foi Rev. R. A. Finlayson will preach. per and Kennedy Mountains, and shows Don't forget to attend the sale of mining here. I am of the opinion, how the School-house Sunday morning at 30 feet of a vein at the water level, carry­ Tulameen City lots in Princeton on (Continued on page 2.) o'clock. All are cordially invited. ing encouraging values. Wednesday, July 17th, at 11 a.m. THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR (Continuedfrom page i.) ever, that the industry would have a much better chance of progressing under PBOM encouragement from the Government in­ Palace stead of being hampered from its birth, Livery & THE as it is at present by j cceasirc I in rttion.
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