i THE CASCADE RECORD

VOL. I. CASCADE, B. C, JANUARY 14, 1899. No. 10.

IN AND AROUND CASCADE. LAST THURSDAY'S ELECTIONS In Nelson, Rossland, Grand Fork* A letter was actually received and Gresnwood. from Nelson in four days time this Incorporated cities held annual week ! elections last Thursday with the Contract Let For Round Timbers For Harvey Harris has arrived from Contract Has been Let For the Pay­ following results: Greenwood to take charge of the In Rossland A. S. Goodeve was tlie Wator Power. Cascade branch of P. Burns & Co. master's Office. elected mayor by a majority of 104 The printing plant for the Re­ over H. S. Wallace. The entire public Miner, to be issued by John Goodeve aldermanic ticket was R. Rei«vis, passed through Cascade elected. BARBER AND DANA SECURED IT this week. TO BE ESTABLISHED IN CASCADE It was thought yesterday, from Next Tuesday evening a regular dispatches received that H. G. Nee- lands had been elected mayor of Will be Used in Constructing the 350-foot meeting of the Cascade Taxpayer's Association will be held at the town- Thereafter All Sub-Contractors, Station Men Nelson, but later adviefs state that Uam-Is the Equal of 500,000 Feet in site office. and Other Railroad Men Will Transact John Houston succeeds himself by Board Measure. J. E. W. Thompson, of Fernie, the narrow majority of 6. With arrived in Cascade this week and one exception, the Neelands alder has accepted a position with Messrs. manic ticket was elected. There Last Monday the contract for Gaine & Roy, of the Yukon Store. was considerable excitement during It has been generally understood the day. cutting and delivering the round A. H. Bremner, manager of the in Cascade for some time that the timbers for the 350 foot dam now In Greenwood Thomas Hardy Dominion Supply Co., left this headquarters of Mann, Foley Bros., was elected by a majority of 41 being constructed just above the morning for Spokane, to visit his & Larson, the contractors for the cascades of the Kettle river, by the votes over Mr. Smailes, the liberal family for a few days. Robson-Penticton branch of the ticket being victorious. Dominion Mining, Development Columbia & Western railway (C. Agency Co., Ltd., was awarded to Ira Black will soon begin con­ At Grand Forks L. A. Manley struction work on a cottage in the P. R.) now building through Cas­ was elected Mayor over Robert E. M. Dana and David P. Barber cade, would soon be moved to this of Cascade. rear of his hotel, to be occupied by Harvey. his family and that of his brother city. This was considered the logi­ Some 15 or 20 bids were put in cal outcome of the completion of a couple of weeks since, after the Julius. Townsite Restaked Archie Johnson, of the law firm the work of the contractors on the advertisement for same appeared eastern end of the line. Some time last fall Ross Thorn p in the Record. The bids were sent of Johnson & McDonald, of Nelson, son, the father of Rossland, staked was in the city this week, return­ Nothing tangible was known, by Engineer Anderson to the office however, Until this week, when Mr. a townsite of 320 acres at the mouth of the company in Nelson, and ing from a trip through the Bound­ of Baker creek, on the east shore of ary country. Shepherd, in charge of the large after due consideration it was de­ storehouse here, received orders to Chiistina lake. It is located on cided to let the contract to Messrs, Sawyer Bros., formerly peddlers erect an office building at once. the mineral claims in which D. C. Dana and Barber. of water in Cascade, have secured a Accordingly he called for tenders, Beach is interested. The contract is a large one and contract to haul the lumber for the of which there were quite a 11 urn The 25 per cent, of the purchase calls for 60,000 lineal ieet \,\ round new $10,000 hotel to be put up at ber. ' The contract was awarded to price was paid to the chief com­ timbers, or in the neighborhood of Columbia. G. L. Woodard, A. E. Hitchcock, missioner of lands and works, but 500,000 feet, boiird measure. There G. W. Williams, of the Kettle A. J. McDonald and E. Hildebrand, other regulations were not com­ will be nearly 2000 of these timbers River Stage Line, took 10 horses and is to be finished within ten plied with. Several days ago C. all told, the lengths varying from through to Republic this week. days. The building will be 24x36 A. Baldwin, of this city, relocated 25 to 40 feet according to specifica­ He will hereafter use 4-horse teams feet in size and will accommodate the property for townsite purposes. tions. Mr. Dana, in an interview, on that end of the line. the contractors. Paymaster Wood­ The property is well situated, and informed the Record man that it will undoubtedly be of value when Contractor Glaze of Midway, who man and Purchasing Agent Mc­ would require'about all of the fir ; Leod and their assistants. the Elmore and other valuable and tamarack timber within a mile has been east since June, was in neighboring mines are placed on a and a half of the dam site to fill Cascade on his return this week. Mr. Shepherd, with Geo. K. shipping basis. the contract. He was astonished at the growth of Stocker, selected a convenient loca­ the town in the last six months. tion for the paymaster's new office, Threw It Up The contractors are well known which will be located just below locally, having been residents of Chas. Van Ness, a well known the brow of the rise on Main street, Last Tuesday Messrs. Philbrick the city for a considerable length resident of Grand Forks, died there east of the Commercial hotel. It and Sawyer Bros., who have had of time, and are amply able to on Thursday. His remains were will be accessible from the store­ the monopoly of the local water carry out the contract. The price taken to Nelson yesterday by his houses and will also be convenient business up to last week, and had for the work is not given out. The partner, Mr. Marks, for interment. for the large number of sub-con­ been charging all the way from contractors expect to keep eight or Pneumonia was the cause of death. tractors, station men and others ten men busy for a couple of 35c to 50c or more per barrel, pull­ Cascade now exchanges register­ who must necessarily go there to ed off their two teams and quit the months, and they have already be transact business. gun preparations for carrying it ed mail with Rossland, this mail business. Joe Tracy, who recently out. heretofore going to Grand Forks Mr. Shepherd states that the re­ started in to deliver water at the and thereby entailing much need­ moval from Brooklyn to Cascade uniform price of 25 cents per barrel, In a Short Time less delay. All registered mail for will probably take place after the is using one team and taking care H. T. Wilgress, right-of-way the south and east will be trans­ next monthly pay day, which is of all the business offered.' He in­ mitted by the new route. agent for the C. P. R. for the Bound­ January 20th, next Friday. There­ forms the Record that he is doing ary country, was in the city Mon­ King Rees, who has been mana­ after the bulk of the business of the contractors will be transacted quite well, and has no kick coming- day on his return from Victoria. ger for P. Burns & Co. at Cascade, School Board Matters Mr. Wilgress is the gentlemen who will hereafter have charge of the in this city. first recommended Cascade City, books of the company for both James Martin, M. P. P., haa above all others in this section, I'IS Grand Forks and Cascade. He Skipped Across the Line written to Chairman D. D. Fer­ a smelter site, and whose recom­ leaves for the Forks and Greenwood Vinoenzo Cierelo is the euphoni­ guson, of the local school hoard, mendation has been acted upon. today with Mrs. Rees. ous name of an Italian who threat­ saying that the recently forwarded A Record representative asked him ened to carve a number of fellow petition had heen given to Supt last Monday how soon he expected Officer Dinsmore sent word to countrymen, at the railway camp Pope, of the Department of Educa­ active operations would be started Officer Darraugh on Wednesday of Jos. Deros, a few miles up the tion, and would receive early at­ on the construction of the smelter that Frederick K. Hughes, held on lake last Wednesday. The threat­ tention. The petition asks for the plant here: a charge of passing a bogus check ened parties came to town to swear creation of a separate school dis­ "Well," said he, "I understand in Cascade, had been unable to get out a warrant for his arrest, but trict for Cascade, and also for the that it is likely to begin within a bail and would be taken to the jail before Officer Darraugh could make erection of a suitable building for very few weeks, now—just as soon at Midway. out a warrant and secure Cierlo as school purposes. It appears an as the preliminaries can be gotten H. S. Turner, formerly publisher the first lodger in the new jail, that though these needs would be sup­ out of the way." oftheDurfur (Oregon) Dispatch, individual had made tracks for plied by the provincial govern­ was in the, city Thursday, accom­ Uncle Sam's domain, and is now ment. H. L. Moody returned this week panied by A. W Sherwood from the safely on the other side. He did from Toroda creek, on the Colville same place. They will look over not even stop to get his time check, Guy S. Helphrey, of the Curlew reservation, where he staked out the district with the idea of start­ but thought discretion the better store, at Curlew; Wash., was a call­ one or two "kittens." ing a weekly paper part of valor. er at the Record office yesterday. THE CASCADE RECORD, JANUARY 14, 1899

IN AND AROUND CASCADE. Brooklyn Hotel Burned Last Sunday night altout2o'clock A coal oil famine has heen pre­ the frame hotel on the lake front valent in Cascade this week. at Brooklyn, known as the Brook­ The "English Store." G. J. Hayward has been ap­ lyn Exchange, was burned to the pointed to assiut R. R. Gilpin in ground. Shaw & Shaw's feed store the Grand Forks custom house. adjoining, was also totally destroy­ KJ Midway is having a lumber fam­ ed. Fortunately the breeze was The British Columbia Mercantile and Mining Syndicate, ine. Fire and flood are responsible off shore and as the buildings were Ltd., Cascade, have on sale at Lowest Possible Rates: for the shut down of the sawmills. isolated no further damage, was Father Palmer came in from the done. The origin of the fire is not Groceries, Hardware, Dress Materials, west on Wednesday evening, leav­ known, and the loss is almost total, Ribbons, Silks, Hosiery, ing far Rossland the following as little could be saved. Shaw & Boots, Dry Goods, Miners Supplies morning. Shaw propably lost $500 and the two-st^ry hotel building was prob­ in great variety. The reasons we are enabled to defy compe­ Arrivals from Brooklyn report ably worth $800. There was no that business in the Arrow Lake insurance and no means of fighting tition are— town continues to be very good— the flames. Fortunately no lives Firstly. That we possess means enabling us to buy much better than was anticipated were lost. for this time of year. freely in the best markets, at bed-rock prices, and in suffi­ cient quantities to ensure lowest freight rates. TheGreenwood Mining and Com­ Church Site Selected. mercial Association is trying to secure a daily mail service from A site has been selected for the Secondly. That being owners of our business premises Eastern Canada, instead of three Presbyterian church, to be erected we save large sums in rent. times a week, via Penticton. in Cascade in the near future. It is lot 4 in block 35 on the townsite Thirdly. That !ow road-freight contracts give us a dis­ Grand Forks now has a neat and map, being located near First tinct advantage over competitors. commodious Catholic church, the Avenue east of Fourth street, facing We have an enormous stock of Blankets, Boots, Rubbers, opening service in which was held north. The committee who selected by Father Palmer. An Episcopal the lot consisted of Messrs. Fer­ German Socks, Dry Goods, Hats, Caps, Scarves, Etc., which church is also to be built there. guson, Matheson, McRae, Willcox, we can supply wholesale or retail at Exceptionally Low Piices. Postmaster Cameron has at last Miss Cameron and Rev. J. McCoy. received a t»tock of the new imperial The location is a sightly one, and K2 two cent stamps. These little bits can be seen from all over the city. of gummed paper will take a half- The lot was generously donated by ounce letter to any part of the Eng­ the townsite owners, and as soon as The British Columbia Mercantile lish speaking world. the financial part can be worked F. J. Finucane, of the Bank of out, the work of construction will Montreal, arrived from Nelson on be started. and Mining Syndicate, Limited. Wednesday, on his return to Greenwood. He was delayed 24 Owing to the excellent service MAIN STREET, CASCADE, B. C. hours at Bossburg on account of business is improving at the Colum­ the Columbia river being frozen. bia Hotel Dining Parlor. Meals Branch on First Avenue, also at McRae Landing and Minton. Lot M. Livingston, who has 35 cents. stores in Brooklyn, Deer Park and Niagara, came over from Brooklyn this week to vLitthe Niagara store. House to Bent. He had not been here since October House with two comfortable rooms in central part o( town. Rent reasonable. Apply at Rec­ and was surprised at Cascade's ord office Cascade growth since then, It is given nut that the reason Certificate of Improvements. ELMOKK and COHVDON mineral claims, situate for changing the name of Upper in tlit: Grand Forks Mining Division of Yale Grand Forks to that of Columbia District. w here located:—On Shamrock Mountain, south is that some confusion has arisen slope, about two and a half miles east of Christina Lake. on account of a town of the same Take notice that I, Smith Curtis, Free Miner's name being located in North Certificate No. 340.19A for myself and an agent for Frank Hutchinson, Free Miners's Certificate No. Dakota. 81I7A and for Frank Gu-e, Free Miner's Certifi­ cate No. 9883A. intend, sixty days from the date Up to last Wednesday no mails, hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a Certificate of Improvements, for the purpose of THE express or freight had been received obtaining a ' rown Grant of the above claims in Brooklyn for 10 days,on account And further take notice that action, nil torse c tion 37, must be commenced before the issanue of the steamers being frozen in of such Certificate of Improvements above and below that town. Lower Dated this Thirty-first day of Deeembe-, 1898. S-MITH OORTH. Gateway City Arrow lake at Brooklyn did not freeze over. The mercury reached Administrator's Notice. Of the Kettle River, Boundary Creek and Chris­ four degrees below zero at the low­ To whom it may concern : Take notice that in the matter of the estate of tina Lake Countries. est point. the late Alexander Mason, of Cascade City, deceased, letters of administration were Issued In the county-court of Yale, hnldeu at Grand Forks The Coming Commercial and Industrial on the 13th day of December, lHSW, to Chas. K, Have you tried that home made Miller, of the city of Nelson, II. C, Center of bread from Barry & Hepburn's All parties indebted to the said estate or having property in their possession belonging to same, bakery, rear of Curtis' grocery ? It's must make a return thereof forthwith to me, and all parlies having claims against, the estate must all right. present them, together with affidavit, within 30 days from date hereof, as after that date I shall distribute the estate, having regard only to such claims as have been duly filed. Get your Sunday dinner at the CHASE. Mll.MCK. Administrator. A Magnificent Water Power Columbia Hotel Dining Parlor. Dated at Nelson, B. C. this 2nd day of January Best 35c meal in the city. of 20,000 Horse Power

Now under actual development. The center of a mar­ The Pioneer Store vellously RICH MINERAL DISTRICT. Has been here 'since Cascade started, and it has The town is beautifully located, surrounded by rich always kept to the front. We carry full lines of scenery, with liberal sized lots (50x120), wide streets, and Groceries, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Gloves, Hard­ ware, Tinware. Stoves, Etc. Our new warehouse is offers a most promising opportunity for business locations full of the BEST GOODS that can be had. Prices and Realty Investments. in accordance with the times. Give us a call—at the Post-Oflice. For further information, price of lots, etc., address GEO. K. STOCKER, Townsite Agent, Cascade, B. C. Cascade, B.C. W. M. WOLVERTON, Mgr. Or L. A. HAMILTON, Land Commissioner C. P. R., Winnipeg, Manitoba. fc

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STAOE LINE CHANGES. cells. The contract price is $445, Miners, Railroad Men and others will find it to their/interest, but extras will run up to over $100 Efforts to Divert Traffic to Upper to call on / •,' ~ Grand Porks. more. The building is well suited G. VV. Williams, manager of the to the purpose for which it was Kettle River Stage Line, was in built. Cascade last Monday night, and answered a few questions put to Go to the Cascade Photo Gallery and have your pictures taken. In­ JOHN LYMHdft him by a representative of the Record. teriors photographed by flash light. "Have you actually sold out your Satisfaction guaranteed. Nezt : ::: When in Need of :::: ~ « >. stage line?'' was asked. door to Cascade Development Com­ s " No, I have not, "said Mr. Will­ pany's office, Main Street. Boots, Shoes, Rubbers and iams. " I have given an option on the line to the Upper Grand Forks, Ingram's is the cheapest place in Clothing of AH Kinds... f or Columbia, townsite people. It town to get your groceries and sup­ has yet six or eight days to run, plies. Give him a call. but I have no doubt that it will be taken up. Mr. Ross, represent­ All kinds of job printing furn­ COR. FIRST AVENUE AND MAIN ST., - CASCADE, B. C. ing the townsite, also has an option ished on shortest notice at the on the Bell & Duncan stage line, Record office. and if the option on our line is taken up, that on the other will be INTERNATIONAL HOTEL also." " Will you run the stages right through to the Upper Forks the same night, Mr. William* ?" SEYLER & CRAHAN, Proprietors. " That is the intention, I believe, but it must necessarily be a month This new hotel is now fitted throughout with first-class or two before it can he accom­ plished, and perhaps longer. They furniture, etc. are now building a bridge across the river at Upper Grand Forks and have a few men working on RATES REASONABLE. "-—V the new road to connect with it. It takes time to arrange these changes." First Avenue, Opposite Postoffice, Cascade. The idea, as given out generally, 1 9\&9T^W&WM&WM^W'WM&^^^^WMM>W>W>W^I?J*^™™™lt™IW*?fRlt™lMt™l?^I*|l?^™™RlK is that the stages shall leave Grand ft J. P. KENNEDY W. T. WATSON H. D. CAflERON Forks to one side entirely, running That's what we're mak­ direct to Columbia. Whether this ing every day, and if is practicable is yet an open ques­ you are not one of the B. C. TOBACCO CO. tion, and whether in severe wea­ Wholesale and Retail Dealer* In ther, or when bad roads prevail, fortunate ones getting passengers will consent to being your supplies here, you carried a dozen miles further when Imported and^^ a comfortable stopping place, with will save money by do­ every accommodation, can be had ing so. in Cascade. Domestic Cigars Chas. VanNess, the well known We propose to make our proprietor of the Grand Forks AGENTS FOR NORTHWEST HAY AND GRAIN. hotel, was in Cascade this week Groceries move, and the and informed the Record man, that consumer will get the .... CASCADE CITY, B. C. should the proposed change be benefit. Profit will be made, there is not sufficient accom­ modation at Columbia to care for no object — it is your the travelling public, and that a trade we are after. Let free stage would be run from the lower town. He further stated that us figure on your next Commercial Hotel in the spring, the proposed cut off order. is invariably several feet under We can supply you water and cannot be used. O. G. FREDERICKS, PROP. Greenwood's New Paper. with ANYTHING W. J. Lee, of Butte, Montana, that you use on your The Largest and Most Popular Hotel in the city passed through Cascade last Wed­ table. nesday, en route to Greenwood, if where he says he will begin the K2 publication of a weekly to be called the Miner, the first issue of which Choice Wines, Liquors and Cigars. he expects to get out next week. He states that his plant is pur­ FIRST AVE. AND MAIN ST., - CASCADE, B. C. chased and on the way, and the patent outside ordered. Mr. Lee £FIRS1T AVE , CASCADE CITY, B.C. will give special attention to the The Dining Room and Lodgings mines of the Boundary country, Are under the Management of W. H. Haegerman, who has had a wide expe­ and let their greatness be known to rience in Catering to the public of British Columbia. Give us a call. the outside world, far and near. He already claims to have a sub­ Everything Neat, Clean and First Class. scription list of nearly 600. The Eubbers Record wishes the new venture every success. BXSXSXgXSXgWSXSXgXSXgXSXSJ New Jell Is Ready at Cost. KETTLE RIVER Contractor N. Robinson has com­ pleted the new provincial jail, lo­ Come and take 'em cated on the flat, and it is now being away — STAGE LINE:. occupied by Constable Darraugh. The building is 20x30 in size, and G. W. WILLIAMS, manager. contains three cells, constable's Daily from Bossburg and Marcus to Cascade, Grand Forks, quarters and a court room. The Cascabe $oot Greenwood City, Anaconda, Boundary Falls, Mid­ cells are made of 2x6 timbers, laid flat and spiked to each other, the anb $\\oe £l]op, way, and All Points on Colville Reservation. six sides of each cell being fitted in Stage leaves Marcus on arrival of Northbound Train. Passenger* this way. The windows to the from Kootenay points make connections at Bossburg going and coming. building have iron bars, thereof A. H. BIGNEY, course being no windows in the Proprietor. 4 THE CASCADE RECORD, JANUARY 14, 1899

THE CASCADE RECORD rushed through' and signed by Mr. Mclnnes, notwithstanding the loud protest uttered. This will not tend Published weekly at Cascade City, H. C, by to strengthen the present govern­ CASCADE DRUG CO. Wlllcox & O'Reilly. ment with the people, and already JOSEPH SCHAICH, some resignations of members have Subscriptions 12 per year in advance. Ad­ —CARRIES THE MOST COMPLETE LINE OF- - vertising rates on application. been sent in as a direct consequence. It would seem that the members The Record is on salu at the following planus: assembled at Victoria have taken Simpson's Newstand Rossland a few lessons from our cousins across tgu, VIIVUIIVU™, IHUilinns,, vuu wi.u i/iuuii«A', Humphrey & Co. Nelson Thompson Stationery Co Nelson the line, who are noted for their WALL PAPER AND STATIONERY R. F. Petrle Orand Forks \NDS John W. Graham ft Co Spokane, WII.-II. quarreling proclivities in their Francis & Milne Cascade state legislatures. The spectacle is ... .In the Boundary Country. Thomas Walker Cascade G. T. Curtis Cascade neither a creditable nor a dignified Prescaiption Department in charge Special Attention Given to Mail Cascade Drug Co Cascade one. The sooner a working major­ of Competent Pharmacists. Orders. ity can be had the better it will be 8ATURDAY, JANUARY 14,1899. for the province If an appeal must be taken to the people to set­ D. D.' FERGUSON, ROTTEN MAIL SERVICE tle it, it cannot come too soon. The mail service from the rest of the Province to the Boundary would Every business man in Cascade, disgrace an uncivilized land, let on reading these lines, should sit alone one where common sense is down and write two letters, one to ractor and Builder. supposed to prevail. If Mr. Hew­ Hewitt Bostock, M. P., at Ducks, itt Bostock, our member at Ottowa, B. C, and the other to Postmaster lived here, or Inspector McLeod, General Mulock at Ottawa, in re­ Doors, Sash and all we opine that an improvement gard to our antiquated mail service. would be speedy. Perhaps when these gentleman had Kinds of Glass. There is absolutely no sense or received a few hundred such letters, CASCADE CITY, BRITISH COLUMBIA reason in mail from Nelson or Ross­ steps would be taken so that the land taking four or five days to time of transmission from Nelson reach Cascade. And as for Eastern to Cascade, or Vancouver to Cas­ Canadian mail, that does not get cade, would be materially reduced here as quickly as though it went from four and six days respectively. to San Francisco first. When the Now that Uncle Sam has got postal authorities arranged that Is catering to the HOTEL TRADE with this mail should be sent to Cascade title to the Phillipines, there seems to be quite a difference of opinion great success. The secret of it is right by way of Penticton, with a tri­ prices on the BEST Goods. Private fam­ weekly service only, they simply among Americans as to the wisdom of acquiring the islands as a colony. ilies and individuals will find it to their exhibited their dense ignorance of interest to give a trial order. the geography of this section. In the meantime, the natives them­ selves do not propose to be deliver­ Sending Victoria and Vancouver GENERAL LINE OF MERCHANDISE-ALWAYS ON HAND. ed over, and it looks as though mail via Penticton is like sending Time checks taken at par. >f\, BREMNER, MGR. (here would be a long series of Dawson mail via Edmunton. It IMMMMMIMMMMM l-t-H troubles there. Aguinaldo, their may get there, if sufficient time is leader, is a knave, but he is smart given. Some of the coast papers and is only looking for his own become epitomes of ancient history aggrandizement. by the time they reach the office of, the Record. And the worst feature* The announcement in last week's of this annoying situation is that \t Record in regard to the large GLADSTONE, B. C. is entirely unnecessary and uncall­ smelting plant, to be built by the This new Stopping Place, just completed and opened to the ed for. A quicker#and better mail C. P. R. in Cascade this year, was public, is most conveniently located. Jim Ennis and route is available. pleasant news to the constantly Tom Flynn, the proprietors, are old hands at catering to A mail route between Brooklyn widening circle of readers of this the Railroad and Travelling trade. They will treat you and Cascade has been petitioned paper. One of the good effects is right, inwardly or outwardly. . for, andiit ought to be established already apparent among the pros­ ENNIS & FLYNN, Proprietors. at once. The distance, 40 or 45 pectors of this locality. A near-by miles, can be covered in 24 hours, market, with low freight and treat­ and would shorten the present ment rates, is a great inducement ieisurly time into the Boundary to development. HOTEL GLADSTONE country by a couple of days or more. Not only this, but Glad­ The Moyie City Leader has been Situated at the new town of Gladstone, near the Burnt stone and English Point on Chris­ "kicking" Vigorously for a better Basin Mining Region and only 18 miles from Cascade; 10 tina lake would be served and mail isorvice-in south-east Koote­ miles from Christina Lake. One of the hest hotel build­ ings between Cascade and .Brooklyn. Good Livery Stable should be served. nay. If the Leader, and all other in connection. southern British Columbia papers FUN AT VICTORIA would unite on this important sub­ FINE WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS.^* The provincial parliament met ject, the protest would be heard JOHN DORSEY, Proprietor. last Thursday week in' annual ses­ even in far off Ottawa. » I sion at Victoria, and the new gov ernment took hold at that time. Of This week hat been a warm one course, the representatives of the in Nelson, Rossland, Grand Forks opposition or old government were and Greenwood, on account of the on hand, and were not slow to make municipal elections, which occurred Lavally's Hotel themselves henrd. A number of Thursday. There was some sur­ 9 prises at the results. Located on the Railway Tote Road, the speeches thus far were given Three Miles from Cascade City.... | over largely to insinuations or direct charges as to how bad the other Knox the jeweller, will clean up your jewelry free of charge. Fin» fellows were or are, and as a result This New Hotel is a Favorite with Railroaders and Miners. watch repairing our specialty. We Drop in and Sample our Stock of Wines and Liquors. there has but little of consequence guarantee everything. At T. A. Ma- been done. The elections bill was haffey's, opposite the P. 0. <2^—ELI LAVALLY, Prop. 7 THE CASCADE RKCORL), JANUARY 14, ltt»9 5

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It seems that there is another side to the cate of shipping mer­ The Merchants Bank of Halifax chandise from Vancouver to Cas­ cade and the Boundary, as related •— —INCORPORATED I860. - the oilier day by a travelling man for Wm. Braid & Co., wholesale Paid-up Capital, $1,500,000. Rest, $1,175,000. Head Office, HALIFAX, N. S. grocers of Vancouver. He states T. E KENNY, President. D. H. DUNCAN, Cashier. that the Great Northern, ill receiv­ A branch of this Bank Has Been Opened at GRAND FORKS, B. G. ing shipments from Vancouver, wait invariably until a full car is A General Banking Business Transacted. Accounts Received on the Most Favorable Terms. Interest Allowed on obtained, thus entailing a delay of Special Deposits. The Savings Bank Department Receives Sums of $1.00 and Upwards and Allows Interest at A week or more. It bad to lie train­ Current Rates. ••-.•• ferred by boat from Vancouver to the railway, thus making more ALL BUSINESS ENTRUSTED TO US BY MAIL WILL RECEIVE'.PROMPT AND CAREFUL ATTENTION. delay. So that, altogether, ship­ pers in the Boundary must figure "ALEX. MILLER, manager. on about from four or five weeks' time, in getting goods fn in the sxsxsasssxs^ Coast via the American line. All of which naturally makes shippers deuces are seen that he is the right prefer the C. P. R. wherever there man in the right place. is the least choice, for the reason Railroad Headquarters Hotel, that, even into the Boundary It is sometimes worth many country, it can hardly be so slow thousands of dollars to a concern BEST MEAL IN CASCADE FOR 35c. to have the right man in THE BAR IS SUPPLIED WITH 'THE BEST OF EVERYTHING." If the above is a matter of fact— the right place at the right and U>ere seems lo lie no reason to time. This is shown by the suit Our Specialties are Pabst's Blue Ribbon Beer, Corby's doubt it—the Great Northern is now being brought by F. Aug. Eight-Year-Old Rye, Seagram's '83 Rye, Four- taking the t

IN AND AROUND CASCADE. Appreciates the Newspapers. Asked what is the most import­ A fancy dress carnival was sche­ ant element in the building of a prs POTATOES^ duled for Monday night at the city Hon. F. X. Schoonmaker, of lireenwood skating rink. Ohio, is said to have replied:'* Well; \fl We have a Large Stock of "Spuds" and Cabbages that A force of carpenters have just I should say a newspaper came finished improvements to the in­ first. Suppose now that we four terior of the Record building. were to start a town. The first Are Not Frozen. Stanley Mayall, of the B. C. thing we would do to get it before Give us a call when you want anything in the line of Syndicate's store, made a tiip to the public would be to establish a Grand Forks and Greenwood this good newspaper, and we would FARM PRODUCE, Etc., Etc. week. want it to represent the town in Goods are arriving more freely every respect; a newspaper is what Cigars, Tobacco, Stationery and Notions in Great Variety. . throughout the Boundary, as a re­ may he termed the card of intro­ sult of the excellent sleighing now duction to the distant reader. He Opposite Custom House, prevailing. judges of the town hy its press, by First Avenue, a CASCADE CITY, B. C. Charles VanNess, of the Grand the editorials, the make-up and 4 MIL Forks Hotel, was in town last displays of the news, the character Monday, calling on his many and number of the advertiser.;, for KCS5SCaK:K2^K2K3K3K2K3B3K2 friends here. through them he guages the busi­ ness of the town. There is no Ira Black, of Black's Hotel, left better agent for any place than a for Republic on Tuesday, where he paper teeming with brisk, live ad­ will open up another one of his vertisements. The peopje should Columbia Hotel popular resorts. be impressed with the importance The Record welcomes changes of of patronizing the home paper and J. A. MoMASTER & CO., Props. copy from its advertisers. Send giving it liberal support and of FIRST CLASS IN EUERY RESPECT. 'em along, but get the changes in subscribing to it regularly." early in the week. .FIRST AVENUE, CASCADE, B. C. Dr. W. 0. Dutton arrived in the Have you tried that home made city Monday night, and proceeded bread from Barry & Hepburn's td Greenwood, where the contract­ bakery, rear of Curtis' grocery ? It's ors will erect a hospital. all right. Columbia Dining Parlor Mrs. A. D. Foster, whose hus­ CHAS. M. HITCH, Proprietor. band conducts a hotel at McRae's Lidding on Christina lake, left on First class Throughout. The Best of Everything the mar- Tuesday for a visit to her old home bet Affords. Thirty Years'Experience in the Business! in the far east. F. H. McCarter, editor of the Granrt Forks Miner, with his wife Capital.all paid up, $12,000,000 arid little daughter, were in town Rest, 6,000,000 The E. G. Thomason & Co., Sawmill Monday, on their return from a holiday trip to southern Oregon. President, Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal; Vice-President, DEALERS IN <('> The remains of Peter Gaetano, Hon. Geo. A. Drummond; Gen­ who was killed last week by a piece eral Manager, E. S. Clouston. of. flying rock coming through the Rough and Dressed Luniber, Lath; roof of his cabin, on the work of A. Scarpelli, were given interment last Branches in London, Eng­ Shingles, MouldingsrEtc. Hut, Sunday. land, New York, Chicago A. Scott, ri the Greenwtjfod And in principal Canadian cities. branch of the Bank of Commerce, CASCADE CITY, BRITISH COLUMBIA has gone to Dawson City, where he will occupy an important position Buy and Sell Sterling Exchange in the same bank's branch in the and Cable Transfers; Grant Com­ Arctic City. mercial and Travellers', Credits, A. Fleming, employed in Foss & available in any part of the World. McDonell's railway camp, near GAINE & ROY Drafts issued, Collections made, etc. .", i Niagara, was taken down with pneumonia and died last Thursday tftc IJuhon $tore, week at Greenwood. He was 36 Greenwoq^ Branch, Wholesale Dealers in years of age, but little is known F. J. FINUCANE, concerning him. Manager. Ji Jack Stewart, superintendent of construction for Mann, Foley Bros., & Larson, returned on Tuesday from an inspection of the railway Spokane Palls & All Kinds of General Men's Furnishings at Retail. construction work up towards Greenwood, and left the next day Northern System. Office and Warehouse, CASCADE CITY, B. C. by [the overland route for Brooklyn. Mr, Grierson, of Bonner's Ferry, Nelson anil Fort Sheppard Ry. Co, Idaho, could not accept the posi- tioli of assistant to Collector Rose lied Mountain Railway Co. of Cascade. Mr. Sinclair, of Ross­ Scandia Hotel land, who was absent when first, appointed, has finally accepted and OSCAR STENSTROM, PROP. entered upon the performance of The direct and only All-Rail Route his duties. between the K< otenay District Frank Hutchinson, who has —AND ALL— Best of Wines, Liquors and Cigars been spending several days in the British Columbia Points, city in the interest of the Elmore Pacific Coast Points, A comfortable, home-like place for group, on Christina lake, of which Puget Sound Points, he is part owner, left for Ross'and Eastern Canada and United States. Railroad en. on Tuesday. While here he visited FIRST AVENUE, CASCADE the mine and brought down a sack —Connects at Spokane with-- of fine samples from that splendid GREAT NORTHERN RY. property, which are on exhibition in the office of the Cascade Develop­ NORTHERN PACIFIC RY. ment Co. O. R. R. & NAV. CO. Go to the Cascade Photo Gallery 5.WBEAR Maps furnished, tlokets sold and Information and have your pictures taken. In­ given by local and connecting line ticket agents. teriors photographed by flash light. Passengers for Kettle River and Boundary Satisfaction guaranteed. Next door creek contieot at Marcus and Uossburg with 3ip ^rifer. stages dally. to Cascade Development Company's C. Q. DIXON, Q. P. AT. A., OFFICE, OPP. CASCADE DEVELOPMENT CO.'S OFFICE, office, Main Street. Spokane. Wash. -CASCADE CITY, B. C." i

THE CASCADE RECORD, JANUARY 14, 1899 STRIKE ON THE ELHORE. Bakery and Baker Creek Properties Will Soon Grand Central Hotel be Developed. Branch Grocery Frank Hutchinson, of Rossland, MCDONALD & FLOOD, PROPS. president of the Belcher Gold Min­ ing Company, was in town this HOMEMADE BREAD AND week and visited the Elmore and Liquid Refreshments of All Kinds Corydon, the two well known CAKES A SPECIALTY. and in the Choicest Qualities. ... Shammck mountain claims owned hy his company. The Elmore, upon which there has already heen First Class Sample Rooms in Connection. about $1,200 worth of work done, bids fair to become ere long a peer FIRST AVENUE, CASCADE, B. C. to any mining property in the This Hoime is the Favorite Report for Railway Men. Boundary Creek country. Already 72 feet of solid ore has been ex­ FRED GRIBI, Mgr. posed on the Elmore, the values CASCADE SAWMILL CO., within a few feet of the surface ranging from $5 to $18. The ore A large stock of Rough is a magnetic iron carrying copper Black's Hotel, pyrites, and so far shows a steady increase in values as depth is at­ EUROPEAN PLAN. and Dressed Lumber. tained. Smith Curtis, of Rossland, the promoter of the Belcher com­ Nicely Furnished Rooms $1.00 per Night pany, has gone east to arrange Laths, Shingles, Jlouldings, Etc finances for the development of the property on a large scale. The bar is constantly supplied with the finest brands of Wines, LYNCH & EARLE, Props. C. A. Stoess at Work Liquors and Cigars. Best meals in When Manager Aldridge of the the town car. be had at all hours. Trail smelter was in Cascade last «^tfLACK BROS. r week, he left C. A. Stoess, engineer, adsayer and surveyor, here to look up deposits of lime and clay and HOTEL CASCADE do other preliminary but essential Club Hotel work. .... C. H. THOMAS, PROP. ... Assisted by Dick Darrow, who is QUINLIVAN & ROSS, familiar with this entire section, The Original and Oldest Hotel in this part of the Mr. Stoess has been tramping PROPRIETORS. district. Headquarters for Contractors, Mining Men through two feet or more of snow and Travellers. all the week. He informed the Record man that there were ample K deposits of lime for smelter pur­ A good meal, a good room, Well Stocked Bar in Connection. poses. He also visited the clay banks near the lake and; pro­ or a good drink can be had SECOND AVENUE, nounces the article there found as at the Club Hotel. CASCADE CITY. BRITISH COLUMBIA. of admirable quality for brick- making. As many hundreds of FIRST AVE.. CASCADE CITY. thousands of brick will be needed in the construction of the smelter buildings, this is a most important ROMA MOTEL, matter. Sam Sing, CORNER FIRST AVE. AND MAIN ST., CASCADE CITY, B. C The dance given by Mr. and Mrs. Hazelton, at Railroad Headquarters WASHING OF Hotel last evening, was enjoyed by This New Hotel is now opened and prepared for business. a large number. Previous to the ALL KINDS... dance Mr. Sawyer gave a number Laundry at rear of the Custom of ladies a sleigh ride over the town, You are cordially invited to call and see us. It matters which was also much appreciated. House, First Ave. not whether your pockets are full or empty; drop in anyway. Clothes called for and deliv­ Of course, we have everything needful in the liquid line. ered. Blacksmithiiig.v. . DEVON, PROP. Palace £ii>ery £arn flinton General Store Wagon repairing and general _^ blacksmithing promptly attended to. Up to Date Livery. The B. C. Mercantile and Mining Syndicate, Ltd., has opened a Branch Store, on the Wagon Road, under the management of Mr. W. H. Disbrowe. Saddle Horses Furnished — FULL LINES OF— - Blanchard & Moore ON SHORT NOTICE.

2nd Avenue, Cascade. TYGHE&McKELLAR Props Will be Stocked at Lowest Possible Prices. Please call for quotations ,

NOTICE.

Notloa It hereby given that 145 sacks of oats, FREE EMPLOYMENT addressed to K. If. Robertson. Cascade «'tty, were T. E. Mahaffy left at the store of the undersigned on December 14th, 1888. If the siime are not called for within AGENCY. thirty days after date hereof, they will be sold to recover freight, dnty and storage charges. Dated at Cascade City, B. C, this 10th day of We have just received a fine line of new goods includ­ January, 18W. L. I* GHRISMAN As Co. ing Ladies Underwear, Ladies' Cashmere Hose, Reliable help furnished free. I Flannelette, Cooks' Aprons, Waiters' Aprons, Car­ am in correspondence with all par­ Church Service penters' Aprons, Boys' and Men's Sweaters, Moc­ ties employing laborers in this sec­ Divine service will be conducted by Rev. Joseph casins, Towels, Alarm Clocks, Bicycle Playing Cards. tion of the Boundary country. McCoy M. A. tomorrow (Sunday) at II a.m. and 7:10 p.m., Standard Time, In tbe school-house, All are cordially Invited to attend Sabbath C. J. Eckstorrn, Manager. school at 2:80 p.m. in the same place. OPPOSITE THE POST-OFFICE, CASCADE, B. C. 8 THE CASCADE RECORD, JANUARY 14s 1899

VICTORIA. B. C. VANCOUVER, B. C. LONDON, ENGLAND. TIMER, BEETON & CO., WHOLESALE HERCHANTS Liquors, « Cigars, » Dry » Goods, Mackinaws, Rubbers, BLANKETS, GLOVES AND MITTS, BOOTS, ETC, ETC

Catalogues sent on application. Kootenay Branch: NELSON.

•^•"^^s^^P%*^^s^f^a^t^f^i^^Spf^l Go to the Cascade Photo Gallery I ALL OVER THE PROVINCE and have your pictures taken. In­ teriors photographed by flashlight! , JOB PRINTING Satisfaction guaranteed. Nezt Kaslo has reorganized its hockey Neat, Clean, Attractive Work turned out at Fair door to Cascade Development porii-j club. pany's office, Main Street. Prices. Send or bring your orders to the RECORD. The Steamer Rossland is tied up for the winter at Nakusp. Close Connections with the Spokane Falls & Northern Ry. A man actually purchased two STAR BABBEE SHOP lots in Slocan Cily the other day. BELL & DUNCAN'S Three new townsites have been staked out in the vicinity of Win­ Hot and Cold Baths can dermere. Rossland's water works are frozen be had at any time, 50 cents. Rapid Stage Line solid, and probably will not be available till spring. BETWEEN BOSSBURG The Trail smelter has closed GEO. W. THOMAS, down, probably till spring, on And all Points in the Boundary Country. Stage leaves Boss­ account of lack of ore. .. PROPRIETOR. .. burg Daily at 12 o'clock Noon. Private Convey­ The Bank of Hamilton will open FIRST AVENUE, - CASCADE; ances, with or without drivers, furnished up its first British Columbia branch to and from any point. in Vancouver some time in Febru­ ary. BELL & DUNCAN, BOSSBURG, WASH. Rossland beat Nelson at hockey at the latter city, 4 to 0. The Wills Nelson club is arranging for a re­ turn match. CaliforniaWine Co Application will be made in par­ liament for a charter for a railway -WHOLESALE IMPORTERS OF— to run from A»hcroft to Quesnelle Stage and Hazelton. WI/HErS AND The present output of the Crow's Nest Coke ovens is 80 tons daily, OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE, NELSON, B. C. which is expected to reach 300 tons Line before the end of the year. BETWEEN We have just received 500,000 Choice Cigars, and are pre­ The Slocan lake route is now in pared to fill orders on the Shortest Notice. uce by the C. P. R. to reach Revel­ stoke, since long stretches of the Cascade City Prices Always Right/ Arrow Lakes route were frozen solid. AND ?• Gold Commissioner J. D. Graham, of the Atlin district in British Co­ if Brooklyn lumbia, has arrived at his new LAWRENCE HARDWARE CO, post, and is throwing oonsterna- tion into the ranks of the prospec­ New Rigs, Good Teams, Ex­ •^^Wholesale and Retail^v tors by his interpretation of the perienced Drivers. mining and land laws of the pro­ Manilla and Sisal Rope, Shelf and Heavy Hardware, vince. This line will make regular Paints, Oils, Glass and Varnish. The Boundary Creek Telegraph trips between the two places, and Telephone Company, Limited, Just now we are making SPECIAL PRICES for is advertising its incorporation in carrying passengers and bag­ Builders and Contractors. If interested, the current issue of the British Co­ gage in quick time. write for quotations.. ^S2> lumbia Gazette, with a capital of $50,000, divided into 50,000 shares BAKER STREET, - - MBLSON, B.C. of $1 each. The registered office w'll be in Greenwood. ROBERT WILLS, Prop.