THE YMIR HERALD.

VOL. I—NO. 14. YMIR, B. C, SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 19W. PRICE FIVE CENTS.

! Mrs. Baker and .Mrs. Allen are Rifle Brigade. Dominion General Ejec­ staying at the Arlington mine for a j niNING NEWSf Col. Holmes D, C. O. has written 5 LOCAL ITEMS |j few days outing in the hills tion. MfllriW •>#* **•* * »*** Mi*-*** Mi-Mi a letter to Mr. Buckworth, secretary All kinds of stories are now about The subject in tlie Presbyterian of the Ymir Civilian Billo Association The public school opens for the fall Tho Salmon river is now covered as to the date of the next. Dominion church Sunrfiy evening, will be "The stating that the application of the term next Monday. by placer locutions from the mouth of election. Mr. Aulay Morrison M. P, Liberty that makei. us' free." Mrs company for ritles, has been received Con. Robinson is now n inmate of Hall creek nearly to Porto Bico. states authoritatively that the olec Young will oitiff tbe sacred solo and that he has forwarded it to Otta­ the Ymir Hospital. Mr. Tanghe, the placer litigant, thins will not take place until next "Faith." wa with a recommendation that it be has departed from Hall. He made year. John Houston of the NC'NOI Old Ymirites will be interested to gazetted. He further states that the The rumors that the Conservative Tribune, claims to have authority fob learn that the Rev, A. Sheppard, ine location from which he got some rifles will be forwarded in due course, Association had purchased tho plain the statement that it will be twelve who was the second Presbyterian »old and then departed for other and that he will be in Ymir himself of the late "Evening World" of Boss months before the election. Oil the minister here, has just become the fields. about the 23rd,' Septombcr. Und, appear to have been quite un­ other hand Mr. K I- Borden, tht father of a bouncing boy. Tho face of ere in the No. (> tun­ founded. Mr. A. II. McNeil, presi­ leader of the Conservative party ;n nel on the Wilcox is improving with Mr. Sandwig, cook at the Arling­ dent of Candidate Macintosh's com • the Dominion house, is leporled M every additional foot gained, The Lilloet Election. ton mine, is leaving for Minneapolis, mitlee, has authoritatively denied saying that the election will be own last cross sample taken across four The bye election in the Lilloet dis­ and his place is to be taken by A. B. the story, aud states that the plant in less than four months. In the feet, assayed $16.00 per ton. trict has resulted in the election of Sloan, president of the cook's union, in question, has been purchased by meanwhile there are signs which in­ the government candidate by a large who has been at the Ymir for several the son of the former editor. Shipments from tho Hunter V. dicate that the Liberal party this been majority. Up to date the figures years. last month amounted to about 1500 actively preparing for its campalgl., stand, McDonald 194, Stoddurt 110, There were so many passengers tons, divided about equally between but that recent events have rJthet John Maguire. with one more small polling place to getting off the train at Hall siding Trail and Nelson Arrangements caused them to weaken from forme- hear from. the other day, that some strangers The appearance of this celebrated have been made for doubling that rate plans, deeming that the present i- This victory must he regarded with seeing the commotion caused by their actor at Miners Union Hall on Mon­ if output. not the psychological moment for Up­ considerable satisfaction by the Gov­ leaving, began packing up their bag­ day evening is an event of more than bringing about r. Giit victory, Maill­ The first clean up on the Salmon ernment, as the opposition has made gage under the impression they had ordinary importance. Mr, Maguire ot tliom would i-iitl,»r delay ««'.l. inn river placers took place this week, heroic eflorls to win the seat. Both reached Nelson. The population at has an established refutation among for a while, fearing that the consensu- and althoug'i definite figures are not the Federal and Provincial Liberal Hull, including the picnic party from the leaders of the American stage. of opinion throughout the country, available, it is reported that tho re­ forces were involved in the campaign, Ymir, is now ten times its norm,ia j, The Minors Union Hall will certain caused by the freak railway policy sults obtained exceeded the expecta the Federal candidate Mr. Duncan ly be crowded to hear the great treat and tne Dundonald incident, would figure. lions of the owners. Koss, being Mr. Sioddart's most ener­ which Mr. Maguire's entertainment tend to endanger their majorities. Mr. R. L. Borden and Mrs. Bordon affords. The Nelson Daily New s of Tom Flynn has gone to Hall to do getic helper. The argument used by were welcomed to their home in Thursday says: "Tho entertainment >vork on the Monarch group This the opposition campaigners were of a Halifax, August 16th, by thousands given by John Maguire a*, the. opera group is the property of the old Mon­ nature calculated to weigh with the An order in council was passed on of citizens. The city was illuminated. house last evening, was without any arch Co, and must not be confused undecided voter, as increased taxation Thursday at Ottawa, granting « It took the procession nearly two exception the best of . its kind ever with the Monarch group, which is be­ can never be popular, and it was the bounty of $10 a ton on the lead in hours to traverse the route through given in this city. Much was expec i ing operated by the Fellows syndi­ Liberal argument that such increases concentrates, shipped from British the city to Mr. Borden's home, and ed of the talented gentleman, but ex­ cate were not necessary. Although the Columbia to smelting works in Eur­ everywhere it was a continous ovation. truth of the statement may be, and ope, but not to smelting workB in the pectations were far more than realiz­ Harry Jacxsoti and John Mitchell On his way home to Halifax Mr. is, called in question, the argument is United States. There is now, there­ ed A programme most vuricd in who are working the Sophie claim Borden said he expected tho general a powerful one, but not powerful fore, a market for all the lead which character was presented, comprising on Clearwaier creek, have now made elections would take place within the enough in this instance to shake the can be produced in British Columbia, comedy and tragedy, humor and pa­ a fine showing. They havo uncover­ next four months. confidence of the electors in the Mc­ with the bounty paid on all of it. thos, it served to emphasize the ed a vein of clean ore from ton to Bride government. Again the Grit The Salmon river can be relied up­ wonderful versatility of tbe actor, twelvo inches wide which assays $24. newspapers throughout tho country on to furnish any size of trout from li-ich character sustained wns appro 10 in gold alone. Spokane's Interstate fair manage­ have been making a grand stand play 1 hree to eighteen inches. Little Dave priately costumed, and the wondrous- ment has solved the entertainment Mr. Fellows, of the Portland to the effect that the government Keefe landed one Tuesday last nearly ly quick changes pertaining to each problem. Arrangements were made Chamber of Commerce, has been at had put a large number of men lo as big as himself. Up at Hall on the character were not the least enjoyable last week by R. H. CosgroVe, tho Halt this week, examining the Mon­ work ou the roads and trails for elec­ following day Charley Archibald and part of the performance. It must be manager, with the Nat Beiss South arch property owned by a syndicate tioneering purposes, while as a mat­ L. IL VandeBogart caught an innum­ said tho entire entertainment was an em Carnival company, to put on the which he represents A contract of ter of fsct there ate fewer men en­ erable quantity in a few hours, suf intellectual treat and one which the company's big show down town 150 feet of tunneling has just been gaged on this work, than in any year licient to provide four full meals, to a more cultured an audience the great­ throughout the fair, from October *t completed on the property by Keeoh since 1890 Tin.: is of course the re­ hungry band of picnicers, numbering er degree of appreciation bestowed. to 9. This, with tho independent and Koebel, and Mr. Fellows ex­ sult of the smaller appropriations fourteen amusement features to be given free pressed himself a very pleased with made for roads and trails throughout in front of the grandstand and with a Tho passenger coach, running be the showing obtained. the country this year, in consequence Death of Lady Joly. midway which will rival anything I woen Northport und Nelson, is now of the necessity of curtailing expenses. Deep sympathy is felt for His Hon­ ever before seen on the grounds, give- decorated with an ore cabinet in The electors, however, refused to be or the Liout-Qovcrnur in the bereave­ assurance that everybody who want- which will be displayed samples from Records. mislead and returned the Government ment he has been called upon to bear, fun will be able to find all kinds of it. ail the best mines in tho section The following were mode this candidate by a vote which although his wife, Lady Joly, having passed Ono of the open-air daredevil per­ travelled over; This is an innovation week: W. R, Bayes recorded as­ nearly twice us large as that of thu away ut Government House last Mon­ formances is loop the loop feat, modi­ which should form an excellent ad­ sessment work on the Buckeye claim opposition candidate, is styled by day after a long illness. She had fied until it is much more foolhardy vertisement for the section, as the on Clearwater creek; El Peters re­ certain Grit newspapers "a small ma- been growing gradually worse for than it was before, and it always richntfcs and variety of the specimens corded assessment work for two years jo'rity " somo time, untl all realized the futil­ was a performance in which many cannot fail to attract the attention on the Telegraph Fraction, at the ity of physical agencies to cope with people who attempted it lost their of travelling mining men. head of the North Fork of the Sal­ tho case. She bore her suffering lives. The man who makes the loop mon river; L. J. Winslow recorded Mrs Finlay MeLeod returned with groat fortitude, and when the now, after lie comes successfully location of Oxford claim, ten miles up Hotel Ai rivals. from the Kootenay Lake Hospital on end came, about 8 o'clock, it was around, finds that the bottom h>,- Wild Hone creek; Tho*. Gallon re­ Boss Hot- sE:—W. Stevens, Gran Thursday last, having completely re­ without any evidenco of suflering. Bwung out of his loop and ho must Kir Henri Joly and Mr. und Mrs.corde d location of Kouropatkiu and ite; W. C. Hall, Nelson; A Bremner, covered from a critical operation per­ pass through an opening into an exit Edmund Joly wero prefent when she Togo claims at the head of the North Erie; Thorvald Nielsen Nelson; G. formed there by Dr La Bau. Mrs. which swings Into position to meet passed away. Fork of the Salmon river. Moftat, Erie; G. Kelley, Nelson M<:Loud has no praise to,i high for'tho him. If the springs work right and surgical skill and address of this woll Lady Joly was born in tho city of WALDORB HOTEL:—Mr. and Mrs. he is 4 skillful rider he docs the trick* known surgeon, whioh has brought Quebec on July 25th, 18.17, and was Forest Fire. Vroom, Waneta; A Hcdley, Hall; If something goes wrong tho curlvnaf hur back to health. Hhe also is very the daughter of Mi. Hammond Gow- Miss H. French Suluio; George Pcone company has to get a now rider. The fire situation throughout the grateful lo Miss Evans, the Matron, on. She married Sir Henri Joly iu Colville; Clius Walter, Nelson; El Kootcuays hus become more serious, Besides this there are a number o! uud to tho other nurses of the stuff, infill. There were elnveu children, Ferguson and son, Nelson; John and fears aW entertained that a other open-air performances. There vdiOse kindly care and attention has of whom six are still living Francis, Salmo; George Nunn, Nelson; strong wind arising, may cause tho will bo the man on the bicycle who been'of the utmost value to btv, J. S, Porter, Spokane; Jutnos S. Pos- The deceased lady was of a decided several local fires to unite to form a rides the tight wire B0 feet above the tou, Arrowhead. The Queen City Mandolin Club, of literary turn of mind, aud in the East widespread conflagration. Crest ground, and there will lie a spiral lire Nelson, provided an evening's enter- organized a Shakespeare club, which damage has been done to property in VAXCOUVBU HOTEL:—Steve Derby, tower, a new device of daring t Moment of high-class music on Fri was attended by many prominent the Lardcau district, mostly to mine O. Gaguier, C, St. Tamment, J, .lien- day the 12th inst. Tho music of the ladies. A loving student of the great buildings. Ho far Ymir has been ex­ ich A. Macallister, N. Caron, Win. mandolin is very popular, here as bard, she continued her deep regard ceptionally fortunate, m although con­ Barber, J. Willett, Nelson; C. Stien, Fire chief Coffey has prepared the elsewhere, and in the hande/if skill­ for his productions here, organizing a siderable areas have been burnt over Porto llico. following signals for handling the lire full manipulators, like the members similar club when she made Victoria in Uie Vicinity, there has been no alarm: Steady ringing means lire. MCLKOO HOTI'.L: —A. J. Bates, if the club, is always sure to meet her home Unfortunately, she wus destruction of mine property reported One stroke (pause) two strokes (pause) Vancouver; D. 0. Barbrich, Salmo; v.ith appreciation. The principal obliged to abandon the organisation so far. It is questionable however if three strokes, means a call for help l" A. B. Dockstcnder, Nelson; .1. H, M'lisls were, A. Lo Koy Ferrier (1-tt Oil account of ill-he,ilth. She was the buildings of tho (lold Cup mine handle the hose when drying nlltl Cranston, llossland; Q. D. Stundi- Mandolin), J. W. Aikmcn, (2nd highly esteemed iii all quarters, her have escaped. On Wednesday night reeling it up after use. ford, Northport; Fmd Hamlin, Nel­ Mandolin), Geo, Hhroedcr, (3rd Man- amiable, kindly manner united with last u fierce lire was ol sirved from son; K. IL Wollustiin, Victoria; John liolfn), 1). H. Crane (Ouitur), Mrs. the excellent, quail ties of her husband Hall siding, which appcurcd to be in creating a lasting favorable im­ Maguire, Butte; F, \V. Ferguson, Lo Hoy Ferrier (piano). After tho covering the ground where the build CHURCH NOTICE, pression on the people ot this pro­ Vancouver. concert a very enjoyable dnnce was iugs are situated. The mine is now Pnr-sitviKuus' i'ition it—M or n i n •.• vince, who sincerely regret her death held, the consensus of opinion being shut down however, and there is no­ COSMOPOLITAN HOTKL:—Q eol'ge Services, 11 a. in.; Sunday school 12) Sir Henri July left OU Wednesday body looking after tho buildings, so t'lat the music provided, was the best with the remains for Quebec, Lady Graham, Nelson; Swan lloltsen, Evening sen ice, 7..'ft. Voting l'.-o fur the purpose! ever provided for the July's old homo, where the Interment that up to the present no report has Spokane; A, l-'riiclio, Krie; Win. pies' Society meets on 1 tidily evening trippers of the light fantastic in will take place. lieen received us to the sufety of the Cluftey, Salmo; W. Williams, Nel- at 8 o'clock, All aro wi'lmmie, II. v. * Ymir. The fligs over the civic mid gov properly, •all 11. Young, M. A., Pastor. eminent buildings ure at hull mast. THE YMIR HERALDhdecide d improvement, especially about SMOKE the tunnels Nos, t> and 7, where 1 • LIKE RUNNING WATER. * inches of ore assaying over S-'IOO in INiiilii-lit-U iivisrv SKltirday and inniled loan; Till', BEST BEAM) OF DOMESTIC Our Stock is Like Running Water, ALWAYS FRESH. ,iMri--.-, „r ilclivi-n-il by ,:,irri,-r in tmvu, gold, has been uncovered, These <3XQrA.RS. A large trade, quick selling methods und prices, keep the b'lilisoripttoDS D3.C0 |,er injiuiin, ptiyablo iu ad facts justify the erection of a larger VIII Stock moving continuously, No chance for anything but mill, and this step is reconi mended the FRESHEST here, To-day we oiler the following, AIIVCI-M-JIIIR rate, II.SO pi*r ineli per in,,nil, The Kootenay Standard by tho present management. MANUFACTURED III' ~NOTK THK PRICES. THU UKIUI.II can bv had from all letttltni liesi Sugar Cured Bacon and Hum (Swtfto) per pound lfie , The Wilcox mine has had many i,„v. ..d,-al,*rs tu tbe dtdtfiut, or cm i»- obla'.noi No. 1. Granulated Sugar, 10 pounds (or $1.00. dir.'-i n„iii tbe office. vicissitude-, but has never lost its | /. C Welin & Co. Choice Uruumery duller, Hulk, -7c. Toiiuiloes (Quaker) per can... . 10c. Comniorclal prtatiDg ot every dt'serliilloi reputation as a mine of great promise. A .Splendid Luundry .Soup 8 bars for 2;~>o. Nelson, B. 0. ;! pounds Moca and Java Coflce for 81.00 duii'i „n lie.* proiDisofi^at standard prices. There never was a time when pay ore lTKUMl>;n DT TME Try 'A pounds of our Ceylon Tea fur $1.00. could not bo extracted from it, and HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY • If not satisfactory vour money will bo refunded. We are not ! ird op t»n•' although its systematic development Ladies' have got lots of money. Have our discount!) and dufy our oppom •* to is practically only commencing now, Furnishings cipuil us in price and ipiulity. II. KEAKlfS, MAKAGBR, it has already produced over $100,000 Millinery D. CAMPBELL. worth of ore. It has been a self sup­ and SATURDAY. AUG., 20, 1904. porting properly from tho beginning, Staple PERCY J. GLEAZER but the time may be looked for very Goods Liberal - Conservative Candi­stortly, when it will have pafsed that MRS. J. McLEOD dates for Partiament. stage and begin to return dividends Mining Agent - Stocks and Shares Post Office Store, - YMIH to its shareholders. Its profits in the For Kootonay District, past have been made in the face of -AGENT FOR- CHARLES H. MACKINTOSH, very inadequate equipment both as Of Rossland. to mining and milling facilities and of MEAT MARKET Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. For Yale-Cariboo District, excessive treatment rates. With better Maryland Casualty Company. milling equipment and the more fav­ MARTIN BURRILL, FirESH AND SALTED MEATS London Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Of Grand Forks. r.t orable rates now prevailing, a much Wholesale and Retail Mail orders receive prompt attention. Ottawa Five Insurance Company. New Westminster District, larger margin of profit can be secured, J. D. TAY1/OB, sufficient to keep development well JOHN PHILBERT, Prop. ahead, and pay a fair dividend. Of New Westminster. FIRST AVENUE. YMIR, B. 1 <• terminus lias not yet been selocted LIBRARY OARS, MODERN Sectional Book Case and Files. capacity of the mill. The smaller the DAY COACHES, mill, the greater the cost per ton of ore DINING CARS, milled. The actual cost of milling the MIR LODGE, No. .T2, K. P. MEALS A I.A l AI'.TK. product of the Broken Hill Cos. mine Y Meets first and third Men S. H. SEANEY ays of month. has been a little less then .$2.00 per Best Meals on Wheels. Visiting brothers welcome, Fresh Goods for the Spring Trade ton, and bearing in mind the small" •Ww. CoKFHV, C. C. FAST TRAINS f) iiess of the plant, the management is L'lir.i.siK WoonsitiK, K. R.j}. 2 EAST AND WEST DAILY Ask for Swift's Bacon und Hams (they ar-e the best) lo be congratulated on having reduc Dundee Marmalade, Blue Point Oysters, Crosse & ed the cost to this figure The re- Special Excursion Hates Blackwell's Pickles, Jams, and Chow Chow; well pott shows thai the development of YMIR STAGE To World's Fair, St. Louis selected Teas, Coffees and Cocoa, Government Ymir Choice of Route. Creamery and Hazclwood Butter. Uie several ore b'slies uncovered in Meets train every morning, ihe company s ground, is being prose- except Sunday, for freight For rates, folders and (nil Information CIGAHS AND TOBACCOS regarding trips, cull on or ai'dross an •i.utcd in such a manner, that there and passengers I'm1 Yniir Fishing Tackle, Stationery, Firs Works, Sporting Goods, MagacUies, Con agent of the S. F. &N. Railway or fectianery, Pipe* and Smokers' supplies. Al) goods sold at very reasonable is every warrant for believing that mill. By special orders on II. A. .JACKSON, II. HUAN'DT, (i. F. & P. A., C. P. & T. A. prices very large reserves will shortly be on Sundays, (it fpr Ymir mine. Spokane. 710 W. Riverside Av. S. H. SEANEY YMIR, BG, V hand, Moreover, the values s' o\V a ALEX. ODDIE. PRO* Spokane. _

Sizing up Prospects. Clark's Furniture Store YMIR BAKERY. WILLIAM CLARK Fresh Bread Every Morning. Written for "Mine* and Minerals," Undertaker and Furniture Dealer by Prof. Arthur Lake*. Nelson Fair Mns. CROWE, 1ST, AHBSUK, Mail orders promptly attended to Asiay values from samples taken Two rooms to rent for light house­ in tho fluid am not as a rule, in tho Second Annual Exhibition Of The BIRCH STREET, Ysim keeping cane of surface prospects, of much ao*> count a* proofs or prophetic signs of thu intrinsic future worth of tho Nelson Agriciiltur.il and Industrial prospect, when that prospect, with depth, m.iy become a mine. High Association. n-way value* may look well on the McLEOD HOTEL promoters' prospectus, but they are apt to bo very misleading to the pub­ September 28 and 29 HEADQUARTERS FOR MINING MEN AND THE lic to whom tho prospectus is ad­ TRAVELLING PUBLIC. dressed. Low assay values or aver­ age assay values are apt to be omit­ New Buildings, Fine Grounds, ted from such literature. In tlio Newly furnished throughout. Sample rooms in connection. writer's opinion, neither high, low, or Big Premium List. average assay samples mo worthy of Rates $1.00 to |2.50 per day. much consideration on a surface pros­ ***»fc Novel Open Air Attractions. €«*** FINLAY l&cLEOD, Proprietor pect or a 10 foot prospect hole. The majority of prospect holes aro Write for PrDfe List. ui'iiii the surface and oxidized portion of an outcroping veiu or ore deposit, and rarely penetrate much below it. J. E. Annable, See, Nelson, B. C. M. TAIT, J- KUDDY This oxidized zone, as is well known to most experienced miners, is prover­ •t••••••••••••••»••••••••• bial for its often superficial richness ASSAYING PALACE HOTEL and its freo gold specimens, i. e., if • Hotel Ymir YMIR, B. C. there be anything of value in the vein it is the crems.de la creme of the Gold, Silver, or Lead - 81.00 We carry the leading brands imported Liquors Copper, ----- $1.50 The Best Meals buried vein. It represents the con Gold-Silver, - - - SI.50 • \ And Accommodation «£ centration of the richness of, it may and Cigars, Stout, Ale, Brandy and Wine. Charges for other metals on ap In Town. be hundreds of feet of once existing, plication. but now eroded away, vein and ore f A nne selection of Wines, -• matter, concentrated by surface water E. V/. WIDDOWSON and left on the surface of tho vein Liquors and Cigars. Provincial Assayer outcrop. Let the prospector who contemplates the rich oxidized surface P.O. Drawer A113, YMIR, B.C. " J. W. MASTERSON, • Prop. V, UNION MADE I portion of a vein imagine that a big •'•••••••••••••H4»-H •••••• Shirts and Overalls | smelting or concentrating works has a rock, stained with iron or copper been burnt to the gronnd on the spot ARE | solutions, or whether it is a mass of above the vein, and left there its rich Wilson & Harshaw honeycombed quartz and heavy ox-, THE BEST UsT THE MARKET- | accumulated tailings and ore residue, ides. Especial care is to be observed When they come from » and he has about the right idea. Draymen and in this respect with regard to that It by no means follows that the most treacherous and deceptive class Teamsters LENZ & LilSER. * original ore, from which this rich de­ Factory at Victoria. of prospects, a copper prospect. Is it posit was obtainod, was intrinsically YMIR, B. C. merely a copper carbonate stain or rich any more than a little gold but­ J. 0. CAERUTHERS. are there signs of true secondary solid ton, derived from the digestion and AGENT FOR KOOTENAY. copper ores that must have originated concentration of hundreds of tons of from large deposits of primary ores, P. O. Box 56, « Nelson, B. C. pyrite would prove that that pyrite Handling heavy freight a such as copper pyrites, at some point was phenomenally jich in gold. It Union Label on every Garment. deep down in the vein? Regarding Specialty. would only show that there was more copper stains il has been said that a or less pyrite in the vein, and that copper penny dissolved will stain a Correspondence promptly some of it carried a percentage of gold whole township green. Copper-stain­ and this is about all that can be raid attended to. ed or impregnated sandstones and or predicted by the appearance of rich Hchists are often met with in the oridized ores on the outcrop of a vein REDUCING OUR STOCK. mining field, and aro apt, by their or aa a result of assays taken from vivid colors, to attract the unwary. Cosmopolitan su'-h o itemps. Experienced miners FOR THE NEXT 30 DAYS WE WILL GIVE In a copper prospect, besides the mere ha>o | rown somewhat »hy of so-call­ Hotfcl .... green copper stain it is well to look 20 per cent, discount ed "specimen" prospects, development for a fair proportion of more or less (Under entirely new management.) has so often proven disappointing. PGR CASH massiye iron oxide, because iron is Dining Room and Bar Referring again to the concentra­ one of tbe elements of copper pyrite, supplied with the best On Clothing, Furnishings, Boots, Shoes, Hats and Caps. tion of values in the iron gossan or and again iron pyrite is often associa­ blossom of a vein. Mr. A, W, War­ ted with copper pvrite in a vein. in the market. wick kindly offered the writer the In Groceries we DEFY competition, A prospect cannot justly or fairly following reduced to a mathematical be sized up by any rule of thumb. It Right opposite depot, Ymir We will not be undersold. formula: will not do, nor is it fair for the Tbe conversion of iron pyrite young student fresh from his mining JOHN BREAU, Prop. (SeF2) to oxide of iron (Fe'20,'5) in­ school to dive down into the bottom volves a loss in weight as shown in DesBrisay Jobbing Co. of a prospect hole and conscientiously the equation: sample it according to the prescribed 2FeS2 + 110 = Fe203 + 4802 MILLER HOTEL rules of his college textbook, return That is, 240 parts, being weight of to his home laboratory, assay the SAM MILLER, Prop. pyrites, forms 160 parts, being weight • samples, and report accordingly, turn -t i. of oxide of iron, or, moie simply, 3 > THE YMIR HERALD II ng the property up or down, merely Headquarters for Mining Men > '. parts FeS2 =,2 parts Fe203. Now if > o on the results of his assays. 1 • • we have three tons of FeS2 worth $10 > Please forward TUB YMIR HEIIAI.H for Many a time ha« it happened that I i > per ton, and this is converted to 2 Uar supplied with best brands of > • > > > > tons Fe203 without loss of precious tho miners, ignoring the adverse re wines, liquors and clears. port of the assaying oxpert , nn their 1 i i metal content, then the latter will be 1 > i • worth $1S per ton, a natural concen­ prospect, have gone ahead and done > • • FIRST AVBNUK, YMIH, B. C. tration. i • well, and not unfrequently has a rain acknowledge receipt of enclosed f i < | am • > In considering or sizing up the ing man of experience adyised further > NELSON & FT. SHEPPAR1) KY. CO > THE IIEIUI.II is published every Saturday moi'i ing anil - surface indications of a prospect, it i work on a prospect, despite the fact RED MOUNTAIN RAILWAY CO > contain s all the news of the ciiinp, • is well to study tho character and i • that the average results of his assays WASHINGTON & 0. N. RY i > RATK»—-l'p.it YBAII, S'2; HAI.K YK.VII, $1, component minerals or composition of i i might apparently condemn it. Ofte n V. V. & E RY, & N. CO. i the float. Is there a large quantity > too, has the promoter, or tho tender­ and Great Northern, Northern Pacific of iron oxide presont or is it a more and O. R. it N. Co., for points cast, brpwn stainl The former would im­ foot, or the man in lpve with his west and south ; connects at Ross ply that the vein beneath might con­ prospect, depending on a few surface land and Nelson with the Canadian tain a fair amount of uiio>:idii.ed iron or picked specimens, advertised his Pacific Railway. MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY. Connects at Nelson with the P. 11, pyrites of unproven assay values. find fur and wide, floated his company, A N. Co. for Kaslo and K. and H Similarly if the quartz is intensely erected works and buildings, aud even points. honeycombed or full of little rusty To Saw Mill Employes, Prospectors, Miners, mills, and gone ahead with nis pros­ Connects at Curlew with stage for rectangular holes, caused by tho oxi Greenwood and Midway, B. C, etc. pect on a grand scale, despite the dizing out of the cubes of iron pyrites Buffet cars run on trains between .Spokane and Republic. that once occupied them, we may as­ warning voice of the mining man who A small iitinuiil premium will insure you H sum varying from I"i00 H. A. JACKSON advised him at least to go slow and sume that that quartz will be found General Passenger Agt. .*5000, in i-iise of iiKvm or IIIK\III.I.UF.\T, and in addition will necute with depth, probably charged with work tentatively, which is the only Spokane, Wash. weekly Indemnity whilst prevented fropi working III donsoquunoo of , pyrite, but of unproven gold value. true and sound advice in so uncer* accident. For full particulars apply tot We have said that in an undevel­ tain a thing M an undeveloped THE HERALD oped prospect it is well to consider pros- whether tho surface outcrop Is merely . poet $2.00 per annum. Percy J. Gleazer, Agent.

/ dark metal, occuring as a coarse WALDORF YMIR BUSINESS GUIDl JEWELLERY REPAIRING Mack powder, with the black sand, and near the bed rock of the old HOTEL.. . ASSAYING. We arc specially fitted tip to do all kinds of Jewellery channel placer deposits of Southern E. W. Widdowson. repairs. Look into our jewel eases; yon may have a good Oregon. Being ignorant of its iden­ Headquarters for nining HAKKKY- brooch which only needs a pin, or a ring that wants a stone tity and value, the miners ha\e been Mrs. (Jrowe, reset. We may use the old settings or reset anew. If throwing this metal from their sluices, and Commercial Men BROKERAGE AND INSURANCK. .stones arc missing we will furnish new onus at a very low and were not aware, till recent years, Percy J. Gleazer. price. YVe want your repairs as we are sure to please you that it was platinum, and of as great BUTCHER. John l'hilbert. in doing the work. Do not neglect your diamond setting it worth as the yellow metal they so Most comfortable hotel in tho dis­ DRV GOODS ANO GENTS FURNISHINGS is perhaps time you had it reset: this is our special work ami persistentlv sought. Hut even after trict. Everything first-class. D. Campbell. the 'metal was recognized thero was we guarantee satisfaction and safety. On receipt of postal YMIR, 15. C. DesBrisay Jobbing Co. card we will mail you a wooden box to insure safety in no available method of saving it. 'ihe Newitt & Co. transportation, placer miner, bent on getting gold, KURNITORE DEAL UK. had no inclination to master the pro­ TO BACHELORS. William Clark. blem, and gave it but little thought, GROCERIRS. PATENAUDE BROS. There are some hundreds of thous­ 1). Campbell. so it remained for the experts to solve ands more men than women. in the DesKiisuy Jobbing Co. Manufacturing Jewellers and Optician*. tho question. S U. Seaney. Central and Western States of Amer­ NELSON, B. C. The method of saving platinum is HARDWARE. ica and in Canada. S. H. SIE-AnST-Eir, A.C3-EIJTT, YMXR. primarily that of attathing a system U. S. T. Ross. of undercurrents to the placer sluices As a result thousands of trustwor­ HOTELS. 4 * ** *#***-t*i» *»•** *+*+#+*.* 4*4-4 PheTcdwOod tree of California at­ These undercurrents are quite similar thy men—Farmers, Miners and others ., (iosmopolitan—John Breau. —living in certain districts there MorCeod llOuse—Finlay MeLeod. 5 MISCELLANEOUS I tains a greater height than any other to those employed in saving flour gold Miller House—S. Miller. known American tree, but in circum­ and the principal involved is just the cannot possibly get wiyes in their Palace—Tait & Ruddy. I *** frtM***M*1MriM<*** ****** ference it is surpassed by the big trees converse of that used in saving placer own neighborhoods. Vancouver—Owen Boyer. The Ru'sian coin rublo is of silver Waldorf—George Colman. of the Sierras. The redwood's height gold. Platinum, being lighter, must But in England Scotland, Ireland Ymir—J. W. Masterson. and contains 278 grains of fino silver runs from 225 feet to 350 feet, with be kept stirred, und like coffee grounds and Wales there are a million more LADIES FURNISHING AND U ILL IN Kit V .-tnd is equal to iibout 7fl cents of our a diameter of 20 feet. Many of the in a cup of liquid, will not settle women than men and, in these 'Coun Mrs. John MeLeod. money. redwoods cut show an age from 400 while in motion. The sands are first tiies, thousands of good, intelligent MINING RECORDER In calculating horse power of tubu­ to 800 years. After the tree passes drawn through a 1 2 inch grizzly on and attractive girls—many of them Percy J. Gleazeri, '• lar or flue boilers, consider 15 square 500 years it begins to die from the the sluice bottom and spread out over daughters of farmers aud all of them PRINSSNW. teet of heating surface equivalent to top and to fall off in growth. The a broad riffle table. On this table qualified to make excellent wives — Herald Publishing Co. one nominal horse power... -... oldest tree known of these redwoods much of the black sand, and nearly see nothing before them while' they SJApONERY. D. Campbell,, Steam engines, in economy, vary began life in 531 A. D. It resists all of tho fine or flour gold settles. stay here but the prospect of living S. H. Seangy.. , s decay so that trees that have fallen The method thus far is simply that of and dying as old maids, and this, to from 20 to 60 pounds of feed water lEA.MSYKRS and lain hundreds of years, when sent them, is a decidedly unpleasant pros­ und from one and one-half to seven undercurrents, but it goes further, in Harshaw & Wilson.' pounds of coal per; hour per indicated to mill havo proven splendid lumber. that the water is carried on, drawn pect. They would willingly emigrate Jackson & Leahy, Alex. Oddie. • , horse power. It has no resin and resists fire. In through another grizzly, and spread t« America, could they be assured mine timbering it is a most valuable out over a coco-mat riffle. Here the that they were going to meet worthy UNDERTAKER. Radium stimulates greatly many William Clark^. wood, resisting mine waters and fun­ water flows more sluggishly, and the men there as husbands, and if thev minerals. Powdered . wi^lemite. ..or goid growths to a wonderful extent. platinum concentrates settle and are could look forward to-happy, if hum­ sphalerite or kunsite when having. \ a «te gathered up, by lifting the coco mat­ ble, homes on the other side of the small addition of radium mixed with A. E. Drucker in his article on pan ting and rinsing it in vats or tanks Atlantic. t item are thus made to glow in the amalgamation at Hosario, Mexico, Ymir Transfer Co. made for the purpose, and into which We may say thatjvll of-them could dark and for an indefinite time. comments as follows on tho effect of the platinum concentrates settle. JACKSON & LEAHY, Props. copper; lead, zinc, manganese, arsenic afford to emigrate" at their own ex. Tho chief use of .metallic arsenie is k And antimony ores in mercury: "Cop­ A peculiar feature of these plati­ pense. . in the manufacture of shot. Pure per ores do no harm, except soluble num sands is that they are a refrac­ We are prepared to give good men molted lead when dropped from a Teaming and CuC03 or oxides giving copper in tory article, in part, carrying plati introductions to these girls. height teuds to form tailed drops, but Express .... •" amalgam. Lend ore sickens the nuni in both the free and concentrate If you wish to get an introduction it' a small quantity of arsenic be ad­ quicksilver, and it is sometimes easily composition, and require a method of please write us with such particulars ded tho ehot assumes a much rounder amalgamated, causing quicksilver to of yourself (age, nationality, occupa­ form. refining that is understood by only a All orders promptly attended to be readily Homed. The more chem­ tion and circumstances) as a sensible few of tho platinum refineries of and the greatest care exercised in the Arsenopyritc, arsenical pyrites, or icals used the more will the lead be girl would expect to get and we shall America The sands are shipped from more commonly known as mispicke), amalgamated. Cerussite and galena write you in reply, with a view to handling of goods the mines in the shape they are found in a tin white mineral with metallic are not affected, but wulfenitc gives bringing about a suitable introduc­ when scooped up from the bottom of •ht.ster, with a hardness of 5.5 to C. base lead bullion. Lead chloride tion without undue delay. Tt is mined quite largely in Ontario, (PbC12) is easily amalgamated. This the vats, and screened of the coarser Tell us what kind of wife, (age, mid is used as a source of white is a soluble chloride precipitated by pebbles that manage to get through nationality, appearance and disposi­ U. S. T. ROSS arsenie. iron iu the pans. Zinc ores ore not the second 1-4-inch grizzly through tion) you wish to got. amalgamated, since zinc is positive to Among the earnest tools known . -is which they must pass to reach the Shelf Hardware, iron. Zinc sulphide or blende dirties If you have preference for any par­ the ax. The various savage races for coco-mat table. These platinum con­ the mercury, causing losses by flour­ ticular Christian Sect please name Builders' Hardware, thousands of years, have manufactur­ centrates resemble a coarse, black it. ing. Aisenic and antimony ores are ed the ax and our museums to-day gunpowder, and only a close inspec very diflicult to work. They flour You will also inclose our Fee of Paint, Oil, and Glass. show the variety of material used in quicksilver and make it sick and tion reveals their metallic luster. Not 5 dollars. A fuvthor Fee of 45 dol­ their making. The bone and flint ditty, so that it will not easily amal­ only platinum itself it carries, this but UK predominated, while- in metals, lars will be duo to us within one ALL KINDS OF MINING SUITI.IK- gamate. Clean tho mercury by di­ all of the metals of the platinum group cupper, tin or a mixture of each; iron, month after marriage, thus making gesting with nitric acid and retorting. r.inc, and even silver were used. The as well, to a greater or less extent, in­ 50 dollars altogether. We do not The only way to treat such an ore is mi xod copper and tin axe,'of the cluding rhodium, osmium, iridium, confine ourselves to one introduction. Tinsmithing and Repairing to roast it. Manganese oxides froth South American and MexioaBVjtnbea and palladium. We give as many as will be neces­ of every .description done. in tho pans and cause high losses in was a wonderful tool, it being capable sary until marriage. But we make quicksilver and low extractions. of cutting porphyry and granite, and no charge for any introduction after Manganese, oxide (Mil02) gives pure MINERAL ACT. the tonipeting of these is a lost art. bullion. When present in considera­ the payment of our said Fee of 5 dol­ CKRTIKICATK OK IMI'IIOVKMKNTS There are upwards of 1,200 tons ble amount 100 pounds of Milestone lars for the first. Kootenay Coffee Co. I*. of gold stored in the vaults of the will show no copper in the bullion. ;'OT lo Re­ Tt is not at all necessary that you United States treasury. It is the COFFEE ROASTERS should be a wealthy man. greatest amount of metal ever hoard­ Bayonne, Oxford, Maryland, Delaware Columbus, Ohio, Kentucky, New Jer­ But it is necessary that you be a ed. Four hundred tons of this metal Platinum in Old Channel sey, Virginia and Illinois \ Mineral Wholesale and retail dealers were piled like bags of salt within the claims situated la the (lout River man who would make a kind and walls of tho sub-treasury in Wall Placers. Mining Division of West Kooteuuy in Fresh Hoasted District. 'good husband to a good wife. street, New York, but of late this has Where* located: On North Fork of II you are not such a man please High « Grade « Coffees been somewhat reduced. There is in written for "Mines and Minerals," Summit creek. circulation at least 1,200 tons of gold by Dennis 11. Stovall, 11 S. TAKK NO-TICK that I. Frederick 8. do not write ns. CI emciiis acting as agent for Frank 0. coin, making 2,">00 or more tons of After several years of careful in­ Itisdon Free Minora .'iertitioate No* Address:—Messrs John Lloyd It NELSON, B, 0. uold in the United States with the vestigation and experiment by experts B. 81,fi9S and Oeorge Harrison, government stamp on it. This Free Miner's (,'ertltlcate No. B. 81,276, Duncan, Anglo-American Agents, in this Hue of wort;, it has been found intend, sixty days from the date hereof, amount of gold is valued at $1,260,- !i I, St, Mary's Road, that the old channel placer deposits to apply lo tho Mining Recorder for 000,000. of the West, more especially those of Certificates of improvements, lor the Leyton, Loudon, England. l**+*******+++*4* »444 444f purpose of obtaining Crow It grunts of The SO called radium mineral from the Southern Oregon Mineral zone, the above claims. [AIIVT.] Mariposa county, California, that has contain the rare metal platinum in And further lake notice that action, MILL WOOD. % the property of emitting light when considerable quantity; furthermore, a under section :)7, must hu commenced before the Issuance <>' such certificates soratohed with a knife or file or even successful method fur mining tho ol Improvement. Delivered any a strung finger nail, contains no rad­ platinum at tho same time as the gold 60 YEARS' Dated this 5th day of August, 1904. EXPEniEl**C-2 ium whatever. The ore is mainly a place in town. is mined, and with no additional ox F. S. ULKMEN I'S. Nelson, B, 0. granular mixture of white barite and pense, has been devised, and is being sphalerite, but also contains a small' followed by several large hydraulic la-lSI Stove Lengths umouftt of dark grey metallic grains properties. These results have been which are mostly tetnihedrite, though Ymir Citizens brought about largely through the k TRADS MAW F $100 one s)»eciinon showed considerable ga- efforts of representatives of the Wels- lona. The zinc blonde is what nuikes Association. Ool'VHkKftHrft c .•: baolt das Mantle Co., of Philadelphia, Au-min H-Mrtlflfl .ifko'ch uv, :'.•;•':'•.".• r :,-. Per Cart Load. tnh.ldy .iTt>rii.:i bur OpIUlou fro**wm IVI "'' the me luminescent, and is what hi volition m pr-"!t:iMv pitii ti*ri'p. '' !'• It wfir.i which com pany is ever on the inol.out t|tn^:itririlTPOiiHti«fittiil. UftfUtbOt'W 1*1 t'n!C .11 might l»e termed phosphorescent nine MEETS.... •oni troo. '>U-"'.t ('wmier fuv Bftcitrij;tl i ntciti*. for platinum, as it uses a large quan­ I'liii'i.!-* tuki"i thrum/it MUMM {•: to. rtowvi blende, The ore eat ties gold and '"J-wHciii without obfltttMi iatbo tity in the manufacture of its arti­ LAST Tl KSUAV IN BACH MONTH. Porto Rico t silver, some samples showing $l'.i cles. *• j void ami three ounce* silver to the .1 VV, Koss, President. Since the early days thu placer ton. The ore carries upwards of .')0 l» CAMI'IUXI., Secretary. •renr; lnnr ni'HiL.iii ?L BOJG u;*i*H n4ivt.iirf.iPTK i Lumber Co. Ltd per cent. zinc. miners have known of a strange, FINLAY MoLitoo, Treusurei. MUNN A Co »•«•—-»>'- How Yoi* , *4*4f*****4***4•4-f't-f'f-f• V ju-u.es on.*, aa |- n. Wubwiu*. U.B. *l I