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justification of his action'iu joining the Gov ernment? Could he endorse tho Govern McLennan, McFeely and C6.I JOE IS A DEAD DUCKI ment's policy ? Tho thing is ridiculous. Ho would ho luughod ah f (LLMITKD.) • ' , Deserted by His Most Intimate The only hope the Government ovorhad' wus in u coalition. At 0110 tlmo that was Paints, Oils, Varnishes, possible. It,is impossible now. Tlie Govern ,, Political Friends. ment is so thouroughly discredited in the Builders' Hardware, country that it is beyond oven tho power of Sash and Doors, its enemies to save it from completo disaster. Semlin Finds Difficulty in Filling Tho Government is doud. How long will Tinware, Grani tew are, Crockery the Governor permit tho corpso to remain iu the Vacated' Office; office,' niid who will be called ii]K>n to form a All kind* of Tinsmith work done." "~" ^—'—~% T . . - - Ministry ?—thoso are now the only questions Corner of First and Pearl Street. to be considered. >, Joe Martin is a dead bird. The diplo 'The downfall of tho Government is a gi'eiit matic Minister of Finance did the shooting thing for British Columbia> No more med .... FRESH NEW GOODS JUST IN.... and after months of trying,work has lunded dlers will bo entrusted with office. There h'is game AU ground that will result iu some will be no more freaky legislation. A new thing stable heiii'f done tar British Colum policj- will be udopted. Tho country 'v. Ill be bia. > „ I ! ' rescued from tho mire, and its, ufVnir.s put tP. St. Clair Blackett and € o upod a sound business basis. ' .- , ,c , .To every British Columbian it has been 1 ,11 1 * 1 1 -,The Semlin Government, is dead. This is * t 1- apparent' 'that the conditions' existing LARGEST AN», BEST SELECTED STOCK OK great and good news for the people of British for the last six' mouths could not go on Columbia. » without a check-rein being made use of at some time or other. The paralyzed mining Groceries, Shelf Hardware, Paints and Oils. Boots and industry front Kootenay to Atlin has result 9 ed from legislation at tlie bauds of one man. OLD AND ONLY IN THE WAY. Shoes, Rubber Goods and Miners Supplies. backed up by men who hud 110 mind .of their own aud with vision less lengthy ttlutu'theia' The G. P. Navigation Company Out IRON" STORE - •'•'...-;- COR. - 1ST AND "TRAYNOR. nose. , ' ' ' lived Its Usefulness.,_ Deserted here,' deserted there. Fighting Joe goes down iu British'Columbia to riye The Canadian Pacific, Navigation Com no more. The very men £or whom u spe- pany—commonly known as tho C. P. N.—if ciul-bill was-passed to, provide them wiMi a ;idull, foggy aud antiquated institution. The = Bank -'of- British = North = America!seat s in the Legislature caught'on to' the ,They are out of joint iu this age of activity; Established iii 1830, Incorporated by Royal Charter. - ,' •-...* popular Rosslaud, refrain and-echoed "To buriincies on the wheel of progress, and high hell you white-shirted hobo." , , time the^ were> bouused to the boueyurd, to- ' PAID UP CAPITAI, '••*", $4,866,666,66,. there sleep forever. • "What follows'below ris/ taken from the RK9ERVB ; FrjKD - - ---,.'-/- * " ".- •-' 'il^eb.OOO-OO .'. Victoria Globe of'August 3rd;' . Condition not theory confronts tho busi London Office: 3 Clements' Lane, Lombard Street, E, C. " • . The Semlin Government is dead. It is now ness men of our British Columbia cities. - ' , " - .'Head Office in .Canada: Montreal. only a question of du.vs—perhaps hours—be Aretuey to continue for all time sacrificing- . . H. STIKBMAN, General Manager. <';<:(y'. V, * , fore Mr. Semlju will be {required to hand iu this northern country for the sake of keep Branches in all the principal cities of Canada, and agents iii New York, his resignation. , ing two or, three old tubs—one boat that The last faint hope'of the Government that up to this very duy uses caudles iu the San Francisco, Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, Spokane, Boston, Chicago.. Etc. it might surviye tholcrisl*. 'was 'shattered staterooms—alloai anil tv.vl.if; t<> wGBaBmmBmmEi&agimtmmmiBaBm mm&asBssm&mn ATLIN, M. C, SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1899. Tm<; ATI.IN. CLAIM. THE EDMONTON TRAIL. Who Are the P. Pm CO.? Published every. Saturday inorulng b.V —THE— COWAN A MACK AY.' Ollii.'i! ol' publication : Sixteen Months on the Road to Corner ol' Second and Truinor St roots. PARSONS PRODUCE CO. Advorlising rates inado known on applica Atlin. With headquarters at WINNIPEG, Man., and branches at , tion. EXETER, ONT., .' VANCOUVER, B. C, • VICTORIA, B. C. , Our subscription, prico is i?l a year, pay c able in advance. No paper will bo delivered Attempted to Take 48 Head of NELSON, B. C, ROSSLAND. B. C., . , , (ATI,IN, B. C, unless those conditions are complied with. BENNETT, B.'C, DAWSON, YUKON TERRITORY. ' ' ------, Cattle,to Dawson. , The largest Produce Business in the Canadian Northwest. Carry a 1 —•————————.—.———.^— ——- ( THE PLACER MINING ACT. full line of all kinds of Groceries and Supplies. Goods second-to noiic,' Orders promptly and carefully-executed. « '''••,-'•"'.'•, The miners of this district'have On March nth, _ 1898, S. R'. FrRST STRHET. ' •• ' ATI.IN,' .li., C had au opportunity during tlie past Geddis, ofEllensburg, Wash.; Harris summer to see just' how bad laws' Bros., of Seattle, now of the Veii- THE can be'made to regulate a particular, dome, Atlin; H. Brown, of Kansas, industry. Tlie Placer Mining Act, formerly of Yakima, Wash.; Harry as administered in this district, is Taylor, of Seattle, and a, French; Bennett Lake and Klondyke Navigation Co., Id certainly a disgrace to any commu man and half breed boy-left'Edmoii'-. '.,•1. •' : . !•! ,•..•'!. , The Pioneer Line operating steamers OR A, NORA and FLORA nity claiming to be governed by ton for Dawson' with 48 head of 1"' "'" ''" '•'•'• '• ' between" Bennett and Dawson, and common sense. The miners, altho' cattle, mostly oxen. • Aug 4, 1899, very busy, should make a move S. R. Geddis and H. Brown arrived Olive May between Bennett \ and Atlin towards getting a petition in shape, in Atlin. • • • _ . ' , The 1. L. & K. N. Co.. advance'-freight, and customs charges on ship- setting forth the grievances that The story'of their sixteen months menen tt s via'B. X.'- & ;K.'N.'.'Co.'" : ' ,• arise under the present act. The trip, while not as full of harrowing BKST of. SKRVIC'K. GUARANTKKD. lack of power of the Gold Commis details as many reported, yet is ex ceedingly interesting.'" 'As men sioner to prevent indiscriminate OTTO' H. PARTRIDGE, Local 'Manager, Bennett tioned above the party left Edmon jumping, the small size of- claims, ton March n', 1898. From there Chilkobt inlet, lake "and river (nc'. LIST YOUR the appointment of an inspector and > to the Peace river the trail was good, Chilcoot nor-Chilcut).-. /- i%, -, .,"• LOTS AT; •', -a host of other points might be but from, this 011 it.'was most diffi Deep'lake is'done away'witli and brought to the attention of the Gov cult. • Leaving. Peace river they it'appears as Canyon lake. * Rant & Jones, ernment. All these might be dealt followed the trail blazed by Taylor, Fifteen-mile river is done away the man sent out by the people of with, Jennings river being retained .- "'• "' ' -""OLDEST _ ' " with in a petitk.11, -and we have no - : Edmonton.. Taylor had got too in-its place. . •*. . -;.-•; ;,' . ;f-,-•>, : 5 C • ?-,, . ..ESTABLISHED ' doubt would receive the signature of far north and- the consequence was Fortymile river •"and town. ', ' i : every miner in the district that could the party had to switch back south , Forty nine gulch. - " • ' "• ' .. .' ' "BROKERS be reached. Unless such a move is about 100 miles before they reached Francis lake aud river'. ' -OF ATLIN. , made we question very much whether Fort Nelson. From there they fol . Grizzly bluff. (not Grizzly Bear Agents for tlie-John Irving Na lowed the tracks of n head of Bluff). ' •-.-.•";. :•' -,- tation Company., , , . • , anything will be done to amend the horses, which three 'men had taken Lake' Laberge ' (not Labarge nor ', " PKARL ST, , ATLIN, B. C. Act. There have been three or four through to Muddy Post on the Lebarge). - '' .' •" •'• ••••• .".) members of the. House__inj-.hiq-disr_-. Liard'.—At this point they received -;, Lewes river. ' - ,..''.- • . ' '. ' "ricfdtiring the summer, but as all instructions from the Hudson Bay Liard river (not Mountain river). .~. HOTEL RUSSELL 0 * of them but one are opposition mem- officer, and succeeded in reaching ' Lake Lindeman (not Linderman Cassiar district, where they win ,_ • bers, as politics go,- very-little-heed nor'Lyndeman), ' V .'• - tered.'" The winter'was compara M'Clintock river- and, peak (not -. First-Class Goods ' ' , ,'" will be paid to any suggestion they tively mild. They , lost most of McClintock). - '. '. "'.:. -"'.": "\ " •--•;,,';'And --First-Glass - Service.--,. offer, no matter how wise they m\y - their stock from blackleg, none of McQuesten river. " --v- -," V -. -. Rates Reasonable, 1 be. Therefore it behooves'the min them starving for want of food. On Mountain lake (not Long lake). -" Choice: Wines, - • - ers of this district to show the the 4th of July they started for At Nahoni mountains. / : '•' ' lin. Thej' had to make a road authorities at Victoria that they are Porter Landing • (not^ Porter's \. y Liquors'and Cigars. ' ;. themselves almost the entire way. Landing). ' ,v ~4l dead iu earnest, and we believe this Aside from this arduous work the Sayyea creek (not Sayia). JAS. I-L RUSSELL, Proprietor can only be done by a monster peti trip was a pleasant one. Skagway (not Skaguay). tion setting lorth their- grievances. But the whole party did not come Stikine river. - • . Tahltan lake and river.' ' *~ through. The younger of the A ITKEN & STRANAHAN, Harris brothers took sick at Hay Tatchun river. During the past week the rival Tatonduk river (not Tatoudtic). steam boat companies running to river before they reached Fort Nel N •' PAINTKRS. ' , son. The elder brother returned Tatsho mountain (not Tacho). Taku have been doing a little loug- with him to Edmonton. Three Teslin lake and river (not Hoot- Neat and artistic sign at reason- • range sparring. • First, the small more were sent to the States from aliuqua nor Teslin-too). .... able rates. iron sailboats plying between here the winter quarters, the other two The Knob (near Stikine river; not " Knob.'!' and-Taku were debarred from carry coming on to Atlin.', . While at Fort Nelson a man The Knob (near Stikine river; not ing passengers. The proprietors of " Knob."- , • John Irving Navigation Co. these boats retaliated by charging named John Sutherland from Chi : cago joined the party. A short Tiller lake (not Til-e-i'-tsho). Direct line of steamers' . Tustles lake (not Tus'-tles-tu). the captain of the ScotLi with run time after he was drowned through .' •:" 1 ' \ •'•between • ••- • • - . ning his boats without a certifiicated tlie upsetting of a canoe. Tustesheta creek (notTuteshita). White Pass. •' •• - . - . . 'Atlin amt3 Bennett. • engineer, and sufficient life buoys. Mr. Harris, of the Vendome, hear Whitehorse rapid.. ing that the party was wintering - This was thrown out by the 111 igis- Whiteswan river.' <•- The . '• in the Cassiar district, sent Frank trate on a technicality, although he Yukon [not Youkon nor Yucon]. •STEAMER "SCOTIA'' Smith with a letter to tell Geddis remarked that the charge in the These are some of the more well Makes ulojo emmec- where he (Harris) was and how.to 1 known names dealt with out 'of- '- tionii with the main was true. Now we understand get through. He met the party at some 500 places mentioned in the STEAMER "GLEANER" that another boat 'is to be put on the old Sylvester post. report. They set at rest' a good ' For lJcimett. Atlin lake. Probably before long deal of vexation and confusion in people will be able to travel to Ben THE OFFICIAL SPELLING. the spelling of places in Yukon or nett very cheap. northern parts of the Province. ' Decisions of the Geographical Board ...THE KOOTENAY... of Canada. A CLERICAL VISITOR. It is conceded by all that, while a Rev. • Father Wbclan, of Van A decidedly useful supplement to fissure vein may be very strong and couver, arrived in the city on Tues the report of the Department of well defined, yet it will follow the Furnished Rooms and day, Irom Dawson. He has been Marine and Fisheries, is the first Hues of the least resistance. Thus Grill Room iu connection. - the trend may show ' north and iu the latter place for a month. The annual report pf the Geographical south where it outcrops, yet it may Klondike capital, he says, is very Board of Canada for 189S. This board was appointed . by order-in- change very materially in a very cl .ill at present, there being a very short distance. This is one reason HAYWOOD & BYRON, la-gc number of idle men. There council in December, 1897, to in vestigate and establish uniformity in why so much suspicion attaches to Proprietors. were three ius.me men brought out a prospect "adjoining" some well- geographic names in the Dominion. on the same boat he was on. At known property. Because of prox Five Finger Rapids one of. them The necessity for this is very appa imity' gives it no added value, unless j uni ped overboard and was drowned. rent, as people living in British j the cropjiugs show a good lead. The Columbian lost its seond m^te Columbia very well know, for there j One may pros >ect apparently barren at Five Fingers, by drowning. The are so many varieties of spelling ground and find good ore, but it is reverend gentleman is much im various names of' places in this not the rule; and the fact that a pressed with Atlin. He will hold Province and Yukon that one is claim is in the vicinity of a good services here on Sunday, at 10 a.m., often very much puzzled as to what property is only valuable to the Royalty on Gold. Notiji! is herciiy sriven tliat the royiilty of in Russell's pavilion, and in the is the correct spelling of such names promoter.—Seattle Mining Record. 1 Dor rout, on nil frold extracted is now pny- afternoon a consultation meeting for example as Stikiue, Lindeman, iihlc for, the ciunrfer ending June M), lb!)!). All parties concerned are reiinirpcl to pay with the Catholics of the district. or other equally well known places. s-itne , within II clays from date. Necessary Elihii Root has been appointed affidavits may l>e obtained at the'office of Tiie following Sunday he will'prob- Chilkat inlet, lake and river (not U. S. secretary of. war. in place of the Gold Connnid.-iioner. J. 0. GRAHAM. ablv hold services at Pine. Chilcat). j Gcu. Alger. Atlin, B.C.', -Tilly It. liBU. ^y. ,; , ATLIN,- Hi'C, SATURDAY, AUGUST ia, T099. ing from $7.50 to $20 per day of WATER FOR WILLOW ten-hours, per sluice-head, and at ? present water cannot be got at any . ° * price. The miners formed them J AS. CARROLL aucT CO. The Claim Owners Form,a Go- selves into a Co-operative Associa tion, adopting the memorandum L ^ * 'if I Operative Association and articles of association, and im mediate-steps will be taken to com Skagway, Alaska. And Will Dig a Long Ditch mence operations. . The miners themselves will supply the labor to From Pine. > construct a, ditch lo connect with Pine Creek,' for distribution of water WHOLESALE AND RETAIL MERCHANTS to thedifferentclainv-owncrs without A large and, representative meet , - * » t stint,'yet Without waste,' and it is , ' r ing of the miners on Willow'Creek estimated that the' work will cost .i , , Was held last Sunday, for the pur $3,000, and that supplying claim pose of considering the vexed water owners At $l per sluice-head for 24 Provisions, Fancy Groceries^ Hardware, question, in no adequate" supply hours, will repay cost of construc being at present at the disposal of tion iu six' weeks, besides giving the miners an immediate opportu . . Clothing, Boots and Shoes . * v t J t\ the miners, and Mr. Thos. Balenian 1 ' ' ' ' •, ' *' nity of working their claims,'' and • - j i was unanimously ^-appointed chair-' also 'furnishing employment to a WRITH Us ,1'oK 'QUOTATIONS ,.0R ORDER ,Odp'ps',SiJ_Nf C. ,0. IV man, aiid at once Opened the meet-, large" 11 umber Of miners now idle. ing.by stating the objects; for Which " ' ' ' ' PRIVILEGE OK. INSPECTION; '••'• " -• , • •' they were gathered. _, ^ MOKE STEAMSHIP SERVICE. Mr. Bateman presented a permit from Mr. Graham, authorizing the The Bennett Lake & Klondyke Navi- miners on Willow Creek to cut a . gation Co. After Atlin Business. PHF, NORTHERN HOTEL> > ditch to Pine Creek for the purpose' Mr. Arthur Copeland, representing the FIRST STREET. of diverting sufficient ; water for the interests of the B. L. & K. N. Co., spent a fou The British Hostelry successful working 'of their proper tlays in the"city'last week. ,In conversation - The biggest house in Atlin.' ties. Mr. Bateman voiced the sen-- with i\ Ol.AIM man he spoke as*follows: LOG CABIN, & O* Everything first-class,. ' • r "The growing volume of Atlin business is timent of the miners as to'tlie pres attracting attention and inviting the steam Thagard- • & Turney,' Proprietors. ent condition and delay in working ship companies to vie with each othor tn giv A full line of genuine'firsbclass the claims,' the absolute uncertainty ing your merchants better and more exten sive service. * <• ' ' '~ Liquors, Bass' -Ale,,, Dublin-Stout, of getting a sufficient flow of water, BATHS .. ''The action of the Bennett Lake & Klon Pommerby, Victoria-Imager,: etc from the^ present sources,' and the dyke Navigation Co. iu offering to facilitate O.K. BA.RBER'SHOP. success that v/buld "follow an effort- the delivery of merchandise in Atlin by pay : on the part' of- all to* co-operate in ing the railroad charge* and customs duty . TV TUGWELL, Prop.',"-'',: .\' ' -The hathsafc equally us good as found in at Bennett is commendable and investiga .cities. Sido entraneo for-htdies. putting in a ditch, and at once take tion shows this company's action to have LINK & PllATT,' Props., First Street. advantage of the kindness of the been tn good faith, as their representatives ' Gold Commissioner.' ' He was fol-' while tn Skaguay were iuvited'to be present lowed by Mr.,Brown,who had,'with at a meeting of the Skagway Chamber of Government Assay Office. RINCIPAL BATH "HOUSE "a few others roughly examined the Commerce and assist'in devising ways and means for the development of Atlin district P .-.AND LAUNDRY. \ The Vancouver Board of Trade '- i • ' ground through which the ditch business. would have to be made. Mr. Brown gives notice that the government of • -Best- Equipped Establishment gV'It is safe to ussert,that the Skagway British Columbia have established placed before the meeting the prob Chamber of Commerce had no intention of ' ' 'in Atlin. an assay office' in Vancouver and able cost, and demonstrated the furthering the interest of any separate steamship company but worked On the that the banks and nierchants.,.will -Lake Street, near:Sawmill. practicability of thescheme. ' broad business platform of improving the •negotiate the certificates issued by • Mr. Lindsay „ endorsed what the Skagwuy-Atlin transportation service. And Applications ,for Land. , us the B» L. & K. N. Co. demonstrated their the government assayer in charge, former speakers had said, and after W. Pellew-Harvey, Fairfield block, Notice' is hereby given that thirty days considerable discussion' in'which the .willingness to facilitate this service by ad after date I intend to apply to,.the Commis 1 1 vancing about $125 per ton, securing only opp. Post. Office, Vancouver, B. C. sioner of Lands and'Works for a lease of iive oratorical power'' of some of the' the small return of the Bennett to Atlin acres of land for garden purposes, com CHARLES E. TISDAEE/"" mencing at a stake No. 1 near where a slough miners was ably displayed, the( fol freight charges the chamber endorsed tho enters the north side of Pine creek- and dis-> lowing resolutions, were put t© the arrangement. " . President. taut about one half mile from the lake, be* ing 172 yards northerly from stake No: 1 and meeting and carried unanimously : 'ITho B. L. & K. N. Co. have placed their WILLIAM T. STEIN, C.A. 140 yards westerly. . •• '. '•.-"•. s.s. Olive May on the Beunett-Atlin run and K0BT. GltlEUSON. 1. That the miners of Willow have contracted to transfer all freight by Secretary. Creek form themselves into a co teams over the portage, making direct con operative association, to be known nections with the steel boats Elwood and ULES EGGERT as the Willow Creek Miners' Co Nellie from Taku to Atlin. All freight will British* Hofe J be landed at the foot of Kant avenue. operative Water Association. • • SWISS WATCHMAKER. ( ' "In the interests of tlie B. L. & K. N. Co. 1 Cor. First and Discovery. 2. That a committee of seven be have 'been in Atlin during the past week Has charge of government instru-1 'appointed to carry out .the.objects looking over the ground. I am well satisfied with the bn'siness outlook and am especially - '; meiit's. • First- street," Atlin. pleuried with the courteous treatment re Fine stock of genuine of the Association. * • /.In'sfe'dical' Hall, _•', ," ^'.'/".".V - 3. That the committee appointed ceived at the hands of Atlin merchants. Tlie company will establish an agency in Atliu'uud SCOTCH AND CANADIAN WHISKIES be empowered to obtain the neces- install an agent, who will,give tlie merchants . sary preliminary information in re dates of sailing, rates, etc.,' BASS' ALE, VICTORIA LAGER; gard to the propose'd ditch,-to be AND STOUT, ETC. laid before a meeting of the miners THE to be held on August 9th at 7 p.m. MITCHELL'S OLD HEATHER DEW A committee of the following AND IRISU WHISKY A ' • miners was then.appointed : . ' . Canadian Batik.'.. Messrs. Farrer, Lindsay, Mac- SPECIALTY. NOTICE. donald, Graham, Brown, Negus and .of Commerce THOS. TUGWELL, Prop. Wilson. •••< County Court, of Vancouver, The meeting then 'closed with a Has- moved to new offices Holden at Bennett. hearty vote of thanks to the Gold Commissioner, , whose action the PINE TREE HOTEL. County Court vi'ill l)c held at tho town of Corner Second and Pearl Streets. Bennett on Monday the lttll day of August whole body of claim-holders on DISCOVERY, B. C. next, at the hour of 10 o'clook in the-fore' Willow Creek appreciate ; also to noon. Mr. Bateman/ who so ably filled the When you come to Discovery ti. M. N. WOODS, Registrar. chair. -< .'.",' • THOROUGHLY EQUIPPED, ASSAY Take shelter under the - The adjourned meeting of the OEFICE IN CONNECTION. TREE. ' GOLD HOUSE ' Willow Creek Miners' Co-operative 1'iucat of Licluors. Water Association, Ld., was held oil \. • *' Good stabling. ' PINE CITY. Wednesday night, when a large GOLD ASSAYED, PURCHASED OK CHAS. R. OUBRIDGE, Mgr. ^ Good Liquors,- number of miners were present. Good dining room run - ,.,i TAKEN ON CONSIGNMENT. Mr. Bateman Was again elected iu connection—Meals at all hours. * ••.',?' '. :'"',\,r' Good Wines , '„ , chairman of the meeting and ex MRS. C. H. LUCAS, Caterer. * ' ' ' • ' - •'' and Cigars'. ' plained fully the subjects of the Asso '.'iJ' .' "'' • ciation. During the season nearly Exchange sold on all the princi $GO Reward. Beds and Meals a Specialty. the whole of the claims have been pal points in Europe, the United Lost—A pocketbook containing ?00 In cash LETHERDALE _, &^ BURTONf, unworked for want of water, al and some papers of value to_ the Owner Only, though there are four parties or States and Canada. somewhere in the neighborhood of Tine. Proprietors. • r companies w ho have obtained water Finder may keep the money if ho will re rights to supply the mines. In only turn the papers. Return to Discovery hotel, Atlin stop NOTIGE. one case has any effort been made When in Pine. ,_ to sapply the water, viz.: from Elk . . at' the . . On tho 30th day of August, 1809, I will lake, and that supply has been E. L. PILLMAN *ettle all accounts in connection -with the- practically taken from the Willow international Hotel as conducted by Howi> Creek miners to supply the bench . .First Street. FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND & Olson. Howe A Scott, and also the account* of the freighting lirm of Scott & Co. All tic EMDALMER claims on Nugget Point, the water counts must be presented On or before that being afterwards returned into Pine HEADQUARTERS EOR LEMP'S S'I\ Third and Discovery, Atlin, B. C. time. All the rt«lsctso f the above mentioned partnerships are to be iJaid to the under-- Creek. The charges for supply of Bodies Embalmed for Shipment a Specialty LOUIS LAGER BEER. Water per sluice-head ir so exorbi Orders on short notice. GliOKGE li. WJOW. tant as to preclude its use from any All kinds of PIIIIPIMI Hupplies nt ivneon' Atlin. Aug. II. iMis, but rich pay dirt, the charges vary A. BURKE, Manager. able rn-lex. ,— 4 ATUN, B. C:, SATURDAY, AUGUST 12,' 1.H99. The Glaim is now prepared said ho would divide the subject into throe -THE--" heads:—"First, Who the devil lie was"; second, to. do all.kinds of Job Work. Whore tho devil he was going; aud third, What tlie dovil ho was roaring for." Tho Merchants Bank of Halifax ell'oetof this nniiouncomaut upon tho con PICKED UP HERE.AND THERE. gregation, and upon his friend tho minister INCORPORATED 181111. of tho church, may bo conjocturod. Ulnckett & Co.—Paints, oils and varnish. PAID UP CAPITAI, $2,000,000.00 Tom Stewart, a C. P. U. employe, in tho REST $1,250,000.00 There are dogs to burn in Atlin. just now. only city iu British Columbia, came in' on Medical Hull for fly paper, Thursday and is quartered at tho Kootenuy. A general Banking business transacted. Gold Dust assayed and lllaekett & Co.—I'iiio tweed suits and puntK. Ho is intornstod with K. A. Lambert iii some -.!',' ' purchased.- ° • Vull Stock of Patent Medicines. Doekrill properties on Pino, and no doubt will give Charley a few pointers as to how a claim Drafts .issued and money'transferred to any part of the world. & Co. should bo worked. The First,Bank to Open in Atlin. Shipment or new goods just urrived at Among the arrivals on Thursday's boat A Branch has been opened/In Pine City!' Gold'Dust Purchased Medical Hull, First street. was It. Skinner, one of Vancouver's' bright Kino lot of confectionery, just arrived. aldermen. Mr. Skinner is combining busi W. A." SPENCER - "- -• Manager Atlin Branch.,' • Douhrill & Co. ness with pleasure and incidentally looking Insect powder of all Ulnds.-W. It. Dock- into some hydraulic propositions in which rill & Co. ho is heavily interested.' Ho will remain for Iron mortars for grinding quart/..—W. li. two or three weeks iu the district aud pur- soully inspect the various.crooks. ' P. BURNS £> CO., Doukrill & Co., the Leading Druggists. New Goods nl Cnminings & Richardson's. Frank M. Garden,, a brother of lid. G. Gar Kiue Tweed Suits. Hoots aud Shoos ami Felt den, the architect, arrived here from Daw Butchers. Hats. son Tuesday. ' Ho brings.' tho information Wholesale - and ~ Retail - that Dawson is.extremely dull at the present C.S. Feehhcinior, ofDyeu, president of tho. time, thoro being very little |\vork in prog •1 > CORNER Fi RST AND PEARL . STREETS. Northern Trading and Hanking Co., spout ress there now. Good bench claims may be a few days'in town. had at a very reasonable figure just'uow. 'A Fresh Kggs, §14.00 porcuso: Potatoes and man with a little capital could make some Builders' Hardware, Miners' Supplies, Onions $111.00 per 100 lbs., at Blackett & Co.'s good investments just at present, 'out it would Iron Store, First Street.. bo injudicious for unyhody to go iu thoro, Tinware, A ball will lie given, in McDonald's hall, in now if they liuve to depend on work. Pine City, Tuesday evening next, in aid of Graniteware, the tiro protection fund. THE RECORD OFFICE. Etc., Etc. Capt. Langley is walking around with an 9-ouiice nugget for a watch charm, taken Statistics of the Placer and Mineral ' r' TINSHOP IN' CONNECTION. -' '- • ' from tlie Victoria group on McKee. Claims Recorded. • ' POUND—A pair of spectacles near Bunk of Statistics are dry. but in this instance the Commerce. Loser may have same by calling figures are interesting to the people of this at this office and paying for advertisement. district from the fact. that, nearly, every one here hits udded his little quota ,to the Trios. DUNN Church of England services" will be held FIRST STREET very large total. While it was to be expected ! at corner Trainor and Third streets un Sun that avery large number of placer claims are & CO.. (Limited.) ,' , ATLIN, B. C. recorded, the fact that 371 niinerul claims are day at 11 a. in. and 3 p. m„ and at Discovery, on the books is somewhat of a surprise. The ut 7:30 p. m. <- following data is supplied by the Gold Com missioner's office: ' ' •' On behalf of tlie horses we beg to thank Single No. of the proprietors of tho half way house for Vol. Claims Groups Claims Total THEE GRAND HOTEL tho drinking trough placed by.the road-ado 1.: ,-.-.... 159 .27 180 on the way to Pine. 2 94 94 3 '. 01 7 22 • 116 W. Rannie returned Thursday- from a fly 4 100 1 1U5 ing trip to Vancouver. Ke reports that city s 1U2 1U2 FINEST EQUIPPED HOTEL 'IN'THE NORTH. ;. EVERYTHING 6 73 3 13 80 as being particularly active at present, but 7 43 128 7 :... 85 . CONDUCTED IN FIRST-CLASS MANNER.- " -t was glad to got bue'.c to Atlin. [ 8 90 5 21 117 Just received and for sale Custom Made (I 98 4 22 120 10 9fl 2 7 105 Finest Dross Trousers, Fine Dress Shoes, 11 ..'. '98 3 20 113 23 . 120 tiiii_lM»i'l>laislt7'a»K-3rrlpert-Negllge Over- li.-. 97 ' 4 :":RICE 8L HASTIK.'PROPRIETORS;"--DAVID HASTIE, MANAGER. , IS ..; ..r.r.r-sw 1 4 ,100 j shirt-.. A small and select stock. Olympic °1!6 v 14 93 ' (i 23 i-- " '.; •• .V''" •"/-' ';'•> "< '\ •'"'.* - V , . - • " .; - -. - Hotel. . 15 79 15 106 ,185 IB -.. 99 1 2 ltd The chief of police decide I during; the past 17 ::.. 97 , 3 15 ' 112 ..— - , . . . Co'rnerof.First and Discovery Streets.- . ' week to put a stop to gambling'in' the dis is....:..:. ....:.. 88 " 13 ltO 194 trict under his cliurge, with the consequence 19 93 0 26 119 20 , 99 2 15 114 that all games iu Atlin and Pine were stopped. 21 98 21 122 R. Campbell, of Allan & Campbell, shoe 22 91 A 19 110 95 4 13 108 'dealers, late of Pirat street, but now of Dis •a Fred; (p. White, 21 94 8- .32 126 covery, cume in trom tho Coa-,t on Thurs 25 84 10 67 151 day and with him came a large, freight or ....:.. 99 1 10 109 98 2 fi 104 der. 87 13 46 133 Mining Broker and Public Accountant^ W. .J. Gibbons, two or three claims below 100 K.0 91 - 0 42 133 the ilume on "Willow, plucked from mother 94 i 14 108 DISCOVERY STREET, NEAR THIRD, ATLIN, B. C. earth a nugget weighing 9 oz. 12 dwts. It 101 101 33 97 6 18 115 -wa» secured by the Fine branch of the Bank 34 100 1 7 ,107 of Halifax. 35 : 95 2 10 105 , - Placer and Mineral Claims reported on, and Bought and Sold. ' A.s will be noticed by uu advertisement in 36 ; 88 11 44 132 37 97 4 25 122 All kinds of Mining Papers made out and Mining business' transacted. ' aiiother.Volumii, a meeting has been called 38 95 5 16 111 Partnership accounts adjusted. Books and accounts audited. • for this afternoon iu the Gold Commission-, 39 90 , 6- .24 12(1 4.1 97 3 10 113 or'.-, office, to discus* the institution of a pub 41 115 5 27 122 Sixteen years' business experience in British Columbia; four year's min- lic school. 42 98 1 4 102 -'• ' ing experience. •43 :.. 8-1 18 69 149 -FOUND—A pocketbook with letters .in ad- 44 87 8 39 120 ll-l di-e.^ed to A. H. Miller, on the McKee trail, 4.") li.l on this aide of Pine. Owner may have same 40 IU 1-3 THE NORTH' AMERICAN GREYHOUND 47 94 6 56 150 by proving property and payin.r for this ad- 48 114 3 2) l:'4 vort'ufc.ndtit. 49 90 4 - 31 Wi U 1 7 .5? Services will be held iu the First Presby 50 95 3 12 51 93 ' 7 37 1:1.. WILLIAM OGILVIE terian church', corner Third and Discovery 52 94 . 5 18 122 streets, on Sund-iy at 111:3.1 a. in., and 7:30 p. S3 102 38 226 368 '• - HARRY . OLLARD, Master. in. Sunday-school at 2:30 p. in. Rev. John 54 94 '10 47 141 55 --82-- 21 89 171 Pringle, B. A., minister. 50 75 17 99 174 Tho Fleetest Steamer os» the Lakes. 57 108 ' ' 2 . 5 113 Thoi. Tugwell, of Log Cabin fame, has 58 9.) 3 - 22 112 taken over tlie International hotel and 59 113 9 8.1 140 Atlin City to Bennett City Every Monday, Wednesday and Fridays. changed tho name to the British Hotel. He li.l 95 3 9 114 is making such interior changes as will en 1)1 94 4. 24 118 FARE—FIRST CLASS, $12.50; Including Two Meals aud Berth. (.2 92 14 1.0 sure tir.->t class accommodation. 03, 9.1 3 13 1-.3 SECOND CLASS, $7.50. 04 : 94 2 • 20 12» 1 l , The Masonic Club at Discovery will hold 05 67 8 27 114 their basket picnic at the fall-, of Pine Creek tit) 94 5 17 111 T. J. WATSON, Agent, Atlin City. near Spruce Junction, on Sunday next, Aug. 07 94 11 35 129 63 .... 91 4 17 107 Office with T. J. Watson. & Co., Mining Brokers, 1st bet. Pearl and Watson. 13th, commencing .it 11 a.m. All members of 09 41 3 15 50 the order, with their friends, are cordially invited. Grand total.....- 8,5.")9 Judge Irving leaves this afternoon for Hen- This docs not complete tlie list, there being about 5W more records to be added to the In exchange for the best gun in Atlin. nott, where ho will hold County Court. Tho above. Double barrel, breech loader; shot and rifle p,i-.t two months' work has prove I very Mineral claims to date recorded, 371. Placer bills of sale, agreements, etc., to combined: short and light; canvas case; DANCE arduous, but he has stuck to it closely, there rifle and shot shells, and complete loading date, 1,226. This does not include lay-overs.- tools for each. Will allow S20 per ounce for by disposing of a very large list of disputes THE GOLD HOY AMY. '"'•'••' nuggets for jewelry. Call ut Will be held iu. iu a very short time. Acknowledged to Aug. 3 5,610 ozs. B. R. Van Deusen's Carpenter Shop, Ed. G. Garden, the well known architect, Six days ending Aug. 10 "... 5US " North First Street, Atlin. HOTEL DISCOVERY left for St. Louis. Mo., on Tuesday "last. He Total 6,113 ozs. will cuter into partnership with a prominent Pine CSty, • arcliitoct of that city. While here he made A large number of people took in the ex many friends who regret his departure but cursion up tho lake on Sunday last and all MONDAY NIGHT, AUG,. 14TH are pleased to hear of his good fortune. expressed themselves as delighted with the trip. Here is a good anecdoto from the Rev. To which you are all-invited D.iviil Macrae's booklet, "Highland Humor," to attend. Sometimes a ludicrous turn, altogether un THE ALASKA FLYER intentional, is given to a seiitouco by the NOTICE. Good music and a good time for practice—common amongst Highlanders ac 65 hours to Seattle. all. Tickets $1.50. customed to think and speak in Gaelic—of interjecting tlie word "ho" or "sho" whore U Parents with chil Iren of school uge are tho English does not require it—as. "the man, requested to meet at the Government Agent's he's just away." A Highland minister was S.S. HUMBOLDT" office, Atlin, on Saturday at 4 p. m. to discuss visiting a brother minister in the south, and the subject of a school for children. was asked by him'on tho Sunday to take the Due at Skagway Particulars at meeting. afternoon service for him. The Highland Mrs. Hayes, Prop. minister earnestly declined, on the ground Thursday, August 17, 1899. that he was accustomed now to preach in Mrs. Hayes left Thursday for Leaves Skagway'every TEN DAYS HOTEE L O. K.. English, and might blunder* His friend, Vancouver where she will engage however, would take no refusal. The text for Seattle and British Columbia two expert laundresses and purchase ie •Choice Wines, taken in tl afternoon was:—"The devil, as ports. Buy your tickets at the office additional material. a roaring lion, walketh about seeking whom of Pacific Clipper Liue, Skagway. Liquors and Cigars. ,, he Ju»y .lievoiji The lligltland minister W. H. TRIGGS, Agent. First Avenue. WM. CUliOli, Manager Corner Lake aud Rant.