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The Gowichan Lea^P PUBUSHED WEEKLY AT DUNCAN, B. C. VOL. V.* DUNCAN. B. C.. SATURDAY JULY 13 1907 No. II FBUIT TR.VSSPORTATION. therufure taking steps to socore the J. Maitland-Dougsdl. Saws reeUiratiua uf the bill by the Lords Cement The B. C. FVult & Producm' Ex- of the words "Final and unalteror D«iic9n$ Emporium & ble," bnt in view of the aasarance & ohanga haa now bean fairly laonchad giten by Lord ElSin to Premier Mc­ NOTARY PUBUC Nails. PITT tc PETERSON Piojs. Axes. and tlia dlracton bava got down to buainaaa. One of thalr Brat and fore Bride. it is- felt that the Canadian moat objects of benefit to fruit grow ­ premier cannot succeed, ers and farmers will be that of some this end all directly or indirectly con arrangement and understanding with Real Estate ,v Congo moor Ctak Roofing. railway^ companies for the lapid do- epatch of fall ahlpmenta of fruit and yor to co-operkte. It will be the duty of the directors to see that the The Cheapest and best on the market produce., 'fhle applies especially to sDull frulta tor long distances and shipments are carried with the least Heat will not effect it to insure the success of the crop each possible delpy sd thot no cause for year, and the mutual satisfaction of grievance wiu he given growers or •Cold will not effect it Finance means ihcraased patronage to the nsumem.—Revelstoke. Uail-Beeald. Waterproof and time defying. both growers and consumers, which railroads, 'and the railway companies NEW DIAMOND FIELDS ^IN Easily and quickly laid. SOUTH AFRICA. Duncan, V. I. ' B. C should lose no opportunity to co-op­ One of the sensations in dooth Af> Fire Resisting, Elastic * Pliable. erate and thus aid in the develop­ rica today, and most in the pubtle ment of this now industry already eye. is the discovery of diamonds in Coated oh both sides, so pleVenting rot underueath. hitIMrto undeveloped district* in th^ making rapid strides in the province. Ste«i Ptaift for A real Protection to Building Britlah Columbia U spending a large ' and af o“ld‘“^gi^r'Wi^^ amount oi money to build up the’former* ycAn the* crudeness of —ap-^- Practically indestructible. fruit growing Industry and it 1* pliancen. mode of woHdng and c&«- ness of diamonds caused them to be tiancoiKxr Tsiaid IT IS GUARANTEED BY THE MAKERS WHO HAVE only fair to expect that the railways abandoned, and where now. under THEIR TRADE MARK STAMPED ON and express eompanlee eboold also new conditions , of Wnlng and In­ EVERY ROLL. , expend money to back this project, creased Value,' ‘the M&ftes are foundi J. T. Shadforth, a BritUh Hron- which is making such a name . for in paying quantities. These fields maator. formarly of abadfonb,,,Um- conatst uf the did diggings along the' Itself. Complaints have been nu­ It^. of Great Britain la In Victoria Send fdr'DesdHptive Catalog & Prices banks of the Vaal river and the new­ invMtigatlnil condltloBB rittr Tetfard merous as to the manner in which ly dWcovered alluvial deposits, par­ to the establiatamant of blaat.,.fnp- Iranspurtation companies handle ahlp allel to but aothe miles from the' naoe for the manufacture of iron and menu of fruit and in a great many Vasl river. The old diggings streUh a Rteel plant for the monufactuid' ol for many miles, and the old debris, Sc^es SEE US FOR. Hay caacs these complainU have been Jus- steel plated for aUpbnilding...etc,., in­ Rakes years ago abandoned as dnprofttable cluding branchee for the manufacture & ALL KINDS OF tifiod. Yet if we believe that the is being rewnahed by improved mach- of ordnance. at«el rails, etc. BUILDERS HARDWARE & frult cars stand all nJ^t on a June-1 Ineiy, more than paying the cost of Manganeae ore Is reported to exist Snaths.* ... *------1 Awua flf/ltiMk nf Forks. tion aiding without any apparent rea removal.' ere discotered stones ql oa and thare Is a fair sire, unusual brtlliency'end of­ large depoelt la the Olympica. efaem- son and without ice to keep the bei^ ten great value. This is especially ical analysix of which diovfo K id ba rloa from decaying in the warm eir the care at "Old Fblel." opposite the aatiafactoiy ior the manufactara of end unnecceserily delayed, while eon- lltlle village of Bnrkly West on the heavy ordnenoe. Vanl, about eighteen miles from Kim­ Mr. Bhatford la the Mdeot atm' of I have a large.Stock of Jam Jars eignmenta are inadequately cared lor berley. It is an rcmioiscent .of Cal­ Robert Shadforth, ironfoandar, and on their arrival, then the fruit far­ ifornia In the '50s. ' grandson of the late J. T. Bfaad- left over from Last Season which I mer flghte in vain. He may plant The flnda I saw were on a fairly forth. steel rail expert, and a lelae end tend the largeet and finest buah- large average, and in some instances tive of Oenaral Shadforth. who died rich, with the stones of great nurity in Nawcaatle-upon-Tyno. in 1866. af­ shall clear out at Cost, Pints, Quarts ea, and he may pack the produce and value. In one pocket some ter having Men.aeiwiee in the Orimaa with the utmoat care, but if those thousands of dollars worth hod been Be is endeavoring to Interest capi- and'-Half-gallons. Send in Your who conve>- It from him to the con­ discovered and one Canadian admit­ tai In tbs eatablisfamaot of an ini­ st mer are not equally careful and ted having cleared SI.350 out of a tial plant which will demonatnte the week's •work.—Johannesburg Corree- advantages Vancouver ielond pos* Orders...... watchful, dila labor will be In vain. pondenoe In Chicago Poet. aesaee for the manufacture of itaeL FTult growing gives fair returns for iron, and ordnance, etc. About $3,- the capital and labor expended on it The Oaterio Motor Leagoe haa ie- 000.000 will be required. Be aaye Strawberries fresh The resources of Vancou'ver -Island but It la not one In which large pro­ eued a circular to the "Automobile and the North Pacl6c const are so Everyday. fits onset beevy losses. public" from whlci we quote the great that the island has better fao- To insure a real success of this following: llltles lor tbs manufactnie of steel new venture, fruit transportation of all grades than exiata.at any "When handled properly, the auto­ place In Europe, and even Pittsburg should be carefully attended to as mobile is the safest vehicle In the cannot compare with them.- I have We P. JAYNES’ The Arcade well as the peeking and storing. The world, end ea most automobllieU been looking into the poeeiblUtlea growers will look to the exchange for are careful and considerate, it is of here and am convinced that a plant for the manufacture of pig Iron, prlcra and also to the quick dispoa- {the greatest Importance that the few atael plate, eteel ralU! etc., would BATH TUBS. al of their prodnee. Good honest who ere not so careful should be im­ be a highly paying coaoern. -A’ ehi|^ ahiiimenta to consumers ■will do more pressed with a sense of their re­ building plant would naturally fol­ low. The great trouble In the way Ehamded Basiiis and to develop our fruit industry than j sponalbility. Automobiliste have of a steel ehlphullding ptant. wheth­ any other method adopted to further equal rigbla on the highways with er for the building of mercha^ or Sinks. . ■ ♦ other ueers thereof. Our rights ere wurehips on this coast! haS'beefi''tha not superior, but are practically the high cost of ship platea. This dl61- London, July 6.—The bill to a- cullv .’’Sa preatly bothered tho Moi- Closets & Range Boilers ^SEAStrSUenOH mend the British North America act, •■•'ose of the drivers of horse an yarde at Seattle With A eteel HUtHOUTH '1867, the object of which la to in-'drawn vehicles. At the same ’ time. plant hare this dllBculty would , be NORUBmmNG. |crea.'w the annual snbsldles paid by | «« . ‘•’® newcomers; we are driv- overcome, for steel plates cquld . ba J/INITAPY ' the Dominion to the several provlne- •"« • vehicle which makes a certain eupplird at a much cheaper price, $\mt and hnnber ' ea of Canada, hoe pneirntl through all I amount ol noiee. which creates a than at pree. nt paid. As lor the NOMOULD NOLOSS 'lU stages In the Houae of Oommona |duet. and which not Infrequently mqnufacture of steel rails I have a Bicycles. KeeBsvnevmLes, I and is now before the Hones of, frightens horaee. It therefore be- vorhal guarantee from parties' to take as'many as can be supplied. ' ■ jCALtO /-OffOdW. Lords. Tho Commons accepted the comes us at all times to drive with mtuml < the greatcet self-restraint, and al­ Mr. Shadforth. who te the inventor Bicjcle liepairing and Parti. amendment proposed by Winston Churchill, undersecretary for . the ways well within the limits of safety of Shadforth'a open hearth funiaco. AT THE CASH STORE Colonies, striking out the words to all users *of the highway. ’* figures the cost of ar,. Initial plant, R. B. Anderson Vl'inal and u^terable” of the ad- Bueh as would be required, at not C. B A Z E T T. dr.'ss' of the Canadian House of Com­ TOO RICH TO WORK. much leas than *3.000.000. Of this. (.50.000 would be required lor the mons, thus leaving it open to ,Bri- Indions on the Skeens River Refuse eetabtidhmeht of a 800-ton blastfur­ tlMli Colubmbla. or any other pro­ to Fiah, Hav ng Money J. ISLAY MUTTER, nace: (cokacand *800.000 lor a coke vince to preas its claims in future for to Spare. h.v-prodiict plant; *355.000, for tin notary public . speciol consideration. Reports from the northern canner­ plat<» work*, at well at other am­ Kenneth Dunean This change was made at the in- ies show that the operations of the. Inimauce, Real Estste & Finsncial ount* nereatary for foundiy, ’mk«h» Htnneo of Premier McBride, of Bri­ silmon men this year will be cur­ ine tbop. pjpo foundry, bar n»llUp Agent. Fruit Lendl, Forme, Timber NOTARY PUBUC. tish Columbia, who ably urged the tailed by a unique fact—namely, a I etc. end Mining Properties I.ocsl claims of thot province before the AGENT FOR sudden accession of w^th to the 8i- "A plaiH rich at I ‘teek to te- Agent for B. C. Land and Colonial Office authorities. wathes. cuEc.______’ maid____ Mr. Shadforth,. ?wou1d Lord EUin was so evidently Im- Investment Agency Ltd. .Fire, Life- and.Accident U toems that the poj-ment of the^^mploy more than 2.000 men. and pmssed w'ith the reasonableness of inunev* clue the' Indiana of the Met* allowing four people for each' em- O ffice O ne Door East E. Insurance. . Hon. Mr. McHrlde's contentipiui that ,,,,hatla reserve lor lands sold to ployee thit would mean, an focmaas FrV s Bake Shop , Station St. when Ilri ish Colunilda's premier sail Grand Trunk Pacific Ballway I of 10,000 people to the local popu- OUHOAm, V. B. O. ed for home the Colonls. Secretary, .foropony. fell due only a few days I'l.tion, at the Itast. Later there It is said, gave him a letter con-,^„, , representative of the •must he sdded other extensive mills KEASrS Ferms for sale at all Prii-es. ceding 's cootan- 1 company visilod the north for ship piste, etc., used lor ^ip tentlon and assuring him that the purpose of handing the mom consinietinn. There will also be tbs Tiuiber Lands and ‘Water bill would |mra with the amendment ey over. t r>T^! demand of the O.T.P. and the O.P. IIVERY STABLE, oa proponed ) y Ur. Churchill. Many of the Indian* had never hod jR. for rails. By natural process the Frontage Property. While thpao negotiations were In such a Inrge aiim In Ihch- possession j work* would increase and car ohops, ' JimOAM, B. o. prqgrps*. Sir Wilfrid Laurier was malleable iron, or puddling furnaces, Town Lota. 5 acre Lots licfore, and darj^led !»y their sudden Pint Claw Horses and Rigs. Careful on the continent. He has now re­ affluence, declined to lobor in the plant for structural eteel and man­ drivers fomighed when required. Horses Cusiness Properties turned to London and is very much bonis for tho prosiac oalinon. The ufacture of ordofnee would follow. for Sale. SUge for Cowichan Lake annoyed that the hill has not pasted canners have been unable to induce! ”How great an opportunity tbera every day. tlio Commons on the lines suggested them increaar their weolth. so fur the establishment of a large B. C. by the Dominion Farliament. He ia far. by wnrlang for the canneries. (continued on p4ge four) H. KEAST. - . Prop. Duncan, THE COWICHAN LEADER, SATURDAV. JULY 13. t<>07

rollers and act type, sweep the floor LOCAL. and |)en short items, and fold papers and write nrappors. and make the A number of local families are con­ Cowkban £«a(kr templating taking their yearly out­ past3, and mall the papers, and talk to xisitors and distribute type, and ing at Cowlchan J'ly. carr>' water, and saw wood and read MARTIN M. SMITH, the proois. hunt the shears to write editurirls. and dodge the bills, and Vancouver haa awakened to tha Editor and Proprietor. dun delinquents, and take cuasings fact that 90 per cent.' of her milk from the whole force, and tell our ] supply is doped, Subscription. $1.50 per .year. suliscribers that w« must have mon­ ey —we say that we've no business to Advertising Rates Furnished * n make mistakes while attending to those little matters, and getting our Mrs. Jas. Norcrosa Is putting up a Application. living on hopper-tail soup flavoured veritable sky-scraper on the comer with imagination, and woaring old oppoalto the Council chamber, It is LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. ahoca and no collar and a patch on ] to he three storej-a hinh and it la our panta. and* obliged to turn a I reported that another .lore will be As im Ike case of both \adies and The Editor doesnot hold himacU rcupon- smiling countenance to the roan who op«ned therein, Ceallemens Watches, I Stock Only tible for vic,w« expreewd by correspond- tells us our paper ain't worth a dol­ lar anyhow, and that he could make the Best Canadian. Amercian and a better one with his eyes shut." Swiss Movements. Do your own advertising. Make it The work done by Mr. C. P. Dam on the mineral claims which ho bond­ a study. Study the wants of your ed from Messrs. Sheltofi. Douglas KDXTORIAL NOTES AND COM- trade. When you gel something'they want Irt them know it. Do what and PreVost. has proven a larae UENT. you say yon will, and a fortune is body of ore in sight and the future For a leader / ans Setting an yours. Advcrti«iog i. a atudj-. and'"' promising properties is very Elgin Movement in a Silver Case if a man waits until he has purchas­ bright. for tf oo, Cnaranteed and of Ex­ Succnxful ad\-ertixing ii like thix: ed a stock of goods and gets placed on the shelves, and then thinks about ceptional Value. —It transmiU more money into more talking to the people, a school boy So far this has been the beat mar­ money, a goodly part of which ia net could predict his cavernous failure. ket year in the history of the Cowi- You can not succeed on your reputa­ chsn Creamery, The price of the profit to the advertlacr. tion as a good writer. You can not butter haa never been below 85c re­ succeed on your reputation as a good tail. and most of the time has been book-keeper. You must ha^'e other 40c a pound. And the demand has essentials, and the chief of these is The Portland Canal Mining ^ De> been greater than the supply even at to be able to get near the buyer the highest price. In former years GXBLET, ralopment Co. organieod. Duncan and to Inspire that conUdence which always a surplus during will induce long-continued mutual months, people bids fair to be one of the best good feeling, and to this end the ^ Watchmaker Jeweler . ever organized by local mining men. newspaper is yours. Mr. R. M. Skinner and party re­ turned from Cowichsn Lake the fore part of the aoek. He has been sur- Some articles earn the public's pat­ Baseball. cowicha.v bay vevlng the mineral claims owned by ronage: some seek to secure it by Messrs. Shelton. Douglas end Pre- TAKE NOTICE I vost for the past three weeks. Mr. CMneh Md Ban Dwrv, deception—^d some have patronage Skinner, who has had considerable The roeiT5'-go-round certainly came ^OPY for -Ad." changes Must Fathrsok & LbKrvru. Props. thrust upon them—but those articles to tow*n last -Saturday. Mt. Sicker's experience In suneying mineral «8Rregaiion of ball players were In claims on Mt. Sicker and elsewhere, in by Wednesday, 6 p.m., Boats and Launches for hire. Gasoline that -^t nothing at all are usually charge and Duncan did the riding. reports a splendid showing of ore. Stocked. Repairs to engines and the unadvertised ones. The score was Duncan 28; Mt. Siekgr each weeh. Kindly help us along Automobiles a Specialty. Launches 5. bought and sold on commission. Satis­ The visitors went first to t>at and by being punctual. faction guaranteed. were retired in one, two, three order. (Contributed.) and Oblige Another wreck has been added to The Haymakers then took a turn, When a hard duty is to be done. and four men crossed the plate. The The Leader. Dr . C hester , the already too Urge a list of : are we to turn back or do it? "Do procession started again in the sec­ lit," you say. "Yes. do it whatever wrecks on this coast. The Mount ond and kept moving till the finish, Veterinary Surgeon. Office with the exception of the sixth when the cost." tVhen untrue words spring Royal haa gone to pieces in the to our lips, what are wc to do? Mt. Sicker did some phenomenal WM. DOBSON Keaste Lirery Stable. Skeena River and with her went six playing, and the locals never reach­ Keep back the words and single to be true. When anger rises up and Painter and Paperbanger Etc. of the Brave crew. All the paaaen- ed first. wo ore in danger of saying hot words DUNCAN, B. C. The miners made 8 in the third, AU tho latest sioaigna Us and 2 in the seventh. i.r doing rash deeds, what are we to gera were landed aafely. do? Keep calm and wait until it WssUssass^na mssd Bttrlapm For the losers Kier was the "d|ab has passed. artist" and he handed out some Rolls from lo cents upwards. puzzlers, but the support he rccelvud It Is said of Caesar, the great Ro­ We understand that Richard ITI. man general that w’hcn In anger he Quamichan was "up in the air." was tempted to rush forward and do Duncan , B. C. have struck a rich body of ore. The winners lined up as follows: Orolg, catcher; Gabouri. pitcher; some hasty act, or strike a blow, he While this mine has only been in op­ would stay. Kke a men who reina W. Mearns Saw Mill Dickie, first base; Cloutier, second back a horse; and pause as If he were eration a very abort time and has base; Lomas, short stop; Gidley, third base: Ja>'nes. left fleW; Pro­ counting twenty. Then his eyes saw Contractor, Designer & Build already paid a dividend of 2| per vost. centre field; Ford, right field. more clearly, and his thoughts were All classes of Lumber For • Sale wiser. er. Estimates Furnished. cent, on its capitalization, it bids Runs by innings:- at our Mill, or delivered at any Mt. Sicker ...... 0 0 8 0 0 0 2— 5 "We let our friends passidly. like our fair to be the beat mine on Mount time. point at current Prices. Duncans ...... 4 6 7 2 5 0 4—28 Till thev arc lost, and then wo see Cowichan Station . Sicker. Local mining men arc en­ Notes. our crime. thusiastic over the prospects of this We think that worth in them might For quick service use the have been known. e. newton voNKfl properly. Although badly beaten. Mt. Sick­ What duties done, what kind alffTec- er took their defeat in good style, tion shown. Real EsUte and laiurance Agent. Long Distance Telephone and are a fine bunch of sports. Untimoly knowledge (bought at hea- Notary Public &C. Duncan. Phone 6. The stars on the losing team were This paper is endeavoring to give \y coat). to Victoria, Van­ Tniosdalc. Biheau and Robertson. When what we might have better its patrons the btet service that is O’HauIey. who. by O10 .vay. of used is lost. G. A. HARRIS couver and Other Points. somewhat largo proporti.ms. •« ar S. M. possible to give and all that the ideal third baseman, but he lost a There is so much good in the worst House, Sign and Carriage Painter. patronage will permit. Our paper is lot of time in touching the base with of us. LODGES. the ball before he touched the run­ There is so much bad in the test being frequently complimented on its ner. Paperbanger and Kalsominer. of us. TEMPLE LODGE No. 33, A. F. a A. appearance and the amount and kind "Harry" was there: so was the That it ill becomes any one of us. barber, but the latter took to the Duncan. B. C. M. mrets in their b.ll the and Saturday of matter It contains. Our citizens To talk about the rest of us." tall timbers after the first inning, The best way to bo happy Is not ill each month, at 7.30 p. m. Viaiting can make the paper still more cffoc- and we understand he is planning a to think too much of yesteMay. nor Brethren invited. holiday to Cowichan Lake in order ii\w by liberally potronsge. both in exivct too much fur tomorrow, but to get up steam for the next gam j. get ALL the good you can out of hooper Bros. Cumber €o subscriptions and advertising. The A large gang have bwn busy ail to-day. —Thomas Jefferson. I. O. O. F. MBETING. week filling up the furrows the Hay ­ Mauuracturera ot paper will ahva.N's endeavor to merit DUNCANS LODGE No. 17, I. 0.0. F. makers made running round the dia­ meets every Saturday evening. VisitiDg the patronage. mond. ROUGH and DRESSED C. H. Dickie umpired to the satis­ Wheelbarrows of all kinds and sic­ bretberen cordially welcomed. faction of all, except one Mt. Sicker ca at Pitt & Peterson. LUMBER W. J. Castlky, man. but then it must l>e remember­ Rec. and Fin. Secretary. ed he is an ex-Ieaguer from the Building Material a Specialty. Any man who keeps his car to the States and probably has not road new Hdoertisenents. Saw Mill: Cowichan Lake Road. IVYREBEKAH LODGE No. 14, mecu sround these days con hear it com­ the rules since ho came to this coun- DUNCANS. B. C. ill I. O. O. F. Hall itL Monday of each ing —the mining boom —a deep. so- try. W// ••Ad's'* under this head yr. per line mouth. One cf the members of the local each insertion. A'o charge less than Acnks Bl\THB, nurous, resounding boom that will team was in l>adysmith this week 2$c, Cash must accompany order. Secretary. echo to the four comera of the con­ and was met by a small boy who the de$t Place piillc’J a rather interesting face at FOR SALE-i Childs cot. i tinent—a boom whese lisp will be In town to get Value maple lodge No 15 K. of P. I him, accompanied b.v a finger and Hstey organ in good condition » Meeting every Saturday evening in the ore and whose grown up shout will nose exercise and the expression. cheap apply Pitt & Peterson. 1 Old CaiiUe Hall. Visiting Knights are "Boh. Duncan." The said small For Your be wealth. Not the lithographed- cordially invited to attend. boy must have lost money on the T. C. BARRttTT, C. C. stock certificate mining boom of the game at Ladysmith on the First. W.VNTED—Hay in the field, cut or uncut. Farm horse for sale, cheap. JOHN N. Evans. K. of R. & S. early 90 ’a or the later Cohalt craze, Apply f. n.VAETT, Duncan. MEAT MONEY. but the digging, drilling, blasting, The following are extracts from ■ I G. W. G. COLK, PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH thepound by-law,Sec. 2?.-Each and ho’sting. ship]ilng and smelting kind WANTED. Service held in the Knights' of Tenders for the erection of a resi­ Duncan. Meat Market. every person who shall hinder, de­ Pythias new Hall, every Sunday at of mining boom. —H.C. Saturday Sun lay or obstruct any poundkeeper or dence on Cowichan Day. For plans and siiecifications apply to A. N. II A. M. set. his assistnnt whilst engaged in driv rarr^’. or Jas. Mailland-Dougall. MAPLE BAY ing. leading or rarr>*ing to the tj-20. All are invited lo attend. pound any animal liable to be im­ Cheapside Store pounded under the provision of this FOR SALE. METHODIST CHUIICU., Wc do not lay claim to having ev- by-law shall for each and ever>' of­ A "De Laval" Crcom Separator, at Post Office. ol>-ed the following from our think- fence be liable to the penalty here­ capacity 500 tbs. an hour, in good Rev. A. W. Dever. pastor. running order. I'sed only a few in* tank.—Ed. inafter mentioned. The place to get what you want Service every Sunday at 7.30 p. m. Sec. 23-Any person convicted of months. Price $50; (cost $8.5 cash). "We apologize# for all mistakes Apply Herd Bros. Somenus, B.C. tif. when you are camping. Knock any infraction of any provision of Sunday school at 2.30 p. in. made in former issues and say they this by-law shall foifit and pay down prices. Fresh eggs wanted. I’myer meeting every Tliiirsday were inexcusable, as all an editor has therefore a penalty not excee ding Mowing Machine Oil only 75 cents evening at S u'uluek. to do is to hunt news and clean tlic the sum of Ffty dollars (S50.00) I'cr gallon at Pitt & Peterson. W. A. WOODS. Prop. t... [i> THE COWICHAN lEAEEE. SATEEDAT, JULY 13. 1907

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\U’ii The biggest load of lumber which VENIRBSS’ V(X)NIA TEA has ever passed through Duncan was HEAD ACHE taken out to< Mr. W. H. Elktngton ’s CAPSULES tU'J place by Mr. Ooo. Lewis. There was a mie cure 8,560 feet of lumber on the wagon. DUNCANS PHARnACY. Photographic Supplies. Films, 1^51^ Boost your countiy*. Pistes, Psper, etc. - !■ for people who are particniar abont Mr. C. H. Dickie has bad a sep­ the quality of their Tea, fur people who Mr. C. H. Dickie. T. A. Wood. H. tic tank built on his piece. Mr. Aa- know that beaidee giving better satiaho- Keast and Harry Smith made a trip dereon has Just completed the plumb -,tion it is ronlly cheaper. up the Cowichan River yesterday. lug for same this week. yoa vonld aulce It '^-as one of their periodical pros> of getting the pectins trips. * Vuonta Tea is packed on the Estate Mr. Harry Payne has finished his where grown thereby retaining all the It is with the deepest regret that nem- house on his ranch at Sahtlam GENUINE we have to record the death of Bsrt end baa moved into the same. A flavor and aroma. Frayns In the recent wreck of the houae warming is in order. ARTICLE Mount Royal on the Skoena river. Sold in half pound and one pound lead Write to the Sole AgenU He died as be should—doing his duty Mr. S. J. Hagan opened his new and having no tho«*ght except the hotel last Wednesday night with a |>ackages and 5 poniid boxes, st 50c. the safety of others. grand dance to commemorate the pound. FLETCHER BROS, fact. Our readers wiU remember that he wee burnt out some months Music Dbalsss It is only duty and Justice to en> courage your bonie paper, extend to ago. Mn Hagan is to be congrat ­ Victoria, - Dukcab, - Nanaiuo. Abk your dealer for it it the nourishment to which it is en­ ulated on having come out on top CaUlogue for the asking. titled. Psy your subscriptions so nicely. promptly, and send a few extra cop­ ies to your relatives and friends at A general meeting of the resi­ distance. They will appreciate the ROM. 6ra$$1e $ Son dents of Cowichan will take place favor and so will u^. in the Agricnltural Hall, Duncan, General Blacksmiths Smoke The on Wednesday July 17, at 2 p. m. Mr. F. Hewitt arrived in Duncan J, R. SMITH HORSE SHOEING last Wednesday to superintend the to discuss the leasing of the fishing renovating of the old Genoa mill, in Cowichan Bay. Mr. Ralph n. B. CIGAR a specialty. which he recently purchased from tlie Smith, M. P., Professor Prince of General Cow-ichsn Lumber Co. He has tlie Dominion Fisheries Dept, and ManTd. bv Station St., DUNCAN. B. C. force of men at work repairing now Inspector Taylor will be present to Blacksmith and expects to push the repair work explain the details of the lease. Repairs of All Kinds Promptly along as fast as he can. Duncan’s Saddler Attended to S. A. BANTLY, and Crooker Bros have purchased the PERSONAL. Ilorse Shoeing a Specialty. 94}i Donglas St victoria, B. C. 1 Harness Maker stage line and livery business of ■i All kinds of repairs done Malcom Elliot, at Crofton and will Pete Whalen was in town the fore , B. C. be pleased to accomodate their part of the week. cheap rates. friends on due notice, the stage W. J. WHITE Mr. H. Keast went to Victoria last meets the trains daily at West- Sunday to look after his motor car. QUAMICHAN HOTEL holme, a first class livery service C«ii«y’s W. T. BARRETT Mr. F. Conruyt left for Victoria on FRANK CONRUYT, Prop. •d will be operated. 1 Duncan, B. C. Wednaaday night. Headquarters for Tourists and t -*• Tlie up-to-date Boot and Slioe Mr. Henry Croft returned from Mr. T. A. Wood has returned from Portland Canal and renorts condi­ Commercial Men. Isngland and visited Mi. Sicker tions to be very favorable. Maker. Bejwirs a specialty. Also mince in company with Mr. Stables, Boats for hire on Somenos Lake. Excel lent Fishing and Hunting. This Hotel Hames repairs. the new manager of the compan>’ Mr. T. A. Wood visited Victoria th t are to start operations on the , We^esday is strictly first class and has been * Lenora mine again. Mr. Stablee is tbrougbout with all modem con«*aienccs HENRY FRY DOW ei^agiog men and work on this Mr. A. Bartlett, of Ft. Townsend, Dt/A*C4« . C property will be started in a very was a visitor in Duncan this week Mem, Can. Society of Civil Eogineeta. few da>*s. Mr. Croft is to Ik* con­ Mr. Kric Molander is in Duncan gratulated in getting this Hnglish this week. He is over on business Provincial Land capital to take over and again oper­ connected wdah the Richard III. ate this once famous mine—the first ALDERLEA HOTEL Surveyor mine to be successfully operated on A larre number of girls from the Good Bede. VancA.uvcr Island. Ktiper Island Industrial School vis- P. O. Addrem, CHEMAINUS. B. C. itod Duncan last Wednesday. Rest Meals, Wines, Liqnors and

Cigars. IS BEST Mr. Jack Hemswarth. >4 Mt. Sick­ e m. SM»«tr, c. e Those wishing to sell their proper­ er was a visitor in Duncan during ties. will do well to list at once with the fore part of the week. fiood TMiig and liMitiig i> ibe Qvil Engineer and Mr. J. l.slny Mutter, who Blurts for Provincial Land Wlnnlres on the 5lh of August, vis- Colvin end her twin sisters, laatdiati UjtiBity THE GEM Survyor. .ting the prlnclpn, Ju-s In the | Boats on Somenos Lake. NorthwesFt. going on as far as Mon- ^ Rates $1. per day, W. GATT, Prop. Land and Mine Surveying. trcal. and will estubiish connections . Barber $bop with the best esloto s^nts in those | Mr. and Mrs. Pl>ton Stuart, of DUNCAN. B. C. Duncan, BC. Sherwood. WashintAon, were visitors I. RUTLEDGE, Proprietor iowp.s. Mr. Mutter is arranging to I in Crofton this week. They were the have a first-claim lawyer take charge , jjr. and Mrs. Lilley. of Caa SHAVING without PAIN or of the oITicc work on bis return to cade View. TZOUHALEH HOTEL ^ Duncan Bakery ^ Duncan, which will allow Mr. Mut­ BEST BREAD ONLY. ter to give his whole attention to Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Peterson and WHISKERS REFUNDED their youngest daughter, Miss Lulu PRICE BROS., Props. ALL KINDS OF CAKE the Estate and Insurance work. Peterson. arrived in Duncan last Agent for Standaro Stxah Laukdat ' MADE TO ORDER. Saturday*. They intend making their DUNCANS STATION home in Duncan. They come from E. FRY. PROP. DUNCAN, B. C. New Lines Just to hand at Pitt A Port Townseno. Peterson's, are Men's FTannel Quits Vancouver Island. and Trocsers. direct from England, and Bell's famous Shoes for Women MARRIED. Stage Meets Train and Leaves for the and Children. FAIRALL — WOODS — At Christ P. FRUMENTO Church, Vancouver, on July 2nd. It seems too bad that the business by Rev. C.C. Owen. Charles, fourth Cowichan Lake Daily* Groceries, Boots and Shoes, men of Dtmeon will allow Station son of the late H. S. Fairall, of Goods &.C &C. street, our main street, to be loft in Victoria, to Mary Emily, second the condition which it has been for dauerhter of W. .\. Woods, of Ma­ A. LONGFIELD as cheap and as good as ple Day. 80 long a time. W*e have a growing will visit Duncan every Wednesday, can be purchased anywhere. town here and the streets should be to give lessons ( Piano and Organ) kept clean, but the first thing that Fruit Jars of all kinds and HOTEL ACCOMMODATION. at T>iti & Peterson. to a limited number of pupils. For greets the c>*es of numberless strang­ terms, apply Post Office in building. ers who come hero looking for homes is a great pile of old lumiicr. count­ NURSERY STOCK. The COLLEGE OK MUSIC Cowichan Station, - B. C.- less numbers of big cobblestones, 248 Cook St, Victoria and pieces of old fence all up and See our Price List before order­ down our main stnsot. It is a dis­ ing your Fruit Trees for fall Plant­ Tana and Trait Cand$ The Wonder of the Twentieth grace and would not bo allowed in ing. All kinds of Nursery Stock . Century ! any town where the Councillors look­ at right prices. Orders taken after FOR SALE ed alter the best interests of their July. \Vm. DODDS Write me for particulars. constituency. ilv'V* TVtkvc'AV W

‘THE BIG B CIGAR’ 3oba Stewart Hy. Bchnsen & Company, Get a Heilman Cherrj' Stoner for Aliiininura Ware—IIm* liost for cook­ ontv 81.00 at Pitt A Peterson. They n C Victoria, B. C. ing utensils at Pitt A Peterson. are time savers. J r • >, THE COWICHAN 1;EA-DER. SAWRDAY; JtJLY 13.

‘MOaOl'lTOES BRIVE------STEEL PLANT ON VANCOUVER MEN FROM CASlrs. island, V |)lant on this Island where there are BANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA New Westminster. Juno 29. — lg>g- such largo amounts ol^^re and ipel, - .. - . ESTABLISHED 1836 [Wlieh pers and a*orkmen In camps alcmR etc is obvious when it is pointed ONE of the oldMt Buiu doing bnsioa, tn fU, eomOzf: ^

Yo« ba^ an Evening at f Stave liver and joth^ points In the | out that the class of iron ore that Home laiued by the on from their work on account of couver Island at a cost of $1.50 a Farmers afforded every facility.in thdr fawkiDg bnsine^ ^ the unusual number of mosquitoes In | ton, cosU at PitUburg, $6 per ton^ Sale Notes cashed or'.takeBfprc9l1ectfon. ' > / the woods this season. 'I'hrouphout the cost of production (s Drafts bought and Sold. Prompt otteutioa ^ven to c^lectiofia, v fdjg ti pbonograp h ReimrU iwived so.v the small pest in favor ut yancouvCT Island. ^ Savings Bank Dept.—Deposiuofff.ooand upwards recchred. n has Iwen so troublesome this >*ear greater benefits of climate with aa^ Tlie Prince of Enlertniiiers, Interert paid every three months ‘ ^ I’ricee fisoo. 10 *60.00 Rc- Ihnt the men engaged in logging surod employment will bring th^ corils 40;. each. and government construction camps skill 0 laborer to this island._u^tP have refused to work In the woods, * mately at eastern labor piic^Thers DUNCAN BRANCN, A. W. H/mUMf; VMlAQil^ and the foremen have hod to suspend fore, it is necessary only to deal nuu.(Uiim&e6.Dd work and close their camps tempor­ with the available quantity and cost MISCELLANEOUS. of assemblage of raw materials, that ••#••••••••••••••••••••• VICTORIA, B. C. arily till the mosquitiics become less •••••••••••••••••••••••• troublesome. is, iron ore. coke, limestone and •••••••••••eefeeeeeeeeeeFor Sale—Thrfe cows and one bulV •••••••••••••••••••••••a H. F. Prevost, It is many years since the moaqui- manganese. These things considered (QuernKy.) -O. Q. Batn, Maple toes ha%e been so numerous in ^e there is no better spot fitted for Bay. I LOCAL AGENT. Fraser vallo>-, and the high water esUblishmenl of works than Vai is believed to be the cause this year. couver Island. There is a vast a- WANTED—Tenders wanted for —Crtnbrooke Herald. mount of ore on the island, aa well i Ail the;?reQtion .a,, bam stable and iAlbert H. Maynard, as fuel, and manganese can be ob­ house for H. W. Bevan. Plans and tained neerby. if not here, but even (Suceeewr to R. MAYNARD.) spedScations may be seen at A. R. MORE JAPANESE COMING. were it necessary to send to Chili or [PHOTOGRAPHIC Japan for manganese the advantage Wilson’s Orhes. i Suppliea of All Deicriptiona. Is all to this island there being no Arrangements Being Made by San FOR sale—A double bed with Francisco Concern to Send necessity fur long hauls over rail­ Purtloulmr AUmitOon *>al

JlilciioMtrt aM eoaaUsioa THE NEW ANTITOXIN. ... .FOR sale. j niercNBU. ' in the east. The remaining con­ sumption is made up of innumerable One .Empire Cream Separator. 3 But for uiiRuccess there is even an 78 Fort Street, Victoria B." C. items of domestic consumption, Cream /raps. Apply Mrs. J. W. Kel­ antidote, ond of the many* thousands structural Iron, structural steel, wa­ ly, Duncan. 11. C. House and Stock Sales arranged. who sufier from it there is not one ter pipes, sewer pipes, stoves, mining Goods.Bought and Sold Privately. who cannot o>*erthrow it if he so NOTICE. and other machinery, shipbuilding If you should want anything at any choose. Unsuccess never annihilated with The Municipal Council call for of­ etc. time, 'let' us khow and we will pro­ a aian unless he first decided to al­ fers of from five to ten acres of land "Shipbuilding is practically an in»\ low it to annihilate htn. As the suitable in choractor and position cure it for you. rant industry, but it only awaits the mime medicine is often obtainable In for a Public Burial Ground. SUch advent of cheap plates, such as could the form of a capatiln. a pill, or a tenders, stating lowest price per acre he supplied by the local steel worki^ liquid, so the antidote of unsuccess 'will bo received by rao.until further to come into active competition with e.xists in forms as varied as the#na- noUc$. * BS' order; ' * ‘ * * * the world. The timber is already neat= lures of the sufTerers. One person JA8. NORCROSS, C.M.O. available. i. WENGER. finds the antidote In one of the so- "Then too, there la the growing called««ew relieions. which demand , ■ PASTURE—Good Pastut;p' jor market of the Oriei^, and all the the .exertion of . .tlie numtal faculties horses with plenty of water $2 50 The Expert Watchmaker countries bordering on this vast Pa­ in forcing fear from the horizon; an­ cific. Shipments of rails, totalling per month ' A pply other in the companionship of a cho- ^STABLISHBD 1876. millions of dollars* w*ortfa, are now ness S. Jbnnings Somenos Station. Mn Indivlduel, -rho infUM, him »Hh fomrnrded to Japan,.., wall courage, and cnaltles him once more, vast amounts of structural steel. n COVEBMMENT BTBEET. FOR SALB-^PUrd Extracted H^n- ip.pplrl^, f,q slai\d on..0rm leg" One etc., which could tie supplied locally. ey, this seasonta crop* Apply VICTORIA - --8.0. imhi'^es this antidote from the books "With th<* eroctiiin of n steel plant nf r»bllos6pl^'; another from the con­ nn Voncouver Island within e^ay Mr.Si H, Smith, Duncan. riMteh of on ad*»'innte s'lnply of man­ & templation of. indcfetigablv ‘ shining . Pou Caras a Utev Books ganese. an ordnance factory would White Wyandotte eggs for aalo^ st*rs. and the bravery* of the tiniest natnrally fallow.’* — Victoria Col- J $1.25 per setting;' $7.00 per bundreu. ' Coamercial ana Taney croQtetl things —ants and spiders, on'st. Good laying strain. C. R. Youn^ which never own defeat. Baiett. Maple Bay...... • Stationery « The antidote is everywhere. and New Westminster. July 8. —A dis­ des­ hie is hal^ way to a cure who recog ­ novels ana magazines covery which may* prove one of the FOR SALE^Wftll BteffT-ondg- nizes that unsuccess Is not a force, Subscriptions tukeii for any mag- most important depusita y*et found in pigs- J- J- Mahoney. hut a lack of force. The conditions aziiie or paper at piiblisiiers prices British Columbia, has been located change naturally a*lth the state; and recently. It is sand for making glass, and it is believed to be of a Cry onr Book Exekange this is true, and worthy* to be ac- c.pl«l-un.occe«. cannot exist whera O™*-*!*" q“«hty. B PiKifegrapher The locator of the property has hope la. where will is, where eathu- patch , H. F. PREVOST, not yet divulged the place where the sl«sm bums. like a fire In the heart. deposits arc situated, and does not Sationer. Duncan, B. C in Cm From **Thc Failure that Spells Suc­ care to make it known until be Is cess.'* by Mary* Hears, in The Circle able to have the sand tested, which At last Duncan has got a ProreasionsI .or afuly*. will be done just as soon as soon as Photographer. No need now to go to the furnaces are blown in at the new Victoria for Photographs. We can give music. glass works in this city. at the you the f>“e.essons on Piano or Organ SHE ‘RAISED * HIM. fthould the deposits prove suitable -.•77 ■ Grade i to io for making glass, it will be the only ^B£ST wokk ", at mbht pmcES. . Popular and Classical A young man who had not of its kind on this continent for marriiMl long remarked at the din- ”1> to ilic present time nil sand re- Commencing July 1st, any person bring­ ; Frank G. AShton. ner table the other day : quireil for making glass has been im- TzouhaTem Hotel, ' - - Duncan. ing this • Ad." will get Jo per. rent, off **Mv dear, I wish you could moke ported from England nnd Belgium, on one dozen Cabinet Photo, So lave bread such as mother used to make? j and sliould the locol factory succeed lEADER’ it and come before July 15th. The bride smited. and ansnerc'd In in getting Die supply* of raw znatcr- UTIs WHIDDEN a voice that did not tremble. i'll here, it will be able to manufac­ Amateur work promptly denlq^ and W EL WRIGHT "Well, my dear. I wish you could ture gondn much chen|>er than any Printed at Eastern Prices'.' V All kinds of W«M>d work, make the dough that father used to presses. make.’* —Ex. other concern. It will only be a 'tZiidertnkinf/ and FiinerHU taken question of time till it will be one Woods, 5t«aio clisige of. aaaa,,aaaaaaaaaaa,,,, Have ctnne to stay ! Hie Capi­ nf the largest glass factories in the a, ^ DUNCAN. B.C. tal atpJ Nu«^"et cignrF. Try tliem world. DUl'lCAN.