GLENORA NEWS. VOL. I. GLENORA, B. C, SEPTEMBER 2, 1898. No. 16.

30 miles and then crossed, after ! three assays made of the average E which a straight course carries the I ore and the value was placed at 15 trail to Telegraph Creek leaving 1 from eight to twenty dollars. It the fork to the east. has been the universal belief that fliltkntlc Report of Frenchmen From this description it will be there was some rich ore on the John Brown of Telegraph Greek Jilst Arrived. easily seen that the route as laid river, but little prospecting was the Victim. down in most maps is quite erron­ done for the reason that miners eous, the one actually followed be­ seemed to be headed for the Klon­ WALKED THE ENTIRE DISTANCE. ing a great deal longer, and from dike, and nothing short of it would HE PULLED THE WRONO ROPE this fact no one will be surprised satisfy them, but as the most val­ that many outfits have run short uable properties on the Yukon are Ttjer Made the Trip From Haiclton of food. taken, this part of the country is While Lining Up at th* Rapid. to Glenora in 22 Day* Will) Messrs. Maluin and Malassigne receiving more attention and the near McKenile & rTlann'a met on the road four relief parties and Was Srauln in. Packs on Thelf Back.. prospecting in a great many cases who are carrying food for those in is being rewarded by the discovery need, and it is to be hoped that, of valuable gold bearing claims.— Tohn Brown, who lives at Tele­ Many men in Glenora will be with the assistance of these, all Wrangel News. parties now on the trail will event­ graph, and who was employed by glad to have received at last INJURES HIMSELF. authentic news from the Hazelton ually arrive in safety. J. F. Callbreath in his warehouse The performance of these two trail, of the positions of their m«. Connor Fell Over a Cliff White at that place, was drowned in the different outfits for whom they are pedestrians proves that men walk­ Stikine river Monday afternoon ing have a superiority in speed Walking Near the Edge. anxiously waiting, and this is When Manager Strickland and j about four o'clock, at the rapids owing to the plucky performance over horse and mule pack trains, Mr. Barlee went prospecting last near McKenzie, Mann & Co's of Messrs. Maluin and Malassigne, provided enough food can be car­ week they took with them a man two Frenchmen, who have accom­ ried to bring them through; and it I warehouse in Glenora. named Connor, who was to show plished the remarkable feat of walk­ proves also how guilty are those Mr. Brown had come from Tele­ them the location of a quartz ledge ing with packs on their backs from ignorant persons who have boomed some where near the canyon. graph in a row boat bringing Hazelton to Telegraph Creek in a trail over which they have never While walking too near a cliff some police officials, and had 22 days. They report to have traveled, but which has resulted in last Monday Connor fell over. He started on his return trip, being in spoken with 34 outfits on the trail, much loss and disaster. caught at some bushes but they while they missed three others who a hurry to reach home as he had THE MAJESTIC STIKINE. were too small to support his are supposed to have taken a wrong just completed arrangements with weight, and he fell a distance of turn. The distance from Hazel­ Mr. Stephenson, the Glenora The Discovery of a OUartx Vein on forty feet, injuring his hip and ton to Telegraph Creek they esti­ butcher, to deliver meat to him the Hmtric.n Bid*. bruising himself badly. He was left mate to be about 425 miles, and A valuable vein of gold bearing early next morning, he went alone. they agree with all the others who there and made as comfortable as quartz has been discovered up the possible while Messrs. Strickland He was seen lining his boat up at have come through that the trail Stikine river, tome fourteen miles is in a shocking state. All the j and Barlee came to Glenora for the rapids and had a fore and aft from this place, and on the Ameri­ I assistance. They sent back a boat line, which was wrapped around outfits run short of food and their can side of the boundary line. horses play out; and it is owing to ' for the injured man who will be his arms. It is thought when he The claims have all been taken and j brought to Glenora for treatment. their being without horses that the owners believe they have some reached the strong current of the these two gentlemen were able to r very valuable prope *y. The man j Clearihue's pack train arrived rapids that he pulled the wrong come through in such good time. who first discovered the vein and i from Teslin Sunday morning and rope thereby throwing his boat ; The trail follows the Kispyox who, of course, took his choice, left again Monday on the return farther into the stream and draw­ '- v River on the east bank for about was in the city last week and stated trip. This makes their fourth trip ing him in, and having the rope 20 miles, and then bears to the to a News man that he had had to Teslin this season. east and strikes the Skeena 40 around his body he was unable to miles away. It keeps close to this free himself until he was too far river for about 50 miles and then out to reach shore. He was seen leaves it to take a westerly direc­ by a number of men and was tion and afterwards again meets thought to be swimming. He the headwaters of the Skeena at LUMBER! called loudly for help but it all the Summit, known as Ground Hog mountain, about 180 miles happened so quickly, no one was from Hazelton. The Skeena mean­ ^LUMBER! able to reach him. He was seen while shapes its course like a great o for a short distance, but must horseshoe. It will be seen that the We are now prepared to deliver Lumber at Glenora. have either lost his presence of trail here has taken a very zigzag mind or been attacked by cramps course which adds considerably to Bill Stuff a Specialty. STIKINE for suddenly he sauk to be seen no its distance. Thirty miles before Write for prices LUMBER CO. reaching the Summit the travelers more. The deceased was 38 or 40 passed some lakes, which, they P. O. Address Telegraph Creek, B. C. years of age and was well spoken were informed by Indians living of by his acquaintances. No par­ there, were the source of the Naas ticulars have been obtained of his river. former residence or where his re­ The trail then took them 50 lations are. miles through open prairie country towards another less important CALLBREATH, COOK & Co., One singular incident connected summit and there they meet the ESTABLISHED 1873. with it was that at the time he Stikine headwaters. Some few General Merchants. met his death, he was towing in days walking brought them to the his boat the outfit and personal 3rd South Fork of the Stikine [j/ Packing, Forwarding and effects of young O'Brien who was which is followed for about 50 miles when it is crossed by canoes. Warehouseing. recently drowned. This crossing is supposed to be Messrs. Boswell & Kendall came about 100 miles from Glenora. WAREHOUSES at Glenora, Telegraph Creek, Testin Lake, Dease in from the Ashcrof trail Thursdaj Thence by a westerly direction an­ Creek and McDame's Creek. STORES at Telegraph with a small band of cattle. They other summit is mounted from Creek, Dease Creek and McDame's Creek, and agents for Wright & Callbreath, General Merchants, Teslin Lake. will take them to Teslin and there which the second South Fork butcher them and float them down issues. This is followed for about on rafts to Selkirk and Dawson. QLENORA NEWS found. Ignorance of or disregard MANUFACTUR­ of this fact has resulted in some WEILER BROS. ERS OF.... FURNITURE An "All-Canadian Route" news­ people losing large sums expended paper published at Glenora, B. C, at by them in the purchase of claims, Furniture, Carpets, dflockery, least once each week, and oftener about which they knew nothing Glassware, Cutlery, Blankets, if possible. more than that they were situated BY GLENORA NEWS CO. on a creek, along which some Sheets, Bar Goods, Napkins, fortunate miners had taken large Glentfra is tho metropolis ol the Cassiar District, is Table Linens, Curtains practically Canada, and to reap for its pub­ of people to that locality such as lishers the reward their hustling ability earns. WEILER BROS., VICTORIA. occurred last autumn and in the SUBSCRIPTION RATES—IN ADVANCE, spring of this year. It is to be One Year, in Canada . f. S„ .., $3.00 Six months, $j; ,< ••• $1; single copies, 15c. I feared that there is now a larger Advertising rate, $;i per inch per mouth. Hat. No BANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. discounts and no special positions. : population in Dawson City and the ESTABLISHED. 1836. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 1840. 1 vicinity than will be able to find Paid-up Capital, /i,ooo,ooo£Stg. $4,866,666,67 GOLD. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1898. i a living during the approaching Reserve Fund, - ,£275,000 " $1,338,333.33 winter. Doubtless the authorities HEAD OFFICE: THE KLONDIKE OUTPUT. ! will have a regard to this matter LONDON, ENGLAND, NO. 3 CXKMENT'S LANK, LOMBARD ST. and will take steps to prevent any­ If the reports which appear in Branch., in all the Principal Iowa, ot the i'Omioiuii of Canada and Offica in thing like a general scarcity of the press, and the statements made NEW YORK, JJ Wall Street; SAN FRANCISCJ, lal Sansooie Street. food arising. In ordinary cases Branches in British Columbia- Vancouver, Victoria, Roa^land, Trail, Sandon, Kaslo. SlocanCitv. by miners and others returning these things adjust themselves N. W. T.—Dawson City. (Klondyke.) from the North, are at all accurate, without any interference on the Gold Dust and Amalgam Purchased. the output of yold during the past | art f ,hosL in au The Vancouver and Victoria Branches are conveniently situated for winter in the Yukon district has P ° * «">nty, but the giving travellers to the Yukon Pankh g facilities. been much larger than the esti-i •sltualion in the Yukon is an ex- ,m mates made by those whose official | ^ordinary one-both as regards W. GODFREY, Manager Vancouver Branch. positions are such as to give them the climate and the difficulties of opportunities of ascertaining the ! communication with the district— SHELTON & CO. actual facts. We are inclined and exceptional measures are, ho-.vcv.-r. t„ ;,ke lit, muu- cm,. ,, therefore, not only justifiable but FURNITURE, CARPETS, RUGS, MATS, I may be absolutely necessary, ative estimates, especially a*> these LINOLEUM, OIL CLOTH. are made by persons presumably NOTICED We Carry the Largest and Best Assorted Stock in B C. entitled to credence while the The Hudson's Bay Company Chairs especially packed for Shipment to Glenora. larger figures are given by people offer fof sale the following animals, Write to Us who haye no responsibility and; with equipment complete, at pres­ Hastings St , VANCOUVER. who would probably tind it difficult ent employed for the Dominion to show how they have arrived at Government upon the Military their estimates. There is also an­ Transport between Glenora and other matter, which must not be Teslin Lake. The animals will be Kelly Douglas & Co. overlooked iq any calculation as to ready for delivery about 1st Sep­ THE "WHOLESALn GEOOSES oy the value of the gold brought tember next: VANOOHVEB clown. That is the fact that in 165 pack horses and equipment fa - - - CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. - - many of these reports it is stated I more or less). that some vessel has brought down .S5 mules and equipment (more THE.. a certain sum—"ingold or drafts." or less). M. II. SMITH & Co. As these drafts hive been given in 8 heavy draft horses and harness. (ESTABLISHED 18.18.1 payment for gold .-old to the banks 2 wagons ( Bain). MANUFACTURERS OF PLAIN or trading companies in the Yukon AND FANCY BISCUITS Brackman 4 Ker Tenders will be received at Hud­ district, and the gold brought will, Aak tar Smith's V^reUbl. Biscuits, npeo'nllv pre- son's Bay Company's Office at asyad tor raining; catnpa. Smith'. Dor Biscuit*. MILLING CO., LTD. of course, be shipped out, it is easy | Glenora ft Qtsftpest and Beat in the market. 1 or the whole or any por­ Wm erkm writ. u. or any wholesale house in B. C to see that an estimate based on tion of the above. Manufacturer, and Dealers ID the reported amounts brought VICTORIA and VANCOUV»K. R. H. HAIL, Compressed feed, Hay, Grain down ' in gold or drafts," may Manager. really include the value both of and Meals of all kinds. the gold and the draft given in ex­ $300 TO THE ton. SHAW & TOMLINSON. LARGE STOCKS GENERAL MERCHANDISE, ....AND.... change for it. fl RtchStrike Reported Near Qticen MINERS SUPPLIES, PROMPT SHIPMENT. We are, therefore, inclined to Charlotte Islands. STORAGE, think that the more moderate esti­ J. McMillan, a prospector who MINERS & FORWARDING AGENTS. mates of the output— $8,000,000 '• has been working on an island GLENORA, B. C. —. . VICTORIA, VANCOUVER, or $9,000,000 or jtio.< 00,000 at the I near the Queen Charlotte group WESTMINSTER, EDMONTON. outside-will fully cover the value ! since May, came into Vavcouver of the gold that was the result of'today with some-very rich sped- J. CLEARIHUE last season's operations. Consider- j mens of free gold quart/ which he ing the conditions which prevailed claims will assay about $300 to the GENERAL DEALER in the Klondike district last winter \ ton. The quartz is also plentifully FORWARDING, and the Fact that some owners of sprinkled with copper Mr Mc- PACKING and claims could not get sufficient labor Millah says his strike is located a STORAGE. (CANADIAN PACIFIC NAVIGATION CO.) lo vi ork them, while others have few miles from sea level and he will Have one oft the best equipped] been doing little, in the anticipa- return shortly to develop it He Mule pack-trains in Cassiar. Will tion that the Government royalty pronounces the quartz he discov- pack to Teslin or Dease lakes. "The Alt-Canadian Route." will be reduced, we think that ered the richest In free gold he has For rates apply to me at my store STEAMERS even the lowest estimate of the out-' yet seen on the west coast and he in Glenora. ^^^ .'ISLANDER," put should be regarded at very has spent several years in prospect- satisfactory. It demonstrates the ing in that vicinity.—Colonist. "DANUBE," GLENORA HOTEL extraordinary richness of the de-1 — "PRINCESS posits, although from the best in-' Mr- an(l Mrs. A. I). Rofinot, MADDEN ft CALLBREATH. Prop., formation there is little doubt that' o{ .New Vorlc' wllere among the LOUISE" the gold is not evenly distributed, I i„y.als0^th*.^h^oft trd*l*8tlI'«ADIN0 HoTBI- OF GLENORA. "TEES" week. They have been on the FINEST BRANDS OF even on one creek and that the trail since the 10th of May. They Leave Victoria and Vancouver reg­ taking out of a lar; e quantity of came down the Skeena from Port Wines, Liquors and Cigars. ularly for Wrangle, issuing through gold on one claim does not at all Essington to Wrangel in a row tickets and bills of lading to Glenora. imply that on other claims, either boat. They are waiting here for For freight ahd passage apply at office, the arrival of their outfit when TABLE SUPPLIED WITH Wharf Street., Victoria. above or below it on the creek they will leave for Dawson by the THE BEST THE MARKET similarly rich deposits will be way of Skagway. ...AFFORDS... *, JOHN IRVING, MANAGER. LOCAL MENTION. the canyon the Strathcona rah on a rock and broke three holes in her The Monte Cristo is expected side. She immediately put pack THOS. DUNN & C0.,LTD. from Wrangel today. to Wrangel for repairs and expects VANCOUVER, B. C. soon to be in service again. There is room on our subscrip­ D^HsTEIi'S, OONTBAOTOBS' -A-DSTD tion books for another subscriber. The lieutenant-governor has ]&£*.( XJXJ STTDP.FJLIES. George Pritchett, the Glenora made the followingi ^appointments pioneer, is reported on the sick for the Province: Hon. Charles A. UNBOT" GENERAL HARDWARE. Semlin, to be chief commissioner list. We Make a Specialty of Goods for the Northern Trade. of lands and works; Hon. Francis yuite a number left on the L. Carter-Cotton, minister |of fi­ WRITE FOR PRICES Case* Wednesday morning for the nance and agriculture and Hon. Coast cities. Joseph Martin to be attorney- .MERCHANTS AND CONTRACTORS. Manager Robinson, who was in general. town Saturday, reports the trail in Later reports of the attempt at fine condition. Can obtain all their Necessary stock of Blankets, suicide of Joseph Claus, the Sti­ Mackinaws, Overalls, Underwear, Sox, Pants and At the election held in Teslin kine murderer, show that he was Furnishings at lowest Wholesale Prices. City on Saturday, Aug. 20, not a successful. He died in great single vote was cast. agony. It was at first thought his GrEOBG-B QOBDOJST, VATCOOUVEE- J. J. Woods, former manager of wife brought him the poison in a the K. M. T. & T. Co. leaves for beefsteak pie, but the evidence Allan Lake next week. showed at the inquest that she had not visited him for a week. A number of the Hudson's Bay LOTS IN GLENORA. Co's horses have arrived, and the Mrs. Jeffries, who came up over The Cassiar Central Railway Co. is now offer­ sale for them will soon open. the ice last winter, and who lost her ing to sell buildingf sites and town lots to the inhab­ wardrobe by the burning of her Stewart's pack train left with itants of Glenora. Prices and liberal terms may be tent, came in from Teslin Wednes­ supplies for Teslin on Tuesday. obtained by immediate application to the company day with her husband for supplies. This makes his third trip this at its office in Glenora. Special inducements to They expect to return next week. season. bona fide settlers, or those who undertake to build It is quite probable that Mrs. Jef­ FOR SALE—A good saddle horse at once. The company is leading water to its lands fries will be the only lady who for the benefit of settlers and pack trains. with ridding saddle bridle and makes a second trip to Teslin this CASSIAR CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY. blanket. Will sell cheap. Euquire season. at NEWS office. EDWARD D. SELF, Manager. A young man by the name of Mr. Wood, proprietor of the Richardson committed suicide at STR. "ELWOOD." (C. C. Ry. Co.) Bellevue Hotel, left on the Casca Telegraph Wednesday by shooting This steamer is making regular trips between Wrangel and Glenora. Wednesday for a short business himself in the head. He had just Passengers, freight, lumber and animals will he unloaded at the town now being built at the Terminal of the Cassiar Central Railway or at the old trip to the Coast. arrived over the Ashcroft trail and Townsite of Glenora. Freight and goods will be stored by the company was evidently discouraged. He for the convenience of the public at reasonable rates. Mr. Mobley, accompanied by ErtWARD D. Sm.F, Manager C. C. Ry. Co. his daughter Mrs. Spencer, left sojd his horses and outfit and last week for Teslin. They ex­ climbed the hill to the cemetery and there killed himself. His pect to winter in Dawson. money was found in his pocket. CHURCH NOTES. Miss Ryan and Mrs. Spencer ex­ Servicc!i of tin Church of England will WRANGEL pect soon to leave for Teslin. Fred Carmen, who has been the be held in the church tent adjoining Miss Ryan intends going to Daw­ head clerk of the K. M. T. & T. Calibreath's barn every Sunday aB follows! DRUG son where she will engage in busi­ Co. since its arrival in Glenora, Holy Communion, 7 a. m.j Matins, 10:30 ness. Her many friends in Glen­ has resigned his position and ex­ a. m.; Evensong, 7:30 p. m. REV. B. APPLEYARD, S. P. G. Missionary, ora wish her success. pects to leave for Teslin next week. COMPANY Mr. Barlee, who has charge of the Presbyterian services will be held every Among the parties to arrive over Sunday at Glenora and Telegraph Creek company's store at Wrangel, is in by Rev. John l'ringle. the Ashcroft trail this week is two WHOLESALE AND. .. charge temporarily. It is the in­ ladies. They have been on the tention of the company to close ... RETAIL DRUGGISTS. road ninety days, and appear to out their business at this point as Hotel Metropole. have stood the trip well. They soon as possible. ...VANOOXJVEB... will leave for Teslin next week. Serirtly NowlT Bntb Koosss Manager Strickland, of the K. First.... Fun'•ianss i ...(.TO... : Class... ASSAYERS M. T. & T. Co., accompanied by fl . IMEMAMY. F. C.Rate S. s from la.50 per iuj. AND Mr. Barlee and Mr. Woods, also Assay Office and Ore Testing Works, «s> ilODSON * DEMTSfcTY. Props. METALLURGISTS. of the same company, returned VANCOUVER, B. C. Monday from a prospecting trip. Samples received bv mail will receive •••• Their finds, if any, have not been prompt attention. Price cards on appli- HI ITD f, CTIrWADT made public. cation at NEWS office, Glenora. OLID \» Ol£lTf Mil. •••• SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. 160 Cordova St., Vancouver. Front Street, Opp. MeKinnon Whsst There are numbers of people tiaily irriving from the Ashcroft FORT WRANGEL, ALASKA. trail, among them some ladies. All THE Clothing, Hats, Caps and unite in condemning the trail. Men's Furnishings; also Man> on the trail are now subsist­ HUDSONS BAY a large stocic of special ing on ground hogs antl porcupine, Klondike Clothing kept as the food supply has given out. COMPANY'S on hand. Price lists furnished on application. David Cochrane, of Cochrane & STORE Mail orders promptly at­ Jardine Co.. came in from Teslin tended to WHOLESALE Tuesday night for supplies. Mr. DRUGGISTS. Will open in a few days with i» •••• Cochrane expects to take iu about the largest and best Stock (Established 1858.) a ton and a quarter of provisions. We Carry the Largest Stock of Dragt Mr. Jardine took their first con­ in Cassiar of Groceries, Chemicals, Toilet Articles, Patent Medicines, Etc., in B. C. signment on into Sefkirk, where Wines, Spirits, Cigars, Maekay they expect to winter. Correspondence Tobacco, Cigarettes, Cloth­ Smith &Co. Solicited The Strathcona had an accident ing, Blankets, Rugs, Rifles, ! m, VICTORIA and VANCOUVER. on her last trip of so serious a WHOLESALE DRY GOODS nature that she put back to Wran­ Cartridges, Stoves, Heaters and MEN'S FURNISHINGS. gel and transferred her freight and Hardware, etc., at the old MANUFACTURERS OF THE DRIARD. passengers to the Casca, who will Stand, SHIRTS, PANTS, MACKINAW •••• continue to run in her place until CLOTHING, OVBRAUvS, VICTORIAS FIRST CLASi she is repaired, which will be as TENTS, Eic. -.HOTEL... speedily as possible. When near GLENORA, B. C. VANOODVSH, B. c. *, RKPOK A HARTNACTKL, JYjf*.

0 // PINE CREEK. I believe, will eventually take the place of placer mining, and I am Some Interesting Facta of tHe neuJ TT ^1 forMiners , Prospectors, of the opinion that the richness of DISiliriSB and Tnelr Prospects. Mr. C. E- Davidson, of Juneau, this class of property will be so Hotels and Restaurants. one of the most successful mining great that Alaska has yet to ex­ IiuSi perience its days of real prosperity, CRYSTALLIZED EGG is simply a fresh -shelled egg, with water engineers in Alaska, was one of Ricn extracted, reductd in bulk and weight. You add two tablespoonsful the passengers on the steamer mining companies have such of water to one of Crystallized Egg, and you have a fresh egg with ! all the nourishment and original sabstances retained. 48 pure eggs Cottage City, and when interviewed great faith in the quartz proposi- in each pound can. No broken or bad eggs. No shells. No Waste. thilt the have sent by a reporter, told of the depart- ; tions y repre.sen- 0 No heavy freight or pack Cha.-gcs to pay. o ure of several hundred miners from tativea to the United States to LA MONT'S is the only pure and genuine Crystallized Egg in the world. Been in use over 30 years, and guaranteed to keep in any climate. Put Juneau to Pine Creek, 7 s iniies . secure all the requisite maohinery. Before leavin uneau met up in square, screw top tins, with red and blue label. Ask your dealer from Skagway, where the latest S J * for LaMont's. If he should not have it, you can always get it by ordering rich find is repotted to have been | Captain Bert, the noted mining from the agents for Canada. made. Engineer Davidson also expert who went to Alaska on the F. S. TIMBERLAKE & CO. ... steamer Tonquin, with a party of si Cordova St., Vancouver, B. C. •'The merchants, and in fact, \ prospectors. The Captain and his all other men of money in Juneau, I Party were then about to go to Established 1886. Incorporated 1^95. seem to have implicit faith in the1 ^iaat William Sound, and stated reports of marvelously rich dig-1 that they were following a line of McLennan, McFeely $ Co, Ltd. <*«&«. gings at Pine Creek, as they have ' Information which they believed grub-staked several hundred miners j would unquestionably result in the wholesale and retail and sent them to the scene of the discovery af rich property.'— HARDWARE, STOVES, ETC. new diggings. The reports from ' News-Advertiser. Pine Creek arc believed to be of an j THROHIEB OUSTED. authentic nature, or else the people ; TURNER BEETON & Co. would not place much confidence The NeuJ G»I* strike Sets Experts in them and grub-stake miners to m s«« once more, VICTORIA, VANCOUVER AND NELSON. go there to prospect. The popu- "This new find of gold up north lation of Juneau noted a short j knocks the theories of the experts H. C. Beeton & Co., 33 Finsbury Circus, London, Eng.

time ago was about 2500 people,, mt0 a cocked hat," remarked but now it is several hundred less, Charles A. Bramble, the mining Wholesale Dry Goods, Liquors and on account of the stampede to engineer and crown lands surveyor. Pine Creek. When I left people "The idea has been that the belt Cigars, Flour and Miners' Supplies. were still leaving for Skagway 0f rich placer ground extended just as fast as they could get from the Klondike to Cariboo, MANUFACTURERS OF MINERS' CLOTHING. away. The excitement over the 1 king in the Cassiar and Omenica ta 6ra new discovery was intense. regions. It has been held that I believe the time has now ar- this ground lay between the coast rived when it will not be necessary 1 range—which geologically speak- UnionS.S.Co.ofB.C. to go to the Klondike in search | ;n„ js a new range 0f mountains— LIMITED. Canadian of gold. Asa mining engineer, I and the cretaceous range of the Vancouver, B. C. hav* explored the southern part of Rockies, which is not auriferous. S. S. "Cutch" will leave Vancou­ Alaska, and I can say with strict; Reasoning from this there was no ver weekly for Wrangel, mak­ regard for veracity that rich min-' hope of fmding aiiy placer ground ing fast passage to comiuat with Str. "Rothesay" for ing property has been discovered west of the Hootalinqua. The Pacific Glenora. there. New ledges in the vicinity , experts aU claimed tlmt the rich of Juneau which show up m>, the north must lie in a S. 9. "Coquitlara" same trip fort­ ground ia nightly with freight and pas­ meusely rich have just been found, i continuous belt from Dea8e ake sengers. and I expect that in the course of Klondike between the Liard tQ S. S. "Capilano," open to special Railway.. a short time much machinery will md Hootalinqua rivers, but this charter, capacity 320 tons d.w., be shipped from Seattle to be used last strike of courst. upsetg gU or 75 horses or cattle. in the development of these prop- thjs completely. For Rates apply to Company's agent at eaties. Just before I left Juneau a ..Rcally the ouly theory that Wrangel or to head office, City Wharf, VancouTer good strike was made at Ketchikan holds any water at flU nQW ig the H. DARLING, Manager- and many people have also gone oW miner,8 adaKe that lgQjd ifl Daily connections from Glen­ there. The specimens brought where you find {t , and goes t0 ora to Wrangel by the from Ketchikan are some of the show that a man cau gQ near.y Canadian Pacific S. S. finest I ever examined. The gold ..CANADIAN.. anywhere up iu that country witb Line fleet of Steamers, contained very little quart/, and a pick and « pan and stand a good Development Co "Constantine," "Dal- mining men of Juneau have great show of makjng ft atrike..._. faith in the property. A number province ton," "G. M. Dawson," of large mining deals were con- .WRANGEL and GLENORA.. "McConnell," "Ogilvie" BUmmated before I left Juneau, i Mr. McDougall, who has been "Schwatka," "Terrill," Steamers "Victorian," The Keystone Gold Mining Com- employed by the Hudson's Bay "Walsh," "Hamlin." pany, a Pennsylvania firm, pur- Co., in the transport of the soldiers "Canadian," chased some fine property on Ad- is hi town, having completed his "Columbian," "Duchesnay" and miralty Island and is making ar- part of the contract. Mr., Mc- j "Monte Cristo" "Shaughnessy." rangements to have it developed Dougall came from the other side j TESLIN and DAWSON just as soon as possible. A deep of the Nahlin in three days. This' shaft has been sunk, and there is is the best time on record. He' Steamers and Boats now every reason to believe that a ledge will remain in Glenora until after being built on Teslin Lake. will be discovered any day. The the sale of the Hudson's Bay Co's Alaska Gold Mining Company stock, advertised in another col-! Connections made at Wranful with the superb Steamships composed of Indiana people, has Umn. just opened up a group uf claims on Berner's Bay, and the prospects! flMalkij&Co. 9* are so flattering that a large con­ TJ^lElT^tt signment of machinery will be AND shipped from Seattle in a short time to be used in developing the '.A-TIECIHIITIJLN' property. The Frank Bock prop- Wholesale Grocers erty, near Seward City, has also YOtjR ADVERTISEMENT -AND been sold to a rich company, and Every Wednesday for Victoria SHOULD BE HERE. the prospects so far have been so Provision Merchants. and Vancouver and all points higely satisfactory that orders have EAST. For rates and information been placed for machinery neces­ apply to sary to commence operations on a Special Attention given to M. J. MCGKJK'OR, Agt., Gkneip. large seale. Orders Received by H. B. CAHTSK, Gen'l Aft, or Quart? mining in Alaska, I Mail R. A. CORBBTT, Pass, and Freight 137 Water St. Vancouver. Agent., Wrangel.