~ HFORHATIO

ABOUT Tie MINES.

A Briof Write-up Which Will be Ex-
tonded to All the Prop ties.
in the Camp.

LE ROJ, WAR EAGLE, CENTRE STAR

trom

MONTE CRISTO, COLONNA AND VIRGINIA.
These three properties are owned
by Eastern Canada capitalists and are
represented here by George. Plunder
as general! manager and Harold
Kingamill, seo. and trea. They are
ull situated on Monte Crigto mount-
about a mile north of town."
The Monte Criato has over 1800 feot
gf tunnel, shaft, rige and* crosscut
Work. It is provided with. two com
pressors, one 7 and one 4-drills, '
Colona: Has 1,000 feet of work and
is furnished power by the Monte.Cris-
to. Forty men are employed on the
two properties.
Virginia: Over $18,000 waa expend-
ed on the Virginia by former . owners.
Monday, Nov. 15, the late’ purchasers
da

Rooms Nowly Fitted and
Furnished and

Prices Reduced

—To—-

= $3.00 a Week.

Best Lufor
Owners and Other
Sources.

This write-up will be contiued cor-
rected and carried until the principal
mines and prospects have been des-
evibed. As we are uvable to visit all
propertics herein mentioned we will
not be ible for all
but in the main they can be relied up-
on as being correct. e

DEER PARK,

The Deer Park is located on the
summit of Deer Park mountain in
the south belt, 2 mile and a half,
south west of towa, and has probably
the largest mineral deposit in the
camp. It is developed by a shaft 145
Jeet deep, and 95 feet cross-cut. Its
machinery consists ofa 40-horse boil-
er and a2 20-horse hoist. Supplies are
laid in for an all wintera work. The
great body of ore is low grade, but is
reported improving as depth is gained.

SUNSET NO. 2.

The Sunset No. 2, is owned by the
Canudiun Goldfields Syndicate, limit-
ed, and situated in the south belt, on
ihe cast slope of Deer Park mountain,
one half mile from the buginess cen-
ter cf Rossland, and just above the
G. & W. *.ack. It is being vigorously
wo ha force of 25 men and
two machine drills. In the tunnel 5}
feet a day Is being driven, and in the
suaft, 4} feet. On the 20th of Nov.

double compartment
vertical shaft, which will be’ provided
with cages, the first in the camp.

All three of these claims are; val-
uable and promise fair to: make ‘divi-
dend paying mines.

ANNIE E.
This claim is owned by the Britieh it's
Lion mining company, George A. The Rookery.
Frager, sev. and tres, It is located on =
the eaet slope of Deer Park moun- Do...
tain, south bnlt, adjoining the Gold You-
Hunter and Grand Prize: It.is crown  wanr.
rantzd and hae a shalt. down on the
‘vein 90 feet. Ore vssays from to ra
$10, ccd is regarded as-a good--pros- MAP
pect, “OR

17 Interests in Trail Creek
properties of merit for
all development. work.

ANGLO-AMERICAN MINING & IN-
VESTMENT CO.
Spokane, Wash.

THE UNION. _ e]
Tho Union is located threé miles
north of -Rosslond and ig owned by H.
P. Jones, Hugh McGlynn, Mike: Mor-
tis, E. Cronyn, J.A. McDonald. A
ahaft has been sunk on the.vein 85
feet with a tunnel and open,cut of 35
feet. Surveyed and crown granted.
BLUE BUCKET AND PRIMRORE.- — |,
Owned by Harry P. Jenes. Located A Sos
five miles north of Rossland, and a
niar neighbor of the Highland. The
Primrose shows an_.iron pping 75,
feet wide and the Blue Bucket shows
a 7-foot quartz ledge on the surfucd,
ELECTA AND CHIEF SETTLE.
These properties belong to the Ger-
mania Gold Mining company and are
located on Green mountain just north
of Red mountain, three and. ‘a half
miles from-Rossland. There is a 90

A

NEWSPAPER

CUL?. ‘

IF'SO ;
“ADDRESS
ALLEN: A. SMITA.
TIMES BUILDING, |
CHICAGO,

and submit

Have You
that |

there wns 380 feet of work done, be-
sides stripping the vein, and other
rospect work. ‘This property has &
Pail compressor, hoist, pumps and
evexything necessary {.: {le econom-
jval development o: tne mine.
LE ROI
The Je Roi mine has become fame
vus as the greatest gold producer

foot shaft and 30 foot cross-cut on the
Electa. The ledge is large and well
defined, and assays have been obtained
as high as $300 a ton.
THR: BLACK PRINCE.

Owned by the Black Prince mining
company, J. A. Kirk, pres., Hector
McPherson, vice pres., G. A. Fraser,

Klondike
Feeling’?

International Hotel Ten
x THE CRESCENT

If you are looking far
come and see us.

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te During the

UNPARALLELE
BARGAINS *

ry &
, : “
next thirty days we propose to sell goods 3~

C

Phos

Regardles

If you are looking

*

“snaps, come and see us.”

‘THE CRESCENT |

STUSSI BLG

NICELY

FURNISHED ROOMS

WITH STOVE.

Pa 3.00 and 8.50 per week.

JQUEEN:

VOL. IL. No. 205,

ossland Evening Record.

ROSSLAND, BRITISH.COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1898.

PRICE 5 CENTS,

Department. _

NOW _ COMPLETE IN EVERY
LINE, Woe ate ay oe le

se AT

~ ed + 4
H; -S.. Wallace’s
Stationery, Wall Paper, Book,
Fancy Goods and Notion ‘Btore.

Don’t Do It
pod Bay you canit glass, Frcs or
. | Toilet Preparation
the most complete line:of as,

TOILET. PREP. "ARATIONS
in the Kootenay. WS UE

’.. DRUGGISTS AND

It pays to deal with Goodeva Bros.

‘You want until you try us, We carry

GOODEVE BROS. _

STATIONERS

~ THE STOCK REPORT, ©

Demands and enquiries for

stocks are numerous and the ornsee tee
the future of the camp never looked
brighter. -England has roused herself
herself to the fact that’ British Colum:
dia isa field -for

for her millions and we look for’ steady
flow of capital for the . developement ‘of
our mins from now on.

. Quorations.

We have t!
it to sale.

Le Roi.

Furnishing

att "Fail6ring House.

R¥MEMBER we are hi

andling”only the finest

English gonda in our, Tailoring. “department -and

., *mploy none but firgt glass workinen,
‘Wedanitot affurd'io: KLAUGHTER our

as that incans cheap Jal

eo re Py
7 “goods _
por and cheap work. So

if-vou want fine Tailor made suit, go.to

ROLT & GROGAN
STOCK BROKERs.. i

pS aor Columbia Avenue.

Codes: Bupronn, Monzizs & CLovaH.

J. B, JOHNSON & Co

MINES ;
MINING STOCK
REAL ESTATE
INSURANCE.

We have sale for reliable Stocke, Any
person having mining stock: for sale it

DEALERS. IN

Goes to the Mackintosh
Syndicate

THE CONSIDERATION 18 $25,000

Ed Haney Disposes of His Interests
in These Paoperties This -.
Morning.

P. A. O'Farrell closed a deal this morn-
ing with Ed. Haney’s interests in: the
Pack Train and Legal Tedder mining
claims on Nickle Plate flat to the British
American Ci The

ANOTHER IMPORTANT DEAL

‘The Pack Train and Legal Tonder out by the United States government to

, U. 8. Relief Expedition.
Washington, D. C., Fek, 2.—Genera
Merriam, commanding the departmen
of the Columbix, has completed the de-
tails'of the-relicf expedition to be sent

the gold regions of Alaska and Klondike.
Major Rucker ‘is agsigned to the com-
mand and will take temporary station at
Dyea, where he will: eatahlish a camp
and. a supply. .depot. Captain George
Ruhlen, assistant! quartermaster, is de-
signated quartermaster and commissary
of the expedition, and reports to Major
Rucker.at Dyes. 'Captain D. L. Brain-
ard, commiasary of .aubsistence, has alco

GIIY TANES FOR (89%

The Old City Council Neglected to
Fix the Rate as Required
by Law.

QUESTION IF THEY CAN BE LEVIED

been assigned to duty at Dyea as pur-
chasing and disbursing officer. Captain
Eldridge, with ad Lh iati

A Special Act of the Provincial Leg-

of Lieutenant E, ‘W. Clatke'and fiity en-
listed men of, the 14th infantry, together
with First-Dieutenant Kemp, an assis-
taht surgeon, and {wo enlisted men of
the., hospital, corps, fully armed and
equipped for escort duty in the interior
ofAlaska, with 100-roands of rifle. ball
ammunition per man, are ordered to pro-
3s

tion is said to be $25,000. Bit
Aman by the name of Dunlap, who
beld this property, died and Ed. Haney
re-located the ground. Phil- Aspinwall
and others also Jaid claim to it/and‘a
lawauit was the result. -~ fe f
This deat iuslules Hansy’s intore st,
and it is understood will extend to con-
solidating and settling all litigation:
See

Fire at Winnipeg.

Vioniper, Man., Feb. 2.—Fire broke
out at 7 o’clock this morning in the dry
goods atore of McKay Bres. & Norris in
the McIntyre block, the largest on Main
street. The fire brigade was unable to
check it, and soon the whole block waa]
destroyed. The fire spread to the Cri-
terion block, which was also destroyed.

cou cks' to Dyca
Major Rucker. First Lieut-
. Preston of the Ninth Cav-
alry in charge, with Lieutenant Ryan of
the Ninth cavalry, and the . pack..trains
from the department of the Platte, with
forage, to include 31 men, are alo ordered
to duty at Dyes, Ordera have been given
to the chief commissary. officer of the
department of the Columbia ‘to ship by
steamers from Portland and Seattle about
February 5th complete rations with a
proper ‘ of stores and
and also tandem and single sleds to Major
Rucker at Dyes. 4

GOLD MADE. OF SINER

& night. :
"Major Cooper,

ure May Be
Needed.

ee

T!

ie ‘here is a legal question which con-

nts the new city council,

requires the outgoing city eaten tone
a rate of taxation for the ensueing year
before they go out of office. This was
not known to the“old council and was
therefore not done.

The question now is: Can the new
council set the rate and proceed’ to levy
and collect the taxes for 18987 If not,
probably tht only ‘way out of the dia =

culty will be for the legislature at the
coming ‘segsion to passa special act auth-
orizing it to be done,

PEOPLE COMING AND GOING.

R. T. Daniel of Trail was in ‘town Jast

’Hearn, left-on last:

Suites of Room, 4.00.
Single Rooms, 1.50.

‘| Will Pay --..
to List-'- - é

Ten stores and wver 100 offices with their
ironed cl a ‘The total loss
5 ‘ a es ai 000, and th r

—— ‘with TS. | ance at $300,000. The fires are emir
ee 7 4 to have been caused by an electric Nght
Johnson: & Co. wire, No accidents or loss of life are re-
P.0,'BOx 41, Ported. ;

iu Canada, It has besides putting in| sec. dnd tra. Lorated on the north
extensive and expensive .machinery, | ide of the Columbia river, three miles
paid for ovsr 4,500 feet of work, built) below Trail, Work consists of a. 40
necersury buildings, purchased and foot shaft, 60 foot tunnel and about
nearly completed a smelter, and paid|100 feet of open-cuts. Assays $13. ~~
$725,000 in dividerds, It is situated quik “RLBhs 4
on the south-east slope «. Bed moun-, ‘

tain, within the corpora izanits of the|, The plate

Come and see them at the : tt HE tle ten ton ost RES cat gee ds me oe ae foo :

" Dominion Hotel...

the south’ belt, just : : Es

Ike Iarris, proprietor of the Vendome,
-who went to Spokane sitk, ig reported. 3
much improved in health.

Jimmie Paul, the lad who shot himself
through the left aide, is able to about.
a Spencer who has been with the
bank of Halifax left via Spo-
kane today for the branch of that insti-
tution waich is being established at
Nanaim

A-Yery Important Discovery Being
« Practically Demonstrated
in New York City.

-3The cure for it-is a SUBSCRIPTION
situated on Tookoul :

foe War Probal

- Chicago, Il., Feb. 2.—-At a. meeting of
. | the western roads today. .meseage waa
~| sent to the Cangdian Pacific saying

: ‘Open: in ‘Afternoon
aye mere

STEPHEN H. EMMENS IS THE MAN

W. track, with a tramway to tho Red

tract let for another 100 fee wi b nine

next sixty duya are as follows:

&. 7

oays 1 Was SIU, a unuce to Man-

Fred Oliver went to Northport today

After Xmas ;

Pap OES Toe rae ipa ie
a ye ‘Hockey. Practice We. have: a' few! TOILET

th pene pater Ps
ey. won é area yy ania: “ade
Mountain roilroad. The principal | men working. preseg@ietive could meet.s. conimittes
stockholders are Col. I.
Senutor George Turner, Col.
D. Turner, Wm. J. Harris, Col .
i. Ridpath, L. F. Williams, Maj. J.
M. Armstrong, E. D. Sanders.

CENTRE STAR,

to meet his family who are coming to
make their home in Rossland.
Ed Haney went, to Spokand today.
- Mrs. H. Kingsmill left for a visit to
i . her Spokane friends on the morning
A small scrap of yellow metal was sub-| train;
mitted to O. M.'Fassett of'8pokane for! yw. T:‘Oliyer, mana;
ea x ote . ger of the Bank of
‘assay .Monday last... His ‘test. showed | British North America, went to Spo-
that it-was 70 per cent pure ele 2s kane today on'business. —- ~
per cent silver,'and 9.6 per cent baser| attorney a. A, Es es .
Thetal.. This bit of metal came from the mney "A, H, MacNeill is ekpected 8
t Prof ‘Stephen H. Em- home from Victoria tonight.
laboratory of Professor Btep 4 W. F. Tye, ©, P. R, engineer, is in

_ Ufacture the Gold Out of
: Pure Silver.

: arn roads, either.in Montreal |.
WewYork.- . : B
th: reply was received:to the ef-
fect that it would not be comvenient for
the Canadian Pacificto meet the com-
mittee of the western roads. After, the
adjournment of the meeting. today. rep~|
rezentatives of the western roads said|
that if the Canadian Pacific would not
consént to. meet and discuss matters
' with them, there was nothing to do but
to sever all traffic relations with it.

NOTICE,

The ‘annual meeting of the British
Lion Mining & Milling company, limited
liability, will be held at the offices of
he company in Rossland, B. C., the
s i ee third Monday in January, 1898, for the

Owned by Centre Star miving com-| pyrpose of electing officers ‘and trans-
psuy, Oliver Durant manager. Capi- | acting such other business as may come.
tulization $1,000,000, shares par value! before it. Dated January 3, 1898.
#1Leach. No stock on the market. Groner A. Fraser,

There has been repeated refusals o} ‘etary and Treasurer.
par and better. The mine is si d
ia town, half mile north of tbe busi-

city. ©: of the y we Pia

is $2,500,000, divided into 500,000] south of the Crown Point and is : -

a R ; 1 Furs Wanted. ;
Beavei

shares, par value $5: per share. The | owned by the Elba-Trail Creek Con-
The Providence Fur Company, Provi-
E 1 26. . _ ‘rated & : ose
vening _ |i Fravers Hardware. sckey Practice || zeae To"
: from 10 toll

mive is held at $5,000, solidated. mining company, Robert
dence, R. 1, wante all kinds of raw furs,
R - d 7 Bi ae YY E : | i. . : . from our large stock .which
ecor [Mian Be gm } SANTA ee
—aagyy —j Skunk . -25 to : F , ‘ a Gs gets ; ; Be 2 ee
pe eae rece yg a ‘ aa ae pa b © ey |} At Your Own , Price

Tt has its own electric light plant|2Parr, local mannger. Thera is 0 shaft
skins, ginseng, seneca, &e.,- Prices tur. ¥
will be sold «*.".. ¥
AUN, .SKATES TO RENT .. SKATES TO RENT

Price-list on cl other furs.and skins

and ity ore bins are builton the G. &|down on the vein 100 feet and a con-
farnisbed upon application. Full prices .BKATES SHARPENED ow
careful eelection; cot

Having. moved ‘into our Fire Proof’ Building

s : St ene eee _
SECRET SOCIETIES _ hich daily gives the news Tf the grae

z:ess center, Ic has four separate and
distinct ledges which are developed
with over 4,500 feet of tunnels, shafts,
drifts a ad crogss-cuts. There are many
thonuzrad tons of ore on the dump and
in » Waiting fayurable conditions
for ‘.eatment. This is one of the
first locwtions in the camp and one of
the nest valuable. Ths latest and
incet imp i fuer: is i Hed
“on the property.
WAR EAGLE.
- This mine and tre Crown Point are
owned by the War Meple Consolidated
Gold mining company of Toronto, It
adjoins the Le Rrion the west, and
has done over 5,500 feet of develop-
ment work and paid $175,000 in divi-
dends. ‘Phe present managment pre-
fers to hold their ore until the com-

--pany builds a smelter or can get bet-| W:

ter freight and_trentment rates. It

recently paid $700,000;for the Emine.

Jt has-all the necessary conver iences,

machin: ete. The Columbia &

Wes: lway is built{to the mine.
THE LILY MAY.

‘Ie L ly Moy was the first location
ia this sump, May 27, 1889. 1t is new
owned hy the Lily May Gold mining
company, Senator George Turner, pres
WW. Harris, manager and Fran!
“Kizer, ves. und tres.

south-of town. Development work
vousists of Gver 300 feet of tunnel and
shaft.
ors on the dump, which will average
$2U 2 ton, Mine provided with hoist,
conuressur plant, machine drills. ete.
GEM, ‘MIGER AND UNCLE 8AM.

Owned Ly John Cromie, Brig At-
kinton, 4. B. Campbell, Thos, Coffey.
,Locatt..Lon one ledge in the south
belt, in line with the Crown Point and
the Homestnake. Gem, has 1 50 foot
shaft.and 50 feet of open cui work.
Tiger, 300 foot tunnel, 40 foot shaft
and 100 feet open cuts while the Un-
cle Sum has a 25 foot shaft and 150
feet of surface work.

EUREKA AND ELDORADO,

Property of the Erueka Consolida-
ted miuing company, P. Jones,
pres., J. C. Coc, sec., E. Coldwell, trs.,
all of Rosaland. Located seven miles
Southof Rossland on the U. 8S. side
shaft 80 feet, tunnel 100 with fiver en
working. Ore iton-copper carrying
gold anil silver, ussaying from $10 to
$87. Capitalization $1,000,000.

Visiti; arf
John
CORINTHIAN

tond,
OBBLAND Lodge,
Ro every Friday et

k | mutual consent, Dave
It is located in
the south helt, two and a half miles

‘There is 150 tons of shipping

1.0.0.F. nicets

0. O.
sr Masonic Hi

= “ti Rossland.

Gold Fields of

and ii
in all consignments. -- >

—A for "Quee
WANTED Adie and Blanond suttices”
let

mts, Ce
Credit given. Freight paid. ‘FIT FREE.
Buty aid. Write tigi outfit aud territory.

O.7.M.—Red
Ist, Sx and Sth W
ty Hall.

Mountain Tent No. 4 meets
eduesdey ofeach month

.., ASSAYER.
Trail, - - - BO
A esnuples received by mail carefally

“THE. WEEKLY
0 RECORD
Will be Issued
‘Every:
‘THURSDAY

F, R, BLOCKBERGER,

Consular Agent of the United States.
Rossland, B.C., Oct, 2th, 1897, 2 6 |

a
Dissolution of Partnership.. : .

NOTICE is hereby giveri:that the part-
nerehip heretofore”. existing between
Dave Colsky and Phil. A Silverstone un-
der the name of Uncle Dave’s Loan
Office, No. 20, Washington atreet, Ross-
land, has been this day dissolved: by
. Isky retiring.
Phil A Silverstone ig to pay all bills
owed by the said firm, and is authorized
to collect all accounts due said firm. -

Dave Consky.

Puan A. Stnvanstonr.

Dated Jan. 6, 1898.

NOTICE. an
Applications will be received by the

-- . MORNING
undersigned for the position of Assessor,

Collector and “License Ineperior, om i will contain all the principal news:
ined in one office, for the city’of Rdss- |’ ‘published in ow ]
land, for the year 1898. State experi- me Morn obe. week:

ence, a} u
1-18-tf. | W.McQozen, City Clerk-]. °°
DON’T FORGET. | . BE FO RE
forget that job|-". enn es
utes neil cave 7 treaey ae eae The Record Job Office. was pat
work promptly and in the. best atyle.’: in the people of Roseland were
. 8-17-tF charged prices for- work .out. of
- - all reason. ‘The regular price
for Sixteenth Sheet Dodgers was
$5.00 a thousand. We do them
for $2.60. ‘You can get the best
of jvork, full count, prompt de
-livery and be. saved money by
patronizing the -

——

Wanted $,2000 os

Wanted to borrow $2,000 on Noasland

real estate at a low rate of interest.
Good security. Apply at thig office. tl.
a ee

For Sale.
ete small marine engines, Apply

_ J H., Spiking| ————

| Mrs. Reynolds, Proprietress OYSTERS. -

BECOKD JOB OFFIOE,

OMINION TOMPANY. bo 7, B56 1
born Street, Chicago. ea a

The Record Three. Storey - Building

Bo ise spigot SH
- Ts for rent. ii whole, or in pert. ©

EpWAnD Cronyn.’ 3.8. ChOte, Ix
J. As Macpowatp; ¢

Macdonald Clute & Cronyn”

Barristers, Solicitors and Notaries.

olicitors for the Bank of British North America
Money to Loan. hes

McBaive Burtpra, Rossuann.

Record Job Office

Has constantly on hund a supply of

For Sale Cards
For Rent Cards:
To Lease Cards
No Credit Cards
Furnished Roonis;i77"1
Cards. tke
Asnorted Colors, Attractive Des

|The Waterloo Hotel |

TRAIL, Bc.

Tenant Rates $2 Per Day. ‘First-Clas
Furnished Rooms With at a
Without Boaid,

or

Record Job Office}? —

Hight Rooms on Second Floor. ..
~Si*Rodms on Thira: Floor. <>:

‘ Apply at This Office, ama.

John.W. :Harttine, Prop. Telephone, No. 8

Sleighs! Cutters!
, 0, Yes,-“We Have Them. :

wn nd Shr cate. ‘They are Nobby Try Toe -: If oe ore Get-
ting Upra Sleighing Partysee us about Rigs, Good Teams. ;

~.-Red Star Livery. and Transfer Company...
Vashinuton Street, | Stables, Le Roi Avenue,
it Martin Rist. Rear .Hyuter Bro

se 4 etuccesson TO we ene a
"Si Russell & Halev
: . “OY HOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
BEEF: PORK MUTTON FISH GAME

Spokane strect, Rossland, B.C.

"Two Rooms 14 x 42 on Ground Floor

* PROPRIETORS

‘Palace Skating Rink.

The Reliable .
' DRUGGIST

JOHN R. COOK, |

Office ‘and ‘Business Rooms -

ae Correr of Columbia Avenue and

‘in ‘the city.

Washiiigton. Street. . Best location

Salada. Salada.

+ | day.

February, 1898.

mens, the chemist who bas atartied the

world with the. announcement that he

The last day and night of February,
1898, are within two minutes of being of
equal length, the gun rising at 6:64 and
setting at 6:56. February let the sun
rose at 7:43 and eet at 6:11. The last
day of the month will be one hour and
thirty-one minutes longer than the first.

has ered the secret that has been
sought by the alchemista and sages of all
sges, the transmutation ofsilver to gold.
If Professor Emmens is to be believed,
this sample ‘of his product, which he
calls’ argentauram, was made from a
Mexican silver dollar. .
ProfessorJobn Mackenzie received the
¢ Josed with a letter from the

Firemen’s Ball,

‘| ‘There will be » meeting of the Volun-

teer fire ‘department this evening for the

inventor. The letter is written upon a
sheet headed. thus: * ‘“Emmens, Strong
& Co., dealers in Bullion and Stocks.
bers of the A i Bankei a’ Av-

O. M. FOX &°CO.
106 E Columbia Avenue.

e

. “Good: Substantial ‘Co

“Good: Mining Property. Shares of-Stock in
Town’ Lots.

mpanies,

OFFICE WITH ee

Rossland Mining Abstract ‘Co.

Over Post Office.

: JOHN JACKSON, Jn. Ase al

P' of making ‘an a
ball to be given for the--benefit.-of the
i all

eociation, 1 Broadway. New York.” It

are re-
quested to be: present. The’ meeting
will be held in the okt-fre hall.

Still Buying.” 2
Goy. Mackintosh on behalf of his com-
pany, the British American Corporation,
has purchased the Whoop-Up on Sopha
i djoining the Velvet. The

f

ur,

ROSS _

‘Ihave blocks of stock-in the following companies for sale—

. Bureke Consolidated, West Le Rol and Josie, Monita, Homestake

¢, \Oopher; BR, -, Lees
> Pa Ee

~ Yots in the

eniug. :Star, Monte Cristo;.. .*
Silverine: Segui

Sl i'd pines _—— gite’
Original _ Townél™ |St..Charles Hotel.|

THE REDDIN JACKSON CO. AGENTS, ROSSLAND, B01. ea

VOPBN DAY AND NIFHT:
A NICE, BESPECIADLE PLACE,
No. 20 East Columbia Ave

LH. Kzttan, Mer.

Turkish Baths

FIZST CLASS WORK GUARANTEED.

and’ Massage. '

Ta orre

Gomfortable.
Rooms—

Prompt attention. $s Meals, bart
an bey y an
ates §8 per week. “Good apring beds
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price is rey orted as being $10, 000.

Centre Star.vs. Iron Mask.
‘The supreme court has. continued the
3 ing .th

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Centre Star people: from’ working upon
the disputed ledge.

‘The Prices of Silver.

ver Certificates, 563¢c.

| Little Jackie Horner gat in the corner,

‘Washing Klondike gold;
awfully numb, =" =. ~
And said: ‘This country is cold.” ~

‘The miners had eaten her pup.

Jack Sprat could eat no fat,
“His mate could eat no lean,
Because no meat was there to eat,
And snowballs tasted mean.

New York, Feb. 2.—Bar Silver, 563¢c
per ounce; Mexican Dollare, 4534c: Sil-

He blowed on his thumbe which . were

Old Mother Hubbard weit to the cup:

So that she and her doggie cculd sap;
Bat when she got back, alas and alack,

“New York; Jan. 25, 1808.—Dear Sir:

inst. and very much appreciate what you

are pleased to say of my work.

“J enclose herewith a copy of a pamph-
let, Arcana Naturae, which will give you
a good deal of inforniation about my ar-
gentauruni gold. Ihave now’ produced
738 ounces, all of which, with the excep-
tion of one ingot sold to English buyers,
has been purchased by the U.S. govern-
ment, my total receipts being nearly
$10,000. In the near future my produc-
tion will be largely increased.

“J enclose a specimen of the gold, and
am, Yours Faithfully,

“STEPHEN H. EMMENS,”
From the Director of the Mint.

Professor Mackenzie is also in receipt
of a letter from the ¢irector of the mint
as followa:

“Washington, D. C., Jan. 26, 1898.—
Sir: In reply to'your letter of the 20th
instant, you are respectfully informed
that Professor Emr ens bas made at the
aasay office of New York seye-al deposits
of gold that he claims to have fs

Yam in receipt of your favor of the 19th | Fe

town.

An Alleged Backdown.

London, Feb, 3.—A wave of indignas
tion has swept over the press throughout
the country at Lord Salisbury’s alleged
backdown at Talien Wan. Conserva-
tives no leas than liberals bewail the
supposed retreat from an unassailable
position on the ground that Great Brit-
ain, supported by the United States and
Japan, might safely have defied Russia.

it d d that the gi is
angry with the Times for revealing the
position. a

The Standard this morning, in the
course of an editorial expressing its re-
t assumes that since there is no offi-
cial information to the contrary, the
Times’ version of the situation is cor-
rect. It thinks ‘this will be painfally
felt in the course of the pending bye--
elections, especially as the story sug-
gests suspicion of a larger an‘! a wider
surrender.”? The editorial concludes by
advising the government to let the coun-
try know as speedily as possible exactly
where it stands.

Queen Victoria.

London, Jan, 31,—Although the Queen
has been in remarkably good health and
spirits during her present visit to the
Isle of Wight, and is, according to those
in # position to speak with authority, in
better physical condition than for somo
years past, she has nevertheless decided,
in view of the prognostications of the
weather prophets that the month of
March will be more unruly than usual,
to go to the south of France several
weeks ahead of the period generally
chosen by her for this trip.

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tared from silver. This is all the inform-
ation the department has upon the aub-
ject, as none of the particulars of his al-
leged process. are known. Respectfully
yours, __ | “R, E, PRESTON,
** “Director of the Mint.’*

It is anid that it costs $10 to make an
ounce of gold out of silver and that three-
quarters of an ounce of pure gold can be
made out of an ounce of pure silver,

urt

to the present
ments the February sojourn at Windsor
castle will be restricted toa week, and
the firat week in March the court will
remove to the Riviera. Here the Queen
will remain for two months or two weeks
longer than last year.
—__——_.

ny a For Sale. Appl

Two small marine engines. Apply
at this office. _