ewe ROSSLAND ,EVENING RECORD, FEBRUARY", 1990. _ GARLYLE’S VIEWS Ho Prodicts Great Things for Koote- nay Mining Camps, ROSSLAND'S FINE FUTURE Before Leaving London for Spain, the Former Manager of the Le Roi Tells About the Provincs—Labor Troubles and Right- Hour Law Oheck Investment, Betore leaving London to take charge of the Rio Tinto mines in Spain, W. A. Carlyle gave an inter- esting interview to a representative of the Canadian Gazette on the con- ditions and prospects of the mining industry in British Columbia. — It was as follows: ‘The Future of Rossland. “These lasttwo years Rossland has shown.a very marked growth. The tonnage of ore now in sight on the different properties under devel- opment is much greater than it was even two years ago,and trom every- “thing one can see the future of this camp is assured for many years to come. The most active concerns are, of course, the British America corporation, with the Le Roi, the War Eagle and Centre Star, but several other companies have aided considerably with their quota of work, In the War Eagle and Cen- tre Star much ore is now in sight, and the output per day from these two properties, as soon as the new and large mining plants are put in, will be radically increased. In the Le Roi during the past year the work has been devoted essentially to the development of the fine prop- erty and its preparation for mining ona much larger scale, and. al- though the mine is only opened up practically to the 800-foot level, a large tonnage of ore is now in sight; ore that should yield handsome re- turns in the near ‘future. As yet only a very'small part of the three properties just mentioned has been even prospected, but there are now here three excellent mines. During the past two years the cost of min- : ing and smelting Rossland ores has very materially decreased, with the certain result that much lower grade ore hitherto valueless is now capa- ble of yielding good returns, and is being shipped to the smelters. It is due to this that the average val- ues for the camp have decreased. During the present year the output of the camp should reach from 30,- ooo to 40,000 tons per month, which, considering the amount of work done, will be highly satisfac- tory. The British America corpora- - tion is now rapidly developing sev- eral properties that from present showings promise very well for the future and it should not be long be- fore the No. 1, Josie and Columbia- Kootenay mines have joined the the Canadian Pacific railway into the fieart of this most promising mining district. A great deal of work has been done, and a large amount of ore, mostly low in grade, has been opened up, and already two large smelters—perhaps three —are in course of erection, The railway ‘company are running lines to nearly all of the permanent prop- erties, and shipments should soon begin.” Labor Troubles and Crow's Nest Coal, “Are labor troubles retarding de- velopment to any extent?” "Iy the Slocan district, where there are now many fine properties, producing high-grade silver-lead ores, work has been considerably retarded during the: past year th labor mi: di and “this district, certainly one of the best in the province, is more or less at a standstill. On the re- of ore wili certainly be much greater than ever before. “A considerable amount of work is being done in other parts of the province with more or less success, but the results of this work cannot yet be felt.” “To what extent will the opening of the Crow's Nest coal fields affect the mining industry of the prov- ince?’ asked our representative. “The opening up of the Crow's Nest field,” replied Mr. Carlyle, ‘¢with the enormous. reserves of magnificent steam and coke coal, and the building of the railway so that this material can be landed in all the mining’ centers, is of very great importance to the province, and, as practically all of the Koote- nay ores will be treated by smelt- ing, this supply of first-class and cheap. fuel is of vital importance.” Dees “incalculable Harm.?* “‘What of the. eight-hours law, which has aroused so much discus- sion?” “At the last session of the pro- vincial parliament a law was passed that limits the hours of work under- ground to eight.’ It was surrepti- tiously hurried through during the closing hours of the session, and has done very great harm’ to the province in that it has aroused a strong feeling of unrest between the employers and the employed which did not exist before—a fecling, that for the time being may lead to a serious disturbance in mining work. It certainly has tended to make capital very chary and suspicious; although, after ail, it‘is not likely that this trouble will last -for any serious length of time. However, this law has done the province in- calculable harm, and has checked mining work at a very unfortunate time in its history. * A Bright Outlook. “I may say, however, that the outlook for mining in British ‘Co- lumbia is a very bright one, if any serious labor trouble can be averted. For the development of its resources the province.is now favorably situ- ated, as itis very easy of access. The different districts are being b of per ppers. hed by railways in ji When acquired by this P only a small amount of work had been done on these properties, and natutally it is taking time and cap- ital to develop them and get them on a shipping basis. There are al- ready some excellent mining plants in the camp, and during-the coming year others will be added—such as large air compressors and hoists worked both by steam and electri- city. The latter is supplied by a company transmitting its power from works on the Kootenay falls thirty-three miles distant, with a capacity, if need be, of 10,000 to 12,000 horse power. To treat Rossland ores there are now two smelting plants, which charge from $4.50 to $5.00 for treatment. And in smelting these ores practically everything in the ore is saved. The present year will certainly see a great advance in Rossland camp, as properties such as the Iron Mask, Giant, etc., may become large pro- ducers.” The Boundary District. “And what of the Boundary dis- trict?” “This Boundary country has ad- vanced with leaps and bounds during the past two years, aided most materially by the extension of with the MI waterways, the climate is very favorable, there is an abundance of fuel and water,. a good class of labor is available, and the facilities for chaap mining and treatment of ores ‘are as favora- ble as can now be found in- any other mining center in the world. Considering, too, that ten years ago most of the country was an ab- solute wilderness and totally un- known, the progress shat has been made and the results so far attained must attract the attention of many. seeking opportunities for excellent investment of capital. Without doubt, the next few years will show great advances.” On a Tour of His Territory. W. R. MaclInnes, general freight agent of the C. P. R. lines west of Lake Superior, will arrive from the coast at Nelson this evening and will be accompanied by F. W. Peters, general agent, ona trip through the Boun- dary country on Wednesday, after which he will come to Rossland. ‘Fo Cure a Cold In One Day Take Laxative Bromine Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c. E. W. Grove’s signature is on each box, sumption of work the shipments |. western freight : MINOR MENTION. E. H, Stout returned last night from Greenwood. Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Townsend have féturned from their wedding trip. Richard Armstrong of Grand Forks arrived in the city on Mon- day night. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. McVey and Miss Sue Blanchard of Greenwood are at the Windsor. Mrs. W. G. Merryweather, who has been ill for three weeks, is slightly improved. O. B. Hosmer, of Phoenix, is among the arrivals from the Boun- dary country, on -Monday. Miss Rella B. Luke, who has been in the city for several. months, left,this morning for Grand Forks to take a position as milliner. Jj. A. Kirk has returned from a three-months’ visit to his old home at Stratford, Ont. His father died at the age of 91 years while he was there. i ; Over 1200 persons have been vac- cinated in Rossland and nearly all the vaccine points in the city have been used. Another 300 are due and 1000 more have been ordered. A.” B. “Mackenzie has received news of’ the death of bis father, Cc bell Mack superi and “general manager of the Shed- den Cartage compaty at Toronto. He was 61 years old. Look—Cleaning, — pressing and dyeing done on short notice at the Washington Street Dyeing and Cleaning works... Telephone 128. Mrs, Currie, prop. tf Notice. - The public.is hereby warned that I. -will. not be responsible for. any secocsageeeonnnooesensooenonenesee Let us remind you of the General | Discount Sale in the China Room. — 20 and 25 per cent off regular price. Much Saving on a few dollars’ purchase on anything in China and Glassware. SS The China Rom THE BIG STORE. ©~~~-HUNTER BROS~~~-© Carniv al Masquerade Order your costumes for the car- nival masquerade at Miller-Der- vant’s. All orders must be in by February 1oth. 203-tf CLASSIFIED. ‘aeerlicopents undicx thie fag Sraerted Cent te ee athtg taken Jor Kiss Hans cents,” Six insertions, $1.00. TAILORING. debts contracted by my husband, William A. Hufschmit. Saran Hurscumir. Proprietress Home Restaurant. Febuary 2, 1900. at Cash paid for clean cotton rags at the Recorp office. PROCLAMATION. To All Whom It May Concern; You are hereby required to take notice and you are hereby -warned that the rules prescribed by séction 53 of the regulations of the Provin- cial Board of Health re smallpox are in force within the limits of the NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT. to Act and .pregul: city of Rossland, the same being a health district. - As defined in such a general ion of Amending Acts. NO'TICE is hereby given that George Owen,carryingon business asahotel ke ge Be at the city of Ross! snd, British Columbfa, as by deed 1g date jay January,-1900, aig tate, credits an: under pare ‘and all his real estate, to W.H. Falding.ot the said city of Rosslan iD in trust to pay off the cebis South Africa. ‘Wheir Leader Moves That Transvaal “Emdependence Be Recognized. “By. Associated Press. Londong. Feb. © 7 —John *Red- mond, chairman. of the United Irish party, was loudly cheered “by ail sections of the Irish members" when. he rose in the house of commons'to- day to move an amendment ‘to'the the throne, representing that--the time had arrived to bring ‘the war to a conclusion on a basis of recog- ‘{ject of storming. our positions. addressin reply to the. speech from b d our iti on the up- per Tugela. The troops crossed ‘the river at the pont and at Molen with the ob- At the former, General -Burgot~beat them back and they recrossed i in dis- order, driftiwith the Standerton and Jo- hannesburg commandos. The can- nonade was the fiercest yet experi- enced. There was.a continuous roaring al! day long. ‘This morning it Fecommenced with an: increased number of guns; ae Boller’s Advance Confirmed London, Feb. 7.—The Associated Press learns that the war office has_ received 1 nizing the independ of the Transvaal. Mr. Redmond declared: that -the | that the departure of Lord‘Roberts and:Lord Kitchener for the front does not indicate that the main ad- vance has begun. The d. overwhelming opinion | of * ‘leading American statesmen was hostile: to Great Britain i in this war and said: “The unaninious disapproval'o the erg will probably be ‘back in- Cape Town ‘within.a short ‘time.’=~ It is to the front” must not be interpreted -into the idea that a great movement upon Pretoria by Bloomfontein has seriously commenced: It will bea month, .or perhaps longer, before this can be brought about. _ In the should be a dition of any franchise ‘they might grant. They also dwelt on the importance of a line to the mine levels on Red mountain. Mr. Drummond told what his company had- done in Nelson.and asked whatguarantee working mines on Sophie mountain could give as to handling ore and what offer the city could’ make to assist the early “CUNLIFFE & ABLETT, ENGINEERS AND MACHINISTS. All classes of. ‘Repairs and Construction Work Undertaken. Ore Cars, Wheels and-Axles, Buckets, Fons, Shaiting, 3 Hinson, and Pallets: Zire work pecialty. Northe; Fomps4 kept in stock. for Wm. Hami Mig. Co. ly Concentrators nto. ‘Third Avenue, Rossland: . P.O. Box 198. P ofa city, plant. In Nel- son his company had provided for a revenue in the early years of its op- eration ‘b investing $70,000 in re- munerative real estate and by ob- taining certain other advantages from real estate holders. He was d “that such it could be made i in Rossland and that the NTERNATIONAL MUSIC HALL. Week beginning Monday, Feb. — babl -traffic from the | mines and the ordinary traffic would be much greater than that of Nel- son. Thé mayor offered to arrange a meeting with Mr. Morrish, of the Mr. Drummond pointed out the 2 ‘of a line around instead The Zinn & C dy Opera C ini thelr original travesty, in two acts— “SVANGALLIED” or Trilby on the Half Shell. ‘The beautifnl Loulse Keesing as Trilby, and 20 others artists in the cast. New Scenic Effects, Costumes, Bric-a-Brac and Stage Business. . NS the beautiful ' Combination Mirror Dance and numerous other novelties .e latert London march song. “When the Lion Wags His Tail.” GOD SAVE THE QUEEN. THE LEADING HOTEL AT TRAIL + ar Headquarters for Commer- cial’ Men....Splendid Sample Rooms. UNRXCELLED TABLE. Joun Haverty, Proprietor. of over ‘Sophie mountain and said this would necessitate crossing and recrossing the " boundary. The mayor said he thought this could be arranged “and the council would give every assistance. In conclu- sion Mr. Drummond said that, when he had arranged matters with the council at further meetings, his company would submit plans and specifications to the General Electric company at Schenectady, N.Y., and place ‘the construction and equipment o of the line in its hands. A proposition from W. M. Brew- er in relation to advertising in the Mining and Engineering Journal was tabled. The fire, water and light commit- tee’s report was adopted, recom- mending that the assistant chief's salary be raised to $90 month and those of the firemen and electrician (Continued on Fourth page) hile the preliminary steps are likely to enliven the campaign with sharp fighting, and vews from Sterkstrom and Colesberg is eager- ly awaited. . Supposition regarding General Buller, owing.to the lack of all defi- nite information, is as futile as it was yesterday. Roberts and Kitchener to the Front. Cape Town, Feb. 7.—Lord Rob- erts and General: Kitchener have started for the front. America May Now Mediate New York, Jan. 7.—It is learned that under.the terms of The Hague treaty, which has just been ratified by the senate, an_ effort will be made before long to exert such of- fices as may be properly extended to the ‘belligerents to ‘bring about a termination of the war in South Af- rica, ‘says-the Washington corres- pondent of the Times. Before this treaty was adopted it was main- tained that. the United States could not, without exposing this govern- ment to the suspicion of unfriendly motives, venture to suggest the use of good ‘offices to both parties to the war. Even now there may be somechesitancy about declaring, by advances. made eyen with the best intentions, that the Transvaal is or is not a vassal state, but it is begin- ning to be appreciated that it may not be wise to defer too long the offer of friendly intervention to save life on both sides. pointed. out that- the term. “going |. world, d that the'war was tase ‘and At ought, therefore, to be'stopped* ‘White Pass Broken had ‘again recrossed the Rugela river February 5th and was now. alvancing upon Ladysmith. The war office at present is only . able to add “the preparations are still in progress but we have no in- formation regarding the results.” a saying briefly that .General. Buller “The available“xnaps “do “not show. the drifts mentioned ‘In the Boer By Amociete’ Preat; Seattle, Feb. 3.—The White Pass & Yukon railway resumed through train service between Skagway-and Lake Bennett January 30, ‘after::a snow blockade of more thai'two weeks. THE MEETING TONIGHHT ‘These Who Will Speak on the Contine gomt of 10,000 : The meeting of citizens this.even- ing in Miners’ Union hall, to take ‘TRAIN Filipinos Kill American Eecort ‘and Capture the Suppites By Associated Press. Manila, Feb. 7.—The insurgents on Monday captured a supply train of nine bull carts between Orani and Binalupijan, killing a corporal and five privates of Company G, Thirty-second infantry. ‘The escort consisted of a sergeant and eleven mounted -meén.* The insurgents action on the resal sin favor of sending’ a contingent of ‘10j600 mounted. infantry to- Souta Africa; will be called to. order at 8-o'clock by Mayor Goodeve, who will:pre= ‘side. Ladies afe invited to attend. The speakers will be Hon: T- Mayne Daly,-Hon, C. H. Mackio- ‘tosh, W. J. Nelson, Alexander Sharp, F. W. Rolt, Alexander Dick, Alderman Hector McRae; A. C. Galt, W. T. Oliver, Capt. P. McL. Forin, Dr. Edward Bowes and C. O. Lalonde. St. Mary's Miaking Good Progress. At the first general meeting of the stockholders in the St. Mary’s Gold Mining & Milling company:on Monday, J. E. Saucier,the manager, reported that work on the com- pany’s property in East Kootenay had been started and was makiog a good showing. A new shaft has been started 50 feet along the ledge from the old one and shows 14 feet of high grade gold-copper ore. The old directors were re-elected and they afterwards chose .E. N.:Qui- mette as president, W. B. Town- send as vice-president and H. Craig ‘WL Not Worry. Berlin, Feb. 7.—With reference to the of French dipl and journalists to induce Germany to join in a movement against Eng- land in Egypt, a_ high personage at the toreign office made the follow- ing statement last night: “Germany will not: join a move- ment . to re-open the Egyptian question: ° Aside from the question whether France and Russia mean ly, G is of the as y and Eastern Star 1 the supp of a bridge’ over a creek and the first cart went into the stream: While the escort was bunched trying to haul the cart out of the water, the insurgents fired a volley from the bushes, kil- ling the six Americans and two na- tive drivers. Fearfal Mortality in Bombay and ° Famine Refugees Pour in By Associated Press. Bombay, Feb. 7.—The mortality lin this city yesterday was unprece- dented. There was a total of 408 deaths. The situation is aggravat- ed by the advent of famine refugees. Almost All Voted for Diaz By Associated Press. City of Mexico, Feb. 7.—The committee appointed to count the votes cast in the recent national ‘ptebiscite has reported to the na- tional liberal convention that 1,548,- 654 votes_were polled that 1,456,- 482 were for General Diaz as the candidate for the presidency, in the coming summer. wi Not Change Emperors By Asecciated Press. - Pekin. Feb. 7.—It is generally The regular meeting of Alpha Chapter No. 1, Order of Eastern Star, will be held in Odd Fellows’ new -hall on Lincoln - street ‘this (Wednesday) evening, at 7 o'clock. A full attendance is requested. , Evra M. Lurtry, Sec. Cash paid for clean cotton rags: at the sfiice, believed that the - dowag will not attempt the formal deposi- tion of the emperor at the present ‘moment. Everything had been prepared for the coup, but at the last moment representations were made to her that sucha course would probably create serious oppo- sition in the south and this induced her to temporarily abandon the de- ‘| cision, The fighting continues -at Molen - .