aud shipment is great now, ad that ROSSLAND EVENING RECORD. littlé of the low grade ore is being moved. It is expected that a process - - will soon be applied for the condenga- Published every day (except Sunday) and Weekly. | tion of several tons of cre Into one ton, and when that becomes operative all of tho low grade ore can, if de- sired, be shipped to some sinelter. ous Menke The ore in many of the mines is close By Carrier by the ° :|to the surface, and mines are socn Bingle copy... ee : . Se}/developed. The Sunset on Deer Park one Yours te wave sc ectad mountain developed into a shipping Six months, in advanc 1.95 | mine after it had been worked four Single copy 5c] months. The formation of ore in that country is nothing new. It has been found in nearly every. = i that the veins increase in ROSSLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. width and consequently value the-far- The Rossland Mining Stock Ex-|ther they are traced. The Le Roi has change, if properly handled, will do| spread out from a vein of 2 feet toone much to make this city the’ mining of 35 feet wide. Crown Point mine centre ot not only the Kootenays|#ld for $400,000 simply after under- but of the Province of British Col-|%°ins the stripp ng off process. umbia. Already other sections are|_ M. McDonald was asked where the coming to realize that if they wish ae wet, from’ that is being to get their business before mining invested there, and he says that Tor- : i ‘ onto, Montreal, and Eastern Canada men and in touch with capital that) venerally have got in on the ground they can do so in Rossland more] floor. The wealth of the country was effectually than anywhere else.|yenerally known and widely adver- There ia plenty of money represent- | tised there before much was known of GY EBER OC, SMITH. DAILY: One Year in Advance ix Month: MONDAY MARCH 22, 1897. “There V Was Wher any Shoe Enougli: For Mayor and we can answer It. Our Shoes Vote for ROBT. SCOTT Call and have a look at then That Time is Past! Today the call is for the Best, Wear Right, Look Right. ‘And whats more the PRICE IS RIGHT. x Cc. O. LALONDE The Pioneer Shoe Store. . a Time was Good Fit Right, 1. -. The Peoples Candidate . RED - wvory ant STAR Transfer Co. Committee Rooms: business. We have the exclusive trans ed in Rossland to buy meritorious it in this country. Roch and property ond it is evident that it is| Buffalo, from their proximity to the ready to go to any other section, as Cunadiang, learned of the wealth of well as in this district. .We believe | the new mining country, and = consid- the key to the auccess of the Stock erable capital from that section has Exchange here is moderate fees and algo gone into the country. It is only oe i Spok Ex more recently that the attention of commissions. - The Spokane “\the west and northwest has been change has already found it neces-|lirected there. According to Mr. Mc- sary to cut its commission in tw0| Donald there are fortunes to be mode and still those who. wish to deal|out in that country, but a man wants extensively have cause of complaint. | $2,000 or $3,000 to take with him if he There is no duubt but the volume | expects to go there and succeed. of the business would be vastly in- creased by a rule of small commis- sions. If the Rossland Exchange can be successfully condacted there is no reason why all the stocks in the province might not seek this market. ee A PERTINENT QUESTION. C. O’Brien Reddin Asked to Rise and Explain. Editor-Recorv:—I would like to ask C. O’Brien Reddin when he be- came a citizen of Canada? He made . no secret of the fact when he first As the day of the first city ¢lec-| .4me to Rossland that he had taken tion of Rossland is only two weeks | out his first papers in the United away it behoves every business!States. Ifhe has voted on Ins first man, property holder and taxpayer | papers on the other side, as I take it, to give his attention to the proposed | he is not eligible to office on this side candidates for office and see to it | until he has lived here long enough that only honest, competent men and taken out his papers. How is are selected. This is by all odds| ‘hat Mr. Reddin. the most important step in the or- A Frenp oF Rossianp. ganization of the city. The work to be done is to be done promptly and ‘should be done well. Only honest, sober and competent mep should be intruste] with this great responsibilty. ELECTION NEAR. BANK FOR SLOCAN CITY. ‘Two Concerns Havo Bought Lots and May Build. Before the elapse of four months Slovan City will have a bank, and per- baps two. Two banking establish- ments have already secured lots here, But Men Going to the Kootenay Need and will build and establish banks Some Capital. just as soon as the amount of business _ will justify so doing.—Slocan City Newa. FORTUNES TO BE MADE. “Tt is no place for, clerks or stenogra- phers to go and it is also overrun with laboring men. But any man who has $1,000 or $2,0..0 can go out there and by careful and judicious investment make no telling how much money.” That isthe hint which W. T. Mc- ca! ~ Donald gives to those who have their The provisional trustees of the eye on Rossland and the rich Koot" stock exchange will hold a meeting to- enay mining country, in the St. Paul night to perfect arrangements for the Globe of March 8 Mr. McDonald | °P*Hing of the exchange. At a meet- came in from British Columbia yes-|'°8 Saturday nignt the by-laws were —~—— BY-LAWS ARE READY. Another Meeting of Exchange Trus- tees Tonight. terday. He isa member of the Aho thoroughly overhauled, As soon as a}; Lincoln Gold Mining company and is| '°'°8' g the granting of on bis way east in its interests. The the charter has been received the ex- company which he represents has change will be opened. placed some of its stock in St. Paul and for that reason Mr. McDunald brings good news when he ‘says their properties give promise of prov- Lewis and Jones Await Trial for ing as rich as some of the more de- Robbery. velopéd property. Mr. McDonald, like every man who Lewis and Jones, the two men who has spent any time at Trail or Ross.) were bound over for trial before Coun- land, or any other point in that im-| ty Judge Forin on a charge of rolling mense mining country, thinks it is} W- B. Hazel d at the Columbi STILL IN JAIL. certainly a wonderful place. Rossland | hotel, failed to secure the $250 cash two years ago hac a population of ajbond or $500 security required’ for Aew score, 150 penpie perhaps, while at | their releage, and are still in the lock- the present time there are between | UP- Judge Forin will hold court in|; 6,C00 und 7,000 people in the place. It] Rossland April 6. has thirty-six hotels, but there are no gambling houses nor any dance halls, which is something remarkable for a mining town. The esse for this is the wholesome regaru people have there for the Canadian laws. Two policemen are all that is required to preserve the peace. It is expected the influx of people to that place will swell the population to 100,000 in the Kootenay country this summer. faction. \ All gentlemen who desire a There ie a good deal of mining now | business or dress suit willdo well to going on, and it has practically only|call and cxamine goods and get just begun. Twenty properties are | prices. now being worked with machinery, and more machinery has been ordered Cnaries Dougherty, one of the for other propertics. There is one|originalowners of the Crown Point, amelter there with a capacity of 600! who has spent a great portion of the tons a day, buta great deal of the ore| winter in Spokane, returned to Ross- is being shipped across—into the land last evening to remain in the —~—— AT THF WHITE HOUSE. Martin Schwieg has resigned . his position as cutter for M. J. O’Hearn and hag taken charge of the tailoring department at the White House and is prepared to do all work in that line. He has the latest styles and fashion- able patterns to select from. He guarant es perfect fit and entire satis- —— Saddle and pack horses, light and heavy rigs, a general express, truck and 7 railway; are prepared to unload and deliver all kinds of freight from cars; any WASHINGTON STREET thing moved—from a trunk to a boiler, Quick work. Telephone No. 8. av J. UW. AARTLINE. PROP. fer privilege tor the Columbia & Wester For Mayor (i Rossland. —VOTE FOR— Kaimbier bicycles and G, ‘I. Tires. Light, strong, darable and will last for years. The G, & 'T. Tires are the only practical quick repair tires. That's why they are made detachable, F. T. Merrilf Cycle Co. 821 Riverside. - SroKaNE The Citizen’s Candidate. (,(), LALONDE, PARASE &. DELIVERY AND TRANSFERING. WASHINGTON AND RESERVE sts. J.W.LANE. PROP. - TABL ES TEL. 27. 1) Rossland, “B. C. Committee Rooms : Stone AND 117 Columbia Ave.|ELeddle Co. —Corner Columbia Avenue —and Spokane Streets. A. PARE ? We ship our pipe in car — ARCHITECT ——_ load lots. You can save —o— NEXT DOOR TO. CITY HOSPITAL money by buying from us. Rossland, | Good stock of valves and fit- tings at reduced prices. 'on- tracts for hot .water, steam Civil Engineer, tin, lumbing and set- Provincial Land Surveyor and ties ing, P 8 . Notary Public. Formerly of|ting of manufacturing ma- Victoria, B.C. Office, up stairs i in Weeks & Co's Building. chinery. COLUMBIA AVENUE, ROSSLAND WILLIAM E. DEVEREAUX, ~