Evening Record. BY EBER CO. OMITH. ~~ Published every day (except Sunday);: CLASSIFIED Directory of: Wants. For Sale. For E. J. SPARLING, BUSINESS MGR: Rent Legal Notices etc. One Year, in advance... Six months, tm advance Bingld Obpy.'d..-+-.-05 : 4 %)Ten Cents a Line First Inser- | nor wanta that little—long.” ‘0 |He sometimes wants it. short. tion—5 cents thereafter, “sian wants but little here below, Correct. The Short Ad:In The Record # COLUMBIA..g;.. WESTERN. R’y. Time Table.. Lvs. Rossland 6 p.m, Ar. at Neleon 11:15 pain. “ Nelwon6p.m. . | Rossland 11p.m-| BrerwekEn RosstanD 4ND ‘TRAIL. Ly. Rossland;-atl2n. Ar. Trail at-12:55 p.m, Ly. Traihat@p.m. Ar, Rossland wt 8:15 p.m. , - ALL TRAINB'DAILY. dat 6 polaris tamale F and up-river points. m, connect Bemaih line THURSDAY, APRIL.7 1898. brings results cheaply.and quickly. HOME WORK, vattie. we want a nul Hams of familica to ao, Work for wathomo, whole or spare time; ork . ois uiokiy and onal son ote med tel ge a eal oney For made av Hone. articulara ence send name aud as Pum brawbaeD & SUPPLY Co., Dept, London, Ont: For Sale. ete outfit for sole for country nows- a parr Was hin: non n eight column hand press. pply at this o: WHAT “DEPOPULATED"”: TRAIL.” - Private'teports‘doming from Victoria | are to the effect that-persons presumably citig for'Frail are flooding the mem-" Business - Personals. Gxr tho Rgconp every ht by carrier for Po) cents ‘per week. Tekvo craera ‘at the bers of the legislature’ with’ sensational letters'‘ahid' citcalars’ atating” that the | granting of the Kettle River railway charter has caused the- ‘depopulation of Trail: tiabic hag aver the once’ ‘pros |‘ Iv-you want the Rossland EvENING ReCore in ‘spokane BO ‘to BE. M. Shaw or J. W.G - Classified Business Directory. peroug h ‘ d- her Bmelferpsy roll ‘to + fae sthelter:: city acroséthel border. Trail ‘opposed: the Kettle River’ railroad’ and we ‘ believe madeati hoticrable fight ‘for what ‘she’ wbe: her* _” Rose land has énei/thing to be a of, two: Lines $I a Month. Each additional line 50 cents, Mining Brokers. whiclt ia that it tolerated the blind: pig- headed obatingdy of the: editor ° of the JOnN M.. Burke, Mining Broker, Columbia ave. weat. * ing Race the} atitade of Rarland ia ‘that? “piatter and Dentists. grosaly ofthe it A resentative men of Rossland. In the first: “place the ‘emi- Da. FINtey, dentist, Stuss! plock. * nating from Trail in- thie « praticular-in~ atance, are untrue. ‘Trail was not-de- c Hardware. a theg: i f-that:char-' ter. When the Trail smelter was ‘sold: to the C. Pi B., it. was: closed ‘downy The smelter at ‘Northport ‘had: opened: up. Lee peleaguatd casera of! the ‘then: idle in ine arnelterat:Northport. ‘Phere was nothing iomthem: to do in Trail. It has been asserted that one of the reasons J. (F. TRAVERS, hardware; Columbia, ave. W. Steam Laundries. ‘0! ‘ND Laundry, office in basement near R ‘Grand Union Hotel. Graham & Son, pro- prietors. D.E Kerr, Dentist. ,| Latest methods and appliances, Artistic Crown and Bridge Work. TEETIT ON : LIGHT, CABT 2 # Aluminum pyar OFFICE: 42 E, COLUMBIA AVE. SF Over Fraser’s Drug £ tore. domps Deower, Si GEE Ener Dabney. and . Parker, Miues and Mining. Minea examined and reported on. Special, attention vee to the placing of BRTISH NORTH AMER Incorporated by Royal Charter, Pald-Up Capital 94,866,666. Reserve Fund 1,387,000 London Ofice: 8 Clements’ Lane, Lombard 8. Court of Biresiores rode, Jobn James Cater, Gaxpant Farrar, ard [eG ‘gamit H Fetenry Ed. Arthur endal! sford, Fred- 2 Ge jeorgs Se Ny vine Hend Ofiice seer Canada, St, ‘anon, os, Mont- eal. ‘Srocawa! i enorat Manager. Branches in Canada. London, Rrantfor, Harton, Toronto, Kini fon, Gite Montrow stuebec, § St. John N. fe do’ nnipeg, Non, dericton, N. it, Hollies, N. 8 fia, Voncover Halltax, B13, Trail ana sloean Ciey, nts In the United States, eo: Traers National Bank, a1 and Old xefioual Bank. New York: (Os Wall street) mand Welsh, ‘San Frenciaco, ar Sansome St rwet) ‘H. M.J. MeMicheel aud u J. KLMaLEy, Inspecto.r Reaaland, Mining Prop ae ; ROBSLAND, B.C. Cable address, “Parker; Rossland.” Moreing and Neal and Bedford McNell's.Codes. London Bankors. The Bank of England and Messrs. Glyn & Co, Foreign Agents. Bank of Liverpool. oni of Australia. New Australia, Live: union Fan jond, Gmori Ss. L. Long, C.E. Provincial Land and Mine Surveyor. — Expert Draughting and Bruce Printing. OFFICE! STONE BLOCK. P. 0. Box 743, ROSSLAND, B. C. w. E. DEVEREUX) Late of C .P. R.and Union Mine R’ys. and Engineer of the Mines. Provincial Land Sarveyoer. ported on and Surveys mate. Over Rolt & Grogan’s, Columbia Ave. Me Mines Re-|® o Zestan fs, China, and. Je apa, Chattered “tereantilo fenk o oftnaie, Landon ‘and Chine, agra Bank, Ltd, Tndles, Colonial Ran ris, Harousrty ‘crausee Co, Lyons, Credit Eyon! Ww. T. OLIVER, Mer., Roastand, TRE MERCHANTS BRN Halifax. of Halife ‘1860 Se PITAL, PAID-UP Hea Orrice, HALIFAX, N.8. Director rs. 3.8. Kenny, Esa, president: Thos _Ritenie, Bog. Yi erp ee Wiebe! Durvers un a. 84-5 Ww Sey Smith, Esa: on it fallen EG David’ Museen: D Dynesin, Ceahilor Mont nL, Pense, Manager: enTs anes ont Reene Ave. and St. Teiering Streets AGENCIES IN NOVA arenas adnbgonish, Bridgewater, Guys don- gerry. unenburg, SeittetacH ams Co. pees corner J. ", McKenzie, M, B., McGill, Montreal, Physivian, Surgeon and A Truro. Weymouth. AGENCIES IN NEW BRUNSWICK. Bathurst, Dorchester, Fredericton, Kingston ‘Kent Co.) Moncton, Newcastle, Suckville, Woodstock. AGENCIES IN, TAINGE KDW ABD, ISLAND, jEigential or the Royal College of Physician, Surgeons, Edinburgh, Licontial of the as Any of Physlolane und Surgeons, Glasgow, Specialty made of Rye waa es Diseases. Orrics: SMITH-HEWITT BLOCK. Watch Makers. why the C. P. R. did-not open- ita smelt- er was for thelptirpose: ‘of emphasising RBANK, one: door west of Allan House, Golumble av B ita argument against the { the Kettle’ rmiway: ‘charter to ‘an Am- erican-company; >Whether that is true or not;Tratk wats nearly ‘depopulated two nionthsbefore-the charter was gran ted as'itid-now. ‘It would be: as’ reas- onable‘for-Trail' to advance: the argu- ment that the granting-“of: that- charter has driven many of Trail’s - itiz to Plumbers. Gli. Watipe, practical sanitary pluraber, cor kane atreet and Columbia avenue, “Phone W, R. Beatty, UNDERTAKER .AND ENBALMER OPEN DAY AGENCY IN NU and Soo Pacific The Superior Service Line —AND—— Direct route from Rossland aud all KOOTENAY Points. —TO ALL—— PACIFIC COAST EASTERN anp EUROPEAN POINTS. -ALBO TO——— Klondike.and Yukon... Gold Fields Traine leave Rossland. d: y and make direct connections. ‘Tourist Sleepers Sunday) to eastern’ Canadian’ and Unit; ed States points. Reduced rates effective at present: For further particulars apply to— A. B. MackX ENZIE, Agt., Rossland. Cc. W. MOUNT, : 10. & W. Ry. Agt, Roseland. © ‘|W. FP. ANDERSON, Traveling Passenger Agent, “Nelson. J.. COYLE, District Passenger Agent, Vanconver. t OREN EB Bt, John's. AGENCIES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. Rossland, Vanconver. BANKRBS AND CORRESPONDENCE. Dominion of Conada, Merchants Bank of mada, New York, Chneo Saiéanl Back, Boston, National Hide nd Leather Bank Awertean Exebenge ‘ational ank, reale D on the Baw of Peebtiand, Bank of B Chicsgo, Paris, France London, england; 3 John M. Smith Manager, Rossland. is AND NIGHT. _ATTSNDANCE Apptication for Liquor License. the Klondike: i up the American inining camp Republic to the | ¢ commission injury of Trath- - Mining meh; not only ofthe boundary | 3 country‘but bf the Kootenay -want com-' OFice 18 WaREDY Given that I will “eis at oard pe conte tail in th ate Hotel, situs sthcuvision of Disteiet tot 680, in the City of Tossiand yated, Feb.28, 1898. _ MW. McExop. deting lites of railway ‘in this section of ‘Phe mi freight | rate will néver:come-ad long as‘the “peo-' ple concerned are at the-mercy.of one JNOticE is teneny atveN that Twill apply nt the next altting of the Hoard of Tleense com | siistaoners for the © fity, of Hoaslaed for-a He cenre ti 0 sell Lig ora by ra iL in ene syremives Rnowiias§ as the Klondi! fe hatet, sity on Jot ing ‘man ix or the. Koutemays:is partial-to'the ‘build: ing up any American town:. ‘There is No sentiment oftHat ‘eort ‘here! They want toget-theirore'td the best: market by the dhespést rote.’ ‘They are‘not in the realestate business and are not: booming any body’s town. ~~ We would saggest'to ‘the ‘kickers: in ‘Trail that. they now. petition the Domin- ion government toput s clause in the K, | 1 R. V. railway charter forbidding D. C. Corbin's ‘company to charge ‘a lower | bloc! freight rate than that of the C. P. R. of Distri oa 4, Block 42, sv strier tot City No Delay. Money to lean on Mortgages and Colatersl 80- curities, apply T. Gregson & Cu. AUCTIONEERS AND VALUERS. Advances made on Consignments. Notaries, Convoyancers, ete, + Dated Feh. 26, 1898, + . P.O. Rovier OTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN thatT ar a the next sitting of the Boa: Cum rales ners. for a licenee to ‘et i Lepremises known a8 th Tenet Hotes? siiuated on lots 21 and. ‘D, Diack 2 lanbdisision of District lot 585 in‘the City of Rossland. A. Klockmann, iy at Dated March.1, 1898. ven that wo mm ged om for a i. the premi: Hated ante on lobe, t lot 685 in the City of Roxaiai sted bareh 2, 1898. D. W. Morgan @ Co. The ‘Victoria papers are rt a falling off in the“Klondike trade... The : BeGheES SOCIETIES cream of the Klondike 1 was cap-- tured by,Seattie. Victoria lost.the-bus- iness because she-failed.to reach out for it in time; and is pursuing the same pol--)J° icy toward this section of British Comm bis. , She: manifests a spirit of semi- realization of the vast. weath: that is being deveboped in southern Britieh Col- uambia,.but her papers.publish’ with an “I told you,go,” .air, dispatches. telling of the ‘Oh, be joyful]. spirit in Spokane |.’ over the granting ofthe K.R. V. char- ter. Victoria must hustle -for the bus- iness. . Get your railroad in to ua, es- tablish closer business relations with as- and you may also rejoice. ———— Joxeph' Maiti denies’ the statements published in thé-Wiunipeg and Toronto papera‘that He intends to enter provin- cial politics. —_— Rates Cut in Half. Until further notice the Canadian Pa- cific wil) gell ticketa to all points east at about balf the regular rates. A. B, MacKenzix, Ticket Agent. Big ship of.-hat ‘6 best ». OF: meats eve! Visiting ia hn Kirkup, § commen. Loage meets on the rentag. ‘Of Be Size’ ‘phussaay ‘month at Baso: nie Hall, | Rossland, Talting Deethred are are cordially fae vited to tond. P. McCraney, Secreta: K..0TM— Red Moontain Tent No. 4 meet < ist, Ma and sth, Wednesday of Poach mouth In Society Hall. The ‘ Waterloo® Hotel /TRAIL, B. C. Mrs. Reynolds, Proprietress enant Rates ¢2°Per Day. First-Claee Furnished Rooms With or Withont Board. Smith Curtis BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, NOTARY PUBLIC ETC. 26} Columbia Ave. Rossland, B.C and others—just opened at-Hanter Bros. A fall linetof shoes on band.at Huuter Spring! ary ey Hunter Bide. ‘ary: goods arriving daily he Subscribe for the-———————_:: Evening Record RNTALAND, BO, Cc. M.: Weller, : PRACTICAL PLUMBER All work attended to promptly Office and shep corner Columbia Spokane street. W.S.JONES Custom Broker Real Estate Agent. Office with Rossland Water & Light Co. Columbin Ave. Rossland. A. B. FINDLEY, D.D.S., L.D.S, Graduate of the Philadelphia Dental Stussi block, Roseland. B. C.. E, S. TOPPING, TRAIL. B.C. Has Mining Propertics for sale or bond on Lookout mountain, Beaver reek, North Fork of the Salmon, Decr Park and all parts of Columbia basin. Also lots at Trail and Deer Park. Will examine properties, will buy stock fur outside investors and wil) protect them from wild cats, BRICK. college nud Hospital of Oral Surgery. | ABANK QF MONTREAL. Gapital, All Bald opi * art 029,000 $,000,000 SIR DONALD A. SMITH HON, GEO... Ae PRUBT IO: E8, eral Mau yaaa o Rosstand. Branch.; Branches in LONDON (England) NEW YORK CHICAGO. And in the Principal Cities in Canada, Buy and Sell Sterling Exchange and .Cablo * ‘Transers, Grant Coinmercial and Trevellers Credits available in any part of the world. DRADTS ISSUED, COLLECHIONS KADE, ETC, 8.6 Fraser, Manager. * Jaocd, FToover, President: A.J. Ross, vicepres- re Sreel attention pala to mints eserows, SPOKANE Wal TO PROSPECTORS.. © We are ma ties and are daily INCORPORATING propositions in all Districts of B. CG. Tressury .stocks ¢)) listed East. For further par- ticulars apply to L. C. DILLMAN, .11 & 12 Bherwood Blk. Spokane, Wash. Miners’ Livery Stable NELSON, B.C. PACK AND SADDLE HORSES. FEED AND SALE STABLE JOHN M. BURKE Will examine and report on mines FiretclansgBullding be Erick at:MODERATE | ALEX LARSCN, } stocai s being sold. for sale, and also on mines of which if my reports ar found not to be correct I will Tefand all moneys invested cu same. JOUIN M. BUBK ee THD EXUEANGE RATIONAL BANK Cu pital 2250,000.00 Surplus and Cadivided Profits $50,060. |° king a Specialty of: stocking gonl mining. proper- SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE ‘ ore! COEUR d'ALENE. MINES, PALOUSE, LEWISTON, WALLA WALLA, BAKER CITY MINES, PORTLAND, SAN- FRANCISCO, And all points east and south, Only line east via Salt Lake and Dens 3r. Steamship tickets to Europe and other for eign countries. SPOKANE TIME Daily to: St. Panl-and-dnily (except) {CRIPPLE CREEK GOLD NINES, Ei When Going East ~ Uses firet class line in travelin tween Minneapolis, St. Pant an engo, and the principal tuwns in tral Wisconsin. Pallnan Palace Sleeping and Chair Car in service, The Dining cara.are operatedin the ins terest of ite patrons, the most elegant service ever ingugnrated, verved g In carte To obinin first ¢! lave service, your ] should read via , Heket ticket agent or w rite Jas C-Ponn, General Fars, Agent, MILWAUKEs, Wig Cen- Meals ore or Jas. A. Clock, General Agent, M6 Stark Sticet, PORTLAND, On, Be Trading Co,, Lid. +teamor © cinterpa tiene "and! a sis ‘Kovtenay Take and River ‘Time Card, in effect 12th July, 1847, to chanre wiht notien, wis A fuble ve M er trains of N.e Fe Sort. Keseland and Sp muboite cherhed to Al Kelso for Nel with’ all parsen to and Poets Neketb sold aud ortbport 12: cept Sunday amet Koalan New Bervice on Kootenay Lake. Jeave Nelsou for Kuslo, ets » Ti Wed. nerdy, Thursday, Frid Sturiay atin mee Arrive Kaslo, 12:20 pm. Lee fe, Mont o Kaslo, Saturday @ Boundary, ‘Sunday jonners Ferry, Su) ive Kasto, bi connection at Boe pofore leaving for Bon ALEXANDER “Rata; Bit. ih duly. eer 3 can ms Going to: Chicago To Anywhere East: ° f you ure, cee that your ticket fom Minudapolise bt Paul 8 79H te readsvia |THE NORTH-WESTERN: LINE =: G. ST: . M. & 0. RY.- (8) first-class ‘trains les 1 ond! & Braud for Chivago on arrival een ie Suecess is its w: uiyalent for baad ‘Tra in W. H.-MRAD, General Agent. 248 Waahingtan Bt. F.C. RAVAGE, Portia’, Oregon. ‘Traveling Agent. No, 3 fast. mat} departs. | No.4 fast. mail arrives. No.6 Walta : Ft. . No. 2 fast freight depart: xe 22 fast freight arrives For through tatets s and further Information apply to ©. 430 Riverside oe Spokane, Wash., . H.M. ADAMS, Gex. -AeEst. W. H. HURLBTRT, ‘Gen. Pass. AG’r., Portland, Ore: Occan steamers leave Rortlaud every four daye for Ban Francisco, Dodwell,” Carliil & Co. Gen Agta N #8 3 Co Portland, Ore. KASLO & SLOCAN-RY. TIME CARD. Bubject to change without notice. Trains run on Pocific standard thine. Arte 20 pm. 2h &.m. South Fo read Ul a prow m2. Walliewater m. r Lake Neduigan: - Cody Junction, CODY LINE. a pith 15 a.m. ‘Leave 11.25 a.m; GEO. F. COPELAND, Leave 8.00 am. _ Kaslo o 10.18 Arrive 00's a.m. ve 10.00a.m. Werle. 1120 a.m. ROBERT IRVING, G.F.& PA THE WEEKLY RECORD Will be Issued Every THURSDAY MORNING v, Superintendent |... AS CIES. QR: SS CivstoNe PRES The Fast Line TO All Points The Dining Car Route via Yellowstone Park. THE SAFEST AND BEST. Solid Vestibuled Trains. + Equipped with Pullinan Palace Care, +. Elegant Dining- Cars Modern Day Coaches, Tourist Sleeping Cars Through Tickets to al! points in the Steamship tickets to all parte of the world, TICKETS: To" JAPAN AND CHINA via TACOMA and NORTHERN PACIFIO 8. 8B. Co. ‘Trains depart from Spokane. west bound, Zenst bound, For inf sly Bean Untereta EB, W. Rurr, Agt. Red Mt: BY. 3:40 P.) 7:00 A 1s, mapsand tickets and. its con BBS, ‘General, Agent Fipokaue, Wasp. . Ger ne saess, 2a Agent, jorrigon Bt, cor, rd. riiand, Oregon. Atlantic Steamship Ticets. If bound for Europe, or.cesiring to bring out friends~ or relatives’ from Europe, do not fai).to call on the near- est Canadian Pacific Railway agent. oF communicate with A.B. MACKENZIE, C. P.R, AGT Roseland. - WM Stitt, Gen SS Agt., Winnipeg> international . Navigation and . sinise an oR otnts daily it UNITED STATES AND CANADA. Le Roi, Iron M. Oluft, ive and Let Live Is the Motto of the RECORD. ‘JOB OFFICE *Concentrates. tne ore milled Our Pri: es are-too close to'take. any_.chances:: on ~ losses” 601 our work will be -C.O.D. We are now located in our Fire Proot Building- and: hav ¢as complete a { JOB OFFIGE | As there is.in the Kootenays. New Tyrs MK New PRESSES Goop WoRKMEN. All Work will be ready when Promised|?: Veal chops. Sugar . Hungarian flour. Spokane flonr.. FULL COUNT GUARANTEED Greamery butter. We have a WIRE STITCHER, NUMBERING MA- Dairy butter. CHINE and lots of new-type; and are prepared to print Ei Mining Prospectuses, In a Substantial Manner and Artistic. Styla st prices which |" will warrant the work being done at-home. .WE.. CAN PRINT... .. Bill Heads Note. Heads'| Busiress Cards. Wedding Cards ‘Letter Circulars .., Envelopes: - Note Circulars Dodgers Hangers Posters: Briefs Programs Stock Certificates, Bills of Fare and in fact anything. and Letter Heads Statements’ ie Visiting: Cards Hotel Trac! everything in tho Job Printing line. peospeciore axes. Prospectors’ picks. ledges We will give you good value for your money; but muts|3 have it, so.do not ask Credit. Call and:get estimates on anything you-want-dune. You Cannot Save Money By Sending Your Work Away. RECORD JOB OFF ICE * DAILY RECORD OFFICF, Counter acales. The market keeps firm. are steady and vary very little. and butter has advanced a little, but now promises to hold steady. Regard- ing fruit the market is flush. FRESH MEATS. Tea according to quality CANNED GOODS. MISCELLANEOUS. Ore Shipments and Dividers. The ore shipments to various «melters {vom the principal mines tur the ast week cnding Oct, 9 were: 1,200 tons 76 tons 20 tons 1,205 Shipments of ore to smelters from ay 1 to Sept. 20 were as follows: From Senuéey 14 to June 84 tnclusive in thecamp was as fol- EEEEEEEEEEE PEEEER SSSRRRRRLRKRRRRLKTRS. - 3 1s 2 3|8 ——- ROSSLAND RETAIL MARKET. Lemons Are Tighter than Ever Before---Sel- ling for $6 per Case. Fresh meats Flour 12 er Ib 16 Be GROCBRIZS AND PROVISIONS. w¥ Pit per ib. TEAS AND Ci FEES. -25 per lb. 25 Bet Ib. -60 per lb. 25, Oe per lb. per case. VEGETABLES. $1.25@1.60 per sack. 2 per Ib. FRESH FRUIT. -€1.25 per case, . 2.00 per box. . 6.50 per box. . 4 per lb. « 6 per lb. + 2 per Ib. 1 per lb. DRIED AND FLESH FISH. Smelts. cake Superior Trout .123¢ per lb. 5 La Ib. 26 per lb. -20 per lb. 50 cach. .15@ = .18 per Ib HOUSEHOLD UTENSILS. -$10.00@25.00 each. - 8,00 each. --4@ 1.50@3.60 each. 1.50 each, 1.50 each. .50 each. 5.00@10.00 doz. 16 per Ib, 75 @ 85pr. 12.00 per doz. RCSSLAND. ‘This office and the citizens of this ylcinity are constantly re- eciving inquiries concerning: this section of the country which are diticult to answer by letter, so the Recorp gives the following information for tho benefit of all: Rossland is situated in British Columbia, eight miles from the international boundary line be- tween Canada and the “United: States, Itis reached from the north via the Canadian Pacific ‘to - Arrowhead, on the Columbia river, from there tu Trail by steamer, and from Trail to Ross- land by the Columbia & Western railway. From the south via Spokane, Washin; by Shares, $1.00 Each. the: Colville Indian Reservation spected at any time:by anyone. Harry: P.. Jones, . PRESIDENT. The Eureka Consolidated Mining Coe? Capitalization: $1,000,000. 500,000 Shares Treasury Stock. This Company. owns the Eureka and Eldorado Mining OClaimg an _.. ! near ‘the International Boundanyit 1 Line between Rossland «nd Northport. They can be examined or-in- All Individual:Stock Pooled until January 1, 1899: Limited amount of the Treasury Stock is now being offered ab):the: * very low price of 10 CENTS PER SHARE the proceeds of: which’ will be spent in developing the property: of the company..: For further information address or call_upon J. .@: Coe,” BEORETARX. P. O. BOX.225, ROSSLAND, B. ©. Falls & cause aid G Columbia & Red Mountain railways, Rossland has forty hotels; with bars, eating and lodging rooms, and a dozen restaurants; : There are three weekly. newe- . papers and two dailies. All. other branches of business. are » well represented. ‘The popula-. tion is variously cstimatel from. 6000.to 7 Board ery lodging at the: ho- tels, $2 to $3 per day. Meals 25. to 50 cents. Furnished rooms,: $2.50 to $7. per week.- ‘Itis useless to write. and ask - ifany particular business .would pay here. Everybody must be his own judge and take bis own chances, hile there is not work tor all who iaquire, most sober, indus- trious persons who really wish to work have so far been. able..to . obtain it. We would not advise any man to land here ‘‘broke”. without friends, although many who have: done so are doing well, This camp is now settling down on a business basis. The is engaged not only working. the mines and conducting the busi- ness of the town, bit are buying. or bonding and developing min- ing property; buying and selling - real estate; building bhouzes for rental purposes, prospecting and taking prospectors. Many are . heresimply looking on in won- derment. We bélieve it will go on and on until Rossland can boast of a population ef 50,000. After that it will probably settle down to 8 proposition of a pay British Clumbia Smelting and: Refining Gompanvy. Is now. prepared to. buy ; GOLD. SILVER“: AND.COPPER- ORE-— Trail roll but not for a few years. There are plenty: of money here from all sections of the globe; but the Office and works at B.C. are from the United States, with Canada largely intereated. ‘The history of the camp reads like a fairy tale, and the fabulous riches are scarcely excelled by the imaginary “King Solomon's Mines,” We will not attempt to discuss the mines in a single ar- ticle, as we have been writing about them for nearly three years and have not been able to keep up with them, The ore sbip- ments speak for themselves. The towa has won an enviable reputation for law and order, It is sttpplied with waterworks aud electric lights. ‘The main street is giaded and ten blocks are built up with two and three-story busi- nesshouges. For turther information come and seo for yourself, or subscrihe for the Dawty or WEEELY BEcorD. BEFORE The Recerd Job Office was put in the people of Rossland were 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 work, full count, prompt de- livery and be saved money by tronizing tht patron eECORRD JOB OFFICE Mining Property For . Sale... ||’ The Undersigned has oe a Prospects For Sale a. Reasonable Figures. Will Give Working Bonds. J. L. WILSON, Grand Union: Hote MAP OR A NEWSPAPER curr IF 80} ADDRESS} ALLEN A. SMITH, ‘TIMES BUILDING, CHICAGO. Retme and submit Furs Wanted. The Providence Fur Compan: : dence, R. L, wants al ‘kinds any, Prove Tewhure, ekins, ginseng, sent ‘ &o, + Prices Alon next xt sixty days are as ne follows: pEepe Seseeeeeg) se 3 8 Price-list on all other fora ‘and- skins" farnished upon arelal select Fall Poa and WILL GIVE. WORKING. BONDS. J. J. ‘ _Henager end Alex Rages have minin, the Notice is hereby given that I will apply at the next sitting of the Board of License Commissioners for the City of Rossland, for a license to sell liquor by retail in ‘the premises known as the PacificHotel situated on lots 11 and 12, in block 27, subdivision of district lot 535, City ot Rossland. Dated Jan: 22, 1898. Joun Warson. United States Consulate. . TO ALL WHOM i7 HAY CONCERN. it known “that the government cof the tablished « Consular Rossland Consular, Agent of the ge United State rowland: BC., Subscribe for ~~ THE RECORD. South belt, on Ted spountain, Oclum- bia mountain, Murphy creek, Sullivan creek, Wild Horse, Champion creek and Waterloo, in groups from one to nine claims, on which a working bond will begiven'upon reasonable terms. Call on them at Clark, Good & Co. Golumbis avenue, Rossland. tt Wanted.: ANGLO-AMERICAN MINING & LN- VESTMENT CO. The Rookery.:. § Spokane, Wash. Interests in Trail Civek roperties of merit for Fovelopment work, tiall’ ey Custom--House “Blanks THE RECORD - OB Orricz i Has 2 full line of Oustom Hose Bianky - Lateat and Approved Forms§ . RECORD OFFICE BRICKLAYING Notice is hereby given that 1 willat the next sitting of the Board of Li- cenee Commissioners for the City of All kinds of brick, stone and cement work. done by-H.: brick- } x, land, apply for license to sell lauora® bye retail in the premises known asthe Headquarters Hotel, on lot 25, block D. District let A 585, City of layer, Office at the gun and lock- Shop. - Alley back of Windsor. Dated Deo. 14, 1896. QM; | Warsow. j 318.00 2 i tg.00 nr