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VOL, I, NO; 186,

WANT COLUMN,

leents.a line. for the first Insertion: and five
4 eants o-line thereafter.

BUSINESS PHRSONALS,

“Br having your washing sent to
the R

SITUATIONS WANTED,

WANTED — First-class bookkeeper
d office man wauts employment.
it of Ferererioe, Also had snpiters:
experience in grocery store. ~ L.
: Panitie hotel, tf tf

Jaundry you take nd
w i wit!
flannela. Three doors east of pestoffice.

Everypay brings “new custumers
to _ Lalonde, It stands to reason
that when aman makes boots and shoes
ae specialty, that it must be the right

Ouse,

*RUOMA VOR KENT.

}For Renr—Fine furnished com-
brtable rooms for rent. Apply to Im-
berial Cigar Store, Spokane street. tf

’For Runt — Elegantly getalshed

oms, plastered and well heated.
tol avenue, south of the Allan.

>. For Rent.—Shack,
ntry, small cellar.
ware store,

two rooms,
Travers hard-

FUB SALE,

; Barr & RHEA have opened a hay,

Frain, and feed sto-e in the Le Roi
Btables. Their prices command. at-
fention, It will pay you to call on
Pthem. TtE

For -Satg—A violin, $18. Apply.
. at Recorp office.

¥or SaLE—A complete outiit for a

For the gi and, finest assort-
ment of boots and shoes go to Lalonde
the ag boot and shoe store.

~ Gur the Recor every night by
carrier for 25c per week. Leave orders
at the office.

Go direct to Lalonde’s boot and shoe
store, for rubber boots aud rubbers, A
large just been.

Ox, Say! go and get one of those
chest protectors, fast received at
Fraser's, the people's popalay druggist,
and keep your eyeon wiudow. for
ly changes, tf

Tus Evenina Recorp delivered by
carrier, 25c per week, tf

SSS

WILL REFINE THE MATTE HERE

Important ‘Addition to the- Trail
Smelter.

TO BEGIN WORK AT ONCE

Will Handle the Full Output of
~ the Sraelter.

TRAIL, Feb. 1.—(Special to the Rec-
oRD.)—One of the most important ad-
ditions to the amelter yet planned will
be commenced tomorrow. It will be
8 refining plant for all the matte pro-
duced at the smelter.

work.
le flannels to
tion, “No clothes are lost.

not-
forget the place. 11

tf | or two months time.

He: fe all the matte has been
sent to the states to be refined, bat
when the new addition i I

ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1. 897.
SS

4 SMELTER FOR NORTHPORT.

Toronto People Make a Large In-
vestment in That Town.

The deal for that part of the town-
site of Northpert, known as Bishop's
farm to Montreal and Toronto’ capi-
talists, has been concluded.

These men bave ulready commenced
the preliniinary organization ef a com-
pany to erect # one million dollar
emelter that will handle 1000 tons of
ore per day. f

While itis certain that the property.
has changed hands no authentic re-
port has been received as to the exact
cost of the smelter, although the ar-
ticles. of incorporation call for the
erection of a. smelter at Northport and

IS THERE A FIGHT BREWING?

PRICE 5 CENTS

Changes in Steamer Connections

at Nelson.

WHAT THE CHANGE MEANS

The Canadian Pacific Unifies Its
System in the South.

Trail, Feb. 1—[Spevial to the
Bexcorp.]—There are indications that
the ption of control of the Co

the property h
part of the assets.
ar
THE EUREKA DISTRICT,

25 Miles ot Kettle Falls, on

is Pp
that work will be done here. The
plant will be completed in six weoks

country newspaper, either W ig
> ton eight column hand press or seve:
, Selump Army press. Apply to RECORD

” office.

TOBAUCO AND GIGARS.

Patnonize home iadustry:. Smeke
E ; K

For SaLe—A livery barn and
clear title to loton which it. is located
for sale ut a bargain for cash. Apply dt

is office, ; 16-t1

For SALE.—A business in good lo-
cation, Will sell balf or all. Inquire
office. ti

For SaLe—Freight teams for sale
with or without sleds or wagons, Ap-
ply at this office. + Ltt

and. Rossland
Favorite cigars, made in Rossland. tf

The of the refining plant
will be the entire output ofthe smel-
ter, which will, when the additions to
the smelting plant are completed,-|
be the product of 600 tons a day.

SmoKE British Lion and Mainland
ci,
site Bank of Montreal.
WantEp—Everybody te smoke the

Fleur de Vallens cigar. Vancouver
Cigar Store,

BATES.

rs, Vancouver Cigar Store, eppo-|-

a
SEEKING GOLD IN CARIBOO.

Extensive Developments Are Under
Way in That Famous District

John Bowron, government agent

For Sate—Warm cabin, convenient-
ly located.—Apply at Recorp office. 1

Batus—Ladies’ entiance to the
new Baths from the European ‘Hetel.

and gold i for the district
ef Cariboo, British Columbia, with

Losr,

BATHTUBS.

ters at Barkerville, and who
has lived at Barkerville 35 years, has

A Sirver watch and gold chain
on the night of Dec. 31, between Ross-
land and ‘Trail. Finder will be = re-
+warded by leaving same with Suck-
ling Brothers, McGregor Block.

Lost—Between Trail “and Rossland
a heavy gold chain and locket. Liberal
reward will be paid to finder by leaving
game at this office. :

Baturooms fitted up with tubs and
marble basins, all kinds and styles.
All work personally attended. ©. M.
‘Weller, sanitary plumber. 'Phone 27.

been in the g service there
S3lyears. Speaking of the district, he
eaid: %

“The Cariboo distrigt isin « flourish-

Spee

PHYSICIANS.

Dr. Fortn bas opened his office next,
door to Custom House, 1m

« Lost—Ladies gold watch and chain
Wednesday between the Red Moun-
tain depot and town. A liberal: re-
ward will be paid to the finder. Leave
at this office, 29-tf

DENTISTS.

Dr. Finzey,- dentist, Stussi' Block.

ing condition ae regards’ mining: «e-
velopment. On my way j out Ofrom
Barkerville on the stage, I passed no
less than 40 or 50 teams bound inward
with hydraulic piping, other mining
apparatus and supplies: The road
from Barkerville:to-Ashcroft, on the
Cc

DRUGGISTS.

, Lost—Between Trail and
‘@ purse with a pair of. earrings and
finger ring, also contained ladies pic-
ture, A suitable reward will be paid
for same. James Anderson, Trail, 29tf

Grorce A. Fraser, the People's
popular druggist, is the sole agent for
Smith's silver trusses. Try one.

Groger A, Fraser, the People’s

dian Pacific, is 300 miles long,
and the journey is made by the sledge
stage at this time of the year in four
days. The.snow at Barkerville is a
foot and a halfdeep. This is one of
the mildest winters we have ever ex-

PRKSON AL,

dat Barkerville. The snow

popu r aS
he largest assignment of French per-
fumes ever i into Rossland. tf

Dancine—Professor Dreyfous gives
private dancing lessons every day.

CONFRUTIONERY,

ly you want the Rossland Damy
REcORD in Spokane, go to KE. M. Shaw
ork, A. Thomas & Co. -

JOB YRKINTING,
"Fine work at reasonable prices at
the Review Printing House. Get your

Work done at home and save duty and
freight. < tf

Ger your printing done at the-Re-
view Printin, Haqyee, the only exclu-
aive job printing office in West Koote-

y. No finer work done in the Prov-
ince. We make a specialty of stock
oxrtificates, prospectuses, and all kinds
of mining printing.

BUILOING~ MATERIALS.

mabcsdreite Lumber — We sell
cheaper than any others. Thu British
Columbia Mill Company. *

D#Hsaxaan,

Movine—If you have household
goods to . ove calla Red Star

Canpir8—Fine French
made daily by the Rossl.

candies

lies un the ground in the Cariboo dif-
trict from four to five months each
year. On my journey out the snow
line was passed about 25 miles north
of Ashcroft.

n Candy
Co., Columbia Avenue, opposite the
nd Union. tf

sLIVBRY STABLES,

“If halt the mining concerns are
opened in the district that it is
claimed will be opened during the

Horses—‘et your saddle and pack
horses at the Red-Star Stables.

ing year, there will not be
enough men in the district todo the
work d..-Many foreign eom-

Steicus—The Red Star Stables
make a specialty of sleighing parties

OTELS,

Tue Letanp,_ Columbia avenue.

Go to the St. Lawrence hotel tor the
finest furnished rooms in the city.
Mrs. H. Varker, Prop. 7-Im

woop,

panies are opening _ extensive
hydraulic claims on various

| groupe, two of which run $160 and

the Reservation.

-| the cause oj the changes which have

James Clark, who recently resigned
as superintendent of the War Eagle
mine. says the showing in the Eureka
canap, 25-miles west of Kettle Falls,
Wash., has the largest surface showing
he ever gaw. He is just in receipt of a

lvmbia and Kootenay steamer line by
thé Canadian Pacific railway com-
pany today is the beginning of a con-
test between the Canadian. Pacific
and the Nelson & Fort Sheppard rail-
way which y is

occurred is not known.,

Heretoforé .the Columbia and
Kootenay steamer line made connec-
tions with the Neleon & Fort Shep-
pard railway at Five Milo Point, east
of Nelson, and traffic enjoyed the ad-

number of assays from the

$208 im gold from the ‘surfacs. The
ledge is df 47 feet across. This yroup
consists of the Jim Blaine and the Re-
public claims,» They are. owned by
himself, his brother Dennis, Robbins &
Long, Phil Crasor and ‘thomas Ryan.

He is also interested in the Lene-Pine,
which has amammeth lead, showing 200
feet wide om the surface. Mr. Clark
says that an average assay clear across
the ledge gave $26 in-gqld.

Twenty feet of a tunnel has been run
in the vein. A crossout tannel.is being
driven tr cut.the vein, I¢is now in 80
fest and it fs expected tha ledge will be
cut in 20 feet more. It is a free mil-
ling proposition and arrangements will
be made in the early spring to put ina
stamp mill. .

Mr, Clark says within 60 days he will
gotothe camp and thereafter give

his 1

rs tosuch a yp
tive arrangement. Since’ the ccm-
pletion of the Red Mountain railway
there eas been an all rail route from
Nelson to Rossland.

Now the, of the Columbi
and Keotenay Navigation line will
not connect with the Nelson and Fort
Sheppard railway at Five Mile point,
and that railway company has made
new with the
International and Alberta.

This:change means that the busi-
ness of Kootenay lake district will
hereafver pass over the railway run-
ning between Nelson and Robson,and:
theude ‘by ateamen, for-tho prosont to’
Trail.

By this

en

NICHOLSON Is* BURIED

The Victim of the Red Eagle Ex-
plogion is Laid to Rest,

Joseph Nicholson, aged 36, a native
of California, died” Saturday evening
at Dr. Bowes’s hospital from injuries
received Friday noon in the Red Eagle
aiine explosion after remaining un-
conscious for thirty-two hours, His
funeral took place yesterday at 3 p.m,
trom Whites’ undertaking parlors to
Sunnyside. cemetery, The Rey.
H. Irwin conducting the services at
the grave, Mr. Nicholson having been
a member of his congregation.

———
THE MILITIA CORPS,

The roll was opened thie morning
for the organization of a militia corps,
which will be comprised of 50 men,
the first to be established in Kootenay.
W. 8.Weeks, who is familiar with such
matters has it in charge and the roll is
now at his office awaiting signatures
of those who desire to join.

———
PERSONALS.

C. M. Smith, of Spokane, is at the
Collins.

D,-E. McLaughlin, of Winnipeg, is
at the Hotel Allan.

John R. Cvok is back from a short
trip to Bossburg.

C. 8. Burnett, of Seattle, isa guest -
at the Grand Union.

A. B. McKenzie returned Satugday
ov ig from the Slocan. “

- GC. Black was among Saturday's
arrivals from the south.

E. A. Rolf left this morning for
Spokane on week's business trip.

O. P. Jeldness left today for the
reservation tu look at his properties.

Judge W. H. Reid was among this
morning's south bound passengers for
Tacoma. a #

C. E. Huff, of Grand Forks, is in
the city aud is stopping at the
Windsor.
~—S. hb. Phutmas™ of “Winnipeg, repre-

renting Bryan & Lee, is in the city

hustling trade.

made with the Columbia and Koot-
enay Navig pany’s
which ply between Arrowhead) and
Robson. By securing this navigation

pany’s lines.of the Can-

these p i

————
~: LADIES’ AID CONCERT.

Will Take Place at Dominion Hall
Friday Evening.

The Ladies’ Aid Society, ot Ross-
land, will give a concert in the
Dominion hall next Friday evening
forthe purpose of raising money to
aid in providing for the needy poor.
Admission 50 cents, which -will in-
clude lunch.
| The program will conzist of music
and recitation. s

After the performance the hall will
be cleared for dancing, Good music

The Cariboo Gold Fields company is
now taking in 600,000 pounds of pip-
ing to a point near Barkerville.

“The work of developing the quartz
mines of the district is gradually get-
ting under way. A number of com-
panies with ample capital are back-
ing the j The quartz is

Furt—Bay your fuel of the Red
Star Stables, ~

‘Woov—Leave you orders for wood
at the Red Star Stables, Prompt
delivery.

‘wagon,

Dsayacge—The Red -Star Transfer
company handles all kinds of freight
promptly,

‘LEAMING—If you want delivering

or teaming of any kind done call up| offi

athe Red Star Stables. Tel. No. 8,

Baacaa@e—if you have a trunk or
ibaggage of any kind you want moved,
ithe Ked Star ‘Transfer Co, will do it
promptly :

Woov—The Red Star stable people
have a steam wood saw located at east
end of Columbia avenue, All kinds of
wood constantly on hand. tf

Woov—Leave your orders for wood
at the British Columbia Mill oe
ice. 23 ti

PLUMBING.

mostly of a refractory nature, al-

ing.
—

DIED.

The infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Alexander Linaa died this morning.
The funeral will take place from the
family residence, corner of Le Roi
avenue and Davis street, at 2 o’clock
tomorrow. Interment in Laurel Hill

though there is some of it free-mill-|

will be in di
The ladies are anxious for a large
attendance, as funds are necessary to
carry on the charitable work,
———
BIG DEAL IN REAL ESTATE.

The Montreal Syndicate Sells 118 Lets
° In Two Days.

The Montreal syndicate, through J.
F. McCrae, its resident agent, eold to
Toronto and Rossland land and de-
velopment Co., organized by Weeks,
Kennedy & Co., 64 lots on Thompson
avenue. The price paid was close to
$20,000.

Sales were alsa made of 10 lots to
Miss A. G. Mosgrove, of Ottuwa and
20 to diffe this i

cemetery, Rev. Mr Ladner officiati

C. M. WELLER, practical sanitar.

Pianos—If you waut a safe or
iano moved go get the Red Star
Transfer company to do it; they are
responsible for ajl damages. :

Ir you are going to Trail 01 North-
port get a saddie horse at the” Red Star
Stable. Quick time. No feed charges. /
We get the horse back, ‘lel. No. 8

plumber, cor. Spokane street and Coi-
ii ’Phone 27. 1 tf

NUTIORS,

‘THE first annual meeting of the
harot

ART NEEDLE WORK,

To THux LapIEsS—Miss. Mosgreve, of
Ottawa,is atthe Allan, and has a
choice stock of art needle work which
she invites the ladies of land
between the hours of 2and 6 p.-m. to
Instructions given,

ine Red Star Transfer

pany
meets all out-going and in-coming
trains and will call at any part of the
city for baggage or passengers, e
never miss tne train.

CuaL,

WHO CAN ANSWER?

iF THE auetion house of Houghton &

serve streets, continues to sell their
gents furnishings, dry goods, tinware,
etc., at less than half the price others

Srove coal at Hunter Bros. at $10
_a ton

el what will become of the other
caanelelves in own? 1-20-t£

Bannett, corner Washington and Re-| Neill

ofthe Red Eagle Gold

Mining company, limited liability,

will be held at the company’s office,

Columbia avenue, Rossland, B. C., on

Monday, February 15, 1897, ate o'clock
: ion “a

and 14 lote by Weeks Kenuedy & Co.,
for the Montreal syndicate 14 lots
with a building condition annexed to
the deed.

The Toronto and Rossland Develop-
ment company is considering the
building of a cable street railway “on

., 1. ;

Ke the ensuing year.

+ Rossland, Jan. 23, 1897.
‘t. G. Exar, Sec.

Pp street and Thompson
avenue, but nothing definite hus yet
been done.

‘The first meeting of the trustees of
the Salmon River Valley Mining Com-
pany, limiced liability, will be held at
the office of Messers, Harris, Mac-

@ Deacon, Miner block, Colum-
bia avenue, Rossland, B. C., on ‘Tu
day the 9th day of February, A. D.
1897, at 4 o'clock p. m.

Dated

es- | at -he residence of Mr. De Voin on 8t.

LADIES AID MEETING.
There will be a busi ing of

adian Pacific unifies its railway and}
steamer system from Revelstoke
south.

The railway from Neleon to Rob-
son is standard gauge, and- in a few
months the railway, also standard
geuge, under construction by F. Aug.
Heinze between Robson and Trail,
will be completed. Fvllowing this
will be the extension of the Trail-
Robson road into the Christina lake
and Boundary coontry. There is no
doubt of the Canadian Pacific being
able to secure a favorable traffic ar-
rangement with the Hvinze ruads.
Some reports, of more or less dibil

E. A. Hackett, of the Northern Pa-
cific, is in the city on one of hia usual
business trips.

D. Colsky, formerly of Seattle, will
shortly engage in business here. He
is now in the city.

Ben Greenhood, of Helena, Mont.,
is in the camp for a few days looking
over the situation.

A. B. McKenzie leaves on an ex-
tended busines trip to Montreal and
Toronto on Thuraday next.

William Walley is up from Trail on
his usual semi-monthly trip for the
Frank Hanna Liquor company.

George M. Fronk, who has been
confined to his roo:;n for a month is
able to be upon the streets again.

David Lippman, a knight of the
grip, who has been here for the past
few days, left for Portland this morn-
ing.

H.R. Koapp, of the Spokesman-
Review, i home this i

ity, state that the Canadian Pacific
is really baek of the Heinze railways.
Whether these reports are-trueo: not»
there is no doubt that the relations
between Mr Heinze and the Canadian
Pacific are sympathetic. .

Thus it can be seen how important
the securing ofthe Columbia & Koot-
enay lines of steamers is to the Cana-
dian Pacific.

Asthe Excorp has stated hereto-
fore the Canadian Pacific will, in ad-
dition to the construction of new
steamers, establish a line of barges
that will haul ore in cars and other
heavy freight. By this method ore
can be hauled most of the distance
from various producing points on
Kootenay lake and other districts to
Trail without breaking bulk.

—
THE TAYLOR BOY SOLD.

AToronto Company the Purchaser
and Will Push Work.

Crawford, Anderson & Co. closed
the deal Saturday for the Taylor Buy
mineral claim to Toronto parties for
$3,000 cash.

This claim is situated in the South
Belt, five miles from Rossland, and
adjoina the Gold Bar on the svuth
and near the Sheep Creek Star.

The new owners propose to push de-

the members of the Ladies Aid society

Paul street at 3 o'clock p. m. tomor-
row. All menibers are requvsted to be

g0th January, 1897. Lucius
MILEY, Trustee. 2 1-30-10

lop work on the claim.

There are two well-defined ledges on
the property.

W. B. Willcox of Spokane, returned

present.

after sppnding Sunday in the metropo-
1s

Silverton & Co. of Trail, have leased
aproperty near the norther: hotel
on Washington street, and will open
a jewelry store.

Frank Marshall retyroed yesterday
from Ellensburg, Wash. where he
wentas 4 witness on the Johnson
murder tial._

A. H. Mitchell, of Challanor, Mitch-
ell & company, left this morning for
Victoria un # business visit and will be
absent a month.

Miss Annie Smith, of Donald, has

pted a ition of re
ator in the local office here and en-
tered on ber new duties this morning.

Joseph Coleman of the Crescent
dry goods bouse left today for Mon-
treal, Torontoand New York to pur-
chase the spring and summer stock
for hie house.

Frank R, Young, of Vancouver»
who is largely interested in several
properticswedjucent to Rossland, has
returned to the camp, after spending
a month at home,

ThomasH. Fraser, of Johannesburg,
who has been in th? camp for the
past two months, returned Saturday
from the coast, where he went to
close several deals.

Rev. Laouard Weaver. evangelist,of
Philadelphia, Ps., who bas been de-
delivering special sermons in the

f

terday occupied the pulpit of RK
Ladner. He returned to Spokane
again this morning.

Craynus Graham, who has for the
past year been employed by the Ver-
non & Nelson Telephone company,
has taken charge of the outside de-
partment of the Rossland Steam laun-
dry, He is a steady and taithful
young man, and all business intrusted

home today.

to him will be promptly attended to,