INTER NATIONAL:

MUSIC HALL.

Week Beginning Monday, Mch 21 1898

ROSSLAND’S
SOLID BUSINESS MEN.
Enterprising Business and Professional

Men Who Advortise in The
Record,

MINING DROKERS,
Dabney & Parker. The Walters Co.
Frank A. Baisd. John M, Burke.
Jennie L, Stone.
Atkinson & Co.

First Appearance

OF THE GREAT

COMEDY SKETCH
ARTISTS

John I Hanson

Mabel Drew

MADELINE

Salada. Salada.

Best, Purest,
wz=—— Choicest

ON THE MARKET,

O. M. FOX & CO.

106 E Columbia Avenue.

Have You
that

MINES AND BEAL ESTATE
John R. Cook.

GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
Hunter Bros. Houghton & Bannett
HARDWARE AND MINE SUPPLIES,

Travers Hardware Co.
DRY Goops FIRME.
The Crescent.
LIVERY STABLES.
Red Star Livery & Transfer Co.
Palace Stables.
DRUGGISTS.
Geo, A, Fraser.
STATIONERY AND WALL PAPER.
H. 8. Wallace.
MEAT MARKETS.
Russell & Haley, (Successora to P.
Burns & Co.)
OTELS,

Hotel Allan. The Leland
Dominion Hotel.

: PLUMBERS.
0. M. Weller.

LAUNDEIES.

Rossland Laundry.
STENOGRAPHERS,
Mrs. Helen L. Keys.
UNDERTAKERS,
W.R. Beatty.
BARRISTERS AT LAW.
Smith Curtiss. A. MacNish.
PHYSICIANS,
Dr. J. T. McKenzie. Dr. Edward Bowes.
(BTS.
Dr. Findley. Dr. D, E. Kerr.
FINANCIAL FIRMA,
D. M. Linnard. T. Gregeon & Co.
THEATRES.
Rossland Opera House.
GROCERS,
O. M. Fox & Co. Alex. Lynch.
MISCELLANIOUS.
A. H, Christenson, brick and stone

work,
Alex. Lareon, brick manufacturer.

- MINE COMPANIES.
Eureka Consolidated Gold Mining Co.
Canadian Gold Fields Syndicate.

HAILROAD COMPANIES,
Canadian Pacific. 0. R. & N
Northern Pacific. Kaslo & Slocan.
‘he Northwestern. Wisconsin Sentral.
International Nay. & Trade Co.
CONTRACTORS,

C. H. Henderson.

OUT OF TOWN ADVERTISERS.

L. C. Dillman, broker, oe

E.8. ‘Topping, ‘Trail, B

Trail, B. O.
Exchange National Bank, Spokane.
Allen H. Smith, Chicago.

pany,

THE NEW CANADIAN TARIFF.

Apples, 40 p.cent. Almonds, 8c. Ib.
Apblesdriad, 45 p.c. Adzes, 30 per cent.
Agate iron, 36 Asbestos, 25.
Artificial al dowers, 25.
Butter, 4c perIb. Beans, 1éc. per bi
Barley, 30 per cent. Blackberries 2c. ib.
Bank notes, bonds, bills of Ex. 35 per
ent

British Gum, 10.
Batl Teths: 30 per cent.
Boots, 26 per cent.
Barbed wire, 15.
Brass nails, etc.: 30.
Babbit metal, 10.

‘ing, 25.
rick, 2 Tr cent,
felting,
ar Iron, $7 cwt.
TASB, 10 per cent.
‘ird cages, 35.
I Buckles, pe

Klondike
‘Feeling?

“The cnse for it is a SUBSCRIPTION
70 THE ©

Rossland
Evening
Record—.

Whie': coutaina the news of tne great

Gold Fields of
Rossland.

30.

Bil rd tables, 35. Bigygies ot Paper 30
Blasting pow der, 2c. Buttons,
Brushes, 25 per cent.
Blue prints, 20.
Canned meats 25. Corn meal 26¢ Ib
Cond’d milk,334c lb. Castile soap, 2c Ib.
Cheese, 8c per Ib. Coffee, roasted 2c Ib.
Chickory,gr’n,8¢ Ib. Chickory,roasted, 4c
Cocoa ite, 4c ib. Cocoanuts $1 hund.
Cocoacut,desic’d 5¢ China, 30 per cent.
Cement, 121% cwt. Carts, er cent,
eat iron pipe, ry Coil chain, 5 pr. ct.

Goppe rwire,15 pr ct Carvers, 30 pr. ct.
ce luloid, 10 pr ct. Garbons, 15 pr.
Cane, 15 Pr ct Clothes wringers,
orks, 20 p'
yotton fabrics white, 25 pr ct.
locks, 25 pr ct. Comp. metal, 10.
otton batts, 25.

enamelled iron 30
Ext malt 25

E Essential oile 10
Earthenware 30 ngravings 20
Feathers 20, 30 ‘ruits chn'd 21
‘ish pamoked: 1clb Fish in oil 30)

laske 20 Files 30

‘ire engines, extinguishers 35 pr ct

eather bone Flannels 35

‘ur skins 1 ertilizers 10.

‘ire crackers, Fire works, 26.

Hogs, live, Lge ei. Hay ¢2 per. ton.
8, 6c Ib, loney, 3c Ib.

Hobee furniture 30.

Hair cloth, 30. Hate, 30 per cent.
Hair, 20 per cent. Hammocks, 30.
singlass, . Iilum’g oil, 25.

Ink, 25 percent. Indiarub cloth’, 8,35.
Live hogs, 1!gc lb Lithographs, 16c 1b
Labels, 35 per cent Lamps, 30 per cent
, ber. a per cent

Malt, 1be Music sheets, 10
Musical instraments, 30 per vent
Newspaper supplements, 25 per cent,
Oysters in shells, 25; in bulk. 10c gal
Poultry, 20 Photos, 20 per cent
Paper, 25 per cent Picture frames,
Pamphlets, 16c lb Print press, 10

The Waterloo Hotel

TRAIL, B. C.
Mrs. Reynolds, Proprietress

enant Rates ¢2 Per Day. First-Clase

INFORMATION
ABOUT THE MINES.

A Brief Write-up Which Will be Ex-
tended to All the Properties
{n the Camp.

LE ROI, WAR EAGLE, CENTRE STAR

Best I from

ONTK CRISTO, COLONNA AND VIRGINIA.

Those three properties are owned
by Enatern Canada capitalists and are
represented here by George Phindes
ng general imunager and Harold
Kingemill, see and tres. ‘They are
all situated on Mente Cristo mount
nbout a mile north of town.

The Monte Cristo hus over 1800 feet
of tunnel, shaft, risa and cross-cut
work, Itis provided with two com
presvora, one 7 anid one 4-drills,

Colona: Hus 1,000 feet of work and
is furnished power by the Munte Cris-
to. Forty men are employed on the
two properties.

Virginin: Over $13,000 was expend-
ed on the Virginia by former owners
Monday, Nov, 15, the late purchasert

Owners and Other
Sources.

‘Chia write-up will be continued coi
rected and carried until the principal
tines and prospects have been des-
oribed. As we are unable to visit all
propertica herein mentioned we will
tot be ible for all 8,
‘ut in the mnin they can be relied up:
on as being correct.

DEER PARK,

The Deer Park is located on the
summit of Deer Park mountain in
the south belt, « mile and a half,
xouth west of town, and has probably
the largest mineral deposit in the
camp. Tt ia developed by a shaft 146
leet Ma, ond 95 feet croas-cut. Ite

40-1 boil-
eranda 20-horee hoist. Supplies are
laid in fur an all winters work. The
great body of ore ia low grade, but ix
reported improving as depth is gained.

SUNSET NO. 2.
otk Sunset No. 2, is owned by the
Sy limit-
oe and situated in tne south belt, on
the enst slope of Deer Park mountain,
one half mile from the business cen-
ter of Rossiand, and just above the

3. & W.*.ack. It is being vigorously
wo with a force of 26 men and
two machine drills. In the tunnel 54
feet a day ls being driven, and in the
shaft, 44 feet. On the 20th of Nov.
there was 38U feet of work done, be-
ledea strfpping the vein, and other.
prospect work. This property has a
7-drill compressor, hoist, pumps and
evexything necessary f» !1e econom-
ical development uv: ue mine.
LE ROT.
The Le Roi mine has become fame
ous as the greatest gold producer
iv Cunada, It has besides putting in
extensive and expensive gmachinery,
paid for ovar 4,500 feet of work, » built
- ane
oesrly ea a aay and paid
$725 000 in dividerds, It ia situated
cn the gonth-east slope « Red moun-,
tain, within the corpor its of the
city. auitelizauon o: the enti
in $2,500,000, divided into
shares, par value $5 per share. The
mine is held at $5,000,000.
it hus ita own electric light plant
and its ore bins are builton the C. &
W. track, with a tramway to the Red
Mountain roilroad. The _ principal
stockhoklers are Col. I. N. Peytun,
Senutor George Turner, Col. W. W.
D. Turner, Wm. J. Harris, Col Wm.
H. Ridpath, L. F. Williams, Maj. J.
M. Armstrong, E. D. Sanders,
CENTRE STAR,

Owned by Centre Star miviug com-

any, Oliver Durant manager. Capi-
talization $1, , shares par value
flenach. No stock on the market.
lhere has been scepeated refusals of
;arand better, The mine is situated
11 town, half mile north of tbe busi-
1:ess center. It has four separate and
distinct ledges which sre developed
with, over 4,000 feet of tunnels, shafts,
d-ifts 4 4) crogs-cula. There are many
tne ad tons of ore op the dump and
in sig at, waiting favorable conditions
fe eatment, This is one of the
fire’ tocationsin the camp and one of
th- nost valuable. Ths latest and
merti hinery is i:
on the property.

WAR EAGLE.

This mine and the Crown Point are
owned by the War Bagis Consolidated
Gold wining company vf Toronto, It

has done over 5,500 feet of develop-

. | mene work and paid $175,000 in divi-

dends. ‘The present managment pre-
fers to hold their ore until the com-
pany builds a smelter or can get bet-
ter freight and treatment rates. It
recently paid $700, for the mine.
It has all the necessary conve: iences,
machinery, ete. The Columbia &
Western rv Iway is built to the mine.
THE LILY MAY,

‘Lie 1] ly May was the first location
ia this camp, May 27, 1889. It is new
ewned hy the Lily May Gold minirg
vous! w wuy, Senator George Turner, pres
W. Jd. Harris, manager and Frank
Kiser, vec. and tres. It is located in
the south belt, (wo and a half miles

Development work
vovsists of Cver 300 feet of tunnel and
shaft. ‘I'here is 150 tons of shipping
ete on the dump, which will average
Fe ton, Mine provided with hoist,
comoteasor plant, machine drills. ete.

GEM, 1IGER AND UNCLE 8AM.

Owned Ly John Cromie, Brig At-
kimon, 4, B. Campbell, Thos, Catiey.
Locate.L on one ledge in the south
bolt, in line with the Crown Point and
the Homestake. Gem, hns # 50 foot
shaft and 60 feet of open cut work.
‘Tiger, 800 foot tunnel, 40 foot shaft
and 100 fect open cuts while the Un-
cle Sum has a 25 foot shaft and 150
feet of surface work.

EUREKA AND ELLORADO,

Property of the Erueka Consolida-
ted miuing company, H. P. Jones,
prea., J. C. Cue, sec., E. Coldwell, tra.,
allof Rossland. Located seven miles
Southof Roseland on the U. 8, side
shaft 80 fect, tunnel 100 with five men
working. Ore iron-copper carrying

Furnished Rooms With or
Without Board,

gold and silver, seeaying from
987. Cupitslization #1,

adjoins the Le Reion the west, and| -

doa double compartment
vertical ahaft, which willbe provider:
with cages, the first in the camp.

All three of these, claims are vial
uable and promiae fair to make divi-
dend paying mines.

ANNIE EB.

This cluim is owned hy the Britiet
Lion mining company, George A
Frager, sev. and tres, It is located a1
the east slope of Deer Park moun-
tain, south bnit, adjoining the Gold
Hunter and Grand Prize. It is crown
granted and has a shaft down on the
vein 90 feet, Ore vamys from F6 te
$10, 5 za ig regarded us x good pros
pect,

THE UNION.

Tho Union is located three miler
north of Rouslond anid is owned by TH.
P. Jones, Hugh McGlynn, Mike Mor-
ris, E. Cronyn, J. A. McDonald. A
shaft has been sunk on the vein 85
feet with a tunnel and open cnt of 35
feet. Surveyed and crown granted.

BLUE BUCKET AND PRIMROSE,

Owned by Harry P. Jones. Located
five miles nurth of Royland, and a
near neighbor of the Highland. The
Primrose shows an iron capping 75
feet wide and the Blue Bucket showr
a T-foot quartz ledge on the surface,

ELECTA AND CHIEF SETTLE.
Theae properties belong to the Ger-
mania Gold Mining company and are

of Red mountain, three and a hall
miles from Roseland, There is a 90
foot shaft and 30 foot cross-cut on the
Electa. The ledge ia large and well
defined, and essays have been obtained
ag high as $300 a ton.

THE BLACK PRINCE. |
Owned by the Black Prince mining
company, J. A. Kirk, pres., Hector
McPherson, vice pres., G. A. Fraser.
vee. and Urs. Lorated on the north
side of the Columbia river, three miler
below Trail. Work consists of n 40
foot ahaft, 60 foot tunnel and about
100 feet of open-cuts. Assays $13.

THE ELBA.

The Elba is situated on Tackout
mountain, in the south belt, just
south of the Crown .Puint. aod ir
owned by the Elba-Trail Creek Con-
solidated mining company, Robert
Barr, local manager. ‘There is a shaft
down on the vein 100 feet and a con-
tract let for another 100 fee with nine
men working. ~

MINERAI ACT, 1896,
Certificate of Improvements,

NOTICE.
The Butte Mineral Claim, situate in
the Trail Creek Mining Division of West
Kootenay District.
Where located:—Te‘ween the Vir-
ginia & Idaho miming claims,
Take notice that I, S. L. Long, acting
as agent for the Virginia Gold Mining
Company, Free Miner’s Certificate, No.
8896 A, intend, sixty days from the date
hereof, to apply to the Mining Kecorder
for a Certificate of Improvements, for
the purpose.of obtaining a Crown Grant
of the above claim.
And further take notice that action
under section 87, must be commenced
before the isauance ot such certificate of
improvements.
Dated this 16th. day of February, 1898
Sam. L. Lona.

THE WEEKLY
RECORD

Will be Issued
Every
THURSDAY
MORNING

It will contain all the principal news
published in one week.

located on Green mountain just north |

ROSS

T have blocks of stovk in the followin;

Enrekn Consolidated, West Le Ro

THOMPSON

g companies for sule—

i and Josie, Monita, Homestakg

Gopher, R. EB, Lee, Eveniug Star, Monte Cristo,
and Silyerine.

Lots in the Original Townsite:

THE REDDIN JACKSON CO., AGENTS, ROSSLAND, B, C,

OFFICE WITH

Over Post Offer.

JOIIN R

Office and Business ‘Rooms
TO RENT

‘orner of Colnmbia Avenue and Washington Street.

COOK,

Best location

in the city.

Good Mining Property. Shares of Stock in
Good Substantial Companies.

Town Lots

Rossland Mining: Abstract Co.,

JOVUN JACKSON, or, Ag

QUEEN

STOVES.

$5.00

Travers Hardware Co.

Two Rooms 4 x
Fight Rooms. on
Rooms on. T

Apply at This: Oific

TO. RENT

Having ‘moved into our Fire Proof Building

The Record Three Storey - Building

Io for rent: in whole, or in prt...

42 Ground
Second Floor.
hira Floor.

(i.

hn W. Hartline, Prop.

Telephone, No. 8

Sleighs !

One, Two and Three Sents. They are

Office, No. 9, Washington Street,
Martiv Rlock.

ting upa Sleighing Party see us about Rigs.

Cutters!

‘Have Them.

Nobby. Try ‘Tae. If You are Get-

Good Teams.

Red Star Livery ard Transfer Company.

Stables, Le Roi Avenue, |
Rear Hunter Bre

CERTIFICATE OF THE REGISTRA-
TION OF A FOREIGN COMPANY.
No 9197.

“Hattie Brown Gold Mining Com-
pany,” registered the 4th-day-of Decem-
ber, A. D. 1897.

I hereby certify. that I have this day
registered the “Hattie Brown Gold Min-
ing Company” as an Extra-Proyincial
cumany under the Companies Act,

The head office of the company is sit-
nate in the oy ot of Spokune, state of
Washington,

The amount of iy capital of the com-
pany is ONE MILLION dollars, divided
into ONE MILLION shares of the par
valne of ONE DOLLAR each.

he head office of the company in
this province is situate at Rossland,
Kootenay district, and James- haat
merchant, whoee address is Rosslind,

mining, emelting,
business ;

To purchase, acquire, hold, erect and
operate electric hy t and power plants
for the purpose of mining and treating
ores and for the pur
lighte and erecting poles for all purposes;

'o bond, huy, Ivase, locate ani L hold
ditches, flames and water rights;~

To construct, lease, buy, gell, hala,
vperate and conduct’ railroads, ferries,
tramways, or other means of transpor-
tation for transporting ores, mining and
other material;

To own, bond, buy, sell, lease and
locate timber and timber Claims, and
finally to d» everything consistent, pro-
per and requisite for the carrying out of
the objects and purposes aforesaid, in
their fnllest and broadest sense within
the territory aforeaaid.

Given under my hand and seal of office
at Victoria, province of British Colum-
bia, this fourth day of December, one

eight

oy is for the
‘The time of the existence of the com-
is filty yea
he objects for which the company
hes been ealablinhed &) are :—

‘0-
vince of British dotumbie, Dominion of

Canada;

and ninety-
seven.

. V. Woorrox,
Registrar of Joint Stock Companies,

[eeal of Regist: f
eee

for tl

To carry on and conduct a gencral

‘Evening Reo

\

ossland Evening

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VOL. IT. No. 246,

ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, MARCH

24, 1898.

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antigeptica, ete,

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It pays:to deal with Goodeye Bros,

Saturday Night Social Dances
AGST. CAARLESAALL

Fine Music, Excellent. Floor
Evervbody Welcome.
Saturday Night March, 26th 1898.

IMPORTERS=
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL

‘Manvtiacturers’ Agents,

Min‘ng Supplies, Ati

_AGENTS:

Goodwin Candles

aes Santon Steel

Giant Powder.
————Callfornta Caps and Fuse.:

| | DEALERS IN

W.-H. Taylor

“M.D, Mahabey|

Hotel Dawson

Yates Strect, -

- Victoria, B.

Firet claug rooms at Popular Prices.

THE STOCK REPORT.

The pu Chase of theMonita b:
War E; 6 Co Consolidated bas caecies a
wiry for this atock. War
ity Henman a but on gecount
ettin,
on thig stock from ‘Toronto, dt te diftieu!t
to pale afirm price. Deer Park has
@&point and can be bougkt fir
18 3 cents &. Good Hope is causing som)
fora faterost.and the ’ to. e of the market
ig geuerally active and the outlook fo
the future is very encouraging.

Quotations,
rHington (silver), .12
a Golden Grows

oe ox TAMU RT x
; MYERS & DUBE, Propristors, Spokane Street,

UP TO DATE BAR_IN CONNECTIO
.FINE WINES LIQUORS AND NEGARS

Opp. International Music Hall.

Rossland, British Columbia.

T. EL HALEY =

BUCCESEOR TO

Russell & Halew

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN

BEEF PORK MUTTON FISH GAME

OYSTERS.-~

Spokane street,

Rossland, B. C.

20 Siac a
5000 Di mond’ "Dust:
0. K.

We have. Buyers for Good Stooks,
—_—— 5

ROLT & GROGAN

STOCK BROKERS.
P.O. Box 4%, a *
cc

Codes: Beprorp, Mcngit. & Coven,

; :
Smith Curtis
BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, NOTARY PUBLIC
ETO,
2614 Columbia Ave, - Rossland, B. C

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saw me through those ~~»
Specks”

RRS TAS
THAT YOU BOUGHT AT

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ESTIMATES FOR ROSSLAND

Handed Down by Premier Turner Last
Night--The First Night
Session.

GENERAL ESTIMATES FOR THE YEAR

Gold Commissioner for Rossland. at
$139 per Month--Increased ;
Schoo} Facilities.

WHAT ROSSLAND IS TO HAVE

Fora New Court House, $600; for
_ New School House 5000; for Roads
and Trails, $18,000,

Special Telegram to the. Record,

Victoria, March 24—In the legislature
te last night Premier Turner. presented
| the es imates for the current year show-
ing $1,403,389. 45 and $1, 566,765.10 last
year. It is to be noted that a moat-von’

servaiive estimate of revenue is made;

the chief sources of contribution being
fuil miners’ licenses, $175,000; mining
receipts generallo, $165,000; real, and

.pergonal property taxes, $120, 000 each;

revenue tax, ¢90,000; land sales, $75, 000,
As was to ve expected materially : In-

| creased expenditures are neceesitated in
‘fall branches of the public service to

{upon & bysiness trip eat. to. be absent

“lof Mr. Cool’a atock which amotints to

: | Rges, Thompson.

MONITA NOT SOLD.

War Eagle Purchases John R. Cook's Interest
Also Large Interestin the Pilgrim,

The War Eagle Consolidated mining
company purchased yesterday of John
R. Cook the the stock interest held by
him in the Monita claim lying about 300
feet to the northwest of the War Engle
wine on Red mountain.

The War Eagle people have been after
the Monita round for some time but
could not comé to satisfictory terms,
John R. Cook left here @, few days ago

two months. The: Wer Eagle manage-
ment fearing he might ‘dispose of his
stock while away, dispatched Mr. Hast-
ings after him to make 9 deal if possible
Mr. Hasti: Ceeeded in i

some 208,000 shares.” Then the War Ea-]:
gle .proceedel to make, the remaining
stockholgeia i in the Bonita 8 an offer ior
their stock.

The principal poidingt are as follows:
J.B. McArthyr.. + -150;,000 shares,

RJ. Bealey +100, 000 shares,

There are some ‘othier.holdings. ‘Some
of the amaller stockholders have banded
fogether and given the-War Eagle” an
option on about 215,000 shares over and.
above what the Mr. Cock held. This
optisn calls for 123¢ cents per share. -
Monita ‘is stocked for 750,000‘ sh ares,
60 that if the option just entered into is
taken up the War, Eagle company wil)|

ave some:423,000 shares, which would
vitiualiy give them = majority of the
'stock. .. The.other stockholders are hold-
ing out fora higher figure.

“The War Eagle company have lately
acquired a three-fifths or controlling in-
terest in the Pilgrim claim, which ad-
joins tha War Eagle on the north and
weat. ‘The underground workings of the
War Eagle have gone far enough toshow

of the
province, the chief advances being in
the public works, Here the heads are
a3 contrasted with last year, 1897, works

“1 /|and buildings, $86,600, 1898 $118,450;

roads, trails, etc., 1897 $290,550, 1898
$437,000,
Proyision_ia made. for. the _.

that their ledgea extend
into the Pilgrim and Monita, hence
their «nz aty to acquiré orat least gain

1 2n125,000 ébares. |.

TO MNES
AVE LE AO

Premature Blast in the Bottom of
the Le Roi Shaft Just as .the
Mon Were-Boing “Hoiste

7 ed mp.”

NARROW ESCAPE OF. THO *WORKWEK

Possibly Caused by d-Defeetive Fuse-
John MeGoniiie and Gus Par-
sons Seriously Injured at
12 O'elock Last Nigut.

Last night ‘about half past twelve, soon
after the eleven. ‘o'clock’ change. of shift
had taken Place there wasan- ‘unexpected
Lexplosicn ini’ the “bottom” of * the shaft
which injured two men. * on

Around of seventeen shots’ -had juat
‘been lighted and the ‘two 1 mién injured,
John McGonigle ank Gus Parsons, were
in the bucket going up; when one of the
holes went off while they were about ten
feet up’ thé ‘shaft, throwing rock far
above the men in the. bucket, some of
which fell back, striking McGonigle on
the head and severely entting the scalp
in several places. © ‘A piece of 1 rock atragk
McGoniele in the side, and it ia thought -
one of his ribs is broken.

Parsons waa struck on the left arm by
a piece of falling rock, lacerating the
muscle to the bone.

It wasconsidered by all the men at
the mine a miraculous thing that Mc-
-Donigle was not knocked from the buck-

control vi thesé moat desirable prop-
erties,

To Operate on Wild Horse.

ted

et when struck onthe head and side,

* Parsons was in the bucket ‘and Me-
Gonigle standing on the edge of it, but
he never relaxed his hold from:the rope
although he received a terrible beating

employment of en inspector ¢ ‘of metallife [4
erous mines at #150. monthly, while

has ..been,
Satie ithe .yagt few ee “composed

wholly of Rossland business men to take

$18,444 is ap;-rop: jated for tlie
tration of justice in West Kootenay, as
against $10,176 last _yeer; and $28,604

for educational purposes as contiasted
with $17,653. 2

There is toe a gold commissioner in

Rossland at $159 monthly, andin Ross-

land city schools tte number of assist-

ants. ia and #

J, BJOHNSON & Co

MINES

MINING STOCK”
REAL ESTATE
INSURANCE,

We have eale for reliable stocks. Any
perdon Having mining stock for sale it

all Pay - -
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“ei withus:*
B. Johnson & Co.

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p.incipal being een at salaries of
from $50 to $80 monthly. Among the
estimates for public works in West Koo-
tenay are foilowiag items: $6000 for

up the of 'a'group of claiins
on Wild Horse creek.

The board of directors of the corpora-
tion are J. 8. Clute Jr., H. 8. Wallace,
Charles E, Benn, Arthur Marsh and
Dabney & Parker. The name of the
company formed is the Utica Gold Min-.
ing cumpany, limited, taking its name
from the‘ claims comprising tha Utica
group.

The property did not change owner-
ship, as "was, incorrectly stated in the
morning Miner.

new courthouse at Rossland; $5000 for a

ew schoolhouse there; and $18,000 for

rozds in theimmediate vicinity of Ross-
land and. Trail, while the Rossland fire

department grant is increased by $100.
Yesterday was the firat night” sé¥sion’
of the year and was takea up with the
of ‘2 ion that

“Die group consists of three ‘claims ly-
ing between the famous Tamarack and
the Tiger in the Ymir district and about
‘one-half mijle north of Wild Horse creek.
The work so far done on the claims
shows 2 well defined ledge of about three
and a half feet in thickness, with assays
g high in gold and copper. Work

the dominion govcrnment be asked to
withhold assistance :tq Corbiu’s railway,
This was finally carried by 20 to 10.

Against the Railway.

Victoria, March 23—The following re-
solution opposing the Kettle River Val-
ley railway charter was passed by the
British C bia legisluture this even-

Turkish Baths

and Massage.

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No. 20°East Columbia Ave

F W Corryn Massour

iug, and has been telegraphed to Ottaw 4:
‘Whereas, A bill is now before the rail-
way committee of the Canadian parlia-
ment, asking for the incorporation -of a/
company {o construct a line of railway
to be known ag the Kettle. River -Valley
railway company, which railway when
conatructed will be 2 po-tion of the Red
Mountain railway company, whose ter-
ininal is at Northport, in the United
States of America, snd ~

Whereas, ‘The-construction of such
line by the company seeking such act
of incorporation will draw the ores and
traffic from.the province. of British Co-
lumbia tothe Ubited States, and will

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BOARD AND ROOM
$5.00 PER WEEK.

MEALS 15 CENTS
AND UP.
‘Imus, COFFE OR BERR WITH MEALS,
BEDS 25 cents and so cents
per Night.

$1.00 per week and up.

aT THE—

Dominion Hotel.

moat fally affect the commercial
and i of this provi
and of other portions of the dominion of
Canada, be it therefore «

Resolved, That a humble address be
presented to his bonor, the lieutenant-
governor, pisying him to communicate
with the dominion government urging
the government to oppose the granting
of such a charter or of any other, having
for its charter the diversion of traffic
from this province to the United States
of America and to request that the said
charter be not granted.

Attention, Ladies.
Just received—A carload of fine chairs,
lounges, tables, rockers and dining
chaiis, misses, and children’s chairs.

| South Spokane atreet.
Call_apd ste us,

Call and inspect them at corner of Spo- |.

will be: “pushed ander the new manage-
ment as fast as possible and good resulta
are cxpected when the tannel cuts the
ledge.

fronithe“ falling ‘rock. -*‘They both
came to thértop.ftid-Bave but the first
news of the accident.

Plosion going off as soon

certainly” fire got to one

sooner than it was intended by the men.
Podssibly it was caused bya piece of de-
fective fuse burning down quicker than
Was expected.

There Ia no blame attached to the
mining company by any of the men.
They are both resting easy this morning
but McGonigle wounds were too painful
to be fully examined by ‘the surgeon
last night. *

Dr. Coulthard dressed the wounda of
the two men today and they were both
remove { to the hospital. He extracted
from Parson’s arm two pieces of hard
diorite stone which had produced a
wound like a bullet would.

Parsons was sitting in the bucket with
his arm hanging oyer tha side when the
blast went off: Piecés of’ rock were
thrown up, striking the arm and enter-
ing the flesh just above the elbow, oud
glanced upward about six inches.

a * Salisbury, to Retire.
London, March 23,—-The daily Chron-
icle says: ‘We learn that the long. cab-
‘inet. council. meeting on, Monday. was
held to consider an intimation from the
Marquis of Salisbury of his desire,
acting under medical advice, to resign

secretary ship.

“Our news is obtained from a source
usually trustworthy, but the crisis may
take a few weeks to'develop, the Queen
being abroad. Lord Salisbury’s succeas-
or is almost certain to be the Duke: of
Devonshire as premier and Arthur Bal-
four as secretary of state for foreign af-
fairs.”

Ross Thompson's Investment.
Ross'Thémpeon will ergct a three-sto-
ry brick 90x116 feet ground dimensions
at the corner of: Columbia avenue and
Spokane street. It will be fire proof
and farnished with all modern improve-
ments. When completed it wiil cost
$30, 000.
Mr, Heinze Leaves for Butte.
Mr. F. August Heinze had all bia per-
eonal effects and household goods ship-
ped to Butte, Montana, yesterday. Mr.
Heinze will not be one of us any longer.

both the premiership .and . the foreign}.

The accident happened in the bottom
of the main'shaft, about 20 feet below
the 700 foot level. Tho injuries of the
men are not considered serious, although
it is poagible that McDonigie may be in-

jured internally from the blow upon his
side. -

.. POLICE. COURT.

The case of Thomas Cunningham, who
kicked Gypsy Earle in the groin, was up
today before the police magistrate. Cuns
ningham : paid for, what damage was
done in the house, ‘the doctor's bill, and
all and costa d with
the matter.

He was sorry the matter occurred and

was not responsible -for his actions at
the time, but was auxious to make all
the amends in his power for what he
haddone. He.was fined $15 and coats,
which he paid.
_ TheR. E. Darrow perjury case was
called and the testimony of three more
witnesses taken.--There was nothing
particularly new developed, A motion
made by defendant’s counsel to dis-
sigs the sction was argued: and denied
ty.hishonor. ‘The case was continued
until ten o’clock tomorrow,

Gladstone Ill.
* London, March 23. —Mr, Gladstone

His are to
Montana and it is not likely that he will
ever make his home in the Kootenays
again.

He still hag large bnsiness interests

after.

A fall line of shoek on hand at Huuter

kane street and Second avenue. 1mo

here, whica D. P. Fitegerald will look j.

has din bed since
his arrival in Harwerden.

Afull line of, carpets and Heslesme
just received at Hunter-Bros.

Spring . dry’ goods. arriving daily at
Hunter Bros,

Big shipment, of. hats—Stetson’s best

Bros. *

and othere—juat opened at Hunter Bros,