INTER NATIONAL

MUSIC HALL.

Week Beginning Monday, Mch 7 1898

ROSSLAND’S
SOLID BUSINESS MEN.
Enterprising Business and Professiona)

Men Who Advertise in The
Record,

First Appearance of the Electric
SOUBRETTE and DANCER.

MADELINE

Second and last week of Colifornia’s
GREAT BARITONE

THOS E. KELLY.

VIOLETTE

:——The Old World + Steele

Mr Harry Steele

Salada. Salada.
Salada.

Best, Purest, —
»e—Choicest
ON THE MARKET.

O. M. FOX & CO.

106. E Columbis Avenue.

MINING BROKERS,
Dabney & Parker. The Walters Co.
Frank A. Raiad. John M. Burke.
Jennie L, Stone.
McGreggor Atkinson & Co.
MINES AND REAL ESTATE
John R, Cook,
x GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
Hunter Bros. Houghton & Bannett
HARDWARE AND MINE SUPPLIES.
‘Travers Hardware Co.
DEY GOODS FIRMS.
The Crescent.
LIVERY STABLES,
Red Star Livery & Transfer Co.
Palace Stables.
DRUGGISTS.
Geo, A. Fraser.
STATIONERY AND WALL PAPEL.
H. 8. Wallace. :
MEAT MARKETS.

Russell & Haley, (Successors to P.
Burna 6)

" HOTELS, :
Hotel Allan, The Leland

Dominion Hotel.
PLUMBERS.
O. M. Weller.
LAUNDBIES.
Rossland Laundry.
STRNOGRAPHERS.
Mra. Helen L. Keys.
UNDERTAKER.
W.R. Beatty.
BARBISTERS AT LAW.
Smith Cartiss. A. MacNish.
PHYBICIANB.
Dr. J. T. McKenzie. Dr. Edward Bowes.
DENTISTS.
Dr. Findley. Dr. D. E. Kerr.
FINANCIAL FIRME&.
D. M. Linnard. T. Gregson & Co.
THEATRES.
Rossland Opera House.
GROCERS.
O. M. Fox & Co. Alex. Lynch.
MIBCELLANIOUS.
A. H. Christenson, brick and stone
work.
Alex. Larson, brick manufacturer.
MINE COMPANIES. ©
Eureka Consolidated Gold Mining Co.
Canadian Gold Fields Syndi
HAILROAD COMPANIES.
Canadian Pacific. oO. R. &N
Northern Pacific. Kaslo & Slocan.

The Northwestern. Wisconsin Central,
ional Nav. & Trade Co.

CONTRACTORS.

Have You

C. H. Henderson.
OUT OF TOWN ADVERTISERS.

L. C. Dillman, broker, Spokane.

E. 8. Topping, Trail, B. C.

B. C. Smelting & Refining company,
Trail, B. C.
Exchange National Bank, Spokane.
Allen H. Smith, Chicago.

THE NEW CANADIAN TARIFF.

iron,

flowers,

Butter, 4c per lb. Beans, 15c. per bu.
Barley, 80 per cent. Blackberries 2c. Ib.
Bank notes, bonds, billa of Ex. 35 per

cent.
Blackin; British Gum, 10.

that
Klondike
Feeling’?

The cure for it is a SUBSCRIPTION

TO THE

Rossland.
Evening
Record—_.

Which contains the news of tne great

Gold Fields of
Rossland.

2.

a 9 Se

rick, 20 percent. Baths, 30 per cent.
elting, 20. joots, 25 per cent.
ar Iron, $7 cwt. Barbed wire, 16.
rass, 10 per cent. Brass nails, etc., 30.
ird cages, Babbit metal, 10.
Buckles, a0.
uggies, 35, 6, 30.
itera tables, 35. B' , not paper 30
Blasting powder, 2c.Buttona, 25.
Brushes, 25 per cent.

Blue prints, 20.
Canned meats 25. Corn meal 25¢ Ib
Cond’d milk,334c Ib. Castile soap, 2e lb.
Cheese, 3c per Ib, Coffee, roasted 2c lb.
Chickory,gr’n,8¢ lb, Chickory,rousted, 4c
Cocoa paste, 4c lb, Cocoanuts $1 hund.
Cocoacut,desic’d 5c China, 30 per cent.
Cement, 121g cwt. Carta, 30 per cent.
Cast iron pipe, #8 Coil chain, 5 pr. ct.
Copper wire,1o prct Carvers, 30 pr. ct.
Celluloid, 10 pr. ct. Carbons, 15 pr. ct.
Cane, 15 pr ct
Corks, 20
Cotton

‘Clothes wringera, 35

pr ct.
Cues, cue racks, cue tips, 35 per cent.
Coal oil, 15 cents per gat.

I ORMATION
HBOUT THE MINES.

A Bilef Write-up Which Will be Ex-
tonded to All the Properties
in the Camp.

LE ROI, WAR BAGLE, CENTRE STAR

ble trom

ONTE ORISTO, COLONNA AND VIRGINIA:
Those three properties are owned
by Enstern Canuda enpitalists and are
represented here by George Plunder
ag general =imannger anid Harold
Kingamill, see and trea. They are
all situated on Monte Cristo: mount
ahout a mile north of town,
The Monte Cristo hus over 1800 feet
of tunnel, shaft, rise and cross-cut
work. Itis provided with two com
preagors, one 7 and one 4-drills.
Coluna: Has 1,000 feet of work nnd
is furnished power by the Monte Cris
to. Forty men are employed on the
two properties,
Virginin: Over $13,000 was expend
ed on the why former ownert
Monday, Nov. 15, the Inte purchaserr

Bost U
Owners and Other
Sources.

This write-up will be contined cor-
rected and carried until the principal
tines and prospects have been des-
eribed. As we are tnable to visit all
properties herein mentioned we will
tot be reeponsible for all statements,
tut in the main they can be relied up-
on as being correct.

DEER PARK,

The Deer Park is located on the
summit of Deer Park mountiun in
the south belt, » mile and a hall,
south west of town, and has_ probably
the largest mineral deposit in the
camp. It ia developed by a shaft 145
icet deep, and 95 feet cross-cut. Its
machinery consists ofa 40-horse boil-
er and a 20-horse hoist. Supplies are
inid in for an allwinters work. ‘The
great body of ore is low grade, .but is
reported improving us depth is gained.

SUNSET No. 2.
The Sunset No. 2, ia owned by the
Canadian Goldfields Syndicate, limit-
ed, aud situated in tne south Lelt, on
the east slope of Deer Park mountain,
one half mile from the business cen-
ter of Rossland, ‘and just above the
1 & W. tack, It is being vigorously
wn with a force of 26 men and
two machine drills. In the tunnel 5}
feet a duy Is being driven, and in the
that, 4} feet. Onthe 20th of Nov.
there was 38U feet of work done, be-
leder xt:fpping the vein, and other
prospect work. This property has a
7-drill compressor, hoist, pumps and
evexything necessary by 116 econom-
ienl development gr ne mine.

LE RoI. >

The Le Roi mine has become fame
gua aa the greatest gold producer
in Gannda. Tt has besides putting in
extensive nnd expensive gmachinery,
paid for over 4,500 feet of work, built
necessury buildings, purchased and
neurly completed a smelter, and paid
$725,000 in dividerds, It is situated
on the south-east slop. « Red moun-,
tain, within the curporaw ‘"acits of the
city. Capitalization o: the company
ia $2,500,000, divided into 500,
sharos, par value $5 ‘ner share. The
mine is held at $5,000,000.
It has its own electric light plant
and ity ore bins are built on the C.
W. track, with a tramway to thea Red
Mountain roilroad. The principal
stockholders are Col. I. N. Peytan,
Senator George Turner, Col. W. W.
Dp. Turner, Wm, J. Harris, Co! Wm,
FL Ridpath, L. F. Williams, Maj. J-
M. Armatrong, E. D. Sanders.
CENTRE STAR,

Owned by Centre Star mining com-
pany, Oliver Durant manager. Capi-
talization $1, , shares par value
fLlench. No stock on the murket.
Ihere has been sepeated refusals of
parand better. The mine is situated
ia town, half mile north of the busi-
ness center, It has four separate and
distinct ledges which are developed
with over 4,000 feet of tunnels, shafte,
d-ifts aad crosa-ruts. There ure many
thot d tons of ore on the dump ard
in sig st, waiting favurable conditions
cc: Veatment. This is one of the
fits! iocations in the camp and one of
th nost valuable. Ths latest and
mert improved machinery is installed
on the property.
WAR EAGLE.

This mine and the Crown Point are
owned by the War Hxgie Consolidated
Gold mining compauy of Toronto. It
adjoina the Le Riion the west, and
has done over 5,500 feet of develop-
mene work and paid $175,000 in divi-
denda. ‘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 $700,000 for the mine.
it has all the necessary conve: iences,
machinery, ete. The Columbia &

Eggs 8c doz
Emery wheels
Ext coffee 3c ib
Earthenware 30
Feathers 20, 30 ‘ruits chn’d 24% =
‘ish smoked 1c Ib Fish in oil 30]
‘laake 20 Files
‘ire engines, extinguishers 36 pr ct
‘eather bone lannels
‘ur skins 15 Fertilizera 10.
‘ire crackers, 25. Fire works, 25.
Hogs, live, Igc lb. Hay $2 per ton.

8, a Honey, 3c Ib.
House furniture 30. 7
Hair cloth, 30.; Hate, 30 per cent.
Hair, 20 per cent. Hammocks, 30.
‘singlass, 25. INum’g oil, 25.
nk, 25 per cent. India rub cloth’g,35.
Live hogs, 14gc lb Lithographe, 15¢ Ib
Labels, 35 per cent Lamps, 30 per cent
Lumber, 20 per cent
Ealt, 16c bu Music sheets, 10
Musical instruments, 30 per cent
Newapaper supplements, 26 per cent
Oyaters in shells, 25; in bulk. 10c gal
Poultry, +7 + Photus, 20 per cent
Paper, 25 percent Picture frames, 30
Pamphlets, 16c lb Print press, 10

The \ faterloo Hote!
(RRA Bo
Mrs. Reynolds, Proprietress

Essential oile 10
ngravings 20

e nant Rates {2 Per Day. Firet-Clace

Western ir lway is built to the mine.
THE LILY MAY. 2

‘Lie J ly’ May waa the first location
ia this cump, May 27, 1889. 1t is new
ewned by the Lily May Gold mining
vompauy, Senator George ‘Turner, pres
W. J. Harris, manager and Frank
Kizet. vec. und tres. It is located in
the south belt, two and a half miles
south of town. Development work
vousists of cver 300 feet of tunnel and
shuft. ‘here ig 150 tons of shipping
ow on the dump, which will average
#20 e ton, Mine providedwvith hoist,
comoureasser plant, machine drills. ete.

GEM, 1IGER AND UNCLE BAM.

Owned Ly John Cromie, Brig At-
kin-on, A. B. Campbell, Thos. Coffey.
Locente..on one ledge in the south
belt, in line with the Crown Point and
the Homestake. Gem, has a 60 foot
xhaft and 50 feet of open cut work.
Tiger, 400 foct tunnel, 40. foot shaft
and 100 feet open cuts while the Un-
cle Sam has a 25 foot shaft and 150
feet of surface work.

EUREKA AND ELVORADO,

Property of the Erueka Consolida-
ted miuing company, . Jones,
pres., J. C. Coo, sec., E. Coldwell, trs.,
all of Rossland. Located seven miles
Southof Rossland on the U. 8. side
shaft 80 feet, tunnel 100 with five ren
working. Ore iron-copper carrying

Furnished Rooms With or

Without Board.

gold and silver, sssaying from

©) down on the vein 100 feet aud a con-

{oa double compartment
vertical shaft, which will he provided
with cages, the first in the camp.
All three of these claims are val
unable and promiae fair lo make divi-
dend paying mines.
ANNIE FE,
Thiaelaim is owned hy the British
Lion mining company, George A.
Fraser, ar. and tres, Tt is located on
the enet slope of Deer Park moun
tain, south bolt, adjoining the Gold
Hunter and Grand Prize. It ie crown
granted and has a shalt down on the

$10.1 cis regarded us u good pros:
pect, .
THE UNION,
Tho Union is located three miles
north of Rosslond and is owned by H.
P. Jones, Hugh McGlynn, Mike Mor-
riz, E. Cronyn, J. A. McDonald, A
shaft hasbeen sunk on the vein 85
feet with a tunnel and open cut of 35
feet. Surveyed and crown granted.
BLUE BUCKET AND PRIMROSE.
Owned by Harry P. Jenes. Located
live miles north of Rossland, and a
near neighbor of the Highland, The
Primrose shows an iron capping 75
feet wide and the Blue Bucket shows
a 7-foot quartz ledge on the surface.
ELECTA AND CHIEF SETTLE.
These properties belong to the Ger-
mania Gold Minmg company and are
located on Green mountain just north
of Red mountain, three and a half
miles from Rowland, There is «a 90
foot shaft and 30 foot cross-cut on the
Electa. ‘The ledge is large and ‘well
defined, and asgays have been obtained
an high as $300 a ton.
THE BLACK PRINCE.
Owned by the Black Prif® mining
company, J. A. Kirk, pres., Hector
McPherson, vice pres., G. Fraser,
sec. and tra. Lorated on the north
side uf the Columbia river, three miles
below Trail. Work consists of # 40
foot shaft, 60 foot tunnel and about
100 feet ot open-cuts. Assays $13. -
THE ELBA.

The Elba is situated on Lockout
mountain, in the south belt, just
aouth of the Crown Point and is
owned by the Elba-Trail Creek Con-
solidated mining company, Robert
Barr, local manuger. Therg isa shaft

tract let for another 100 fee with nine
men working.

MINERAL ACT, 1896.
Certificate of Improvements.

NOTICE.
The Butte Mineral Claim, ‘siluate in
the Trail Creek Mining Division of West
Kootenay District.
Where located :—Ee'ween
ginia & Idaho mining claims.
Take notice that I, 8. L. Long, acting
ag agert 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 obtuining a Crown Grant
of the above claim.
And further take notice that action
under section 87, must be commenced
before the ieuance ot such certificate of
improvements,
Dated this 16th. day of February, 1898
Sam. L. Lona.

the Vir-

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vein 90 feet. Ore vewya from $6 te].

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Thave blocks of stock in the
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following companies for gab — |
Kurekn Consolidated, West Le Rol and Josie, Monlta, Womastaky

Gopher, R. E. Lee, Evening Star, Monte Cristo,
and Silverine.

Lots in the Original Townsite:

(THE REDDIN JACKSON CO.. AGENTS, ROSSLANE, B.C.

Corner of Columbia Avenue and

in 11

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JOIIN Ik

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TO RENT

Good Mining Property.
Good Substantial Companies.

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Washington Street. Best location
re city. -
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Rossland Mining Abstract Co.,

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Eight Rooms on

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Two Rooms 4x42 Ground Floor

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Sleighs!

ting up a Sleighing Party see

Mfice, No.9, Washington Street,

Martin Rlock

One, Two and Three Sents. “They are Nobby.

Cutters!

Have Them.

Try Tre. If You are Get
us about Rige. Good Teame.

cern Red Star-Livery ard Transfer Company.

Stables, Le Roi Avenue,
. Rear Hunte: 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 ‘‘Haltie Brown Gold Min-
ing Company” aa an Extra-Proyincial
Sennen under the. Companies Act,

The head office of the company is sit-
nate in the city of Spokane, atone
Washington, 7S. A. :

te Amount of the capital of the com-
pany is ONE MILLION dollars, divided

value of ONE DOLLAR each.

The head office of the company in
this province is situate at Roseland,
Kootenay district, and James Morris,

merchant, whoee address is Rosal

business;

To purchase, acquire, hold, erect, and
operate electric light and power plants
for the purpose of mining and treating
ores and for the purpose of furniehing
Jights and erecting poles for all purposes;

.Zo bond,-huy, lease, locate an hol
Gitches, flumea and water rights; |.

To construct, lease, buy, gell, build,
vperate and conduct railroads, ferries,
tramwaya, or other means of tranepor~
tation for transporting ores, mining and
other material ;

To own, bond, ‘buy, sell, lease and
locate timber and timber claims, an
finally tod» everything consistent, pro"
per and requisite for the carrying out of
the objects and purposes aforesaid, in
their fullest and Drosdest sense within
the territory aforesnid.

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

mining, smelting, mi'ling and reduction

B. C,, is v for the ye

- The time of the existence of the com-
POL BAZ en te come
! Dhe objects ‘for which the compan
hag been established are:— pany
‘To work, operate, buy, sell, lease, lo-
cate, own, acquire, procure, hold, and
deal in mines, metal and mineral claims
of every kind and description within the
United States of America and the Pro-
vince of British Qulumbia, Dominion of

§37. Capitalization $1,900000

eight d and ninety-
seven,

S. V. Woorron,
Registrar of Joint Stock Companies.

[8eal of Registrar of J
Btoek Competienof Be Ot

Bubscribo for the —:

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It pays to deal with Goodeye Bros,

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Saturday Night March, 19th 1898.

THE STOCK REPORT.

Wee dave! had spat
rising and stands how Preset wee
taken in good
Elmo has drop
by a feeljng o}
26th of April.

yamnble to hold for a rise. Good Ho}
ments,

Quorarioni
1

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fonte Cristo
lovelt;

ject to ai

geebEEES :

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2

We have Buyers for Good Stocks,

STOCK BROKERS,
P.O. Box 428,
TRLEPHONE 45,
Codes: BEpForD, McNEILL & CLoucH.

‘ous inquiries for

for a large amount ot local interest to be
n stocks and the market
shows signg of increaeed activity. St.
ed down to 8 cents, caused

certainty as to wh
course the holders of the” control will
take at themeating to be held on the
if ‘or a sound investment
we think that War Eagle at ite Seen
price is hard to beat and for a good cheap
t
about 3 cents holds out great in huce-

we have the following bargains sub-
ale.

ROLT & GROGAN

Columbia Avenue.

MCARTRUR'S STATEMENT

Extracts from the Report of the Pres-
ident of the Board of
Trade,

MEETING TO-NIGHT AT DOMINION

J. S.C. Fraser Supports J. B. McAr-
thur for Re-election as
President,

The board of trade will hold a meeting
tonight at Dominion hall to elect annual
officers and receive the report of ita pre-
siding officer for the past year. There
are a preat many matters of interest and
importance to be taken up by the board
and it is hoped that a full attendance of
members will be had. It is understood
that abcut twenty new b will

and

In short, Rossland and ite mines stood
alone in these matters; ite position was
unique and demanded exceptional treat-
ment at the hands of the government
and the legislature.
“*Bull’s-eye” of the Province.
So far as the mining interests of the
province was concerned it had become
the “bull’s-eye” of the province; that
we hadentered upon the initial stage
of deep mining, which involved a vast
of money in hinery and
plant not only for mining but for the re-
duction of ores, and that great as had
been our contribution to the pnblic ox-
chequer in the past it would not be com-
pared to what we would in the years to
come pay to the gi in

ation increased from $200 to $500, as re-
garda the grant for fire purposes.

The policy of every government of the
province has been againet makinggrante
to sectarian inatitutions, pointed out
there wag no other hospital here to meet
the demand of the case and the Sisters’
hospital had the support from the min-
ing companies and aleo of the city, The
premier promised favorable considera-
tion and would do what he could to meet

he 1 diti which iled

them

settled,
This divimon is to extend as far weat
as and inclusive of Cascade city. In thia

cn the output ofthe mines and the other
sources of revenue.

I further pointed out to them thet as
we were promised a representative ina
division under the proposed rediatribu-
tion bill Mesars. Kellie and Hume would
have no interest in us and each would
be fighting for his own land and district
to help themselves and their friends, we
would have no friends at court or in the
legislature and we must place

c jointed out how essential
it was that there should be a trunk
from Rossland to Ci lecity. If that
district was to form part of our division,
reasonably good transportation facilities
must be had between them and us, It
would not do to compel them and us to
cross and recrogs the international boun-
dary line in order that we might be able
to do business with each other.

Having discharged the duty entrusted
by the board, I beg to submit thia my
report to you “‘without money and with-
out price.” J. W. McARTHUR.

toalarge extent in the handa of the
government and look to them for liberal

join the board tonight. There ia consi-
derable gossip about town as to the elec-
tion also. Mr, McArthur, the present
president. is the only known candidate
for that position.

The Miner brought out the name of
J.S. 0, Fraser yesterday asa candidate
for president, and there are serious
doubts in the minds of many as to this
use of Mr. Fraser’s name, he having told

| AONTER BROS.

IMPORTERS
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL

General Merchandise.

NESS

Manvtfacturers’ Agents,
Min‘ng Supplies, so

ES

AGENTS:

FROCK

Goodwin Candles Canton Steel
Giant Powder.

California Caps and Fuse.:

W. H. Taylor
Hotel

Yates Strect, - - - Victoria, B. C.

First clagg rooms at Popular Prices.

°M. D. Mahoney

Dawson

~ ox THD SPORAM HOML =o *

HYERS & DOSE, Proprietors, Spokane Street,

UP TO DATE BAR IN CONNECTION.
FINE WINES LIQUORS AND SEGARS

Opp. International Musie Hall.

Rossland, Pritish Columbia.

Smith Curtis

ETC,
263g Columbia Ave.

BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, NOTARY PUBLIC

Rossland, B. C

Mr. McArthur and several othera before
hs went east that his support would be
at all times for McArthur and urged the
latter to stand for re-election, Mr. Fra-
ser sent a telegram here early last night
as follows:

“Miner not authorize t to use my name

“Just tell them that you
saw me through those ~~»
Specks”

RSIS TAS

THAT YOU BOUGHT AT |

FRASERS

- Full line of SPECTACLES.
Allsizes for all ages.

FRASER

The Reliable
DRUGGIST

for presidency of board of trade. McAr-
thur has my support for the position.
“Signed: J. 8. C. FRASER.”
This shows conclusively the Miner’a
misrepresentation of Mr. Fraser during

ment and appeal the government pro-
mised genervus and likeral action.

in the departments statements of the
various matters that we asked for, toge-
ther with maps and data of the cost in-
volved and amount of appropriation
asked for. °

his absence.. When the facts were
learned by Mr. McArthur he sent the
following aelf-explanatory letter to his
friends: “os
“Owing tothe uncalled for attack in
this morning’s Miner on the board of
trade and myself, I have made up my
mind to change indifference into a deter-
mination to seek re-election of the pres-
idency of the board. I propose to make
a test of the influence of tne Miner so
faras the board 1s concerned. The use
of Mr. Fraser’s naine for the position is
wholly unauthorized. Before leaving
he notonly offered me his support but
insisted I should seek re-election.”

PRESIDENT McARTHUR’S REPORT.

MIN

MINING STOGK

REAL ESTATE
‘LINSURANCE,

We have aale for reliable stocks.

DEALERS IN

Will Pay - =
to List- - -

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person having mining stock for sale it

J. B. Johnson & Co.

Brlef and Camprehensive Statement of His
Interviews with the Government.

To this state-

He Filed Statements,
At the request of the premier I filed

Before ending this part of my report I
desire to add that this district is under
deep and lasting obligations to Mr. John

Provincial Legislation.

Victoria, March 18—The mining re-
port for 1897 presented in the legislature
shows the output vf all minerals as
$10,455,268, as compared with $7,507,046
in 1896, on increase of 40 per cent. The
lode mines show $7,500,000, an increase
of 65 per cent. Carlyle, provincial min-
eralogist, predicts a big increase for
1898. The principal yields were: Placer
gold, $518,000; lode gold, $2,122,000;
silver, $3,272,000; copper, $376,000; lead,
$1,890,000; coal, $2,648,000,

Principal district outputs: Cariboo,

Kirkup, the government agent here, who
has from the beginning been a good
friend to it.

By official reports and in interviews
with the ministere when here and in
Victoria he has urged the needs of Ross-
land and its mines in ne uncertain terms
for the past three years. As late as last
fall when the premier and the minister
of mines were here he supplemented the
demands of this board and from his offi-
cial position endorsed them.

$325,000; West Kootenay, $765,703; Slo-
can’s contribuciong, $3,280,900, and Trail
creek, $2,297,000.

Carlyle advocates that a‘ certain am-
ount of work should be demanded with-
in 90 days of locatinga claim, so as to
do away with the evasion of the law by
allowing a location to run out and then
getting some one elwe to relocate and
deed the claim back. The repoit is
thorough and deals with each district
in detail, describing the principal mines,
and is copiously illustrated with photo-

In this connection also desire to com- gruphs. It is ihe most valuable mining

mend Mc. W. B. Townsend, a member

of this board and one of ita iy

report ever issued in the province.
‘Att

who has beens personal friend of the
premier for over thirty-five years, and
who has been most assidaous in private
correspondence and interview in bring-
ing before the government the needs of
this district.

The press also ia entitfed to ita fair
share of praise in its efforts on behalf of
Rossland and its camp.

So much by way of general observa-
tion. Now as to matters of detail, and
the specific requests made by this board:

As to the Courthouse.

Thia was at once agreed to and 8 pro-

mise made that a sum would be put into

To the Rossland Board of Trade, gen-
tlemen:—In making my report to you as
your delegate to interview the provin-
cial government at Victoria in regard to
the various matters. which this board
had under consideration for the benefit
of Rossland as a mining camp and com-
mercial center, I desire to express the
very great cordiality with which I wees
received by tho government as a whole
and by each member of it with whom I
came in contact as your representative,
and of the evident and expressed desire
on their part to advance the interesta of
this city and camp in every possible way

and with auch grants as the public in-
ded

T. E. HALEY w—

“S| Russell & Halev

“WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
BEEF PORK MUTTON FISH GAME
OYSTERS. ~~

Rossland, B. C. -

Spokane s'rect,

terest
Premier Recalled His Visit.

T,

20 East Columbia Ave

KELLaR, Mgi
Frep W. CoFFYs, Masseur,

FIEST CLASS WORK GUARANTEED.
OPEN DAY ANDNIFAT.
NICE CLEAN ECTABLE PLACE.

Turkish Baths
and Massage.

No.

The premier recalled with great plea-
sure his visit to Rossland last October
and the meeting had with him by the
council of this board then, in which all
the mattersI had discuesed with him
had been by various members of the
council exhaustively and in a most
friendly manner frankly and fally dis-
cassed and talked over and his promise
to give the matters not then disposed of
his careful and favorable attention.
Pointed Out Our Needs.

the estimates tocover the cost of a court-
house suitable for the city and district.
‘In this connection it may be well to
call the attention of the city council that
as city buildings area necessity, it would
be well to enter negotiations with the
government for the erection of joint

Such a] ¢

1 Eberta haa intro-
duced a bill amending the election act
eo that applicants to be put on the list
need not go before any one 4o make a
declaration, but can have the inte:roga-
tories mailed to them by the collector of
votes, and mail their answers.

An importent bill ia that to amend
the master and servant act. It is inten-
ded to prevent the bringing into British
Columbia of laborers under contract,
not only from outside conutries, but oth-
er parts of Canada as well. The intro-
ducer is MacPherson of Vancouver. The
Dill passed its second reading, but many
members were opposed to making it ap-
ply to other parts of Canada. The ides
ig that wages being higher here than
east unscrupulous employers may con-
tract in the east with laborers at a lees
rate than the current wages here. The
Dill atrives to prevent this by saying all
such contracts shall be nall in British

and city
would be

msny ways. L
ner building and the joint contribution

would be less than the coat of separate

buildings.
A Land Registry OMice.

The attorney general stated that West
and East Kootenay would be set apart
asaseparate land registry office divi-
sion; that for months and at great cost
the clerks in.the Victoria office had been
making copies of all records, etc. in
these districts for the land registry office
to be established.

other b of the government I

LOOK!

BOARD AND ROOM
$5.00 PER WEEK.

MEALS 15 CENTS
ANDU

‘TBA, COFFE OR BEER WITH MEALS.

BEDS sNisue

$1.00 per week and up.

AT THE

South Spokane street,

Call and see us.

LOOK!

25 cents and 50 cepts

Domunion Hotel.

pointed out to them that Roseland dur-
ing the past three years or more been

In my interviews with him and the|?

a i rt then speaks
in . Lalondes let-

lucation for an

by all odds the largest individual contri-
butor to the public revenues of any dis-
trict in 1t, and that in the aggregate the
sum was under the circumstances an
enormous one; that its citizens and those
interested in the camp had at thelr own
expense, with the exception of two, built
all their own roads and trails, and that
comparatively speaking but a very small
aun had been expended in return; that,
owing to the wonderful rapidity in the
development of the camp, its great ex-
tent and the centralization of a great
number of people had created new and
dd ds in regard to
tation in the legislature, roade, trails,
schools, courthouse, land registry office
and hospitals, which must receive the

fountain from Blue’s saw-
let-

Bheep it
serve us to Murphy

a very large district in itself, The M

phie and Santa Rosa mountains.

nd the ap

in
It would make a much fi-

the

eg-
ers Hunter inform me that they are do-
ing @ nice trade with Grand Forks, Cas-
cade city and with mine ownera on So-

sThe premier agreed that Rossland
should be Plnced on the sare footing as
1 aS 1

——_——.
Must Not Evade the Law.

Free minera intending to apply for
certificate of improvements for crown
grants must advertise notice of such in-
tention sixty days in the British Colum-
bia Gazette and a paper published in
the mining division in which such claim
jg situated. Hitherto it has been the
practice to lump two or more claims to-
gether in one advertisement, but this ia
now declared to be illegal. Each claim
must be separately advertiaed. To put
more than one application for certificate
of imp: ts inone ii ia
contrary to the intentions of the mine-
ral act.—B. C.Mining Journal.

—_———_

Buys a Grand Forks Hotel.

Grand Forks, March 17—Charlea Van
Ness has purchased the Grand Forks
hotel for $5000 from J. L, Wiseman, the
pioneer hotel man of this place.

Crow’s Nest Laborers.

The commiastion appointed to investi+
gate the charges made respecting th
treatment of the men on the Crows
Neat railway have visited every camp in
the district.

They traveled the whole distance from
MacLeod to Nelson by team, driving al-
together about 300 miles. About 300

i wero ‘ined i of
laborers, foremen, camp physicians and
others employed upon the rt
Beyond saying that the evidence is com-
plicated, and in some places conflicting,
the committee did not give out any in-

ion. The isei slept at
the camps and subsisted on camp fare,
which they say was wholesome and nou-
rishing.

of the gt

Nelson an