INFORMATION

ABOUT Tn: MINES.

A Brief Write-up Which Will be Ex-

. tended to All the Properties
in the Camp.

LE ROI; WAR EAGLE, CENTRE STAR

Best Information Obtainable from

Owners and Other
Sources.

This write-up will be contiued cor-

rected and carried until the principal
mines and prospects have been des-
cribed. As we are unable to vieit all
propéstics herein mentioned we will
not ible for all
butin the main they can be relied up-
on as being correct.
A DEER PARK.
The{Deer Perk is located on the
summit of Deer Park mountain in
the south belt, a mile ‘and a half,
south west of town, and has probably
the largest mineral deposi!
camp. It is develo
feet deep, and 95 feet cross-cut.
machinery consists ofa 40-horse boil-
er and a 20-horse hoist. Supplies are
laid in for an all winters work. The
great body of ore is low grade, but is
reported improving as depth is gained.
SUNSET NO. 2.
oot ‘Sunset No. 2, is owned by the

oo and situated in the south ae on
the east slope uf Deer Park mountain,
one half mile from the business cen-
ter of Rossland, and just above the
C. & W.-track, Itis being vigorously
worked with a force of men and
two machine drills. In the tunnel 5}
feet a day Is being driven, and in the
shaft, 44 feet. On the 20th of Nov.
there was 380 feet of work done, be-
sides stripping the vein, and otber
prospect work. This property has a
drill compressor, hoist, pumps and
evexything necessary for the econom-
ical development of the mine.
LE ROI

The Le Roi mine has become fame
oua as the greatest gould producer
in Canada. It has besides putting in
extensive and expensive machinery,
paid for over 4, 500 feet of work, bale

nearly completed a smelter, and paid
$400,000 in dividends. It is situated
cn the south-east slop. «“ Bed moun-,
tain, within the corporate «i.1:its of the
city. Capitalization of the company
is $2,500,000, divided into ,000
shares, par value $5 per share. The
mine is held at $5,000,

It has its own electric “light pisut
and its ore bins are built on the C.
W. track, with a tramway to the Red

‘he

e
stockholders are Col. I. N. Peytan,
Senator George Turner, Col. W. W
D. Turner, Wm. J. Harris, Co!. Wm.
H. Bidpath, L. F. Williams, Maj. J.
M. Armstrong, E. D.

. CENTRE STAR,

Owned by Centre Star mining com-
psaoy, Oliver Durant manager. Capi-
talization $1,000,000, shares par value
leach. No stock on the market.
‘there has been repeated refusals of
rar and better. The mine is situated
iu town, half mile north of tbe busi-
a:e88 center. It has four separate and
distinct ledges which are developed
with over 4,500 feet of tunnels, shafts,
drifts and cross-cuts. There are many
thousand tons of ore on the dump and
in sight, waitiug favorable conditions
for treatment. This is one of the
firat locatiqns in the camp and one of
the | most valuable. Ths latest and
mo: hiuery is
on nh property.

WAR EAGLE.

This mine and tie Crown Point are
owned by the War isrgle Consolidated
Gold mining compauy of Toronto. It
adjoins the Le Rri on the west, and
has done over 5,500 feet of. develop-
ment work and paid $175, 000 in divi-
dends. The present managment pre-
fers to hold their ore until the com-

y builds a smelter or can get bet-
ter freight and. treatment rates. At
recently paid $700,000 for the mine.
It has all the necessary converiences,
machinery, etc. The Columbia &
Western railway is built to the mine.

THE LILY MAY.

“The Lily. May was the first location
in this camp, May 27, 1889. It is new
owned by’ the Lily May Gold mining
company, Senator George Turner, pres
W. J. Harris, manager and Frank
Kizer, sec. and trea. . It is located in
thé south belt, two and a half miles
south of town. Development work
consists of over 300 feet of tunnel and
shaft. There is 150 tons of shipping
ore‘on the dump, which will average
$20 aton. Mine provided with hoist,
compressor plant, Prachine drills. etc.

GEM, TIGER AND UNCLE 8AM,

Owned by John Cromie, Brig At-
kinson, A. B, Campbell, Thos. Coffey.
Located on one ledgo in the south
belt, in line with the Crown Point and
the Homestake. Gem, hasa foot

shaft and 50 feet of open cut work.

. Tiger, 300 foot tunnel, 40 foot shaft

and 100 feet open cuts while the Un-
cle Sam bas a 25 foot shaft and 150
feet of surface work.

ASUREKA AND ELDORADO.

. 4 Property of the Erueka Consolida-

ie mining company, H. P. Jones,

, J. C. Coo, sec., E. Coldwell, trs.,
Jie of Rossland. Located seven miles
‘Southof Rossland on the U. 8. side| ¢
shaft 80 feet, tunnel 100 with five rren
working. Ore iron-copper oO te

it in the
by a shaft 145
Ite

vertical shaft, which willbe provided

a 7-foot quartz ledge on the surface.

mania Gold Mining company and are
located on Green mountain just north

miles from Roesland.
foot shaft and 30 foot cross-cut on the
Electa.
defined, and assays bave been obtained
as high as $300 a ton.

company, J.
McPherson, vice pres.,
sec. and tra.

side of the Columbia river, three miles
below Trail.

100 feet of open-cuts. Assays $13.

KK THE CRESCENT

Monster Closing OutSale

$10,000 New Fall Goods Just Received.

These Goods were ordered and shipped before we had concluded to close out of
business here. We now offer them at the Montreal Wholesale Price.

Sale...

‘The Undersigned has several Promising Prospects For Sale
a. Reasonable Figures.

Will Give Working Bonds

Located on the Salmon River, North Fork of the Salmon
and Porcupine Creek.

Also Properties in the vicinity of Rossland.

J. L. WILSON,

Domesties

Silks, Velvets, and Velveteens
Dress Goods
Dress Trimmings and Ornaments

and Linens

Ladies’ and Misses’ Garments

Grand Unién Hotel,

CAR
Two , SAR.
OF GOODS ON TRACK

GRANITEW ARE_=»

at Cost

Carpets and Linoleums
Gents’ Furnishing Goods
Gents’ Clothing

Boots and Shoes

= Former Prices of TIN W ARE

Jessup Steel is the only steel
that will stand jjthe hard rock

SUPPLY CONSIANTLY ON HAND

Travers HardwareCo,

ye THE CRESCENT

Every Article in Our Store is a Bargain.

We are determined to close out our stock as speedily as possible,

- STUSSI BLOCK

RUSSELL & HALEY,

{Succeseors to) P/ BURNS & CO.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Beef,
Pork, Mutton, Fish, Garite, Oysters.

SPOKANE ST., ROSSLAND.

MONTE CRISTO, COLONNA AND VIRGINIA.

These three sBroperties. are owned
by Can: and are

mountain, in the south belt,” just
south of the Crown Peint and
owned by the Elba-Trail Creek Con-

ropresented here aus George Pfunder
as general inanager and Harold
Kingemill, seo. and tres. They are
all situated on Monté Cristo mount-
about a mile north of town.

The Monte Cristo has over 1800 feet
of tunnel, shaft, tise and cross-cut
work. It is provided with two com-
pressors, one 7 and one 4-drills.
Colona: Has 1,000 feet of work and
is furnished power by the-Monte Cris-
to. Forty men are employed on the
two properties.

Virginia: Over $13,000 was expend-
ed on the Virginia by former owners.
Monday, Nov. 15, the late purchasers
commenced a double compartment

with cages, the first in the camp.

All three of these claims are val-
uable and promise fair to make divi-
dend paying mines.

ANNIE E.

This claim is owned by. the British
Lion mining company, George A.
Fraser, sec. end tres. It is located on
the eaet slope of Deer Park moun-
tain, south bnit, adjoining the Gold
Hunter and Grand Prize. It is crown
granted and basa shaft down on the
vein 90 feet. Ore sseays from $6 to
$10, + ..u ie regarded’ as a 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-
ris, E. Cronyn, J.A. McDonald. A
shaft has been 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. Jones. Located
five miles north of Rossland, and a
near neighbor of the Highland. The
Primrose shows an _ iron eapping 75
feet wide and the Blue Bucket shows

ELECTA AND CHIEF SETTLE.
These properties belong to the Ger-

three and a half
There ie a 90

of Red mountain,
The ledge is large and well

THE BLACK PRINCE.

Owned by the Black Prince mining
k, pres., Hector
G. A. Fraser,
Located on the north

Work consists of a 40
foot shaft, 60 foot tunnel and about

THE ELBA.

. gon. silver, ives; naonaing Soars #0

- Oapitalisa:

minin; A bert
Barr, local manager. Thera is a’shaft
down on the vein. 100 feet and a con-
tract let for another 100 fee with nine
men working. .
—— se
WILL GIVE WORKING BONDS.

J. J. Henager and Alex Wilson have
valuable mining . properties in the
South belt, on Red mountain, Colum-
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 be given upon reasonable terms.
Call on them iat Clark, Good & Co.
Columbia avenue, Rossland. .

BUSINESS LOCALS.

Something for Xmas;.a nice Dress

aes at Hunter Bros. :
elegant line of Japanese Silka in

all‘ the latest shades at Hunter Bros.

Silk Handkerchiefs in an endless
variety. Something of the nicest at
Hunter Bros.

Fancy Stitched Back Kid Gloves at
Hunter Bros.

’a Silk =H chiefs
gomething nic nice in fancy and initial at
Hun

Keep warm. © Buy your Blanket ‘and
| comforter at Hunter
The best in all Rossland - the line of
Underwear at Hunter Bros.

Those $5 suits at Hunter Bros. are
great. 11-20-tf.
Blankets, at selling out a at
Honghion and Bannett, only §2.
Try Trap’s ice
Traevra’ Varlware

The Recorp job office tise numbering
and stitching machines and can do any
and all kinds of work Promptly,. measly
and wlli save you money. 7-tf

Our stock of men’s clothing, a tine of
extra heavy men’s suits $10, ad and $15
for $5 at Hunter Bros. 11-20-tf.

Stone jars all sizes at Hunter Bros.
22 th.

Why stand up and freeze? Buy a
Joad of wood and havea nice warm fire.
Lee Davenport has it for sale. Yard at
Cc. & W. Y.

Self basting roasters,a few at ist
‘Hunter Bro:

gas tight heaters, steel tinea at Hun-
ros.
Skates all sizesand prices at Borie

Tost—Papers from Jobneon Biotice
Company, addressed to Fred. J. Ed-
monds—Finder will kindly leave at this

| TE EXOHANUE HATIOWAL BARE

cream freezer eee

PALACE STABLES ==

SADDLE AND PACK HORSES,

DELIVERY AND, ‘TRANSEERING.
WASY.NGTON AND RESERVE STS.

J.W.LANE PROP. -

TO RENT

Having moved into our Fire Proof Building

The Record - Three Storey. Building

Is for rent in whole, or in part.

Sohias ant Tatvidoa Profits $50,000.

Ject b Hoover, president; \-
Jeord Hoover. president; A. J. Ross, vioepres
Special atten! ‘attgation pe pala to mining escrows.
SPOKANE WASH

Roseland, B.C.

A Bargain in Pups.
James L. Wileon has written from
Seattle to sell the balance of Liddy’s
pups, at a low figure if necessary. They
are fine fellows. Enquire at this office.
. - —e
For Sale or Lease.
Two-story frame building at a bar-
gain. Apply Recorp office.

Custom House Blanks

The Record
Job Office..

Has a fall line of Custom House Blanks

Two Rooms 14 x 42 on Ground Floor.
Eight Rooms on Second Floor.
Six Rooms on Third Floor.

Latest and Approved Forms.

RECORD OFFICE|Rooms Suitable for Housekeeping. Rent to Suit the

Times,

Furs Wanted.

The Providence Fur Company, Provi-
dence, R. I., wants all kinds of raw furs,
skins, ginseng, seneca, &c. Prices tur
next yy days are as follows:
Silver Fox..
Bear

Apply at This Office. sss.

To Lease.

1 9 If you want a Store or Office in a

cha on all other furs ant oid ski ol 2 € BRICK BUILDING

furnished upon carekal eclestio Full pee

*
S
8a
3”
Ze
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8

fartin ..
Borer, per pound,.

econo ROT
SoSsss

You had better engage them now.

The Record’s New Fire Proof Building

Will be finished to suit tenants.

and i
in all consignments.

The

Waterioo Hotel

. TRAIL, B. ©.

Mrs. Reynolds, Proprietress

Tenant Rates $2 Per De;
Furnished Rooms

First-Clase
mi or
‘Without Board.

ith

Shoes, shoes, shoes. We ean ftyou There will be a Store Room 24 x 40 and a few nice office

The Elba is situated on Lookout Loffice.

16-4.

one from 91,00 0 pats up.
\uuTER Bros.

for rent at Reasonable Terms Apply
at this Office. P *

Mining Property For.

Listen to Our Large Musio Box.

Sleighs!

Rossland Evening Record.

VOI. II. No. 167.

ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1897.

PRICE 5 CENTS.

Hunter Bros,

(still Unpacking
CHRISTMAS GOODS

‘Travers hardware store.

Children’s long and short rubbers at

Mixed paint, any size can you want

CITY NEWS CUT SHORT.

Mrs, J. W. Morrow, nee Edna Wake-
field, who was married two months ago,

And More to Arrive.
—_

a
Our Store is 24x80 ft. and is Filled
to Overflowing with

Holiday ¢ Goods

H. S. Wallace's

Stationery, Wall Paper
And Fancy Goods Store.

Several hundred pounds of

Arriving weekly at our store
for the Rossland , Trade.
Our Blend

Guatemala Costo Rico and Salva
dor at 33c. per ;pound.

prices.
Java Mocha

Come in and “look Around and

at 40c. per pound.
fine.

Aden Mocha

Your Doctor Fights

Disease with Medicine. Ifthe med-
seine is not right he cannot conquer
disease.

If the druggist does his duty the med-
feine will be right, and your doetor
will stand @ good’ chance of winning

in the market at 50c. per pound.

once try them.

Fresh Roasted Coffees

Usually
sold for Mocha and Java at higher

Costa Rico and Guatemala Blend
This is very

Old Government Java, the finest

You will use our Coffees regularly if you

{HUNTER BROS

city. She has been sick for three weeks.
Mrs, Morrow has many friends in Rose-
land and Spokane who will be sorry to
know of her illness,

Frank Watson, an old time Rosslander,
who is heavily interested in the Fisher
Maiden in the Slocan, is in torn. Mr,
Watson is interested in the Good Friday
. | and other good properties in this camp.

A suit of clothes well worth $15, you
get fur $6 at Houghton & Bannett’s._

A 2.50 shoe at $1.50 at Houghton &
Bannett’s, 10-14-t£

Sauer Krout and weinerwurst bet at
the St. Charles. 119tf

—
Buy your wood from Lee Davenport.
———
Wanted $2,000.
Wanted to borrow $2,000 on Rossland
real estate at a low rate of interest.
Good security. Apply at this office. . tf
—_——_
Dr. Findiey, the dentist, has moved hia
family into the Stussi lock, where his

the victory. “
You can help your doctor by having
your prescriptions filled at

;FRASER_
The Reliable.
DRUGGIST

BRICK.

, First-class Building brick at MODERATE
PRICES.
ALEX LAR so N,
. O. Box 791,
Samples and perticulars.at sapey Bros.

office is located, and announces hereafter
that he will always be in. -13-'

——
The best. place to buy, sell, orexchange
houechold goods is at_ Guazex’s second
hand store, corner of Spokane and First
avenue. 12-15-tf.

Stonepraplen and Typewriter.

The Walters Co.
Limited Liability.
Drawer L. - - R

MUNICA CAINA.

BAVARIAN PORCELAIN

Jand, B. C

Corr ; English and French.

Fong Work. Mining
Reports, Ete.

Miss Harries, Ritchie Building,

Office, W. J, Whitesides, Esq.

Tete-a-tete Tea Sete.
Celery Dishes.
Berry Bowls.
Fruit Compots;
Cups and Saucers. ~
Porridge Sets.
Afternoon Teas.
Nut Bowls.

Flower Baskets.
Tea Caddies.

only.
stock of
dicate,
ktiown.
SUNSET NO. 2 MINE
ig Rossland.

lhe Canadian Gol
Limited,

Cable Address ‘Walter:
Clough’s Codes.

Buy and sell legimate mining stocks
Special attention given to the

Fields Syn-
operating the well

Use Bedford McNeill’s, "Liebers and

Social Dance

—AT THE—

St. Charles Hotel

*——EVERY——

O. M. FOX & CO.

Columbia Ave..and Lincoln St.

$20,000 To Loan
Ingams of $500 or more for short time on ap-
proved security.
D. M. LINNARD,
Cosk@atiding, Columbia Ave., Rossiaa:

Late of C. P. R. and Union

Provincial Land Surveyor.
ported on and Surveys made.

w. E. DEVEREUX,

Mine R’ys. and Engineer of the Mines.
Minet Re-

Over Rolt & Grogan’s, Columbia Ave.

Saturday Night

—FOR LUNCH HOT—

Weinerwurst

—AND—

Sauer Kraut

John Hartline, Prop. Telephone, No. 8

O, Yes, We Have Them.

One, Two and Three Seats. They are Nobby Try Them.
ting up a Sleighing Party see us about Rigs. Good Teams.

Red Star Livery and Transfer Company.

Office, No. 9, Washington Street, Stables, Le Roi Avenue,’
Martin Rlock.

Cutters!

If You are Get*

Rear Hunter Bros.

NICELY

FURNISHED ROOMS

WITH STOVE.

3.00 and 3.50 per week.
Suites of Rooms, 4.00.
Single Rooms, 1.50.

Come and see them at the

Dominion Hotel

Furniture Wanted.

Le Bon Marche Millinery House,

121 East Columbia Avenue.
Complete Fall Importations of . . -

_ Millinery Novelties

Wanted Second Hand Furniture of all kinds
bought and sold.

Rossland Furniture Company,
82 Columbia Avenue Fast.

W.S.JONES

Custom Broker
_ Real Estate Agent.

Now on sale, rep’ by far the largest

display ever made here. Select Styles of Trimmed Round
Hats and Toques. Models from the leaging Paris House
Also ch ice styles of dress and suit hats from our own work-
tooms. Large variety of Walking Hats and Sailors from
Inspection invited.

60c. up. Pattern Hats from $3.00 up.

Office with Rossland Water & Light Co.
Columbia Ave. Rossland.

Don’t Mind

Other advertisements, — How
cheap they seem to offer their

JOHN R. COOK,

Office and Business Rooms
*% TO RENT *

Corner of Columbia Avenue and Washington Street.
in the city.
Good Mining Property. Shares of Stock i

Best location

goods, you always can buy for
less than half price at

Houghton & Bannett

42 ¥, Columbia Ave.
AUCTION SALE at 6:30 P.M. at
RED FRONT
2 Doors East of Post Office

McMillan & Hamilton

WACLESALE

n

Good Substantial Companies.

OFFICE WITH———=

Rossland Mining Abstract Co.,

Over Post Office.

Town Lots.

JOHN JACKSON, Jr., Agent.

GROCERS

OF —
Vanceuver, B. C..

Have a complete stock at Nakusp,

lies dangerously ill at her home in this |.

talthough I do not know whether or not

3| scarcity of grub. Flour was sold here a

THAT LONOKE FOLLY

Lack of Opportunity in the Mining
Line Portrayed by a Spo-
Kane Man,

YUKON FULL OF FLOATING ICE

Description of the Perils of the Ska-
guay Trail--—Ten Horses
Killed Every Day.

The folly of going to Klondike, the
lack of opportunity in the mining line
‘for men who go there, and the difficulties
that beset the path of the man who goes
there, are aptly portrayed in a letter re-
ceived by John M. Murphey of Spokane
from Willam L. Luhn, who went to
Dawson City last summer.

He writes under date and says: ‘While
I have time 1 will write you a few lines,

Ican mail it. It costs $1 each for let-
ters received or sent here. We are now
encamped at Lousetown, which is one
mile above Dawson City on the banks of
the Klondike. Dawson is a lively min-
ing town and they say it is the richest
town of its size in the world. Raw gold
is the money and everyone seems t.
haye a sack of it. Everything near here
is taken and we will be unable to get a
claim this winter. There are a lot of
rich claims on the Klondike, Eldorado
and Bonanza, and there are plenty that
do not pay to workthem. The country
in general is not as rich ag‘ represented
and there are men here that have been
in the country from one to 10 or 15 years
and have not yet struck anything rich.
“We arrived here September 29 and
none too sdon, as‘a couple of days later
the Yukon river was full of flouting ice
and it is now next to impossible to navi-
gate on account of the ice. It was four
below. zero-night before:Jast.

SKAGUAY’S AWFUL TRAIL.
“We had a hard time getting trom
Skaguay to Lake Bennett and there are
hundreds who started before we did and
will never get through. The trail—if it
can be called a trail—is something aw-
fal. I guess there was an. average of 10
horses killed a day while we were on it,
and it must have been worse later on
when the horses were weak from work
and short of feed. We did not losea
horse but could get no price for them
when we were through.

DARWIN’S AWAKENING.

which First
Theory of Evolution.

As long ago as July 1, 1837, young Dar-
win, then 28 years of age, had opened a
private journal, in which he proposed to
recort®all fncts that came to him which
seemed to have any bearin on the moot
point of the doctrine of trnemation of
species, Four or five years earlier, dur-
ing the course of that famous trip
around the world with Admiral Fitzroy,
as naturalist to the Beagle, Darwin had
made the personal observations which
first tended to shake his belief in the
fixity of species. In South America in
the Pompvan formation, he had discov-
ered ‘great fossil animals covered with
armor like that on the armadillos,’” and
had been struck with this similarity of
type between ancient and existing fau-
nas of the same region. He was also
greately impressed by the manner in
which closel related : species of animals
were observed to replace one another as
he proceeded southward over the conti-
nent.

At first the full force of these observa-
tions did not strike him; for under sway
of Lyell’s geological conceptions, he teu-
tatively explaned the relative absence of
lifa on one of- the Galapagos Islands by
snggesting that perhaps no species had
been created since that island arose.
But gradually dawned upon him that
such facts as he had observed “could
only be on the

SCOTT MAY NOT STAND

Rumor That He is About Persuaded
to Give the Other Fellow
a Chance,

REQUISITION OUT FOR WALLACE

Over One Hundred Citizens Have
Signed Their Support to Him
Council Meeting.

It was rumored on the streets this
afternoon that Mayor Scott has been ap-
proached by a number of his former
supporters and urged to withdraw from
the coming municipal contest in order
that no further ambarrassment may
come to the city in opposition tothe city
money bylaws. It is said that it was
represented to bim that his withdrawAl
would greatly harmonize the parties no‘
warring over the city’s administrativ
policy. - Nothing definite has been dose,
but the opinion prevails in’certain quat
ters. that Mr. ‘Scott will consider tli

1 ditied.??

that species lly became
From then on, as he afterwards asserted,
the subject haunted him. It will thus

The for Mr. Wallace wa
circulated again today and over 100 we:
natures were obtained.

be sesn that the idea of the variabili
of species came to Charles Darwin as an
inference from pereonal observations in
the field, not as a thought borrowed
from books.—Harper’s Magazine.

TO OPEN STIKINE ROUTE.

The C. P. R. and Hudson Bay Company in
Conjunction.

It is d that the Canadi

Pacific will open up the Stikine route in
conjunction with the Hudson Bay com-
pany. The railway company will give
service to Wrangle,‘at which point the
Hudson Bay company will furnish 16

Hight draft steamers for use on the river. |~

WILL DEPOSIT BONDS.

Grand-Forks to put Their Paper in a Ross-
Jand - Ban! Bank.

City Assessor Adison, of Grand Forks,
who is on his way to Rossland, will de-
posit today or Monday, $20,000 in city
bonds in the Bank of Montreal.
Negotations jor the sale of.these bonds
are pending with the Canadian Loan &
Trust company and the bonds will re-
main in the Rossland bank antl the
deal is

“We.left Lake Bennett 13,
We had a rough and dangerous voyage
through the lakes and rivers. The lakes
sometimes get very rough and the wind
changes suddenly. We were nearly
swamped several times.

“Tf any of my friends contemplate com-
ing here, my advice would be,. don’t
come. The river boats have not all been
able to get here. and there is a great

few days ago at $150 per 100 pounds,

Flour and bacon cannot now be bought
at any price and many who are short of
grub are striking for Circle City or Fort
Yukon to-keep from starving to death.
Beef sells here at $1.50 per pound. Hay
went from $300 to $400 per ton theslast
few days and horses are worth $1,500
per span.

“Porter got here the day after we did
and Joneg and Pierce about a week ahead
f us.

“*We had to unload a part of our boat
and make a portage at the Canon and at
White Horse rapids of three-fourths of
a mile at each place. It looks easy
enough to read in the paper ‘portage
your stuff,’ but when you come’ to pack
100 pounds on your back three-fourths
ofa mile and repeat the dose several
times, it is different. Weran the Canon
and White Horse rapids and made both
portages the same day, and camped that
night two miles below the White Horse.
We saw lots of ducks and geese, and
killed gone of the former.

“] have not heard from the world since
leaving Skaguay and do know whenI
will. We are all in the finest of health
and will winter it through all O. K.
Dan Burke got in a day or two ahead of
us. We paid $250 to get irom Lake Ben-
nett here, as we could not pack our boat.
over White Pass. Boats wete selling,
at Lake Bnnnett at $375 to $700. There
are many poor fellows who will not be
able to get here and will have to winter
on the lakes or upper rivers.’”

H. C. Walters Returns.

Howard C. Walters, the managing di-
rector of the Canadian Gold Fields
syndicate has returned from Seattle,

where orders will be received and
promptly filled.

He reports a boom in that city; every-

NO GLANDERS AT MARCUS.

and Officials

do not Agree.

Dr. Hickenbottom, of this city, who
has been examining horses at Marcus,
Wash., Grand Forks and Greenwood,
and upon whose representations the
quarantine on horses has been kept in
force at the boundary line, still sticks to
his statement that glanders was spread-

ay

erican Inspector Nelson has ex-
amined over 70 horses at Marcus and
says he tound no symptoms of glanders.

pose of persuading Dr. Hickenbottom to
lift the quarantine.

“HONOR OF MARK TWAIN.

The Great Humorist Paying the Debts of His
Late Firm.

A resident of Winnipeg to whom Chas.
L. Webster & Co.. publishers of New
York, were indebted at the time of their
failure, has received a Jetter with check
for $20.49 in payment cn the account
due from the defunct publishing com-
pany, and stating that the amount is-s
contribution from Samuel L. Clemens
(Mark Twain) who expects soon to.pay
the balance due. .

A Pretty Specimen.

A specimen of ore taken from the
Dundee property near Ymir is on exhi-
bition in Mr. Kennedy’s window on
Columbia avenue. The two pieces weigh

specimens of ore exhibited for some
time. The ore is streaked with white|
quartz and carries iron and galena,

To Raffle Twenty Geese.
Besides the regular dance at the St.
Charles hotel, tonight, 20 geese will be
raffled off. Roast gooee will make vou
a swell Christmas dinner. 1t

The Klondike.

For the finest rooms in the city with
free use of baths call upon Mrs. Jennie
L. Stone, The Klondike, top floor Tra-
ders block, Columbia avenue and Lin-

one has “‘Klondicitis.”

He is now in Grand Forks for the pur- |:

about 100 pounds and ure the prettiest

CITY COUNCIL 1 MEETING.

Special Session to “Consider the Printing of
the Voters’ List,

The city council met in special session
this afternoon at 3 o’clock to consider
delayed matters relative to the printing
of the voter’s list and the city printing.
The ward bylaw was passed. --As the
Reeord went to press the $50,000 money |
bylaw was being discussed,

CHURCH EVENT TOMORROW: ‘

Anniversary to’ be Held to Tog Metheties
ee nn

The first anniver: ‘setviess of the

«| Methodist church will be held tomar.

Rev. G. H. Morden, of Nelaow, will

-| preach at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. An

afternoon eervice will be held at 3
o’clock when Rev. Messrs. McGandier,
Robertson and Morden will deliver
short addresses.

Collections and subscriptions ‘will-be
taken up at each service, té pay for the
recent improvements made on the
church.

‘WOULD BE $8,000.

If the Forty Hotels Renewed Their Liquor
Licenses in January.

There are forty hotels in the eity but
several of them will not rénew their ap-
plications for liquor licenses. ‘ Inspector
Barr says that if sll of them would take
out licenses again it would mean at
least $8,000 addition to the'city revenue.
It is probable that not more than 36
licenses will be renewed. -

DISCUSS LIVE LIVE TOPICS.

Young Men’s Liberal Club to Debate a Yuken

The Young Men’s Liberal Club will
hold its regular meeting next Monday

‘| evening at Society hall. The subject for

discussion will be: ‘Whether the Can-
adian government impose s royalty
on gold mimed in the Yukon district.”
Mr. Grigor will take the lead in the
affirmative and D. D. Birks, the negat-
ive. The club is growing rapidly and
the regular weekly debates are becom-
ing popular.

BURIED IN OHIO.

The Remains of Alex. Eastman Laid to Rest
in Youngstown.

A private letter has been received in
this city stating that the remains of
Alex. Eastman, who died in this city

ly, atrived in gt Obio,

and were met at the depot by a large

number of friends and escorted to

cemetery. The remains were ipredte
Youngstown by Undertaker Beatty.

To friends in Rossland who sssisted in

to Mr. ‘a wante

his people extended their sincere thanks.

Gave Him Twelve Days.

James Kelly, who was release from the
city jail two days ago after serving a
sentence, was arrested again yesterday
on a charge of being drunk, and Magia-
trate Jordan gave him 12 days thie _
morning in which to formulate New -
Year’s resolutions in the solemn quiet of
the city lock up.

P. A. Silverstone has returned from a

coln street. 7-20-tf

pusiness trip to Seattle.

tees