Macleod Gazette (May 28, 1897)

              the macleod gasette and aiberta live stock-rl!ord macleob ! friday may 28 1897 volume 16 no 46 the railway u'^fe lethbridge news prints tlie following 1 telegram from mayor bentfoy datefl toronto may 24th : road to be at once from leth bridge by the canadian pacific railway iv conjunction with this telegram the news takes the following extract from the medi cine hat news as a confirmation of the intention to commence work at once : c a large party of men who will work ori the lethbridge branch of the^jpr came m from the east last night from thia telegram it would appear that mr bentley was m possesion of information show ing that the negotiations between the govertiment_and the cpr had been brought to a successful ter mination.'lt is to be sincerely hoped that sinjh is the case and that the anxiaiy and uncertainty concei^ing^tms road will very soon be at aq|b|jd the company have at least months before them during vh|bh construction can he carried fwithout interruption if considered necessary the ironing of the read cun be qommenced at three or liiore different points mac leod letftbridge and nelson b c the building of this road will mark anew era m the history ot this part of th country it will make macleod one of the most important points west of port arthur and the progress winch the town makes will depend very much on the en terprise byilayed fr>m 4 now bn by h^«^«'^nf v ;...''' \ y the delegates work tho gazette last week printed the reports presented to the coun cil by delegates mayor grady and coun uowdry bat through an oversight omitted to state the amount of the delegates expenses the sending ot these delegates to ottawa cost the town just 492.75 exclusive of some 53.00 for tele grams for all practical purposes and as a matter of convenience the amount may be placed at s5oo now that is unquestionably a very important and substantial amount to slice out of the limited revenue of the town and it i.s the privilege and duty of every ratepayer to en quire closely into what is the quid pro quo for this expenditure this is particularly the case when it is considered that there is some room for argument as to whether the ex penditure comes within the scope ot the ordinary business of the town so that it could be legally un dertaken without the submission of a by-law to the ratepayers for their approval the gazette believes that the visit of the delegates to ottawa will result m considerable benefit to the town they no doubt strengthened mr oliver's hands and the fact of the town sonding two men such a distance must im press upon tho different members of tho government that we are m earnest as regards the matters brought before them in connec tion with any remarks we may make wo disclaim any desire or in tention to criticize or discredit tlie delegates themselves for we be lieve thoy did everything m their power to accomplish the purpose for which thoy wero sent and if the town does not receive the worth of the money spent it was not their fault the question is do the ro hults justify the expenditure of the money the reports have been placed i the hands of the ratepay ers and each one can draw hi 8 own conchyn ins tt is only fair to men tion ha ever that good may ro sv\\t fro|.i such work which qanqot be specified m black and white and that we may receive benefits which may be so directly traceable to the visit of the delegates to ottawa as to show that the money had been well spent of this there will never probably be the means of judging so that for all practical purposes yfe must look to the ac tual reporta'pf the delegates m or der to decide what has been done a.s the gazette is not treating this subject m a rancorous spirit we do not propose to rip up and dissect the reports as might be done if we had the inclination after careful consideration the con clusion which we have come to is that there was really nothing ac complished which could not have | been done by correspondence and through mr oliver as regards the extension of the c.&e to mac leod mr oliver had pledged him self to look after that and there is nothing to show that he would not have done so had the delegates not been there this matter was not of much importance now as the fact of the cpr building on this side of the river with the station iv macleod made it imperative that the c&e should be extended over here we have uo doubt that the delegates succeeded m having an engineer sent to inspect the site for the kootenai bridge but a bridge on paper and a bridge m reality are two very different things again it is reasonable to suppose tb,nf ( -.\ t,v>r,nr iv.prcj-.oric.-ition 10-^liv oliver would have produced the same result the court house too bas been under consideration for a ng time if the solicitor-gener al and the minister of justice de manded a court house for macleod why did mr oliver say there was no hope for it this year we in cline to the opinion that mr oliver could and would have done all that was necessary m this matter so far as the route of the cpr through macleod was concerned we say with a certain amount of confi dence that the visit of the dele gates had nothing whatever to do with the matter thero can be no question but that while almost every town m the north-west was loudly expressing its enmity to the cpr the friendly attitude of mac leod was appreciated by the com pany and we venture the opinion that on that account the cpr had determined if possible to run their line through macleod before any of the officials had been interviewed by the delegates with the excep tion of the matter of the reduction of the mounted police concerning which the policy of the government had been decided upon before the delegates arrived we have touched on each question referred to m the report beyond these matters we think one delegate would have an swered its well as two and that at least one of the delegates expenses commenced a month sooner than was necessary tho services of dr kennedy who was on the spot could have been utilized at a nomi nal cost and thus have saved the expense of ene delegate on the whole the conclusion which the gazette must honestly come to i.s that this 500 could have been ox ponded to much better advantage m ve.vy much needed improvements m the town american vs canadian en terprise dr g a dorsey assistant curator m department of anthropology of the field columbian museum chicago ac companied hy mr allen the miißouni'h photographer during the last week pnade a fivo days visit to tho blood ro | serve in thej interests of the above in stitution dr porsey succeeded . m purchasing about 150 ethnological specimens including a large number of ancient relics that havo been in"[the possession of the tribe for many gen erations while the field colombia museum is to bo congratulated upon securing such a valuable collection it ih much to he regretted'that we hutfl no museum m canada of equal enter prise sometime during^the next cen tury perhaps canada will awaken to the fact that she has had within ber borders ono of the moat extensire and interesting gelds m the world for an thropological research but it wsll then ho too lato for original investigation and tho study of canadian ethnology will have become to a large extent a study of the literature and museum of tho united states tt is generally with reluctance that the scientific bodic of the united states " grant money for ethnological work m cana da because there ie yet mach to be dono m their own country ia spite of the fact thu a sum something hke 100,000 is annually spent m that di rection but thoy recognize that through tho apcthy of ourselves the canadian r-thnol.-gical field is going to waste nud rather than see the mater ial entirely lost to science such expe ditions are mads aa the one we men tion dr dorsey went from here to british columbia and will work from the international boundary line to alaska returning to chicago m octo ber west kootenai notes . ... thc-:.w_-hiv.c:-y cm lb tartwtm mine nt ainsworlh ha'i been received there and is now being put ii to working order it 13 noc expected thsi't ore bhipmenta will hn made until july as it will be some weeks bofure tlie trail will be m good condition for packing operations on tlie ibex mine oi slocan at whitewater work on which suspended iomo time ago owing to danger from uuow slides liuvo been resumed and work will be pushed along vigorously arrangements are beta made to curry on active development on the property during tho summer a complete hoisting plaut consisting of a lo horso power boiler a 20 horse power en gine and hoist a no 5 cameron sinking pump and a randsteam orairdrill hasbeenre ceived and i.s now m position for operation on tho littlo donald shaft this shaft wai sunk somo yenrs ago to a dep i:h of 145 feet and developed a fine ore boriy from which was shipped over 100 tons of high grade ore but owing to lack of machinery to handle the water and hoist the ore the work wan closed down hut now that the property is m the hands of v strong company tho work will be energetic-lily carried on and the mine systematically developed a rioh strike is reported to have been made en the black diamond mine of late a force of from 2/5 to 30 mon has been stead ily nt work since tho ist february last the work being directed largely to development but m carrying on this work several oars of ore lvivn been extracted a tunnel h»b been driven a distance of 105 ft to tap one ot the veins which run through these properties and where it was crosscut tho vein is bft m width the most of which is concentrating ora hut carrying ti pay streak near the hanging wall about 18 m m width whioh may he easily hand sorted for shipment to the smoltor drifts liavo boen driven both north and south on tho vein and the drift to the north bas struck a body of ore 3ffc m width nsßaysfrom which give 1250z m sil ver 40 % lead and so m gold per ton work has also been begun on the little mamie lady of tho lake and hamburgh a group of adjoining claims lying to the south of tho little donald and recently purchased by t i gibson for one of his companies at 18,700 oash a largo hoisting plant and other machinery costing 37000 has been or dered for those proper ties und a»e now dally expected to arrive in tho meantime a force of mon has beon sot to work lovolling off the site for the hoist erecting buildings con structing a wagon road over whioh to haul timber fnr use m tlio mine ' nd getting things m shape generally foraotion and vig orous operation these claims have lone been considered among the moat valuable in the camp but owing to tsok of pumping and hoisting machinery tho work has not been pushed to any great extent it is a matter of congratulation to everyone interested in tho ainsworth camp that machinery is being brought m and deep dovolopnment ia con templated work on tlio now oxloy irrigation ditch wt suud off ia progressing satisfactorily barker miller & gardiner mccormick mo wers \\\ will be on bund m a few weeks with all appurtenance no other machine can compete witll it it is a well established fact and no comment ih sequired a car of fresh groceries of best quality and prices just received all orders promptly attended to macleod saw mill having completed my new saw mill i am now iv a position to till orders for lumber of till descriptions at greatly reduced prices my stock will ahvtiys be found complete tmd includes the following ; h c te grain flooring . b ('. ceiling and hiding * clour cedar tmd spruce " fence pickets & turnings moulded casing si base " corner and base blocks mouldings oi'all description's sash doorß and general bouse fui dishing cedar shingles and lath sawed fire wood • peter mclaren macleod and mountain we think ; of selling out ami f.oinj west it will be nece.sharv fnr uh to make a new departure m the way of doing buaiiiesh we can then buy of tener m smaller ji)uu titles getting fresher goods fiiviug a great er variety and helling at cash prices this will be _ our policy for the future : toms cash or trade monthly accounts only to be settled each month au parties that have been dealing with us m the past will kindly try and settle up by cash or produce etc so that thereby we can nil the more readily achieve the object we have m view we are yours respectfully reach 8c co cheap ! cheap ! cheap ! ■ *| t ei ife woven wire fenc!nq these wirg jtfl wtpf rope selvage ■ yisfiiiiiiii f encin £> s 9 csh manufactured and som by ac'iirall oe tm ontario wire fencing co ltd a.s j w©il is jmctoa outurle _ memullen's choice steel wire netting's for trellis poultry yaro.s latwii fencings ele are sohl very much loner tliis year than ever before they are the best i a onvu o x v z n :. the golden and fort steele development company limited liability authorized capital stock 760,cg0 shares ol par vnlue of 1.00 each treasury stook 500,000 shares head office : golden british columbia this m nt purely local mining company funned for the purpose of acquiiit ■ -.• and developing properties m eaßt kootenai tho ricl ent putt of british columbia the management of the company is iv the hands of capable men who are right on tho spot and are therefore nt.le toseeuro for the company tho beet properties available provisional board of directors : president : tht mas mcnauglit esq fort strolo financial agent vice-president : alexander allan esq calvary merchant s barber esq golden secretory golden lumber company treasurer : alexander mcqueen efq oalgnry manager bell telephone company secretary : goo s mconrter esq golden barrister there are no riilaried officials m this company the promoter's stock is pooled until tho company ams dividondt experienced prospectors hi»v ( .< hcen engaged to secure claims for this company m tho ' golden and fort steele dißtricts tho company has secured a two thirds interest m tho mogul ami t'nlmsket clainik on tinbaaket lake 28 u>i!oh north of beaver on the columbia river there are two iciulh 80 foot and 30 feet wide respectively 1,100 worth of development work done twenty tons of ore on the dump latest as say from near iho surface gave over 72 per ton m silver and lead the blue water groi'p has jtmt been secured consisting of a two thirds interest id tho threo claims on the blue water river about l miles from donald on ! he canadian pncifio railway assays from near the surface givo 300 ounces m silver 30 per emit copper and f(5 m cf!d per ton this is a most valuable property atul lie company aro fortunate m scouring it twenty-live thousaiu shurt-k sold already the balance of the lirnt block of f»0,000 shares now offered at io cents proceeds to boused for development work for forms nf prospectus application cor rtnolt etc apply tn b g mathews mining broker macleod the macleod gazette published at maclood albertu eveiy fri day subtcription price 2,00 per annum advertising and job work kates can be as certained jn application to c x ij wood editor and proprietor ~ a o v w7 macleod lodge no.3b,meotn m oddfel lowi hall at rear of methodißt church on lit and 3rd tuesday of eaohmonth visiting brethren always welcome r t barker c h baker m w 28-7-9.s recor dc alberta lodge ho 37 7\a a.f & a.m..r..k.«l regulai - meetin^n wuhn-fdnj en nr bo tfore full moon at 7:30 o'clock visiting brethren cordially invited 98.1y £>• j campbell secretary meets iv the oddfel lows hall on tho 2nd g a kennedy ml m.c.p.s office back ol tho medienl hall office houm from 10 to 1 costicah haultain & mckenzie mamkistkiih advooatkh not/kiks i'tnii.io ktc sallrllsr for lhe canadian mutual l.oitn anil invrmtnieal co money to loan at 12 per cent on good ' chattel security j r costigan q.c f w g haultaiii m mckenzie _^ t _ r 4 r i j l_i v ty{\t ,-■-■• bakiusiv.k solicitor at solicitor for th equitable loan ar.d build ings savings assn macleod alberta office next ihor to gazette oj)ic r j jephson d l surveyor and draughtsman oftice of the district knginen and surveyor for tht mncleod public worka district t 1 s o l s f 1..5 b c a comr for takint ntlidm ii m and for the supreme court of the x w i 2-4-tf cowdrf bros bankers : ani : financial agents draftt issued on and collection made on all available points dratu ohequos and sterling kxchauge bought scrip bought and sold butcher .'. shop maun nell itros propr's fresh & salt meats constantly on hand meal delivered llaily standi one door west of poßt office p mccahtin mana«er