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browns WEST FORK CAMP.
Purchase Of Claim Connicting
with b. a b. Co. Property.

Purchase OF Claim C0nmtctAn8
with b. a b. Co. Property.
Special Dispatch to the Post-Intellisencer
GREENWOOD, B. c.. Dec. 19.-Another
ceal has been made on property on the
pey, the local representative Of r. E. l..
Brown, purchased the Prince claim from
Alexander Wallace and associates for
$500 This claim overlapped the WASH
sngton, one OF three properties owned by
Mr.. Browns company, the Boundary and
Beaverton Mining Company, and for fear
s so. nt SG perod M Empsy ns
the same and It will be decided to the
company
was attracting the attention Of the invest
ing public, Brown secured a group Of six
promising claims and paid the owners
separate companies to work the proper
ties placing ample funds In each for. that
purpose. John Empey was appointed the
fSpG Company secured the
Rambler, Tempar and Columbia claims.
one group. and the Boundary and Beaver
D ton Mining mans as o aS wa tse
other group. Both groups are in the Inn
mediate vicinity Of the townsite of Beav-
erton
Washington claim. owned by the latter
company. Since early summer force Of
twelve men has been constantly at work:
stripping and trenching what Is known as
the main ledge. This ledge; CARRYING
values in gold. copper. silver and lead, was
stripped for length Of 1900 feet across
two claims 1t is big lode. with an
average width of not less than twenty
feet. In places Mr.. Empey says 1t meas
ures fully fifty feet. A shaft is now being
sunk on this ledge. 1t will be put down
to depth of 100 feet and II this depth
carries the same values and showing as Is
found on the surface the company will
proceed to install the necessary machinery.
for the continued permanent working of
the property. The shaft is already down
thirty-ffve feet. On the Idaho claim, be-
longing to the same company, a fifty-foot
shaft was sunk last summer at the inter-
section Of promising galena ledge and
the main ore body.
Work will shortly start on the develop
ment of the properties Of the Beaverton
SuIphide Company. A small force Of men
is now at work constructing cabins. When
these are completed, some time the COM
ing week, the men will be put to work in
the opening up of the claims.
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win Develop the Greyhound.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
GRAND FORKS, B. c., Dec. 19.-Fred II.
Oliver Of Spokane. has taken up bond
on the Greyhound in Deadwood camp. The
Western Copper Company, limited, with a
capitalization of $1,000,0c0. in shares of 81
each, will develop the property on an ex-
tensive scale. Already. the vein for q
length Of 1900 feet has been opened by
series Of prospects from Is to 800 feet in
width, all of which are In ore. The deep
est working is in a shaft thirty feet deep.
Near the surface the values did not exceed
one-quarter of 1 per cent in copper; now
at the bottom Of the shaft the values range
from to 10 per cent. In copper, as well
as about IS In gold and silver values. A
boiler, hoist and pumps has been ordered.
Two shifts are employed The property Is
only one and one-half miles from the Moth
er lode smelter, and Is traversed by the
Canadian Pacific railroad spur. The flota-
ton will not be undertaken until 1t is
proved beyond a doubt that the property
will make mine. These expectations, 1t is
expected, will be realized shortly Mr..
oliver recently refused 100000 for the prop
erty.
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NEW YORK.
The stock Exchange.

NEW YORK, Dec lsThe concerted measures
of the powerful financial interests in the country
proved effective today in checking the progress
toward panic and collapse in the stock market
Supporting orders were distributed all through
the list at the opening and prices were advanced
in an effort to restore confidence, but the iquida-
tion continued on very heavy scale and drove
prices lower again after the opening
The advance in the Bank Of Germanys official
discount rate from to per cent. and the hard
ening Of the private discount rate London. with
reports from that center Of further engagements
Of gold from New York for shipment this week.
helped to unsettle confidence. Prices ebbed and
flowed between reaction and recovery many times
before the food Of liquidation had been finally
absorbed and the selling brought to a standstl
The decision Of the banks. to use all their re.
sources to accommodate the demand for loans, the
determination Of the secretary Of the treasury to
largely increase business with depository banks in
the course Of funds from domestic centers toward
New York in response to the acute needs developed
yesterday, all tended TO reinsurance. The inter
val since yesterday In itself developed 10 quiet
somewhat and allay the local apprehensions Of
yesterday. and conditions today at no time ap.
preached panic.
When the tide of liquidation was seen to be
stenimed by the abundant offered. prices
set about violent recovery on demand from the
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FOREIGN.
Financial.

NEW YORK. Dec 19.--The Commercial Advertis.
ers financial cablegTam from London says:
Tho market here steadied ut the opening but
liquidation soon developed, and continued heavy
throughout the day In all markets. The rimor that
a large firm Of brokers in trouble caused some
apprehension Consols fell to ssA. rallied to 99l.
and closed at 9sA
American stocks began well above the panic prices
OF yesterday. Steady reaizations, however. caused
a general sagging until. when New York opened at
no advance above London price, sharp relapse &C.
CURED There was q rally which In some car
ed prices In the street after the close points up
Spanish fours were g.: Tintos. 42t Anacondas. 6
1915; Utahs, a.; Bostons. I: Avinos. H.
The bank bought $4,000 OF gold in bars, E6a. 900
from Germany, and sent El0o.0o0 to Egypt The
outflow Of gold from Germany caused the bank
Of Berlin to raise the rate from 8 to per cent
The exchange here thinks the Bank Of England
will follow with advance Thursday
Money easy for the day, closing at O low raec,
at which it was unlendabe. There was a good de-
mand for fixtures at 5! per cent the settlement
and the end Of the year Bills were very firm.
Closing Quotations.
LONDON. Dec la.-Canadian Pacific, es5; Union
Pacific preferred. 72: Northern Pacific Isl: Atchi.
son.. lsl; Anaconda. q. Bar silver. quiet. at n
Sled per ounce.
% % %
Condition OF the Treasury.
WASHINGTON, Dec ~ -Today's statement Of
the condition Of the treasury shows:
Available cash balance $3.50 719 796
Cold reserve 2A26l0, SAT
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pssr rsri, White Hsas , Sunset r. y q, Z |.
tain IAon, Velvet, Mascot, New 81. Elmo
Evening, Nickel rlsts. Great Westerr,
Paris Belle, Wniltneford. Ethel. Green
Mountain and Letter.
Nelson district has the following pro-
ducing mines: Molly Gibson, Athabascn,
Granite. Pcorman. Silver King. Exche.
should not be Tar from ,a,ocS.cco : year.
Tho following are the ofIlclal figures Of
the membership Of the Miners Unions In
the camps In Kootenay and Yale mining
divisions, B. c.: Bandcn, $40; NnIte water.
10; Silverton. $50; New Denver. 30: SLOGAN
city, e; Nelson. 2t0; Ymir. rs; Hoasland,
Mckinney. 80 stxty-nve per cent. Of tho
sandon membership are British subjects
and 70 per cent. OF the whitewater MEM
hers. The proportion In other camps is
not ct hand. There are 2S5 members Of
the Sandon union employed in that camp
at nresent
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and insiders. The sharp advances Invited sosnc
realization. but The undsftens Of NJ markst con.
tinued strsus 10 u The close which was q net
active ak6c0. {st
Invesf4snt buying of bonds vas In evidence. and
this market generally responded 10 the Iats strength
IN stocks, but there wern number Of aeute de-
ciiuss, which served 10 make the tons a whols
isrssuIsf, Tots "a ,:iss, re- vs hs 1900 "a
price.
Money ana Exchange.
Money on call ranged to % psr cent. last loans
2. ruling rate per cont; primo mercantile paper,
Si@6 per cent sterling exchange. castor, with
actual business IN banhefs' bills At eiHi@Aui for
and Nssi; commercial bills NSoi8ls 81: silver Ger
tihcstcs, 69as91c; bar silver, 5otc; Mexican dollars.
l7ic; government bouda, strong: state bonds. in.
active; railroad bonds, Irregular.
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NATURES Plan
First Cleanse, Then Protect, Then
Heal,
Is Followed by the Famous Copeland Treat
in the Cure Of all Forms of Catarrh-
al Diseases.

ment That Cures" follows nasuySit.
plan closely, only going fursksS
than nature could 20, supply,SS,I
that which nature fails to surreSs,.
furnishing a medication that haafsS
and cIeanses the diseased peeeSr.
then coating over the parts yvalS
this same medication that prevS63I.
the entrance of dirt and germs 60
the fnnamed tissuesg then, ~ $500.
ing and healing the sore spsts, ~
disease fl entirely banished. N6ee
than this, the naedication ~
bathes the diseased parts forns :
covering that protects these pae1a
for some time from other attaehSI
Of disease. So the treatment -
only cures disease, but It preyvn&
disease from returning.
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relieve and cure the diseased parts
while they are nj work. This treat
uaent IL based ON natures method
Of curing sore and innamed struc-
tures. First CLEANSING, then PRO-
TECTING, then HEALING. When you
receive . wound that lncerates your
nesh, nature causes the blood 20
fl0vv, that II may wash away all
particles Of dust and dirt that may
have gotten into the sore and
would prevent Its healing. Then
nature forms = coating over the
wound to protect It from the en-
trance OF dirt or germs that may
he In the air. Then she sets about
to heal the innamed parts under the
covering which she has formed, ana
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Deer Trail No 2, Rossland, has passed
to new management. Charles Theis,
w. j. c. Wakefield and Simon Rosen-
haupt resigned from the board of trustees
and F. e. Goodall resigned as secretary.
Rand; vice president. william Chaplin, Of
st. GATHERINGS, Ont: treasurer, John H.
Peet, and secretary and general manager.
N. B. Buckler. When the new board had
been organized the first business trans
acted was the declaration Of the nine-
tenth dividend of a quarter cent a share,
or $500. bringing the total Of the divf-
dends paid by the company to $47.500. The
in the treasury Is $12.579 Ore mined and
in transit is estimated to be worth be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000, enough at least
to cover six Of the customary monthly
dividends.
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Threatened With
Dread Consumption.
A Perfect Cure.

Mr.. e. ". Muller, = well known
mining man of Fremont. Seattle, Wash.
tells of the restoration of lost health.
through the famous Copeland treatment.
He said:
1.-The hardships and privations insepa-
rable from the life of a mining prospec-
tor are familiar to all, but particularly
to those who have engaged in that pur-
suit, and who have been repeatedly ex-
posed with insufficient shelter to the
Fury of Mountain Storms.
''To the results of an experience of this
nature, some years ago, owe the begin
ming of a trouble from which have suf-
fered more than can tell. and which I
feared had finally passed into incurable
Consumption of the Lungs.
'In the earlier stages of the malady
I had the ordinary catarrhal symptoms
of INSTRUCTED nostrils. headaches through
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Disease that attacks the air tubes
produces sore, irritated and in-
famed spots, ana I'm order to cure
the disease the sores must he
healed. While nature usually fails
10 cure such conditions, for the rea-
sons stated, she has taught few
her plans OF curins. 1t was By im-
itsting natures own methods, rec
ognising wherein she had failed
and doing what she had failed to
do that the splendid "Treatment
That Cures" was created. II II ma
lures plan, aufckened ana intensi-
hed By medical skiIly II II natures
plan, assisted ana smproved By med-
zeal knowledge untfl II IT, able to
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temples and forehead. and gathering Of
phlegm In the throat, which kept me
hawking and sp' ting necessarily while
the throat was always raw and iniamed.
Lost All Sense of Smell.
and for weeks at time was unable to
brea he through the nostrils.
But the disease. which had become
firmly established in the membranes Of
head and throat. did not confine itself to
those parts, but gradually spread to the
bronchial tubes. developed q violent.
racking cough, which gave me no peace
during the day. and spoiled my rest at
night, and 1t became more and more dim
cult to NIL my lungs with air. At times I
have thought that I
Would Choke to Death.
my case was a very serious one when
Icommenced my course of treatment with
the Copeland Physicians, but the effects
of this treatment have been most salts
factory. My disease has been
Thoroughly Cured,
and am now perfectly well in every
sense Of the word
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Total sales. SsS. 800 shares
Metals.
Taken as a whole there very little stir in the
local metal market today Pig iron continued very
weak and speiter developed considerable softness.
the latter In sympathy with irregularity aboard, a.
well as to larger offerings here. Other metals
were dull and largely nominal
Pig IRON Warrants weak for futures.
Copper-Iake. duh and nominal. $i65o917.
Tin--Dull and nominal. sA70.
Spelter-Easier 81. 6064.65
Lead--Ffrm, $l70Q7A55
The firm that fxes the selling price for miners
and smeltcrs quotes lead at $4l5 at the close
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TIPS ABOUT MINING MEN.

Movements, Sayings and Doings In
the Profession.
O. M. >Rosendaie. OF Nelson, b. c., II
considering the advisability OF establish
Ing extensive sampling works at Grand
y. r. Graves. general manager OF the
Grandby Smelter Co., and the Old Iron
sides and Knob Hin Mining Companies,
has gone to Montreal. where he will spend
the next six weeks.
o o o
examination OF the Cleopatra yesterday.
All the outside work IL completed, the road
Is In readiness for the wagons, and ore ID
coming out OF the upraise for shipment.
. O.
W. Y. Williams has resigned his position
count of the pressure OF other business,
particularly In the Boundary creek coun-
try. J, w. Hamilton has been appointed
I George Potter. manager Of the Tom
Thumb and Princess Maud mines, Re-
public, reports the drift at the $50 foot
level in full face of ore averaging in tho
Is no longer a seriods inconvenience. al
its inflow has slackened since frosty
weather set In.
Richard Russell, managing director Of
the Fairview, B. c. corporation develop
Ing the Stemwinder property. sets an ex-
ample Of modest expectations that should
be emulated by many pipe-dreamers OF
the mining craft. He says he will feel
entirely satisfied with profit Of four
or hve dollars a ton from the ore he IL
opening up.
George A. Collins. superintendent ana
managing director OF the Brandon 8 Gold
en- Crown, Wellington Camp. b. c.. writes
that about 20 tons of ore are taken out
daily, from the upraise In the 150-foot
level. There are about 1900 tons Of ore
on the dump and the intention In to com
mence extensive shipments as soon as the
railroad spur il completed to the yelling
ton camp.
o q o
Jim Wardner. the illustrious and only.
has returned from the effete East, whith-
er he went many weeks ago to publish his
Hans Andersen autobiography, and at
the same time relieve the melancholy Of
the copper situation in Boston with choice
tales Of how gold IL farned in the polar
circle. Although Jim doesn't strike II
rich in every camp his All Sin smile IL
Eliminates. he may be depended upon ale
ways, when'ft gets right down to spinning
mining stories, to make hit.
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Development of the Mother Lode.

Seventeen mines in the Boundary dis
trict are ready to ship ore. The mother
lode Of Deadwood camp, which was a
mere prospect four years ago. has ledge
which was crosscut in the upper workings
and shown to be 1856 feet wide. A shaft
has been sunk 1875 feet and at the 200-foot
level a drift has been run $40 feet into
the mountain. thus making the depth at
the face about 400 feet. This drift has
been extended in the opposite direction al
SO, and shows ore bodies 175 feet long and
about 10 feet wide, averaging $12 per ton
in gold and copper. There are 1900 tons
Of this ore on the dump.
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IN THE NORTHWEST CAMPS.
Record of Discoveries. Develop
ments, Dividends and Sales.

RECORD OF DIHcOVeTIets DeVeIOp-
ments, Dividends and Sales.
Hoodoo Gold camp. about forty-five miles
northeast OF Moscow. and said to be near
err to Paouse City, WASH. anticipates a
rush Of prospectors and investors in the
spring.
The management of the Zala NJ, In
Sheridan camp, have completed their ar
rangements to commence shipments to the
smeiter at Trail From twenty to thirty
men will be employed In April last a
shipment of two and one-half tons gave
$3.50 per ton. The values In the ore are IN
dry silver and q little gold
d o o
The list Of working properties. in Ross
land now includes the lie Roi, War Eagle,
Cristo. Columbia Kootenay Number I,
Jumbo. Josie. Gertrude. Coxey, Virginia,
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Special Dispatch to the ost-Intelligencer.
GRAND FORKS. b. c.. Dec. ia petit
ton asking the provincial government to
contribute 50, 400 towards the construction
of a bridge across the north fork of Ket-
tile river, near the mouth Of Pass creek.
fourteen miles from Grand Forks, has been
extensively signed In various boundary
towns. The only structure across the river
is at Grand Forks. and miners in the upper
camps who desire to cross the stream In
high water are unable to do so at any
nearer point.
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THE WEATHER.

THE WEATHER.
FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY.
Portland. Or. Dec. 10, 1899
Rain; warmer.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRI.
CULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU.
DAILY BULLETIN.
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MARINE NEWS.

YoKOHAMA-sailed. Dec 10. Queen Adelaide.
for Tacoma.
AsToRIA-Anived. Dec 10. q. s. g. Perry. from
Seattle.
MANILA-Anived. prior to Dec 10. str City Of
Puebls.
BUENOS AYREs-Arrived. Nov. q. Nor str Aker.
from Port Ludlow.
northumberland Dec. -. str Abcrgeldie,
for Hongkong
ABERDEEN Sailed. Dee is, schr Henry Wilson.
for Honolulu.
SAN FRANCISCAN Arrived. Dec. IL, str Mack
inaw, from Seattle; str JEANNE, from Vancouver
bktn Eureka, from Tacoma; str South Portland,
from Departure Bay. Sailed, str Columbia, for ~.
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toria: sh America, for Comox: str Homer for Port
land str Progreso. for Tacoma; str Alice Blanch-
ard, for Coos Bay
VALPARAISO-Arived, Oct 70, Chill BIZ Emma
Louisa, from Port Blakeley.
DEPARTURE BAY-Anived, Dec. 10, Tellus
from San Francisco
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EXCELLENT lunches served daily from
II to o'clock Cafe Halbe. $50 Second.
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UMBRELLAS, the largest and most
select display outside of New York
Robson Bros, exclusive dealers, 213 Co
lurnbia street.
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ALL spectacles we sell for holiday gifts
fitted after the holidays free. H. Clay Ever
sole, optician. 100 First avenue.
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HAND-CARvED Mexican leather goods
Denny -Coryell Co.. 716 First avenue.
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WATER FRONT NOTES.

The British American lines frcighter Bloemfon-
tein Ia due from Honolulu.
United States revenue cutter CoTvin, Capt. Slamm,
sailed for Port Townsend yesterday.
The ship John A. Briggs inspected at Port
Gamble yesterday by Marine Inspectors Bryant and
Cherry
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100 engraved calling cards, 81. Denny.
Coryell Co, 716 First avenue
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SYNOPSIS,

Seattle Local Report, Maximum temperature, A
degrees: minimum. 81: mean. 50 no rain during the
last twenty-four hours A low atmospheric deprcs-
sion coming in at Cape Flattery will cause rain and
southeast winds.
A. b. woLLABER,
Observer. Weather Bureau
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IT'S THE LIMIT.
HOME TREATMENT
BY MAIL.
6ooooooooooOooooooooooooo0o I

Patients who live At : aista1Se 1
can be treated with perfecf suaeeu 4
BY the aid of the Copeland -yzas4en
blank, sent free ON application
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FINANCIAL AND
STOCK REPORTS.
SPOKANE.
10 10 70
SAN FRANCISCO.
Sterling Exchange.

SterIImR EXChuhBcs =
San FRANCISCO. Dec. l9.-Sterlng on London.
60 days, $3.50; do sight. sa.s5t
Financial.
Silver bars 5sic Mexican dollars, as@isic; drafts
sight, l2i; do telegraph Is.
q % %
NEW YORK.
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PERFUME atomizers. Smith & Ken
nedy's.
FINE stationery. Denny Coryell Co., rs
First avenue.
TONIGHT. 2. c. Miles Co.. fire sale.
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VARICOCELE.

THE DISEASE-An enlargement of the
veins surrounding the spermatic
cord, a twisted. knotted, wormy
like or swollen appearance Of the
scrotum.
THE CAUSE Sometimes seif-&ollution,
but often blows, falls. strains, cx-
cessiye horseback or bicycle riding.
THE EFFECT AT times a dull, heavy.
dragging pain in small of back. ex-
tending down through loins into the
parts. low spirits. weakness Of body
and brain, nervous debility, partial
or complete loss OF sexual power,
and often failure or general health.
THE CURE If you are victim OF this
dire disease. come to my ONCE and
let me explain to you my process
OF treating It. You will then not