The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-05-08

T Mayne DAILY. former Minister Of the
Interior for Canada. and now one Of the
most influential barristers in the western
part of the Dominion, is stopping at the
Shoreham with Mrs. Daily. They arrived
yesterday from New York and may be here
for several days.
Mr. Daily now makes his home in Ross
land British Columbia, which. saving
Cripple Creek, Col, takes rank as one OF
the most important gold fields in America.
Five years ago." he said TO a Times
reporter last evening, "Rossland was
a tiny little mining camp of
half a dozen primitive cabins. Now
it is a place Of 5000 people, with mag
nifeent business blocks that would be
credit to an Eastern town of five times its
population, and il has every luxury that
an incipient city could expect.
British capital, uLder the management
of Whitaker Wright, of London and for
mer Lieutenant Governor Macintosh. of
the Northwest Territories has taken hold
of the mines there and the company form
ed by them-.he British America Corpora
tIon with a capital of 81 500 OOO-is now
paying dividends. Their properties include
the world famous lie Roi in which Senator
Turner of Washington State made for
tune before selling to the British concern.
"A new law passed by the British Co
lumbia Legislature forbidding the en-
ployment of miners for more than eight
hours in each twenty-four. caused consid
cradle trouble in Rossland during the win
ter The miners had been drawing $3.50
for ten hours work. They demanded the
same scale for the new work day. The op-
orators refused TO meet their demands and
a shutdown occurred II has been settled
now by the contract system. The men take
contracts for mining at their own prices
and do the work rapidly as they can.
The change is proving mutually beneficial
and both sides are glad of the new order
OF things. About $500 men are employed
In the camp. and they receive close to $780,
600 per month. That figure is likely TO be
increased steadily.
British Columbia is a country of mag
nifcent resources. In the old days OF the
earibbOo and the wild horse placer. STAN
pedes. millions Of dollars was washed out
from the sands of those streams Then
came a lull for lode mining in the pro-
vince seemed 10 offer little inducement
Prospecting, however-in which Americans
took a generous part and did great work
In exploring the country-has proven that
the real wealth of the mountains lies IN
the quartz and the lode mines. Now. with
plenty of English capital following the ad-
venturous American prospectors, the re-
sources are rapidly being developed
The Boer war is doing marvels in un-
folding the love and fidelity of Canadians
toward the mother country. Up in Brit
ish Columbia the people are not a whit
less loyal than the citizens of London it,
self in their devotion to their Aag and their
Queen. The Canadian infantry which has
done such fine work in the BlOemfontein
campaign. was partly recruited in Ross
land. and although only three men could
be taken from that city there were fifteen
eager applicants eontesting for the places
Lord Stratheona's Horse-a gift to the EN-
pire from Lord Strathcona. of the Hudson
Bay Company-is also represented by hall
dozen Rosslanders among whom is my
oldest son. Harold. The Strathoona Horse
is more nearly like your Rough Riders
~"EthinK else ! can describe. Every