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In compliance with the request of a large number of the intiuential citizens, I submit to them a Pamphlet con- taining such information as will be interesting to the thous- ands of enquirers, for information regarding this important city of the west. I trust this brief description of the City and Province will be sufficient to convey to the^ig enquirers, the informa- tion they desire regarding the City and Province, and that it will meet with the approval and materially aid the busi- uess men of the City in their correspondence. M. PICKEN ^4 VANCorvER, B. C, February, 1887. \ ' liNPEX PLAN K08 £09 38 14-t 210 144 14S i\ 42 148 36 IV ^ DEAL IN [VliNEKAL Lands/ TiMBEF( Limits, ^, M'N'NG Stock,, Jiirr' Lojs.FaplmSi: \ ^ R, BUY YOUR REAL ESTATE FROM fiANO Bftd'S. REAL ESTATE BROKERS. OFFICES VANCOUVER, NEW WESTMINSTER ^♦o VIC TOR I A, B.C. Hi^/ifnt Li Ui f'twn/tt!} Irffvin. INDEX PLAN ^j^ X a) cp 1 ^"\" EB «»|4 1 ! «MU (!,««•«•»»*«•'»«*' •« • 1* Goniniissioii ^ JVIeFcliaiits, lk-> » I r * -' J ■»«lOIW ■'.^•. ;5r.»tf(8 vjj(i|i^' Money Loaned and Advances Made on ^"■' Consignments. " ■ 'J - . ' - . Business and Residential "I^ois in all parts of tlie City for sale on Liberal Terms, CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. j,„^ » For plans and otlier inforniation , , , supply at our office, POWELL ST., NBAS CITY HALL, 'VA'MCOUVER','B:C, 5, 11 a II The dilij of VancouVei'. "^TSHE City of Vancouver, the Pacific terminus of the Cana- ns^ dian Pacific Railway, and now the recoi{nized connnercial •center of the Province of British Cohuubia, is situated on a small peninsula formed \)y two arms of the sea, Burrferd Inlet on the North, and False Creek on the South. The town site is one of the most beautiful and commanding on the West Coast of America, the surface gently sloping from the center to the water on either side, giving easy grades for streets, and the most perfect facilities for drainage and sewerage. The harboi on the north side, is second to none on the continent. It is three miles wide at its greatest width and about twelve miles in length, having accommodation enough on its placid -waters for the united fleets of the world. The entrance to thi« harbor, or as it is called the First Narrows, is about a quarter of a mile in width, easy to navigate, even by the largest craft, at all states of the tide, tind in any weather. "The harbor itself is completely landlocked, and is sheltered on all sides from high winds, aiid vessels in their berths will lie undisturbed though a hurricane be r|iging outside, an advan- tage which few harbors of equal proportions can boast of. . English Bay of which False Creek is the continuation is a large open roadstead with excellent anchorage, and being contiguous to the entrance to the harbor is a very desirable addition, to the harbor accommodation. This beautiful location not on) y possesses these advantages so important to shipping, but th(> natural and ever changing pictures which the eve lights upon on every side are beautiful in the extreme. The bay crJHp and sparkling, the bold background of green wooded hills, and far behind these the rugged peaks of the saow< capped mountains, are pictures which when The labors of the da7 are orer, refresh the eye, And sooth the mind inviting dreams, ' Of future peace and joy on high. It is impossible for pen or pencil to do justice to the vnftgnificenco of the scenery around this fair city of the w«st, ill CITY OF VANC'OUVEH. a partial glimpse however may Gazing over the western sea, whose waves break murmuring on the shore almost at your feet, it lies clear and cold, brokea with numerous islands, lowering dinnner towards the horizon,, which is jagged here and there with yet another, that other the island of Vancouver. The sea looks a wild yet peaceful mingling of lake and land ; some of the Islands are green with abundant vegetation from shore to shore, clothed in the soft light of the rising sun ; others are mere rocks, showing a bold, stern front to the sea, some of them strange, both in form and character. Over the pale blue sea bangs the pale blue sky,, flecked with a few white fleecy clouds, white clouds that looked as if they disowned the earth they had got so high, yet nevertheless her children, doomed to descend again to her bosom. A keen bracing wind is out, crisping the surface of the sea in irregular patches. A few fishing boats like white^ winged birds give life to the scene and complete the picture. Right about turn an4 you look towards the east, but what a change is there. The sun has just tipped the mountains.. You see hills of waving pines rolling away eastward and northward, at middle distance beginning to rise into mountains, aneen to create a want of confidence in the place, to make people doubt its genuineness, and a feeling does exist in a greater or lesser degree in the minds of people in distant cities and towns as to its reality. I would like to disabuse those peoples minds of these doubts, and convince them to the contrary, which can only be done by stating facts, and with the assistance of the press throughout the country. I shall now give a brief sketch of the progress of Van- couver since it became conspicuous to the world as an important commercial center. Vancouver began to attract the attention of the public in the early months of last year. The agreement between the GoVerniiient c" British Columbia and the railway company, and the transfer of the lands as a subsidy having been completed and Vancouver fixed as the terminus, people began to flock in, and soon after, a town sprang into existence and building was proc6eded with, with the greatest energy. Application v^fi.s made to the Provincial Government in January for incorporation, a bill for which was eventually passed after considerable opposition and assented to by the Lieut. Governor on April 6th of last year, and Vancouver became tho fourth city m British 'Columbia, soon to rise to the first, and the metropolis of the Pacific coast of America. A mayor and ten aldermen were elected in May„ - i. 1 I iiiii i"nt«iitir> • •ITY OF VANCJOUVEU. and extensive improvements were under consideration, when unfortunately, on the 13th of June, the fire fiend ravaged the, city, leaving one or two buildings where hundreds had stood, and rendering many penniless who were in comfortable cir- cumstances and doing a thriving business. On the morning of the 14th June the scene presented to the eyes of the citizens was a desolate one, one which would have made any other people but Vancouverites desert it. But the citizens were equal to the task, failure never once entered their -heads, they set to work with a determination to succeed and they did. The city council never for an instant re- mained idle. Scarcely had the tierce flames ended their work of desolation, when they were at work sympathizing, encouraging and trying to help everybody. Thej^ despatch- ed messages to all parts of the Dominion for help to the suflfering ones, which were nobly responded to, and but for that help Vancouver would not have been the place it is to-day. Reassured by the encouraging reports which came pouring in day by day, strength wa.s added to the arms of the citizens and they worked as never men worked before. On the morn- ing of the loth June numerous tents and small huts were to be seen dotting the townsite, which gave to it the appearance of a military encampment. Everybody was in good humor, losses were forgotten, the hopeful future dispelled all other thoughts from their minds. It was a grotesque scene never to be for- gotten by those who participated in it. The noise of the hammer was heard above all other sounds, as busy hands piled on the boards in the work of re-building. The C. P. R. hotel was the first to appear above the ruins, and smaller buildings arose as if by ma^ic in scattered profusion around it. In a sveek hotels were occupied, stores opened and doing business as usual, although confined to considerably smaller premises. Cordova street soon began to assume a business like aspect, store after store was put up and opened, and in two weeks the the whole space from Carrall to Abbott streets was occupied by buildings, though of a primitive style they answered the purpose until better could be built. In the meantime the city council had discussed ways and means for the planking of the principal streets, and soon afterwards the planking of Water street was commenced. Once commenced they kept it going, there being plenty of willing hands to do the worn. Cordova, Carrall, Hastings, Cambie, Powell, and Oppenheimer streets and Westminster Avenue followed in c^uick succession. . ,: I' , : .i ■ii' I ni I 1 M CITY OF VANCOUVER. Within six months, over tive hundred buildings were erected, many of them substantial two and three story frame blocks, and a large number of them built of brick. Such is the confidence in the future importance of the city, that over $1,000,000 has been expended on building alone since the 13tli of Juno last, and the large number of structures, both brick and frame, large and small at present in course of erection, is only a forecast of what we may expect during the present year. Vancouver to-day can boast of having several first-class hotels with every accommodation for the comfort of the trav- eller, stores which would do credit to any of the larger cities in the east, and Ijuildings which will compare favorably with those of a city three times its size. Though delaj-ed in the work of completing the railway to its natural terminus, the Canadian Pacific Railway Com- pany have not been idle. They have been actively engaged with a start' of over two hundred men, clearing their land, grading streets, building wharves, and making every prepara- tion for the immense volume of trade which will pass over their line during the present year. They have in course of erection a large hotel, which when completed will rival any- thing of the kind on the continent. The ground is being prepared for a large passenger depot, and also for round- nouses, work-shops, workmen's houses, freight sheds and warehouses. Steamers are being built to ply between this port and Arvstralia, China, Japan, San Francisco, South An\er- ica and the channel ports, which will make it the commercial centre of the Pacific. These inHucnces in themselves are sufiicient to cause a large city to spring up, but when we look around and take into consideration the incalculable forest, mineral, agricultural and marine wealth, with which it is surrounded, the possibili- ties of its future cannot be over-estimated. When ,saw-mills are establishem a speech made by the Earl of Dufferin while in the province, describes the coast line very clearly. "'H m^ mmm 1 " Such a spectacle as its coast line presents is not to be " paralleled by any country in the world. Day after day for " a whole week, in a vessel of nearly 2,000 tons, we threatled " an interminable labyrinth of watery lanes and reaches that " wound endlessly in and out of a net work of islands, prom- " ontories, and peninsulas for thousands of miles, unruffled by " the slightest swell from the adjoining ocean, and presenting "at every turn an ever shifting combination of rock, verdure, 'forest, glacier aiid snow-capped mountain of unrivalled " grandeur and beauty. When it is remembered that this " wonderful system of navigation, equally well adapted to the " largest line of battle-ship and the frailest canoe, fringes the " entire seaboard of your province and connnunicates at points, " sometimes more than a hxindred miles from the coast, with a " multitude of valleys stretching eastward into the interior, " whi1 at the same time it is furnished with innumerable " harbors on either hand, one is lost in admiration at the facil- "ities for inter-communication which are thus provided for "the future inhabitants of this wonderful region." Equal effects are produced from similar causes under like conditions, and the analogy between London the metropolis of Europe and Vancouver, is so nearly perfect that a similar effect is likely to result. As London owes its growth to the flevelopment of the natural resources of the country to which it is as a gateway, so Vancouver will grow with the devel- ment of the natural resources of the country of which it is the gateway. The following review of the improvements made in the city since the 13th June will give an idea of its remarkable progress since that date : Clearing land, etc., including C. P. R $ 250,000 Grading and Planking streets 75,000 Mills and Wharves 85,000 BUILDING. Cordova street. $ 125,000 Hastings " 100,000^ Granville " 100,000 Pender, Seymour and Richard streets 50,000 Water street 90,000 Alexander street S25,000 Powell " 25,000 (;1TY OF VANCOUVER. 11 Carrall street '. ." 50,000 Westminster avenue 25,000 Dupont street 10,00a Miscellaneous streets, (20) 75,000 Total improvements, $1,085,000 Assessed value of Real Estate 2,664,274 Personal Property 108,303 83,857,579 Corporation Acccounts from date of incorporation (6th Apnl)^ 1886, 'o 31st December last. RECEIPTS : By Dray Licenses $ 115 50 Feed and Sale Stables and Livery Stables 36 00 Billiards and Pool, Auctioneers 90 00 Shooting Galleries and Theatre 21 00 Victualling houses 3*5° Liquor Licenses 4,880 00 Permits granted previous to 1st July, 1886 965 00 l-olice Court fines I»036 50 Government grant for Powell street 1,000 00 Bills discounted 13,907 OO Water street debentures and interest 4,552 28 $26,634 78 EXPENDITURE : To Fire, Water and Light • $ 2,918 18 Fire Hall $ 1,209 87 Tanks 1,127 73 Engine and Freight i^S 95 ( jeneral expenses 211 63 To Printing and Stationery 609 00 General expenses acct 904 36> Election expenses $ 83 75 Furniture, Safe, etc 5^7 45 Revision of Voter's List 135 40 Telegrams and Sundries 177 76 To Bills Payable 6,495 00 Interest no 83 Police Commissioners 2,881 95. Salaries $ 1,853 20 Specials 479 35 Prisoners' board 387 50 " expenses ^J ^° General expehses 78 50 1 .^ tti •1'. •n I'lll I . 1 11 i ; 12 CITV OF VANC'Ol'VEll EXPENDITURE.— Cc«/»;/«f30O Miscellaneous (moderately speaking) r, 000,000 Total $2,459.43S The above is a very liberal amount of work to begin the year with, and must bring together a large population. H I i \r ^■'\ ^ il THE TEA TRADE. Although the Canadian Pacific Railway \7a.s only opened to through traffic on July 1st, the following large quantity of tea direct from China and Japan was discharged at this port and shipped eastward over the railway : VKSSEl,. LHS. I EA. \V. H. Flint 1,240,763 > Flora P. Stafford 1,658,033 Zoroya 529,206 Carrie Delap i ,800,000 Itylgia 550,060 ' Eudora i, 100,000 Freda Gramp i ,000,000 7,878,002 Representing in cash $2,000,000. The first of this year's ship- ments lias ah'eady been despatched by the l>arque "George," And is now due at this port, it is therefore veiy probable the above figures will be quadrupled in 1887. CITY INDUSTRIES and EXPORT TRADE. PRINCIPAL BUILDINGS. Among the principal buildings are the following: ity Hall and Fire Hall, Public School, Presbyterian Church, 8t. James' Episcopal Church, Catholic Church, Oppenheimer .Brothers l>rick block, Tye & Co's brick block, A. G. Ferguson's brick block and residence, Gilmore & Clark's brick block, Templeton's brick block, Crichton's brick block, Tatlow's brick block, McMillan brick block, the Home brick block, the Holman brick block, Sunnyside Hotel, Gold House, Dougall House, Syndicate, Regina Hotel, European Hotel, Carter House, Leland House, Hudson Bay Co's Store Poulin's Resi- dence, Mr. Abbott's Residence, C, P. R. Offices, &c., &c. Among the buildings in course of erection are the follow- ing : C. P. R. Co's Hotel, C. P. R. Co's Bank Buildings, to be occupied by the Bank of Montreal and the Bank of British Columbia, Sir Geo. Stephen and others brick block. Lady Stephen's brick block, Angus & Co's brick warehouse, Geo. Byrnes brick block, C. P. R. Co's freight sheds and offices, and a numerous lot of smaller buildings. The plans for the ter- minal Passenger Depot and Offices, prepared by Mr. Sorby, have been forwarded to Montreal for approval, also the plans for the Round-houses and Work-shops. The city ai'chitecta have also received orders for plans for a large number of buildings. POPULATION. The population of the city at the present time is about ^,000, and train and steamer are adding their quota to it . daily. In the same month last year the population was not over 300, giving an increase in twelve months of sixteen hundred per cent. CITY OF VANCOIVER. 15 VANCOUVER MARKET REPORT. rURRKET PRICES. GROCERIES. Teas, per lb 30c(®75 Coffee, per It) 22}i@27}4 Sugar, white, per tt> " yellow. Rice, Syrup, per gal . DAIRY IRODUCE. Butter, fresh, per !t). " tub, " . Eggs, fresh, per doz. " imported " Cheese, per V> IOC 9c 40(0' IOC $1 oo 32'Ac y>c Soc 20C KISH, CAME AM) FOUI.TRY. Salmon, fresh, per tt) " cured, «' Cod, Rock, " Trout, " Whitii , " Oystci -, per qt . 6c 6c I2>^ 6c . - 7SC Crabs, ( Eastern $i per doz) 50c(«>i oo Grouse, Blue, per brace ... i oo Ruff.d, " ... 6::}4 Ducks, Mallard, " ... 75 " Widgeon, " ... 50 Teal, " ... 30 Venison 7(0- loc Chickens, Spring, each. . . . 5o@75 Beef, sirloin steak, per lb . . 15c " roast, " .. 12)4 " boiling, " 8c@.ioc *' corned, " . . loc Mutton, by the .side, " . lie " best cuts " . . 15c " boiling, " . . IOC Pork, " ,. 12^ " corned, " .. io@:t2>i Veal, " .. ISC Lamb. " . . 20c Bacon, " .. is@i6c Hams, " . . i8@20c Lard, " . . 15c FRUITS. Apples, per box $1 25 " dried, per tt> 8c@i2c Pears, " 8c Plums, «• Grapes, " tzyi Peaches, Prunes, Bananas, per doz << Oranges and Lemons, ^ doz 8c 50 50 I'l-OIIR AM> I'KKU. Flour, per bbl Oatmeal, pir It> , Hran, per sack Shorts, " Oats, " " chopped, per ton. . . \Vheat, pcf ton Ground Barley, per ton. . . VKUETABLKS. Potatoes, per !t> Turnips, " Heets, " Carrots, " .Sweet Potatoes, per lb. . . . Cabbage, " Onions, " . . . . Cucuml)ers, per doz Tomatoes, per lb String Beans, " Caulitlower, i)er doz liKEAli. $5 25 5c(«)6c 28 ^oc 00 30 40 35 42 00 00 00 00 IC IC IC IC 5c 2C 3c 75c Loaves, per do/. $1 00 Rolls, " -.. ,5c Cookies, " 15c Buns, " 15c Biscuits, Soda, per It loc " " per box $2 25 Lemon Snaps, per It) 250 Ginger " " .... 2Sc Wine Cakes, each 1 5@$i Jelly FUEL. Coal, per ton Wood, per cord Coal Oil, per 5 gals . . 40^5? $9 00 3 SO 2 25 >IO 00 I 75 6 50 5 50 I «5 I 00 BUILDINC MATERIAL. Bricks, per M $10 Lime, per bbl Cement, " Plaster, " Hair, per sack Sand, per cubic yard Lumber, rough, per M 10 00 " dressed, •• $IS@$20 Shingles " 2 00 Laths '* 3 00 Nails, per cwt 4 oo " Shingle, per cwt 5 00 Paints, per cwt $8<§$io Oil, Linseed, per gal $i@$i 15 1 I ' ^i mmmmimmmfmfKmpmm 3\' I It 1(5 CITV OF VANCOTTVHR. TRAVELING FACILITIES. The steamer Princess Louise makes daily trips between Victoria, Vancouver and C. P. Railway, carrying mails and passengers. Steamer Evangel, Capt. Tarte, makes semi-weekly trips between Vancouver, New Westminster and Seattle, calling at Roche Harbor, San Juan Island and way pcHts. Weekly connectidn with Ssvn Fi-ancisco, Cal.. is made by the Pacific Coast Navigation Company's steamers Geo. ^. Elder and Mexico. The steamer Robert Dunsmuir runs weekly between Nanaimo and Vancouver. The steamer Pearl makes regular trips between New Westminster and Vancouver. Four stages run regularly every day between New West- minster and Vancouver. The ferry-boat Senator makes several trips daily between Moodyville, Hastings and Vancouver. EXPORT Trade. Last year, 1S86, has been regarded by the sawmill men, loggers and othei-s ax below the average, the principle cause being the very low freight rates, and consequently a scarcity of ships. The Hastings Sav.'Jiiill is situated on the shore of Coal Harbor, immediately at the terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and will from this time on have a very large local trade from the growth of the terminal city, and will also have H large market m the Northwest Territories, as soon as the Canadian Pacific Railway can give shipping facilities, which in all probability will be by the end of March or the begin- ning of April this year. The daily capacity is from 50,000 to 70,000 feet, according to the style of lumber, and there are employed in and around the mill and logging camps about 200 men, witli a monthly pay roll of from $H,000 to Si 2,000. The timber limits connected with the mill embrace about 20,000 acres, and are estimated to contain 600,000,000 feet, board mea- sure of lumber. They are all located on the waters edge, and so situated that rafts can be towed vithou* any danger from \N md or waves. Some of the limits are immediately adjacent to the mill. These limits are held under lease from the Crown at a rental of fifteen cents per acre per anntMn, and with the exception jf 5,000 acres, the present leases may be converted into freehold by purchase from i! e Crown at S2.50 per acre. CITY OF VANCOUVER ir The mill site comprises some six acres of land, situated about twelve hundred yards from the Canadian Pacific Railway wharves and station, and the line of the C. P. R. is IpM through its yard. The wharves can accommodate five or six vessels at one time. In connection with the mill is a store, with a separate wharf, mess-house, kitchen and dwellings for em- ployees. Mr. R. H. Alexander, a gentleman possessing an excellent knowledge of the business is resident manager. During the months of January, Marr n, April and May the mill was closed for repairs, for which reason, together with that already stated, the output is iar below previous years ; but the average profit has been largely in excess. The following are the mill's shipments for last year : 4 r \ ! M i»' nj i| , [^ \ m mi 18 CITY OF VANCOUVER. < 0. o 00 O ^ u-i o o »A1 N o 00 Tt 00 0\ lO VO C\ 1^ lO r^ in CO 00 00 to 3 O Pi o o M pT 0\ XT, oo' CO - o 8; 00 oo' o\ c^ 00 VO l~^ ON ON M o 8n 00 VO OO C P t/i M rt B rt c c -a c V rt c c/5 U w c _ •* .rt, o- V3 U w o i2 o -3 rt B rt ■s rt o SO 0> 00 N On •* in ^ VO t^ O 00 <5o "1 00 NO ■* tT 2 5^ 00 m 00 \ VO On 3 O CA c _B "c "S "o B O § CC c O .c o p o g Hi (4 -O Ci^. o S >- •NO 1^0 • t^ N . M 00 N . N 00 ON M »0 mtN. 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NOO ^ Q 'S.^ : 8 ^ It ■ c X Btf vr t^ r»^ •* M ro • «>. - ^ §1 =s:^ 1 ut \ N 1 ■ft N rn ft N a 1. 03 1' — S' u • ' 1 m •_3 s • ompany" > ) r 3 5 B o B rt u . a S ill -i ' 1 E a * C •• 3 3 6 < .2 "• B > < 3 ■4 >> I— ii 3-< >- N ^ n'* t X ( >« N ! 1 o : '■ 55 ; • o . . H ; ; 1 i\l: < V. ; < . . I S-i t/3 O 'F,H^ j Q u • 3 5^' i& B o ■s I « ( 1—1 3 ^ ^ t 1 CITY OF VANCOUVER. 23 H H <1 in < a. 5- 1 .'ao On to s < iri 1-1 N DRESSED. N tf cK wvo 5"* * -*3 00' vrivo* T? q" »^ 'f ■* rs N 1 1/5 M On ■* t N •« 8 a; < .3 1 : E :<: -•5 3;^ e ►-1 _3 "3 ■3 a i I ' 1 * i \r i » 4; •• " iriog vo 00 o - 10 fO On tC ■* t^ vo \0 "^ iri»/lvO .a On 1^ O H § o tMtff-T- 24 (!ITY OF VANC'OUVEU. Three of tlie above mills are within the city boundaries, and the Moodyville might be said to be in the suburbs, being directly opposite on the north shore of the harbor. The em- ployees also purchase the larger portion of their supplies in the city, and all exports and imports pass through the city custom house. Regular communication with Vancou'er is kept up by a steam ferry which makes four trips daily Itetween the two places. The north shore of the inlet contiguous to Moodyville, is a favorite resoi't for tlie citizens durins: the summer months, and I have no doultt that in the near future, it will Ite fully taken up with handsome residences, and adorned with beauti- ful groun a laud surveyor of the Pi'ovince of Ontario and also of the Province of Mani- toba. He was engaged as a surveyor on the British North American Boundary Commi.ssion in detining the 49th parallel, and afterwards under the Provincial Government of Ontario. He subsequently was given the charge of the timber, mineral and grazing lands. Department of Interior, Ottawa. He resigned this po.sition and accepted a situation as Chief Land Surveyor to the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, from which position he was promoted last .spring to the posi- tion he now occupies, As.si.stant Land Connnissioner. Ald. Joseph Humphries, elected as an alderman in May last and re-elected at the late elections for Ward two, is a native of the county of Peterborough, Ontario. * He came to British Columbia via Panama in 1862. He is a cai-penter by trade, and a.s,sisted in the building of the Hastings and Moodyville .sawmills. He went to Cariboo in 1862, where he stayed for several years with varying success. He returned ta New Westminster and proceeded to Cassiar, on the Arctic slope, where he remained two years and returned to Burrard Inlet in * CITY OF VANtJOUVER. 27 1883. He was employed by the Moody ville sawmill company and now represents that company in this city. Ald. Joseph Mannion, elected as an alderman for Ward two, is also an old pioneer of the Province. He is a native of the county of Mayo, Ireland, and left home when he was nine- teen for British Columbia, via Panama. He arrived in the Fraser River district in 1862. He proceeded to Cariboo where he stayed a few years with fair success. He returned to Bur- rard Inlet and followed stevedoring, etc., until he commenced business in the Granville hotel in 1872. He was very success- ful in the hotel business and acquired considerable property. He sold out his business in March of the present year and re- tired into private life. Ald. Robert Clark, elected at the recent elections as an alderman for Ward three, is a native of Partick, Lanarkshire,, Scotland. He is a mechanic, hiving served with one of the eminent shipbuilding firms on the Clyde. He left home ia 1870 for Canada, and arrived in Toronto the same year. Staying a few months in that city he continued his journey westward to Winnipeg, where he was engaged in business for four years. He came to British Columbia in 187o, and com- menced business in Yale in partnei'ship with Mr. Gilmore ia 1881. They transferred their business from Yale to this city in the .spring of last year and were heavy losers by the fire. Mr. Clark is one of the most popular business men in the city, and is highly respected by the citizens generally. Ald. Richard H. Alexander, who was a candidate for the mayoralty at the first election in May and elected an alderman for Ward three at the late elections, is a native of Edinburgh, Scotland. After leaving home the first place he halted at was Toronto, Ont. After staying in that city for some time he crossed the moimtains to British Columbia in 1862. He was engaged as bookkeeper to the Hastings saw- mill company in 1870, and on the death of the manager, Capt. Raymur, he was appointed to that position. Mr. Alexander has shown a keen interest in the progress of the city and was among the first to propose its incorporation. He was one of the most active workers and spent considerable time in seeing the act passed through the House at Victoria. Ald. Edwin Sanders, elected by acclamation as an alder- man for Ward four, is a native of London, England. He came- to this province in 1885 and commenced business as a Imilder 'if . Ii fW 28 CITY OF VAXC'OUVEK. Ald. Geo. H. Lockerby, elected by acclamation as an aldennan for ward four, is a native of Charlottetown, P. E, I. He is a machinist l»y trade, find came to this city in the month of July hist year. He invested in real estate and Ijuilt a house in which he at present resilies. Ald. David and Isaac Oppexheimer, the aldermen elect for ward five, are brothers, natives of Bavaria, and spent their boyhood on the classic banks of the river Rhine. Attracted by tlie glowing accounts from America, they left their father- land and landed in New Orleans in 1848. After spending a few years in that city they went to Lafayette where they couunenced business in 185.S. From Lafayette to San Fran- cisco, and. from San Francisco to Sacramento where they resumed business. In 1860 they came to this Province, shortly after the Fraser river gold excitement began. They opened a store in Victoria and established branches through- out the province, and they prospered. At the time the Cana- dian Pacific Railway proposed "^ ^ncouver as their Pacific ter- minus, Messrs. Oppenneimer in C(. ' unction with a few others, bought what is known as the Hasti. " mill property, which has proved a very profitable venv. . Messrs. Oppen- heimer have done much for the province, i. I whatever money they have made in it has been spent again in some new venture and never allowed to remain idle. PUBLIC COMPANIES. L!!t COQUITLAM WATER WOrt^lS COMPANY. Limited. Din:' lORS. E. A. WiLMOT, A. J. Hill, A. G.' Ferguson, J. L. Hunter, A. E. Hill, C. G. Major, G. E. C(.)RBould. •Capital $600,000, with power to increase to $1,000,000 VANCOUVER WATER WORKS COMPANY. Limited. DIRECTORS. R. P. RiTHET, Thomas Earle, G. A. Keefer, D. M. Eberts, John Irving, F. W. Foster, Capital $250,000, with power to increase to $500,000 CITY OF VANCOUVER. { 29' ' VANCOl-VER CAS COMPANY. Limited. DIRECTORS. G. L. MiLNE, Chainnan. A. A. Green, D. R. Harris, J. L. Stamford, C. D. Rand, Sec. Capital 8100,000. VANCOUVER IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, Limited. directors. D. Oppenheimer, G. A.Keefer, Major Dupont, Dr. Powell, E. 0. Prior, F. Barnard, Sec. VANCOUVER WHARFAGE AND STORAGE COMPANY, Limited;. DIRECTORS. James Leamy, Chairman, Josdph Griffiths, * H. F. Keefer, T. O. Allen, E. MoKendry, J. W. McFarlane, Sec. Capital S25,000. VANCOUVER ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY, Limited.. DIRECTORS. H. F. Keeper, Chairman, R. Balfour, Jo^ii Boultbee, Jonathan Miller, B. Springer. Capital 835,000. Nearly all the above companies are in active operation, PRINCIPAL PROPERTY OWNERS. ABBE88ED VALUE, ABOUT C. P. R. Company 8 1,000,000 Hastings Saw Mill Co 250,000 Oppenheimer Bros I2o,000 Brighouse & Hailstone 100,000 Maj. Dupont 75,000 Dr. Powell 75,000 Jno. Morton 60,000 H. V. Edmonds 50,000 J. W. Home 40,000 G. E. Corbould 30,000 C. G. Major 25,000 E. Crow-Baker 25,000 SH 'V 0m W I CITY OF VANCOUVEK. < ' I W. B. Wilson 25,000 Royal City Planing Mills 25,000 R. H. Alexander 25,000 Gihiiore & Clark 20,000 A. G. Ferguson 20,000 Dr. Milne 15,000 Abranis & Co 15,000 Jos. Gi-iffith ; 15,000 E. McKendrv 10,000 John Dougall 10,000 Gideon Robertson " 10,000 B. Springer 10,000 Wm. Power 10,000 CHURCHES. The First Presbyterian Church, Oppenheimer street, Rev. T. G. Thomson, pastor. Average attendance from 300 io 400. The Methodist Church, Water street, Rev. J. Hall, pastor. Average attendance 200 to 250. St. James' Episcopalian church, Rev. F. Clinton, pastor. Average attendance 100 to 150. Catholic Church, Richard street. Rev. Father Fay, pastor. Average attendance about 100. * SCHOOLS. ■ I'l'ULIC SCHOOL, ' Corner of Jackson and Oppenheimer streets. Mr. Robinson and Miss A. Christie, teachers. I'UIVATK SCHOOL. ' ^ Miss Upton, Oppenheimer street. SOCIE'ilES. OKA'NVILLK LODGK. NO. !ffl, A. O. V. W. M. Thain, P. M. W.; P. Cordiner, M. W.; Jos. Little, F.; A. Neilson, 0.; C. A. Coldwell, R.; I. John, F.; A. E. McCartney, Receiver; Alex. Johnston, I. W.; Wm. Sonle, O. ^V.; 0. Harbell, Guide. Membership, 45. Meets the 2nd and 4th Thursdays in each month in Gray's Hall, Cordova street. MOUNT HKHMON LODGK NO. 7. A. K. & A. M. B. Springer, W. M. ; Geo. Black, P. W. ; P. Allan, J. W. ; Van Bramer, Treasurer; Jos. Little, Secretary; D. ' TTT^ CITY OF VANCOUVER. 31 McMannus, L. D. ; Williams, J. D.; Alex. Merryfield, I. T. ; John H. Johnston, 0. T. Membership 25. Meets Saturday nearest full moon. WKSTKRN STAR, NO. 193, C. O. O. F. C. W. Murray, N. G. ; And. Linton, V. G.; A. Johnston, Treasurer ; M. Mathison, Secretary ; E. D. Macpherson, Conductor ; H. Fyfe, Warden ; Kenneth Smith, I. Guard ; J. Gray, O. Guard ; Robt. Leatherdale and John Beatty, N. G. Supporters ; H. Eligh and N. McPhee, V. G. Supporters. Membership 30. Meet every alternate Saturday in Reefer's hall. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS, OUANVILLE LODGK, NO. 3. C. L. Behason, P. C. ; F. W. Hart, C. C. ; Robert Clark, V. C; W. H. Watson, P.; C. W. Murray, K. of R. and S. ; I. J. Hayden, M. of E. ; A. Secord, M. of F. ; F. M. Blomquist, M. of A. ; H. G. Miller, I. G. ; Thos. Brittou, O. G. Membership 59. Meets every Wednesday evening in Reefer's hall. This lodge is in a flourishing condition, applicants seek- ing admission every meeting. Y. M. ('. A. J. M. Clute^ President ; W. C. Bell, Secretary ; J. H. Carlisle, Treasurer. Membership GO. Meets every second Tuesday in each mouth in tbe Methodist Hall. This associatioj are erecting a new building on Hast- ings street for a haU, library, reading room, etc. SHAFTKSHIKY ASHKMBLY, KNIGHT-S OF l.AMQK. Meets every Tuesda) evening in Gray's Hall, Cordova street. VANCOUVKR AH^SKAinLY, KNIGHTS OF LAIiO!'.. "^ Meets every Thursday evening in Reefer's Hall. ST. ANDHKVYW AND I'ALKDONIA V S0(,IKTY. Mayor MacLean, President ; Wm Brown, Vice-Presi- dent. VANCOl.VKIi CtTY HANI). J. D. Mayor MacLean, Hon. President ; John Boultbee, President ; E. A. Beck, 1st Vice-President ; *H. J. Cartier, 2nd Vice-President ; Chas. Sullivan, Secretary ; Fred. Mil- ler, Treasurer : C. L. Cartier. Manager ; D. Evans, Con- ductor. :' ^ m :a ;t- w I^^Bn 82 CITY OF VAN(X)UNER. vancouv>:r fir?: brigade. Geo. L. Scbelky, President ; J. H. Carlisle, Chief ; J. G. Garvin, Asst. Chief ; J. Livingstone and J. Matier, Fore- men ; Thus. Beckett, Secretary; A. B. McKenzie, Treasurer.. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. MEDICAL PROFESSION, Dr. Beckingsale, M. D., Cordova stree Dr. Langes, M. D., Carroll street ^ Dr. Lefevre, M. D., Hastings street Dr. McGuigan, M- D., Cordova street BARRISTERS. Black, T. T., (Seymour street Blake & Muir, Cordova street Boultbee, John, Carrall street Corbould & McColl,' Cordova street Goulding, E. C, Abbott street ARCHITECTS AND CIVIL ENGINEERS. Carden & Hermnn, C. E., Cordova street Irving, Bell, Cambie street. McCartney & Marmette, C. E., Powell street Mackay, Donald, Architect, Cordova street Sorby, T. C ., Architect, Cordova street Strathern, C. E., Granville street Whiteway, Architect, "Water street PUBLIC OFFICERS. Isaac John, Collector of Customs Jonathan, Miller, Postmaster C. G. Johnson, Registrar . • Joseph Huntly, Bailiff BANK. Bank of British Columbia, Keith, Manager^ Cordova street. SAW MILLS. Brunette Saw Mill Co., Westminster avenue Hastings Saw Mill Co., Coal Harbor. (Manej^o", R. H. Alexander) Leamy & Kyles Saw Mill, False Cr«ek !< myj J- ore- rer.. ^ ager, R. H. k t;iTY OF VANCOUVER. 38 Moodyville Saw Mill Co., Burrard Inlet, Manager B. Springer. Koyal City Mills, False Creek LIME KILN. Vancouver San Juan Lime Co. REAL ESTATE. Bailey, J. A., Cordova street Ceperley, H., Cordova street Douglas & Co., J. C, Abbott street Graveley & Spinks, Oppeuheimer street Hall & Quackenbush, Granville street. Home, J. W., Cordova street Innes, F. C, Cordova street Johnson, C. C, Cordova street Jones, H. A., Carroll stjreet ,. MacLean, M. A., Abbott street Mellon, H. A., Seymour street Morrison, James, Water street Pitt, R. D. Rand Bros., Cordova street Ross & Co,, A. W., Hastings street Tatlow, R. G., Cambie street COMMISSION MERCHANTS. Barker & McConnell, Abbott street ■ ovine, John, Cordova street Fraser & Leonard, Cordova street iicDougall, A., Carrall street Np'u'uds & Co., Hastings street Oppenheimer Bros., Powell street Palmer Bros., Dupont street Woods, Turner & Gamble, Cordova street • CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS. Carey, ' Clendenning, J. Gillis, W. Hamilton, E. P., Water street Harkins, W. Keefer, H. F., Alexander street McDonald & Cameron McDonald & Co., J. G: McDougall «fe Co. '' 1 It' ! 1 ■y$'i '""* 34 CITY OF VANCOIVER. I ; U . i'. McKinnon & Munio Porter, William, Bentty street Secord & Garvin Shearer & Kemp, Oppeuheimer street Spring, T. B. Stephenson & McCraney STEVEDORES. Blake, Soule, W. H. Thain & McPhaiuen LIVERY STABLES. Cargill Bros., Carrall street Jones, Westminster avenue Queen, Gamble street DRUGGISTS. ' McCartney A Bro., W. E., Cordova street McDowell & Co., H., Cordova street Nelson, Chas., Carrall street Vancouver Drug Co. (Dr. Itolls), Cordova street GENERAL PRODUCE DEALERS. Clark, J. W., Cordova street Couth, Robert, False Creek Henderson Bros., Cordova street McLellan & Barnes, Carrall street HARDWARE. Dunn & Co., T., Cordova street Kenny & Co., J. D., Abbott street McLennan & McFeeley, Powell street Scoullar & Co., E. S., Water street Tye & Co., Powell street R. E. Dodds, Carrall Street FURNITURE. Abrams & Co., Carrall street Hart, F. W., Cordova street Irving & Strachan, Seymour street McPhaliu & Ash, Hastings street Sehl, Jacob, Cordova street Wiegand, C. W., Water street DRY GOODS, GROCERIES. &C. Bergland & Co., Cordova street Bl , ■i CITY OF VANCOUVER. 36 Clute & Co., J. S., Water street Edwards & Thicke, " " Grant, R., Cordova street Hay den & Co., Water street Hudson's Bay Co.'s Store, Cordova street GROCERIES. Fuller, Freeman & Co., Carnbie street Hastings Saw Mill Co.'s Store, Cordova street McGregor, J., Cordova street Martin, F. Cordova street Northcote & Palmer, Carrall street Otton, H., Cordova street Kowliug W. H., Westminster avenue Stanton, Abbott street Sylvain & Britton, Cordova street Templeton, W., Carroll street Thomson, John, Westminster avenue Thornton, J. B., Cordova street DRY GOODS. Abrams & Co., Jas., Carrall street Dufour & Co., corner Carrall and Cordova streets Forloner & Clunie. Abbott street Gilmore & Clark, Carrall street Gordon, G. R., Ogle, Campbell & Co., Carrall street Taylor & Brady, Water street MILLINERS. Crandal, N. 0., Westminster avenue Hanafin, Mrs., Cordova street Howat, Miss C. D., Carrall street Price, Mrs., Oppenheimer street Parker, Misses, Cordova street. STATIONERS AND BOOKSELLERS. B. C. Stationery and Printing Co., Cordova street Perry, A. C, Water street Thompson Bros.^ Cordova street Tilley, S. T., Cordova street MUSIC STORE. Adams, Water street WATCHMAKERS AND JEWELERS. Belling, T., Carrall street Brodie, " " !f 1 -VtTf .T| PI- )l 36 CITY OF VANCOUVER. 'Iii Cartier & Bro., H. J. , Carrall street Grassie, H., Cordova street Jackson, J. W., Cordova street Melvin, G. J., Water street Reesor, D. A ., Cordova street TAILORS. Evans, David, Cordova street Graham, J. W., Symons, O, BOOT AND SHOE MAKERS. Allan, G. L., Cordova street Jones, G. J., Carrall street *>■ Leonard, G., Powell street Marks, S., Cordova street TOBACCONISTS. Levy, jack, Cordova street McNaughton, D., " CICtAR MANUFACTURERS. Kurtz & Co., Cordova street BLACKSMITHS. Hanafin & Bevis, Hastings street Mitchell, J., Water street Shaw, Linton & Co. BOAT BUILDERS. BARBERS. Duferne & Lebel, Carrall street Mozley, H. L. Scurry, Abbott street Watson, Cordova street Winters LAUNDRIES. American Laundry Pacific Steam Laundry Troy Laundry Vancouver Laundry, C. D. Mussenden, Po"^- ell street CITY OF VANX'OUVER. 87 1, Pow- BUTCHERS. Coughtrey, A. R., Water street Gannan, P., Alexander street Mangan, T. B., Cordova street May, W. H., Water street BAKERS. Llaka Bros., Carrall street Harms, Hastings street i Scuitto, r., Carrall street Wright, A. W., Granville street > FRUITERERS. Abrams, S., Carrall street Hall, L. J., Water street Robinson, W. J., Water street MARKETS. Van couver Market, Shupe & Wench, Cordova street Water Street Market, A. W. Wright, Water street WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Brown, F., Water street Urquhart, Wm., Water street Vancouver Wine Co., Cordova street. RESTAURANTS. Cosmopolitan, Cordova street Dougall House Restaurant, J. Schlenk, Cordova street International, Boehlofsky, Cordova street^ Mizony's Restaurant, " " Palace Oyster and Chop House, Water street HOTELS. Bridge Hotel, J. Austin, Westminster avenue Brunswick Hotel, P. Carey, Hastings street Burrard House, Martin, Cordova street C P. R. Hotel, Dunbar, Hastings street Carter Houhc, VV^. ('arter, Water street Central Hotel, Quaun, Cordova street Cosmopolitan, Cordova street City Hotel, Powell street 'Dougall House, John Dougall, Cordova street Edinburoh Hotel, N. Allan, Water street "I W<3 I I 38 CITY OK VANCOUVER M: Grayhound Hotel, Harry Cole, Prop., Water at. Globe Hotel, Wood, Water street Gold House, Mrs. Gold, Water street Granville'Hotel, T. Oyrs, Water street Leland, The, Mrs. Hirshbei-g, Hastings street Maison Dore, P. Clair, Cordova street Occidental Hotel, Hark ins, Water street Regina Hotel, E. Cosgrove, Water street St. Elmo, Cartwright, Carrall street Stag and Pheasant, Chas. Doering, Water st. Star Hotel, — Powis, Cordova street Sunnyside Hotel, Cargill, Water street Terminus Hotel, Blair, Water street Union Hotel, Larson *: McP-^nald, Abbott street Winnipeg House, Mcllroy & Blyth, Water street SALOONS. Arlington Saloon, Pender street Bay View, Kent & Talcot, Cordova street Bodega, The, Allen & McPherson, Carrall St Cabinet, The, McLennan, Water street Club, The, Fred. Little, Carrall street Eagle, The, M. Costello, Westminster avenue Fountain Saloon, Barr, Cordova street (Jem, The, Grant, Cordova street Gerinania Saloon, Powell street Globe Saloon, Cordova street Hole in the Wall, Edson, Abliott street Mascotte, The, G. D. Somes, Cordova street Montreal House, Cordova street St. Julian, Cordova street St. Lawrence Hall, Water street Syndicate, L. J. Cross, Abbott street Tremont, Capt. Clements, Alexander street West End, Jackson & Brockie, Hastings streat Woodbine, W. Grant, Cordova street PROVINCIAL, The Province of British Columbia forms the western hf of the Dominion of Canada, and in view of its great import- ance to the Dominion, it would be di£&cult to say whether (;iTY OF VANXOUVEK. 39 wm Iter at. er St. 'all St rnfae* mport- liether its geographical position or its great resources were of the greater value. It is bounded on the North by the parallel of 60 deg N. ; on the West by the Pacific Ocean and the frontier c f the United States territory of Alaska, on the South by the parallel of 49 deg. N. the boundary of the United States and on the East by the Rocky Mountains, and the meridian of 120 deg. W. Vancouver Island though extending southerly beyond the 49th parallel is wholly within the Province. The island of Vancouver, divided from the mainland by the Gulf of Georgia on the South and Queen Charlotte Sound on the North, is 300 miles in length with an average width of 60 miles, containing an area of 20,000 square miles, while the Mainland, including the smaller islands has an area of over 321,305 square miles, giving a total area of 341,- 305 square miles. British Columbia has a coast line of over 600 miles on the Pacific Ocean, and is indented with numer- ous long inlets and bays, affording excellent shelter for ships in rough weather. Barclay SouLd, the principal harbor on the island of Vancouver, opens into the Pacific Ocean on the west coast, and is thirty-five miles long, nearly dividing the island, its head being only fourteen miles from the east coast. The water is yery deep and the shelter good. On the mainland the following are the principal indenta- tions: — Burrard Inlet, Howe Sound, Bute Inlet, MillbanV Sound, River Skeena and River Naas. Burrard Inlet, the principal of these, has been already described. Howe Sound is north of Burrard Inlet, the mouth of which is almost completely covered by Bowen Island. The water is very deep and its shores steep and rocky, with a few valleys running inland on either side. Rich deposits of copper ore have been discovered on this inlet. Bute Inlet is much further north and is surrounded v/ith lofty mountains. It receives the waters of the River Hamathaco, a river said to be famous for its trout fishing. Valdez Island lies between its mouth and the island of Vancouver. Millbank Sound, still further north, will eventually be- come valuable as a harbor, when the gold mines of the Peace River attract population. The River Skeena is the next important river north of the Fraser, and regular communication is held by steam ves- 40 CITY OF VANCOrVER. sels with Nanaimo. It is the principal route to the Omiuica gold mines. The River Nass, still further north, is near the frontier of Alaska. It has been ascended by a steamer over twenty-five miles. It is an important salmon fishing station, and it is believed the region which it waters is rich in gold. Numerous small islands break the waters of the gulf, some of them good for agricultural purposes, and others rich in minerals, and north of Vancouver Island are located the Queen Charlotte Islands, a group of 150, with mountains rising from them 5000 to 6000 feet in height. RESOURCES. MINERALS. First among the resources of British Columbia may be classed its mineral wealih. The exploratory surveys in con- nection with the Canadian Pacific Railway have established the existence of gold over the whole extent of the Province. Large values have already l)een taken from the gold mines which liave been worked. This precious metal is found all along the Fraser and Thompson Rivers ; again in the north along the Peace and Oniineca Rivers and on the Gerniansen Creek ; and on Vancouver Island. Want of roads to reach them and want of capital seem to have been the obstacles in the way of more generally work- ing the gold mines in the past. These obstacles are, however, in the way of being over£ome. Even with these insufficient means of working,"the yield of gold in British Columbia from 1858 to 1876 was $39,953,618.00, the average earnings per man being $603.00 per year It is confidenJ}' expected that more gold will be taken out of the mines of British Columbia than has been spent in building the Pacific Railway. It is found along a northwest line of more than ten degrees of lati- tude. Copper is found in abundance in British Columbia, and silver mines have been found in the Fraser Vallej*. Further explorations will undoubtedly develop more mineral wealth. The coal mines of British Columbia are probably even more valuable than its orold mines. Bituminous coal is found CITY OF VAN'COUVER. 41 in Vancouver Island in several places, and on the Mainland extensive coal fields ha\e been found contiguous to the Rail- way and Fraser River, and anthracite coal of very excellent quality on Queen Charlotte's Island. This is said to be superior to Pennsylvania anthracite, and although coal is found in California, that which is mined in British Columbia commands the highest pricfe in San Francisco. His Excellency the ^larquis of Lome said respecting it, in a speech at Vic- toria : " The coal from tlie Nanaimo mines now leads the market at San Franfcisco. Nowhere else in these countries is such coal to be foun:!rgv that bids fair to make Nanaimo one of the chief mining stations on the continent. It is of incal- culable importance., not only to this Province of the Dominion, l)Ut also to the interests of the Empire, that our fleets and mercantile marine, as well as the continental' markets, should be supplied from this source." Speaking of the (|uality of the coal of British Columbia, -Dr. Dawson, a competent authority on the subject, made the following statement •. "It is true liituminous coal of very ex- cellent (juality. It was tested by the War Department of the United States, some years ago, to find out which fuels gave the best results for steam-raising purposes on the western coast, and it was found that, to produce a given quantity of steam, it took 1,(S00 lbs. of Nanaimo coal to 2,400 lbs. of Seattle coal, 2,600jbs. of Coos Bay coal, Oregon, and 2,000 lbs. of Monte ])iablo coal, California, showing that, as far as the Pacific coast is concerned, the coal of Nanaimo has a marked superiorit}- over all the others. " The position of the <'arious stores of coal in the Pacific is of extreme importance as an index to the future distribu- tion of power in that portion of the world ; but it is .....i, enough to know where coal isjtobe found without looking r.'l >■ to the quantity, ([Uality, cheapness of labor and facility of transport. In China and in Borneo there are extensive coal fields, but they lie 'the wrong way' for trade ; on the other hand, the California coal at Monte Diablo, San Diego and Monterey, lies well, Ijut is bad in quality. Tasmania has good coal, but in no great quantit}', and the beds nearest to the coast are formed of inferior anthracite. The three* counti'ies of the Pacific which must for a time at least rise to manufac- turing greatness are Japan, British Columbia and New South Wales ; but which of these will become wealthiest and most 42 CITY OF VANCOUVEH. II II ill powerful depends nuiinly on the amount of coal which they respectively possess, «o situated as to be cheaply raised. The dearness of lahor underwbich British Columbia sutterswillbe re- moved by the opening of tii<^ Pacific Railway, but for the pre- sent New South Wales has the cheapest labor, and upon her shores at Newcastle are abundant stores of coal of good quali- ty for manufacturing purposes, although for sea use it burns 'dirtily ' .tn>eason. The halibut and cod are abundant, also anchovy, haddock, rock cod, ffounder, \vhiting, crab, etc., etc. The lobster, however, is a stranger to the Pacific coast of America, though it is believed the waters are suitable for their propagation. The inland streams and lakes abound in .salmon trout, mountain trout, a,nd the famous fresh water white ti.sh. A valuable industry might be built up by preparing any or all of these for the- market. The dog fish is caught in large num- bers, and a lubricating oil manufactured from them .superior to any other. The Skidegate Oil Co. manufactures thi.s oil in large quantities, and finds a ready market for it in the United States, after paying 20 per cent. duty. Seals and sea otters are annually caught in large numbers oft' the coast of Vancou- ver Island and the northwest coast of the mainland, from which a considerable revenue is derived. Since the opening of the Canadia:i Pacific Railway the fish-curing business is receiving more atfuiition, and there is no doubt that in the near future it vAV. become an important item in the industrial entei*prises of tli3 i'rovince. I ■'! fi.,^^ " I ;K 46 CITY OF VANCOUVER. i I CO vo ffi Q as i/^ ro O 00 "^ t^ r«. 0^ N 3 (4 o 0) o !r C3 1- Im '-5 fa, 2i c o r. o H OnoO CO — "1 -, »0 d >>100 f"; IT) 0\ O" vr> o . ... . , . ^88 - M 00 '■ICO O VO "1 O fO c N O >-i CO »" N 6 !" ' .aa^L .,■■ jj;^.:^^HA>jaa^ ' ^x.. 'J." — s5:Tm«nt««PBPwwtww*r'««H : i i ll , CITY OF VANt:OUVER. 47 FOREST WEALTH. The forest wealth oi the Province is one of its most im- portant natural resources, the supph* being almost inexhausti- ble. The following brief account of forest trees to be found on its shores will be interesting : Douglas Spruce (Douglas Pine, Douglas Fir, or conuner- cially Oregon Pine), vavy valuabk' tree. Western Hemlock, large — found on coast and on Coluuibia River. Englemann's Spruce — eastern part of province and interior plateau. Men- zies' Spruce, very large, mostly on coast. Great Silver Fir, coast tree of great size. Balsam Spruce, abounds in Gold and Selkirk ranges, and east of McLeod's Lake. Williamson's Al- pine Hendock, too scarce and too high up to be of much use. Red Pine, (Yellow Pine or Pitch Pine), a variety of the heavy yellow pine of California and Oregon ; very handsome; 4 feet diameter ; common in driia* parts of interior. White Pine (Mountain Pine), Colund)ia region — Shuswap and Adams' Lakes — a so interior of Vancouver Island. White-barked Pine, small. Western Cetlar (Giant Cc 'ar or Red Cedar), wood pale, yellowish or reddish color. \«n'y durable: often found 100 to L)0 feet high, an. 1 In feet tliick. Yellow Cy- press (Yellow Ce (i 1 i ri: iiiiij; ;M 52 CITY OF VANCOUVER. Forest $ 200,17800 Animals ami their produce 329,248 CO Agricultural produce 1 ,9' 7 00 Manufactures ',035 00 Total, the produce of 15. C $2,885,823 96 " not the " " 61,80500 Total Exports $2,947,628 96 In excess of the above exported to Eastern Provinces, Canned .Salmon r . . . . 40,846 00 Imports into tlie Province of Britisli Coliuuliia, for the year ended 30th June, lh8G : Value of Total Imports Entorc JS CO 7 oo 55 oo 23 96 D5 CXJ thi 54 ifancouVeP'? ^igfceP (Jitie? iq Mt\$\\ Columbia. VICTORIA. Victoria, the present capital of the Province, i.s situateil on the sonth-ea.st point of Vancouver Island. The city i.s well laiil out and .substantially built, its churches, .schools, and other public buildings having an appearance of Engliv^h solid- ity about them, while the suburbs of the city and approaches &r:: decidedly beautiful. The most prominent public buildings are the Post Office, City Hall, Engine House, Custom House, Odd Fellows' and Masonic Temples, The Government Build- ings, Public School, Coloni.st Buildings, Bank of British Col- umbia Building, Clarence Hotel, Opera Hon.se, Union Club, &c. Victoria has a population of about 12,000, which includes about 3,000 Chinese. It is the .southern terminus of the Es- quimalt and Nanaimo Railway and has couununication by water with the principal ports on the Pacific coast. The Hudson Bay Company is actively represented in this city antl many mercantile firms have their headquarters here. The press is well represented by four daily new.spapers and two weeklies, the leading papers being the Daily Times and Daily Colonist. Victoria is the Brighton of British Columbia and will always be a favorite holiday resort. NEW WESTMINSTER. New Westmin.ster is situated on a sloping hillside on the north bank of the B^'aser River, about eighteen miles from its mouth, and about ten miles south of Vancouver. The city presents a very picturesque appearance from the river, and from tlie deck of the passing steanu-r its public buildings ap- pear to the best advantage. In the fall of last year the branch line from the C. P. R. was opened and trains conunenced run- ning into New Westminster, from which time it has in:ide considerable progre.4s. The tune is not far distant when the street car will maintain constant couununication with the ter- minal city of Vancouver, and the two cities become ,so closely connected as to appear one. New Westminster has a popula- tion of about 6,000, and from its aanintil the timljcrdues of twenty cents per thousand feet board measure are jiaid. MINING LA\V8. FHKK MiNICKa. "Free Minei-s" only can have right or interest in mining claims or ditches. A "free minor" must be over 16 years of age. His certificate may be for one year (Jj), or three year» ($15), and is not transftu'aole. He may enter and mine Crown lands, ■or, on making compensation, lands oi ■upicd for other than mining purposes. To recover wages, iiuist have free miner's cerlillcale. irKCOHl), &(•„ OF CLAIMS, Claims must be rofiorded (S'.'.aO). and rc-recordcd (82.*)). Time allowed for record is three days after location, if witliin ten miles of ottlce- oni' additional day for every additional ten miles, or fraction thereof. In very nMuote (daces, miners, as- acmblcd in mcc'ing. may make valiil rides temimrarlly. Transfers of (Oaimsor min ing interests must l)e in writing and registered. Free nunors may hold any niimber of chiims by i)ureliase, l)tit only two by nre-cmption. except in certain cases. Claims may be othcially laiil over, and leave of altsence granted in certain cases, but the rule is that every full claim or full interest must be worked either by owner or agent, .\ free miner can. by record, gel a fair sliiire of water neee.s.sary lo work claim. A claim is deemed opiiii if unworki'il for 72 hours on working days, unless for sickness or o'her reasonable cause. NATl'RR AND SIZK OF OIIDINAKY MINING CLAIM.S. Claims, .IS far as possible, arc re<;tangular and must be staked by ))ost or tree. Sizes are, "bar diggins." IIX) feet widi- at higli-waler mark, and Mience extend into the river at its lowest water level, "Dry diggings" liJO feel scpiare. "Creek claims" 100 feet long, measured in the direction of the general course of the stream, and .shall extend in width from base to base of the hill or bench on each side, but when the hills or benches are less than 100 feet a|)art the claim shall be UJ") feet s'luare. "Rench claims" 100 feet snuare. ' Hill claims" base line fronting a stream H>J feet ~ parallel Bide lines at right angles thereto at summii of hill. Posts 10,) feet apart, t'laim not lo come within liX) feet of any gulch or tributary of creek. Measuremont.s Jiorizontal, irrespective of surface inenn;;'ilie9. : I 58 CITY OF VAX(;OUVER. I 1T I '! r Mi It I h DISCOVKHKK.S' CLAIMS. To one not to qiiartz claims or minerals in lodes or veins. A new stratum of auriferous earth or K'lavel situated in a locality where the claims are abandoned, shall, for the above puijioscs. be deemed a new mine, ai- IliouKb the same locality shall have been previously worked at a dltferenl level; and dry di^rijcinK'^' discovered in tlie vi'-inity of bar ilitininn" shall b claim, to the satisfaction of a (iold Commissioner, and that tbcownershall have obtained a ecrt ideate from the (Jold Commissioner to that efiect. wit bin a year from the location of tlie claim, and thereafter annually, and shall have recorded tho ccrtiflvale Immediately after its issue, .\n annual lax of $1 per acre, or fiacliona' part of an acre, of every mineral claim is payable on the 'Mnl December. Leases of mining ground, ditch |)rivileg(w, etc., may biHsHUcd, but will not in general be gran ivini>- already been expe ided, and contracts made involving some §!),000,000 more. W'ork was being done upon three sections of the line, the westernmost being Winnipeg and Lake Superior. The anticipation then was that the through railway might be complt'ted by the spring IH!)!. The Company was afterwards chartered with SIOO.OOO.OOO authorized capital, and !|.'),000, 000 was subscribed and pfuy giv- ing both a money and land subsidy. It promised !?25,000,000 subsidy in money, and also 25,000,000 acres of lands along the route westward of Winnipeg to the rockies, to be availaVile as short sections of the line were built. It also authorized the company to mortgage its land grant for S2o,000,000, at 5 per cent, for 50 years to raise more money, and in addition to issue a mortgage on the line as completed, at the rate of 810,000 per mile. The small beginnings of the great railway are shown, by the first financial statement for the year ending June 30th, 1881, when it had 8,S88,527 trafl[ic receipts, $347, 11(5 operating expen.ses, and 8'il,411 net earnings. The charter gave the conipany very large powers, includ- ing the right to build branches, open telegraph lines, and establish steamer lines from its ternunals. By the close of ,1882, there were 1,730 miles of railway acquired or built, and the compau}- had then issued 820,000,000 land grant bonds, depositing the proceeds of their sales with the government, which allowed 4 per cent, interest therepn, and paid the prin- cipal back to the company as the railway construction pro- ceeded. The remaining 85,000,000 land grant l>onds were held Ity the government as security that the company would fulfil its agreements. It had at that time sold over 0,000,000 acres of lands, and with part of the proceeds redeemeil nearlv $4,000,000 of the land grant bonds. Over 815,000,000 had then been expended on con.struction, and the traffic receipts ,for 1882, had increased to 83,344,852, and the net earnings to $882,029. The railway at the close of 1883 had Imilt or ac(iuired 2,157 miles of the main line, and on NovemVier 1st of that year, the government guarantee of 3 percent, dividend annually on the .share capital for 10 years Itecame operative. In addition to the main hue, over 1,000 miles of branches had Iteen aei|uiriMl or built, and the capital stock issued was increa.sed to 805,000,000. In I8,s4 the Ontario and Queliec system of railways was lea.sed in j)erpetuity, making the eastern limit of the line at Quebec. There was also estalj- lished a steamer line on the lakes, to cover the uniinisht>d gap in i/lie line north of Lake Superior. This gave a complete route by rail and water from Quel>ec to the Rockies. The government gave an additional benefit by loaning 822,500,0(K) a MMM { ITY OF VANCOUVER. 61 [harter- J United |l.y giv- )00,000 ong the lable as fced the It 5 per po issue 10,000 \vn, I»y §y Wth, duriiig 1 8S4, to aid constiuction, wliicli had so far progressed,, that an engagement was then entered into that the main line should lie completed l>y ilay 81st, l.ScSfj. At the close of ]HKA, over li<7«,000,000 had been expended un the lines, and at the close of 1h)^^ Clothing, Carpets, Guns, Amnnunition, MINERS' OUTFITS AND NAVAL STORES. !}< WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. The Company's temporary Store on Cordova Street, Vancouver, is now open for business. mi ",i r I J j I ;. j 1 1 i 1 : , 1 f , 1 1 |M 06 { ITY OF VANCOIVER. H. T. CEPERLEY, H ^ ^REAL ESTATE, g^ ' Representinsr the ^tna, of Hartford, and Hartford, of Hart- ford, B''ire Insurance Companies. MAKINE DEPARTMENT OF THE FIREMAN S FUND OF SAN FRANCISCO, AND THE TRAVELLER'S l.LFR AND A CCIDEN T OF HA R TFO RD. BEAl ESTATE DEPABTUEST, Choice Business and Residence Lots in all parts of the City. Investments that are sure to return 50 per cent, before the close of the present season. Improved property; Cottage* for Sale and for Rent. Having had ten years experience in Real Estate, in the Western Towns of the United States, I am prepared to offer to Investors \'alual)le Suggestions, Husiness for Non-Residents carefully and accurately transacted. Visitors and Strangers Cordially Welcome. Plans and price list furnished Free on Application. Money to Loan. Correspondence Solicited. ADDRKSS ; H. T. CEPERLEY, OFFICE: CORDOVA ST., MgtjdliJMfcii I ■- lll^ CITY OF VANCOUVER. 67 MOODYVILIESAWMILL GO'Y, t--., X-IBSXTED,- Manufacturers and Shippers ok all Kixj).s of FJOUGH AND Df^BSSED L JC. Home^Orders Carefully and Promptly Executed. Vancouver Yard, Water St. Vessels Ohartered and Oargoes supplied for all Foreign Lumber Ports. Our Mills being of large capacity dispatch always guaranteed. ■.A^a-E13Sn?S: — 9^ ^elch &, Company, San Francisco ; R, D. Welch & Company, Liverpool ; Welch, Rithet & Company, Victoria. I: tt:M :; : >, I { 1 i i|' ! i' ! ' I ■ } ■ \ l'\ \ \i'f. ' ill'- ^ i ■ ' ;■ 68 If* CITY OF VANCOUVETt. THE BOOM IS COMING I Before^the advance in price. We offer a large nuirber of lo's all 66 xl32 ft. ill 118 Lots in thoJBrighousc property from . .* .^n . . . .$G00 up- 98 Lots in Block 184 S« "^ 14 " " 182 .. 75 - 61 " " 200A 125 " 81 Acros " SG+A 50 * 120 " . " *S02 50 " 278 " " :m and 892 50 " 810 Acre Farm on North Arm road, half mile from racecourse. Will b(j lUvidt'd. 7 Acres in New Westminster at SlOO per acre. , 476 Acres one mile west of New Westminster, S25 per acre 600 Acres opposite New Westnunster !?8 per acre, 820 Acres mea -*<« — ►-•-^ — »>^- The Most Complete Assortment of Gpods in the City. ■444« ^-••-4 ym FIRST-CLASS WORKMANSHIP. ^nm ►—•-4 mi^ A I FIT GUARANTEED. ti't' I- iff m i: I 78 CITY Of VAMOIVEK. DAVID EVANS, ft avckcml" Sctilcv CORDOVA STRKRT. f ill \ 1:^1 'N M m n * u .-k^ A Large and well selected Stock always on hand. Satisfaction Guaranteed. JACOB SEHL, ManufaotuIVEH. 7H Henry V. Edmonds, Land and Insurance Agents COMVEYANGER AND Nei ARY PU8UC. Property for sale in New Westminster Oity and City of Vancouver. Valuable Situ on hmti I&lit for Hanufactuhng Purpous, A I ) I • K K S S : P. O. Box 39, Nev^ Westminster, B. C. UANGOUYEI^ ♦ ]?HAI^MA6Y. W. E. MCCARTNEY & BRO. - - -KAM LOOPS. PUREST DRUGS AND CHEMICAi^S. Patent Medicines, Rprfumery and Toilet Articles. Dispensing Ph alcians' Prescriptions a Specialty, I, H II i» 74 CITY OK VANC'OL'VEH, R Q < W \J L H Abbott Street. - c. A. p. Cassell'B Boots and Shoes, Montreal, The 0. S. Rexford MTg Co., Axes, Hoes, Rakes, Forks. &c. (AxeiJ a Specialty), Upper Bedford, Ont. B. Lavin & Co., Hats, Caps, &c., Montreal. BOOT^ AMD ^HOE^ ^\1^ \m dAp^ JiL. ST^SJCIu^XjTTT, VapiiouVeii Bazaar ^ Japanese Eii]po[.»■.. WMVUM "" "" ". J ^ jjl^^i H CITY OF VAXrorVER. 7« ROBT. GRANT, i I IMI>«IHTKI< AND UKAI.KK IN GROCERIES^ ►HMUKHI I •«■««• 11 tlll»lllllllil t«Ct ItlfKlllllllllil^llM* »t4l»l«l«IM4«W»l f ^ Greatest Variety ul" Table Drlicaeiea in Xhv City. Choicest Tea and Coffee. FratVs Astral Coal Oil. A LAlUiE kHU SKLE»;T STOCK OK Dry Goods. Hats, Caps, BOOTS & SECOES ALWAYS ON HANI). Cordova Street, Vanouver, B. C. SI.; I 76 CITY OK VANCol'VEU. ;) ! ... I THE PIONEER Furniture ^tore and Factoril, , Ku<*]*H roimluutly ou huiul u laivc itAVorlinonl of Furniture, Croiery, Cutlery, Glassware, Wall Paper, Parlor Suits, Bedroom Suits, Lounges, Office Furniture. Woven Wire People's Favorite Spring, Hair and Wool Mattressas. F. W. HART, PROPRIETOR, Cordova Street, Vancouver, B. C. Barker & McConnell, Office: Corner of Abbott and Cordova Streets, Real Estate Brokers, I Property of all Description and good payinyr Investments. Houses, Oottagee and Rooms to Rent in all parts of the Town. INSURANCE AGENTS. Hriiish Kinpirc Mutiinl I-ifo Assuriiiice C<)iH]>any of London, Miiglaiifl. COMMISSION AGENTS Vut Leading WholL'salc Finns in Knj;Un(l aiv' Knslcrn I'anada. i^rJmmmggmtC turn N. 1 domniisgion Jfefcljant?. gfljj mflj[ y|yj£_ t ■ I Agencies, Correspomlence and dm- ■sij;nnients Solicited. References Furnished. lil,'.\IJltIKS: SAN JUAN ISLAND, I Washington Territory. I WOUKH: I VANCOUVER, B. C. THE GEM CI€AR DIVAN H o o /^ m ^ q o J H (/) CO Cigars Manufactured by White Labor Only. m I s .1 1 78 CITY OK VANCOLVEK. SALMON ! THE FAMOUS ^/S,^ FRASER RIVER. t i; I: H ! ml Ewen & Co.y^ New Westminster, B. C, *iliz Oldest Establisiied pinn in the Province. Ewen's Lion Brand is famous throughout the world as the Best in the Market. «■ (TTV OF VANCOIVEH. 79 ll Watsr Street Mdet. A. W. WRIGHT, Dkalku in (S*K. IDr. Bed^ingsale, ]A. D., ClIADUATE OF EOINIURQH UNIVERSiTT, SeOTLANO, GROCERIES jphij^icianigur'geon -ANJ)- PItOYISI01]S FISH , Fruit and Game. Cordova Street. VANCOUVER. B. 0. T. B. MANQAN^ Whulcsalc anil KeUil Dealer in Beef, Mutton, PORK SAUSAGES VANCOUVER -AND— SALT MEATS. Hotels, ReslauranU ami Ship!* Sup- plied on Short Notice. Cordova St., Vancouver. G. D. Muttenden, Prop. U ii Mk Miig ON SPECIAL TERMS. NO- cmsss im imm •I t* I' y* I' 1^: fMit#' $,' jl'^' I *'^^l 1 1 1 ■ Yi HO < ITV OK VAN( olVKlt THE PIONEER Bal^ery and Confectionery Genuine Pumpernickle Graham and Rye Bread, Family Oakes Made to Order on Short Notice. A Fresh, Full and F.ne Assortment of Oandies Always on Hand. < )|ilM>.siti- ( '. I', k. ( 'iir Slir)|)>. EDGAR C. GOULDING . J. (J. Dougia? \ Co. Jarrisler d Soliir : ^ s«^ *s OF MANITOBA (L.nli' with Ircil. McKcu/.if, O, C.) ■"r. OKIICK : Abbott Street, \' A N ( C) IJ V K H , Ji . ( ' . -AND- 6^ ^ % V ^ •f^'' >> w. i/ji \ s ^ >> i.} :V III I'iaii 84 CITY Of VANCOUVER. ikm I McFeel; Manufacturers of Galvanized Iron Cornices PIONEER WATCBmiNH^ESTASLISSKSNT. -AND- TiU) Iron and Felt Boofing —Dealers in— Stoves, Tinware, Pumps, Iron and Lead Pipe, &c. victor: I Vancouver : PORT ST. I POWELL ST. E I CABTCBB & BBO. Watchmakers and Jewelle rs. Fine Watches, Clocks, Jewellery, Optical Goods, Silverware, &c. Ail work w&rrafitsd, Fair Prices. CARRALL ST., Vancouver, B. C. C. J^ WIEIJAIID, —Dealer in— New and Second-hand Hair, Wool and Woven Wire Spring Mattresses, Carpets, Oilcloths, &d. Orookery, QIassware and House Fumishinffs. Qoodi of ill BiioripUoai. IokNi BiiOei. Water St., Vancouver. Otton, tlie grocer —Dealer in— EVERYTHING —IN THE— C|I(OdEI(y ^ LIE. CORDOVA STREET, Vancouver, B. C. '^••^ii^iitliitttitm CITY OF VANCOUVER. 85 iil)&@@B'Fif y)l@wl&@ S)@BI JAMES ABRAMS & CO. Have opened out in their now Store, and beg to call the attention of the Public to their Hew and Uni^iyallbd Stogi^ op Ready-made Clothing, Boots and Shoes, GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHINGS, HATS, CAPS, &0. Carrall St., Vancouver. mm ipT Wholesale and Retail ©^Swi; MERCHANT. Powell Street, VANCOUVER, B. C. Granville Hotel, WATER STREET, VANCOUVER, B. C. S — ^la.A.I' ES;— « $1.00 to $1.50 per day ; Board $6.00 per week; Board and Lodfflng $7 per wk. The bar dispenses all the Ijest Wines, Liquors and Cigars. T. D. Cyra, Proprietor. i:\ if'^ ! III M> i ^i 86 CITY OF VANCOUVEK. i M. A. McLEAN, plotaify Public, ♦nr [(eal Estate I FinaijcialJ^geni!. Lots in the most desirable parts of the City for sale at reasonable prices. Good Inv6$tmont$ made for Capitalists Abroad VANCOUVER, B. C. Holbrook House FRONT STREET, Between Steamboat Wharf and Rail- way Station, jievl Westminster, B. C. jOHJI I^AMl^IM, pi^Op'I^. Vini-Clui AsooouaodaUoa at Mcxlerale Rates, Syndicate Saloon, Abbott Street. BEST BRANDS OF Wises, lii|iiors^Cp Ir. J. CR099 Proprietor. mtliitimm CITY or VANCOUVER. 87 I Water St., Vancouver, B. C. _o Finest Furnished Booms in Vancouver. MAGNIFICENT BILLIARD & POOL TABLES. Choicest Brands Wines, Liquors and Cigars. « OHAS. DOERING, PROPRIETOR. THE BODEGA Carrall Street, Vancouver. ALLAN & Mcpherson, THE BEST BRANDS OF Wines, Liquors and Cigars ONLY KEPT. S'l \y 4' i^-i! il ! 88 CITY OP VANCOUVER. R. B. DODDB James Vair's Old Stand, Carrall Street, Vancouver. Importer, Wholesale and Retail Dealers In McLarey's Famous Stoves and Ranges. Also, All Eastern Makes of Stoves, Cooking Ranges, Hall, Parlor and' Box Stoves AT EASTEl^N PRICES, and keep the Largest Stock in the Province to choose from. Also full lines of Tinware, Oopperware, Oraniteware, Pumps, (Force, Lift and Cistern), Gas Fittings, Leas:! and Iron Pipe, Sinks, &;c. MANUFACTURERS OF Brass, Till, Copper % Sheet- Iron Ware. Roofing and Galvanized Iron Work a Specialty. Plumbing, Hydraulic Fitting and General Jobbing done promptly and cheaply by first-class h.eu. No others employed. KS- ALL WORK GUARANTEED PERFECT AND SATISFACTORY, -m. — FULL LINKS OF — Hardware from the East, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Glass, Putty, Etc., Etc. Come in and inspect my .Stock and Prices and be convinced that this is the cheapest spot in Vancouver. Don't forgret the place, next door to the Ontario Orocery, Carrall Street. R. E. DODDS, " ijiiitw ii!iS?Rs%iWHiB ; > ^SUBSCRIBE FOR^. N ■rf? wiiiii 1MI imjum "*-■ -AND- ^^]£? "^. )aily Idw DAILY AND WEEKLY. Cotton & Cordon, Proprietors. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: Mailed Free to any jiart of Canada or the United Stales. Dailjr, one j^ear, - - . . " six months, - - - . Weekly, one year, - - . . " six nionths, - . . S8.00 4.00 2.00. 1.25 AoDREss MA. Communications to COTTON & GORDON, Vancouver News and Daily Advertise^ 0*ice, VANCOUVER, B, C. li I ' 1 k ^" ) I im TO INVESTORS RAND BROS. Real Estate Brokers, WITH OFFICES AT Ifaocoovef, Vickia aod New Westminsk, B. L ARE IN A POSITION TO Offer Desirable IiiYestments IN ANY PART OF THE PROVINCE. Non-Residents should send their money to the Bank of British Cohimbia in any of the three cities with instructions to pay RANI) BROS, when the proper securities have been deposited. Investments yielding from 6 per cent, to 15 per cent, can he obtained at any time. Investments Made and Estates Managed for Non-Residents. I*atg@ tists of City Froperties far Sale, FARMS FOR SALE IN ALL PARTS OF THE PROVINCE. IRON AND COAL LANDS FOR SALE. ©?v>TIMBER LIMITS. ^^ Consult Rand Bros, before deciding; on your investments. Make no Mistake. RAND BROS. DESea-1 EJsta^te Broilers, Vancouver, Victoria and New Westminster, B. 0. li<'wt of Kt^forerioew if Retinirod. rsxrr:Sznswimmm s ERS, I Ui) ents Columbia in n the proper ohtained at lesidents. CE. IRON no Mistake. ! ; , •; 1^' \i: i 11 c.