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Lorsque le document est trop grand pour dtre reproduit en un seul clich6, il est i\\m6 d partir de Tangle sup6rieur gauche, de gauche d droite, et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre d'images ndcessaire. Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la m6thode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 VANCOUVER to Klondike and Canadian Yukon. i S^SS^^S^SSS^SS^ w Map. \ Routes and Distances. 1 Steamer Sailings. 1 |\1 Passenger Fares and Freight Rates. Canadian Customs Duties. U. S. Customs Regulations. Placer Mining Regulations. Miners' Licenses. Outfits and Price-lists. Coasting Laws. ISSUED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND BOARD OF TRADE OF VANCOUVER. BRITISH COLUMBIA. CANADA. FEBRUARY. 18Q8. NowH-AdvortlHor, I'rlntcrH, Vaiirouvor. / <^^Ji - J^Klondike and ^ ' Canadian Yukon. 8 This policy will be completed by the openin railway from head of Portland Canal, or one ot tlu tory Inlet, which will provide railway communica open navigation in Canadian waters. ROUTES. 1. Vancouver to Dawson City via St. Michael's an Ocean steamer to St. Michael's St. Michael's to Mouth of Yukon Yukon Mouth to Dawson City •f -f -f In iwiiin); yot another Klondike leaflet, the Vancouver City Corpor- ation deaircH simply to emphasize! tlie advantages of the City of Vancou- Ter afi the best outfitting and starting point for the Y'ukon North. There is iio need now to describe the Kloiulikc and its riches. Everybody knows now, or ought to know, tliat the gold field.s are in Canada; and that naturally one ought to outfit in (.'aniula to save paying (^anadian Customs duty. Itut one has Iciirnt by experience that to reach these fields from the South, it is netessary to cross a strip of territory, whose boundaries and actiial ownersliip lire in dis|)utr. but which is occupied and adniin- IstiTod by llie I'nitcd States (ioviMiniient an if it were an undoubted part of Alitskii. Canadian outfitn arriving at Skagway or Dyea have had to be aci-om|mnie(l. if crossing in bond, by a U. S. Customs oflicial across the disputed territory at a ciunge of .$(( a day and food both ways; or pay the Aniericim duty. Of late tliis lias not caused much hardship, for the Passes are frozen liard, and an onliiinry outfit can be sleighed over to Lake Bcniict in 48 lioui~s. But it was a ditTerenl utory when it took two Or three weeks to cross, as in bud weii'tlier it often did. Moreover the U. S. official was jwuler no cinniiiiUiiiii us to the number of miles he should travel ill a ilay, and as liesides he was sole judge of the fitness of the weather for travelling (in a country where it always rains or snows, or botli) the matter was a very serious one for Canadian outfitters as long a>- Dyea and Skagway were tlie gatewnys to the Yukon. The chief fiillticr. of conrsu, was the unlucky miner, who iiud to pay heavily to the luvenue of both countries, while their governments were taking months to nettle what two business men could arrange in a day. The Cunadiiin (iovernment have now succeeded in safeguarding Can- adian interests by the follow ing methods : I. A modification of the l'. S. Customs Regulations at Dyea and Skagway. II. The forcing of 181(8 tniflic to the Stickine route by 1. 'Hie immediate opening of a good Winter Uoad with shelters, be- tween the .Mouth of the Stickine and l^ake Teslin. 2. The aci'e]>ifaiico of a contract to build a wngon road nnd Railway from the Stickine to Luke Tesliii. 3. The refusal to grant raiiwiiy concessions on iiiiy other pass to the Yukon. 4. The existence of trciity rights with the U. S,, securing free navi- gation of tlie Stickine. r>. The issue of Miners' bicenses at the Oanadian outfitting points nnd DawHon City only. FARES AND FREIGHT— 1st class, $300; 2n 1200 per ton, of 40 cubic feet, or 2,U()0 lbs. No dates of sailing have yet been billed. '1 leave about the last week of May, us the Hehri for navigation till June, and the earliest date of steamer at Dawson is the 14t of July. II. DY'EA PASS (Chilkoot Puss): — Voncouver to Dyea j Dyea to Siieep Camp Sheep Camp to Summit Summit to liuke Lindemann Ijake Lindennmn to Dawson Last Full the regular charge for j)acking ovei per lb. from salt water to Lake, equivalent to is now a truiiiwuy, and a wire pulley cage over Pass, but this is only suitable for liglit outfits, ai to pull their own sleds, and pack their own out body who has gone by tiiis Pass has got over. In Siimiiicr, navigation is much impeded on portages, terrible wind storms, and the dangcroii III. SKA(iWAY PASS (White Pass, .Moore's Tri Vancouver to Skagway Skagway to Summit Summit to Lake Bennett Lake Bennett to Dawson This is a good Winter trail, nnd in February and sleds with horses can make Like Bennett fro But in Summer, unless the wugon road, which is turns out a success, it is a trail to avoid. The row, and at present liiere is not room on it fo Three dollars are demanded for the right to pitcl and Skagway ure full of idle loafers, among wh This is the Pass on which tlie cai-cast«s of 2,7(M) trail; and navigation on this route sulfers the st the Dyea trail. completed by the opening of a gupplemenUry irtland Canal, or one oi the two arms o( Obsen-a- irovide railway communication with all the year adian waters. ROUTES. n City via St. Michael's and the Yukon River: St. Michael's 2,«fl0 Miles VIouth of Yukon 80 " Dawson City 1.010 4,350 Miles lie! UT— 1st class, $300; 2nd class, $250; freight, ic feet, or 2,000 lbs. ;? have yet been billed. The first steamers will cek of .May, us the Uehri'ig Sea docs not open IC, and tlic earliest dat« of arrival of a through he 14t of July. koot Pas.s) : — •ea Camp 13 iuiiuiiit •* Lindcmanu 8 II to Dawson Miles. 895 24 .'558 1,477 lar charge for packing over this trail was (15 cents •r to linke. equivalent to .$1,300 per ton. There 1(1 a wire i>ulley cage over the worst part of the suitable for liglit outflU, and for men who intend Is, and pack their own outfits over. Still evcry- ■ this Pass has got over. nation is niueli impeded on tin- route by frequent 1 stornus, and the dangerous White Horse Kapids. S (White Pass, Moore's Trail) :- Skagway muuil c Bennett Miles. K!)) 20 o Dawson 1.480 inter trail, and in Vebniary and Mar<-li light outfits can make Lake IJennctt from iSkagway in 48 hours. M the wagon road, which is now being constructed, t is a trail to avoid. The wagon road is very nar- tiierc is not room on it for two wagons to pass, landed for the right to pilch a tent, and boih Dyca 1 of idle loafers, among whom no law is respected, .vhidi the eanases of 2.700 horses arc lying on the on tills route sulfers the .sjime disadvantages as on IV. DALTON'S TRAIL :— Miles. Vancouver to Pyramid Harbor 875 Pyramid Harbor to Summit 45 Summit to Fort Selkirk 305 350 Fort Selkirk to Dawson 173 1,308 This is no trail for Winter work, being swept by blizzards even in September. But in Summer it makes a good pack trail with grass for a limited number of horses, and no very dillicult country. There is, how- ever, a land-carriage of 350 miles from salt water ta the Yukon at Fort Selkirk. V. Taku Route :— ^l''^*' Vancouver to Juneau jOO Juncai to Lake Teslin 1"-" Lake Teslin to Dawson ""^ 1,.5«0 Not much is known of this route, for tlie head of Taku Inlet is so blocked witli ice lloes and ice bergs from the Taku Clacier that it is diflicult, and often impossible, to make a landing. It docs not seem likely ever to be a practicable route, tlunigii it undoubtedly is short. VI. STICK INli-TKSLIN ROITK : - Mdes. Vancouver to Wrangcl ^00 Wrangel to Stickine Island » Stiekine Island to (ilenora 130 Clenora to Telegraph Criek l- •'" Telegraph (reck to Lake Teslin _ '■♦" l,ake Teslin to llootalimpia River "<• llootalinqua Kiver to Lewis Kiver 130 200 j^'wis River to Furl Selkirk '^i> Fort Selkirk to Dawson City !<•* J"*" 1,040 These distances must still be taken as only approximate. TlK- Winter trail is now announced open by the (iovernnuMit of British Cidumbia. From Telegraph Creek the Railway is now being built to Lake Teslin. on whi.l. a. soon as navigation opens .-.teamers will ply and run right through to Dawson. The railway contract stipulates that the railwav shall be open by the 1st of September, 1808, but the first portion will be carrying freight aii.l passt-ngers long before that. The contractors arc also bound to oi.en a Winter r..ad from the mouth of the Stickine to Telegraph and from there to T'csliu, wliuh is now completed. Furtiicr, they are to maintain a wagon road in Summer be- tween Telegraph and Teslin, free of tolls or charges; and, lastly, they are to construct shelters every 25 miles for the use of traveller* When the ice breaks up at the end of .\\m\ a lleet of about 40 river Bteamcrs will take passengers and freight up the river. From 1st March on there will be practically DAILY STKAMKR CO.MMLNICATION from Vancouver to Wrangel. At present goo.l travelling is being made on the frozen Stickine River: and large outlits of railway phmt, steam engines, lake steamers, machinery, and saw mills have left Vancouver, and are be- ing transported up to Telegraph Creek, Teslin and other points. Anyone sledding up there in February, Mart'li or April, will And behind tliMc bi^; outfltfi u well broken trail and excellent going. This route, moreover, traverses the gold-bearing bel' all the way: and prospet'torH going this route can begin work from the first duy. The River Stickine is the highway to the well-known C-assiar country, which is nearly uh rich in gold as the Klondike. But the cliicf argument in favor of this route is that Canada has by treaty the right to "free and unrestricted navigation" of the Stickine River; and consequently Canadian outfits going in by this way have no bother or expense about l'. S. Customs regulations. This route also avoids the dangerous White Horse Rupids on the Upper ]>>wi8 River, and permits uninterrupted navigation from I^ake Tealin to Dawson City. VII. OVKKLAND ROUTES : — l)y Edmonton and Ashcroft. These are essentially "Goldseekers' Routes." They go through gold-bearing tracts of country, and can be only indirectly dcscribrtl as routes to the Klondike. The Edmonton trails take in rich <*oiintry along the l'(>tt('e, Liard, Pclly, and Mackenzie Rivers; while the A«hcroft track runs through tiic Cariboo, Uniineca and Cassiar countries. The C'assiar and Oniineca districts, however, can be a« well reached from Vancouver via the Stickine and Skeena Rivers. TRAX8i»ORTATION. The following is a liKt of the steamers advertised to leave Vancouver for Wningcl. .Juneau, Skagway and i)yea during February and March, and the list is being adde 17. Tliistle 18. Pakshan 600 1500 1». .1. L. Card 250 2'i. Tees 100 OOO 23. Danube 200 lOOO 2-1. Citv of Seattle 600 WW 2a. Cleveland 200 lOOO 28. Coqiiitlam 100 200 Mar. 2. Lslander 575 800 J. L. (-ard 2r)0 3. Centennial 600 1000- Tliistic 4. i'akshan 600 l.'iOO 8. Citv of Swittle 600 1(M)0 9. Danube 200 KMM*' TiHis 100 (!0<> 10. Cleveland 200 KKW Ningcliow 800 2000 12. Co 15. Capilano 100 200 16. I'akshan 600 loOO' Islander 575 800 17. Thistle J. L. Card 250^ Onfcnnial 500 lOOO' 20. Citv of Seattle 600 100<> 23. Danube 200 1000 Tee« 100 (100 24. Xingchow 800 2(M)0 Cleveland 200 1000 25. Cutch 175 2.')0 26. Coquitlam 100 200 30. Islander 575 WKC Pakshan 600 1300' 31. Thistle Citv of Seattle 600 KMM) Centennial 600 inener{(l freight per ton. Wrangel. .Juneau. C Of 40 cubic ft., or 2,000 lbs...$ 8.0<» .«! 9.00 $ Baled Hay per 2.(H)0 cubic ft. . . 12.00 15. ; Lumber per M. feet ».50 9..'>0 Horses, Mules, Cattle 20.00 22..'»tl Donkeys, Hurros 12.00 13.50 .Sheep and Coots ii.OO 6. Dogs 7.50 7.60 PASSENGER RATES. Wrangel Juneau Chilkat Skagway Dyea Meals, berths and 1.50 It>s., baggage free. Exec lb. Second class passengers bring their own blar 5, free; 5 to 12 years, half fare; over 12 years, ore subject to subs^-^.jent alterations. CANADIAN CirsTOMS DUTI A Customs (lu'y averaging about 30 per ceni paid on all goods entering (.'atmdu froui any other RULE TUKKE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS. This n a ?200 outfit, purchased in the United States. UNITED STATES CUSTOMS KE(JU OflTicial copy of the I'nitcd States Customs Dyea and Skagway. The following is the ofliciul text of the Rej entry and tran.-^portation of merchandise destineil and Nortli West Territories of British C!olumbia Bubports of Juneau, Dyea and Skagway, and Alaska: Treasury Department, Oirice of Washingto To Collectors of Customs and others interested: The following regulations are published fo guidance of all concerned: 1. Imported merclumdise arriving at .Tune any otiier Customs port in .Maska, for transpor region, unless iminediittcly entereil under wi. r and exportation entry, will be taken possession • Officer at tlie port and stored at the expense of 2. Such merciiandise nuiy, after proper ejitry under warehouse, Irar.sportatiou, and expor payment of duly, in cliarge of a Customs whose transportation and maintenance must porter, or u|)nu the tiling of a bond by the factory securities, for its due exportation; said equal to the duties and charges on the goods, a dii W. yecretary i"e closing the Worthy Chief Iain, — Secre- uard,— Outer al session of resent and in le votes cast > having tlie nd in cnse of ng vote.. r. C. T. shall I the interval (luring the * to organize- to visit and election of •odge funds. Bs. Of said all meetings jurisdiction Order; and which timfr i^nd Lodge- P'*; appoint ovidod for; ts of order, ^ssword is truct Prov. ^mo may be 'emperance ncil, or by he purpose explaining romote the T. in pro- mt of a va- . W. C. T. onducting^ irgeofthe aside ; and '. C.T.for id closing ', Rituals, he Grand orrespon- ges under ' over the >n of the Icrinthis n titled to 1 Kituals,. GRAND LODGP: O Constitutions, and other necessary stock, as often as required ; and perform such other duties as may be required by the Grand Lodge or the Constitu- tion of tlie Order. He shall give such security for the faithful discharge of hisduty as may be required by the Executive of the Grand Lodge, and when letiringfrom office, or when required by the Grand Lodge, he shall deliver up all the Lodge property in his possession to the officers appointed to receive the same. 10. The G. W. Treasurer shall have charge of the funds, securities, vouchers, etc., of the Grand Lodge, and pay all bills properly attested ; he or she shall present an annual report to the Grand Lodge, and shall at each annual meeting produce his booKs and accounts for audit. He shall giver such security for the faithful performance of his duty as maybe required by the Executive Council, and when going out of office, or whenever re- quired by proper authorities, shall deliver iipall the property of the Grand . Lodge tliat may be in his or her possession. 11. The G. W. Marshall shall, assisted when neceasai-y by the G.W.D. Marshall, introduce candidates for initiation, and the Grand officers for in- stallation ; regulate the Grand Lodge Room, tell the votes, have charge of matters relating to the regalia worn by members and visiters, and manage all processions and public services of the Grand Lodge, and perform fiuch other duties as the Grand Lodge may assign. 12. The G. W. Deputy Marshall shall introduce the female candidates for initiation, and see to the regalia of ladj'membcrs and visitors. 13. The G. W. Inside Guard ^all have charge of the inner door, and al- low none to enter or retire without the proper password. ^ 14. The G. "W. Outside Guard slmllhave cnarge of the outer door and ante-room, and allow none to enter 1)ut those duly authorized. The expenses of the Grand officers attending the Session of the Grand Lodge, and the expenses of the Executive Officers attending meetings of the Executive Council, shall be paid by the ijl-rand Lodge^ ART. yi.-DEPUTIEg. Each Primary Lodge shall as often as necessary elect by ballot and re- commend to the O. W. C. T., as the Provincial Deputy for the Lodge, a member in good standing who shall have attained the full age of twenty- .one years. If the appointment is approved, the G. W. Chief Templar shall grant the Brother a Provincial Deputy's commission, signed by the • G WC T, and G W S, fo»' which the fee of one dolar shall be paid, and which shall remain in full force so long as the Brother continues a member >of the Lodge or until sufficient cause be shown far its revocation. It shall be the special duty of this Provincial Deputy to instal the officers of the Lodge, and to' see that the quarterly returns are properly made out and the dues paid previous to installation. He shall be the medium of communication between his own Lodge and the Grand Lodge, upon all matters relating. to the general work of the Order, and shall exercise a general supervision over his own Lodge. 'J Wheifnecessary the Executive shall appoint County DG-WCT's, Avho shall be the mediums between the G W C T, and the subordinates In their Counties, and have power to organize new lodges, a« per Consti- tution, forwarding the returns at once to the G. W. S. They shall see that ^he work of the order is performed uniformly, forward immediately to the Q-. W. S., all monies due the Grand Lodge, which they may recfcive from lodges In their Counties, and report quarterly to the G. W. C. T., of their proceedings. They shall take cognizance of and report forthwith to the O W C T, all cases of violation of the Constitution and By-lawe of this Grand Lodge, or of disobedience to its lawful commands on the part of Primary Lodges. 3 Each lodge shall elect and recommend a suitable member in good -standing as Degree Templar for their respective lodges, who shall be appointed by the G \V C T, and whose term of office shall be for one year :thereaftcr, and may be re-elected, and who shall have charge of the Key -$,0 PassM'ord, and the Degree Books; be the medium of communicatloa 11. Any person engaged in an attempt to evade the United States revenue laws under these regulations will bo arrested, and on (conviction will be subject to the extreme penalty of the law in such cases provided, and any merchandise introduced into the United States in violation of the revenue laws will be confiscated by the Government. MINERS' LICENSE? for the Yukon, of Canada, including the Klondike, can be obtained, on personal application only, at the following places of issue: Ottawa, Win- nipeg, Calgary, Prince Albert, Edmonton, Ashcroft, Kamloops, New Wett- minster, Nanaimo, Victoria, Vancouver, Dawson City. It should be understood by U. S. miners going to the Klondike, that no licenses are issued at Skagway. Dyen, Juneiui, Wrangel. Olenora, Tagish, or any Northern point, except Dawson City. Conse<|uontly, if a man pos-sea Vancouver without having taken out his license, he cannot obtain one till he readies Dawson City: and no matter how rich th« country is he travels through, he cannot locate a claim until he has been to Daw.son and yocured the regular Miner's License. Tliis is another reason for outfitting in Vancouver, and has been .so intended by the (Can- adian Government.. Co.st of Free Miner's License for Yukon. $10: cost of Tree Miner's License for H. C. ,%"). PLACER MINING IIEGITLATIONS FOR TIIE YUKON DISTRICT OF CANADA. Tlie following is a brief suiniiiary of the jr ore iiiiiK)rt«ut provisicms as pro<'Iaimed at Ottawa, January 20th. 1808: Every owner of a mine, or miner working in a mine, must obtain a "free miner's certiticatp." This ccrtilicate costs .$10. No miner can locate or hold a claim who has not obtainetl a "free miner's certificate."' These ccrtifn-ates must be applied for PERSONALLY to the Can- adian (Jovernment Agent at the cities named. The ONLY places on the Pacific Coast where these certificates can he obtained are at VANCOUVER, B. C, Victoria, R. C, New \Ve8tmin- ster, K C, and Nanaimo, R. C. A royalty of ten per cent, is to be paid (o the Canadian Government on any amount over $2,500 which may bo taken out of any claim by any miner. Vnm\ the above resume f)f the mining law regarding licences it is obvious that no certificate can be obtained after leaving Vancouver un- til Dawson is reached. Tliousands have no intention of going as far as Dawson. Thousands will strike gciod claims before they reach Dawson. If such a one has not a certificate he cannot locale .4 claim, for if he does the first one coming after with a certificate, simplv locates it for him- self. A Seattle paper stated Unit these certificates can be obtained at i*'' a'jway and Lake Tagish. This is an absolute falsehood and calculated 1 I uiisl(>ad nuiny persons. 'The fo\ir named cities of British Columbia are the ONLY CITIES ON THE CO.\ST where these certificates may at present be obtained, and at no other place between them and Dawson. An ordinary placer claim is 260 feet. Every alternate ten claims are reserved for th< ada. A copy of the Placer Mining Regulations is i eense is taken out at \'aM(ouver. Nancouvcr is now outfitting numbers of / •pent (lays pricing and examining Klondike gooi dissatisfied they came to Vancmiver and are not slo\ signatures that not only are the goods in Vancoi much superior (juality to those of Seattle or Taco of :J0 per cent (which nuist be paid) is added tr brings the Vancouver jirices nearly FIFTY PER CK Seattle prices. They lose but little time letting t and elsewhere know of the result of tl.eir inquirif couver is well nigh FILLED WITH AMERICA Klondike. So many who intended (Uitfitling in Seattle come to Vancouver anl outfitted here that the ni( have opened a sample room in Seattle at Hotel James street, where goods and prices can be rea.dil: Many of the young men who are talking of in the Spring would be well adviseple. Very oft«n i-hey become indolent and care- things which are most easily cooked or prepared. n Summer, when they are shovelling in, they work irs, sparing little time for eating, and nuicli less niier of living is quite common among beginners, lity and sometimes to scurvy. Tlie diseases met B dyspepsia, anaemia, scurvy caused by improperly of diet, overwork, want of fresli vegetables, over- ilated houses: rlieumatisni, pniMimonia. bronchitis, •ther acute diseases from e.xposure to wet and cold; iseases due to excesses. was assistant to Collector of Customs Godson at that at times there would bo as many as thirty pants tied up awaiting inspection and collection s with Canadian bouglit goods came floating along ely to hand out tiicir papers, have them stamped -Mthough time was considcnnl more valuable iiy instances, yet those who had bought their out- tes were obliged to await their turn, have tlieir 1 pay the Customs dues, amounting to about 30 ■third of the original cost. An exemption of 100 (t year, but will not be allowed during lHi)8. ustoms officers collected iF2-2,(MM) in duties on outfit* ttttes and Europe. On his arrival at Lake Hnnnett 1 took charge of the.se funds and handed them over to Major Walsh, to defray the expenses of the Canadian Mounted Police going into the Yukon. As all these goods could be bought in Vancouver, in most instunce* chcp-per than in the United States, this .$22,000 might have been saved to the prospectors had they outfitted here. Some t>f them had used all theii surplus casli getting that far on their journey and were wit.iout funds to pay their ('ustoms dues. Such persons were allowed to work the amount by whipsawing lumber. Tt was a favor granteil by the Canadian Customs ofiicers but a serious and vexatious delay of some days to the prospectors and miners. They confessed *o having been grossly misled in the matter by interested persons and papers in the United States. Foreigners enjoy the same privileges in the Yukon oa Can:idian8 in all respects and Canadiaiia enjoy no more privileges tlian foreigners. Obtain Canadian made mackinaws and woollens. The Canadians make honest and 'eiviceablts goods. The Alaska trading companies buy these end other Canadian goods by the carload, because the goods are •of the best and they save the duty. Uobt. Kerr says by September the C. P. R. can land passengers at Dawson from \aneouver in a week. The Atlienian, Tartar. .Vnioor and Pakrthan will run from Vancouver everj' we<>k to Wrang<'l. On the f^tickine there will be a fleet of stern- wheelers: at jiri'scnt. pack trains will have to be ust-d on the land trail, but a railway will be in operation in six months over 120 miles. .At Teslin Ivivke another fleet of steamers will be in readiness t.o take passengers to Dawson. So many .Vmericans having convinced theins<'lves, after examining the A'ancouvcr samples at 114 .Tames Sreet. Sc'attle, that they could Iniv l>et- ter and cheaper in X'ancouver (as well as .saving .30 ])cr cent, iluly by •so doing) left Seattle and came over here to outfit, that tlie mcrdiants in Seattle are feeling afiaid, knowing the tide has turned strongly again.st them, and that they are losing the outfitting trade. .Tas. Rlackburn, of l?ig Mounttiin, Montana, arrived in X'ancouver Feb. 4th. with his party of fiv>j to outfit, but l)ri)ught .3 pairs of Cold Seal rub- ber boots from Seattle with liim as he was told they could not he pur- chased in X'ancouver. lie paid$!».(MI jier pair in Seattle — $27, and .$((.75 per pair. This is only one of liund- reds of similar instances. OUTKITTINC PRICK LIST. VANCOUVKR, H. C. X'ancouver merchants are not afraid to ])nblish their prices. The hardware and clothing prices are less subject to nnirket fluctuations than the gHM-eries. Tliis list is gootl for February, but is, of course, liable to flitcrat.ion from time to tinu-. Small parties can save on this list considerably, for hardware for •one person will in many articles Im- enough for six. These prices are for b(»st (piality only. If anyone desiring mon- information w ill write to the Secretary of the N'ancouver Hoard of Trade, his letter will be handed on by tlie Secretary to the Merchants' Committee for reply. 11 Hrilish Columbia merchants have had experipnce of the nishcH to Cassiar and Cariboo, and are experienced packers. PUOVISIONS. 300 Iba. I'lour, Hest Patent Hung $6 CO 25 " Cora Meal 2 26 " Split Peas 3 1-4 50 " Holl.Kl Oat» :» 50 " Kii-c, Japan 6 100 " Hcans, White 2 14 *• Uavo ;i 1 » " Piiik :» 150 " liroikfast llacon (very best quality) 13 1-2 Smoked Side liacon 10 25 " Dry Salt Itacon U 1 2 15 " Dried Hecf 18 25 " Pilot Mread 4 1-4 25 " V(f;<-(al)lc lliscuit 8 50 " KvapoiuU'd Polatoen 16 10 " '• Onions 40 10 " " Soup VegctablcH 35 1-2 doz. Fluid Mcef, 4 oz 4 25 75 tbs. Kva|)oratfd Kriiit, Apples 10 " " .'vpricots " '• Peaches !l " " Pitted Plums 8 1-2 " " rips C 1 -2 " " Raisins 5 to 6 " " Currants « 1-2 60 " Oninulated Scpir 5 20 " Coiree, No. 1, in tins 30 10 " Tea 25 30 50 1 do/. Makiiip Powder, 12 oz. tins. \V. St«r 1 75 1 " Piickajrca ^'east Cakes, 10 in pkg 80 1 Hottlc Lime .Tnice .10 1 tt). .\eid for Vinejrar, in bottles 45 10 lbs. Salt 1 1 lb. Hbick Pepper, small tins 25 1 " Cayenne Pepper, small tins .30 1 " (iinper. small tins 25 1 " Musljird, small tins, Coleman's ^ 45 20 lbs. Hotter, in tins 2S 1 oii<; Hal 1 Sli.irl Mai 1 (iold Pan 10(1 K.'el, 12 1 Pair 4 in 5 lbs. Oaku 10 lbs. Piteli 1 Alaska 1 1 Tent . 1 Compass ] (irimlstoi Oranite 1 1 Pair IJow '■The (a I " to Alaska ii " as if tliey « *' Foreign out " the Canadia To save iTiiccinI to A 'lag of count Britain and and N'orvvay. public. The 12 i J 1 Cloth Cap 75 tfl 1 00 1 Km ( \ip 1 (HI to 3 00 1 I'ici'c MoH(|iiitu Netting iV) to 1 00 2 I'liirs Towels 15 to 60 'riin-ad. I'iiiw. Nwdlcs, Thimble, Spinners 1 50 SI NUKIK.S. I Medicine Chest $5 1 Tti|i«i M(>iiHiire 1 Solder Oiitdt 1 1 I'lirk Striip 1 1 I 50 (H) tu lU UO HAJJDWAHK. 1 Yukon <'iiirr|) Stove, Stove Pipcw, and Hake Pan . . 1 l-ar/^c Slctl I'lying I'an 1 l{iv('le Taper Files 1 l)ra\v Knife 20 U.S. \ssorteilss ■. 1 < irindstoiie and Fixtures 1 (iranite Pails, 4. ti. and S quarts 1 Pair l\owl(M'ks $n 50 75 1 00 :l living' the ♦la;/ of eountries entitled to partieipate in the coastiu'; tnide of (Jreat Britain and Canada. These are Italy, (Jermany, Netherlands, Sweden and Norway. .-\ustro-Hunfrary, Denmark. Helpium, and the .\rf;enline Rc- puhlie. The I'niteil Slates are not ineludet C£,' l^^/vcoc/i. tK ^vo l/'/crot^/'^ 182° FULL INFORMATION FRE iiite ^ ALAS"^^ • 'm.^^^3' / P A C I F / c o c E A N \ \ ia2» M*" !♦♦• l-K>" »3e° wa- 1 • J_ < ■ •▼ m r%wwi kT m^^ ^ Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. , Secretary Vancouver Boar k > \ ^ \A ti» ./; " ^ /; ^ o^o"^^ ^^^''\ f^^ .^0' uoo"^ .t.*' o* ^o" l-^^^ ■'*^ ■Ct't ,«»»" ,f>'' 1TI»»' tUP <*••" in VANCOUVER Enter the Klondike DUTY FREE \ ■ST 4flr •iS t2X Winers' Licenses for the KLONDIKE for sale at Vancouver r Board of Trade