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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mAthode. rrata o lelure, 1 A □ 32X 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 Propss aid ProsBerity As Understood by JAHES H. FALCONER. A Convert to the Qovernment. The following letU'r was written to Mr. Charles Houiliu, leader of the Opposition, by J. H. Falconer. As Mr. Somlin would i\ot deal with Falconer in any wiiy, that mercenary iudividual immediately went over to the govenimeut and is now one of its loudi?st-monthcd snpixjrters: MidwayTjuue 28th, 1807. My Dear Mr. Semlin: — I have been in- tendjiig to write you for s^)me little time — since 1 was iu Uraud Forks on the 4th June. ,1 was and have been in close consulta- tion with the prominent opposition friends in all this district, and the great cry is some one man who is autliorizeil to per- fect organization. 1 have been in close touch with Mr. I'eter McOallum and Mr. Hays and many other pivminent friends of yours, and they liave asked me to write .vou in respe<.t to this vei-y imi)ort- ant matter. 1st. They desire to have an arrangement of press support. 2ud. The raising of a fuuJd of money for campaign work. :U-<]. ("onventions called for puiiK>ses of drafting a platform and sundry other piniioses, and redistribntimi. I may say for myself that this part of tlie countrj' is re»l-hot against the goveniment, but they say that one is baekwai-d and the odicr does not enrf to put himself r(»rward in the Avork. but if there was some one appoinltnl to that end, an organizer, everything would go swimmiivg. My intention aftth .Tuly. I will then go over pretty well nil that portion of Km)1enay, then to tlie Slo<'an, and from there down to Uevelstoke, Don- ald, (lolden. and nj) to Fort Steele. I do not expect to return to Victoria \ratil November, and will be in Hritixh Colum- bia all the time. The battle is yours if this mat tor is not delayed. Have n nueting of .vour friends. Sword and others; guarantee a Kmited salary, and I will pnll you thi-ough as sure as the ^un shines. I will not dwell upon this mattuT any further, as I know you are of the same opinion as I am, that organization is nb- solutely necessary. If you would send me insi ructions as «('ll to collect for campaign punxwes I fee! sati.slied it can be done. T have organiz'fl strong courts of I. O. ForestuMis in JfarcuM, (Iran.l Forks, (}iieiiwood. Carson, and now at Mid- way, and have been tendered banqui'ts galore. "My address after Tlossburg for eight ilrys will be NorthiK>rt. Wash., then Viiiir. H. C., then Nelson, Ro.sHland, etc., etc. etc. Believe me. your obedient sei"vnnt, ,T.\Mr;S H. FALCONKH. Deputy Suprenu' Chief Ranger, I,().F. PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES OF. & a