Fraser Valley trip records 3600 miles in four weeks
Mr J T Miller writes from the Fraser Valley Record recounting a Detroit to Windsor journey covering about 3600 miles in four weeks. The trip passed through Washington Wyoming Montana North and South Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan with good mountain roads and notable scenery. Reflections on driving a Master Four and costs of repairs and hotels en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.T. Miller
Fraser Valley
Brighton
Mission’ City
Yam
Detroit
Cascade Mountains
Puck
Ica
McLaughlin
Toronto
Vancouver
Billings
Montana
Aleu
Wallace
Idaho
Seattie
Mera
Millar
Mission City
B. G
Cour
Rocklea
Tha
Cascades
States of the Union
Washington
Monstana
Wyoming
South Paleota
Minnegola
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Indiana
Michigan
Yellowstone Park
Globe
HiMmes
Cloudhurst
Milley
Miller
Miles City
Monland
Yellowstone Park Traditions and Geysers A Far-Flung Travel Note
A fragmentary travelogue describes Yellowstone around park elevations, winter comfort, and night conditions. It mentions Old Faithful’s regular eruptions every seventy minutes, the Giant geyser’s weekly activity, and awe at canyon formations and terraces. The author reflects on safety, time spent exploring, and the emotional pull of the landscape.
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Abunh
Mision City
Canyon Can
Guayot
Miller and Miller's Coast to Coast Motor Trip Story
Mr and Mrs Miller journeyed from Toronto to Vancouver via Yellowstone Park and the Rocky Mountains, crossing ten states with minimal punctures. They observed road repairs, camping facilities for travelers, and a surge of motorists headed to the Pacific Coast. They planned to stay in Toronto until October with Mrs Miller's sister on Wellesley Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heday
Miller
Pacific Coast
Mrs. Miller
Mrs
Dame
Wellesley Street
Toronto
Globe
Memorial Honoring David Thompson Prompts Lake Windermere Building
Canadian Pacific Trailway and Hudson's Bay Company plan a David Thompson Memorial Building at Lake Windermere near Kootenay House. The fortlike structure will house a museum and recreation hall, with a September 1 opening and an accompanying Indian Pageant. The project honors Thompson, famed explorer, surveyor, and anti liquor trade advocate who mapped Western Canada.
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David J Thompson
Canadian
West
Hudson’s Bay Company
England
North-West Company
Montreal
David Thompson
Canada
Hudson's Bay Company
Rockies
British Columbia
Lake Windermere
Columbia
Kootenay Tivers
United States
Lower Canada
Lake of the Woods
Mount Royal
Western Canada
J. B. Tyrrell
Thompson
Ashat
North-Western
America
Tyrrell
Hanoi
Canadian Pacific Trailway
Kootenal House
Lake Windmere
Will Take Over Rod and Gun Hotel in Parksville
Mine host C. 8. Cook of the Royal Hotel plans to leave Chilliwack for Vancouver Island. He has secured a long lease on the Rod and Gun hotel at Parksville at the junction of the Alberni and Courtenay roads on the Island highway. He will take over the tew hotel on Augst 10 and depart Chilliwack within ten days. The Rod and Gun is a popular Georgian Circuit tourist hotel with 22 roomy rooms and fine grounds, tennis lawns, and a sandy bathing beach nearby. Quaticum Beach summer resort is a few miles away, and hunting and fishing are reported very good in the district. Mr. Cook has run the Royal Hotel for three years and helped make the establishment popular with travelers. many in Chilliwack will regret his departure.
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Cook
Royal Hotel
Chilliwack
Vancouver “Island
Parksville
Albern
Courtenay
Wathing
Quaticum Beach
Ishing
Canadian Pacific Railway Pays Tax to City Treasurer
Coquitlam reports the Canadian Pacific Railway paid 16000 in taxes to the city treasurer this morning. The payment is based on ordinary taxation following the expiry of the fat rate.
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Coquitlam
Railway
Sixty register for Prairie Harvest in New Westminster
Sixty men registered at the Government Employment Bureau in New Westminster to work harvests on the Prairies. To receive the reduced fare of ten dollars to Brandon and Calgary and a half cent per mile beyond, men must register at the labor bureau and will be shipped in order of registration. Shipments from New Westminster run August 14 to 24. Wages are three dollars per day for harvesters and four dollars for laborers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Westminster
Government ‘Employment Bureau
Here Ag
Prairies
Bamonton
Calgary
Labor Burda
Appointed for Columbia Valley logging excise duties
Mrs J Bates, customs officer at Huntingdon, has been appointed to the Columbia Valley near Cultus Lake where new logging operations require an excise office. The July 31 appointment places her in charge of customs duties for the area.
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Huntingon
J. Bates
Huntingdon
Columbia Valley
Cultus Lake
Seasons of Rain and Growth Across the Year
A reflective poem describes rain from the west and south, snow from the north, and seasonal cycles. It moves through spring’s awakening, summer heat, autumn leaves, and winter rest, noting gardeners tending crops and this cycle’s return each year. The piece closes with a note of the reader as subscriber.
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A. E. Humphrey
B.C. Land Surveyor
Yarwood & Durrant
LAW
Office
Abbotsporn
Alan M. Broxovski
Satignacato Novani
TRAY
J.e.parton
Fraser’ Valley
Eau. B. Company
Godden Grey
J. A. Bates
Aub
Mission City, B. C
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