22 Apr 1899
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Newspaper
Cascade Record
Location
Cascade, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 22, 1899
Page
1
Cascade plans a large Queen's birthday celebration with crowds from Grand Forks Bossburg and beyond. A five member finance committee led by W A Milne diverts funds toward prizes races and entertainment with a $500 goal and a $100 rock drilling prize.
The new town of Eholt at the summit plans market release for May 10. A trapper named O'Brien shot a silver tip bear near Peterson's on the Brooklyn wagon road this week. J A McMaster of the Columbia hotel just returned from Ontario after weeks away. A fire damaged a tenderloin house roof. Constable Darraugh collected eight dollars per person in revenue taxes from seventy eight residents, still ongoing. The railway bridge over Kettle river is set to add 85 to 40 men. Iron shortage hits drift bolts. R L Moss left G Scott's barber shop for the Owl band in Spokane, replaced by F S Davie. Reed leaves the contractors' store for Glydon Minnesota. Harvey Harris and Mrs Harris return from Idaho. H Stoecke fills in, then returns to Camp McKinney. Superintendent Wm Anderson notes water above the dam remains chilly. He fell into a sluiceway while working there.
D C Corbin reportedly withdraws his Dominion parliament application for a Kettle River Valley railway charter. Officials cite low chances of success in the railway committee and sources in Rossland say the move is confirmed despite earlier denials.
For the first time in many moons, Cascade receives Rossland and Nelson mail the same day it is sent. The change in service to Boundary country from Mar cue to Rossburg aims to improve mail delivery, while Spokane transmission still needs progress. Continued good work by American authorities could yield a notably better system.
Christina Lake resumes navigation for the first time since the January freeze, reopening routes for boats and watercraft. Local authorities confirmed safe water levels and ice clearance allowing renewed access for recreation and transport.
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