Canadian rail plan eyed as Great Northern shifts course
A Canadian official argues the CPR will push from Carson or Midway toward Republic next spring while the Great Northern reverses course on a line to Republic. The two lines may be built under a quid pro quo deal, with each company hauling on its own side of the border.
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Republic Pioneer
Carson
Midway
Republic
Great Northern
San Poil
Wilbur
Eureka Camp
Northport
Cascade
C. P. R.great Northern
Rumor BC Representation in Cabinet Named to Hewitt Bostock
A Winnipeg Tribune report cites Ottawa gossip that British Columbia may gain representation in the cabinet soon, with Hewitt Bostock appearing as the probable appointee and discussion growing in the capital.
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Ottawa
Winnipeg Tribune
British Columbia
Hewitt Bostock
Boundary town notes and regional press mix
A taste of frontier worries with Boundary district chatter. The Rossland Miner notes cautious hopes for Semlin government changes while Dreyfus trial echoes across towns. Boundary rail, emelting rumors, and who governs the press loom amid local reformers and legal suspensions in Victoria and beyond.
Freight Rail Line Opens to Grand Forks Report
Freight agent F W Peters says the Penticton branch of the Columbia and Western railway is open to Grand Forks and freight at Nelson will move quickly. The line is open to Cascade only, despite Peters’ assertion. The Miner editor seems to have overreached in its optimism.
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Simpson's Newstand
Rossland Thompson Stationery Choes
Nelson H. A. King & Green F. Petris
Grand Forks
John W. Uralpokane
Wash
Prancis & Milne Proceede
Thomas Walker
Decade
Cascade Cascade Drug Co
Dom Paul
Transvaal
Growtown
Boundary Country
F. W. Peters
Tye
Penticton
Columbia & Western Railway
Nelson
Cascade
Peters
Marvelous track laying machine in Cascade yards
The Record details George Roberts’s patented track layer first used in 1887 by the Northern Pacific near Spokane. Only five remain in use across Dakota, Arkansas, Idaho, and Arizona. The machine, with an upright Nagel engine on a flat car, speeds steel and tie handling with coordinated trams and crews.
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George Roberts
Cascade Yards
Northern Pacific
Spokane
San Francisco Bridge Co
Wm. Anderson
Cascade
Cascade Water Power Co
Bridge Company
J. H. Roberts
Dakota
Arkansas
Idaho
Nelson & Bedlington
Arizona
Seattle
Erie
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Ieee
Rossland
Semlin
Matre Laborie
Dreyfus
Rennes
France
Greenwood Times
Boundary Creek
Anl
Joe Martin
Law Society
Victoria
Champerty
Martin
Manitoba
Joe
Boundary Railroad
Grand Forke
Nelson Miner
Thi
Cascade Drug Co
Joseph Schaich
Mgr
B. C
M. M.syndicate
St Main St
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Rose Cascade City
B.C
Milne
Rosaburg
Sutherland Creek
Marcus
Baker Creek
McRae Creek
Northbou
Burnt Basin
Christina Lake
Central
Graham's Ferry
Fisherman Creek
Veel Summit
Columbia
Brown's
Niagara
Greenwood
Knight's
Boundary Falle
Wellington Camp
Rock Creek
Skylark
Providence Camp
Camp McKinne
Deadwood
Okanagan's
Smith's Camp
Pendleton
Long Lake Camp
Copper Camp
Graham Camp
Curlew, Wash
Kimberly Camp
Torodack
War
Halls Ferry
Gladston
Rock Cut
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