Record on sale at select Spokane shops
The Record is on sale at Simpson's Newatand Rossland Thompson Stationery Co Nelson H A King Co Green R F Petrier Forks John W Gjipokane Wash Francis Milne Cascade Thomas Walker Cascade Drug Co.
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Newspaper
Cascade Record
Location
Cascade, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 26, 1899
Page
4
The Record is on sale at Simpson's Newatand Rossland Thompson Stationery Co Nelson H A King Co Green R F Petrier Forks John W Gjipokane Wash Francis Milne Cascade Thomas Walker Cascade Drug Co.
The article lists over twenty townsites within about thirty miles of Cascade including Melville Gladstone English Point Christina City Minton Moodyville Cascade Russell Grand Forks Columbia Volcanic City Niagara Eholt Summit Phoenix Hartford New York Boundary City Greenwood Anaconda Boundary Falls Midway Nelson Carson and others A bonanza of future towns may rise on Kettle and West Fork as well as near Camp McKinney Penticton and Hope with land staked for this purpose.
City residents denounce CP R survey plans as track crews near Grand Forks within 15 miles and a proposed crossing of a municipal corner sparks formal objections. Supporters say the issue reflects political lobbying and shifting railway priorities.
Spokane Exposition promises surpassing effort with a mineral sampler largely from British Columbia. Weather lingers in heavy rains while Eastern Canadian reporters tour Southern British Columbia. Slocan mines have paid dividends of about 2.79 million dollars. A founder notes first ore shipments from the Boundary country to smelters via the Gladstone railway.
The traveling public wonders when passenger service on the new railway line will start. It will be instituted at the earliest possible moment, as the C P R seeks to do business in the Boundary.
The piece notes tensions across the Philippines, South Africa, and France with UK figures and Canadian politics highlighted. It frames widespread discontent and public friction as a sign of unsettled times.
The remark echoes Twain as some discuss supposed insider information on smelter builders in the Boundary country. The excerpt notes skepticism about claimed knowledge and intents amid ongoing speculation.
Opposition papers remain confident the government is doomed amid Attorney General Henderson's re election. The remark signals continued press criticism and political tension as the public reacts to the vote.
With defections from government ranks, Premier Semtin will be in a slight minority when the legislature meets unless the lieutenant governor calls a new election beforehand. Reports from Burnt Basin show continued improvement as development proceeds toward a permanent mining camp along the Christina lake belt. Edgar P. Rathbone's arrival in Cascade to examine camps and attract foreign capital is seen as favorable, with Rathbone connected to leading London financiers and a strong outlook for promising claims.
Mrs W H Donnelly returns to Port Huron Mich from Cascade. Nelson gets a $20000 building contract to October 20. Railway worker John Holmder buried after pneumonia. Rural swamp north of Hall s bridge deteriorates during rain. N Robinson sells hotel share to August Reischl owner of Queen restaurant. Sawmill vandalism targets shimmer heads. Earle cites no motive. Louise Cameron leaves Cascade for Grand Forks to aid typhoid case. Cherum and Denton to work on Wilmot camp claims in Keller. Zephyr hailstorm devastates wheat near Gardner ND. 1200 acres lost on A Chandler farm of Cascade Development Co.
A business opportunity describes two prime Cascade sites on each side of the new Customs House. Frontage 80 and 40 feet with depth to feet. Any reasonable offer considered. Apply by reply to C Ros Cascade City B C.
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