British Push on Ladysmith Faces Strong Boer Resistance
Dispatches report General Buller with 30 000 men facing 50 000 Boers near Ladysmith as high ground and Spion Kop remain pivotal. Night assaults planned to seize key heights. Mines and ore costs undermine Transvaal development. 2 000 Uitlanders remain. Private J W Jones of the Canadian force reported killed.
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Ladysmith
Buller
N. Y. Tribune
Wellington
Warren
Stock Exchange
Transvaal
J. W. Jones
British Columbia
Dover’s Farm
Jones
West Point
Vancouver Island
Black Jones
Departure of Mr and Mrs Donald McLeod from Cascade
Mr and Mrs Donald McLeod longtime Cascade residents and community helpers left by train for Trail on Tuesday afternoon. They received a formal testimonial from locals at Laurel Ridge praising their service to the community and expressing best wishes for success and happiness in their new home.
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D. McLeod
Mann
Foley Bros. & Larson
Trail
Mrs. McLeod
Laurel Ridge
G. K. Stocker
Joseph McCoy
McLeod
Donald McLeod
Cascade
B. C
Small Pox Quarantine Enforced Across Border
With no regular official present, Officer D J Darraugh enforces quarantine rules for small pox along the border. Indians crossing from the American side are prohibited. Other travelers must prove no exposure and vaccination if needed. Mail destined for the British side will be fumigated before entry. Containment aims to stop spread into the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Darraugh
Idaho
Washington
U.S
Proposal to Build Wagon Road Linking Princeton and Peachland
Midway leaders urge the provincial government to build a wagon road to connect Princeton in Similkameen with Peachland on Okanagan Lake. The plan aims to unite agricultural and mining interests for mutual benefit. A construction train delivered the first non construction freight carload to Midway by rail last Friday, carrying new machinery for Lequime Powers sawmill and sash and door factory.
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Midway
Princeton
Similkameen
Peachland
Okanogan Lake
Lequime &Powers
Buller Sweeps Spion Kop From Front Lines
General Buller proclaims the men splendid after capturing Spion Kop in the British advance toward Ladysmith. Warren deems surrounding Boer trenches untenable due to height, while observers note potential gun-join limitations, and await further fighting news.
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Buller
England
Spion Kop
Charles Warren
Miles
London Dispatch
Ladysmith
Sandner and Johnson plan Christina Lake shingle mill
Chas. Sandner and Ole Johnson undertake a large project at Christina Lake. A steam powered shingle mill with capacity for 45 000 shingles daily will raft product down Christina Lake and creek to Cascade for local sale or rail shipment. They will use a steam launch to navigate the lake. There should be strong demand for the output.
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Chas. Sandner
Ole Johnson
Christina Lake
Christina Creek
Cascade
Cascade hotelkeeper returns from the east
C. J. Eckstorm, formerly a Cascade hotelkeeper, arrived this week after a trip to the eastern states, reporting his return just before the recent fire incident.
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C. J. Eckstorm
Cascade
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Tugela Front
Harrismith
Mrs. Donald McLeod
Farwell
General Warren
Sandner & Johnson
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