Boundary to Get Improved Telephone Service Under New Lines
H W Kent chief of Nelson and Vernon Telephone Co. reports expansions in the Boundary. A single grounded line from Rossburg to Spokane will be replaced by metallic circuits through Spokane and the Inland Co. A new line will parallel the Nelson and Vernon route into Greenwood and extend to Camp McKinney, with several contracts likely this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Kent
Nelson & Vernon Telephone Co
Kootenay
Yale
Vancouver
Kent
Rossburg
Spokane
Spokane and British Columbia Telephone Co
Nelson and Vernon
Talwad Co
Rossland
Republic
Russell
Boundary
Nelson & Vernon Co
Inland Co
Columbia Telephone and Telegraph Cup
Hétation
Spokane and British Columbia Co
Nelson& Vernon
Greenwood
Camp McKinney
Boundary Country
Local business changes and travel notes in Cascade
K A Smith buys Luke Shore’s stake in the B C Chop House. Palmer, father of Trail, provided helicopter services to the school yesterday. The bell will ring half an hour before church tomorrow. F W Stevens from Mann Foley Bros Larson arrived from Spokane. Stanley Mayall of BC M Syndicate returned from Spokane after illness. Harvey Harris of P Burns Co local branch returned from Brooklyn with 85 head of cattle and three assistants. part of the herd was left at the slaughter house on the summit for railway camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. A. Smith
Luke Shore
B. C
Palmer
Trail
Heli
F. W. Stevens
Mann, Foley, Bros. & Larson
Spokane
Stanley Mayall
B.C. M. Syndicate
Harvey Harris
P. Burns & Co
Brooklyn
Mining Boom Sparks Renewed Activity in Boundary Districts
New mining activity surges in Boundary and Christina districts with investors targeting Camp McKinney burns and Burnt Basin. John Bull Mines Ltd forms after a John Bull lead expands. Eva Beta lands 28 000 in Grand Forks and Toronto funding. Major prospects include Solid Gold, Jenny Lind, and Mother Lode as ore shows rich copper and gold potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Boundary
Christina
Boundary Creek
McKinney
Boundary Country
Cariboo
Burnt Basin
Gladstone
Galena
Joan Butt
John Bull Group
John Bull Mines, Ltd
John Rogers
Grand Forks
H. L. Jones
Rossland
Richard Cooper
Jenny Lind
Wight
Bia Bonanza
McRae Creek
Mining Records in Grand Forks Mining Division March 7 to 15
A listing of ore activity in the Grand Forks Mining Division from March 7 through 15 includes mine names and locations such as Gertie Grand Forks Frank Buckles Union Jack Brown's camp Vesuvius and Liberty Wellington camp and Blue Bell Seattle camp. The notes cover certificates of work transfers and powers of attorney among various miners and camps including Wellington Square Three Jolly Moye and Crown Badger Klondyke and Montréal with names like Elly Clark W B Lower H A Huntley and J Pounder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertie
Grand Forks
Frank Buckles
Union Jack
Brown
A Johnson
Vesuvius
Peter Areny
Liberty
Wellington
al Lynch
Blue Bell
Seattle
W Davey
Mary Mellesh
Fraction
Summit
W B Lower
Queens Fraction
R J Wasson
St Patrick
Newly
Nelson
Et al
Wellington Square
Grand Forks No 2
Jas Davideon
JH Smith
Rose Bud
Moonlight
Canyon
Alaska
Emma
Mia
Emma Bently
Huntly
Gertrude
W B Bower
J W Scott
Clark Monitor
H A Huntley
Jos Pounder
Lone Star
J C Williams
G W Williams
Niagara
Robt Clark
J &C Fraeer
Manatchins
ML Folger
Arthur Marshall
Clondike
Wm Pounder
W B Davey
Montral
L Oliver
Badger
Charles van Ness
Tammany, Rossland
Lawless
Rae
J P Paxton
Metal Quotations from New York March 16
Late market brief reports bar silver notations, copper at 17.50, lead at 4.45, and a close lead price of 64.20 set by the price-fixing firm for miners and amelters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lake Copper
Dam site visits and local notices in Boundary region
In Cascade visitors included L A Campbell of West Kootenay Light and Power and George Hinton of Royal Electric inspecting the dam site. Dana and Barber finish timber contract for 60 000 feet. EK M Dana reports injuries from rolling logs but no bones broken. William Burns to visit Cascade March 28–29 for chemistry lecture. George C Hodge of Vernon and Nelson Telephone Co. plans exchanges at Greenwood and Grand Forks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Campbell
West Kootenay
EK. M. Dana
Dana & Barber
George C. Hodge
Vernon & Nelson Telephone Co
Upper Boundary
Greenrwood
Grand Forks
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Wee
E. Hamlin
J. Hughes H. Loomis
F. Lang
Hughes and Hamlin
Mother Lode
Sutherland Creek
W.H. Norris
James Beckwith
Ingram Mountain
Midway
A. E. J. Percival
Mr. Jameson
Toronto
J. A. Odell
Gordon Claim
la Fleur-Comstock
Wath
Harry Denton
Mabel
Bessie
August Reiehl
Denton
Burnt
T. Mayne Daly
W. A. MacDonald
Andrew Kelly
Brandon
Golden Crown
Wellington Camp
Greenwood Camp
Robert Wood
Robert Denzier
Thos. McDonnell
J. W. Astley
Mining Records
Grand Forks Mining Division
Ruby
Smith’s
Alexander Dick
Sisters of Charity
William Burns
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