Chickamon Stone Nearing Peak Among East Kootenay Mines
CHICKANGN STONE 15.0. K. One of the Very Best Properties in East Kootenay. THE TAY ROLL GETS AN ASSAY Mining Interests in This District are in Good Shape and are Improving Rapidly. The Chickamon Stone is destined to be one of the best properties in South Mast Moor iay. It has been developed systematically with nearly six hundred feet of work to date. A long tunnel is now long feet with a winze to be sunk at its end. A new tunnel 150 feet below No 1 will be driven to a point under the winze for a vertical depth of 375 feet. The force will be increased as work proceeds. The stock has risen with the mine’s improved condition and is now seen as one of the district’s top bets. Cranbrook investors hold much of the stock and it is hard to obtain.
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South Mast Moor
Cranbrook
Rich ore ledge development spurs Cranbrook mining activity
Mr Watts plots deep drilling as seven or eight men work the Pay Rail property. L B VanDecar directs, with Harry Melton supervising, while ore specimens attract attention at McVittie Hutchison. Copper shows improving. a large ledge may ship ore valued in hundreds per ton in gold. Equipment plans for Big Chief and Dupont include a compressor, stamp mill, concentrator, and electrical plant.
Modder River battles saturate Africa war news
Reports from South Africa recount fierce fighting at Modder River with heavy casualties on both sides. British forces under Methuen and Buller suffer wounds while reinforcements and relief moves unfold. Mafeking and Kimberley shelled. Cronje’s camp at Colenso proves hard to assault as censorship intensifies and speculation grows.
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Loddon
Ladysmith
Kimberley
Stromberg
Gatack
England
South Africa
Sumatra
Buller
Methuen
Cronje
Natal
London
Mhidder River
Mafeking
Hinglish
Spyfontein
War Office
Capetown
Modder River
H. P. Northcott
Coldstreams
H. R. Stopford
S. Faile
W. Lindsay
Farrell
Dunlop
Frierse
Grenadiers
Count Gleichen
Hon. Lygon
Viscount Acheson
M.A. Moore
Yorkshire
Lond
Ore Ledge Near Marysville Promises Rich Shipments
A local company reports a major ore chute showing rich ore ready to ship if the North Star railway carries freight. The ledge is stripped eighty feet with ore widths from twelve inches to three feet and an estimated $30 per ton, with potential mining to the Marysville sidings at 85 per ton. The firm plans winter surface stripping and spring depth testing by diamond drill after receiving a satisfactory offer.
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North Star Railway
Marysville
Sidjing
Death of Mrs Beattie Shocks Cranbrook Community
A telegram announced the death of Mrs. Beattie of Portage la Prairie. Her husband G J Beattie and four children survive. Funeral plans were to be announced Monday afternoon. Mrs. Beattie, 54, had been ill with muscular rheumatism following typhoid and a hemorrhage. Her son Bert is Cranbrook postmaster. The note also mentions R E Beattie traveling for the funeral and generous sympathy from Cranbrook friends. The piece adds a business notice about Christmas printing from The Herald office.
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R. E. Beattie
Portage la Prairie
G. J. Beattie
George
Bopp
Hawkeye
St. Paul
Bert
Cranbrook
Chinese fiddle sparks threats and satire in Cranbrook Herald
The Cranbrook Herald column mocks a Chinese fiddle as “instrument of torture” sparking threats of dispossession by local magistrates. It narrates reactions in town, then recounts George Gougeon’s comical lost-dog ad crafted to reclaim a bull terrier, ending with his hopes for the owner to notice.
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George Gougeon
Rome
Italy
Herald Office
Cranbrook witness travel woes prompt court relocation
A Fort Steele trial for Cranbrook defendants and witnesses spurred protest over travel. Magistrate Armstrong admitted the case should have been set in Cranbrook and promised future hearings on the rail line to ease winter hardship for residents. The Macleod Gazette recalls W S Reid as a generous Scotsman loved in Macleod. Also notices: baking job ad from North Star Mining. Knox church anniversary events with Rev D L Gordon and Rev Heans.
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Cranbrook
Fort Steele
Costigan
Armstrong
Artstrory
Kitchener Section Boss Run Over on the Track
A Great Northern section boss NeClair was found on the Fernie Kitchener rail line last Tuesday and before train workers could react he was run over while resting on the track. Investigators suspect drunkenness. A separate Fernie tragedy left David Sheppard entangled beneath a backing train with severe injuries and pneumonia, later dying at 8 o clock that morning. Harry Robichaud, a brakeman, lost a finger in a yard coupling accident. The incident tally notes seven men killed by the engine, with several others seriously hurt on the Robson road and Cascade line.
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Martin
Kitchener
Great Northern
NeClair
David Sheppard
Fernie and Cranbrook
M. McInnes & Co
Fernie
Kinghin
Sheppard
Iliy” Fiddler
Robson Road
Cascade
Beattie’s Drug Store Selections Highlight Christmas Gift Ideas
The Cranbrook hotel lease expires on the fifteenth and Ryan and Morrison plan dissolution of their partnership. Morrison retires while Ryan continues the business. Mrs manager and traveling public will see the hotel’s future improvements. Morrison and Ryan relocate to their new home, with plans to stay in Cranbrook.
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Ryan & Morrison
Cranbrook
Morrison
Ryan
Heattic
An Attractive Bill of Fare at Kimberley Hotel
Harry Drew of the North Star hotel in Kimberley hosted a Thanksgiving day dinner with elaborate fare prepared by Sir McCarson. The menu featured oysters, mock turtle soup, meats including turkey and beef, multiple entrees and desserts, and a selection of beverages.
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Harry Drew
North Star
Kimberley
Sir. McCarson
New York
Baltimore
Durkee
New Hall at Cranbrook Promises Grand Public Ball
Cranbrook prepares for a new town hall to meet community needs. Mr Forrest has one substantial headway in the project already, signaling a worthy credit to the town. The edifice will be ready for use before Christmas.
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Cranbrook
Forrest
Christuias
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Pollen
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Macleod
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Golden
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Ener
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Billy” Fiddler
H. Rabichand
Billy
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Harry Robichaud
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