Review of the Lumber Industry in British Columbia 1905
The 1905 year benefited BC lumber with early shutdowns easing as trade revived. American and Canadian demand surged for rail and housing construction, boosting output and prices. Builders expect 1906 to surpass all prior years, with expanded mills, new licenses, and strong foreign sales while forestry concerns urge prudent timber management and fire prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Northwest Territory
Maniola
Menitiin
Winnipes Throweh
TC. Mills
Dominion
Timihes
Grail Trunk VP
Nort
Manitoba
Prairie Provinces
United States
B. Co Humbermenemy
Ottawa
Limbermen
Canada
Vthrough
Trie
Puget Sound Mills
Tin
United
AL Timter
Pressure on Premier Over Vacant Portfolio In Ottawa
Ottawa reports continued pressure on the premier over a vacant portfolio. Quebec polit icians oppose moving the portfolio from Quebec though they accept Senator Templeman heading a mining department. Lemieux supporters cite unity issues in British Columbia as a factor while western claims remain objectively understood by the premier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Lemieux
Quebec
Templeman
British Columbia
Premi
Justce
Will Recover The Bodies From Valencia Wreck
Secretary of the treasury says Captain Kilgore of the revenue cutter Grant reports ten survivors and three dead from the Valencia wreck off Seattle. Ten bodies line shore over a mile or two. Kilgore ordered contact with Pacific Coast Steamship to recover remains. Canadian authorities to be asked for permission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Kilgore
Grant
Seattle
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Steamship Company
Persecuting a Reformer At Amherst Tribune Office Break-In
Amherst Nova Scotia January 29. A cowardly break in at the Tribune office in Spring Hill last night damaged type and scattered material along the main street. It will take three or four days to resume publication. The Tribune has led civic reform efforts for upcoming town elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
N.S
Spring Hill
the Tribune
Tribune
Black-McKay Mining Co advances Moyle lake project
The Moyle under lake venture now operates as Black-McKay Mining Co with a board led by Dunn Mortum and a team including Ferguson and McArthur. The article notes mineral discoveries, local political ties, railway prospects in St. Marys Valley, and claims by William Hamilton and associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mini
Moyle
Black-McKay Mining Co
Direct
Dunn Mortum
Owls Lichthiuls Teinne Mite
Iear Ferguson
Duncan McArthur
Nelsus
AL Liease
Sane
Ie Twa
A. McKay
Jing Ig
Amd Winetever
Funeral of Hon Tayment Prefon‑taine in Montreal
Funeral in Montreal marks the state burial of Hon Tayment Prefontaine. A military procession from the city hall to St James Cathedral is led by militia and naval guards, with dignitaries including governors, cabinet members, and judges in attendance. Thousands line the streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Cote Les Neiges
Abil Poli
Canada
Bildewitivies
Hhive
Stete
Heutwhan
Arch- Helop Bruchestrant
Mears
Speakroot
Senate
Comte
Smethiers
Ates
Commons
Provines
Wily
St. James Cathedral
Timber and mineral land notices in East Kootenay
Public notices from Cranbrook B C list intentions to apply for special licenses to cut timber near lot 324 and to prospect for coal oil and petroleum on lands four miles east of the Canadian Pacific Railway near Crow’s Nest, with multiple mineral claims and locator names. Also a public hearing date set by P B Wilson for voters list omissions in Cranbrook.
Timber license request for desert land near Kootenay River
Clifford Edwards of Cranbrook B C applies to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works in Victoria for a Special License to cut and carry timber from deserted East Kootenay lands. The 640 acre parcel lies along the Kootenay River from License 6182 eastward to Lot 827 and north boundary of Lot 829, with a starting post at the southwest corner. January 13 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Edwards
Cranbrook
B. C
Cranbrook notices on court assessment and rivers project
The city announces the annual Court of Revision to hear assessment complaints on Cranbrook and a Rivers and Streams Act application by residents and viscount Cobham Cobin for tolls and works on Shootenay River from Plumboh Creek to the river. Maps and references filed with the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ryan
Charles D. McNal
W. Hyde Baker
Craambrool
Charles George Lyttleton
Viscount Cobin
Stourbridge
Bnghiet
Cranbrook Herault
Cranbrook
Shootenay
Wytie
Notice to Apply for Lands Prospecting Huense Near Pineher
Notice dated January 1st, 1900, invites applicants to seek a Huense to prospect for coal and petroleum on described lands in the Waist Kootenay district. It lists initial posts 2 through 6 detailing claim locations, relocations, claimants J. P. Redding and S. Mathews, and mentions relocation by A Hackett and J. W. Coughlin with various compass directions and chain measurements. Thirty days are given to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works.
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Et Lands Amt
Kootenay
Inital
Reding
SU Chaise
S. Malilews
A. Hackett
Iyi
Suul-West
Geltig
J. W
Five Metals
L. B. Selen
S. Mathews
Ay Hackett
Five Metals Mining Co
J. P. Redding
Ile
Belie
Antic Coughlin
Adjo
Wiewe
Vietice
Annie Conghin
Locatar
J. W. Coughlit
Sun
Horthivast Cornier
Redding
L. B. Se Jlen
Margaret Redding
Timber license sought for 640 acre lands in South East Kootenay
John Strong states an intent to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a Special Licence to cut and carry away timber from lands in South East Kootenay. The parcel measures 640 acres more or less and is described by a linked post, line bearings, and boundaries beginning near Lot 4185. Located December 19, 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Scharff
George Scharf
C. Owen
E.G. McDorman
I L. Beard
Charles McGuire
Calvin Mcdorman
George Schari
Ros. Beard
Chef Commissioner of Lands and Works
Kootenay
John Strong
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Royal Household
Ogilvie
Ogilvie Flour Mills Co
Timitea
Hoggarth & Rollins
Siena
E.k.l.co
Broor
Crambrook
Luma Ber Robinson-McKenzie Lumber Co., Ltd
Wote
ING Tailor
James Kerrigan
Mast Kootenay
Review OF the Lumber Industry
Mining News
Grace Bore
Kort Sieele
Willam Fleet Touert- Sun
Victoria
Robertson
Alki Creek
L. P. Leavick
William Meachen
St. Marys Valley
William Carlin
Fort Steele
Leavick
William Hamilton
Belleville
John Breckenridge
St. Marys Valley Railroad
Breckenridge
C.P.R
P.R
St. Marve Valley
Belgium
England
Winnipeg
William Whyte
Trefontaine
Linds and Works
East Kootenay
Lot 324
Unehee
Clifford Dwards
Cranbrook, B. Q
Bey
Crows Nest
Whethead
Koote
B. BF
Scott
PR. Beard
R. L. Beard
Imperial Bank
Crambook
1. C
Cramsteak
Crantrook
P. B. Wilson
County Court of Trust
City OF
Court of Revi- Sim
BLCL
Sant
C. IL
Prest
Crawbbrook
Tridal
Leing Tle
L. Seleen
Fiji
Mati Lo
A, Hackett
Seleen
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