A Good Night's Work The Board of Trade Meets
The Cranbrook Board of Trade held its regular monthly session at Miners old store rooms on Tuesday evening. A delegate slate to the Rossland convention was approved with Costigan and Smythe elected, expenses provided, and substitutes named. The meeting also addressed fire protection with wardens, hydrants, and a one dollar member assessment, plus plans for a government lockup funded up to 1000.
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Cranbrook Hoard of Trade
Miner's
A. Leitell
McVittie
Rossland Board of Trade
Cranbrook
East Kootenay
Crows Nest Pass
F. M. Medhurst
A. Leitch
Nelson
Rossland
Medhurst
Leitch
Messrs
Ryan, Leitch and Simpson
Morris
Bullock-Webster
Lands and Works Department
Lyceum company shines in Romeo and Juliet at packed Lyceum
Vancouver readers praise the Lyceum production of Romeo and Juliet with a standout Juliet debut by Miss Hext and solid work from Leland Webb as Romeo. The Herald notes a week of clean, well staged shows drawing a packed house and calls the effort above cheap productions, deserving public appreciation.
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Vancouver
Lyceum Company
Hext
Leland Webb
Bids Delay North Star Branch Project from Cranbrook
At 12 o clock last Monday the bid deadline for the Cranbrook to Kimberley North Star branch expired. Seven or eight tenders were received but deemed too high overall, delaying contracts though the company may still build the line. Some tenders were returned and one or two kept for further consideration as manager W W Whyte visits Winnipeg en route to Cranbrook. Work will start soon regardless of final decision, pending expense considerations.
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North Star
Cranbrook
Kimberley
W. W. Whyte
C. TR. Dines
Fort Williams
Winnipeg
Cranbrook Hosts First Wedding and Dominion Day Festivities
The Crankbrook Cranbrook notes detailed the town’s first wedding of Miss Eliza J. Evans of Revelstoke to Mr. Charles Reid, with Rev. Wood and Rev. Smith officiating and a large reception. Dominion Day celebrations drew crowds from Fernie and mining camps, featuring horse and foot races, a large pool booth, and baseball and football wins by Cranbrook, with bands and a well organized program.
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Eliza J. Evans
Revelstoke
Charles Reid
Cranbrook
W.T. Reid
Kootenay
Rev. Wood
Kaslo
Smith
Tennis
Ruth Reid
Nerces
H. Prest
Fort Steele
Mort Steele
Fernie
Chhefly
Lyceum Company to Present The Man in Black in Cranbrook
The Lyceum Company, a top western Canada troupe, brings The Man in Black to Miner's hall in Cranbrook on Friday night. Local citizens guaranteed the engagement, with the first fifty dollars donated to a fire hose fund. Tickets are 75 cents, with reserved seats at $1.00, and a big rush is expected as the company may not return to Cranbrook for months.
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Lyceum Company
Western Canada
Miner's Hall
Cranbrook
Calgary Lyceum's Season Ends in Lasting Theatrical Feast
The Calgary Herald lauds Lyceum Company's Calgary season as the most substantial and lasting theatrical feast for the theatre going public since Calgary rose from the prairie, noting it will be long remembered as it ends tonight.
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The
Calgary Herald
Lyceum Company
Calgary
Wardner Wardner and Elko District News Highlights Growth
Visitors praise townsite future after viewing mining properties. Real estate changes hands as Henry White buys and plans a residence. McMillan and Grege build a blacksmith shop. McInnes & Co. push a meat market project. Water works survey by Estmere underway. Wardner sees families moving in and a busy mining scene with prospectors and developing Sand Creek prospects. Local people attend a 4th celebration with prizes and dancing amid rain, and shipments of horses and cattle continue. A new mail route to Tobacco Plains and a planned school reflect ongoing growth and activity in the Elko and Wardner area.
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Camp Ro
Henry White
Sullivan
McMillan & Grege
M. McInnes & Co
Greer
George Hoggarth
Campbell
A. Thompson
Tobacco Plains
Ilincers
Enos Campbell
Elko
Fortune
Taylor
Kiko
Exandi
Appointed Official Watch Inspector for Crow's Nest Pass
W. F. Tate has been appointed official watch inspector for the Crow's Nest Pass branch of the CPR, from Macleod to Kootenay Landing. The company views the appointment as well deserved and Tate as capable for the responsibilities.
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F. Tate
Crows Nest Pass
Macleod
Kootenay Landing
Tate
Mining boom in Cranbrook linked to Kimberley camps
Cranbrook grows as a mining hub with new company activity, railway works, and mills spurring trade. St Marys river district supplies will pass through Cranbrook, with Perry Creek and Palmer Mountain prospects near the town boosting future prosperity as multiple camps and properties around the area feed growth.
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Cranbrook
Kootenay
Kimberley
St. Marys River District
Perry Creek
Perry
Moyie Road
Palmer Bar Road
Moyie
Skookum Chuck Country Prospecting Opportunity
The Skookum Chuck district, once distanced from transport, becomes promising with the North Star branch’s solid position and potential extension toward Windermere. Heavily timbered and rough terrain await hardy prospectors, but early exploration already uncovered rich copper ore finds and strong expectations for autumn rewards.
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Skookum Chuck
North Star
Windermere
Mastodon claims near Perry creek advance toward crown patents
J H W Taylor completed assessment on the Mastodon group at Perry creek mouth. Arrangements to stock the property in Spokane after another thousand dollars in development. Crown patents expected, winter possession likely, and vigorous work in spring. John Murphy represents several claims, R O Jennings has four men at Perry creek, and Inv cta Co manager Young prepares for extensive operations near the Old Shaft. Hoskins group surveyed under McIntosh syndicate.
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J. HW. Taylor
Perry Creek
Spokane
John Murphy
R. O. Jennings
Manager Young
Inv Cta
Hoskins
McIntosh Syndicate
New Mining Company Forms Plan for Union Jack Claim
Provisional directors of the Kootenay and Algoma Gold Mining company meet at McVittie and Hutchison offices to outline work on the Union Jack claim starting before August. A 25 foot contract is set, a half interest in the St. George is purchased, and two to three properties are to be developed. A 100,000 share block at five cents each will be offered in Cranbrook with unsold shares sent to outside brokers after July 20. Investors in Cranbrook urged.
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Kootenay
Cranbrook
Tom Love
William Bush
J. H. McMullen
Robert Cox
C. M. Keep
Fort Steele
Spokane
Wade
Tontine Tunnel
Auguste Wickstrom
Messrs. McVittie and Hutchison
Lewis Creek
Tracy
Frank Williams
J.C. Nesbitt
Wellington
Union Jack
Algona
Kimberley District Strike Hits North Star and Kimberley Consolidated
A new strike of ore in the North Star drift at the 200 foot level yields a good galena grade though extent is undetermined. On the same day Kimberley Consolidated, the southern extension of the North Star property, struck ore. The company is the one floated by Charles Retmere last winter.
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North Star
Kimberley
Charles Kretmere
Sullivan and Gem Mining Advance on Cranbrook Property
In Cranbrook the Sullivan company continues drifting toward a rich ore body at 150 feet with 22 workers, while a 200 ton concentrator is planned. Visitors including United States Senator Turner and Col Ridpath inspected the property and praised EC Smith for initial work. The Gem Mining company, largely Spokane owned, reports ore near the Hamlet at a depth of ten feet and similar richness.
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Suilivan Company
United States
Turner
Col
Ridpath
Latin
Wolf, Detisigner
Post
Spokane
Cranbrook
EC. Smith
Gem Mining Company
Sullivan
Gooderham Blackstock acquires majority in St Eugene mine
The Mogie Leader reports the Gooderham Blackstock syndicate has purchased 60 percent of the St Eugene mine for between 450,000 and 500,000. James Cronin confirms the deal after returning from Spokane. Management remains, with expansion to continue including a concentrator, air compressor, and larger operations.
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Mogie
Gooderham-Blackstock Syndicate
Canada
St. Eugene
James Cronin
Spokane
East Kootenay
St Eugene
Gooderham Blackstock
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A, Cox
Walker
Gen
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London
the Bank of Scotland
Cranbrook Branch
J. W. H. Smythe
Laronde Bros
Durham
Old Chum
Seal of
California
Leadville
St. Mary's River District
Great Water Power
Sullivan Concentrator
Kimberly
Charles Estmere
Sui
Toronto
MONEY
Fort Steele Mercantile Co
Wardner
Mitchell's Restaurant
McFarlane
Board of Trade
the Herald
Reid
Brandon
Herald
Moyle
the Lyceum Company
Imberley
B.C
Armstrong
Constable Barnes
Robert Hobart
Charles Bishop
Jimmie Stone
Cranston
Sand Creek
James Forrest
J. S. Currie
Phisto
Bridley
Anaconda Mining Company
Mrs. Davis
Willie
Kalispel
Y. M. Holbrook
Malcolm McCormack
Flathead Valley
Mont
Robert
Cranbrook’s New Mining Company i
the New Mining Company
Kimberley District
Lake Shore
Messrs. Curran and Kellogg
North Star Nine
Ben Murphy
Victoria Globe
Mr. Martin
H. PD
Helmekin
Q. C
Victoria City
Messrs. Semlin
Cotton
Daily Mail Service
Postal Department
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