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Windermere trip with Haines and Small sighting Kootenay valley
The article recounts a Cranbrook to Windermere drive via the Kootenay valley detailing Fort Steele, Wasa, Canal Plate, Thunder Creek mining, and Windermere amenities. It notes farms, hotels, telegraph service to Wilmer, and the coming Kootenay Central railway shaping markets and settlement in the Columbia valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fo i. Haines
Kootenay
Windermere
Cranbrook
Kootenay River
Fort Steele
Mast Kootenay
Miter
Sheep Creek
Hinery
Wootenay
Kootenay Valley Naviation Company
Booteny
Columbia Lake
Columbia River
Brewer's Place
Brewer Creek
Brewer
Mt. Brewer
Mulway
Winder Nyte
Mr Young
Mr. McNeil
Windermere Hill
Winderne
Troyer
Ainly
HW. Tl. Small
Cosmopolitan
Wasa
Qn Lake
Kootenay Central
Canal Plateoute
Thunder Till Mining Company
Mr. Santo
Upper Columbia
Thunder Widistreet
Santo
Rockies
Dutch Creek
British Columbia
R. J
Golden
James Stoddard
J.C. Pitts
Mr. Pitts
R. A. Kimpton
Kootenays
Cameron
8. Dupont
R.A. Kimpton
Windermere Lake
Chas, Cartwright
Mr. Like
Columbia Milling Company
Wilmer
Chas, Stark
Wm. Chamberlain
Peterborough Trading Company
Wilmer Mercantile Company
Columbia
Scovil
McDonald
Dominion
Pearl McNeil
James McKay
McKay
Okano Ve
1Urns & Co
Brisco
Wd. Watkins
Kernie
Mogie
Columbia Valley
Bott's Landing
Thomas Brown
Aot Wit
Victoria
Spillimachene
Armstrong Wis