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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 02, 1909
Page
8
Practical notes on domesticating wild Canada geese, goose breeds like African varieties, and goose feeding. It covers fruit cultivation spray regimes for grapes and cherries, grafting timing, Bordeaux spray use, and husbandry tips for sows, calves, poultry marketing, and poultry care including feeding, housing, and record keeping.
The document outlines homestead eligibility in the Railway Belt of British Columbia for sole family heads or males over 18, with a 160 acre limit. Applications require local land office action and six months notice. Provisions allow proxy filing in certain family cases and three residence rules. Coal leases of up to 2570 acres exist at one dollar per acre with a five cent per ton royalty.
Notice is given that Glyn Old Sixty Guys intends to apply to the Commissioner of Lands and Wells for a prospecting license to coal and petroleum in Block 4593 South Last Kootenay British Columbia. Description begins at post marked W L Crosses corner near Lot 8/27 Group 1 and runs 80 chains each direction to the starting point. Locator W L Bross dated July 1 1909.
Notice: sixty days after date I apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a license to prospect for coal and petroleum in East Kootenay British Columbia. Land description begins at L Finley post and follows a 80 chain perimeter. Locator L Winley dated July 2 1909. 1966.
Charles Reginald Ward of Cranbrook B C Civil Engineer will apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works Victoria BC for permission to purchase 820 acres described by a land block starting at a post on the north bank of Munroe Creek and bounded by 80 chains west 40 south 80 east and 10 north dated July 15 1909
The notice states a locator claim dated July 1 1909 for lands near Kootenay British Columbia. Beginning at a post marked Moss N I corner then west eighty chains and east eighty chains following the Petersen N W corner. The claim names Jennie Moss as locator and references sixty days after date.
Sixty days after date one files intent to silt in Block 4608 South Mist Kootenay British Columbia. Rowing at a post marked Sophia Petersen's southwest corner. Sail post adjacent to Petersen's west corner eighty chains west eighty chains south and eighty chains east. Locator: Datel July 1 1909. 10-6t
Sixty days after dates intend situated in Block 4693 South. Beginning at a post marked C I Petersen's N W corner. Post two miles west of N W corner of Lot 8727 Group 1 South Wast Kootenay. Coal Lease extends eighty chains east to the point of commencement. C F Petersen Locator. Dated July 1 1909.
Dated July 2 1909 the notice locates Lot No 8727 Group 1 South East Kootenay adjacent to the N E corner of Dallys N E corner for a coal lease. The description names Z L Dally as locator and references WMonorable Chief petroleum.
Notice appears to request an application to the Honorable Chitt i Thompson for a corner post setting. It describes a parcel adjacent to the northwest corner of Lot No. 8727 Group 1 and outlines a boundary path eight chains north and eighty chains west dated July 1 1909.
A dated July 1 1909 notice from George Woodward acting as locator appears to apply to the Commissioner of Lands and Works for petroleum rights over lands in East Kootenay British Columbia. The fragment references a claim by George Woolward or Woodward and a 196 cent amount.
A man questions why women need many outfits for visits while arithmeticians still ponder the 23 girl’s many ways of displaying a new diamond ring.
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