Harris Group Bonded for 125000 to Build St Marys River Bridge
Nelson Tribune reports the Harris group mines on Whitefish Creek in St Marys country sold for 125000 to financiers led by Senator Burts. A bridge across the St Marys at the lake would enable ore transport and bring expanded business to Cranbrook, with plans for a wagon road, bunk houses, ore bins, and a compressor plant.
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Harris Group
Whitefish Creek
Nelson Tribune
St. Mary's River
Kootenay Lake
Matthew Creek
St. Mary's Lake
Cranbrook
Marysville
St. Mary's
Board of Trade
Tribune
Kuskonook
Philip Corcoran
Burts
San Francisco
New York
Harris Group of Mines
Corcoran
West Kootenay
Jennie E. Harris
Kaslo
Merchants Bank of
Halifax
Nelson
Open season for grouse runs September to December
The notice states the open season for grouse is from September 1 through December 31, guiding sportsmen and compliance with game laws. The fragment notes concern among hunters about season dates and regulatory timing.
Open Season Rules For Waterfowl And Game Birds
Open season for duck spans September 1 to February end with a cap of 250 kills per person. Blue grouse may be shot September 1 to December 31 but neither variety may be sold. Partridge, pheasant, quail, and several big game species are prohibited year round. Hare season runs September 1 to December 31 with sale restricted to after October 1. Resident and nonresident licensing rules apply.
Indian fishermen uncover a vast coastal cave near Nanaimo
Near Nanaimo B C on Tuesday a fishing party found a hidden cavern along a creek. The passage, about four hundred feet long, held a central rivulet and a large chamber with a smooth floor. Evidence of earlier occupancy included embers bones and a gun relic. A tidal surge trapped the explorers as they fled the far exit. A future white inspection may illuminate local criminal rumors tied to illicit operations.
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Nanaimo
B. C
Nelson mining bureau plan after Spokane exposition
Nelson's Dowsing says after the Spokane fair he will open a bureau of information on British Columbia mines in Spokane. He will keep papers maps and periodicals on file while his partner Proctor runs the Nelson office. Spokane is seen as BC mining's best friend and source of investment opportunities and demand grows.
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West Kootenay
Nelson
Dowsing
Spokane
British Columbia
Kootenays
T. C. Proctor
Preacher Inventor Secures Harness patent
Rev D Holford of Cranbrook receives Dominion patent with US grant for a horse harness improvement. The device aims to better hold a horse's head and simplify trace attachment, with adjustable trace length and medicine administration use. Holford refused a $10,000 offer, confident the invention will fetch more.
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Rev
D. Holford
Cranbrook
Dominion
United States
Holford
August Concentrates Output From Coeur d Alene Mines
The Coeur d Alene district reports 15 300 tons of concentrates in August with 20 or more dividend payers. It took 12 years or more to reach this result. Nearby Cranbrook shipping mines produced 4650 tons in August, about one third of Coeur d Alene district output, much of which did not require concentration.
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Coeur d'Alene
Cranbrook
South East Kootenay
Moyie Leader Notes Growing Housing Demand and Local Progress
In Moyie, housing shortages grow as winter nears while Cranbrook assayer Geo Johnson views the Society Girl property with approval. Moyie welcomes Deputy Mining Recorder P D Hope and adds Dr Green as a permanent local physician. The Society Girl shipping mine yields strong ore, W J Wat king secures hauling contracts, and a 300 ton ore bin plus bunk houses are prepared for relocating workers. Chas Farrell plans to expand the crew as work continues.
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Geo. Johnson
Cranbrook
Moyie
Mogie
Society Girl
W. J. Watking
Fort Steele
Chas, Farrell
Major Slide Halts Traffic at Crow's Nest Loop
A massive landslide on the Crow's Nest branch at Loop blocked east bound trains after passage of the express. The slide reportedly spans about 700 feet in length and over 20 feet deep. A steam shovel began work, with likely no train passage for two days.
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Crow's Nest
Fernie
Robert Fisher
Esquimalt and
Nanaimo
Vancouver Island
Crow's Nest Pasa Coal Company
Mr. Fisher
Fisher
Fernie Mines
Unique Invitation to Spokane Presa Club Event
The note invites the editor to the fourth annual Spokane Presa Club doings on October 6. It promises prize pumpkins, a Relax Day celebration, a trolley title in the morning, an exposition visit in the afternoon, an early evening feed, and later the High Jinks event introducing all participants.
Spokane Press Club Exposition Notice Promises Overnight Help
Latest sensations occupy until sunrise. If anything is overlooked we will return for it. Police patrol wagon covered and weather subsidy arranged. Send reply at once on attached card to Spokane Press Club during the Spokane Industrial Exposition. Editor has squared the devil and asks someone to leave a wash hanging and chain the dog so the shirt proposition can be met.
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Spokane Press Club
Spokane Industrial Exposition
In Memoriam Verse of Strathcona Horse Hero in Africa
London Aug 7 A Boers surrender offer near Standerton leads to an ambush as Strathcona Horse close in. A sergeant Canadian raised rallys his troops and is shot dead shouting Never surrender. The piece honors his bravery and vows to tell his storied sacrifice in Watervaal Fort Steele Sept 16 1900.
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London
Standerton
Watervaal
Strathcona
Oficer
Canada
Retailers Imposed Upon Washington Town Says Paper
A Waterville editorial criticizes citizens for overburdening local business men with Fourth of July events fairs church dinners and charity. It argues department stores in distant cities reap benefits while residents fail to reciprocate with local patronage and warns against implied boycotts of merchants who refuse excessive contributions. It labels such demands as robbing merchants and calls readers to reflect before soliciting funds and placing orders.
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Waterville
Indian deer hunting across the coast region noted
Provincial notes report Indians kill deer for hides along the coast. Other items include Winnipeg's lacrosse bid, a Vancouver man with a broken jaw after a ball strike, and mischief by a Vancouver boy firing at streetcars.
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W. H. Quann
Vancouver
C P R Steamer Nelson Wrecked Off Midge Creek
The C P R steamer Nelson struck a rock near Midge creek last Friday around 3 am. The bow was smashed but pumps kept the ship afloat and it reached Nelson for repairs expected to last about a week. Passenger Jack Noble, asleep during the incident, recalls a panic and many ludicrous scenes as all aboard were landed safely and sheltered by a campfire until help arrived.
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Nelson
Midge Creek
Jack Noble
Mineral Exhibit to Open at Spokane Industrial Exposition
Word comes that the mineral department of the Spokane Industrial Exposition, opening next Tuesday October 2, will be more extensive and a better exhibit than last year. Many districts that did not exhibit before are sending ore specimens, and others are sending larger, better displays. The shows are valuable as prospect and mine sales rose after ore was highlighted at the fair last year.
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Spokane
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Cranbtook
Foyt Steele
J. W. H. Smythe
James Ryan
Gi. Bremner & Son
East Kootenay
Fort Steele Mercantile Co. Ltd
Gilpin’s
G. H. Gilpin
Gj. H. Miner
Pioneer Hardware Store
Cranbrook and Moyie
Herald
Mary's
Mesera
Piper and
Currie
Paymaster Group
Bailey
Pretoria
Swansea
Lumbly
William West
Tate the Jeweler
Spokane Exposition
Coeur d’Alenes
Moyse
P. T. Smyth
Leader
James Cronin
San Diego
California
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Green
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W. W. Tuttle
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U.S
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James Robinson
E. E., Chipman
Sandon
Hobson
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Santiago
China
Miner-Graves Syndicate
Boundary Country
Evon Delour
Lake Street
Evon
Napoleon Delour
Albert Westfall
War Eagle
Kaslo & Slocan
Hedlington & Nelson
Slocan
Gulf of Georgia
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