07 Mar 1896
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Newspaper
Golden Era
Location
Golden, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 07, 1896
Page
1
Prices fall in the grocery department of the lig Store on Stephen Avenue Calgary prompting shoppers to seek more information by sending in a card. The notice emphasizes the impact of reduced prices and invites participation.
County Court of Kootenay issues sealed tenders for Lot 108 Group 1 near Wiluermere East Kootenay. Property features 1, 2 acres cultivated and fenced irrigated, 60 acres pasture, 2300 acres arable. includes frame dwelling and outbuildings. Mortgage option of 1500 for 2 years at 8 percent. Official Administrator J F Armstrong Donald B C.
Daily visiting hours set from 2 80 p m to 8 p m except Monday and Saturday by order The text states new access hours for visitors likely at a facility or institution with weekday restrictions.
The Neilson Furniture Co Limited offers to mail free of charge an illustrated catalogue and price list to anyone who sends their address. Calgary Alberta.
The passage extols Golden as the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway at the Columbia River steamboat junction. It highlights its role as mineral and commercial center for Eastern British Columbia, home to gold smelting works, the Upper Columbia Navigation Co., and a thriving lumber industry. It also notes its function as an outlet for renowned agricultural and grazing lands in the Columbia and Kootenay Valleys, and its unmatched scenery.
Local jottings report family joy with a daughter for Mr C Parson and Mrs C Parson. church services at St Paul’s at 11. remarks on ice curling, a lost gold button found, health travels to Banff, a major fire at Anthracite destroying several buildings, and new property purchases on Fifth Avenue. church plans, social gatherings, travels, mine work, hot springs hotel talk, and Easter preparations noted. Whist parties thrive while a hunting accident near misses. An unofficial Field notice warns against cutter practice after dark.
Captain Armstrong returning from Montreal reports rising interest in BC mines especially in the Kootenays. He has a contract to ship 5 000 tons of ore from North Star Landing, with most ore to the States and supplies from Golden. He argues improved transport between the Columbia Lakes could secure Canada most of the Upper Country trade, with a large smelter planned at Vancouver backing ore supply.
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