Will They Change Route For V V E To Merritt
Nicola Valley news notes Chief Engineer Kennedy says the V V E line will reach Merritt to connect with coal at Middlestore. A crew heads from Summit along Coldwater river. old summit route may be abandoned in favor of a path via Railway Pass to July Creek then July Creek to Boston Bar and on to Coquihalla near Hope. This would give a better grade and improve transport in a 30 mile Coldwater valley region, boosting regional settlement and prosperity.
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Nicola Vatley
Jim Hill
Merritt
Kennedy
Vancouver
Middlestore
Summit
Coldwater River
Railway Pass
July Creek
Boston Bar Creek
del King
Coldwater
Kettle Valley
Coldwater Valley
Radlius
Canada’s Grand Old Man Lord Strathcona Born in Scotland
Canada’s Grand Old Man Lord Strathcona celebrates the birth anniversary born August 6, 1820 in Scotland. He rose from saddler’s son to Hudson Bay Company leader then championed the Canadian Pacific Railway, shaping a vast transportation network and philanthropy across the empire.
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Lord
British North America
West
Horace Greeley
East
Montreal
Hudson Bay Co
Labrador
Lord Mount Stephen
Canadian Pacific Railway
Great Britain
Hongkong
Lord Steathcona
Canada
House of Lords
Empire
RIGHT IN JOHN'S MITT
Sir Wilfrid Lativee on a western tour was asked to appoint a Western firuer to the Railway Commission replacing Mr Greenway He promised no special attention and said the appointee would be a western man and a…
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Wilfrid Lativee
Railway Commission
Greenway
Wilfeids
Monopolized Ventures in British Columbia Mining Hopes
The Monetary Times warns against unsound mining schemes amid BC excitement over a Stewart gold reef. It cites past misleads that chilled capital, urges caution, and highlights Portland Canal, Nickel Plate, and timber prospects as safer bets. It notes promoters’ exaggerations and the need for prudent, long term investments with reliable reports from London agents.
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British Columbia
Lise
Sevetl
Stewart
London
Natal
Portland, Canal District
Portland Canal
Pipers
Daily Chronicle
J. H. Turner
Similkameen
Henney
B.C
Canada
Old Country
Ae Ve
Steam shovel work starts on Kettle Valley line in West
Four construction camps line the Coldwater river as a steam shovel begins work to straighten the Kettle Valley route. Teams drag rails while the shovel shifts sections up river toward Railway Pass then loops to Aspen Grove and Penticton, maintaining a gentle grade from Merritt to the pass.
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Coldwater
Kettle Valley
del King
Aspen Grove
Cantry
Penticton
Merritt
Nicula Valley News
Phoenix Fire Ravages Phoenix Town Area in 3:50 PM Blaze
A massive blaze at 3:50 PM in the No 3 oil house of the Ginby Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co. swept through Phoenix, igniting the No 8 crusher building and urban structures. Sparks from the crusher fanned flames to churches, stables, a school, a publishing office, residences, and shops. Fire crews and Granby workers battled the inferno, with the upper town spared due to their efforts.
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Phoenix
B.C
Ginby Consolidated Mining and ‘Smelting Co
Palace
Pioneer Publishing Co
Smith
Hodge
Granby
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C. A. Jackson
S.C
W.H.T. Gahan
Mer Brock
K. C. Brown
Princeton
BEC
JAS. Glarke Watchmaker
Hedley
Hotel Penticton
A. Banxes
A. Megraw
Land Act
Mineral Act
Mutual Life of Canada
Hudson Bay Insure Co
Columbia Fire Insurance Co
Calgary Fire Insurance Co
Alliance Insurance Co
London & Lancashire
Fire Ins
Ocean
Accident and Guarantee Go
B. C
Grand Union Hotel
Bank of B. N. A
W. T. Butler
Visitig
W. J. Forbes Db
Barnes
Wen
A. c. Bteny
Harold Mayer Daly
Real
Vancou
Hk. H
Varance
Nes Street
Ty ER
Solicepor
Vruson, B.C
the Monarch: Typewriter’ Company, Ltd
King Street West
Toronto
Jocal
Everett,w. Sawyer
Zealand
John Jackson
Feed & Sale
Hedley B.C
Office of
Dominion Express Company
Phone Innis Bros, Propictors
Fitair
Lord Strathcona
John
John Oliver
Kingston Incubus
Listy
Crigazryte
Kk. V. Hustling
Grand Forks
Mabuire
Haches Carteshon
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