The Mines of Summit Camp Treasure Mountain Notes
The Gazette traces E Jacobs of Victoria’s mining tour through Copper Mountain Tulameen Summit Camp and Hedley. He reports road work expanding Tulameen to Summit with 48 men at times, a ten thousand dollar wagon road project, and notable ore shows on Silver Chief and adjacent claims amid a broader mining district update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Tacobs
Victoria
Similkameen
Tulumeen
Hedley
British Columbia Copper Co
Granite Creek
Messrs. Lambert and Stewart
Plhcer
North Fork
Jind
Tulameen City
Summit Camp
Tulameen
Treware Mountain
Billy Wade
Jensen
Wtt
J. GC. Edwards
Leo Dornberg
Spokane
Shin
Hagle Eweek
Tuhuneen City
Whi Britton
Mark
Okanagan
Champion Creek
Whigh
Siwash Creek
Reilly
Double tracking order for Selkirk tunnel awarded
June 16 announcement by J D Sullivan chief engineer of C PL Re shows Poley Brothers Welch and Stewart of Vancouver lowest tender for a five mile tunnel through the Selkirk Mountains. The project cuts length by about ten miles elevation by 10 feet and curvature by nearly seven circles. Electrification planned between Castlegar and Rosshuid to begin immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montrwal
Me J. D. Sullivan
C. PL
Selkirk Mountains
Poley Brothers, Welch and Stewart
Vancouver
Turins
Bent Creek
Sullivan
Castlegar
Rosshuid
Nickel Plate mine hosts dance to celebrate new machine shop
Nickel Plate employees held a Friday night dance at the No. tunnel machine shop to mark its completion. Hedley guests arrived by three special tram trips, enjoyed a floor specially prepared for dancing, with music by Jack Carlin and H B Hansen and Emil Nelson on piano accordion, followed by a late luncheon at the mine boarding house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nickel Plate
No. Tunnel
Jack Carlin
H. B. Hansen
Emil Nelson
Meteorological weekly readings ending June 21 19h
Weather records for the week ending June 21 show daily temperatures, highs and lows, precipitation, and notable conditions. Readings indicate variable conditions across locations with modest rainfall and cooler nights. Data highlights routine climate patterns and standard meteorological measures.
Mysterious disappearance of Joe Pletcher at Hedley station
Joe Pletcher vanished after leaving the Great Northern train at Priday July, with two suitcases left at Hedley station. George Riddle delivered the bags to the depot where Fletcher was seen pacing the platform. a streetcar headed toward Peluce ton, then he vanished. Locals fear mental distress may have driven a possible suicide in the Similkameen River. suitcases remain unopened as the mystery deepens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hedley
Joe Pletcher
Great Northern
Priday
Ias
George Riddle
Palice
Fletcher
Peluceton
Bletcher
Hedley Long
Sitilkameen
Quest for Missing Explorer Resumed
New York reports Christian Leden a Swedish explorer who brought Eskimo tales from Northwest Canada in 1911 heads to Montreal then to northern Canada for one to two years. He seeks clues about Prof Andre who launched a balloon toward the north pole in 1897 and plans to identify equipment found among Eskimo possessions. Eskimo stories describe a descent from the sky of a large bubble with two people, feared as devils, one killed by an arrow and the other left behind as natives fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Christian Leden
Hick Fron
Northwest
Canada
Andre
Montreal
Leden
North Pole
Great liner will carry guns in Britain arming policy
June 19 London reports Cunard and British policy urge arming passenger liners. Great liner Great Liner will carry guns with rapid installations planned at Liverpool and New York. The Mirurebania may be overhauled for gun mounting while the Aberdeen liner Themistoeles sails for Australia with new guns aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Liverpool
Cunard
Britain
Bugtind
Hest
Mirurebania
Australia
Reopened Radbourn Hotel at Oroville Under New Management
General news item notes the Radbourn hotel in Oroville has reopened under new management. Also mentions a Loomis tennis tournament in August and various local industrial and expedition developments including Similkameen Lumher Co operations at China Creek and a Canadian Bolu expedition sailing from Victoria for three years in polar regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radbourn
Oroville
Loomis
East Princeton
Similkameen Lumher Co
China Creek
CP. I
Col. Taylor
Spuelilthana
Granby Co
Hidden Creek
Jane Bitcher
Victoria
Kastuk
Stefan Isnny
Ater
Nome
Nnvil Stein
Mining notes from Oroville and Slocan district update
The Owaseo Gold Mining Co mill near Oroville is overhauled and set for July 1 milling. New machinery and electric power equipage planned. 30,000 tons of ore due for milling. Zinc ore shipments from Noble Five and Lucky Jim properties yield returns. Libs district zinc potential seen as valuable. Plathhead oil prospects promising near BC boundary. Nelson district copper shipments via Queen Victoria mine to Greenwood shelter. Development at Richhuepe Consolidated Mites in Rossland with 15 workers. party including Taylor and ONeal visited Sunil Camp and Patsy Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owaseo Gold Mining Co
Oroville
Claude Snowden
Princeton
Tulameen
Oklahoma
Noble Five
Sloe Couity
Libs
Lucky Jim
Plathead
Bouny
B.C
Bernie
B.C. Copper Company
Ping Copper
Queen Viestoria
Nelson
Greenwood
Allan
Orton
Tuake Shipmiente
Riehuepe Consolidated Mites
Belk
Rossland
W. IL. Taylor
Dan O'Neil
Irenin
Fae Patsy Clark
Charence Cunninghan
Et, Field
Sunil
Treasser
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C. A. Jackson
L. Co
S Brook Penticton
Jas. Clarkechmak, Hedley, &.c
R. W. Deans Notary
Trout Creek
Balama
Grand Union Hotel
A. Winkler
Frternity Hall
N. P
ML StevEns
Waar
Modern
Woodmen OF America
Fraternity Hall
ConniGan
TL G. Feenmax
Counselwick
LO. L
Hedley Lodge
Hj, Jones
W. M. G. IL Turner
Sce't
J. L. Masters
Ovoville
North Main Street
P. W. Gregory
Star
Hilliard's Barber Shop
Bok
For & Cold Baths
Penticton
E. E. Burr
E. Jacobs
Treasure Mountain
Indiana
Topous LE
Nnel
Vue Mini
Maxinwin Ainlinun
Che Mill
Maxima Minterwen
Ain
Masiyen
INCE
Ocean Greyhound
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