07 Oct 1909
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Newspaper
Hedley Gazette
Location
Hadley, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 07, 1909
Page
1
The Gazette visits the Nickel Plate mine to observe lower tunnel preparations and changes in pillar ratings. Workers report huge caverns, rising ore flows, and anticipated next year use of a new tunnel for extraction and ore transport. Mr. Jones leads improvements while tram mechanism updates are expected.
Telegrams from New York confirm final payment and transfer of control to a new company. Mr Jones becomes general superintendent with Walter Beam and President Morrill on site guiding features. changes will be gradual focusing on economical improvements and better tramway and lower mill operations.
Charles Connell, veteran prospector, arrives from Hope Summit with ore samples from the Celtic Chief group. Assays show galena ore carrying gold, silver, copper and lead values, averaging just over 400 per ton, from a blind ledge in a high potential area near the Lead foun claims.
Fresh indications point to no construction progress beyond Princeton areas. Russell's party continues revising the line from the Summit to Otter Plat, but that proves nothing. Survey teams remained quiet in summer, with no definite tailing or updates. Tense public mood grows as officials consider upcoming actions and cases.
Reports describe ongoing development at the Metropolitan near Kingston with fresh ore faces and large pay ore in both shafts and tunnels. Ground shows new ore bodies under a andesite dike, with Pollock optimistic about permanence and future infill work.
An elderly resident, C. Avnsteang of the driver which ocean Oelohee dst, died after a long illness. The passing occurred as the family gathered, with neighbors recalling a lifetime of service and cheerful presence in the local valley.
Chief Engineer Hogeland and Mr Kennedy pressed for a station location far toward the Twenty-mile bridge with Hedley Gold Mining Co. support. Mr Benn ntel Jones and town officials urged the plan, despite heavier railway grading and spur impacts, to please both town and company. The parties praised courtesy and agreed to fix the approach to attract visitors and impression in transit.
The Daly Reduction Co and Yule Mining Co announce that SO ENDS THIRD DYNASTY executive B A Ross has stepped down at noon Friday, after three years as general manager. The Gazette notes his organizational skill and detail orientation, doubts mining suits him, and wishes him success in a new niche aligned with his strengths.
A local tragedy on Keremeos Creek left Billy Gorn and his wife dead after a car crash following a night of heavy drinking. A neighbor found them, and emergency crews reported severe injuries with unclear cause while the couple’s fate prompted a quiet investigation.
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