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River Navigation Opens as Kootenay Reaches Here
The Kootenay arrived at 9 am from Robson after a long frost siege, with five passengers and a small cargo. Captain Troup and Purser Anderson underscored rough ice in the Narrows while the Lytton faced blockages on descent, delaying mail and freight possible on the upper Columbia. Captain Gore expected to command the season, with rail and river links shaping summer plans dependent on ore demand and silver prices. Nakusp railway progress was slow but stage of water would allow iron and rolling stock transport.
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Kootenay
Robson
Columbia River
Narrows
Commodore Troup
Purser Anderson
Troup
Lytton
Hot Springs
Revelstoke
Green Slide
C.P.R
Spokane
Gore
Northport
Trail Creek
Arrow Lake
Nakusp