Mineral float yields large ore strike near Wellington camp
Immense ore quantity found on the Wellington with Trail Creek camp payroll near 6000 dollars monthly and signs of rising output. Placer mining on Salmon weak this season with few claims shaping for sluicing. About forty work at Pilot Bay smelter and a dozen placer workers on Sheep Creek. Supply trails scarce. Nelson dealer Geo H Colwell bonds five sixth in Sundown to N. Park for 10000 dollars. R E McConnell of Dominion Geological Survey touring Slocan. Crown grant hoped for Alpha on Four Mile Creek. Poorman mill runs 10 stamps day and night. possible new water from Sandy Creek. Idaho vein shows rich galena with cross-cut tunnel.
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Wellington
Trail’ Creek
Pilot Bay
Sheep Creek
Geo. H. Colwell
Nelson
N. Park
Four Mile Creek
Poorman
Sandy Creek
Gone On The Flume William Barker Dies In Victoria
William Barker, the namesake of Barkerville in Cariboo, died recently at the Old Men's Home in Victoria. A Cornish seaman who came to British Columbia in 1858, he shared fortunes in mining with Robert Ridley and Bob Dexter, sinking the first shaft below the canyon and amassing vast profits before spending freely.
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William Barker
Barkerville
Cariboo
Victoria
British Columbia
Robert Ridley
Bob Dexter
Barker
Bill Barker
Columbia and Kootriay Time Card No 4 Revelstoke Route
Schedule notices for the Columbia and Kootriay line via Revelstoke and connecting CPR routes. Robson service runs Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8 p m and 2 3 a m. Revelstoke departures Tuesdays and Fridays at 2 3 a m. Northport connections for Spokane Falls routes. Robson and Northport times listed with weekday limits.
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Robson
Revelstoke
Aen Robson
Northport
Pan
Kaslo Route Schedule to Nelson and Fort Sheppard
Schedule notes routes from Kaslo to Nelson and Fort Sheppard. Trains run Tuesdays at 3 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays also at 3 p.m. Connections available to Kast and Lake points via Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway. Early departures at 2:00 a.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays for Spokane and nearby posts.
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Kootenay
Robson
Will
Bonner’s Ferry
Lake
Pla
Spokane
Maa
Kaslo
Lake Points
As Nelson
Sat
Wednes
Bonners Ferry Route Schedule From Nelson Canada
Great Northern Railway announces Bonner's Ferry service via Kaslo with weekly and midweek departures from Nelson and Kaslo. Bonners Ferry via Nelson runs Tuesday and Friday mornings, with changes at Kaslo. Tickets and rates available at Nelson offices. Manager signatures included.
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Be. T. Allan J
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The
Dominion Geological Survey
Idaho
Mount Ararat
Australia
Kaslo & Slocan
Hume
North Kootenay
D.C. Josiva Music Co
Bonanza City Hotel
Slocan Lake
Joan Mappen
Neelands, Bros
Nelson, B.C
Arend & Kenware
Wholesale & Retail
Howard ’ Street
W.hunter
G. L. Estabrooks
New Denver
Silverton
Oars New
Denver
Bonanza Aty
Bonanza City
Slocan Trading & Navigarion Co., (Ltd
W.C. McKinnon
J. F.B. Rogers
Kaslo, B. C
Trinity University
Toronto
College Physicians and Surgeons
Ontari
R. Strathern
Kaslo City
B.C
New
A. J. Scott
A.cooper
Front ST
Kasso, B.C
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Pacific
Railway
Columbia & Kootenay
FN Amd Wetavaane
H. Abbott
Vancouver
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Gnokane Falls & Northern
Nelson & Fort Sheppard
Gotenay Toend
Prail Creek
Nakusp
Canadian Pacific Railway
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Marcus
Foster & Winter’s
Restaurano
Slocan District
Menssal
Paul
Chicago
New York
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C.P.R
Geo. Md. Brown, I. T. Brewster
Columbia & Kootriay
Steam Nav. Co., Ltd
Columbia
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Spokane Falls & Northern Railway
Bonner's Ferry Route
SER. Nelson
Great Northern Railway
Monaf Gaan
Bonner
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