15 Mar 1894
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Newspaper
Nakusp Ledge
Location
Nakusp, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 15, 1894
Page
1
Front Street in West Kaslo BC features the largest and most complete stock in the Kootenay country offering a wide range of goods and items for locals and visitors.
The notice touts a hotel offering top brands of wines and liquors and a selection of cigars with accommodations described as among the best.
A first person account recalls Kaslo’s devastating blaze on Front street as an American fire, noting 19 lives saved, looted goods, and residents seeking solace in Nakusp. The writer mixes humor about bed bugs, cider, and pork theft with comments on silver prices and a vow to pursue a million.
Rumor on the coast says the Duke of Montrose and a party of British capitalists will visit British Columbia in summer to examine mining properties in the Slocan and Alberni districts. The Duke seeks a promising gold claim in Alberni and aims to gain a substantial foothold in Slocan silver properties.
Deputy Postmaster General White and Inspector Fletcher formally request Nakusp’s postmaster candidate T Abriel after sending out required attestations. The answer remains undecided for weeks. If accepted, he plans a well equipped office for public use. J D Devlin arrived from Revelstoke after a recent concert boosting his musical fame.
James Phillips 66, living with a companion in a lakefront cabin in Nakusp East, died suddenly from heart disease after a brief at the lake for water. An inquest was not held. his funeral, funded by the government, drew over 100 mourners. A stitched money sum covered burial costs. Inspector Fletcher invites tenders for tri weekly mail service New Denver to Kaslo for four years.
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