22 Mar 1894
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Newspaper
Nakusp Ledge
Location
Nakusp, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 22, 1894
Page
1
A local advertisement proclaims the largest and most complete stock in the Kootenay region. It highlights breadth of goods and price appeal to attract shoppers to the store.
The note highlights NAKUSP British Columbia and New Denver as top spots for fishing with promising waters and local scenery. It suggests easy access to renowned fishing locations and hints at regional mining history nearby.
The CPR will build a five mile rail gap at Nelson to connect the C and K railroad terminus with the N and FS line at Five mile point enabling direct Spokane to Robson trains. Steamers will meet trains at Robson linking to Revelstoke and the Slocan mines will send outputs toward smelters along the new route.
Local railway men say the CP R great cut off will connect the head of Arrow Lake with Revelstoke and Arrow Lake road completing the system. The project promises upbuilding of the area and expansion of its business circles.
A Three Forks subscriber wrote to Tue Leper criticizing shipper treatment at the Kaslo steamboat wharf. The paper refuses the letter to avoid hosting petty complaints, noting the writer had some grounds for concern.
A lepernotes spring mood after receiving a poetical effusion titled The Place That Once Was Nelson. The editor laments dull rhyme and cites a sharp Seattle interview, noting the piece’s charm despite lack of polish and a political edge about electric lights and local finance.
Local assays by W Simpson report Bear Lake travel en route to Kamloops and rising activity at Trail Creek mines. Hastings advances the Wilson Creek wharf while spring traffic grows and Arrow ships sell well at the head of the lake. Kaslo miners refuse city work amid rights disputes as H Hubbard heads to Fairview. Bigelow Lemon and Hume receive a 7500 dollar customs rebate. Chief Engineer McMillan promises railway road funds and crews resume work. Navigation opens on the Columbia with C and K ships mainly to haul railway supplies, while the ministerial Mines report highlights West Kootenay mines and coal industry.
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