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Nakusp Ledge

Location

Nakusp, British Columbia, Canada

Date

Nov 22, 1894

Page

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Lake Shore Hotel Ad Promotes Luxurious Amenities

An advertisement highlights a hotel beautifully set on the lake shore offering top wine liquors cigars and superior hotel accommodations to guests seeking refined leisure and comfort.

Ore Shipments Return as Alpha Mine Reopens Exports

The Alpha Mine on Four Mile Creek resumes export with three carloads sent to Omaha and a rising tonnage. Kootenai and Lytton each delivered large loads totaling 295000 pounds at 14750 dollars. Three carloads were re shipped from Roseberry after the steamer W Hunter. Le Roi mine sent 44 tons to East Helena valued at 2200 dollars. Lanc Gilliam shipped 252 tons from Kasle valued at 2550 dollars. Locally, shipments remain steady.

Omaha ‘Smelting Forks Kootenai Lytton Alpha Four Mile Creek Omaha Alex. Mackenzie Roseberry le Roi Trail Creek East Helena Lanc Gilliam

Not Wanted Here. Horace Smith Flees to Province

Horace Smith a halfbreed who shot a white man named J McKay in a quarrel over a squatter's right near Loomis Washington has fled into this province. McKay survived when the bullet passed through his arm and lodged in his breast pocket in his pocketbook.

Horace Smith J. McKay Loomis Wash McKay Smith

Thanksgiving Dinner at Hotel Nakasp Menu Featured

Following the Halloween success the Hotel Nakasp prepares an elegant Thanksgiving spread. Mrs. Whyte supervises details and guarantees to all who attend the best.

Hallowe’en Hotel Nakasp

Dinner Service Details Mentioned In Event Notice

An event notice states dinner will be served from 6 to 8 with attendees informed of the schedule. The fragment confirms a meal window but lacks broader context such as the event name host location or date.

Cariboo Creek Findings Attract San Francisco Buyer

Selby Smelting Co ore buyer C Porter of San Francisco, in Slocan from Spokane via Lytton, probes Cariboo Creek discoveries. He gathered rock samples at Nakusp from Capt Troup, calling them promising and taking specimens for assay. Porter plans an early return to the camp.

C. Porter Selby Smelting Co San Francisco Spokane Lytton Cariboo’ Creek Troup Nakasp Arly

Dalles Ship Canal Survey Advances for Columbia Basin Rail Route

Engineers survey the Dalles on the lower Columbia as nine miles of ship railway route. Landowners are reportedly reasonable about claims and work should finish within a year. Together with the Cascades canal, the waterway will open far distances on the Columbia and Snake rivers. The Nakuspi area stands to gain major benefits from the projected project.

Dalles Lower Columbia Cascades Columbia Snake Rivers Sansa Nakuspi

Engineer Mohun Audits Nakusp & Slocan Railway Progress

Engineer Mohun reports the Nakusp and Slocan Railway is practically finished with trains in service over 37 miles. Ore shipments amount to three to six carloads daily as the line reaches Revelstoke and Nakusp. Bridges and road bed are solid. a two and a half hour full run is anticipated once fully equipped, with wharfs and freight sheds under construction.

C.E Victoria Nakusp Nakusp & Slocan Wilsoncreek Three Forks Kamloops Revelstoke Wigwam Mohun

Smelting Prospects Rise Near Trail and Rossland

Rossland expects a smelter soon as Trail creek may host the works. Transport costs to Tacoma and beyond run high, while local ore could be treated for about 4.50 per ton at Le Roi, prompting debates over shipping ore versus building a local plant. Northport pushes for a smelting edge, but Spokane may lure smelters, shaping regional competition with Rossland and Butte stakes.

Trail Creek Northport Tacoma Bergstown Montana Nestle i Spokane Rosslanda-second Butte

Mark Twain's Nevada Hard Luck Years Revealed

A Slocan veteran recalls Mark Twain during the Nevada era at Aurora And the Virginia City Enterprise era. Twain lived in a cabin with two miners and scraped by on pork and beans while faking wealth with empty cans and dry bottle labels to fool neighbors. He later faced renewed hard luck and found Hartford schemes less successful.

Kootenay Mark Twain Nevada Aurora Standard Virginia City Enterprise Mark Aurora Hartford

Widow Mrs Breeden Dies and Is Buried

An aged widow Mrs Breeden died at Three Forks and was buried Sunday. Rev A J Gaebel officiated. She left a son and daughter who reside in town.

Also Mentioned on This Page

B.C Ira W. Black Prop Hot Springs Hotel Arrow.lake Hatris Foy Prospect House J. T.,nault Mines New Denver Leland Nakusp, B. C D. A M’dougald Cariboo Dalles” Ship Canal Rossland
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