Ymir Gold Mines report shows strong results for 1900
The Ymir Gold Mines Limited reports 1900 as a successful year with 42,600 tons crushed, 1,301,986 pounds of lead, 46,859 ounces of silver and 15,584 ounces of gold produced. A new 40 stamp battery was added, delays from maintenance and freezing reduced output, but profits exceeded 30,000 pounds after adjustments. The column notes ongoing development and plant reorganizations.
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Ymir Gold Mines,Limited
Aod
London
de‘Taya
Ymir
Spirit Filled Life and The People's Christ at Emmanuel Church
Morning service centers on Spirit-Filled Life at Emmanuel Church with evening focus on The People's Christ. Choir will perform anthems Shall Receive Welcome and God Be With You Till We Meet Again.
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Emmanuel Church
Congregational Church
Victoria Day Celebrations on Lake Nelson
Nelson honored Victoria Day with boat excursions on the Kaslo and Kokanee, racing between Kaslo and Kokanee, football between Nelson and Kaslo, and yacht races won by the Myth. A large crowd enjoyed the day, with Moyie shuttling passengers and Kings of Py thias organizing Kokanee creek outings. The event ended as a page of a longer report on the fourth page.
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Nelson
British Columbia
Kaslo
England
Kokanee
P. R
Theo
Kokanee Creak
Knights of Pythias
Moyie
Kokanee Creek
Vancouver Canneries Plan Tight Controls on Fraser River Salmon
Special to the Mire reports Vancouver canners intend strict limits on Fraser River salmon. Licenses may be restricted to British subjects only, with naturalized Jap workers welcomed, and 3 000 boats allowed versus last year’s 4 500. Canneries aim to set a fixed price of 10 cents per fish and dictate daily purchases, signaling a stabilizing yet hard stance after a poor previous year.
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Vancouver
B. C
Seattle
Fraser River
Robi
Welsh
Canners’ Association
Vancouver reformatory to imitate Lansing cottage plan
Architect Julian reports government instructions for Vancouver boys reformatory. Plans follow Lansing Mich. cottages with economy and convenience in mind. First cottage for governor teacher and 30 inmates, plus future expansion on growing grounds, with farming and trades education to foster citizenry.
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Vancouver
B.C
Julian
Lansing
Mich
Vancouver Reformatory
Graves coast smelter deal advances in Vancouver
Thomas Dunn, president of the Citizens' Association, says 250 tons of ore daily will be shipped from three mines to the Graves coast smelter, starting on completion in about six months. Dunn informs Mr Graves of the success and urges immediate site construction in North Vancouver for a 300 ton daily capacity.
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Vancouver
B. C
Thomas Dunn
Citizens’ Association
Graves Coast
Dunn
Graves
North
Boundary survey and joint Canada US efforts on boundary line
Reports from Vancouver and Grand Forks detail a coordinated cross border survey to relocate the international boundary from Midway to the Similkameen river. Engineers from Canada and the United States will triangulate, photograph, and mark a precise line with stone mounds and blaze posts, with work extending through October and potentially several years.
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Grand Forks
B. C
W. F. G’hara
Department of the Interior
Greenwood
Midway
International Boundary Commission
O'Hara
United States
International Commission
Similkameen River
J. J. McArthur
Amily
SLOCAN MINING NOTES HAMPTON WORK TO START IN JUNE
Work on the Hampton will commence in June with electric power for drills at the Reco. A clean ore strike has been made on the Donnelly near Sandon. W Bragg contracted to drive 800 feet of tunnel on the Hewett. A cave in at the Queen Bess injured P L Morgan. Ore is being sacked at the Black Prince and a June shipment planned.
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Hampton
Reco
Donnelly
Sandon
W. Bragg
Hewett
Queen Bess
P. L. Morgan
Black Prince
Forty Mile Flood Buries Town in Yukon River Inundation
From the Far North describes Forty Mile swept by Yukon ice jam with towns flooded and inhabitants fleeing to hills. Loss estimated at 100000 dollars or more, Port Cudahy flooded, Klondike area floods threaten dumps, graves of records washed away, and a copper quartz strike reported near Omineca boosting mining activity for Mr. Gould.
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Vancouver
B. C
Recorder White
Port Cudahy
Forty Mile
Klondike
Bonanza Creek
S. Arden Singlehurst
Queen City
Singlehurst
Howard Gould
New York
Gould
Omineca
British Columbia
Winnipeg Mth celebration amid parka crowd and sports
Winnipeg news notes a fine city celebration with parka crowds and a successful military tourney by the 90th Rifles. Victorian defeats Winnipegs in lacrosse 7 to 4, Capitale tops Maples 12 to 1 04 baseball. Visitors include Lt Governor Forget and legislators en route to Calgary and Banff after Calgary entertainments. A Chicago railway conductors group joins local brotherhood before heading west to Vancouver.
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Winnipeg
90Th Rifles
Winnipegs
Lacrosse
Maples
Brandon
Forget
Northwest
Calgary
Regina
Gnesta
Calgary Board of Trade
Sifton
Banff
Chicago
St. Paul
Vancouver
Holiday Quiet Shuts City Stores and Streets
Local news offices report a full holiday closure with stores closed and businesses suspended. Few citizens remained outside, and those few observed behaved lawfully, producing no notable events to record.
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Provincial Mining News
Ymir Gold Mines
Ernest R. Woalses
Slocan
Jeter Bess Proprietary Company, Limited
Ainsworth
Highland
Whitewater
Granite Gold Mines, Limited
Wilfley
William Hamilton Manufacturing Company, Limited
Peterboro Ont
Duncan Mines, Limited
Ymir Wel
Reformatory
Boys’ Reformatory
Henderson Bros
Boundary Survey
U. 8
Slocan Mining
Winnipeg News
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