Mining notes from Exchequer shaft and surrounding mines
Drift at Exchequer shaft advances to about forty feet with two and a half feet of ore in the face, described as the best yet in the mine. J R Cranston reports on Bornite Bank shaft start up and seven months of supplies, while Golden Crown development shows ore at 300 feet and large lump ore on the dump. Various notes cover Spokane Fair prospects, Queen Fraction tunnel, North Star mine, and Grand Forks waterworks and power upgrades with planned investments and new facilities.
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Musson
J. R. Cranston
Bornite Bank
Rossland
Cranston
T. R. Morrow
R. W. Northy
Mr. Whitesides
D. D. Birks
Wellington Camp
Spokane
E. A. Irwin
H. Irwin
Vryburg
South Africa
Slovan City
White Pass
White Horse
Dominion Government
Dawson
Bennett
Atlin Globe
Denver
Robbins
Brooklyn and Stemwinder
Phoenix
North Star
East Kootenay
Granby
Greenwood
Columbia
Camp McKinney
Top Water
Grand Forks
Kettle River
Kettle
Observation Mountain
B. C. Riblet
H.C. Miner
Granby Smelter
Isabel Kerr of Toronto to entertain Nelson at Methodist Church
Miss Isabel T. Kerr, of Toronto, will present an entertainment tonight at the Nelson Methodist Church aided by local talent. Press notices praise her elocution ranging from fine manse recitations to dramatic selections and crowd-pleasing pieces like The Story of the Rat, highlighting her power and training.
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Isabel T. Kerr
Toronto
Nelson
Miss Kerr
St. Mary's Journal
Elocution
Moulton Colleges
Toronto Globe
Woodstock Times
Isabel Kerr
Stratford
Hockston
Superintendent Houghton Found Dead in Royal Hotel Tragedy
A man identified as former Sullivan mine superintendent J B Houghton was found dead in his Royal Hotel room with a bullet wound to the temple after a muffled report and a daylong delay before discovery. A balance of $900 appeared in his thinkbook. No motive or note was reported.
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Royal Hotel
J. B. Houghton
Mr. Houghton
Sullivan
East Kootenay
England
Arthur
D. McArthur & Co
City Council Considers Extra Loan to Meet Year End Deficit
A special council session was held to address an inevitable year end deficit. Aldermen noted funds were spent on public improvements and decided not to let the deficit become an overdraft, proposing to ask rate payers to approve an additional debenture loan to raise needed funds.
City Council Adopts Tax Cut and Insurance By-law Measures
Council approves Hillyer amendment lowering fire insurance tax from $200 to $100 annually and orders immediate collection steps. The music hall by law is again raised but postponed until Alderman Beer returns. The move aims to reduce upcoming debt for the incoming administration.
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Beer
Hillyer
Young Mrs Winthrop opens three nights in Nelson
The R. B. French Company opened a short Nelson engagement with Young Mrs. Winthrop. Mrs Trench portrayed Mrs. Dick Chetwin with skill, Mamie Holden impressed as Edith, Walter Brooks shone as Douglas Winthrop, and K McLeod as Dr. Millbank. Tonight's bill offers Ticket of Leave Man by Tom Taylor, famed London melodrama.
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R. B. French Company
Nelson
Winthrop
Trench
Dick Chetwin
Mamie Holden
Edith
Walter Brooks
Douglas Winthrop
K. McLeod
Dr. Millbank
Kerr v Burns verdict for defendant with light costs.
After a trial lasting over a day the jury found for Burns. The court, presided by Mr Justice Martin, reserved judgment and urged leniency on costs given the case's peculiar circumstances.
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Kerr
Market metals quotes and currencies in New York
Metal quotations from New York on October 26 show bar silver at 57 78, Mexican dollars 4714, silver certificates 5814, copper steady at 173g, exchange 1734, lead easy at 4.40, exchange 4.57, Agto 4.623g, tin weak, Straits plates unsteady, spelter weak.
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New York
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Mining News
Champion Creek
Evie
News OF the Province
Tribune
H. L. West
Nelson Miner's Association
Kootenay
Association
Methodist Church
M. Desbrisay & Coq
Mrs. Winthrop
R. EB. French Theatre Company
Calgary
Carlord
Turner Beeton& Co
Wrouetain Ue
Nelson, B. C
Burns
Operahouse
K.E. F Pengh
Thomson Stationery Co
Wills
Dickson E—.H. H
Ciga
Thomeon
Sid Callies
Bu Leuven Cit
Thowsor Stationary Co
Nelson, B.C
Glass
Williams, Neusos, Ag Nr
J. W. Mellor
Victoria, B.C
J. E. Annable
Waverly
Opera House
Carbonade St
Davis’Addiion
Corner
Kalvmont
Blackcock Mining Company
The
Sae
Alex, Stewart
Turner-Boeckh Block
Newson
C. A. Prosser
Crow's Nest Pass
Nelson Coke & Gas Works
David Morris
Nelson Employment Agency
J. A. Love, Ag’t Baker Hy
Charles St.barbe
Agt
Car Baker & Kootenay
City
Potton Lake
Jock Hat
Itt and
Luma
Pilot Bay
Nelson and
Lardo
Neilson
J. A. Sayward
Prosser
Ward St., Bet. Baker and
Victoria
D. Pleake
Clarke Hotel
E. J. Scovil Mining Broker
Windermere Mines
Windermere, Bi
Y. Z
P. O
F. J. Bradley & CO
Bradley & Co
Mrs. McLaughlin
Stevens
Clements-Hillyer Block
L. Pogue
Sean
Soolie
Kootenay Country
East
Wist
Gliss
Tom Revelstoke
Meyenne
St. Pat
Montreal
Boston
Revelstoke
Robson, Ross
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Nielson
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Wii
Boundary Country
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Thur. Sat
Kootenay River
Movie
Kootenay Landing
Ow's Nest
Beaneh
Kootenay Lake
Kaslo
Kokanee
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Andon
Slocan
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Beasley City
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