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damtoed quart* with such rich metallic properties. Where it comes froiq, and was the metal there at its departure. It is possible both may have come from different places and got mixed on the streets of Winnipeg. We are anxious to see how the whole matter pans out. | Will Winnipeg rival and surpass Jerusalem in the days of Solomon, who made silver as plentiful as stones in her streets.Looal and General News.There will be a general meeting in the Methodist Church on Tuesday evening August 81st at 8 p.n. to consider the advisability of fornitg a branch of the Upper Canada Bible Society in Golden. As the society is undenominational it is expected that all people anxious for the • propagation of the gospel will be present , at this meeting.The Mimer woule recommend all East Kotenay prospectors who are contemplating tho Yukon to stick to East Kootenay and its assured prospects, and not incur the risk of being a few thousand i years hence dug out of a glacier like a fossil rat out of an untedcluvin dung-hill for the contemplation of archaeologists in a dime museum.Mr. A. W. Rosa . ex- M.P. for Lisgar, referring to the mining doom . says the prospects for the future of British Colum- | dia are excellent, anb he expects it will at no distance day bo the most important province of the Feberation. That is so. There is not the least possible doubt about that fact.Harvest operations have commenced in Golden district ut Bandy Campbell’s ' farm u short distance westward from Golden. A fine field of grain, gold headed, ripe and strong, lias been laid low by tho mower. The grain will soon lt;A LITTLE TOO THlCfC.• ’ I •Tho Streets of Winnipeg Paved With Cold.—Will It Pan Out.The Nor’-Wester, Winnipeg, has the following startling head-lined paragiaph in a recent issue“ Gold Paved Streets. A startling discovery made in the city. Gold bearing quartz in liberal quantities has been found.The starting annoucement that the streets of Winnipeg have been paved with gold was made 011 good authorsty yesterday. Mayor McCrearyimmediately wentout to investigate and fouud thaf there was some truth in the report. He is now about the proudest chief magistrate of any city on the continent. The discovery was made by Mr. Henry, of the firm of Henry and Grout, mining assayors and brokers. He was inspecting one of the streets on witch a macadam pavement has recently deen put down when his eye happened to light 011 a small pioceof rock witch looked u little too rich to be used for pavement purjioBos. Investigation proved it tolie a pioceof goldbeuringquurtzIt was not the only piece of rock of the same kind on tho street. In fact it was tg lo found in liberal quantities 011 nil tho streets recently macadamized Mr. Henry will take some of the samples to Montreal and Toronto and exhibit them there. Thu 1 rock was shipped to Winnipeg from 1 Keewntin and has liecn used as top dres-i sing for macadamized streets.This appears to bo just a little too 1 }hick. The streets of Winnipeg were , notorious for their muddy clay adheslve-■ ness and consist mainly of real estate, 1 hut they have considerably improved. 1 Teoy have now some stability and re-1 spcctability. Keewatin ic famed for its ' flour. Its only other products we know 1 of are swamps and mosquitoes. These are not detrimental to the existence of ; quartz with gold carrying qualities. We . know that gold exists wherever it is i found, and a considerable amount is being found in a region not far distaat from Keewatin. We should like to » kqow something more about thto mwft-l»e garnered and in a short time new out meal will be on sale at the stores.Rev. Dr. Robertson of Winnipeg, Supt. of Presbyterian Church missions, has been on a tour among tiie various Presbyterian Churches and Missions in ■ British Columbia. Last Sunday he conducted communion services in the Presbyterian Church at Golden. He left on Monday’s No. 2 for Winnipeg, but may be exyected back shortly to complete his tour of inspection. He has yet to visit the Upper Columbia Valley and South East Kootenay. The Rev. Dr. was accompanied on his visit by his wife and daughter.J A MuirSign Writer House PainterEstimates given of all work.GOLQEN, B. C. *
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Golden Kootenay Miner
Golden, British Columbia, CA
Thu, Aug 26, 1897
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