5 KOOTENAY KERNELS, g 8 •During September the imports at Nelson were $44,162, and the exports amounted to $35,731, the latter being almost entirely ore charges.The first issue of the Kootenay Mining Standard, by D. R. Young, of Nelson, has appeared. There is a good field for a properly conducted monthly of this kind.The Dominion Express company recently opened offices at Pincher creek, Fernie, Wardncr and Cran-brook, along the line of the Crow’s Nest Pass railway.Nelson is growing decidedly metropolitan with its several brick blocks. They greatly improve the appearance of Baker street.