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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 02, 1914
Page
1
Dominion land surveyor EV Robinson reports a 20 mile wide quartz schist dyke near Beaver Lake hosting promising gold. He staked 22 claims across 50 square miles. shore claims show gold but limited development delays exploitation. Pioneer work by another company is needed to unlock richer deposits.
Fire at the Hudson's Bay Co department store in Fort William Ontario caused over 200000 in damage to building and stock. The blaze started from a furnace explosion after hours, confined to the basement for two hours. Whiskey casks burst and burned on the water, two firemen injured by a roof collapse, one seriously. The destroyed section dated 22 years old.
In a house address Hon. Geo P. Graham lambasted the commissioners report on the National Transcontinental cost as partisan and improperly framed. He argued the document misrepresented statutes and railway practice and sought government disavowal of the unfounded findings and double tracking claims.
A March 30 1914 dispatch from Ottawa announces C H Anderson is appointed sub-agent for Dominion Lands. He is authorized to accept mining applications under all regulations and to forward them with fees to the appropriate district agent in Winnipeg Dauphin or Prince Albert.
A pair of silver black foxes valued at 5000 escaped from the Portage Wild Animal Company's ranch 12 miles north of St Claude. They bolted during pen transfer as C Forge and assistant attempted to recapture them. The company offers 1000 for their alive return. trapper J Braesan pursues them in the bush.
Fifty members of the local lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and friends held a feast in their new quarters above The Pas Drug Store. Speeches toasted the King, the Order, and the Lodge with responses by local figures. Solos by H T Johnston and Wm Burt, piano by South. Mrs D Hunter hosted the gathering in a well lighted, equipped home.
B M Stitt writes to his father in Winnipeg to forward a liquor licence application form. He asks it be properly completed sworn with names attached and sent to the licence department with ten dollars. An inspector is expected to prepare a preliminary report before granting licence paper as the year begins June 1, likely the effective date here.
The dredge under construction on their bank under Mr Samuel Bullivant’s charge will be completed around May 1. Work has progressed rapidly and the structure is very complete with six experienced dredge builders and operators at work. After completion the crew will begin building two 60 yard dump scows to be used with the dredging operations.
A businessperson contemplates publicity methods and stresses choosing the most effective approach and sticking with it. Results may not be immediate, but persistence will yield future success.
The Pas Herald advertises a 60 cent reward through May 15 1914 for sending a yearly subscription. The offer asks for the subscriber’s name and two references as guarantee of honesty, promising 1 dollar per year as subscription price and claims strong sales in Manitoba outside Winnipeg.
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