The Spoilers by Rex Beach Chapter Opening
Nome gold rush tale opens with Glenister and Dextry returning home to Alaska. They observe a harbor and the Santa Maria ready for midnight sailing as thousands descend on Nome for fortune. Mexico Mullins plots payback on a disputed claim, hinting at looming danger and greed.
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Senister
Dex
Dextry
Santa Maria
Unalaska
Bering Sea
Bronze Canyon
el Dorado
Nome
Glenister
Mexico Mullins
Old Mexico
Discovery Claim
Anvil Creek
Guadalupe Way
Mexico
Waldorf-Astorier
Mex
January 1908 Weather at Penticton Dominion Station
January observations from the Dominion Government Meteorological Station at Penticton report monthly climate data including temperatures rainfall and precipitation patterns for the town and surrounding area.
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Dominion Government
Penticton
TENDERS WANTED FOR PENTICTON PUBLIC SCHOOL WOOD
Sealed tenders to the Penticton School Board delivered to R. Wilton by noon February 20 1909 are invited for thirty cords of four-foot pine wood to be delivered before May 1 1909. Wood must be of good quality. lowest tender not necessarily accepted.
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Penticton Public School
For Sale Business Block and Farm Acreage on Main Street
For sale two storey business block on Main Street with two downstairs compartments and half upstairs priced at 2500 dollars. Also lot 63 seven and one half acres on Fairview Road offered at 2200 dollars. Contact J D McDonald 12 Potlatch Idaho.
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Main Street
Fairview Road
J. D. McDonald
Potlatch
Idaho
Okanagan Property Seeks Buyer At Six Thousand
For sale 263 acres near Naramata with 30 cultivated acres and water, 170 ft wharf, log house, six chicken houses, stable, corral, root cellar, first water right on Shoot Creek, unlimited stock range, springs, and wagon road plans. Owner asks six thousand after last year’s ten thousand asking price. inquiries at the PRESS office.
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Shoot Creek
Naramata
Okanagan
Whitfield Seeks Lands Annexation Near Osoyoos District
Notice states Thomas Robert Whitfield of Summerland farmer intends to apply for permission to acquire land described as starting at a post at the southwest corner of Lot 8952 then west 20 chains north 20 chains east 200 chains south 20 chains enclosing 40 acres more or less. Dated December 28, 1908.
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Osoyoos
T. R. Whitfield
Summerland
Thomas Robert Whitfield
Money to Loan for British Columbia Ventures
Eastern capital seeks legitimate investments in lands timber or mines in British Columbia. Respond with full details to CAPITAL care of Noble & Co Molson Bank Building Vancouver B C. 28 6.
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Eastern Capital
British Columbia
Capital
Noble & Co
Molson Bank
Vancouver
B. C
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Rex E. Beach
Rex
Tisis
Mack
Bill
H. Main
Weather Report
Sutton
Brackman-Ker Milling Co., Ltd
Hastings St. West
Vancouver, B. C
Rosefield Nursery
Gellatly, B. C
R. Wilton
Penticton School Board
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