Snowshoe Machinery Adds Power to Boundary Mine
Snowshoe mine expands as electric compressor arrives. At least 65 to 76 workers now on payroll, with deepening main shaft to 275 feet and plans for a large hoist. Machinery from Rend du lex type and Jerches Machine Co of Sherbrooke installed. foundation work underway and power from Cascade line.
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Minis Aga
Sherbrooke
Quebior
Jobe’ Wilson
Voggressor
Rend du Jlex
Cascade
Copper and ore costs cut to below three per ton claim
A Spokane interview with Iny P. Graves of Granby reports optimism that ore mining and smelting costs may drop toward 3.4 and 3.2 dollars per ton, with $4 for refining excluded. Graves notes coke costs and Northport smelter issues, copper prices rising, and demand pushing higher copper use in industry as Europe expands electrical power adoption.
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Spokane
Iny P. Graves
Anby Co
J.P. Graves
Granby
Northport
Crow's Nest Pass
Europe
Germany
Rand Forks Racing Meet Opens With Multiple Dashes
The Tuesday July afternoon program lists numerous horse races including quarter and mile dashes, trot or pace events, and consolation races. Open classes invite horses with various experience levels, with purses and heats described amid a cluttered OCR page.
Missionary voyage to Fanning Island by Galilee brig
D H Duncanson and wife travel toward San Francisco by train then sail aboard the brig Galilee to land at Fanning Island in the Southern Pacific. Duncan An son plans to erect needed facilities over six months, spending about $120,000 for the company, returning to San Francisco early next January. The uninhabited reef island will host Mrs Duncanson and her husband on this global expedition.
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Vuenday
D. H. Dancanson
San Francisco
Huncanson
Tas
Pas ‘Uiffe, Construction Co
Hanning Island
Pacific Ocean
Galilee
Samoan Islands
Duneanson
Fanning Island
Duncan
Canada
Winnipeg Mine Fire Delays Work and Insurance Settle
Managing Director Plowman reports a major fire at the Winnipeg mine destroyed the shaft house engine boilers and compressor. Insurance of about 5506 is expected to cover most losses. A new compressor plant will be secured and operations resume as soon as possible.
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Long Lake’ Camp
Granby
Vernie
Michel
J. A. Clark
Vrail
B. C. Chartered Co., Ltd
B.C
Summit
Foreman
Anderton
Providence
Greenwood
Porter Bros
Phoenix Camp
Houndary Falls
Staws' Nest Pass
Mdiuater
Try Portland
Plowman
Winnipeg
Richard Plowman
Rossland
Phoenix
Portland
Transatlantic Fire Insurance Co
Plewman
McMillan
Anthony J. McMillan
Kangland
Rosalind
LeRoi Sinverotders
Londonn
McMillany
Boundary Geological Survey Work Expands to Midway Rossland
Boundary survey leader O'Ham reports annual Canadian geology project continuing. He arrives in Greenwood with a party of about 16 to 18 men to finish ongoing work near Midway and begin similar operations south of Rossland within two to three weeks.
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O'Ham
Canadian Geological Survey
Greenwood
Midway
Rossland
Fernie Salterers and Granby Callas Support Drive
The Granby Callas subscribed Figo i Grand Forks and grow in Phoenix. Phoenix Miners Union No. 8 voted 100 dollars to the sane cause at Saturday's meeting. Altogether 350 dollars has been subscribed in Phoenix thus far. Ethel McKeown nine year old daughter of Mr and Mrs J G McKeown died yesterday of scarlet fever.
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Fuarensan Oxague
Earl Rowdamt
Tor
Gray
Brother Gray
Woollvide
Phoenix
Agaio
Fuliro
Phomari
Alidway
Ecupy
Presbyterian Church
Moiryer
Watkell
Grand Forks
Tomlinson
Snowshoe
Spokane
Columbia City Bonds
Dominion
Greenwood
Fernie
Hugh McGuire
Thunder Mountain
Idaho
Jack Cole
Brooklyn
Big Ranch
Arrow Lake
Western Federation of Miners
Ned
Phornis Hospital
Phoenix General Hospital
Miss Johnson
Victoria
J. K. Fraser
Fashion Stables
McCloskey
Redmond
Knob Hill
Fernie Salterers
Phoenix Miners’ Union No. 8
Ethel McKeown
J. G. McKeown
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Slater
Sandon
Morrin, Thompson & CO
Ange
STAG
Borrey
SOREN
Dr. Mathiso
Hank Block
Fung Jie Roth
Tyth
Rossland Eaules
Phen
Mathison
Denti
Granby’ Exchange
Yolen Williams
Wadds Bros
Nelson
Agaly -Ghsrtly
Cochrane
J. C. Mee ' Arthur
Grand Fotfis
Joy J. Graves
Granby Co
Sandy
Phenix
Frank’h. Parker
P. Burns & Co
Miner
G. E. McAuliffe
Gen Gus
Orundo
Wash
Columbia River
Wenatchee
Tug
Br. Rav. Heliieker
Waster Townships Bank
J. B. Haltz
Los Angles
Cal
McMillan Block
Bellevue
Washington and Northern
Jim Hill
Republic
Granby Exchange
Robert McCutcheon
Christina Lake
Ring Rees
Grey Engle Avenue
P Gee
South Africa
Jay
Transvaal
Edward
Lord Kitchner
Fred Sweetman
Columbus
Montana
Geo. K. Breakenridge
Sweetman
Northern Pacific
A. Evans
Grand Forks Evening Sun
South Seas
Duncanton Salts
Defendent
Standard Pyritic Smelting Co., Ltd
B.C. Copper Co., Ltd
Supreme Court
Defendent ‘Company
Defendent Company
Boundary Geological Survey
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