Fernie Mines and Crow's Nest Coal Company History
The Fernie mines and Crow's Nest Pass venture grew from a 1887 field in Jubilee Creek to a major Canadian coal empire. Key figures included Wm Fernie Col Baker and J D Pemberton. the BC Southern railway and Great Northern feeder spurred growth. The firm exuded expanding output and high quality coal, with vast land deposits estimated at twenty two billion tons. A later note in the text advertises a rag sale at a pioneer office.
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Crow's Nest Coal Company
Fernie
Galt Bay
Galt Company
Crow’s Nest Pass
Grater Corporation
Col. Baker
Wi. Fernie
CC. Fernie
Vo H. Baker
J. D. Pemberton
B. Bray
B. Humphreys
FW. Aylmer
I. C. Southern
CGPLA
Vernic
Senator Cox
Robt. Jaffray
Elian Rogers
Col Pellatt
Ier
B.C. Southern Railway
Great Northern
Canada
Water analysis confirms Phoenix supply is healthy
McGill University laboratory tested samples from the Phoenix Water Supply Co. Ltd. in Montreal and found the water chemically identical to prior samples and free of colon bacteria and other intestinal forms. Tests show no Bacillus coli or related organisms, with only minor sediment from algae.
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Oder
Maryshall Lake
Hemenway
Phoenix Water Supply Co. Ltd
Chemical Laboratory
McGill University
Montreal
Phoenx Water Supeply Co
Phoenix
Bacteriatogical Laboratory
Phoenix Water Supply Company
Dunhams
Mineral Act amendment extends free miner rights in extra assessment year
The Lieutenant Governor in Council issued an order under Bee 143 of the Mineral Act clarifying that if a free miner performs assessment work valued at one hundred dollars or more in a year, the right to record a certificate for that work to cover an extra year applies only when the certificate of work is recorded for the year in which the excess is done. The order takes effect on June 1.
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H.C. Gazelle
Canadian Australian Cable Project Aims Pacific Link
The steamer Colonia sailed from Shields May 7 and, loading near Greenwich, will reach British Columbia in October to lay 3500 miles of cable to Kanning Island. The network should span the Pacific by year’s end, linking Canada Australia and intervening points. Total length about 869 nautical miles with slack. Longest span Kelp Bay to Fanning Island about 3561 miles. shorter segments include Fanning to Suva 2093 miles Fiji to Norfolk 961 miles Norfolk to Brisbane 834 miles Norfolk to northern New Zealand 537 miles.
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Colonia
Shields
England
Nearreenwich
British Columbia
Kanning Island
Anglia
Pacific
Canada
Australia
Kelp Bay
Vancouver Island
Fanning Island
Fanening Island
Fenan Island
Suva
Fiji
Norfolk Island
Brisane
New Zealand
Armstrong Defeats Dean In Lightweight Championship Bout
Lilly Armstrong of Spokane defeats Danny Dean of Phoenix by knockout in the lightweight BC championship purse event. Armstrong lands heavy blows from start to finish, Dean suffers multiple knockdowns and is counted out after the fifth fall. Spectators from Nelson, Rossland and surrounding towns fill Yenir’s carnival grounds as money favors Armstrong.
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Lilly Armstrong
Spokane
Danny Dean
Phoenix
British Columbia
Nelson
Rossland
Landon
Yenir
Legent
Dean
Amcrican
Armstrong
Harry Ashcroft
Nelsom
Grogey
Ean
Milwaukee Road Planner Limited trains enlace great system
The Milwaukee railroad offers the Planner Limited service between St. Paul and Chicago and between Omaha and Chicago with luxury coaches electric lights and steam heat. Connections available with transcontinental routes, ATL agents sell tickets and provide rates and pamphlets from Spokane Portland and other offices.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Union
Great
St. Paul
Chicago
Omaha
Milwaukee
United States
Caiuula
ATL
R. L. Forp
C. J. Eppy
Fewv
Huss
Apt
Spokane
Portland
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Empire State Building
Wash
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Olivery
Fraser & Landon
Higinton
P. Burns & Co
INEAD
Houndary Cheek
Gueenwool
Headquarefrrs
Nelson, MD
Meat Merchants
Greenwood
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Een Wood
A.S. 4 Paw, Proprietor
Gravy's Nest
Peranta
Atyrehzh
Similkameen Valley
Ashiila
Simikameen
Anthia
Crow's Nest
Similkameen Valley Coal Company, Limited
Nelson, B. C
Coal Company
Egesization
Fernie Minex
Pioneer Office
Marshall Lake
Colon Bactette
Canadian Pacific Railway
Colimbia & Western Railway
Kettle River
Forks
Grand Forks
Boundary Creek
Peter Cooper
Ign
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Canadian Pacific Ry
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Suneral
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Phoenix Bakery
Ryeit
Greer
J.B. Macaulay
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Nelson & Fort Sheppard
Red Mountain
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Phoenix Pionser
Montreal Daily Herald
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