Iron Ore Found Prompts Smelter Plan Near Prince Rupert
Prospectors flag rising iron ore activity in the Prince Rupert region with new beds in Queen Charlotte Islands and the Babine Trail. Locators and investors expect a possible smelter, while Jasper Park Colliery plans push 800-ton daily output by January 1912 and to double by summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Rupert
Queen Charlotte Islands
Bergquist
Ogilvie
R. J. McDowell
S. Martin
Jack Halley
Thomas Carpenter
Arthur Leverette
W. Brown
Bjornson Lectures on Animals Education and Religion
Norwegian poet Bjornson argued in a lecture that protecting song birds educates children to curb cruelty. He noted Norwegian children form bird clubs, gaining respect for nature, life, and property, fostering magnanimity and future solidarity among nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bjornson
G T P buys coal contract tied to Canadian line
Andrew Laidlaw of Spokane announces a sale of 100000 tons of coal to Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. The Jasper Park Collieries mine near Edmonton, 205 miles west, reports coal 68-72 percent fixed carbon with under 7 percent ash. Development began in 1910 after Laidlaw acquired two thirds, with tunnels 3000 feet long and a second lower shaft under construction.
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Yellowhead Pass
Athabasca River
Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad
Canadian Northern Railroad
Jasper Park
Laidlaw
Andrew Laidlaw
Spokane
Jasper Park Collieries, Ltd
M. H. Alworth
Duluth
R. H. Morris
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Grand ‘Iank Pacific
Death of Indian Chief William Kelly at Port Simpson
The funeral of William Kelly, a Tsimp sean chief, was held October 4 in Port Simpson at the Methodist Church with Rev. G. H. Raley officiating. A highly esteemed community leader leaves a widow and children. widespread sympathy is extended to his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kelly
Port Simpson
Methodist Church
G. H. Raley
NEW FIRE HALL TO BE ERECTED WITHIN $5000 LIMIT
The city plans a new fire hall kept under five thousand dollars in response to finance committee chair Kirkpatrick’s demand for restraint. To meet the limit, parts of the interior may remain unfinished for now. The hall will sit between current temporary buildings, set back from Fulton Street, with a basement entrance on Fifth Street for storage of street equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ald
Kirkpatrick
Fulton Street
Fifth Street
Telephone to Lakes Extends City Line to Shawatlans
City council decides to extend telephone service from Seal Cove to Shawatlans and Woodworth Lakes at a cost of 369.95, versus 192.40 for lakes only. Ald Hilditch backs city connection, Ald Kirkpatrick suggests charging the waterworks. Work approved. Also includes aviator Harry Atwood warning about sneezing while in flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seal Cove
Shawatlans
Woodworth Lakes
Ald
Hilditch
Ald. Kirkpatrick
Harry Atwood
Cleveland
Ohio
Mr. Atwood
Valuable Yellow Cedar Timber Faces High Offer
The mill at Queen Charlotte City reports a $100 per thousand offer for lumber from yellow cedar. Corlett plans to close the mill by month’s end and resume limited work in winter, with strong demand from New England for spruce and high interest in northern hemlock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Corlett
Queen Charlotte City
Queen Charlotte
New England
North
Continent
The Bubonic Plague Across Continents
The London Times argues that plague has persisted in certain areas and was ignored by early medical science. It cites continual 19th century outbreaks in Kumaon Himalayas and suggests Bombay may have been infected in 1896 from the Himalayas, with plague also present in Assyrian mountains and the Western regions.
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Arabia
Mecca
Mesopotamia
Yunnan
Uganda
England
East Anglia
Transbailkalia
Kharbin
Caucasus
Tibet
United States
Rocky Mountains
California
London Times
India
Kumaon
Himalayas
Bombay
Hongkong
Assyria
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Chibe
Cypress
Yellow Cedar
E. L. Fisher
Third Ave
Grand Hotel
Workingman's Home
Money First Ave
Seventh ST
J. Goodman
Eighth and
Fraser Streets
Clinton
Anderson
Royal Bank of Canada
AD Office
Savings Bank Department
Canada
H. P. Wilson
F. W. Hart
Hart Block
Strances
2Nd Avenue
Bth
Monarch
Karen Hardware Co
Third Avenue
Plath Glass
Accident and Marine
M.M. Stephens & Co. Ld
Fairbanks - Morse
Canadian Fairbanks Co., Ltd
Water Street
Vancouver
B. C
F. M. Davis
Henry Newton Ross
Victoria
Lakelse
Lakelse Lake
Coast District
Henry Newton Boss
Lindsay's Gartage & Storage
G. T. P. Cartage
H. B. Rochester
Centre St
Ladysmith
Douglas Sutherland
First Ave
McBride St
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