20 Apr 1901
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Newspaper
Silverton Silvertonian
Location
Silverton, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 20, 1901
Page
1
A witty verse on truth and flattery contrasts with a grim anecdote about a subscriber who dies unpaid for fourteen years of papers. The editor attends the funeral with a strange last charge including a linen duster and a receipt for ice making.
A northern mining and financial press view argues that uniting smelting interests in America will boost silver miners. It notes New York’s rise as the metal’s selling center, explains historical London control, and predicts higher prices as American refiners gain dominance.
The article notes it is too early to judge the advance or its follow on effects but miners can be glad that the metal's price will now be determined in America rather than abroad.
During the week the Enterprise mine shipped 2 tons while a fresh strike of clean ore is reported at Two Friends. Bosam mine sent 20 tons of galena ore to the smelter and Ruby dlam shows widening. Bondholder claim work suspended due to surface water melt. Jas J Godfrey, London broker, named deputy mining recorder for Silver City. Nelson merchants eye a lead refinery venture. Potential scrap battle looms between Kaslo and Nelson over Lomus. Slocan mines report 8400 tons shipped year to date, Sandon and Whitewater camps awaiting better freight and smelter access.
A Batte area incident features a woman who requested testing of a quartz sample by an assayer. The test indicated 20 dollars in gold and 14 dollars in silver. She then sought a settlement for the assay returns, with later details explained by the assayer and related by an attorney seeking advice.
Of 28 British Columbia mines paying dividends, all but seven are in Slocan. Total payouts reach 6 382 010 with 3 975 000 from Slocan mines. Prospective additions include American Boy Arlington Hewett and Enterprise. The data highlights strong silver lead profits and investor preference for gold mines seems puzzling.
Ore shipments from Slocan Lake increased from 3078 tons in 1890 to 4930 tons in 1900. The record cites shipments up to the present week from January 1, 1901, with notes referencing New Denver and Hartney among others.
The week saw a social dance at Union Tail and multiple visits and trips by locals including Francis J. O Rielly C BE James Bowes Martin O’Brien and Charlie Bowes. News covers mining plans local commerce flowers and fresh fruit sales and a charity baseball game in New Denver with Silverton Sandbaggers versus Denver Lot-jumpers.
The report lists English price for lead at £12 18s 8d and copper at £69 10s, with silver at 59d. New York on April 11 shows lead fixed at $4.871 per unit by the price-setting firm, and copper at $17.00.
Herbert H Reeves died after a six week illness at Slocan Hospital. The 23 year old Silverton resident had worked for the CPR, owned the Silverton News Company, and joined the William Hunter Company. He was a director of the Local Athletic Association and born in Eganville Ontario. Funeral was held in New Denver with services at the Episcopal Church. His bereaved parents and friends extend sympathy across Slocan.
A blaze at one oclock Tuesday morning consumed the Town Site Building on Lake Avenue. The upstairs occupants escaped, church fixtures and store items were moved to safety, and nearby cottages faced heat but remained intact. The building collapsed after flames raged for about thirty minutes. Origin likely hot ashes. insurance covered the structure.
A Nanaimo preacher faces censure over smoking as church leaders in Toronto weigh the case. Reports note the minister’s alleged excesses including multiple packs and a keg of Scotch, while the exact brand and preferences remain unspecified.
The Dominion Government enforces strict conditions on Crow's Nest Southern applicants to secure coke for Canadian smelters. It orders the Canadian Pacific Railway to mind its own business and focus on its affairs.
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