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Newspaper
Silverton Silvertonian
Location
Silverton, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 22, 1899
Page
4
A notice questions if recruiting miners to come into the country and work for less money is a bluff or a joke. It discusses subscription dues and prices, with a Blue Cross reference and a call to settle arrears, noting two dollars a year in advance.
The Mine Owners Association group is blamed for delaying the Eight Hour law and dictating policy, while labor conditions and mine operations are debated. The piece accuses owners of exaggerating threats and notes high miner demand near Silverton, with wages rising to 350 dollars daily. It argues owners shut mines voluntarily unless compelled to pay living wages and warns against coercion by stockholders.
Complete weekly mining transfers for the Slocan Mining Division listing locations such as New Denver, Four Mile, Summit, Glacierock, and Bonny Jean. It records owners like G H Dawson, WS Clark, A W Markham, J Anderson, FJ Finneane, and H Clever, with dates mainly July 11 to July 18 and several monetary values including 100, 300, and 500 dollars.
The Seine River district miners receive 2.75 dollars daily underground and 2 to 2.25 dollars on the surface with weekly board costs of 1 to 5 dollars. Contract labor rates run 18 to 250 feet for sinking and 8 to 120 feet for drifting. Owners may import workers from Slocan, risking outflow as men seek lower pay elsewhere.
Mr C- concluded to mine after bonding the I- mine and spending substantial funds. He never worked the shaft, fearing danger and lacking faith in personal gain. The mine operated briefly, then lost his investment, leading him to condemn mining as hazardous and illegitimate and to call miners robbers who might nap on shift.
Poetic reminiscence contrasts last winter’s cold air and brisk winds with current heat. The speaker recalls icy sidewalks, chattering teeth, and the old chill that prompted rushes for a breeze, lamenting the loss of that storied cold season.
J J Murray McGregor as agent for W W Spinks and Free Miner's Certificate 012066 will apply within sixty days to the Mining Recorder for a Certificate of Improvements to obtain a Crown Grant for Rostler and Rock Sand Mineral Claims in the Slocan Mining Division Eat Kootenay District located on Eight Mile creeks adjoining Villa Mineral Claim. Action under section 37 must be commenced before issuance. Dated July 17 1899.
W D McGregor gives sixty days notice of intent to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for permission to buy a 160 acre tract four miles east of Slocan River on Lemon Creek in West Kootenay District. Boundaries describe a rectangular parcel starting at his NE corner and running 40 46 40 40 chains, dated June 30 1899.
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