A Black Person in the Fence and Silverton Road Funding
A heated note questions rapid appropriation for the Silverton road and accuses political maneuvering by private citizen Retallack. It denounces Premier Turner and government circles, asks who leaked the plan, and argues the Yukon railway subsidies were a province blessing in disguise amid broader fiscal debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Four Mile Road
Silverton
Retallack
M. P
Silverton Road
Pap
Holland
Revelstoke and West Kootenay electoral district notices
Provincial secretary announces appointments under the Redistribution Act of 1896 for the West Kootenay electoral districts. Names listed include Revelstoke Riding and other West Kootenay riding nominees, with delivery of appointing orders by the lieutenant governor. Also references a cough and consumption warning with a patent medicine claim from the Silverlop Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan D. Stenaup
Revelstoke
West Kootenay Elecatoral
Atexanpen Lucas
Kaslo
Ene Wane
West Kootenay
Ropericx F. Totus
Nelson
Joan Kurxur
Rossland
Weon
Tne
Weat Kootensy
Groncx A. McFantany
Corbin aims again for Ottawa charter to build BC railway
Mr. Corbin plans another bid in Ottawa for a provincial charter enabling a Boundary Creek railway. The province’s rejection is condemned as an outrage to Boundary and Grand Forks residents who say the line would have boosted British Columbia without paid bonuses. Voters denounce the government for opposing the charter and pushing a Yukon rail project that could burden BC with $1.6 million debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKenzie
Mann
Yukon
Dominion
British Columbia
Corbin
Ottawa
Boundary Creek
Boundary
Grand Forke
B. C
Voter urged to choose own candidate not cabinet pick
A political notice denounces urging support for Turner Government and a ministerial nominee. It warns electors against accepting a candidate imposed by a few Cabinet Ministers and calls for casting votes for a personally chosen representative.
Rumored CPR Obstruction of Nakusp Slocan Wagon Roads
The report claims the Canadian Pacific Railway hindered wagon road construction along the Nakusp and Slocan route. It suggests the New Denver Campaign Club should warn the CPR of serious consequences for opposing the group’s aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nakusp
Slocan R. R
Denver Campaign Club
Local Mines News Sparks Exchange Copying Debate
Local mining reports draw ire as some exchanges favor echoing foreign dispatches over original coverage. Critics argue the practice dulls reporting and obscures regional specifics, urging more independent analysis and timely updates for readers.
Provincial debt per capita compared across provinces
The present provincial government's deficit is 1 309 000 according to their estimate. British Columbia, once debt free, now owes more per person than any other Dominion territory. Per capita debt shows New Brunswick 7.39, Quebec 11.75, Nova Scotia 4.63, Northwest Territories and Ontario at zero, while BC stands at 29 per man woman and child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Northwest Territories
Ontario
Advice to Miners on Milling and Ore Treatment
The article warns that improper milling harms mining, urges miners to study ore-specific methods, and explains ore concentration before smelting. It contrasts free milling oxidized gold ore with hard sulfidic ore requiring roasting or smelting, detailing a stamp mill plus gravity concentration to reduce shipping bulk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American
Vein ore distribution and social dining room talk
Prof. Arthur Lakes notes that veins have pay streaks of valuable ore with surrounding rock often ore-splattered, a natural separation not needing concentration. Much chatter in mining camps ignores these facts, while social dining room talk, including interactions with a dining room girl, illustrates human vanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Arthur Lakes
Mining Records of Slocan Mining Division Weekly Totals
A compiled list of weekly mining transactions across Slocan Mining Division with multiple town and claim names in New Denver Slocan City and Abbessemette districts, detailing June entries from June 1 to June 7 including locations such as Four Mile Manilla Havana Dewey Granite Mountain and Crescent with numerous fractional and standard claims listed by owners and claim names. The record enumerates numerous transactions by date and place across districts with names like Dewey Emery McNichol Queen Fractional and Sunrise Star among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slocan
West Kootenay
Francis J. O'Reilly
Silverton
E. M. Sandilands
Francis J. O'Reiwixy
Honeyman
Four Mile
AF O’brien
Manchester
Six Mile
Emil Christie
Black Boar
Carpenter Cree
J. Hosmer
Admiral Dewey
Near &Ilverton
Rammelmeyer
Miner Mountain
Sandon
Faundrey
Manilla
Cuba
Payne Mountain
John Bough
Louise
Three Forks
Camron
Dewey
P. Altaffer
Havana
Eame
McNichol
Beacon
Fraction
Granite Mountain
P Altaffer
Hewitt Fraction
Galena Farm
Charley McNicholl
Little Joe
Parne Hill
G. D. McMartin
Myrtle May
French Creek
Samuel Watson
Tip To
Bear Lake
Drewey
Snow Bird Fractional
New Denver
Clarkis
Harry Dilley
Aug O Ostby
Geo Monson
Charlotte
Seaton Creek
A O Osby
Robert J
Carpenter
Harry R Jenkins
Alberta
Silver Mountain
Edward Shannon
Teslin Lake
Alpha Mountain
C Cosens
Shiloh's Consumption Cure Promoted at Silvertown Drug Store
An old advertisement extols Shiloh's Consumption Cure as a leading cough remedy. It claims the medicine is pleasant to take, effective at the source, and available at The Silvertun Drug Store, urging homes to stock it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bilverlop Drug Store
A. E. Salter
Buffalo
N.Y
Shiloh
Silverton Drug Store
Karl
Silvertun Drug Store
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mie
Hotel
Selkirk
Brandon & Barrett
Silverton Wharf
Gross & CO Fire Insurance and General Agents
Omomining
Ccrce Pridle
3. O
Gordok
Noro
South Park
Vancouver
Kamloops
Alli
Dlaga
Victoria
D. Pope
Fermen’ of Education
Education
Mrs. Matheson
B. O
Pyman
Pymen
New Denyer
Turner
Lasn’s
Sarseaparille
Silvertonian
E.oo. Nelson
B.C
Free Lance
Spain
Canada
Mining Records
Slocan Mining Division
Denver
Queen Fraction
Foot Hill
J Hieen
Keverene
OBH
Keratone
Felix No
Exeter
Lucky Move
Rebound
Mountain Lilly
Roulette
Nettie
Fidelity Fraction
Emma No
Jane da Beet
Eileen Aouny
Jury
Champion
International
Sunrise
Star
Return
Elk
Iage
Black Hawks
Jan Campell
Jo Jn McAulay
Mary Jane
New London
Blocan
Troji
J W Horn
Gibson
Dunlap
Cresent
J C Dewar
Red Star
Beadcheen
Jeanie
Jeannie Clement
Dutchman
ME Rammelmeyer
Osage
Fred Clement
Abbesemeste
Sabbath
Wood Tick
Young Dominion
Black Eagle
Hussar
Scenic
New
Queen of the Hills
Seattle
Rosebery
Alberts
Killarney
Simcoe
Calumet
Hecla
Alena Hazel
Annie Fraction
Charmer
Standard
Star No
Night Hawk
BF McNaught
Homp
Molly
Gibson Fraction
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