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Newspaper
Silverton Silvertonian
Location
Silverton, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 02, 1901
Page
2
General French recaptures a 16 pounder from the British at Colenzo and US troops will join the inaugural parade. The Boer losses at Ermelo are reported. Colonel Shaw’s burial with military honors is noted. Various political, military, and economic items across the Americas and Europe are summarized, including storms in France, a Bolivian flood, and a shipyard overhaul.
Forty miners trapped for four hours in a Lindentree, Dover county mine after a gasoline barrel explosion set timbers ablaze. Smoke filled the mine as workers passed water in tin buckets to fight the flames. A village rescue party aided from outside. all men were saved without injuries.
Antieate of foreign capitalists led by F G Gordon of England has secured about 1 acres near Ione Calispell Washington and plans immediate construction of several plants. The first project is a cement plant with 100 tons daily capacity. An early estimate shows a 3000 cordwood order, the largest ever placed in the area.
Washington Feb 10 Senator Hale chairman of the senate committee on naval affairs has introduced a bill reviving the grade of vice admiral in the navy and authorizing the president to appoint rear admirals to that office The measure aims to aid in promoting Admirals Sampson and Sehley and officers who served with them in the Spanish war
General MacArthur reported to the war department that the Hancock and Kilpatrick sailed from Manila yesterday bound for the United States. The Hancock carries the Thirtieth volunteer infantry and the Kilpatrick transports 400 sick soldiers.
The article asserts that once women gain rights they will send their husbands to war as substitutes. It notes Idaho lumbermen are undergoing organization and mobilization efforts.
Mining notes from Spokane report a steady shipment stream from Republic and other camps. The California plant begins operation. War Eagle and Trail smelter developments face market rumors. Bondholder group reports record shipments to Nelson smelter with 1634 tons yielding 236 ounces silver and 61.4 percent lead per ton, net $2400 after costs.
In Windermere district Paradise works 22 men while Rembler Cariboo rises as a major province asset. Owing to coal shipments delays Greenwood smelter output lags. Soho group in Slocan progresses well. L A Thurston acquires Iron Horse in Rossland. Kilo and Chapleau amalgamation on Lemon Creek looks certain. Tracey Creek tunnel at Stanley shows 65 feet with lead expected at 16 feet. Old Ironsides mine water heater installed in Boundary country. Granby smelter Grand Forks has treated 81 000 tons of ore producing 2700 tons of 60 percent matte valued at 500 000 dollars. Greenwood Phoenix tramway charter may start operations under new ownership. Camp McKinney Wa terloo quartz shows high values at 120 feet depth. Ymir Gold Mines declares another 6 percent dividend with larger payout likely in March. St Eugene mine resumes with delays for concentrator due to cold weather. Silver Belt on Toby Creek sees eight feet ore in a parallel ledge. Reports hint CP Rail leased War Wagle Centre Star and St Eugene mines to independent owners. Re public group Brin Mountain deal completes in Slocan. David Sutherland involved.
Reports detail new coal and ore discoveries from Lakeview tunnel in Washington to Ben Lomond California and Crescent Idaho. Mining firms secure groups, plan tunnels, and build new concentrators while a Cumberland coal mine shaft traps 65 workers on Vancouver Island.
New York reports silver certificates at 63 to 63.5 cents, bar silver at 61 cents, and Mexican dollars at 40.15 to 40.50 cents. San Francisco notes silver bars at 61.5 cents and Mexican dollars near 50.14 to 50.14 cents. London lists bar silver as 28 1-16 per ounce. Also mentions Cincinnati brewer and teamsters autonomy dispute and a quip about drinking.
St. Petersburg reports a decree increasing duties on American imports including machinery steel and iron goods. The 50 percent rise takes effect March 1 amid fears of prohibitive costs for U.S. exporters and possible test cases in sugar trade.
Various items note deaths from smallpox in Zillah and grip in Davenport, oil and gas hints from Medical Lake, quats released near Spokane, and a charity ball in Spokane clearing 1600 dollars. Reports mention 75 Spokane county schools, a saloon petition in Rosalia, a Colfax College resignation, a steelhead hatchery near Dartford, hog cholera at Pomeroy, a fatal shooting of a boy near Waterville, frost rumors disproved in Eureka Flat, recent rains improving crops, and a jail escape in Spokane county led by Arthur Spencer with several accomplices. Frank Moran later surrendered.
Pittsburg Feb 18 It is understood C M Schwab president of the Carnegie company was the man who consummated the Carnegie Morgan deal. Several matters threatened to overturn negotiations but were removed by Schwab. Frick will receive 22 1 2 million in preferred stock and 22 million in common stock. Carnegie capital rises from 160 million to 400 million.
Washington reports the War Department issued an order stating Captain Cyril King will not be court martialed for misconduct as his services are no longer required. In Seattle a logger Daniel Morris was stabbed in an altercation over a poker game by William Coy who surrendered after fleeing. Morris is in precarious condition.
Spokane February 18 Rev R H Manier prominent northwest Methodist clergyman died at his home 1920 Mission Avenue following a paralytic stroke that began February 8. The obituary notes his long service and quotes a local Irish saying about sacrifice and will.
A delegation from western Ontario visits Ottawa urging a 1 cent per pound bounty on beet sugar produced in Canada. Queen Sophia improves while Stockholm reports increasing strength of the queen.
A prominent society predicts the world will end this year though the exact date is not fixed. The ad touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as the cure for dyspepsia indigestion constipation biliousness and kidney liver troubles claiming a fair trial will prove its value.
Advertisement from Miller Co Portland Oregon offers best terms and free mailed outfit for life of Queen Victoria themed items. Discretion is the salt that preserves life and fancy is the sugar that sweetening it.
An advertisement touts Laxative Hromo-Quining Tablets to cure a cold in one day with a money back guarantee. Each box bears a signature by Groven and lists S60 in small print. The copy mocks adult vanity and contrasts it with a claimed boastful display by grown people.
An 1900 survey notes Carter's Ink claim of a world leading sale, a Honolulu machinists union forming with 98 members, and endorsements for Mrs Winslow's Teething Syrup. It also mentions concerns over unions and the tinplate trust pressuring craftsmen, plus a moral quip about fault finding.
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