Vancouver Mine Improvements Boosts Value and Output
Mining news from Four Mile Gulch reports Vancouver mine development expanding ore bodies. Drift work from No 2 tunnel shows rich ore continuing downward, with new drifts opening barren ground into rich zones. Preparations for winter stoping, ore shipments, and improved infrastructure at No 3 tunnel and mouth of tunnel 3 indicate strong expansion under Leslie Hill and foreman W J Barker.
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Vancouver
No. 2
Thepraise
No. 3
No.2
Biig
Leslie Hill
W J Barker
Mining Locals Report Poised Growth In Silverton Area
Leibert struck ore at the Napoleon property last Wednesday. The Comstock mine currently employs 54 men, with 11 on a new concentrator. Vancouver mine gains Bert Wilhelm as head cook. Mollie Hughes range moved to Condor group above Silverton. Leslie Hill and heavy stockholder A N Pelly toured Vancouver. Lakeview tunnel extended to 440 feet with ore near the upper face. Condor group buildings rise and winter work begins. shipper prospects improve by spring. Fisher Maiden prospects eyed by A Webb and J McFarlane. Calumet and Hecla near Silverton is described as having the deepest shaft of 42 world.
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Leibert
Napoleon
Comstock
Bert Wilhelm
Vancouver
Mollie Hughes
Condor
Silverton
Leslie Hill
A.N. Pelly
Lakeview
A. Webb
J. McFarlane
Calumet and Hecla
Monthly Report From Silvervon Public School At A Glance
A chaotic notice lists readers and primers at Silvervon Public School, with names like A Horton A Calbick Inez Calbick and W Barclay. It then shifts to mining updates: Jack and Robert McDonald pursue assessment on the Good Hope claim near the Cousteck mine. expected ore shipments will begin once the waggon road to Vomstoeck mine is finished. CB Taylor reports a foot of chipped ore in the Butte claim on the divide between Sennel and Ten Mile creeks with assay returns of 203 ounces silver and 4 dollars in gold.
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Jack
Robert McDonald
Good Hope
Cousteck
Vomstoeck
CB Taylor
Sennel
Ten Mile
Mining Record Offer To New Subscr ibers In British Columbia
A Victorian mining journal called the Mining Record published at Vieto B C promotes a limited time offer. New subscribers receive a present year subscription for fifty cents over the regular two dollar price if they act now, and delinquent subscribers may gain the same incentive by paying arrears to date. The note urges immediate action and targets miners and prospectors across the country.
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British Colmbia
Mining Record
Vieto B.C
SinverroNin
Murat
Dog saves miner powder with a canine assist
A mining man tells of a peculiar dog that supposedly saves three candles a day by warming and spreading powder around the fire as the miner works. The narrator, once a newspaper man, notes the dog’s routine and calls it a valuable, almost miraculous aid.
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Preeent
Silverton
New Westminster Exhibition Travel Options and Train Service
The notice explains accommodation issues for the New Westminster Exhibition attendees and states seven fast CP trains per direction between Vancouver and New Westminster. Travel time is under one hour each way with a fifty cent round trip fare available from both cities.
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New Westminster Exhibition
New Westminster
Vancouver
Canadian Pacific Ry
Karl’s Clover Root Tea Advertisement at Silverton Drug Store
An OCR fragment advertises Karl’s Clover Root Tea as a blood purifier curing headaches and nervous symptoms. It promotes the product sold at The Silverton Drug Store and implies health benefits and a cleansing effect.
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Karl
Silverton
The Boy That Went With Teddy
A sentimental verse piece recounts a boy named Teddy and the narrator's family grief. It notes the Denver fight coverage, pride in Teddy, and the family’s sorrow at his death in battle. The passage references local figures, readers’ reactions, and a mix of community notices and notices from Denver.
Local Silverton Notes and Travels Across Towns
Rosa Thorburn is stuck at the Com in private baths at Tom Mulveys. A Williamson left for Greenwood BC. Yo Woods of Last Chance mine in London traveled last Monday. Copper-gold specimens from the Ounzo group. Mrs Matheson and Mrs Baker of New Denver visited Ten Mile. Mr Armour of the British Columbia Mining Record was at Caiss office. Master Warry Cavey ill in bed. Chas Martin returned from Oregon and Washington. Jett Gillis family moved from Ten Mile to New Denver for winter. Laundry services advertised. McDonald Bros. visiting Congo group. J M Warris from Reco mine returned from Virginia. Levi Smith noted en route to Fruit Fairy. Miss Ruth Rhemo from Revelstoke took head waiter job at Victoria. Farla Ava party spent Tugaday in camp. W McIntosh to work at Silverton Fruit Store in proprietor’s absence. Doc Aikin ex-druggist died in London buried in New Denver. H Pyman to Los Angeles for health. Alpha mountain owner to Riverside California for winter. Seprise property owners to exploit when convenient. Attie returned from Toronto Sessions on Baton Company. Public plea to shop local. Shiloh Cure advertised. Social event: Mrs Barclay’s daughter married James McIntosh in Silverton. Newlyweds to Spokane for honeymoon. townsfolk bid farewell at the wharf. Sinosiak notes Silverton’s cheerful voyage.
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Matheson
Baker
New Denver
Ten Mile
Taylor
Hr. Armour
British Columbia Mining Record
Cais Offife
Warry Cavey
Ruth Rhemo
Revelstoke
Victoria
Farl
Ava
D. Gedds
Mel. Melvor- Campbell
Fionacune
Tugaday
W. McIntosh
Silverton
Rev Powell to Lead Regular Service at Silverton Church
CIDHB services announce Rev Powell will lead the regular service at Silverton Church tomorrow at 3 pm. The notice emphasizes a communal worship gathering and good attendance.
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Powell
Silverton Church
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