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Newspaper
Silverton Silvertonian
Location
Silverton, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 16, 1899
Page
4
The article notes heavy freight delivery and a crowded waterfront with hay, flour, and lumber piles as subscription notices urge advance payment. It then lists mining transactions in the Slocan Mining Division including locations like New Denver and Waterloo Fraction, with certificates of improvements and options for purchase. The piece closes with a general reflection on shorter work hours improving life and family time.
A BC newspaper column condemns scab labor and eastern department stores for complicity, arguing workingmen should vote for honest candidates regardless of party. It cites W. W. B. McTanes and calls for action against Chinese immigration, warning of moral decay and social danger in the province. The piece contrasts western tensions with eastern inaction, urging vigilance among readers.
Ore shipments from Slocan Lake points for the period Jan 1 1899 to present week include Bosnn Landing with 540 tons east is cecersir ess cys. New Denver 20 tons. Ten Mile Enterprise. Slocan City TAMAPAG. Black Prince from Silverton. Comstock concentrates from Emily Edith Fidelity De Noonday. Vancouver Wakefield res5.
Multiple public notices from the West Kootenay District dated 1890 1899 involve prospects for mineral claim improvements and land purchases. Entities include Marky Methreyer W. Spinks J M McGregor and W D McGregor with notices to apply for Certificates of Improvements and land purchases near Lemon Creek Slocan River. A workers’ strike notice from Sandon Miners’ Union warns miners to stay away during wage reductions and eight hour law enforcement.
The Liberal Conservative Union of British Columbia will meet at Assembly Hall New Westminster on October 5 at 10 p.m. Delegates elected by associations or district meetings may vote, one delegate per twenty members. Proxies limited to union members. Railway rates to Exhibition at same time. D. H. Wisox, Geo. A. Cowan.
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