Local notes from Nelson area report travel and community updates
Nels Chisholm leaves for Tonopt Nevada. A C ONeill takes sole charge of the local post office. Miss Carney from Kaslo visits sister Mrs Benzie of Ymir. Thermometer hits 93 in shade. Archibald and Davis move to Palace Hotel. Father Althorf and Mr Kerr visit from Nelson. Nelson fears water famine. Ymir not. Porto Rico mill buzz ongoing. Jack Ryan returns after medical treatment in Portland. Methodist service Sunday evening at 7 30 with subject A Model Young Man. McDonald and Johnson dissolve partnership. Dougall Cameron undergoes throat operation at Nelson Hospital. Baseball: Nelson over Ymir 24 6. Trail over Nelson 6 0. Rossland over Trail 6 0. Paul Victor Loth of Active Gold Mining Company in town for business. Cedar ends of shingle bolts touted as summer firewood. Porto Rico Company ad referenced. Kirkpatrick v4 Active Gold Mining case heard. $300 claim reduced by $25.75. judgement reserved. Bechler couple return to Ymir after wedding. Times from St Thomas Ont notes Miss Maud Bryant’s 2500 mile romance leading to a triple wedding in Nelson June 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Baechler
Ymir
Bechle
Times of
St. Thomas
Maud Bryant
Port Huron
Gee, Baechler
Sarnia
British Columbia
Nelson
B. C
Forest Fire Prevention Act warns of penalties and duties
The article warns of a hot dry season with forest fires and outlines penalties of fines up to 200 dollars and six months in jail for neglecting fire prevention. It requires clearing surrounding space, extinguishing fires, and duties for government and police to enforce the act, plus special cautions for campers and settlers.
New Catholic Church Under Construction in Ymir
A new Catholic church is being erected in Ymir and is expected to be completed in about four weeks. The 22 by 40 foot structure will have a 16 foot high ceiling and plastered walls, with a belfry for a future bell and Gothic front windows. The altar arrives from Nelson via Father Athors, seating details remain uncertain, and John Burns Jr. holds the building contract on the Third Avenue site between James Gille’s house and the Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ymir
Nelson
Father Athors
Bes
John Burns Jr
Third Avenue
James Gille
Presbyterian Church
Mining News Signals Resumes and New Prospects at Ymir District
Times suggest improving conditions with Dundee, Foghorn, Porto Rico mines restarting operations next month. Rainy Day Fraction may be acquired via assessment work. Percy J. Gleazer seeks applicants. Heatherden Group development near Foghorn on Wild Horse Creek praised. placer profits noted. New locations, June ore shipments of 2900 tons from St Eugene, 1500 abroad to Antwerp, 1400 to Trail. G H Earnhardt to resume Porto Rico mine operations. extensive development planned. Goodenough claim near Ymir reports rich ore streaks parallel to Ymir vein. vein 10 feet wide with four six inch galena-rich streaks. shaft 10 feet, vein traced 700 feet. Owners: Chisholm Lovell Poulin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ymir
Dundee
Foghorn
Porto Rico
St. Eugene
Antwerp
Belgium
Trail
G. H. Earnhardt
Canadian Pacific Exploration Company of London
Goodenough
Chisholm, Lovell and Poulin
Tamarac Mines Ltd year ending 1904 financial accounts
The Tamarac Mines Ltd annual accounts show a cash balance of $535.53 at 31 March 1904, with $1,072.84 brought forward. Receipts include Insurance recovered $5 703.41, assessments $8 169.60, refund tramway $137, bank interest $46.55. Expenditures cover development work $1 690.44, D. Roberts $630.64, Spitzie shares $1 234.75, office rent and salaries $350, managing director $300.88, Fowler fee $8.50, legal expenses $509.46. Assets list machinery $1 500, buildings $34.97, tramway $2 578, railway spur $326.24, office furniture $150.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tamarac Mines Ltd
Broken Hill
B. C. Standard Co
D. Roberts
Spitzie
Fowler
Mining Venture in Siam Described by Ymir Prospectors
James Stewart, back from Siam, details Duff Syndicate mining efforts in Kelantan district. The group, including Macfarlane and Burke connections, operates several prospects and a large dredger, with iron pyrites veins and galena potential. Dense jungle, malaria, and harsh climate delay work as 25 Europeans and over 1000 workers toil. Macfarlane and Petrie returned after one year. Stewart and others stayed two years, with BC plans next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Stewart
Ymir
Siam
Duff Syndicate
Rienzi Macfarlane
Macfarlane
England
British Columbia
Bangkok
Duff
Kelantan
Burke
Stewart
McMillan Denies Northport Smelter Closure
Anthony McMillan states there is no truth to rumors of the Northport smelter closing. He indicates the Hunter V mine will soon resume full operations with a full workforce and ship at tram capacity, not the current 50 to 60 tons per day.
Presbyterian Church Morning and Evening Services Announced
The Presbyterian Cuurenh church lists Sunday 11 a m services Sunday school at 12 and an evening service at 7 30. The Young People's Society meets Friday at 8. All are welcome led by Rev H Young MA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Peoples’ Society
Rev
H. Young
Kitamaat Named Likely Pacific Railway Terminus
The article reports strong public belief that Kitamaat will serve as the western terminus for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. It describes Kitamaat as a deep harbor with year round access, a favorable canal and harbor plan, and a near 1 percent grade to the Rocky Mountain pass via a chosen route, possibly Yellowhead Peace or Pine River.
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Grand Trunk
Grand Trunk Pacific
Kitamaat
Pacific Coast
Westeners
Pacific Railway System
Vancouver
Port Simpson
Pacific Ocean
Kitamaut
Rockies
Rocky Mountains
Yellowhead
The
Peace
Pine River Pass
Northwestern Plains
Pacific Slope
Hotel Arrivals Show Large Group from Cities Across North America
The hotel lists arrivals including Joe Preda Sondon B C John Crawley Nelson Alex Kennedy Salmo J Boyer Ottawa Paul Gagnan Wilcox Mine McLeop Horen G F Williams Vancouver W Dickson Rossland H C Batenam Rossland A Jones Erie 11 J Moore Nelson Milford McNeil Stillwater Wis W F Lemon Nelson K R Wallaston Victoria A B Wheeler Hunter V Mine C 8 Wheeler Hunter V Vanport Hover Lee Blake Davenport 8 Ferris Spokane C Walters Nelson James Frazer Grand Forks Michigan Ross Horust Ralph Hilligase Minnesota P Corrigan Nelson G Keefe Rossland John Kelley Nelson J Ryan Spokane A J Kerr Nelson Harold Kinahan Nelson 5 Saunders Victoria Youuh Hoven R H Crassen D L Crassen St Louis L Christen son Salmo Chas Waline Seattle Paul Stergeon Spokane Harvey Van Buskirk Idaho John Sutherland Nelson John Burns Nelson Wm Feeney Salmo Geo Shubert Cobิร์ns berland Eng BR S Hogg Trout Lake Casamorantran Horkt John Hull Salmo James Stewart Sian Hert Porter Brie James Astewner Brie G Peone Colville
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLeop Horen
G. F. Williams
Vancouver
W. Dickson
Rossland
G. C. Batenam
A. Jones
Erie
J. Moore
Nelson
Milford McNeil
Stillwater
Wis
W. F. Lemon
K. R. Wallaston
Victoria
Wheeler
Hunter V. Mine
Vanport Hover
Lee Blake
Davenport
St. Louis
L. Christenson
Salmo
Chas
Waline
Seattle
Paul Stergeon
Spokane
Harvey van Buskirk
Idaho
John Sutherland
John Burns
Wm. Feeney
Geo. Shubert
Coinsberland
Eng
BR. S. Hogg
Trout Lake
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nels Chisholm
Nevada
A. C O'Neill
Miss Carney
Kaslo
Mrs. Benzie
Archibald
Davis
Palace Hotel
Father Althorf
Mr. Kerr
Jack Ryan
Portland
Messrs
W. A. McDonald
Archie Johnson
McDonald & Johnson
Dougall Cameron
Nelson Hospital
Ymirt
Paul Victor Loth
Active
Kirkpatrick
Active Gold Mining Company
Plantiff
FR. M. Macdonald
Lennie
New Catholic Church
Ace Seeee Tmining
Percy J. Gleazer
Jim Gille
Wild Horse Creek
Herat
Wm. Waldie
Mr. Macfarlane
Mr. Petrie
Clark, Manson
Clark and
Man
Anthony McMillan
Northport
Joe Preda
Sondon
John Crawley
Alex. Kennedy
J. Boyer
Ottawa
Paul Gagnan
Wilcox Mine
Casamorantran Horkt
John Hull
Sian
Hert Porter
Brie
James Astewner
G. Peone
Colville
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