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Newspaper
Ymir Herald
Location
Ymir, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 18, 1905
Page
1
Local notices mention Purest bread and the largest loaf in town at Ymir Bakery with hot cakes and maple syrup offered. Campbell's advertises free cheque cashing and a note on a horse incident along the rail line adds a rural detail to the day.
Grobe McLeod and Lovell bond threesquarter notes in the Yankee Girl Group at 50 000 dollars payable within sixteen months. C J Doyle of Chicago syndicates represents the group which includes Yankee Girl Canadian Girl claims and Yale Fraction on Dundee mountain near Dundee and Atlin mines. Original owners sunk 37 ft shaft and 200 ft tunnel with ore filled in both places. two carloads shipped to the smelter. Meanwhile Young will preach on missions at the Presbyterian church Sunday evening with Mrs Young singing a duet titled Hark the voice of Jesus trying.
Captain Duncan and Alex Thompson claim a stake on Pot Hole place two miles up Hall Creek where a deep hole reportedly yields a sizable gold deposit. A few town fires were blamed on sparks from Highwinds. Other notes cover a temperate rail timetable change, a new ladies hive meeting, local business moves, a Spokane divorce case, and Ontario style lore about a misnamed drink origin.
Price and Burgess are developing Teun group on Porcupine creek with a long tunnel showing ore and high grade. Joe Prado leases the Arizona claim owned by Blair Desrosiers and Boyer. Dundee mine work reveals a two foot wide vein to the west with strong shipping ore trends. Skinner and Cooke report a second clean up at Fem mine. Hughes and Hall assume J MacMahon’s lease. Mine operations and mill restart planned early next month.
A notice recalls Arthur Clare leaving the Yinit Gold Mines Ltd mill after six years to join the Nickel Plate mine stamp mill in Similkas meen. The Yinit staff honors him with a silver tea service and a formal message of appreciation for his faithful service and leadership.
An inquest into the death of miner James Westgate found he died from exposure after escaping a hospital ward. The coroner noted a misunderstanding between a doctor and Constable Fraser about care, but concluded all precautions were taken for his safety. The verdict exonerated others and he was buried at Yiniv cemetery.
Incoherent OCR text fragment mentions a meeting and an evening service with scattered names and events. No clear date, place, or organization is readable to confirm a specific news item or outcome.
Erie report quotes Lucky Boy Mining and Development Co president Myers describing four new til claims along the government wagon road. Veins show copper and silver values. Palouse claim adds rich ore body with high silver and gold, copper content. Company plans develop Security group near Evie and pursue further consolidation of Second Relief and Lucky Boy properties.
Muddled OCR note shows a garbled signaling sequence attributed to Coffey. It mentions strokes and pauses with phrases about calling for help and a dying person, but the exact meaning and context remain opaque.
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