. '.'. ■^ -X.. Vol. 1. No. 43. NAKUSP, B. C, JULY 26, 1894. Price Ten Cents. T. A. Front Street, West, Kaslo, B.C., DRY GOODS." GENTS5 FURNISHINGS, HOUSE FURNISHINGS, CLOTHING, CARPETS, BOOTS & SHOES, HATS AND CAPS. Our entire attention is devoted(to the above lines. We carry the Largest and most Complete Stock in the Coun- try- • j; JOHN W." GRAHAM & Co., WHOLESALE Books, Stationery, Office Supplies, and Wall Paper/ Great Eastern Block. SPOKANE, WASH. KELLIE'S BIG MAJORITY. The Opposition Man Fairly Snowed Under. NOTARY PUBLIC and GENERAL AGENT, Revelstoke, B.C. The vote polled in this riding on tlie 17th was a small one,only 368 out of 552 voters asserting tlieir rights to tlie franchise. Downie creek and the Hot Springs alone gave Mr. Brown a majority, the remainder of the constituency going solid against the Opposition exponent. At Bobspn and Trail creek the deputy returning officers- issued the colored ballots, thereby causing them to be thrown out as spoiled. . Following is the result:— Railway Subsidies. Among the railway subsidies granted by the Dominion Government this session are the following for roads in this Province: From the .junction of Elk and Kootenay rivers to Coal creek (Crow's Nest Pass), 3-1 miles, $103.. 800; Abbottsford to Chilliwack, 21 miles, $67,2C3; Nicola Valley, 28 miles, from the end of the western end of the subsidized road, $89, GCO; Nakusp & Slocan,- 35 miles, from Nakusp to the Forks of Carpenter creek, $121,600., SHE BLEW A HURRICANE. A Tail Twister Visits' Nakusp on Thursday, IP 1 l"i L PHYSICIAN and" SURGEON, NAJjCEJS]?,- E.G. Prospi Nakusp, B. C J. T. NAULT, PROPRIETOR. The Bar is stocked with the finest brands of Wine , Liquors, and Cigars. COLUMBIA HOUSE / NAKUSP, 13. C, Corning & Rodd, Props. Polling Place Kellie. Brown. SpT< Revelstoke 75 49 8 Hot Springs 2 3 0 Illecillewaet 13 4 0 Fire Valley 20 1 0 Nakusp , 28 22 2 Glacier 20 11 1 Hall's Landing 4 1 1 Thomson's Landing 30 13 1 Robson. 0- 0 3 Trout Lake . 7 5 , 0. Trail Creek - 0 0 10 Trout Creek 7 3 0 Carnc's Greek" . .0 ~ O - J2 V :0 Downie Creek 2 7 . -0 French Creek 6 4 0 Another Mining Company. 125 26 The bar is stocked with the iine-..c brands of wines, liquors ..'; '-.\ and cigars. 217 Majority for Kellie, 92. In the south riding the choice fell on J. Fred Hume, Opp., who secured a majority of about 150 over G-. O. Buchanan, Gov. The Opposition scored a decided victory in East Yale on the 18th, by the election of Mr. Graham over Hon. Forbes Vernon, Commissioner of Lands and Works, by upwards of GO majority. Col. Baker's plurality over Mr. SchouJ Opp., in East Kootenay, was Still another company has been formed to operate on the placer grounds on Cariboo creek, under the appellation, ot tlie Lucky Seven Mining Co. The body politic comprises H. 'Jones, A. Santon, J. Morris, F. McManus, W. Finlay, S. Brown and J. McDonald. -Tlieir ground is 8C0 feet'this side of Goat canyon, and has shown ' promising t surface" results, 5 alid 10 cents to the pan. The group was recorded on Saturday, under the name of the Lucky Seven. During the week the company has. been , em- .plQ-yjsd building a cabin,'■ constructing sluice boxes, and preparing the ground. . At a meeting of the shareholders the other evening H. Jones was elected president and F. McManus secretary-treasurer. Sluicing will be commenced next week, as the water is now receding in the creek. Strike on Lardeau Creek. ru NAKUSP, B. C, ■EO£i?. MADDEN, l%rop; Beautifully situated on the Lako shvie at the entrance to the best and shortest road to the Slocan mines and New Denver. The best fishing and hunting in the district, with grand boating aiid West Lillooet returned Smith,Gov., over Keathley, Opp., by 25-of a majority; ■•With but Cassiar to near from the 'standing of the two parties is 20 to 12 in favor of the Government. Other elections are ' likely, to occur A strike was made a few days ago on the south fork of Lardeau creek, says the Mail, which is of great importance to the Trout lake camp. Last winter fully 87,000 in coarse gold and nuggets was secured by about 20 miners, using the gold pan and shovel only. This was taken from off a false bedrock, about four feet from the surface. This fa] se bed rock was composed of a cemented glacier sediment. Many an argument occurred amongst the miners as to whether the sediment was formed previous to or after the run of gold. It remained for Joe Bisette to solve sketching facilities for tourists and artists, 'me bar is supplied with the .best brands of wines liquors f.nd clj'U-s. The a.vommodaticAS of the' Hotel are tlie best. ■ shortly—in Cariboo, because of irreg- the problem. A small wing dam, a ularities, and in one of the Vancoii- shaft, and $300 in gold nuggets vers, because of the. probable, retire-1 cleaned from the solid bedrock,, six ment of Mr. Cotton. North Nanaimo!feet below the sediment, were the re- and Nanaimo seats a re to .be protest- suits of his single-handed operations, •ed, corrupt practices being alleged. -The creek is 15 miles long and gold ■A despatch in. last Saturday's Van- J has been found in more or less quan- couyer World states that the. returns titles on.the full length. . The regir- from the lower part of East Yale give lar'excitement of claim locating and a big majority in favor of Hon. Mr, j jumping is now in progress, while Yernon, wiping out the negative plur- wing dams, pumps and wheels of a ality ofthe upi er district and 'insuring I substantial character are under con- his election by one vote. i struction. Shortly after four o'clock on Thursday afternoon a wind storm struck the town, that almost proved the wreck of the steamers Illecillewaet and Lytton, together, with their scow. The storm at first sight did not appear to be anything more than a pleasant breeze; but.it freshened in a few minutes into a miniature cyclone and speedily lashed the surface into frothing billows. McDonald's boat house, at the foot of Slocan Avenue, was quickly demolished, but the boats were saved. The Lytton and scow were moored in the cove to the west ot the wharf, unloading rails preparatory to returning at once to Revelstoke. Tlie wind struck the steamer full on the broadside, just as Capt. Nesbitt was endeavoring to steam out. But she had no room to turn and the boat refused her helm. In a tryce she was cast against a tree, smashing it off, and tlien beat on to the driftwood inshore.' Signals of distress were sounded by-' the whistle and nearly„the whole population turned out to render assist. ance. The fire was at once drawn and the boiler blown off. Guy ropes were run out and the capstan manned to pull the stern off shore, as the wheel was getting smashed. . The waves dashed the steamer about like a piece of cork, breaking the guards on one side, staving "a hole in tlie upper works, and casting loose the smoke stack,' which threatened to wrench the0 boat in-pieces. Fortunately the wind subsided else tiie Lytton would have been a total wreck. Later on in the evening tiie Kootenay steamed over, in a half squall and towed the Lytton over into the bay, where she was at once hauled out and t" e repairs commenced. By Sunday morning, she was in a position to- steam out, though her upper works are still somewhat out of plumb. The company's big scow, lying alongside the rail racks, had several large holes jabbed in its side by pounding against the end of the cross irons. When the .wind ceased, it was hauled out, new timbers put in and the seams re-caulked. Its bottom remained secure, not taking iu a drop of water. ■«.'.'...'. Further down towards the, mill, the Illecillewaet was moored, and she was threatened with destruction by the logs from the mill boom dash- in g against her. She suffered bu • little. All three crafts had narrow • escapes. *-.*._■•£■ \2**? i**yji—«*»*
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Title | Nakusp Ledge |
Publisher | Nakusp, B.C. : R.T. Lowery |
Date Issued | 1894-07-26 |
Description | The Nakusp Ledge was published in Nakusp, in the Central Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, from October 1893 to December 1894. The paper was subsequently published as the Ledge both in New Denver, from December 1894 to December 1904, and in Fernie, from January to August 1905. The Ledge was published by Robert Thornton Lowery, a prolific newspaper publisher, editor, and printer who was also widely acclaimed for his skill as a writer. After moving to Fernie, the paper continued to be published under variant titles, including the Fernie Ledger and the District Ledger, from August 1905 to August 1919. |
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Notes | Succeeding Title: The Nakusp Ledge Frequency: Weekly |
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Date Available | 2016-07-25 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
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DOI | 10.14288/1.0182137 |
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