The B.C. Mining Journal
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2024-04-25
issued: 1897-08-28
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note: Library of tho Lb Aisoinfily THE B.C. MINING JOU 5*> VOL. 3. NO. 17 ASHCROFT, BRITISH COLUMBIA AUGUST 28. 1807. $2.00 PEE VEAR CARIBOO! ASHCR01T TO KLONDIKE. W.B.BAILEY 1 Gl STORAGE AND FORWARDING AGENTS. Goods received, Stored and Forwarded with dipatoh to any point in the Interior reached by wagon or pack (rain. Consign yon goods to onr care nnd we will settle railway charges and ship onto destination witb least possible delay. \V. 13. IIAII.KV & COM I'A NV. A8H0I.OHT, u. n '■ Vleth and Borlands pack train 1 of (15 animals have for many years past ! gone up from Quesnelle Oiioli spring to I Stuart's Lake, leave freight thoro that liasooiuo via Ashcrofi for tbo Hudson's Bay Company's posts nt Fort St. Juntos uud othor points. Then the puck train goes on to Hu.-lo.on, on tho Skqeun river, taken a back load for Stuart'. Lake, does some mouths' puek- portagea, aud returns to tho 150-Milo House via Quesuello to tho homo of its owuors. The time usually consumed in making tho trip from Kazleton to Quosuollo, wo aro Informed by Mr, 1 John (ilihis, wlm wiih witli thi* truln two years, Is about '.Ju day.-;, nnd tbo trail is a good ono with plenty of rood, n Ashoroft to Qiiosuolle, a good in and stago road of -.20 miles, n pack Iruiu lighlly loadod for you can mow HlipplioS at any polut oil this tad, Clintnii, IBO Mile Houso, WII ims Luko, Soilu Creek ur Quosuollo, nl nnorwards al Husdolou and ul Telogruph Orook should mako tills firsl HtKitloii iii olghl thiyi, Prom QiieHiiolln lo ITti7.loton in twenty daya, rrom IXu/.loton lo Tolograph orook luiioul laomllosby one trull and 220 iinotber) hi ton days, and sovon day.-. ■ toTosllti Unite; hi all IR days. You loavo Ashcroft usually from tho 16tli to tho 20th of April on grass, hm if making a Imrrlocl trip would I'd to rood some at night, Prom Quosuollo on, tho ontlro trail Is tbi'ough i good grass country. Urge bauds of ■tilth* have boon driven ovor l be ontiro distanco lu Casslar days, except Trom Tolegt'iipb crook to Toslln …
note: Title changes in chronological order: The British Columbia Mining Journal (1895-05-09 to 1896-05-02), The B.C. Mining Journal (1896-05-09 to 1899-04-29), and Ashcroft Journal (1899-05-06 to 1967).
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Ashcroft (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0441786
language: English
lat: 50.721389
long: -121.283611
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Ashcroft, B.C. : F. S. Reynolds
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