The Grand Forks Miner
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alternative: [The Miner]
is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2015-11-30
issued: 1897-07-03
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note: i THE GRAND FORKS MINER. SECOND YEAR.-NO. 60. GRAND FORKS, B. C, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1897. PRICE FIVE CENTS. EXCITEMENT Plenty of Material [to Talk About This Week. LEADING MEN IN IT Ths Vnloanio, Iron Oap and Wolver ine Claims Cause a Big Stir by an Attempt Being Made to Relocate Them, During the present week Orand Forks has experienced the greatest ex- 'citetnent of its history on account of the reported jumping of tho Volcanic, Wolverine and Iron Oap Claims, the property of tho Olive Gold Mining Co, " The whole affair appears now to have Settled down and vv'ith a few nloro days to heal over the wounded feelings of borne who *wero interested in the deal; the town will again be as peaceful as a happy family and the fow days df un* test will be remembered only as a Cii- bumber nightmare. Tho Olive Gold Mining Co, was ln- borporated August 31, 1890, with S. I*. Bhope, of Chicago, president, John A. Manly, vice president, Harry W. Treat; Chicago. Bectetary, and Edward Blew- felt, Seattle, treasurer. The trustees named, besides tho foregoing, tfore Nels L*ii*sen, of this city, and Thos, McCauley, of Midway. The company was capitalized for $20,- 1)00,000 and the intention was expressed bf proceeding at once with the development of the Volcanic; the most e*tten- kive mineral deposit in the known •A-orld. But all doss not seem to have been harmony within the company; at any rate the development of the great ledge has been delayed. The last sossion of the provincial parliament passed a law to tho effect that incorporated mining companies would bo required to pay an annual license of $100 by the 1st day of July. The Olive Gold Mining Co. failed to comply with the provisions of this law and their plaims therefore became vacant at midnight of June 30 and subject to relocation, or "jumping," as this is frequently! ihough Incorrectly, designated. . Wednesday night Chas. (timings and Dave Woodhead went tip the east ■side of the North Fork to stake the Volcanic aud Iron Cap, and Ge…
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Grand Forks (B.C.)
spatial: Grand Forks
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0081699
language: English
lat: 49.0311110
long: -118.4391670
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Grand Forks, B.C. : F.H. McCarter and Son.
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