The Daily News
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2021-11-30
issued: 1934-04-11
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note: ■^■"■" 111 /n Overtime ■ \ . —Pa&e Seven e-v^** *** 55D Stock Markets Strengthen With Silvers Up —Pa&e Nine VOLUME 13 NELSON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA-WEDNESDAY MOBNINO. APRIL II, UM riVI CENTS A COPT NUMBER 301 Kootenay Ores Keep 4500 Men Busy Conservative Estimate Is Aside From the Men In East Kootenay Coal Fields; Rossland, Sheep Creek Busy 'An appreciation of the important part that the mining industry is playing: in maintaining the prosperity of the Kootenay district, and in assisting to solve some pf the unemployment difficulties, may be had in a resume of the number of men employed by the various concerns. At present, in East and West Kootenay, 4500 men, exclusive of. those working in the Crow's Nest Pass coal mines, are occupied in the output of metals. Ths Consolidated Mining it flmelttng company of Canada, supplies th* hulk of employment ln the Industry In th* district. In the neighborhood of 3000 men ar* employed by th* company at Tadanao and about 800 at the Sullivan ln Kimberley. At Roaaland, where conditions ara looking brighter every day, approximately 150 are employed, 130 on ths leases and 26 on O.K. mountain. At present 36 leasss ars being worked and approximately 31 of thess are ahlpplng. With the exception of a few of the smeller properties, the leases havs now reverted to ths rati transportation to Trail, and since the completion of the big ramp hy tbs Ail. Qr«en company of Nalaon, two weeks ago, some 23 care of ore have been shipped out of th* camp over th* Canadian Pacific Railway company's line. Th* As H. Oreen company has the contract for tb* hauling from the mines to th* loading ramp at Rossland. Both Superintendents W. Manson and A, J. Ironside have Inspected the road bed ln view ot ths hsavler tonnage. One of the most active properties Is ths Oenter Star, part of whleh Is leased by Roy Stevens. Mr. Stevens haa 67 men at work at thla property ahd hu commenced to step-up hla out-put. Th* mln* wu operating on a 60-ton a day basis and Mr Stev…
note: The Nelson Daily Miner was purchased by F.J. Deane in April of 1902 and renamed The Daily News. It changed hands again in May 1908 when it began to be printed by the News Publishing Co. managed by W.G. McMorris.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Nelson (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0405602
language: English
lat: 49.493333
long: -117.295833
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Nelson, B.C. : News Publishing Co.
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text