The Miner
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2016-07-29
issued: 1892-10-08
description: The Miner was published in Nelson, in the Central Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The Miner was established by John Houston, an outspoken journalist who would later embark on a successful political career, which included four terms as the mayor of Nelson and two terms in the provincial legislature. After leaving the Miner in the summer of 1892, Houston established the Tribune to compete with his former paper. The Miner was published by The Miner Printing and Publishing Company, and the paper's longest-serving editor was D. J. Beaton. The Miner was published under two variant titles, the Nelson Weekly Miner and the Weekly Miner. In 1902, the paper was sold to F. J. Deane, who changed the title to the Weekly News.
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note: 'I f J iy~- n (i -r ������<_ /' Tiie Mine., in Kootenay are Among the E_icl_est in America. Tlie Ores are Higli-Cirade in Gold, Silver, .Copper, and _Lea������l. , teUMBEE 118. NELSON, BEITISH COLUMBIA, SATUEDAY, OOTOBEE 8, 1892. U A TEAE. ii. M. SPROAT ON J. M. KELLIE. Editor Miner���������Dear Sir: As it is no easy [matter to put salt on mr. Kellie's tail, or for j even, a smart constituent to hit his retreating figure with a kodak, I send you a plain, kindly, 'open letter for his perusal and reply, and for the edification of the r little group of persons with whom he chiefly confabulates. The facts will be at once recognised in Victoria. Gr. M. S. [We print this communication from mr. Sproat as coming from a man who knows more of governmental ins and outs than most. "We do not in any way identify ourselves with matters of which we have no knowledge; and. we print it at a time when mr. Kellie has every opportunity to defend himself.���������Ed.] Mr. J. M. Kellie���������Dear Sir: The last time that I saw you, at a public meeting, was during the election of 1890. You have not met your constituents since, except in out-of-the-way places. It is said you were here, last summer, for a night, running in and out of the town like a county court judge. Such delinquency is uncommon indeed; unknown in the history of representative government. Would that it were your only fault, but, alas! in your case, my friend, " motley's the only wear." Sorry am I to say that you are now, after 2 sessions, more disregarded, by all sections of the house, than any member (and during 30 years I have known strange ones) who ever sat in the legislature of the old colony, or of the present province. This is a serious thing for your constituents, who have had, during 2 years past, to deal, irregularly and alone, with questions of the gravest interest to them. You have been well treated, and your failure is due solely to yourself. There is a wherefore to every why, and I will state this wherefore…
note: Print Run: 1890-1898 ; Frequency: Weekly
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Nelson (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0182675
language: English
lat: 49.5000000
long: -117.2832999
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Nelson, B.C. : John Houston
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text