The Miner
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2016-07-29
issued: 1894-08-04
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: ���������������������������' v; *- *m-. The Mines in Kootcitay are Am the Kietiesi. in America. Thc Ores lire ������.i;c":-������'ra<;c in ifioltl, Silver, Crtsnit-r, nu:l Lead. Whole Numijek 207. Nelson, British Columbia, Saturday, August 4, 189 THE WEEK'S MINING NEWS. PRICES OF METALS. SUjVJ3j{. Owing to interruption to the telegraph avo are unable lo quote silver to-day. "NISAA* DliNVlill. (From our oiun 'Correspondent.) July 28th, 1894. Since, avo despatched our account, of the- fire at Three Forks a sad accident occurred to a miner named James Forbes, hailing from Oregon, upon whom a half dead tree fell, breaking his leg and ribs ''and severely injuring his spine. The poor fellow lingered tAvo clays, dying yesterday. ' It is hoped that the owners of the townsite will see the necessity of thoroughly burning up all combustible matter before allowing the erection of new buildings. Fires have destroyed the cabins on the Alamo, Queen Bess and Young Dominion claims in the Twin Lake basin, while the cabins on the Cumberland which caught lire were saved by the energy of the oAvners. Fire also swept over- the Payne aud Noble Five Group, Stephen Bailey and "W. Lettrick having narrow escapes. Tim losses to claim -owners on account of timber burnt is considerable. Until Ave have a soaking rain there can be no hope of the fires being extinguished. The railroad is now complete to a point half a mile this side of the head of the lake. ..Several carloads of freight have already arrived and Ave are informed on the best authority that regular passenger trains -will make connection with the steamers on the Arrow Lakes within a feAV days. The construction Co'y, until such "time as the road is taken over hy the C. P. R., Avill carry ore to Nakusp at the rate of $5 per ton. Messrs. Duchesnay, Marpole, Osier and Dan McGillivray are inspecting the grade between the head of the lake and Three Forks. Messrs. Marpole; and Osier to-day visited Four Mile. A stock company with a capital of …
note: Print Run: 1891-1898 ; Frequency: Weekly
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Nelson (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0182830
language: English
lat: 49.5000000
long: -117.2832999
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Nelson, B.C. : Miner Printing and Publishing Company
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text