Mining Review
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2011-09-02
issued: 1897-06-26
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note: 'J ���������?-' * vol. i. no: 3. SANDON, B. C, SATURDAY, JUNE 26*,. ]897. PRICE FIYE CENTS. II IU JUBILEE. A Great pay Nor Sandon Over i,opo Visitors in, the City. Considerable anxiety existed for some days in the minds of the committee to whom was entrusted, by our citizens, the management of Tuesday, as to the kind of weather we were likely to have. , On account of Juno being generally a wet month, and a'little wetter than usual this year, the ' committee would "willingly hav*- adjourned proceedings to another month, if the queen had .,-,-���������-��������������������������� only adjourned her coronation 60 years ago ; but as she did not consider Sandon" weather at the time, there was no help for it but face the elemental, as jj they might be,and run chances?. Some ���������'$ thought erecting^n aerial canopy. from hill to hill and dispense with even sun- shine,if sunshine was willed, but Peter Annance. Chas. Hunter and others who have more confidence in the weather king than some of frailer humanity said, "No, we f-gill take our chances in tho unroofed' firmament." They took them, and won, for though there were a few slight showers, the day was a favorable one. The morning was ushered in by the "booming" of cannon, at 4 o'clock under the hands o'' gunners Black and Cunning, so the Review scribe is advised, as he was not up early enough to see the early expressions of ..loyalty, for himself, though he was awakened at the first sound of the. signal gun. Prom the close ofthe cannon salutations of early day until the arrival of the Kaslo train at 10.30, the people generally occupied themselves in the erection of evergreens and mis- ' cellaneous decorations, one citizen vieing with another, until Reco Ave. from end to end was one display of Union Jacks, tri colors and other bunting. Dur/'^ ihe interval CD. Hunter, Marshal 'fi. the day, and his aides-decamp occupied themselves skirmishing around getting everything in perfect order for the visitors. Promptly on time ca…
note: Print Run: 1897-1903 Frequency: Weekly
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Sandon (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0183355
language: English
lat: 49.975556
long: -117.227222
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Sandon B.C. : Cliffe and Son
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
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