The Ledge
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2011-09-29
issued: 1899-02-09
description: The Nakusp Ledge was published in Nakusp, in the Central Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, from October 1893 to December 1894. The paper was subsequently published as the Ledge both in New Denver, from December 1894 to December 1904, and in Fernie, from January to August 1905. The Ledge was published by Robert Thornton Lowery, a prolific newspaper publisher, editor, and printer who was also widely acclaimed for his skill as a writer. After moving to Fernie, the paper continued to be published under variant titles, including the Fernie Ledger and the District Ledger, from August 1905 to August 1919.
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note: Volume VI. No. 19. NEW DENVER, B.C, FEBRUARY 9, 1899. Price, $2 00 Year &L0GAN GAMP NEWS 1 LOCAL CHIT-CHAT. The real Spanish-American war has just begun in the Phillipine Islands. W..R. Will returned Saturdav from a visit of several weeks iu Winnipeg-. Ice on Slocan lake is unusual; but there is tons of it floating- about this winter. The All Star English Specialty Com- Eany gave two excellent performances ere last week. It is reported that the Bank of Montreal will open a branch at Cranbrook at nJ early date. Rev. Cleland, of Sandon, will hold services in the Presbyterian church Sunday morning- at 11 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Taylor will spend the remainder of the winter in N w Denver, they having closed their hotel at Ten Mile. , The past cold snap is said to be the severest ever experienced in the Slocan. The thermometer registered all the way from 23 at Sandon to 10 below at New Denver. Engineers are laying out a 2,500-foot sidetrack in the C. P. R. yard at Nelson to accommodate the increasing through business and facilitate the handling "of local freight. Word has been received from J. 0. Harris, that he anticipates returning to New Denver early in April He "will be accompanied by Mrs. Harris and they will take up their residence here. LEDGK CKOPPlNCiS. The force on the Reco has been increased. Fifteen tons were shipped from the Wild Goose last week. The Idaho shipped 250 tons in the last week of January. The Whitewater mine has been provided throughout with electric lights. Twenty tons of ore were shipped last week from the Sovereign to the Aurora smelter. ' Work on the Anglo-Saxon has been stopped temporarily, owing to the ex cessive cold weather. THK KOUNIJRY COUNTRY In Receiving Much Attention From Eastern Canadian Capital. According to an interview with J,B. MeArthur, who has just returned to Services will be held in the Methodist ���church next Sunday at 11 a.m. and 7:15 &m. Everybody welcome. R.N.Powell, orning subject, "The Present Need of Prophets; e…
note: Preceding Title: The Nakusp Ledge Succeeding Title: The Fernie Ledger Frequency: Weekly
has type: Newspapers
spatial: New Denver (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0182111
language: English
lat: 49.991389
long: -117.377222
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: New Denver, B.C. : R.T. Lowery
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text