The Ledge
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2011-09-29
issued: 1897-07-15
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: 'J^i^/^IAAA^^ c^^^^ Volume IV. No. 42. NEW DENVER, B. C, JULY 15, 1897. Price, $2 00 a Yeae,. SILVERY STAR A Graphic Description of The Celebrated Slocan Star. B. C.'s GREATEST MINE The Concentrator to Be Enlarged and Improved Appliances Added to the Mining Machinery. While I the Freddie Lee, which was purchased Last week by A. W. McCune, vice-president of the Payne Mines, Avas the first shipper froni the Slocan Idis- trict, the Slocan Star holds' the honor of being- the first dividend payer, and for straight business methods can threw down the gage to any mining enterprise anywhere. It was located by Bruce White, and he is still the manager, having been fortunate cnoug'h to capture for his enterprise the assistance of sonic of the hoarded dollars of Angus Smith, of Milwaukee- Angus made so much -money by supplying the town :of good beer with elevators that he got tired of the trouble of counting it, and accordingly retired Then he ot inveigled from business. j..iV" ���>" ��- >"&> into investing in the Slocan Star and the same trouble threatened him; but he crept out of it by having his brother. S: Hoyt Smith, appointed secretary and treasury of the mining company, he contenting himself witlt the lazy "retired-millionaire job of president. The Star, in fact, seems to be a brotherhood kind of an affair so far as the officials of the company are concerned, with the plums divided between them pretty equally. While the Smith's have the presidency and secretaryship, the title of the company is the Byron N. White Company, and Byron is the vice- president, Bruce., as before stated, the manager, and Oscar the mining superintendent. The poor devil of a locator is generally the one that gets left in a mining deal, but Bruce lias many advantages over his capitalistic partner Smith. He is in the very bloom of manhood, which mantles in his rounded cheeks, flashes from his clear brown eyes, and gives grace to every movement of his athletic frame. The Slocan Star has already paid …
note: Preceding Title: The Nakusp Ledge Succeeding Title: The Fernie Ledger Frequency: Weekly
has type: Newspapers
spatial: New Denver (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0182164
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