The Nelson Economist
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alternative: [The Economist]
is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2011-04-18
issued: 1898-02-09
description: The Nelson Economist was published in Nelson, in the Central Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, and ran from July 1897 to July 1906. The Economist was published by D. M. Carley, and edited by C. Dell-Smith. In August 1898, The Economist absorbed a paper called The Nation. In July 1903, the title of the paper was changed from The Nelson Economist to The Economist.
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note: 1SttISaimiaitm9iammuiiiiimmmuitimumm^mmatmt��iiiaHn vol.. i. NELSON, B.C, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1S9S. NO. 31 E NELSON EC ON Issued every Wednesday at the city of Nelson,"B. C. D. M. Oakley. ...... .Publisher .'SUBSCRIPTION RATES:' One Year to Canada and United States . .$2.00 If paid in advance....., 1.5.0 One Year to Great Britain. ., .'........ .. 2.50 If paid in advance 2 00 Remit by Express, Money Order, Draft, P. O. Order, or Registered Letter. Correspondence on matters of general interest respectfully solicited. ' Advertisements of reputable character will be inserted upon terms .which, will be made known on application. Only articles of merit will be advertised in those columns and the interests of readers will be carefully guarded against irresponsible persons and worthless articles. EDITORIAL COMMENT. That there is "nothing new under the sun," is an axiom much disputed in these da3rs of scientific research. We have in our midst a very intelligent class of mining men, but not one per cent, of them, we venture to assert, know what argentaurum is, and "if" a specimen of this metal were to be put into their hands with a nugget of pure gold, they would be puzzled. We use the preposition advised^. Professor Stephen H. Enimens, a New York chemist, claims to have discovered a secret that the alchemists and sages of the past, have been after���-the transmutation Gf silver into gold. He operates on the white metal, and with the inost satisfactory results ���to himself. The last reports from the professor's laboratory- state that 738 ounces of silver have been transmuted, " all of which, with the exception of one ingot sold to English buyers, has been purchased by the United States government.'5 For confirmation of this statement the director of the mint was applied to, and the fact elicited that " Professor Em- mens has made at the assa3r office of New York several deposits of gold, that he claims to have manufactured from silver. This is all the information the dep…
note: Print Run: 1897-1903 Frequency: Weekly Titled "The Nelson Economist" from 1897-07-14 to 1903-07-11. Titled "The Economist" from 1903-07-18 to 1906-02-17.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Nelson (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0183889
language: English
lat: -117.295833
long: 49.493333
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Nelson, B.C. : D.M. Carley
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text