Chronicles of Boundary Country from the pages of The Boundary Creek Times Volume IV, No.20 – July 23, 1898
- Ø Hospital To Close – “Dr. Jakes announced this week that after August 1st, the Greenwood hospital will be closed. The doctor intends engaging in private practice after that date. The announcement does not come as a surprise . . . the hospital would do credit to any city in the province… and yet has received nothing but discouragement from the government in Victoria. Money was lavished on similar institutions in other parts of the province but the Greenwood hospital never received a dollar. The residents of the district appeared as indifferent about the hospital as they generally are regarding all public matters. The majority of them thanked God they were never sick and allowed Dr. Jakes to assume a responsibility in the care of the sick which should have been borne by the entire district. The natural result followed.”
- Ø A Night Watchman – “Having only the most primitive apparatus for fighting fires, the residents of Greenwood should lose no opportunity to lessen the chances of a conflagration. A night watchman, always alert while on duty, is one of the best safeguards. The greatest danger from fire is at night and a watchman may be in a position to save thousands of dollars for business men. The city council should contribute a share of his salary as the officer will be called upon to maintain order.”
- Ø W.T. Wilgress – “Notice has been given by Mr. W.T. Wilgress of his intention to purchase the following described tract of land: commencing at a stake planted in the Eholt Pass, about two thousand feet west of the summit and about half a mile south of Eholt Creek, thence north one mile, thence east one mile, thence south one mile, thence west one mile to the place of beginning, containing 640 acres.”
- Ø Klondyke Gold Rush – In an editorial, The Times forwarded some strong opinions on the continuation of the big boom in the Yukon. Some of those opinions are as follows: “Column after column is given by newspapers on the coast in describing how easily prospectors have washed wealth out of the banks of the tributaries to the Yukon River. While such a course may induce a few northwards, the cruel experiences of the inexperienced gold seekers have become generally known and the rush will not be great this year. In all probability, little will be heard regarding the Yukon gold fields after this season. Attention which was temporarily diverted will be again turned towards the more permanent gold fields of southern British Columbia. Boundary Creek is rapidly becoming known in the money market and this district is sure to get a fair share of mining investments,”
- Ø Streets or Dumping Grounds? – “By the time all the streets of Greenwood are macadamized, it will be necessary to build overhead roadways for the traffic. Huge rocks from building excavations dumped onto city streets give the streets a particular character, but we are afraid they do not add to their utility. Until the present, we were under the impression that the streets were reserved for traffic. It appears however that they are to be used as convenient dumping grounds.”