Chronicles of Boundary Country from the pages of The Boundary Creek Times Volume III, No.4 – October 2, 1897
- Ø A Mining Case - “An important mining case was decided in Kootenay last week. R.T. Daniel of Trail brought suit against the directors of the Gold Hill Mining Co. The directors of the company were charged with having attempted to dispose of the Gold Hill mine to themselves by selling to a brother of the president, thereby shutting out the stockholders. Daniel was one of the largest shareholders and instituted proceedings in the Supreme Court. The case hinged largely on whether property owned by foreign companies in British Columbia was controlled under the laws of the country in which the company was organized or the laws of British Columbia. The decision in Daniel’s favor means .”
- Ø A Klondyke Railroad - “New York and Seattle capitalists have subscribed the necessary money to build a narrow gauge railway from Skaguay over the White Pass to Lake Bennett. The material for construction has already been purchased and as soon as it arrives in Seattle, the engineer will go north and begin work. The right-of-way has been secured. The road will be completed by May 1st of next year, so enthusiastic gold seekers should be patient until that date.”
- Ø Mr. Corbin’s Visit - “Mr. D.C. Corbin, the president of the Spokane & Northern Railway, and his chief engineer, Mr. Roberts, arrived in Greenwood on Monday. Mr. Corbin is a typical railway president. Well preserved, dignified, affable, he quietly drinks in all the information he can gather regarding the resources of the country; talks intelligently about almost every subject; but imparts no information that will give the people any clue to his intentions regarding the subject in which the people are most interested - a railway. He did express a strong belief in the future of Boundary Creek and even ventured the opinion that it would be the greatest mining district on the continent within five years, but when a railway was broached, he smiled pleasantly, encouragingly, but did not take anyone into his confidence.”
- Ø Greenwood City Council - “Alderman Galloway would like to see a tax on dogs. He stated that there were too many useless curs in Greenwood. The owners of a good dog would not object to the payment of a tax and it might result in doing away with a number of useless ones. Alderman Phelan heartily endorsed Alderman’s Galloway’s remarks. The most of the dogs in the city were not worth the powder to shoot them. A by-law was to be drafted.”
- Ø Two Former Prime Ministers - “Sir McKenzie Bowell and Sir Charles Tupper, ex-Prime Ministers of Canada, are now in British Columbia to examine mines in which they are interested. Sir Charles intends visiting Boundary Creek and Sir McKenzie Bowell will probably come with him.”
- Ø Edward’s Ferry - “William Graham, the proprietor of the road house at Edward’s Ferry (ed. at Billings west of Cascade City) . . . with considerable enterprise bridged the Kettle River at that point and as a result, the bulk of travel goes his way, as the shortest route to and from Marcus.”