The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-10

the capital ara uistrpuunB centet
y ~ district Of North Kootenay. lmme-
SafsIy u the north OF Il is the big Bend
s-s.erv. nom which, In the sixties, large
S.Sstisiea Of gold were obtained by the
SS.1Hshlonsd method Of rockers and whip
SvSf Soico boxes. etc, which today have
25ssn rlscs to the moro eftectual hydraulic
SscHls1ry. In the early days no mining
s,1 ss1iacer" was thought OF 1t the Big
1871 hut today II has taken its place a.
xrI q the most promising quartz mining
SSrionS II the province. Gold. copper. sill
- ana load are all found In strong and
vell-dedned leads. To the south OF Revel-
stoke y the now well-known Lardeau dis
irict which embraces the Trout lake. Fish
fsesek ana Ferguson mining camps. in
SEieh are situated some of the best-known
sropeftiea In the Kootenays. To the east
~ ne camp Of Illecillewaet and Albert
rssnyou. and Immediately to the west the
Jordan Pass and Eagle Pass camps. Thus
surrounded, and In view OF its magnificent
ee,rrnphicai position, connected, as X IL.
~ ran and steamer with the south, east
and west, tho city of Rcvelstoke has
bright future before 1t that may well be
xnyied BY many Of its present larger sister
cities, 1t Il the natural trade center and
supply point for all Of the above mining
6lsfricts, and In this respect. from its
natural position. stands unrivaled Com
munication with the Lardeau Is made
nom Revelstoke by the Revelstoke a
Arrow Lake railway to Arrowhead. and
thence by steamers owned by the Cana
dian Pacific Railway Company. Points
east and west are reached by the main
ilne Of the Canadian Pacific. To the
north there Is at present but limited
means OK communication In the shape of
4 wagon road and trail for a distance OF
-
81 the Columbia river; but there 10 at
present movement on foot to place and
oDerate line OF steamers on the Column
IT. river above Revelstoke to meet the
rapidly Increasing demand for transport
tnfion which the operation OF the numer-
Gus mining properties carried On In the
Big Bend district Is calling for.
A Railway Center.
Z As railway center Revelstoke Is rap
nv coming into prominence. 1t being the
divisional headquarters OF the Canadian
psr1ntendent. dispatchers and surveyors
an located at this point. The company
has also Just completed the erection OF
me repair shops. In which machinery Is
inotalled capable OF handling the heayi-
at hind Of repairs. The railway yards
IN &1sc being enlarged.
me city itself II beautifully situated on
; me nat Of some two or three thousand
acres and Is surrounded by mountain
scenery the grandeur OF which Il unsur-
passe1 II has all the advantages OF
social and commercial nature which are
afforded to the up to date Western
Leading Business Firms.
glance at the list below will give an
l6ea Of the commercial phase OF the city.
Among the oldest Of the business houses
4 that Of Bourne Bros. carrying on the
business Of general storekeepers. This
nfm has been established about eleven
year,, and carries a large stock, we'll suit
"a to the needs of a growing city. c. b.
Hume q Co. are in the same line, and
have been established about seven years.
This drm IL contemplating the erection Of
hne new building to meet the demands
n their increasing business James Gill
Co are located in a fine building, the
Taylor block, and are handling a large
stock Of dry goods and gents furnish
mgk In this same line may be mention
"a r. B. Wells, who is in addition q we'll
Known fur buyer. Mr.. Wells is the sue
eessor Of Gilker q Wells, and has been
h business in the city for eleven years.
Situated in the McCarty block are two
entesprising firms-P. Burns & Co, butch-
err and live stock dealers. and w. NJ
Laurence, hardware merchant. The for
mer ID well known, having no less than
twenty-six stores scattered all over the
province Of British Columbia. w. M.
Lawrence has q thoroughly up-to-date
and welI-eouipped hardware store. There
are three drug stores in the city.
pany, who In addition to
frst-class stock of drugs, carry splendid
line Of fancy goods, stationery. photo
graphic materials, and also run an extern
i've news agency. F. G. Curtis, who some
time since took over the well-appointed
stock OF the kins-Watson
Co., Is now located in the Taylor block.
Field 4 Bew druggists, are situated in
the west end Of the city. Among the 9TH
er stores are Morris & Steed. general mer-
chants, who do a large business. both in
town and the Big Bend. The Cash Bazaar.
millinery; NJ X. Lawson, millinery; F..
Akin & Co., provisions; N. J. Lee con-
iectionery: A. NJ Smith & Co., bakers and
ccnfectioners. This firm has recently in
stalled a fine new set of brick ovens to
meet the increasing demand on their for
mer limited capacity. The furniture husi-
ness y handled by the firm of r. Howson
= Co, who have very fine show-rooms and
warehouses; on Mckenzie avenue. r. s.
wilson. whose store is next the McCarty
DOCK, Is the pioneer merchant tailor of
- ~Asys anu -. y. AIIldH, tODdCcQnISt, VINO
Also carries good stock of stationery
ana books. The Revelstoke iron Works Is
unoer the management of r. Gordon, and
James Mcmahon has large blacksmithing
snop IN the west end of the city. The fol-
lowing 10 list Of the hotels: The Union
notei, situated on the corner of Campbell
avenue and First street. This is a thor
cugniy up-to-date house, and the proprie-
sor. n A. Brown, is one of the best-known
n'en IN the city. He was the first man to
puiia hotel In the east end of the town,
sna mas kept It well In line with the growth
~ tne city, and the Union hotel is well UP
~ ~ tne standard of a first-cIass house.
-, ne hotel Revelstoke is situated close to
1e canadian Pacific railway station, the
rluprietor being II. A. Perley. Mr.. Per-
s.s rs well kSown as an old-timer; he Is
c cH the proprietor of the best hotel In
Saisary-the Alberta. The Victoria hotel,
unoer the management of ]. v. Perks
Shu situated In the west end of the city,
ss recently been thoroughly redeco-
.a,sd and renovated. The same may be
ss,o OF the Oriental hotel. whose propri-
s.or :. A. Hone. has just completed a
~ smIse ADDITION to the original building.
Ahc ADfahamyOn brOthnrs tho rronria