Mining camps of British Columbia : a souvenir of Rossland, Nelson, Greenwood, Phoenix, Grand Forks, Kaslo, Revelstoke, Cranbrook, Fernie and the Kootenay, Boundary and Crow's Nest Districts ; illustrated with fifty excellent views of typical scenes . a night almost. It has a population of six thousand people and is the headquarters of the Crow s Nest Coal Mines,one of the most valuable mining properties in the world. The coke ovens at Fernie turn out a coke suju-i ior to ammanufactured in the United States. With the enlarged development of the mines, Fernie is increasing rapidl\- inpopulation.
Mining camps of British Columbia : a souvenir of Rossland, Nelson, Greenwood, Phoenix, Grand Forks, Kaslo, Revelstoke, Cranbrook, Fernie and the Kootenay, Boundary and Crow's Nest Districts ; illustrated with fifty excellent views of typical scenes . a night almost. It has a population of six thousand people and is the headquarters of the Crow s Nest Coal Mines,one of the most valuable mining properties in the world. The coke ovens at Fernie turn out a coke suju-i ior to ammanufactured in the United States. With the enlarged development of the mines, Fernie is increasing rapidl\- inpopulation. Cranbrook is another enterprising town of the Crows Nest country. The Crows Nest Pass, throughwhich the Canadian Pacific Railway threads its way, is one of magnificent scenery, and the whole trip to the coastvia the Crows Nest branch of the , and by the palatial steamers of the road on the Kootenay and Arrowheadlakes, is one of engrossing interest. The Boundary district is one of the newer fields of mining development. Thechief towns of this region are Phoenix, Greenwood and Grand Forks. At Grand Forks is the Granby Smelter and atGreenwood is the smelter of the British Columbia Copper Co. of New York. Phoenix has several important r =4. Kootenay River, near Nelson
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