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ne CmU anl Fort Steele 
 
 Estates and TovMite Go. 
 
 (UMIHir LIABILITY.) 
 
 KbGTENKY, B. C. 
 

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 Cranliroot anii Fori Steele Estates and Townsite Cempaiiy 
 
 (i-iMii'Kii i.iAHi i.ri'V.i 
 
 KIOOTEISr.A-^X', B. C. 
 
The Cranbrook and Fori Steele Eslales and Townsile Coy, 
 
 (i-iMrii';i> i.iAnii.iTV.) 
 
 liiciir|><ira(i.Ml uiuli-r ihc Cciin|>anic!i Act, (Uiitikh Cciluinbia) 1878. 
 Capital, $138,000. Dlvldad Into I3,SU0 ShaK** ot tlO Baah, pully Paid Up. 
 
 HKNRY AUHd'IT, Ksy., Snp.iinti'n.lcnt V.'rstcrn Division. ('.!'. R. 
 LIKirr.-COL JAMES HAKKK. .M I'. I'., KooUimy District. 
 JAMKS DUNSMI'IU. Ks(^, I'nion Colliurv Compuriy. Vict'>riii, H C. 
 HOHT. L. (iALHKAlTH. Es.^,. ox-M. I*. R. Koot.-nuy District. 
 A. A (iliKKN, Msv, K.;nk(..-. Victoria, B. C. 
 JOSKI'H D. I'l'l.MHKUTON. Ivs^.. +.'", K..rt .Stivct, Victoria, B. C. 
 
 BOnRCHIKK CHOFl' Af MALLETTE, - (iovcrnmciit Stittt. Victoria, H C 
 
 SOLICITOR. 
 CHAHLEK POOLEV, <^ U, - Vi.noriii, B. C. 
 
 SECIil3T-A.RY : 
 
 ('IIAHLE.S VERNON, Es(^ - Victoria, B, C. 
 
 BA-JSriCERS. 
 
 BANK OK BRITISH Ci)LIT\IBI.\, Viot.ria, li V. 
 Office -Bouichicr, Croft AlMailcttc (io\ crniiniit .Strcit, Victoria, B (' 
 
 Ari'l.li'ATKiN FOR SHAKES t> !)<• Iimde to BiH-Hi'llIEK, I'llflKr & MAI.r.KTI'K. (iovcriliiicnt 
 .Street, VicroiiiA. Brok'.'rs, anil piij-iiiMit for sail slmrci to lie iiii io to tlii> aecoiiiit of tiic Ckan- 
 BK(K)K AKl) FoKT STEELE ESTATES AM) ToWNSlTE Vl>., (LIMITED LIABILITY), at tlu' Bank of 
 British Colilinliirt. Victoria. No monies will lie witlnirawii from tlu' account until the Title 
 Deeds of the |ir(i])crties arc ilepositeil at the Bank. 
 
 The OkanhhimiK AND KoRT Steele IvsTATEs are situated on li.e upper Kootinay River, 
 which is navipihle nlon^j the U()per Kootcnaj Valley for a distance of |.')0 miles, and the 
 pro|M'rty is on the direct routt^ through which the ('row's Nest and Kootciiay Lake Riiilway 
 must puss The estates con.sist of alxjut TlllKTV TllofSAVD acres of land, of this about two 
 THorsA.ND si.X IH'NDRKD acres are rich liottom lands aloUi; the hank of the navigahle Kooteiiay 
 River, while at .loseph's Prairie and other parts of the Estate tlu're are many Tlir.rsAXlis of acres 
 of e.xcidleiit agricultural laiuls, the remainder of the property lieing very open forest with pasture 
 lieneath, the tiniher consisting of Larch or Tamaruc, Pine, Douglas Fir and Spruce. 
 
 It is estimat^^'d tliat tliia open forest land would produce an averajfc of l,.'>Ot) feet 
 per acre of excellent tiinhcr which will tind a reaily and protital.le market when the railway is 
 complete<l, its this is the iic'arest timber prixlucing district to the North-We,st Territories, where 
 there is little ur no timlier. 
 
A Uiviio portion of thir* opoii foivHt lund will mak.' ff><)<\ nKriciiltural liiinl wli.-ti ttic titulier 
 iH reinovcil. 
 
 The R-.tate is ,siirr.mii<lucl liy iil.uiit I ^O.OOO ACRts of paNturc IiukIh, i-oiiiposod of liuncli 
 ^rasH, peavine, &c. Tho whole hits tlio iippfrtrunc" of a iHmuliful park, an.l it. will uimI .uhtclly 
 lii'comr till' show place on the lim- of Ilailway 
 
 Nt'arth.' ci'iitrcor th.- Kstat..' is a Sri.iMirii SriUNfi, ami it is proposed when the railway 
 is coinpleted to iini.l) AN lloTEL, H.VTiis and l,ol)(ilN<i llmsKs at the Spring, as it is confidently 
 iKdieveil that the eurative properties of the water, together with the inagnilicent sc.-nery and 
 lovely climate, will he a great attraction to invalids and touri-ts. 
 
 The .St. Kugene's Roman Catholic Mission and Industrial .School is only three uiilus from 
 the property. 
 
 At St. .hiseph's Prairie, on the Estate there is an excellent Kcrui and (Jattle Ranclio, to- 
 gethei- with the following huildings, st(x;k, etc , etc.; 
 
 A large now General store (iOxMO, with iniderL'round. frost-proof cellars and a 
 
 two-story hnilding ahove. 
 Six houses for workmen. 
 Custom house. 
 Dwelling house. 
 
 I'lWt ( )llice. 
 
 Blacksmith 'h nhop and forge. 
 Sheds and staMes for .')<)0 heaii of cattle, 
 (iranary, hani. stahles, dairy, eU'.. et<-. 
 Snuill saw mill worked Viy water ipower. 
 LutnlMr for new hotel. 
 Also the following farm machinery, etc., etc.: — 
 Reaper and Binder. 
 Threshing Machine. 
 Mowing Machine. 
 .Seeding Machine. 
 F.ni- Plows. 
 
 Three Waggon.s and Harness. 
 Hay Rake. 
 Roller Harrows, etc. 
 Ten miles of new fencing. 
 Corralls for cattle, etc. etc. 
 120 Hi'ad of Cattle. 
 Two Team of Horses. 
 One Team of Mules. 
 Twenty other hor.-tcs. 
 
 The t'osT F'kkje ok the stock ok (hxjo.s in the liESEiui. .Stokk .m.vv mk vai.li:i' .vr 
 «12.()00(iO . 
 
 At Fort Steele, ahout eleven niden ilistant from -loseph's Prairie there are the following 
 huiMings iH'longing to the property : — 
 
 Large general store with underground, frosf-pr(M)f cellars. 
 
 (lovernment Court House, Prison and resider\ce of Reeordi-r and Constable. 
 
 Hotel and Saloon. 
 
 Two dwelling houses. 
 
 Post ( mice 
 
 Stahle, Shc(l», etc. 
 
 One mile of fencing, etc., etc. 
 
Thk Rhtatk coMMANKh tilt' f'ntrrtnpn to the Moyi'ii I'lisN, in thf Si'lkirk Mountain)*, 
 thnpiij;li wliioli till Crow's Nest Itiiilwiiy niu.Ht puss to tlw Kootcniiy Luke, luid it forms tliu 
 cuntri' of Ik ricli ininiii;; iiinl tiiiilicr il'sli-jcjt, liiivin^ witliin ii rmlius of t'i;{)iti'i>n miles tliv fol- 
 lowin){ Well-known (iolij mines from whieli several millions in ^'olii liuve lieen extnicted in 
 piiHt yeiirs, 
 
 Wij.l Horse ( 'leek. Hull Kiver, Moyeii lliver, Weuvei- Creek, I'eiTV Creek, .N'i;,'^'''' *■'''-''■''<• 
 I'liliiiers K.ir, etc. 
 
 Tliere lire also new ili.s(!overie-i of leiiils of nrp'iitifi rolls ( liilenn ami of Copper, nhewinn 
 iiniileiise lidilies of ore wliieli only iiwiiit (lie eomplc'tjon of the riiilwiiy li> !"• workeil. 
 
 Tliesi' mines, to^^ellier with tile uxtensive niinin){ eumps on Koolenay Lake, ulionl a 
 reiuly iiiurktit for all the ln-ef, pork, etc., etc.. which can he jfrov/n in the viilley. 
 
 Ill estimaliii^ the values of liuol liy estates in the neijjh'umi'h ool which have been kuM 
 ilurin;^ the jiast few years, it may he meiitioneil that three have heen disposeil of. The first 
 {■onsistecl of ,S()() A'ltKs alpMit tlfteeii miles from CraiiKrook, and was soM hy Mr. Fernie to Mr 
 Huiii|)hries FOU S<l:J,.')()(). AsniHKIl I'ltnl'KUTV, twelve miles from Cranlifook. and I'oiisisllii;,' of 
 KiO .\(KKs was sold two years a^o to Mi. Keiiwiek for !?:J,5()(). 
 
 Kiilli YKAIts ai;o !<:.'I,(M)() wa^ paid for 11411 M llKs wmcH Siiw |-nllM.s "un • F THK CllAN- 
 IIKOOK KsTATK. 
 
 An AfillEK.MENT, wliieli call he seen at the otliee of the Coiii,uiiiy, hits heen eiitereij into 
 with the (,'kow's Nkst AXI) KoiCIKNAY Lakk RaII.wav CoMI'ANV to the ell'eel that in consider- 
 ation of iigraiit of l,')00«<'ies in ulternuto lihx'ks with tin; Cralihrook iind Fort Slecde Kstates and 
 Tovvnsite Company, (Limited Liahility), on the hunk of the navijj;ahle Kooteiiay River, TuE 
 Cunw's NksT anI> Kootk.vav LaKK ItAII.WAV CoMI'ANV a},'r(e : ' That on tile hiiildiii;,' of the 
 iiiii'vaj' as 1,'ranted hy tin ir eharter. the sectional station and workshops of said railway, 
 toj^ether with the attendant ln-,vii. shall he upon the Companies property on the site indicated on 
 the plan." 
 
 It will hi' seen lliiit the townsite has a \ery extensive water froiita<;e. TllKl'uuw'.s Nest 
 ANii KnuTENAV I.AKK Haii.wav CoMI'ANV liiw ohtaiiied charters from the Provincial (Jovernment 
 to;,'ether with a Land (iraiit of 20.00;) Ai'UES I'Ell Mli.Eof railway, and a IluVAl.TV ok kivk per 
 CENT. UN AI.I. I'ltK.riors MKTAi.N, (I'laeer mines exciptedl, whi(di may he taken out of the land 
 (jralit. The railway charters toj^ether with all information can he seen at tie- otKee of Messrs 
 Hourthier. Croft & Mallette. (Jovernment Street. Victoria. 
 
 TliiTe are no promoters shares and the only eliari;e upon the ('oiupany will he the ex- 
 ptjnxcs of hrin;;ini; it out, ahout 10 per cent, on the ?i:i5,(M)0, iind !<ll.S.OO) for the purchase of 
 the properticH 
 
 The v'ndors themselves take a lar^^e iniml»'r of shares in the Compaiiv. 
 
 It is proposed to let the (leneral .St.i)res. the Hotel and (iovernineiit offices on the property 
 and to do the .snme with the ranch and farm, also to sell all the stores, cattle, horses, lumber, 
 machinery, etc., etc , and to pay a ilividend out of the proceeils, which it is fully helieved will 
 amount to .'i per cent, interest on the cajiilal of S|;!."').<lO() for some years independently of the 
 sale of anv Town Ijots. It is also propositi to sidl a certain nuiiiher of Town ,'iiid aereajje lots, 
 and it is eontideiitly expected that A liKTlUN nV uVEU TWENTY lii Tlllltrv I'KIl iKNT Wll.l. IlK 
 oirTAIVEI) THE KIllST YEAR. 
 
 The town of Cralihrook will he the <KNTItE OK A Ulcil .MININfi, l,l'MI)EniN<i ami ACiRIcn.- 
 TIUAI. lUsTlllCT It will also he iiN A LINE oK RAII.WAV and ON THE HANK OK A FINE. NAVIiJAIII.K 
 KIVEU, which cuts the line of railway at ri;,'lit an^de, thus oi'ENINii re a v vst kxtentokciUNTUV 
 of which Tin: TOWN Wll.l, HE THE CENTIIE OK TRADE. It Iiiim a iiiiiHial spring in the near iieifjh- 
 borhood, a most saluhrious climate, e.Kipiisite scenery, while beautiful ricles, drives and iKiating 
 excnrsionH lay at the choice of tourists, or of the residents of the town. With all these advan- 
 tajjes it cunnof fail to U'come of great importance in the near future. 
 
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