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Person: Armstrong, J.F.

James Furguson Armstrong

James Furguson Armstrong, Government Agent and Stipendiary Magistrate in East Kootenay.

Internal ID: 0015.0018
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1885

Fort Steele Brass Band

Newspaper article about the Fort Steele Brass Band, extendng their thanks for all the donations.

Internal ID: 0053.0018
Medium:Newspaper
Date: January 6th 1900

Official Directory

Official directory for Southern East Kootenay, Dominion Cabinet Ministers and Provincial Government of B.C.

Internal ID: 0050.0206
Medium:Newspaper
Date: April 12th 1898

Southeast Kootenay Report

Government Agent's report on southeast Kootenay. Report goes into number of men employed in mines and average pay.

Internal ID: 0051.0219
Medium:Newspaper
Date: January 30th 1904

Road Expenditures

Large provincial grant allotted to roads.

Internal ID: 0054.0221
Medium:Newspaper
Date: December 21st 1901

St. Marys Bridge

Appeal for bridge across the St. Mary River.

Internal ID: 0054.0243
Medium:Newspaper
Date: January 25th 1902

Mining News

Promoting East kootenay.

Internal ID: 0054.0281
Medium:Newspaper
Date: July 12th 1902

Cranbrook Rotary

Former Cranbrook government agent, now on the provinical government water board, will address Rotary Club at next meeting.

Internal ID: 0052.0452
Medium:Newspaper
Date: June 16th 1922

Cranbrook Rotary

East Kootenays' former government agent speaks at Cranbrook Rotary luncheon, his subject of irrigation and how the province of B.C. had to take over water rights as the various irrigation companies were now maintaining and upkeeping their water lines, almost ruining Okanagan orchards.

Internal ID: 0052.0461
Medium:Newspaper
Date: June 23rd 1922

Anglican Church

Reporting on services held at English church, with a beautiful organ purchased by the Ladies' Guild.

Internal ID: 0051.0496
Medium:Newspaper
Date: January 31st 1901

Fort Steele Mining Division

The mining district of East Kootenay is now sub-divided into a Northern District and a Southern District, with Cranbrook being the headquarters for the south much to the ire of Fort Steele residents.

Internal ID: 0051.0549
Medium:Newspaper
Date: July 29th 1897

Cranbrook District Creeks

Newspaper notice listing creeks in Cranbrook district urging everyone who had water rights on them is directed to forward a memo of claim in writing to the Controller of Water Rights at the Parliament Buildings at Victoria.

Internal ID: 0052.0688
Medium:Newspaper
Date: April 27th 1912

Government Offices

The government offices for East Kootenay, south division, moved from Fort Steele to Cranbrook May 1904. Each department is listed out to what they have to deal with.

Internal ID: 0050.0929
Medium:Newspaper
Date: December 1st 1904