FERNIE  , an important See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city in the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east Kootenay See also:

• DISTRICT

district of See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• COLUMBIA

Columbia . Pop. about 4000 . It is situated on the See also:

• CROW (Dutch, kraal, Ger. Krdhe, Fr. corbeau, Lat. corvus)

Crow's See also:

• NEST

Nest See also:

• BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch of the See also:

• CANADIAN

Canadian Pacific railway, at the junction of See also:

• COAL

Coal See also:

• CREEK
• CREEK (Mid. Eng. crike or creke, common to many N. European languages)

Creek with the See also:

• ELK

Elk `See also:

• RIVER

river, and owes its importance to the extensive coal mines in its vicinity . There are about Soo See also:

• COKE (a northern English word, possibly connected with " colk," core)
• COKE, SIR EDWARD (1552-1634)
• COKE, SIR JOHN (1563-1644)
• COKE, THOMAS (1747-1814)

coke ovens in operation at Fernie, which See also:

• SUPPLY (through Fr. from Lat. supplere, to fill up)

supply most of the smelting See also:

• PLANTS

plants in See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern British Columbia with See also:

• FUEL (O. Fr. feuaile, popular Lat. focalia, from focus, hearth, fire)

fuel .