ROSSLAND  , an important See also:

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

city in the Kootenay See also:

• DISTRICT

district of See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• COLUMBIA

Columbia, incorporated in 1897 . Pop . (1907) 4033 . It is situated in a valley 7 M . W. of Trail on the Columbia See also:

• RIVER

river and 8 m . N. of the See also:

• INTERNATIONAL, THE

international boundary . It has See also:

• DIRECT

direct railroad communication with Trail and the Arrow lakes as well as with Northport and See also:

• SPOKANE

Spokane in the See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state of See also:

• WASHINGTON
• WASHINGTON (or WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE)
• WASHINGTON, BOOKER TALIAFERRO (c. 1859– )
• WASHINGTON, BUSHROD (1762-1829)
• WASHINGTON, GEORGE (1732-1799)

Washington . Rossland owes its importance to the immense deposits of See also:

• IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron and See also:

• COPPER (symbol Cu, atomic weight 63.1, H=1, or 63.6, O = 16)

copper See also:

• PYRITES

pyrites carrying See also:

• GOLD
• GOLD [symbol Au, atomic weight 195.7(H = 1),197.2(0 =16)]

gold, which occur in the vicinity . The best-known mines are the Le See also:

• ROY, WILLIAM (1726-1790)

Roy, Centre See also:

• STAR

Star and See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War See also:

• EAGLE (Fr. aigle, from the Lat. aquila)

Eagle . The city derives its electric See also:

• LIGHT

light and See also:

• POWER [WILLIAM GRATTAN] TYRONE (1797-1841)

power service from Bonnington Falls on the Kootenay river .