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Show WILL BLAST OUT HARBOR Canadian Pacific Will Blow Up Promontory to Improve Facilities. VICTORIA. B. C., Nov. 28. The Canadian Ca-nadian Pacific Railway company has Just acquired by purchase Laurel point, Victoria harbor, a rocky promontory, the existence of which has restricted shipping in this harbor, and will blast it oat at a cost. It is said, of. S109.000, thus greatly enlarging and improving the harbor on the site which the company com-pany has chosen for its wharves. The company will apply immediately to the Dominion Government for more substantial subsidy to aid them in this undertaking. Wharves to cost another $100,000 are to be erected at once. |