About usLange Holdings is a family company based in Vancouver, BC. We are involved in investments, mining and real eastate in: Canada, Costa Rica, and Chile, with Copper, Silver, Gold, Lithium and more. We are also involved with information technology and telecommunications.
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Contact Us:
- Lange Holdings Ltd.
Suite 907 - 995 Roche Point Drive
North Vancouver, BC
Canada V7H 2X4
- Contact Tyler Lange
(604) 787-8130 PST
About Texada Island, BC:
The Sliammon name for Texada Island is Si'yi yen. Don Jose Navarez, a Spanish seaman sighted and charted the island in 1791. Spanish explorers also named the small island just west from Texada (Lasqueti). While Spain did not have much interest in this area, Britain became a dominant force in the Pacific Northwest. At this time there was little activity along the coast, apart from fur trading, whaling, and cutting a few spars for sailing ships. Blubber Bay, which is now the site of the BC Ferry terminal was so named because it was used by whalers for the processing of their catches. Texada's modern history began in 1871, when iron ore was discovered on the northwest coast at Welcome Bay. That precipitated the boom of exploration on Texada.
Some time after 1877 marble was found, then in 1880 gold was discovered, where Van Anda is now and The Little Billie Mine began producing gold and copper. Logging has also been prevalent in this area during the late 1800s and 1900s. By 1898 Van Anda had become a boom town! People came from everywhere to live, work and spend their leisure time here. It boasted the only opera house north of San Francisco, had three hotels with saloons, a hospital, several stores and businesses, and an illegal distillery flourished in Pocahontas Bay supplying liquor to the United States during prohibition.
In 1910 the first of three serious fires completely destroyed the major buildings of Van Anda in only forty minutes. The optimism of the boom town led to rebuilding larger, more imposing structures - only to be destroyed by fire again in 1912. The third fire struck in 1917 leaving only Al Deighton's store which was saved by a bucket brigade. The building remains a fixture on the Van Anda waterfront today. Mining continued through the 20th century and today there are still a number of working limestone quarries on the island. The largest, located near the airport, ships out three million tonnes of limestone a year.
Today, Texada Island is largely a place where people come to to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Many visitors spend their vacations here, returning in later years to retire in this peaceful community. The area boasts many lakes and hiking trails and most are accessible by car or 4 wheel drive.
Texada Island Mining History:
1871 Iron ore discovered on the northwest coast at Welcome Bay (by Harry Trim)
1875 Puget Sound Iron Company acquired the iron property
1876 Captain Stuart discovered iron ore on the north end
1877 Marble deposits were found
1880 Gold was discovered, where Van Anda is now
1880 Little Billie Mine began producing gold and copper
1883 Company began shipping ore to Irondale, Wash.
1886 First iron mine was built
1890 Copper was found
1898 Copper and gold were mined at Marble Bay
1898 Van Anda boom town
Costa Rica:
Real Estate More on Jaco, San Jose and other Costa Rican cities soon.
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News Blog
February 4, '08 - Spot Gold trading at record high $920.60 per oz.
More on Gold & Commodities
January 1, '08 - 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, resort conodo in Costa Rica for rent near Jaco Beach. $2,200 /mo. Available Nov 1st. Purchase price $389,000. Call 604-787-8130 or click here to see more.
March 15, '07 - Lange Holdings invests in Phone Source Communications Ltd. VoIP for businesses in Toronto, Calgary & Vancouver.
Visit site
October 1, '06 - Lange Holdings purchases rental units at
The Regent on Brett Avenue, Chilliwack
August 9, '06 - Lange Holdings purchases at
Birch Street Properties, Chilliwack
December 13, '05 -Company web mail anywhere.
November 20, '05 Jaco, Costa Rica. These beautiful homes will be completed in January 2008. For more info visit this site.
September 23, '05 - Lange Family Holdings Ltd., (doing business as Lange Holdings Ltd.) was incorporated in the Province of British Columbia, Canada
R.I.P Ralph W. Lange
1941-2004
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