CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, November 26, 1976 B. C. Hydro Engineer er Gorden Boya of Rabson Examines C. Hydro’s Seeding Program Green Grass | Covers Const Spring at Seven-Mile Hydroelectric Development on the Pend d' Oreille River Methinks ond Hesaidits By John Bohte_ “An eye for aneyeanda feat for-a tooth” ‘ancient ereverbs? ‘Many. ear! ecords, of the i Boston and Mat- son men, chronicle the murder of a French miner on Canadian soil by an Indian from an American reserve. And the Indian, in turn, was lynched by a posse’ of miners from the Canadian side Tennessee Aromatic Cedar Chests % Every Bride's dream Artistic Desin: Superb ual ty MIDVALLEY. " HOPPING CENTRE ~ Slocan Park who crossed South of . the border to exact vengeance. The historian George J. ~Fraser “commentated, “There was. no hint of . international ‘ trouble.” ‘Thirteen is anid to be an unlucky number, certainly it was to be an unlucky June i3th in 1861. for Pierre Cherbat. He was. travelling. the interior of B.C., enroute to the placer mining town of Rock Creek, when he met a native of the Tonasket tribe and con- tinued ‘the journey in his company. The tragedy is told in the native's confession as follows: “I overtook the French- man on his way to Rock Creek town. As it was getting dark we decided to camp in an empty cabin near. the’ trail, The Frenchman had grub with him > and he cooked supper for the Three for all. es Construction Site Slope Seeded this B.C. Hydro Photo =. - Methinks and_Yousaidits A Case of Murder and Vengeance two of us, after which we retired. I did not sleep, as my heart “was bad, and° about midnight I got_up. and ,took:a knife from under: the. French- “He ‘wakened and got up and wanted to know what I meant. He tried to take the knife away from me. I stabbed him twice in the belly. He asked me why he was to be killed, and I then stabbed him in the back. “He fell and I ran out and got a big pointed rock and battered the back of his head with it, “He soon died. I then took his money and dressed myself in part of his clothes. I then dragged his body to the creek that was running fast and hi and threw him in, “I. wandered, about until morning, when I went to Rock Creek and bought a large Bowie knife and a pistol with which I could resist arrest, and I then proceeded to my camp on the Boston side. tpericans’-.were’: called men and the British and’ Canadians were called Matson men, Fraser noted.) “Three days later I told Chief Tonasket what I had done and he at once sent word to Mr. Cox. Iwas then arrested by Mr. Howelle who had -heard talk - among the Indians about the murder. I escaped the next day and gave myself up to Chief Tonasket to give up to Mr. Cox because I was afraid of plenty people killing me. “I know that I deserve to die but this is the first time that I injured or stole from the Matson men and I do not want. my death to be delayed.” The murderer had made his way to an Indian settle- ment at the foot of Osoyoos Lake to give himself up. It was there that Commissioner Cox conducted the inquest on the 19th, The body was found two alles below the scene of the - The ji jury found that Cher- bat had come to his death by being murdered by an Indian named Paul or Saul. A posse of enraged miners rode over from Rock Creek and the following morning the In- dian was lynched. Frontier justice, quick act- ing and fina), marked finis to the tragedy. In the beginning, an Amer- ican Indian murdered a French- man on Canadian soil. In the end, Canadian miners killed a confessed murderer on the American side. Coffee Tables lawn & Patio + Furniture Bed Frames & Headboards ANVIL Yard & Walkway Gates Barbecue Grills . Business Signs .Porch Step Railings.) - Racks IRON WORKS ‘uction Scars Lush green grass is now growing on slopes at B.C, Hydro's Seven Mile hydro- clectele development that only © a year ago were bare con- atruction scara, The grass results from a systematic seeding program carried out this spring on rozd and workalte embankments. Natural regeneration of indigenous’ species, aided by the planting of more than 60,000 one-year-old trees, has vastly improved the ap- pearance of the construction area. Early rehabilitation of work areas—at Hydro's direc- tion and coat—is now. being ‘written intocontracts for major construction. The result is better erosion’ control, in- creased slope stability and , greatly: improved appearance. “> Areal break for the Seven Mile development, on the Pend- Oreille River, southeast of Trail, came’ when Hydro staffers learned that the pro- vincial government possessed a surplus of many ‘thousands of one-yéar-old trees. , Construction manager Ed f Quirk lost no time in applying for a large quantity, and eventually wound up with a total of 60,000 small trees,” Species included birch, willow, poplar, robinia, maple, acacia, dogwood, fir and spruce. Interior Reforestation: Co, Ltd. of Cranbrook, as’a sub- contractor to Dillingham Cor- poration Canada Ltd., the Seven Mile diversion tunnel contractor, planted the trees. About 62,000 hardy one- year-old seedlings were re- located this spring throughout the Seven Mile work area and access road embankments. Planting was carried out under the supervision of Hydro's Gordon Boyd, assistant civil contracts engineer at the construction site. Q “The trees have taken hold remarkably. ‘well,". says Mr. yd. “Loss over the summer. was negligible. Right now the trees are still small and tend to be hidden among the other Ty. “But give them 4 year and they'll make a fine showing. to plant along the project access road this fall.” ‘Additional seeding and site reclamation will continue on an on-going basis during the full period of construction at Seven Mile development, Doctor Says Stay Healthy Think Negative He suggests two major e Face your negative feel- ‘ings. “Exaggerate them. Look at yourself in the mirror. Say “You're stupid. You'll never get anywhere.’ Something revolts lee a while.” yourself for success, “Think of your goals in life for 25 minutes. Settle on five and give those top priority. ‘Then think how you can achieve them.” “Positive thinking is had for, - most people, says a prominent psychologist. “It. works only for a few who have strong wills,” says Dr. Fitzhugh Dodson. In his California | private practice and his new book, “The You..That Could Be,” Dr. Dodson advocates negative thinking. Polio is communicable and crip- pling. Be wise, immunize! (Health & Welfare Canada) Archways Porch Calémns: Spiral: Staircase: Pickup. Headache now located at the Ferry on Broadwater Road in Robson ’ Death of Dairy Cows Prompts!-Man Crusade. Dairy. farmer Edgar * Grimes has spent $49,000 of his own money to finance antilitter ‘efforts in Oregon. Mr. Grimes has been involved with young people and litter-pickups since 0. In 1964, he lost $60,000 sworth of dairy cows that died because of internal bleeding caused by bits of broken glass in their hay. Motorists would throw ‘glass bottles into Mr. Valley Benefit _ Realizes $1,100 For Widow A sum of $1,100 has been realized from a benefit held in the Vallican Whole Community .- Hall to assist Mrs. Louise + Nelson who lost her. husband Nov. 11. Money-raising events in- cluded raffles, an auction, and social events with music and refreshments, Mrs. Nelson has left for, California to visit her parents and will return to her home at Harmoth Gates. Grimes’ fields and when the hay, was baled, so was the glass. A member of Keep Oregon Green, Mr. Grimes has’ con- ducted a one-man six-year cru- sade against littering. In 1969 the Oregon’ State legislature stiffened penalties by raising littering fines from $11 to $600 or 600 hours of labor by picking up roadside litter. To support Keep Oregon Green, Mr. Grimes has sold cows valued at $49,000. He has also faced up to other environ- mental issues, Mr. Grimes used to burn the stubble off his fields after harvest, but smoke pollutes the air, so he has switched to baling the stuff. New in Town? You'll find a friend where you see this sign. For More Information Call 365-5638 of 365-5542 Give your fami curbest Yoourt.. WE CALL IT. 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