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By Harold Webber

A visit with the late Jack
“Webster of Robson, a pioneer of
; be a most

‘to pass on the following anec-
dotes:

WINTER TRAVEL

Mr. Webster tells of.a trip
he Br to Salmon Arm in Jan-
uary, 1927.

It all started with a row ac-
ross the Columbia at 11 o’clock
at night from his farm in Rol
son to the Westley mill where he
flagged Sowa tue the oust Pound pas: und pas

- senger train. This
as far as South Siocan re he

passenger cars)
From here he boarded a CPR
sternwheeler, the © “Slocan,”
which took passengers and frei-
ght to Rosebery.

While on the boat he -was
seved? break iaat: the highlight
of which was the exce ronal
service, "topped, off with Te-
seutainiy gave you Hine a “they

ce} gave you fine srevice,
he reminisced. After a short wait
at Rosebery, be. boarded another
passenger coe ecoch
of xed ren z igh pot-belli
stove in the middle, bene
which the travellers gathered in
an effort to keep warm. .
After a ride “which seemed
like an eternity” they arrived at

journey to Salmon Arm.
ABOUT PEOPLE

Mr. ‘Webster tells about the |y

time ns met’ Billy’ Esling (Con-
peeve MP for sent West
945) at a funeral in

Roton in 1944.
After. the service he asked
Esling how. his eyes were, as ‘his
eyesight had been failing him for

4 of: the: cabin ‘
rota: eae ohisow ‘and'‘dashed for

order, to: ‘prevent recur
‘rences of: this natur

the road that leads
(This road is the one thet
to Deer. Park).

ears. Esling replied that he put ; gain

Nakusp on the Arrow: . Lakes. |!

p-| Here he once again boarded ‘a

sternwheeler, which he .remem-
bers to be the “Minto.” This boat
took passengers to Arrowhead,
situated at the head of the up pa
Arrow Lake. At Arrowhead
were rei sequined to board another
1 Stoke which took them to’ Revel-
stoke.

Now the end was in sight for | &

our traveller, as at Revelstoke
he caught the “mainliner” which
took him on the last leg of his

“T was’ on the: Saree of § a
busy intersection, waiting for a
y | chance -to get’ across. 1 must
have stood there longer than I
thought as a gentleman (sensing
I was having some trouble) cau-
ht my arm: and asked if he
elp me ‘across...

STO was
this,” Esling

‘| clear crossing.

Castlegar's W. E, McCreight, Now 82, Hauling

16,000 Board Feet on

Two Sleighs With One

‘Team in the Winter of 1919-1920

ed the other. side of the jatrest

way. under cover of | ti

danke towards athe;

ceeded on his way.

After ‘arriving at ‘the - farm:
this attention was caught by the

log. cabin. ‘It ‘seemed: he made

up his mind that he: was going |

to find out what was dnside
after. overcoming a gate

“(continued front ‘page ‘eleven)
den. Five cadets also attended

‘lq Centennial Camp at St. Jeans,

just outside Montreal: They were
there for two weeks:and ‘during
this: time. visited“Expo and. tour-
- ed: Ottawa, Quebec. and- oe

pe safety of the: Webster pone:

= Dec it was time to put
anand Sg antics of.the: au

stomping
iow. ng 8810

ite a while to get

b range before shooting.
re ced ‘Webster, .“I: did-
n’t want to ie too close for. fear
his chance

erous
one bawl and dtbeat it out of there.
This was the last time: Ber-

8S bulls was seen’ on’ the Web-

Gallo, Cpl V. , Tukkimaki “and.

ACI -J!:Mason.: Further: -to -this
12 cadets:also attended summer
camp ‘at: Penhold’ in: August.:
7581; Squadron has: come -a
“way since it was first form-

éd:— ‘and a’ great ‘deal’ of ‘its:

success. is:due to the wonderful

“it-ihas received! from

| the’ entire area.

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