75 ie

} lee e pel Sled Waeear
_ Colorful History of Fort Steele Revived Racer rere
digging and panning for gold. (tana, as well, , me Glad fe.

In 1865: when the shallow He settled: at. a point near. tan % we SAVAGE SHOES.
diggings were ‘cleaned out and| the junction of Wild Horse creek |_ aa - 5, dee childesn :
shaft mining became necessary, | and operate xe
' many of the miners abandoned
’ Fort Steele, at the junction| Wild Horse for: the rumoured
of Wild. Horse creek and the| wealth of ‘places like the Col-
Kootenay river, came into being/ umbia Big Bend,
because of the rich placer: dig- Some of the miners did stay
gings of Wild Horse creek, firat| on, trying’to make a show from | Was a:

in ring of 1 the more expensive and lengthy | officla
1j methods of bydraulle and shaft

a :
lon to as

on, os ne
jane story borsists even now he

at’ the’ mother lode remains ‘°1849' Cedar’ Ave.. Trail eis eyes
mountain: ed, somewhere in the| Thus Magistrate ‘J.C, i, 842 | Ave., Trail, B.O.
mount ‘Y ‘ 4 i Geraes aN bee Bayt i BAR 74 :
of ok, at an elevation of Not all of those who went.to
2,500 feet. It is laid out as aj Wild Horse creek searched for|f
townsite with residences, post| gold. Some free enterp:
office, livery stable, harness and
blacksmith shop, churches and

ry of

Pacific Water Wells Ltd.

Saal Drilling Contractors 5
od a jated|fo for: eat

at Wild Horse, charge Fast Efficient Complete Service
being run first by John Galbraith |murder two years before of two ‘ : ay
and then his brother, Robert un-| White miners. ©: : el
-/ til the first bridge crossing the|_ , Kapula’ was forcibly releas-
ety of objectives, including’ loca- | Kootenay river was built in 1898, |ed from jail by Chief Isadore of
tion of: the’ most feasible route Galbrai

ith was born in the Kootenay Indians in defiance
across the continent, Ireland in 1829;a cae of! the white man’s authority.

'ENNIAL PLAYGROUND is taking shape to be confused ‘with the project of the entire
hy teas City, the result of-much hard work by  Silocan Valley,.a nine-hole golf course. A cement
the Centennial committee there. Including a mixer and other signs of construction are visible
grassed area with new fencing, swings and a in this shot, taken last weekend. — Castlegar
viewing stand, the project of Slocan City is not News Photo

Industrial & Domestic ‘Water Supplies
_Box 329 — Castlegar, B.C.
Phone 365-6933

ering ‘duties,
Parker, uncle of the

7 : of mension <n ‘Then ring “This ‘action was © probab
: . ? ‘ 1 1 re 18 nia, partly triggered by the new ay eo
Cub Camp at Tweedsmuir | sibeanteaas “et basen st ae
: Li and pink car Their pink carnations bou- | swarmed along Wild Horse creek ing are: ; on page ten)
llcan Church in Van-|Eride's bougeeee see the
Successful Say Parents Huse Alien Ghte n Van: |S. bru
iy beta tie aoe
§ : cam i
A huge success! This was, Boy Scouts of Canada to hold the |ra); Jira poruenis Or: shad) : Mickeel Fulton” Rev 2 Sandy.
the expressed thought of many/| outing. frst hata: David Munns | es officiated.
C D during viltors nh pomething of 2 laird. : . og Mr ene ey ote tauahter | Harry !
10) ing visitors’ day|triumph was the co! " ? q and Mrs, Josi :
at Camp -rweedsrauir late last success in arranging leaders and Mrs. Elsie Mayer (White- : bof Vancouver and the groom the bride, ed ipastmaster at the # :
month. supervisors for the affair. hood) artist; Pete i Monseaut . i : Mrs, R..C.. (Bill) Tec TNonh . at Cayon Gard- em eee a Z
The Cub camp, held during Virtually all leaders except|(@r. Shada) first aid: Hatha) ' 4 ton of Woodfibre, B.C. By ancouver, . ; dey Sree
el eh St a a ev Ga oi el er aah nt n September 1, 1967 |
i i su) . 7 i oP le gown 0! Ir 3 cave h i q
eee ed and plagued by tie oer eerie lone exception was Robson) Keith Lane (Mang) of mere ¢ . 4 ‘ ted silk organza embossed vith as ae groom's mother from the ; : i 5 NSA
sonnel of the Castlegar district, |;eith Lane, a veteran scouter a flowing train, Hee Pitta | before the bride threw teriene : : : eS
our Newspaper By seg Sad tps OS Shane.” the B.C. South Interi
€ bu. soutnern Interior |
4 : two of a wide variety : 5 il % & : ; :
to the final planning stages and/ervisors, were the following: | name from Castlegan - ie ; ; : ; ;
rmission was gained from the|Mrs. Kay Bate (Baloo) assistant }Of chores, were » e 5a H -carnations, 434 3
Hiatesay-columeis division of camp chief; Cee Munns (Baghee- | Kinnaird and Nelson. : This question has many q ding : :
ln day, was a eramble fot umper operators and the

will be faced with the’ question |

for many years. * |from: Rossland. The service scouts who

“ bh were kept b around camp
Under the leadership | £8 ‘Among those who bravely joing Khichen duties, washing

‘cam at the cul
Fornelii, the camp was brought|Reg Bro, one of the adult sup-|dishes and disposing of refuse,

by a single band of pearls while} Si, Sharlene. Bale. :
she carried a cascading bouquet The bride and groom will
of red roses and white feathered | reside in-Gold River. _
‘The bride received her edu-
cation ‘at. UBC and has taught in
check-in day, was a scramble for
cabins, leaders and locations that
had each their special good fea-
ture, ?
On the practical side, the “

Burnaby for four years.
om has his BSc from
camp chief andhis assistant were ||P. wm gu ty he pe LIC SERVICE
given. an opportunity to -meet ‘i a f ISA PUBLIC this ty with news,
ani

answers. Here are afew: | ~ a pe and is afilatea win Bot
parents and discuss allergies,
5

Ge 2 Out of town ‘guests were: ‘
rea ad Peete hh | pomecee Mr, and Mrs. John Wiig, -Castle-|J--- - :
fashioned wit .
: ~ It pro-
likes and dislikes and editorial rt t. It
other possible problem: factors. : motes projects which it. beliéves will make this
Pre

gar, grandparents’ of ‘the: bride;
oblems were far from the a better place in which to live.

Mr, and Mrs,'J, Dunlop and Dan-
their | ny; Mr. and: Mrs. .M.:Bale, Bill
: and Patti of Trail; Mc,.and Mrs.
ind of the young boys, however
as they set out to “go native” : IS A MANUFACTURING PLANT : :
in high style. It: converts ‘ink, Paper, end and power into a
: ves year

ma - RR Stuart, ‘Westbank; Mr. and
MARX Al JTO BODY ae Ne sonnaon, Trail ; Mr. and
di f the was finished Flamank, storia;
the ae ies ine day flag. round, to heads of families.
‘1T’S A BUSINESS

& PAINT SERVICE
Never forgotten during scout, Towing — Body Work
forts to remind the youngsters iss Painting — Welding
. a i It full status as both a lesaler (of news- : 5
ALL TYPES OF LUMBER Perret teres ee snamasta | | Hee . “Peper anid a retailer. Te plays ite full part in Insurance Claims
ELK CEMENT — PLYWOOD A discussion on camp rules the eS
was short and informal, follow-

Handled Promptly
Storm and Screen Windows Made to Order ed bya ewineaiy i e session, even ATSA SERVICE: ESTAR SHMENT Sarl bath i ~ Ph, 365-3037 ._ | Benga Disk Mosher, Jean Me-
All Sizes of Glass Cut to Order more informal but by no : through Sts “col ‘and personally through its : : i —=' Wood of

vee (Happiness to a cub is a hot . Its classified section is the local market —
dog and a cold stream). : place. it is the 20th century town erler
A hearty dinner was dispos- é Mmunity counsellor. ©”
ed of in short order, followed
by planning fof. cits for, camp IT’S A 100 % HOME INSTITUTION

e and a varie sp en : ION
games — -stickerchief, quoits, it this district first,
softball, volleyball and hoops.
At 8 p.m. campfire was call-
ed and all took part, including
the service scouts. ~ :
a procured hele oy ak IT’S THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
cabin p their own skit :
and yells were given by the lea- ie printed reports, comment and pictures mir
ders,

The first night, as expected, .
was a late one — who goes to

: : ; sible ent
ieee eee : ie SO ane

But the energy of youth is C ASTLEGAR NEWS

Mr, and Mrs. Don McMillan, Mr.
and Mrs, W. Graves,” Mr: and
Mrs. R. Swan and’ Wendy, Mr.

** LINOS — SASH AND DOOR

Fibre Glass Corrugated Panels
4 Colors. In lengths Up to 20’ x 26” Wide

: When you need money ~- ~~
Regular 42c Sq. Ft. Special 31c Sq. Ft. Hi i

for back-to-school expenses...

the IWA bars in the B.C. Southern Interfor lum- hand, has the markets of the world available to them,
ber industry have threatened to strike on September ~ which avolds the p of: I de d caused
1st if the industry:does not meet their demands for a by periods of fluctuations in ing starts In Canada
wage Increase from $2.26 an hour to $2.76 an hour. and the U.S,

“We Take Better Care of Your Building Needs”
636 COLUMBIA AVENUE — PHONE 365-5155

: a A
What they want is parlty with IWA members in the
more profitable coast-lumber industry. To’back thelr :
demands they have:made many misleading claims. E

Since the early 1950's there has been no substantial
increase in the price of lumber — and the B,C. govern-_.
_ ‘ment recently voiced its concern over the fact that

They say. that unless they receive the extra 50 cents x -although the harvested volume of timber. Is at an all...
an hour, the Interior is in danger of becoming alow.” time high, the direct revenue obtained from the sale
: wage area”, What they don’t say Is that the wages they of timber. has: been declining for.a year and a half.
a ; — Panes aahige, es now ive are the d highest in the C: anadia The nment anticipates s will be

* Opinions vary as to the iden- 5 : ; i By lumber Industry. ; ‘ ' down $3,000,000 this year ~ a decline that It views s
tity of the guilty party — with grave concern. ~~ \
Bed several who look guilty at .
6.30 the second morning of cub

$7.50 - $7.95  |/CamP- the week, official

er fisaatuee ie Poet

ry . ort se:
3 pe. Ladies’ Rayon Pyjamas eg one's. fellows, camp pro-
From Mexico jects, smuggling jotss snakes inte
¢, ge 8; Oris, péires - .
Oil Paintings on Velvet : suspended. buckets of water or ; é ‘ : : eke prompt, ‘personal service... ready cash

From Pakistan a ee ee ee ees Bee F: zadvantagy of special sale prices and.

. 4 Badge: en at camp in- 3 ‘ your bu In or call. Get .

Hand Embroidered Woollen Stoles peer re een ; : ; a drama from GAC International forbes hose

- Hi «= of for any good reason, ':

GIFTS FOR EVERYONE
High Quality, Low Price

We have managed to scrape up enough profit
to pi @ small ii of detergent for
our windows. They’re washed now. Come in and
brouse around.

From Western Germany Z
Over 100 pieces of elegant jewellery

From France
Boys’ Calender Watches

From Hong Kong

‘The markets avaltable to the Southern Interlorlumbar = ES i peti See
industry are confined almost completely to the North: Despite these economic facts, the IWA has threatened”
American continent. The Interior. tumber- industry. - to strike for higher wages. Never in the long history of
finds itself competing with many sawmills in other negotiations has the Union given tess consideration
provinces of Canada where the Wages paid are sub- _‘to the mil of their di ds from
stantially below those paid in the Interior of British the viewpoint of the industry, the lumber workers and
Columbia. The coast lumber industry, on the other —_ the business community in general.

From Taiwan 91.88 < j ; : : ant
Shore Sand : : Interest in badges at times : = , at : 7. piston ge :
es gare oy te erat ae : He _ : c INTERNATION = INTERIOR FOREST LABOUR RELATIONS ASSOCIATION
iy a ora e Ou; £ . i i bi 3 ;
Batteries, 9 volt 33c the gor dak Woods, but some digo é : i GAG INTERNATIONAL : aah . Sobel
of the. cubs earned as many : | q : : t oy LTD. y i .C. Southern Interior Lum :
Western International _|[# tues pede te cams,” : ; g eS: See umber ieanaty

handed out was 97 — 23 swim-

Enterprises - Castlegar.
Phone 365-7377
Located at 11 Pine St. Next to Gem Cleaners

mers, 20 artists, 12 woodsmen,

20 observers, 15 first aiders,
four athletes, and three person-
al fitness candidates success:

fully their tests.

peseset es Eat
Castleald PAEAsssecsoncecceneerscsPhOnOSETIE.