IAT EI A gold mine but the | ae year' was 1890 __ and it is now: {OSSLAND — The Tels is hard- ay gold mine in Canada, open to the public at $2 an adult head, was sold toa Taintng recorder for his fee of $12.60 in 1890. Now when visitors — ey of them mM ” at the famous Le Rol, they learn. $80 million taken out of the $12.50 bar- gain basement gold mine, “It's the classic storybook mine,” hel. tell you, as you don hard hat and maybe a blanket against the chill and damp, along the 1,500 feet of tunnels, drifts and galleries of the restored underground workings. ‘The guided tour is on one walk-in level, but there were 23 levels when Le Roi, Centre Star ls War Eagle Mines joined unde and provided the dee] shaft in Canada at the time. Visitors stand at the junction of the trio. ‘Today, with the exception of the tour area “it's a silent, hidden wo! led with water,” said McDonald, chief electrical engineer for Cominco Ltd. and a native or Rossland who has made the History, of the Rossland mines a special wTeere were Jegat battles and litigation in‘three a legendary mil milion * dollar ces payment in 1898 and lapse of Whittaker. Wright's financial empire before “the last man left the hill in 1928," said McDonald. “The treasure vault on Red Mountain was closed.” In 40 years of operation, the combined eutbat of the mines under the 5,200-foot. now a skier's paradise, was valued at $165 million, be said. 1890, lives on, in the four-acre mining museum, It is laid out in a park overlooked by mineral stained wate dumps of the now properties in the McDonald. ‘Heavy trading in the glam- SE an ae ene Oe ene o ii Bows Historical Museum was re- rated the best socicty-operated ult from the Ontario border to the Pacific Coast by the amercan Assocla- tion for State and Local as addition to the feature teaction of underground tour — the first in Brit- ih Columbia — along old phaniage tracks, with shafls, drifts, stopes galleries en route, there are special as 8. . Plays in three other area: An old-time forge, a kiln for firing core samples (fire assaying is quantitative to Seteraine the mi in the ore), pres- ure gauges, replica of an assay office Linking the muin museum bullding and the underground area fs a mining park. A mammoth compressor, a 1917 Pack: ard truck which served the West Kooten- ay Light and Power Co. for 57 years and an ambulance donated in the name of an + Anglican minister Rev. Henry Irwin known affectionately as “Father Pat” at the turn of the century, are included in the displays. While most of the exhibits and models In the muscum building itself relate to the mines, there is a section on the Sis- ters of St. Joseph, an American commu- and an extensive mineral collecti (some of which fluoresce under piaek Ught) are viewed before going mine workings. These are at a alk level. A dummy mineshaft’ headirame has beeri erected to create a simulated huist Bouse before entry to the mine. Usier- * ground displays include a giant bellows, old-style drills and other equipment used by hardrock miners over-the years. ‘Treasure vault on Red M account. Bourgeois eventually agreed to recording, but said he didn’t feel like put- ting ot money to have “traces put on, reco! He knew the mining recorder at Nel- jon. He was a New York state-born and likely “Kentucky-type Colonel,”” cording to McDonald. ‘ Moris in his account stated the ar- rangement was “if he (Topping) would pay for recording our four claims we ‘would put him on a good extension on the West end of the Centre Star claim, which was as good. as any of our four loca: tions.” erobring, the ex-sailor. railroad build- er. trapper, scout, miner, newspaper re- Porter poked his proposed $12.50 pur- chase = sad he'd take it and called it Le He then headed for Spokane to raise money for what was to become one of the - richest gold and copper producers in the ‘orld. " Melionald said Topping sold out to a * Spokané syndicate for about $30,000. In less than a decade, the Le Roi ‘sold again for $3 million to Whittaker __- Wright’s British American Corporation spec ater ntetoatiaat al litigation. ‘were split over sale irectors we! tprice. ‘one wanted to sell at $3 million. $ Same wanted to hold out for $5m. Two million was paid out, but the re- - mainder was held back pending outcome - of the Utigation. With the $3 million set- tled on, the final payment in the form of a $1 million dollar cheque was signed — with faalere in Rossland in 1898, continued to boom, but a ‘ng vniners" strike in 1901 and collapse nity of nuns cd the Rossland Hospital for 70 years; a Chinese market %-foot mural on the ry Nancy Greene wing with her champfonship trophies and equipment; and a bottle room. Jim Heldt, who works as 8 steam engi- neer for the school board for his living and manages the museum as a labor of love hag loaned 800 of nearly 3,000 bottles he collected over a decade. Dated between 1890 and 1910 the hot- tes once held medicine, ink, heers, soda, perfumes and food, All wero gathered or dug from old Rossland dumps. They comprise the most outstanding bottle collection of any museum In the West, said Jack D, McDonald, president of the museum association. Inits heyday, Rossland had 42 saloons, four breweries and two wholesale liquor outfits according to Jim Heidt, Hugh Henderson, started the Le Rol Brewery in "The aularies for five tour guides — + high school and university students — is met by a provincial government grant and museum funds, “We did have old timors taking the tours at one stage, but they were 50 steeped in mining lore they could go on for hours,” added Heidt with a laugh. ‘The underground tours take about half an hour and continue’ through Septem- ber, with people of all ages, from young school student tours to senior citizens, he sald, A Le Roi Mine guide escorts tour groups and explains the use of early mining tools. ‘While 1902 was a peak production year for Rossland mines, the handwriting was ‘on the wall, according to McDonald. “The rich ore values were beginning to pinch out and lower grades were being encountered at deeper levels, It was the beginning of a gradual but steady de cline.” i Tn 1905 the War Eagle and Centre Star mines were srnelgamiaied to form the change, the ‘Toronto Stock Exchange.” ¢ th mines gave Rossland the name “The Golden City”. ‘They also gave birth to the world-wide Cominco Ltd., metalurgical operation of today at Trail — five miles a cae and 20 hae feet be bao) so popular since’ ue mean bat er ie in 1967 that a $40,000 expansion was re- cently completed. - “To date nearly a quarter of a million dollars bas been invested in the Rossland ‘Museum complex through erent andar a and private sector grants, said reat rope'driven compressor, 80 feet long, forged about 1900, which oper- ated 40 rock drills of all sizes atone time, is a highlight of the outdoor mining ma- ae Peat olectric hoist n Canada wax installed at it the War Eagle on Red Moun: tain,” said McDon: “It had a “ective bull-gear which down the shaft, perintendent went dut ain a sledgeham- mer and smashed the “Tt's still upon the Hie of Red Moun- tain: we plan tohaul it down to the muse- a faith in Le Roi, said McDonald, “Wright was a prominent British pro- moter. His financial bubble burst creat- ‘ing a mai scandal that culminated owith his suicide.” embryo ining and Smelt. ing Company of Canada Limiled. now Cominco Ltd. at Trail. + changed in 1966. Affairs of the Le Roi directors were - wound up in 3910. The following year The name conrelidated bought Le Roi assets, merging them with their War Eagle-Cen- tre Star ‘operation “Eventually ‘ai the mines Joined un- derground with the main shaft of Centre Star, 2200 feet down, the deepest In Cana- da at the time, said McDonald. Under the mountain was a vast laby- rinth of tunnels and stopes, half a mile wide and one and a hall miles long, he Sal “There were 80 miles of electrified track between the working faces and the main shaft.” - Bellows on on underground forge. . circa 1890. in the first days of Le Roi, shipments were -bavled by. mule-drawn waged to ‘Creek Landing, loaded on barges, transferred to rail cars at Northport and taken to Butte, bad for smelting. The young copper king. F Augustus Heinze came up from Montana to smelter at Trail Creek Landing, Rent went into operation treating Rossland ores in ie Heinze also brought with him the rem- nants of Brigham Young’s narrow gauge railway which was laid up the hill to Rossland and renanied the Trail Creek ‘Tramway, said McDonald. “Saints and sinners alike rubbed — shoulders in what-had been Brigham Noung's 's lavishly decorated private car as aunique passenger coach. for he e iemile trip between Trail and Rossland. The two hour trip cost $2. “This diminutive railway was destined to play an important role in the fortunes of the CPR." fleinze got the B.C. government to grant him a charter for a rail extension. ‘Aim was to assure the future of’ his smelter. But it gave him a major bar- sale point with the Canadian Pacific R TO oy the Heinze charter for its own railway plans, the Canadian Pacific had” to buy ie, smelter, it didn't want, said “This pesky little smelter Me developed into the world-wide Cominco operation of today.” ‘The CPR bought Helnze's smelter in 1898 and converted his mountainside railway to standard gauge. (Canadien Pacific now owns 54 per cent of Cominco Ltd.) Rails were pulled up in 1966, But the last man left the hill in 1929 as the town of Rossland declined with the ever-de- cremng P Breduetie from the mines of rae was a haat flurry of activity i 2 1984 when Consolldated threw ‘open it: mining properties as depression Tellef med sald McDonald. “Old timers and youngsters returned to.the mountainous waste dumps and upper level stopes to scratch out a mil-"».. lion in the first year, But by 1942, with the war on, es last of the leases were - closed out for g a In 1986, Red Rosia Wi Mines Lid. a molybdenum open-pit operation began on the northwest mn of the mountain. It shut down about 1974 “There is no: ite now, only-skiing,”” sald McDonald. Rossland, sa alt quiet residential town de- pendent I the Cominco opera- Sioa ot Teal tae Bs velco looks for a ‘ski slopes. new “Unsurpassed a wi pitts and ideal ski slopes have made Rossland a winter mecca for skiers, especially the north face of Red Mountain. The Olym- pic renowned Red Mountain pel cit Club is Jocated here and Rossiand of ae the bone of world champion seer Ney of fun and learning. Scouting Program Underway ‘The second Castlegar & Scouting Program got underway in the beginning of October with three program sections including Beavers (boys aged 5 to 7 years), Wolf Cubs {boys aged 8 to 10 years) and Scouts (aged 11 to 14 years), Leaders for all three sections are looking toward an exciting 1976-77 program ich meet every Thursdsy participate in a program of fun with emphasis on’nature outings and the sharing aspects of community activity. The boys are eagerly awaiting their Halloween party, Although the present Beaver Colony is full, with a few more boys and the necessary adult leadership, a second Beaver colony could be formed. parents may contact Mrs, Roberta Hamilton, Wolf Cubs, ' which. meet every ‘Thursday is a program which helps develop THERE are quite a few big, black birds floating around these days, Or had you noticed? No, theyarenot black geese on their way south, They are vultures. ‘They may not look lke it. They may more closely resemble — political Pundits, media manipulators, or; triumphant Tories. But they are vultures, ey are scrawny and hungry as they circle im- patiently, waiting for the moribund body to fall down id become a carcass on which they can fatten, That staggéring corpus on. which their beady little eyes are fixed is the Liberal Party, which composes the govern- ment of this fair land at the moment, AGalluporsomeother poll Scouts meet with Greene Lake is planned for Oct. 24. : y evening and sharin, Anature hike at Nancy and ng will, The Wolf Cubs and Scouts will be holding’a bottle drive in North ‘“ Castlegar this Saturday. Proceeds go toward the Scouting program in this area. _ Honors Local Couple Miscellaneous Shower Two well-known young people, Miss Karen Webber and Mr. Greg. Nichvatodoff were honored at a, miscel- laneous shower held recently at Calvary Baptist Church, ‘ e hall was tastefully de- corated in a pink and white motif by Carolynne Mason, °- The guests’ of honor ‘and their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Webber and Mr, and Mrs, Jack ‘were Nh and son accompanied at the piano by Lorraine Webber.’ Pastor’: Don Reed spoke a few words on. behalf of friends present, The young couple ‘were assisted in apening many lovely _ and useful gifts by their nts, yf Greg then thanked their friends on behalf of Karen and limself. presented with corsages and boutonnieres’ on arrival. The entertainment for the -evening started with a game, “Words of Advise.”'A solo was rendered by Craig -Webber - accompanying himself on the guitar. A duet entitled, A Wed- ‘ding Wish, was sung by Verna New ui uni 397, D375, D330. : ae pate '46A S.N. 1600. 29 cable control,’ angle blade, ?, $15,500.00 ‘4974 Ds oP: Straight ‘blade and hitch. indercarriag 00; 1953 D6 9U. Aig blade, canopy, winch. 70%, dercarriage. $7,500.00 21952 DAT Cat. Straght ade, winch, canopy. 07 3T hydraulic blade, canopy: winch. i -1970 D8S5A Komatsu angle blade, ripper, us O.P.S. “1966 Deo Komatsu winch, angle blade, Ri 01 P.S. $26,000. fts © Main Engines. D2 thru 08H, 0337, D318, pw21._ * Starting Engines. D2 thru D9. ** Rebuilt Cylinder Heads. D2 thre 08, 0364, D311, * Used Parts = rails, rollers, idlers; final drive gears, 106,07: exchange hydraulic pump. cartridges D7, D8: 52U, DB 134 exchange starting engines. ‘ were served by hostesses, Mrs, Mason, Mrs. Marilyn Smithers, Mrs. Polly Sawchenko and Mra, Hemmons. A beautifully decorated + cake, made by Mrs. Smithers, was cut and passed by the ‘young couple as they greeted their friends, + + + »$6,800.00 $5,500.00 $39,500.00 Castlegar Socials SRR Mrs. H. Johnson 385-8294 Members of Minto Chap- : ter, Order of the Eastern Star who attended the special meet- ing of Martha Chapter, in Nakusp, on Saturday evening of last week, when ‘Mrs. H. Schellenberg, Worthy Grand Matron of B.C. and the Yukon was making her) official visit were, Mr. and Mrs, C. Petts, Mr. and Mrs.‘J. Stier, Mr. H. Schellenberg, Mrs. H. Jehsen, Mra.N.: Zuk, Mrs. +0. Sutherland and Mrs. D. rae Mr. and Mrs. J. Stier spent. a few days in. -Armstrong visiting their ‘family. While there they attended the meet- ing of.. Lansdown’. Chapter's official visit, others from Minto present were Mrs, N. Zuk and Mrs, H. Johnson. Mrs. -D..).Caig - returned home Monday of last week after spending the eek visiting her son Dat Gel "Grand Chapter. le ay Eastern Star held~~ ‘There were'42 members pre- sent from’ Vancouver, those present from this district were ‘Mrs. H. Schellenberg, Mrs. H. Johnson, Mrs. N. Zuk, Mrs. G. -/ Pearson of Columbia Chapter, Trail and Dr. and Mrs. EB. revealed recently that the ui 29 percentofthe vote, shouldan election be held when the poll was taken, . Addtothat the increasingly virulent ‘tone of the media toward the prime ‘minister, - and a gaggle of fairly minor scandals involving prominent Liberals, and it would oppeat that the vultures will soon be gorging Bill Smiley ; . Gallic shrug, the scemingly utterly approach, Add some more, The and the charm of a profes- sional actor? Be honest, now, Add to that a few other facts. Trudeau has the solid support of his party, if only because he has fed it to two successful grabs at the gold ting, Clark waselected leader of the Tories by barely more ‘than one half of the conven-, tion delegates, Add again, Trudeau is a skilled a experienced poli- tician. He has shown that he can be at the same time loyal, to his henchmen and ruthless + when need be. Clark is com- Paratively untried ‘in the Political arena, is rapidly gaining skill, but hasn't had a chance to be either loyal or -Tuthless, He hasn't dared, 18th Symposium ~ ‘There certainly is a faint. stench. cing from: * the Liberal party these days. But itisnot thes stench of death, It is more like the odour of a body that needs both a strong purgalive and a: good, hot bat th. |. 1 don’t pretend to be a political seer. Nor do I owe any political prognostications to any political affiliation. In‘ short, Idon’t give a diddle for *- any of them, But it doesn’t require more than a modicum of common sense= to ‘realize ‘that’ the Liberal party is far from being. on its fast legs. Anyone who thinks otherwise is indulging in wishful fantasies or e form of self-hypnosis. tins cludes the political Hh iteey if think they are going to go tight on being scrawny and hungry. Remember, you read it here.’ first.- The Liberals may have absorbed a few stiff punches in the solar plexus, but they area long way from going to the:.mats an my? yo man, or lady.” Forget about ~ the polls and the press. No- body ever won an election with either, or both. People, not polls, elect governments. And people are the most. un- *. predictable creatures in the. universe. They don’t base their votes on logic’or reason. of Chapter, Grand Forks. Mrs. H, Johnson. who had been crazy things. They, base'them on emo-.. her daughter Mrs. H. Schel- lenberg for the past six weeks visiting 20 Eastern Star meet- ings, when the latter was making her official visits, re- turned home Sunday. Mrs. N. Zuk joined them in Penticton and also visited the meeting there and in Armstrong and Salmon Arm. + Mrs. Zuk “re- turned -home Sunday accom- panied by Mrs. Johnson, Advertisi 5 keeps people. - work ing SUPER 500/pkg. fear. They base them on glibness and ey base them on. eit gs as Margaret making an ass of herself on ‘TV of Maureen having a hard time with her first baby: tube is so vital is "ol ician's getting to‘ the people, the latter base their votes, in many, many cases, on dazzle rather than dependability, on thetoric rather than © reli- true. ie crunch’ comes, who are you going to. vote for? Earnest, youthful Joe, with his jowls jumping like a junior John Dief.2. Or suave, elegant Pierre of the BUYS Today and Friday “Small Dispenser Napkins Regular’ $9.45 pkg.. Special $] 95 2-Hole Paper Punch (ideal for, home. or, office) “Grand Forks, ff was tion ola ‘and the amoun! bili A pity ‘tis. 'Tis pity but "tis sts i “someone's yard is Doukhobor Highlight of the 18th Douk- hobor Research ».Symposium meeting held at the Ootischenia Community Hall, in early Octo- ber, was a detailed and ac. . curate account of the financial turn-over of the Christian Com- munity of. Universal Brother- hood Ltd. (CCUB) during the 10 years of administration under + the president, Peter P. Verigin- Chistiakoff. This was a period when there were many changes with many interesting and historical events transpiring within the community. Nick D. Arishenkoff of a one time director of the CCUB, went over statements of accounts that: showed how much the community owed when Mr. ". Chistiakoff took office in 1927, and how much of this indebted- ness was paid off, and how Suh ‘The. amount ted at over two controls the purse strings. This means patronage and post offices and pension cheques. And don'ttell me that's nineteenth century politics, It ain't. Look for some sudden bene- volence by the government on + the eve of election. And again, Don't count too “much on the prime minister's current unpoputar- ity. Mackenzie King was one of the most cordially hated prime ministers we have ever had.’ He suddenly became very popular and won an election, when he introduced the -baby bonus, Sec’ last paragraph, Another fact. There are millions of die-hard Liberals in this country. They'd vote Liberal if King Kong or Ibi Research account of the terrific pressures CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, October 21, 1976 Makes a Political Prediction Amin (not much to choose there) were running for prime minister. What do you think they will do in an election? Roll over and play dead? Add to this that Quebec, despite its disillusion with its Dok dnd save! © Stetmex® gets the dit other me-hods don't reach. eR own Liberal will ‘go at least ninety per cent Liberal. They may not tove ‘Trudeau, but when it comes to achgice between a guy named Pierre and a guy named Joe, there is no choice, among French Canadians. Trudeau will get a licking in the West, but that is not where elections are won or lost. While it may be on: the sopes, cut and bleeding, the Liberal party is a long, long way from being carried out of the ring, feet first. Here’s my prediction. Pierre Trudeau will cat Joe Clark, for, breakfast. © Carpet dries quickly. © Simple to use as a vacuum. * Rentfithe pro Cottleaird eee Your Soft Drink Headquarters! Party Mixes - Party Snacks: "14 Fantastic Favours From °3.35.8 Deposit per Case (24.- 10 oz. Bottles) ‘123 Main Street, Castlegar 2&4 Diets” 365-3237. the community was subjected fo... with the “finance companies on one side and the incendiarists on the other, ut a time of deep economic depres- sion that gripped the land. The research committee, with the help of these pre- sentations, is acquiring a much clearer picture of the great drama enacted within. the . operation of the community that engrosses the interest of the members of the sect, all of which directly or indireti, For Basements, . front’. living rooms,’ dens, lkooms, oF. poveling locks pest Mi panelling looks _ great ite chell’s Buildall has an. incred- ibly wide selection. of ‘the ing panelling —di this 1 have, an the matters that transpired er the central organization. . Elisay Kootnikoff, an elder of the USCC from Grand Forks, reported on what he personally heard from. Peter Lordly Verigin, shortly prior to his death, about the prophetic ap- -pointment of Peter P. Nerigin. * Chi x be, ed er. of the | Dautinbrs proceedings were instituted, _ was approximately $360,000, bya es panel of apakees i presenting varied views on the subjects under Later, Mr. quoted the sum of $178,000 which’ according to him, re-- mained. unpaid ‘after the re- ‘