A2 Local support for community library systems varies widely, accord- ing to the statistics for 1979 published Warns bears are wild creatures to be respected Concern has been expressed by a local resident that an incident involving bears, such as is being investigated in Summerland, could be duplicated here. Police are hunting one or more bears Thursday in the Summerland area after human remains were found in bush area near that Okanagan community. ty The remains are reported to be those of a &0-ycar-old Summerland man, George Brisch, who was last seen when he went to the Summerland dump Sunday morning. 3 It was reported that there were CASTLEGAR NEWS, August 17, 1980 - Castlegar has a $7.98 per capita local support for its public library book stocks, cir- culation, membership figure as well as how each library is financed prov- inctally and locally. In the public library associations category, Castlegar has a $7.98 per capital local support which varies in the West Kootenay to a low of 88 cents from the Beaver Valley. Of the two municipal public li- braries in the Kootenays, Nelson signs of a violent struggle about 160 —_ provides more local support, at $6.84 metres from: Brisch’s car, which was _per capita for 1979 compared to Trail’s found in an abandoned gravel pit just $4.40. off Isintok Lake npad. 4 Others in the piiblle Meas asnocl 2 _ ation category include sland at eau the eset ae rang $1.62 and Salmo at $2.76 per capita. cagan have’, becomes at soures ot one Jones in the province is eight entertainment to viewers, the con- cons at een aaris for the Fed: cerned’ citizen has voiced fears that 404° public RM P Syste cot the people may lose sight of the fact the ities in Gee yee 2 8. bear is a wild creature and should be © Communities reater Vancouver is ted h much higher than in the interior. The treated as such. highest of all is West Vancouver, at - -“A similar incident could occur $18.36, while the. city ‘of . Vancouver. here,” he says. itself is $17.19. ¢ by the B.C. Ministry of G Services, The statistics cover all forms of PARTICIPATING in this week's hockey school were ap- proximately 50‘nine to 16-year-olds. The school began Monday and wraps up today. This yor was the third year the school has been held although it is the first time it has been organized by Minor Hockey, the Jr. Hockey Club and Recreation Commission No. 1. Head coach was Rebel coach Ed Wyatt. Instructors were Brian Verigin, Gordie Pace, Bruce Martin, David Kanigan, Ken h bitoff, Bruno and Rhys And < News /MirrorFotes by Terry Gilbert RETIREMENT party has been planned by the city for its public works supervisor Alex Lutz, shown here on the job. Lutz, who has 13 years service with the city, has become a familiar face to many. Friends of Mr, and Mrs. Lutz are invited date. Set your goals and then work towards them. This could well be the pattern set § out by Felesidade Rego of Castlegar who two years ago enrolled in the Acting Spec- jalization Program at the University of Victoria. In this season's Phoenix Summer Theatre Rego was assistant stage manager in the production “Bonjour la, Bonjour" and a lighting con- sole operator in “Gabe” and foremost an actress in “Van- ities”. : Ina review on “Vanities” in the Victoria Colonist news- paper Jim Gibson writes, “Felesidade - Rego, Lorna Olafson and Sheryl Fijell- gaard give attractive enough performances but only Rego has the ‘control needed.” Anyone-who has viewed past West Kootenay Drama Festivals may recall Miss ’ Rego, a native of Castlegar, While a student at Stanley Humphries Secondary School she participated in four West Kootenay Dram Festivals, Funeral service Monday; FELESIDADE REGO | *: ” She was also a candidate for Miss Castlegar and' work- ed with Regional Recreation Commission No. 1, two years as summer staff and one year as summer program co-ord- inator. During the commiss- ion’s 1977 fall program Miss Rego taught creative move- ment and dance and jazz movement. Miss Rego will be re- turning to the University of ° Victoria this fall in her third year of Acting Specialization. for Mrs. Stewart, 61 Marie Virginia Stewart, 61, of Robson passed away Thursday at the Kootenay Lake District _ Hospital in Nelson. Funeral services will begin Monday at 2 p.m. Mrs. Stewart was born in Battleford, Saskatchewan April 10, 1919. She lived in Edmonton before moving to the Salmo, Lost Creek area. “gary and Mrs. Bert (Marlene) Vecchio of Robson. She is also survived by five broth- ers, John Roberge of Van- couver, Tom, Omer and Arthur Roberge of Edmon- ton and Valmer of Grand Forks and one sister, Mrs. Arnold (Cecile) Halliday of Creston. She was predeceas- ed by her parents, Eugene She moved to Castlegar and Robson in 1947. She is a past member of the Castlegar Rebecca Lodge. 5 ¥ She is survived by her husband, David; six sons, David Stewart of Robson, Gerald Stewart of Castlegar, John Stewart of Nanaimo, Chris Stewart of Fort St. John, Wesley Green of Prin- ceton and Gary Green of Robson; two daughters, Mrs. Randall (Mary) Pard of Cal- and G ina and Paul, Michael and George. Rev. Ira Johnson is to~ officiate at the service with the Castlegar funeral arran- gements under the direction of the Castlegar Funeral Chapel. Cremation is to follow. Should friends desire, contributions can be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Soc- iety, 6721 Doman St., Van- couver,'B.C., V6F: 3G6. the People J Editor, Castlegar News: Every year in August a i of the Ki 20 competed for the oppor- tunity to go to the Provincial Cl ionsh on Aug. 22 hosts the Kootenay Regional Championships. This year they took place on Aug. 9 and 10 at the Nelson Aquatic Centre. Teams from Nelson, Trail, Castlegar, Colville, Kimberley, Golden 2 and and 23 in Vancouver. As usual very impres- sive individual and relay re- sults were recorded and many pool-records broken. Saturday evening found parents and swimmers at a well deserved and relaxing ‘b at Lakeside Park, About 300 boys and girls between the ages of five and With the weather as lovely as can be the two-day event was a great success. I thank all the parents and individuals who so gen- erously donated their time and effort to this very en-" joyable swim meet. Special thanks goes to all the coaches who devoted their whole summer to train our young athletes and made this another exceptional sea- son. 5 Heidi Berger BCSSA Regional Director Display local museum items Editor, Castlegar News: We are looking forward to The National Exh Centre's board and staff are very excited by the Castlegar City Council's interest in an expanded local museum. The National Exhibition Centre cares for and displays the Castlegar Museum collection. In the spring and summer the 5 Z . . historic articles are displayed to aitend the dance being held in their sevendaysa week, as well as honor this Friday at the Community Thursday and Friday even- Complex. Tickets Yor the banquet, to be ings. : held that same night, may be purchased This summer a Student at the City Hall with Monday the cutoff Employment grant has made —Newn/MirrorFotobytoleHughes it possible to complete an inventory of the collection. Wy Answer DEAR DR. GRAHAM: My wife and I have a child whois be banished. There are certainly many other basic truths you moderately retarded. How can we possibly teach her anything can help her come to see. Yes, there may be much more to the about God or Christ? Billy Graham truth of God's Word than you can explain to her. —W.0.A. DEAR W.O.A.: Although your child may seem to be - everything) about life, so she can understand something unable to grasp very much about the things of God, that does not mean she cannot come to have some understanding. And I am convinced it is important for you to do what you can to teach her about Christ and His love for her. (although not everything) about God and His kingdom. Second, you can teach her through your example. How will she understand what it means that God loves her? She will understand what love is as she experiences it from you, her parents, Let your love for her be evidence of God's great You can do this in two ways. First, you will want toteach “love for her. her as much as you can about Jesus. She can come to Children are always'a gift, entrusted to us by God. And I understand that he was a man who lived a long time ago, and _elieve that is particularly true in a case like yours. At times that He was the Son of God, who loved us. She can understand you may feel your task is frustrating or difficult, but it is that God surrounds us with His love every day and gives us ‘Wonderful that God chose to entrust this child with all her every good thing we have. need — into the hands of a Christian family. “Sons are a She can understand that some day we can go to be with heritage from the Lord, children a reward from Him." (Psalm God in heaven, where all pain and problems we know now will 127:3). But just as she can understand something (but not —— more an and even to the publication of material about the early days of the area. Although space is very limited, we are present- ly discussing the gift of artifacts from people as far away as Edgewood and Fruitvale. These local historical dis- plays are vital to our whole program. We also show sci- entific and historical shows from all over the country and from international centers. This is in addition-to the art shows from here, there and Se PNOW SHOWING! MON everywhere. At this moment the NEC's construction commit- tee is trying to raise money to add two rooms to the building. This space will be reserved for the display and conservation of regional his- torical artifacts. The City Council's sup- port of our expansion will be crucial, We look forward to working with them. We also invite everyone to visit the NEC and to see the historical display which js on view. Bernard Bloom © + Castlegar woman well received |...° in Phoenix Summer Theatre. : CASTLEGAR BOOT & SADDLE ¢ ¥ Sports. Equipment SRoee 8 joote + Hockey Gloves repalmed 7 186 Columblg Ave. hee Neral eee ee ore | Capture 1 STEDMANS : Clip & Bring Me For ' A Professional 8x10. ' ~ Colour Portrait i t With this Ad (Regularly 88¢) GET ACQUAINTED WITH ! OUR NEW COLLECTION OF : COLOUR BACKGROUNDS I Qos sitting per eubject- $1 per subject for additional subjects, groups, or I Eitited Offer Not Valid With Any Other Special iJ r) Coming 1 Tues., & Wed., Aug. 19 & 20 ! Pe sena lh Ban Sool 231 ¢ Ave., L_.----.--2---- ____ COMMUNITY ____-_| Bulletin Board VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL Calvary Baptist Church will be holding a daily Vacation Bible School program for children ages two to 12 from Aug. 18-22. Activities will include handcraft, games, singing and Bible instruction. - For more information phone 365-8430 or 365-6471. FIVE-DAY CLUBS A series of Five-day Clubs is being sponsored by the A ic Church of Cast This p a fun-time way to learn to know God and His Word. Club times are from 9:30 - 12:30 a.m. from Aug. 18-22. They will be held at the following locations: Genelle, Bay 6, Crockett’s Trailer Court (Camp- bell); Blueberry, 435 104 St. (P. Kavaloff) Castlegar South, 2782 Ninth Ave., (M. York); Castlegar North, 813 Oak St. (Holmquist); Robson, . 1069 Columbia Heights, (Wegner); and at Leidings in Tarrys. Be sure to invite your friends and h For further it ion phone 365-6073 or 365-2374, DAILY VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL Children ages six to 12 are welcome at the Kinnaird Church of God, ‘2400 Columbia. Ave. Monday to Friday, Aug. 25-29, from 1 to 8 p.m. for a time of singing, learning and crafts, Trans- portation available. For further information call 365-6 2. FIGURE SKATING - Castlegar Figure Skating Club fall school Sept. 2- Sept. 27 for private lessons. ,If enough are interested, badge and power skating may be offered. For information and applications phone Mrs, Hedy Oleski, 365-6484. CASTLEGAR VOLUNTEER EXCHANGE We still need volunteers to act as phone surveyors during the week of Aug. 11-15. We also need a Russian speaking person to visit a Senior * Citizen in Shoreacres, Act now — you're needed, Phone 365-2422, RED CROSS BABYSITTING COURSE ° Aug. 18 to 22, sponsored by the Volunteer This is an course designed to, familiarize young sitters with the basic skills necessary for infant care. Participants must pass an examination in order to receive the Red Cross Certificate. The course will be held at the Exch: 1215 Third St. from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, ete Attention Men & Boys! . For All Seasons 365-6761 Remember 10% [__OFF for Cash It is open to 10-16 year olds. Pre-registration is required, and there is a registration fee of $5 to cover material costs. Phone 365-2412, Coming events of Castlegar and District non-profit organizations are d here through the cour: Canadian Collulose's Celgar Pulp and Celgar Lumbe: Divisions, Please submit notices directly to the’ Casilegar Nows by 4 p.m, Thursdays, A Public Service of Celgar Pulp Division and Celgar Lumber Division Canadian Cellulose Castle By HELEN DUNLOP ‘Waterloo Landing? I've never heard of it” This is the usual respon-| se to the query: “What do you know of Castlegar's ghost town, Waterloo Lan- ding?” + The problem is that it can hardly be called a ghost-town because 50 little remains to prove its existence. No. if was not the “Eldorado” prospectors dream about — there were no spectacu- lar strikes there and no one found the ‘"motherlode” so its name has faded into the dust of history. The town which sprang up a Bat 85 years ago on the south end of the Ootichenia flats did grow rapidly for several years ond there was every reason to assume it would continue to grow and, prosper.-But Waterloo Lan- ing, like many another goldrush town, was born of speculation and luck ran out early in the game. The townsite encompassed the area of the present D-Bar-D Ranch and con- , *** tinued northward probably for quite a di as its h ic b poke of a four-mile waterfront. It would direction. Until a few years ago there were the remains of one or two buildings on the old townsite, but apparently no really permanent construction was done, and time and the elements have obliterated even these. The old tog building which at various times has been called the hotel or the hospital, was actually built at a later date by a Doukhobor settler named W.J. (Bill) Kinakin, according to most recent information. Dark and weather- stained, It stands aloof — still an eye- catching structure with its large straight logs and beautifully dove-tailed corners. it bears silent testimony to the size’ of ~~" the trees growing in the Waterloo area when the settlers first arrived. Although no buildings remain from the last century, a barn built by Hiram Landis, Waterloo's first settler, is still standing. The barn dates back to 1905, ten years after Landis came. It can be seen directly across the river from the Valley Vista School, in South Castlegar,’ or where the road goes down the hill to. DuMont Crescent. Landis was an American from Chewelah, Wash., who arrived in the valley in 1895 and built the first house in Waterloo Landing. His old log home was in use until around 1965 or 1966 when it was demolished by. the owner of the roperty. The appearance of the buildin had been altered from Landis’ time. The log walls were covered with cedar siding and a new roof had been put on it. Peter S. Kabatoff moved there in 1927 but now has a modern stucco home some distance from the old site, Nothing else remains of Waterloo Landing except the old diggings back in the hills. There are also some unmarked graves in the cemetery beside the road on the lower flat according to the late Willie Popoft who spent his entire life in the area. When the Doukhobors arrived they d to use the old gar ely have extended as far as the small Part bay at Waterloo Eddy in a southerly: ~ eas the most important of these .. .was known'ds. the "Waterloo Mine,” and 5 ipreat things were expacted of this mine it by: its” owners, Messrs, Fotheringham and Sproule. An item. of interest appeared on May 23, 1895 in the Trail Creek News, ° referring to the settlement as. Trail’s “sister town of Waterloo Landing, 15 miles up the Columbia on the east bank; a place that has recently sprung up . through the success of R.R. Sproule and D.S. Fotheringham.” | The item continued thus: "A good number of prospects show copper, silver and gold to the amount of $3.00 to $12.00. The boys are well-pleased.” The Waterloo Mine was one of eight or nine claims located about 2% miles from town; on a ridge of the mountains just north of Iron Creek. Sproule and Fotheringham gave an option on the mine to the Horne-Payne Co. and it was * the opinion’ of all that once the mine started producing the rush would be. on in earnest. A second camp had opened up by this time, close to the Waterloo town- site. The: new ‘camp was called Monte Carlo and assays of ore from the Monte Carlo ‘claim’ and its neighbors, the Badger and the Montana, ran from $2.50 to y The following year a trail was opened up to the new claims staked on _,Aaron Hill; west of Mount Siwash. This “ ¢ was ailarge: group of claims including "the Aaron's isle, Aaron’s Gem, Aaron's Rod, Aaron's Star ‘and several others. The Aaron's Isle mine appears to have been the main operation, having a 70 foot shaft and 150 feet of tunnel. The trail cut in July of 1896 still ap- pears on old mineral maps of the area, “By the winter of 1895-96 there were 40 houses in Waterloo Landing and the town was bustling with acti-: vity, with many claims staked and diggings being worked." starting up the mountainside back of the airport and angling slightly north from Iron Creek. It led first to the Waterloo Mines and then struck east to the Aaron group at the headwaters of the creek. The exact location of many of the old mines is difficult to pinpoint now as the trails have been. overgrown with bushes or trees and any buildings have long since disappeared. One shaft is known to be directly above the old Lan- dis place and a 60 foot tunnel can be seen along the Mel DeAnna Trail. There is also a dangerous vertical shaft near the tunnel, and though probably not very deep it does have water at the bot- tom. Also in that area are the remains of an old cabin which was likely used by the miners who worked on the tunnel. The crumbled stone fireplace in one cor- ner would have served as a forge for sharpening the drills generally: used in hard-rock mining. Such fireplaces were in miner's cabins. y- > Not long after Landis came to the * area he discovered a number of iron ¢appings, a sign of the possibility there was mineral wealth in the surrounding hills. He did not appear to have been - Struck with gold fever himself but the word got around and soon the prospec- tors began to arrive. By the winter of 1895-1896 there were 40 houses in Waterloo Landing and the town was bustling with activity, with many claims staked and diggings being worked. F $ ORIGINAL LANDIS HOME — Built b: Waterloo Landing. Original logs wer: {Lordly) Verigin tor about three year: no longer standin For many years an old log building could be seen above the high cliffs overlooking the airport and it was still in a good state-of preservation until, destroyed by forest fires in 1929 or 1930. From the tocation it would appear to have been one of the Waterloo Mine buildings. ‘Last of the mines to operate was the “Maude S", situated at the head of Cai Creek, south of Adron Hill. An item of news mentioning this mine for the first time stated:*“Messrs. Gillness and Hill CASTLEGAR NEWS, August 17,1960. Helen Dunlop Is a descendant of the loneer Killough family, with: a great love for the history of the Castlegar area weheh she has called home for all of her ie. Mrs. Dunlop retired a few years a: from her longtime position with School District No, 9, and since then has . devoted much of her time’ to her his- torical Interests. ‘Her history of the former “West Waterloo" (Kinnaird) area, whch started as the mining camp of Waterloo Landing in the mid-1890's, ‘is considered ‘the About the Author definitive work on the history of South and the sur 1g district. Before the 1898 gold-rush ‘to the. Klondiké. began, the Castlegar area was experiencing its‘own mining boom. Most of the activity took place east of the: Columbia River in the port. mountains of the Bennington range, which everleck the air- .. Prospectors. were staking claims ‘along the ridges above the Ootischenia flats from the Kootenay. River south to the rockbluff: “opposite Blueberry Cree steep-walled valley of Champion Creek Extensive work was carried out | locations, and several mining camps in 1896-97. The main settlement was Water at the southern end of the lower bi river's edge. Served by the steamboats the town became the supply centre:for. the:n prospectors, growing rapidly for the next few years. This week we tell of the first settler on.th flats, the coming of the prospectors, and the beginning of Waterloo Landing. : Clipping from the Victoria Colonist Sept. 3, 1896 see page B2 y Hiram Landis in 1895, this was the first house at ‘@ later covered by siding. This was the home of Peter 's after Landis moved away. Unfortunately, the house is . However, trees, planted by Verigin still survive, including a mulberry tree by the riverbank. and E.B. Eitner of Rossland were in town to look up Dave Cronie’s free-milling proposition, the Maude S, assaying $47.00 to $100.00 per ton.” A_number of local r have ridgon up the , situated lose to the . Columbia, the3niners and Mr. L.C, Crawford spoke in gl ig ter- ms of the Waterloo camp, predicting it would rival Rossland and Trail. He felt the new town had been very fortunate in told of visiting the Maude S. Mine in later years and noted that all the equip- ment was left intact when it closed down. There were two other claims in the graqup, the Yellow Jacket and the Touch-Me-Not. Devel had J on two claims in the Aaron group, with a tunnel going in at the Ontario and a shaft sunk at the Finance. There were plans afoot for an aerial tramway to carry the ore from the two mines to the riverbank. Both claims were owned by the Lilloet-Fraser River and Cariboo Gold Co., which was represented by Horne-Payne. The company was engaged in extensive work at the Waterloo site and it was said they had secured an interest in a 640-acre tract of land about three miles south of the point where the Kootenay River flows into the Columbia, There was speculation that the town of Waterloo Landing would merge with the new Montgomery townsite about a mile north and many local authorities thought the name of Waterloo Landing “There was speculation that the town of Waterloo Lan- ding would merge with the new Mont- gomery townsite about a mile north and many local authorities thought the name of Waterloo Landing would be dropped, saying ‘Montgomery is the town.’ However, this did not happen.” “L would be dropped, saying “A y is the town.” However, this did not happen since Waterloo is remembered by the old- timers and has given its name to a favorite fishing hole known as Waterloo Eddy, but no one seems to remember Montgomery at all. It is also interesting to -note that a Forest Service map published in 1900 shows the town of Waterloo. In the Trail Creek News of July 24, a ig capital for d * « Unfortunately for Waterloo Landing this prediction did not come true, but it might be applied to the Castlegar area : Itself. when one considers the continuing ‘growth, the proposed new ‘shopping centres and other developments plan- ned for the future. 5) Next week will tell of riverboats on the Columbia, Waterloo Landing gets a school, a post office, and the telephone