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+ Castlegar came into being
during 1901-1902 and gained
importance after the Canadian
Pacific Rallway bridge over the
Columbia River. was completed

. during the latter year.
This bridge linked the

Columbia and Kootenay. Rail-|

way (which had completed its
line from Nelson to Robson in
1892) with the Columbia and

Western Railway (which had
completed its line from Trail to
‘West Robson in 1898 and leased
it to the CPR).

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between Robson and Trail had
to be barged across the
Columbia at West Robson (two
miles west of Castlegar) at low
water; pilings from the original
barge ship can still be scen
today.

On the East Robson side,
the railway ran along the
riverbank to a slip opposite
West Robson. A large part of
the present road through
Robson is situated on the
former railroad bed.

Transportation between
Robson and Castlegar in the
pre-ferry days was as much a
hazard as a nuisance and it

had a problem when taking his
family to Castlegar in the
wintertime, Mrs, Olsen would
not goacross by herself if there

was any snow on the ground...

Mr. Olsen would take thelr two
children across one at a time,

then accompany his wife over -

as well,
The CPR was approached
on several occasions to install a
foot-bridge but these requests
came to no avail. It was not
until two further incidents took
place that the company was
stirred into action,
Around 1912 or 1913 the
first fatality because of the
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{tuted quite an ad:

For example, you started from
Robson, walking along the
railroad, then when you round-
ed the corner past Raspberry
Village, the railroad was built
upona trestle all the way to the
corner near the present Rasp-
berry school, adjacent the
entrance of the Pass Creek
Road. :

Caution, of course, was
required while on this trestle.
A line branched -off the Pass
Creek trestle and led onto the
bridge, past the William Waldie
Sawmill. As there was no
sidewalk on either the trestle
or the bridge a person using
these facilities had to exercise
great care as they gingerly
stepped from tie to tic.

One year in particular the
trestle over Pass Creek had
been partially washed out and a
breach of approximately 100
feet was gapped by a single row
of stringers. A trip-to town at
that time was executed with no
small personal risk.

Harold Foxlee, who settted
in Robson in 1907, related the
following incident which oc-
cured on the Castlegar CPR

. bridge in the days before the

sidewalk was installed.
William Waldie built his

. sawmill in 1910, on the site now

occupied by the Castlegar
sewage lagoon. He built quart-
ers for both single and married
employees. One of the couples
who made their home at the
mill was Dick C: ight and

bridge
Swede, whose name is not
known but who was reputed to
be a heavy drinker, left his
home in Robson for a Saturday
night’s activities in Castlegar.
He did-not return,
About a week later, Oscar
Ericson, an employee of the
Castlegar brickyard, was fish-

ing near the of the
Kootenay and Columbia rivers
when he discovered the Swede’
body lodged among the rocks a
few feet from the shore.
Harold Foxlee met Ericson
the next day in Farmer's store
and he was invited to view the
corpse with Ericson and the
coroner from Nelson. The heat
of the September sun and the
water had swollen the body
almost beyond

‘The need for a sidewalk
over the bridge took on a new
meaning because of this death.

The second incident on the
bridge again involved one of the
wives of a sawmill employee.
Mrs. Sammy Drain and another
lady were making their way
across the bridge when a train
caught them out near the
center. As the train bore down
on them, one of the ladies lay
flat on the ties while the other,
her hands clasped ina gesture
of prayer turned round and
round on the spot where she
was standing, out of sheer
fright.

CPR engineer Tom Bloom-
er of Castlegar, on his regular

his wife, a former English
schoolteacher.

It was Mrs. Cartwright's
custom to allow the Castlegar
Postmaster, Mr. Farmer, 20
minutes to sort the mail, after
the 11:10 a.m. mail train from
Nelson passed through the
Sawmill yard...

One. particular day, she.
tought s she heard the rumble
of the train, waited her usual 20
minutes, then ventured over.
the bridge. As she was nearing’
the center, she suddenly felt a’
vibration under her feet, then a
familiar sound ‘behind her
gripped her heart with fear.
She wheeled around and there
was the iron monster known as
the 11:10 bearing down on her.
A wave of panic swept over her.
and she momentarily lost her
head. Then what can only be
called a miracle happened.

Mrs. Cartwright felt a pair
of hands grab her around the
waist as she was lifted off her
feet and lowered to safety on
one of the concrete piers. The
train thundered overhead and
quickly passed by. The man
who had placed her on the
sanctuary of the pier once again
kindly picked her up and lifted
her back onto the tracks.

Who this man was must
remain a mystery, as Mrs.
Cartwight had never seen ‘him
before, neither was she aware
that there was anyone other
than herself on the bridge. He
left without giving his name.

To Mrs. Cartwight, the
thing that bothered her most
about this experience was the
fact that she was so upset she
did not thank the man for his
heroic action. .

To have to use the bridge
was a fearsome thing to some
women and little wonder when

, you think of the physical as well

as mental obstacles involved.

“You only-had the rail ties to

walk on and the bridge wes
built with a swinging span, to

allow steamboat passage.
‘There wasa larger than normal
gap between the ties where the
spans joined. “Large enough for
a man to slip through,” it was

“sald,”

As one would walk over
these ties and see the water
swirling past 75 to 100 feet
below, ‘it would give the
sensation that the whole bridge
swas swaying. ‘This sensation
caused women to freeze in their
tracks and have to be carried

> across.

Harry Olsen, 2 yard
foreman with Waldies, always
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mit in time enough to pull the
brake arm and grind his steam
engine to a stop, a scant few
+feet from the terrified women,
He and his crew were quick to
offer assistance to the near-
hysterical pair.
A hue and cry was raised
to the CPR, who now wasted no

under the guidance of’ their’ ~

road foreman, Mr. Pitaway.

The foot bridge, which has
been in service for over 50
years, is still well used even
today.

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This Racing Pigeon has Flown 504 Miles Three Times
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By role Hughes on
Why @ person
hear a casual mention of
something and then have
the topic take on greater

Propo
Like the end sot June
when a dead

legar
the leg bands to the Castle-"

gar News for inspection,

‘Next Duane Davis of
Robson, after reading of
the pigeon band: supplied
information -

. The

ieular pigeo

have ended re:bu :
ecome appare: me, pi-

geons hold thai

ual interest for many and

this interest has been going

on for years.

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instance, hs has i ole fe
years experience with pig:
eons, having began his in-
terest as a young boy.

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yersation I found him the
type of man you hated to
han up on for he immed-

: has your interest and

te ave go man uestions

you wish fo put fin. a
a

cheery smile bi
that . quickly pat you at
ease as one pigeon fancier
to another. A
the wide back
pigeon lofts doting the wh-
le hillside, 12 in of var-
oe designs and
Before we looked the

Funeral Services. for Sam.
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A resident of Shoreac- _

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Burial was in Shoreac-
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second only to that of Wen-
dell Levi,

Displayed on the walls
and shelfs are photos: at

.Heltzman = wi
birds, loft visitors, heading :

important movie
eople,
mentes * piven

of his wonderful Hock from from
many states and foreign
countries,

Deep sea fishing troph-

ies are also in evidence.
After a visit to this brary,
you feel your vialt is a moat
complete and enjoyable one,
even if you never get to see
the pigeon lofts.

A tour of the pigeon
lofts is another aoe

rience. You are

image.

na Te-
path : wien he = Was ae eae

r 14 hours,

retired from racin;
but his birds, sol
er fanciers, continue
racing news.
1968, In the Pennsy-
lvanla 600 mile concours,

In Japan his stock se!
a new record for 1,300 at
meters (850 miles) by mak-
ing this in two days, with
the previous record belng
four days,

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Mr. Beaman and his pig-
eons, ‘it is plain to see pig-
eons are Truly of world-
wide interest.

But what steers a pig-

Silverton Newsletter

By Nancy Bamett

The Peter Subotin fam-
ily of Silverton returned
home from their ‘trip. to
Ontario, where the!

Subotin's mother and
other relatives in Tandon
Included in their trij

Mr. Si in's

ronto |

Mr. Gordon Teneycke
of Stocan is a patient in the
Arrow Lakes Hospital at
Nakusp where he is recov-
ering from surgery.

: a
ly of New Denver have
home following a
Ingland to visit fam-

ry .
Last’ week during: the
Shake Mill fire’ at
the Arrow © Lakes! Hoop!
prepared for evacuation sh-
bit

The local. teenagers
working for the Pepacuiuent
fe igh , saat b. ES

ve done a great jo!
pecially the’
sites
tions have been kept spot-
less,” *

Hungry
Drivers :
A Hazard

i . Drivers who skip meals
because they are ina hurry to
cover a long dista! could bev

study undertaken at -Wesham’

eon homeward is a matter
of speculations says one ar-
dicla on modern racing pig-

oon the world's, magnetic
are re; led as pro-
table Tactors,, while The

aun’s position and the bird's .

marvel lous eyesight are li-
Another Ukelihood is

of imprisonment in anbther
area,

For some unknown rea-
son the word “pigeon” te
emed to continually cro;
is our recent trip to

Britian,

Our last supper in Cal-
gary, just prior to leaving
on our trip, was pomewhit
distracted le five burly
Men argued the best merits
of their birds,

In Wales itself I appr-
sacked a very large truck

reat

bore in bold letters‘
dit

which

“pigeons” only to

Jadened with danaty ve crates
returning from

release.
Just prior to our de-

10,000 pound massacre.’

Owner of the eta
Mr. Chailen, 66, was report-
ed to have said it had been

a hobby of his for over 40

jean a and now he would
ve to start again from
scratch.

The vandals missed one
of Mr. Challen’s top birds,

working on the theory that
the motive might have been
jealousy.

ain sported the the. fellow.
a reporte ‘oliow-
day, This time it

ing a
two dozen prize ae pie.

eons belonging ..to George
Bradbury who was repo:

ed to ave received ‘reat:
ment for shock after he
found the dead birds at the

t.

‘And that is how it; has
been with pigeons after just
a casual mention only two
short months ago.

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