Kinnaird Street
Push Through
Urged at Counell

. Ai roquest that. Eighth
d qyenin naird be pushed
ts through has been received

ye Town Council from

nk Stasila of 516 seven.
th Ave. :
In a letter to council,

throu,
Blocks 2167,
‘elag, able t

and when a sewer system
is approved it would cut
down on hook-up costs to

the sewers do come

in, he said, it would elim-
inate some of the excava-
tion work which would be
necessary on Seventh Ave.
“Tt “may also provide
another access to Tenth
possibly through

diminate 2 aoe of the pre-
sent traffic flow from the
much-used access road on
which the Kinnaird Hall and

led, “the access to Eighth
‘Ave. can be attained by ut-

planning commission for its
consideration.

Bike Record

te
British Columbia
Council showed that in bl

A WAY AROUND the Slocan Bluffs has been found. The
story is told on Page One, heralding the beginning of the
end for one of the most hazardous pieces of road in the
area. For years, drivers have had to be exceptionally care-

ful along this strip of highway, always dreading the time
when they would meet a’ wide freight truck coming in
their direction. — Castlegar News Photo

Vali Toastmistress Ciub Study
Some Bits = Canadian History

Canada”, 8

a Ea pre i fe
8 een

Februar meeting of

covery and ei
ment of Canada was describ-
ed Mrs. who
used Yarge colored pictures
of major ‘historical events
to illustrate her Mrs.

' Mrs. B, Hill, General evalu-

ted yy
sketches of Sir
Fleming,, engineer-in-cheif ©
of the railway, and of Wil-

Ranger Pup Team
Record In Spokane
One Win, One Tie

The Rangers of the
Castlegar and District Pup
Division, won one and tled
one in action in Spokane
last weekend.

Led by Bruce Martin's

stone.
Assists on Martin’s goals
aan Josafatow,

cycle
Hotor-vehictes, the driver
of the motor-vehicle was at
fault in 39.4 per cent of
the accidents.
emphas-

This strongly
izes the need for greater
by

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KOOTENAY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSN.
Invites Applications for the Position of
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

For “KIDA» COUNTRY" covering the munici-
palities of Castlegar, Kinnaird,
Salmo, Trail, Rossland and Warfield.

This is a new position and may be on a full
or part time basis depending on the qualifications
and jlity of the

Fruitvale, Montrose,

The

work will be centered at: the KIDA Offices in
Trail. The Officer will be responsible to the direct-
ors of KIDA for all aspects of work involved in

Some travel

ial. General t

will be involved and ability to meet people is |

and ex-

are important

for this work,

available immediately.

March 15th to:

The salary is open to negotiation. The position is
Please apply in confidence by letter before

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P.O, Box 10
TRAIL, B.C.

Assn.,

Chris D’Arcy Wins
NDP Nomination
In Rossland-Trail

A Kinnaird man_ will
carry the hopes and aspira-
tions of Rossland-Trail New
Democrats into the next
provincial election.

Chris D'Arcy was en-

dorered by.an unannounced |

margin. over. his. only” op-
onent, insurance agent Don
Barry ‘of Rossland. Held in
e brisk, convention

Be ry eb oies was

act]

ed by his election to the le-

guslature
If itis Indeed time
for a change,.the people
have a right to know what
rom me. I believe
Pcovernoant would
honest citizens

roofing’ contractor Jim
Swanson of Fruitvale _pre-
sident, -Tr.

da

locomotive “hogger”
Parkins of Fruitvale treas-
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. afternoon the;

GERRY EHMAN

Members of the Koot-
Columbia Child Care
So ety are Aarne awall:

ing night's meet-
ing of Castlogar * ‘own Coun-

That evening they ex-
pect to have word as to
whether or not the property
on First Ave.
seeking has been zoned for
their use. About seven’ per-
song “turned out last Thurs-

jay to protest the rezoning
ats a meeting held in th

ome on Tuesday
met to name
their executive board, a
nieve that foliowed the an-

eeting on Monday
mt in St. David's Church.

Re-elected president was
with _vice-

tea via Davis.
jetty pamey

esident
Kary 18 i

and
Thor-l taven Membes eee
the executive committee are
Norma Collier and Renata
Belezyk.

. 4 Members of the board
of directors include the
above names, plus Norman
Wolfe, the Rev. Terry Alien,

Ruth Lewis, Nesta Hale,
Susan Close and Ray G
tinger.

x school

Neurological
Development
Contre in Trail

centre to treat and

‘Chilaren’s re, known, a
Development Centre, is ac-
commogate a aston

the Laura J. Morvish
School and donated for the
purpose by School District
No. 11. It will be officially
opened within about two
we le
Classes are conducted
from 9 a.m. to noon each
weekday. Treatment is
under the direction of Pat-

tained

ae to ‘Trail.
ucational instruction
Ass provided by Mrs. Ron
apen a sau alified pre-

trail” centre is be-
‘ing ii : first
year by the West Kootenay
and the B.C. Cerebral Palsy
‘Associations, and from en-
rollment fees. Thereafter,
the provincial government
will participate in the finan-
‘with grants and shout

cing
one-third is expected to

raised from community
subscriptions.
An advisory committee
ere makes assessments and
reporls orts of children
Hltonding the e centre includ:
Miss M.

wing:
owing public

Dr. Hans
Miss

‘Thiessen,
health nursing;

game
against the Spokane dubs
league leading Gazebo’s, the
Rangers fought all the way
but had to settle for a ss

ring first in th

Pl
by centre Aaron Stoushnow
and beat the goalie on the
lower’ stick side of the net.
The Rangers | went ahead
Mark Lightle.

fa on the puck in
ease, and the Gazebo
team was awarded a penalty
shot. D. Prekeges took the
shot and scored. Bruce Mar-
tin assisted by” Todd Reed
and Pat oF ass got fopetuer

on’ a bit CS ing and
Martin dei ed the | twine to
send the ee ahead 3-2.
With about 30 seconds
ee in the game -the strong
azebo led by Di

‘Dorgelo,
M. Russel, Department of
Retabilitation and Soctal
Improvement; E, Wie
psychologist, ‘Schoo! District
No. 11 and J.

aed segeon;

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Board Retains
Two Relieving

Teachers Here

Two relleving teachers
for School District No. 9
Who: were to be layed off
the monte of mi
snd 4 june will qbemr Te!
Department
were not to be paeneie in

eye as usual next fall,
a statement to the
LN lie News secre!
sraasurer John Dascher
a capa ao ef, her ine the board has announced
pai as r breaker these steps but will forego
! Her er ater was hiring an elementary super-
visor:for one year.
atlon of the entire meetin; At the last gular
was given by Mrs. P. Drad-

er,”
The workshop meet! -
was held in a new locatl Ty, of
when members participated H es
in an_ audio-visual seasl
at Selkirk College. Brian
Johnstone televised each
member as she gave a short

lius Van Horne,
of build-

cars dnd a brief gention,
the
motion pr ae n members an

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ing off relieving . tea-
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ik Canoe Trip Into the Past:

THE STRANGE STORY OF THE GUN BATTLE.
ON A LONELY TRAIL JUST SOUTH OF NAKUSP

“By Harold WetSer

very summer tor the
last four ‘years Brian and
“Allen: Fishwick and’ myself
have embarked ic on by week-
end?:-outing, now
has included oe Pena of.
interest in the West Koot-

Lake, or a canoe trip down
the Arrow Lakes, from. Na-
kusp.’ Being a poor hiker
and with memories still
id over our ex-

hausting climb up the ‘last
few miles tu Taabo Lookout
last ‘summer, I voted for
the canoe trip.. Fortunately,
we all agreed, We left Cas-
tlegat'on a Saturday after-
noon’ with Brian's: eighteen
foot “Chestnut” canoe at-
tached, securely on the roof
. An air of excitement

uilt, at le

the understanding of specu-
lators and land investors
when the townsite was

ed on the market in

It was year

ma Valley boop. tone and
alle: was al peak, an
Nakusp was to enjoy

saw

CPR opened its station the
ig year.

The record of express

. W.

ordan, Tom {prel (e foun
Nakusp) ‘auquier,

enll ‘Burton, Ke

Tow Lakes fleet, were as-
sembled by this well-known,
plone building fam-

” It was at a site near the
that we placed

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waters, As the two graclous
Fishwick ladies, who were
to return the car to Castle-
gar, watched husband and
sons slip 8 slow sowards the
‘est, just couldn't
undefstand their misgivin;
about the scemin; Hit ile
freeboard that
tween the top of the ae
oe and the. water. After all,
wasn't David “Thompson

HAROLD WEBBER
loaded where he passed
this point in 1811, and sure-
ly David Douglas, the bot-

onist’ (after whom. the
Pourlas fir) was named)
must have experienced a
Amitar situation in i825.
When Paul Kane the anust,
passed this way in
more than likely his anne
was laden with canvases
Bad, other items of his call-

" Undaunted by any mis-
givings, we set a torrid
pace for a point of land
south of Nakusp known a5
West Di
pson_and

perhaps Capt-
as Robert Sanderson, Neis
Demars must stand as one
of the most colorful char-
acters the Arrow Lakes has
ever wn, A one time
Bay Coy, he of the Hudson

asa ete

man to ‘mall by by
horseback over “ihe Dewd-
ney Trail, from Hope to
Fort steele in 1865.

Dem: first came to
the Lakes in in 1858. He claim-
ed to have covered every
inch of the Columbia Riv-
ers system, acting as can-
oe builder, explorer and
“guide. Hem ast:

wo tpvads lasses the .rap:
fought, grizley bears
Stew: occassions:

cabins on both the east and
pet banks of the Colum:

* From eatliest times,
stories were. told that De-
mars. had found gold
somewhere on Saddle Moun-
tain. When his finances got
low, he and his little dog
would disappear to return
with little sacks of nug-
Bel

Bert Herridge related
this account of Demars, “I

tel, that he was prospecting
the mountains behind
MacDonald Creek (now. re-
named Slewiskan Creek) 40
years ago. He used to show
me gold-bearing ore, but his
claims have never been lo-
cated. I doubt whether he
gotually staked them at the
e.

Demars was. in-

nry Ri
tle that took place in 1902.
His association with these
-men almost proved to be
fatal. :

Mystery seems to sur-
round the exact circum-
stances of this battle, but
# t appears 1 to have vere ov-

and dis-

Lahr wae the cutting of
railway ties. The exact num-

but there were several, :
Teported to be in a “whisky
crazed’ moads

two groups met on
a tral’ below Nakusp. and a

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bloody afitched, battle took
Place. field was

Brown with tangled fish:

ing lines, broken iron

and pans, and . smas.

bottles, ohn Cole

to
unately he recovered with
only the loss, of one eye.
Henry Rose was arrested
and ¢ a guy with murder.
Found ity, he was hang-
ed at
on been a

anent settler on the

es since 1887. Fruit
trees planted by this man
were still in evidence prt
or to the ‘flooding by
Hsonleyside, Dam.

Demars passed away in
1908, Gar rying the ‘secret
of his gold cache with him,
his remalns Ue in an_un-
marked fave in the Rom-
pa Catholic cemetery In Na-

sp.

+ The settlement of wer

Demars never d.
ther
ih did
much to unsettle the nerves
of the ladies living ‘there. ,
there were ghosts at
West Demars they certain-
ly didn’t bother..us, as we
cooked up a generous quan-
Hy of of hamburgers by the

fe

We set off early. the
next morning, after a hear-
ty breakfast of canned bac-
fresh eggs dof

his
the late 1880's and 90's pro-
vided the lake. steamers
with fuel wood as well as

ing. He sold his farm in
1910 and returned to
nauve France.
¥y lake was dead
.a8uwe paddled ..our
Soe eae
OF’: p
ae which was”
yw -Park,

us ferry was still
as Dart of Cel-
tion.

Arrow Park, serving
ents on both “aides of the

The little
has enjoyed a quiet
ence since English settlers
moved ‘into the ores

settlement
it exist-

turned out to be nothing
more than stands of pine

This is how Jackie
James, an. Arrow Lakes
writer, described . the. set-

“The land suckers kept

coming and a more progres-
sive, go-ahead bunch, look-

lar along. the
which set the ine town off
wonderfully. They cleared
off a piece of ground for a
tennis. court and many
happy hours were spent
playing tennis in the sum-
mer and fall . evenings.
These evenings were une:
passe anyw ere

Arrow Park

YEARS HAD PASSED when the ‘canoe porty,
led by historian Harold: Webber set off

last summer for this point in Nakusp for.a
nostalgic journey down the Arrow Lakes”

to Castlegar. This photograph was taken in

1911 at Bulgers Shipyard In) Nakusp, : and“!

shown on the way fs the “Queen of the.
Lakes’, the old. CPR sternwheeler, SS- Ban-

CASTLEGAR_NEWS, Thursday

Local Merchants
Hear Night Patrol
Plan Quilined

George Getty explained
his plang for security tor
business premises of Cast-
Jegar to the Business Men's
Association last ‘Thursday
night.

Four patrols would be
made from 10 o'clock in the
evening to 6 in the morning.
Each business contracting
for the ‘security. service
would be assessed $5 per
door in their building.

attended
the meeting and said “he
agreed ci the proposal in

eeting was in-

formed the: Town of Castle-

gar has purchased the park-
ing lot, next, to the library.
Days will be

Bon:
” Bela, again 0 on April 27, 28,

longer exist, but: through ‘anecdotes | and

- old records, the story of these communities

of’ long ago comes alive once imore. This
is the first part in a series of ‘articles es-
pecially written for the Castlegar News by
Me Webber. +

March 1972

District
Socials
Mrs. D. 5, Hughes 365-5503
F, Harvey of cast,

Mrs,
legar, whe’ is a

an Fremantle, W.

Sympathies are extend-
ed to vue Bill Robinson of
Castlegar on the loss of hic

unt, Sarah

a Mrs.
Treen, 95, who died last
Friday in Nelson.
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still | enloys this- quiet way.
of life, as these are only

a handfu ok houses to” be

seen,-The most interesting

‘item we:-came across at
: row Park.was a large boul-

der of: gold’ bearing quartz,
that was partially. submerg-

ed by the high water. When.

asked by my companions to
quality my authority to con-
yuauly ny aAluurity Ww Cun-
firm that the quartz was in-
deed gold bearing, 1 simply
informed them that I had a
brother-in-law who was an
assayer. (This. is* somewhat:
akin to the chap, who a few
years ago re orted to auth:
orities ‘that he had sighted
a flying saucer at 10,000
feet. When asked how he
knew it was at 10,000, he
simply. replied that he had
a brother in the air force.)
Not wishing to persue
my. ruckhound qualifications’
any further we continued
our epic trip.

(to be continued next week)

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