2 Casltegar News, Sept. 28, 1967 Le
‘(continued from page one) company was engaged in exte

ing’ this’ mine - stated: >!
Gillness:and' Rill and‘,

ner of. Rossland’ were ‘in''to\

fo look ‘up Dave: Cronie’s : fre b
milling proposition, the “Maude: isir
S.")assaying $47.00 to $100.00 |‘side

“per ton.”:'There were: two other |' given: t ‘favorite: : fishing-

k atthe ‘Waterloo sit

bee

sid nts o the astlegar ‘and: Dist

fi

vigation Co., put’ were taken

¢laims in. this group, the: Yellow |: ‘ erloo.! Bac while | Over by. the. Canadian Pacific

- Jacket. and the Touch-Me-Not:| th
«Several local residents have:told | be

Railway. Co. in 1896:
In} September. a number of

new’ strikes were reported and | °

rawford }a news item stated “We are on

predictin
to'say'the

| “atthe Finance. Plans ‘were be-
ing’ made’ for.’ an’ aerial ‘tram-| ”
way to'carry-the ore from these | the:
two “mines ‘to i
Both claims: were owned ‘by the

| Lilloet-Fraser’ ‘River : and «Cari- |:

“boo ‘Gold: Fields Co., represent-

ed: by Mr.” Horne-Payne: ”: This| w

CENTENNIAL GREETINGS! .

Nielsen’s Flowers. ,

Birthday

2 Canada!

- MITCHELL
-* SUPPLY

‘ofthe | the edge. of-a great boom.” The
it} entire camp '.was in a state of

excitement and anticipation. The
future | appeared’: assured’ and
prospects. were: bright.

Miners 'and prospectors were
arriving daily .by steamer and
packtrail and: stores were. open-
ing ‘up:‘to supply, their: needs.
Plans: were. being).made ‘for. a

1e8€ | post-office : and: -the:;. telephone

line was: coming: in:
During the summer of 1896
a’ ‘good packtrail ° was’ pushed
through ‘to- the » Salmon -river
country::and 'the‘head of: Cham-
pion Lakes. Miners, and prospec-
tors. could. make the: trip: from
Waterloo to :the; Salmon: river
‘mines. with:;sdddle « and ‘pack.’
ponies in 12:hours. - |. any
“It seems “almost: incredible
that‘ the: town, . which ‘appeared
to have'a bright future and ‘grew.
so rapidly, ‘could ‘have vanished:
just as quickly. Waterloo: Lani
ing is nothing more than%a‘‘lé
gend. to’ most people:'now. and

there are only a few’ old-timers

left’ who .can’ remember, where.

the streets'-were ‘and where the|
buildings. stood. ‘

issues of the Trail’Creek: News
brings ‘the::community vividly
back’ to life!) In 'September’ ‘of
1896;: an: interesting’: advertise-
ment: commenced ‘running, ' tell-.
ing the Waterloo residents that

the daily paper, stationery needs |:

and, sundries: could ‘be: obtained.
atthe} establishment of *Charles
Thompson:.which could: also: of-
fer the conveniences of a public
telephone.and housed the ‘Water-

than these news items.
.. On, Sept.

“Growler”. stated:

a, boom,

and lai

were applications for liquor li-
cences : ‘as’hoteld:: and’ saloons
opened up in’ the ‘town. ‘Water-
loo had three hotels during its

‘A’plance ‘through thé -early | heyday A

A Di mith

eral store’and ‘a ‘large’

handle: saddle: and’ pack “ponies
were | other ‘establi: ents:: set-
ting’ up business in: the ‘mining
camp. 0s i

‘i! The: Waterloo .Opera’House
also served as‘a' meeting ‘hall and
here the‘miners of ‘the area‘ met
to’ organize their local Union No.
77. A report of this. meeting’ stat-

es .C.S): Thompson :'was''elected |
‘| president :;and J... C.’: Caiei: was

tary’ of : the: new
aie’s name: has ‘heen

: Was .appoin-
ted to. see; that’ the ‘school was
provided’ and ‘a. ‘ed.

: Shortly. ‘after’/the “official
operiing a teacher’s” desk’

ficient: quantities,’ ‘or it): mig)
have been thatthe rush to
‘Klondike began in’ 1898 and

| prospectors, fired with news jet

h iye
he opening of’

: a
. Church,’ the minister b

Champion Creel
derground Som

“Se pHrough the’ efforts’ of the! upriver’
residents on the’ east ‘bank an|'The road
overhead ferry had ‘been’ install. | the

‘om: Butte,
mmence
Trail to }f

fy SON ey ee EROS
“Renewed”. excitement ‘had.
broken out: in, the-mining camps
with ‘thé ‘news "of assay results
.from>mines-in.the.Bryan.claims.
» on Champion'Creek. The discov-
; ery was made by a packer, who
returning ‘froma ‘trip to “the
: Queen of Sheba. and: Solomon
‘ elaims, happened: to. pick up a
. likely-looking : ‘piece «of quartz
nN along the ‘trail’ =): i ;

maps: can: ‘be obtained it‘ is:in-,
i fares to look up. the claims
} and trace the routes.the: miners
| followed through ‘the hills: long
$f ago. ped eg
: Perhaps: when the new. roa¢
i through to Meadows,. which it

appeared from ‘the pages

| Trail Creek paper.” 0002:

; It'might-have been that: the
“Pore just was not there in suf:

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