CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Jan..12, 1967

Recovered from a D

it by Flood, Fire, Hurricane

Kazslo is a tough little town.
Jt takes a tough town to survive
a fire, a flood and a hurricane.
And Kaslo weathered them all
back in 1894.

‘The little Kootenay mining
centre had just recovered from
a depression that hit its mines
in the years before and now it
was ‘tieataned by a fire bug.

Twice recently intentional
fires had been nipped in the
bud and now a special night
watchman had been hired. But
the big blaze started during the
day on Sunday, Feb. 25, 1894.

It started at the Bon Ton
Restaurant and spread rapidly.
Soon every able-bodied man was
on the bucket brigade that

For his
first-walkers choose
P U 5 SYFOOTS

the sms ron’t.
chafe slittle feet. .

stretched down to the ‘lake.
Blankets were soaked with wat-
er and spread on neighboring
foole: But there was no stopping

Fumiture and goods from
hotels, saloons and stores were
dragged outside and, heaped in
the snow. More snow was fall-
ing and it was bitterly cold and
the fire-fighters were caked
with ice. They made little head-

way.
At about 4.30 a.m. a group
of men decided to blow up Byers

| Hardware to break the path of

the flames, The blast shattered
most of the windows in town
but it checked the spread. But
nearly everyone believed the
town_was doomed,

So some of the men stop-
ped to sample the booze which
had been hastily yarded out of
the saloons. For them the dawn-
ing day looked even sadder. The
entire lower half of Front St.
was gone and a few of the
buildings were insured. Many
businessmen were ruined.

Many others were open the
next day of course, serving the
200 homes the community then
included. The debris was cleared
why and work started on new
buildings. Then came a new dis-
aster — flood.

There'd been. a heavy fall
of snow that winter and ‘the
wenn weather: came suddenly
and the gushing creeks booste
the levelo of Kootenay Lake, ae

mated. 28 feet above ‘low
water mark.

able was lifted’ Into the air. It
was imposatble to see across the
street. On the lake there were
waves five to 10 feet
high, Old timers say it was a
hurricane, even a cyclone,

The atmosphere was black
with sand and dirt, Small stones
which rattled against buildings
like bullets. Boards and signs
flew about like feathers and the
waves swept into town like: bat-
tering rams,

All the houses below Third
St. were swept away. The Gel-
ena Company's store collapsed.
Barrels and cases of liquor were
carried out on-the lake and
landed as far away as Lardeau.

The rebuilt Byers Hard-
ware and the Chinese wash
houses were carried off. Almost
100 ‘houses were damaged in
varying degrees, The front was
blown out of the Great Northern
Hotel and the jail and the Bay-
view Hotel went next.

Some of the boaters on the
lake were driven ashore five
miles away.

Mr. and Mrs. D. C. McGreg-
or were in one of them. He was
found’ in his boat. unconcious.
She never was seen again, and
was the only death.

Many dogs and chickens dis-
appeared without a trace.

In less than: an hour, the
blow was over, and then the
r

attempts to rescue what posses-
sions they co

The next day, ‘with the moun-
tain streams still in flood, a fur:
ther disaster arrived as the Third
St. bridge was washed away. and
homes on the south. side of the
Kaslo river began toppling into

ts | the ‘stream: One of the- first to |=

were landing in the centre of
town.

‘Then came sun, June 8, un-
usually warm, even ja the early | C!

And here's tt
tongues ge ae crates

% eal

MADDOCKS

was
10 a.m. and the lake was smooth
and calm, so much so that many
decided to go boating to escape
the heat.

At 4 o'clock it was evident
a storm was brewing. A few hot
gusts of wi
‘Then for an hour a storm raged
such as had never been seen
there before. Everything mov-

ind gave a warning. | fir

go was the home of Mayor Geo-

rge Kane, Refugees soon were

beady g in the Presbyterian
‘hureh and an-old school build-

B.
It wasn't untils June 9 the
waters began to drop.
that time 80 homes had |E=
been Bee away or damaged be-
yond repair.
Later it was estimated the
e loss was $100,000 and the
flood loss $250,000.
just had fo. get bet-
ter for Kaslo.

Curling

In Castlegar

By Gladys Biln

PUBLIC NOTICE

Women's

e
Be Davida Minglican Church. ene
est speaker will be Mrs.
Shields, Supervisor of the Some:
ts Service in Trail.

‘Alt churches are asked to
send up to three representatives.

ers of Robson Brownles,

gentalion of Jetters or. rewritten
from
tons, clubs and. Oindiviguals, for

NB, It would
preciated if these presentations
include s.) Proposa!t b.) Argu-
ment c.) Conclusion end Be, sub-
mitted to Mr. Wm. » See,
Box! ae Robson, prior. to ‘January

Knights of Pythias Joint Instal-
lation of Officers Twin Rivers
Hall Sat, Jan, Zist, 1967, Ban-
quet 6.00 p.m. Sharp. Members,
Fraternal Welcome.

Sr. Citizens Mocting, Jan.
30 pm. Legion Halt. Mrs,
Zucco will show films on Col-
umbia Dam.

ATTA TT

Phone 365-7531 for the fastest
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CASTLEGAR

After an enjoyable holiday
everyone is back to serious
. This weekend the men
an be "playing off to decide the
men’s representatives
zone playoffs at Nelson.
The men’s sixth annual
bonspiel has been scheduled for
‘eb. 3-4-5. Entries. can be phon-
ed to 365-5392
The Irene Bishop rink will
be representing Castlegar at the
ladies zone play ‘on Jan. 13-15.
Irene has ‘g Van Yzerloo’ at
Srd. Eileen Oglow at 2nd ‘and
Belle Gray at lead. Good curl

it was proven on Saturday ni;
when-a lady decided ‘to cap her
regular. rink in the ed lea-
gue. Helen McLeod was leading
Art Craze seven to nothing after
six ends. But. then the Craze
rink’ Janded a seven: ender on
the seventh end. As a result the
game was a Ge, and ended that
way.

Sister Club
_.Sands-Season’s_
‘Best Wishes

The regular meeting of the
Ciub\ was held re-

No. 144
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Regular $9.95

CASTLEGAR DRUG
DeVelbias
VAPORIZER-
HUMIDIFIER

cently. Season's tings were
received from a sister club in
Blackburn, England, acknowledg
ing the subserintion to, the mag-
azine, Beautiful B.
»,. Greetings ee also. re-
ceived from Marie Seto who is
at present. attending . UBC.
fension Committee
reports three new clubs in the
Philiopines and one in Korea.

The Soroptimist Foundation
report. a total of $17,350 was
awarded to eight women from
eight different countries for ad-
vanced study or research.

Alice Anderson ‘supplied a
very interesting program with
slides taken on their trip to
Mexico.

Photocopying

Letters — Birth Certificates

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ds of the ‘Kooteniys”

VOL. 20, No. 3

tsThe"

” GASTLEGAR, BRIQISH COLUMBIA; REURSDAY; JAN?:19; 1967.

: : ° :

. Support, Minor. Fiockey
Week in Canada, ‘and call: w

all citizens to, join: inthe! ‘obser:
vance of this week by support-|”
ing- Minor ‘Hockey. and by. at-
tending games. swith their Song: %,

hairman

Acting* Mayor. Lorne Zinio
esday called upon all citizens
to support Minor Hockey Week
in’ Canada, which commences
Saturday,:Jan..24.,.
In endorsing the’observan
of Minor Hockey: robeary His
Worship’said “E-can think of no
better: way. to focus attention on

the wonderful ‘benefits: of “Min-}}

or ‘Hockey .to our’ youth’ than
igh '- ob:

Sport, ‘and “parti

youth of our town is.en
at all ‘levels. We are:
our. game, : of its.’

lop. shardcter, cltizehaip and
~ respect

town “has ‘the t many | He
| public-spirited y.and ser
: nee clubs, whose love of H

of: childron ‘prompt them’ to

~ contribute much effort and tims

tothe operation’: of: thi
minor: leagues,
1 “For these reasons,

happy to endorse Minor, a

'Zinio™

z Lorne’
“sald? that ‘the” ultimatum | lege:
ould be forwarded to the Cen-
Biol trict, | ©

situ: made
known to town counch'1 Tuesday

night By: the Castlegar

‘a letter.from the
Funeral ‘Home, council was

eee

‘was be-
ing operated. at. a‘loss and 60 could

not continu

run without as:

Funeral he
Castle. g

flagpole, the first student gov

gular. ‘routine of:going

that fourm ie re seer eat :

Boles wah Have Ee ‘good fortune

o Ungering Om be our | tog

Soles” said on’ Friday:
we. do, we do’ well.”

ep ‘ta: les
told ‘the’ students that< financial

‘You are not going’ to
students whens 1 fates here.
Following the raising of the

t: was
ing: ing, College awokn in by: rete
Campbel

Poday. it is my ny great cn

}| around. you the ma;

}; and ‘for: the combined sttorts of
f} chairman. of the
tee

| |elect = ‘eight of

tne members of. the: firct
of: Selkirk | =

age’
To be-h: Pe CEE
the’ Robson cas residents: will:

concern | be be 6 given an ee
ede with pinin a DM.
a intuse: care!

to’ a-dis- |.f
ong to 2 it}

| Friday —

i toca
the pros and cons ‘connect-

 “¢ we do join
much will our. tases nse? What
Will:we gain?: Will it reatiy

fice
student
College, °° Mr,

“Four, short -

cerned , citizens. ‘Toda:

sults sot their. courag
itiative.

Th an emergene:

e was built-for| fire d

ile;
its students,” Mlege was bul “You
are the reason for its existence,

en

serve as the sfudent executive

coun
ment.”

cll of: your, student; govern- Lak

its ¢ Castlegar |or
and Kinnaird woul be ot little

help. to the airport.
In: making th e statement to
Castlegar council Tuesday night,
e

com:
id, -“Neither.
«the hae

ur number to aS

able for $1 from ‘Sher

be’sold to the airport through
the ‘department’ of ‘transport.

Excellent Morale ©
© In the Fire Dept. :
S Limailiooe Finds

the. ‘focal E

of nave been. removed and ‘an’ old

‘Williams | ©
ce or Penticton and i would Es

| advantage and can we be s sure ‘Of

The: DOT would train: “two
“three”: men -to operate: the
trucks, he said. ©

“Continuing his report Mr.
West revealed that lighting and
Tunway. extension was. nearly
completed.

“Some the old buildings
garage tern -dowm.- The -orod-
‘where ie stood will be landseap-

Mee ‘improvements; 2 Mr,
West revealed, “are being vlan:
ned for this year, ‘with: the: ex-
ception of “landscaping.” |

He (revealed, however, that | &
will be

ext “big ' pr
oom ig pi

West also revealed that

Mr.
‘we. have: been | advised .to.em-| 4

ploy an rt ‘manager on a
fulltim tae .

a. square deal or will

take the cream off the e topt ene

continued. -
“And if wo do

hiche a

partment‘and ‘found’ the morale
of the men to be “excellent.”
¢Ald. Reed, sald’ however,
that a meeting. be ‘held-in the
near future to discuss with the
de ent recommendations
put. forward. in the 1966 fire
chief's report.
The recommendations _ in-
clude a new fire. truck and con-

WEEK'S WEATHER
Max’ Min Prec.

CASTLEGAR DRUG

R. E. Goulet, Corner of Pine & Columbia
Phone 365-7813

Open Mon. - Sat.9a.m.to6p.m.  Fri.9-9
Sun. & Holiday Hours: 12 noon -1 p.m. 6-7 p.m.

struction of a second ‘floor | to
the pate

i Ald. d ‘also asked coun-
cil. to id Reed allowing the’ fire
chief ‘and ‘the fire
ty fo make a a decision in
Dobie, Vice-President Tullio Esposito, ial thgius “emergeley cecuring out
Treasurer Ron: Parisotto,’ Activities! Co-Ordinator innon | side 1 ‘
lub'Co-Ordinator Evelyn Konkin, Athlatic!Co-Ordinator Donald Krug. srowel rsa ‘te is"cone
and: Communications ‘Co-Ordinator Norman: Wolfe Were.Sworn Into Office ed.”

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