The Stolen Church
The Stolen Church - located in Windermere B.C. - Image courtesy of the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History In 1885 the town of Donald B.C., known originally as 'First Crossing', was located where the C.P.R. first crossed the Columbia River, 28 Kilometres west of Golden. It was a rather lively canvas town in its heyday,...
Bear Story
This story was taken from the Golden Era, July 19, 1901. A valid and fascinating account of life in the 1890s here in the East Kootenay: Collection No. 0070.0017 - Image courtesy of the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History One bright July afternoon, in the summer of 1892, three prospectors might have been seen with ...
Ties To Water - The History Of Bull River In The East Kootenay
Collection No. 0040.0015: Bull River, B.C.The townsite of Bull River, featuring the Benedict general store. Image courtesy of the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History By Derryll White You had to know Verdun Casselman to enjoy the full depth of this book, although any discerning reader will see large parts of...
Gold mining in the Kootenais
Placer Mining on Wildhorse Creek ca. 1898 Collection No. 2251.0061 - Image courtesy of the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History A glimpse into the hubris of the early gold rush in the Kootenays - an excerpt taken from the Victoria Daily Colonist June 18, 1864. THE KOOTENAIS MINES. – Their Richness Confirmed. – ...
Cominco
The Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company smelter at Trail B.C. overlooks the townsite and the Columbia River. Collection No. 0133.0196 ca. 1950 - Image courtesy of the Kootenay Gallery of Art, History & Science and the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History Cominco and Trail are almost synonymous. It is nearly...
