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...
The Basin Record
For the latest edition of 'The Basin Record', the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History's official newsletter and a glimpse at 'The Coal Creek Mining Disaster', 'The Legacy of Learning Project', and Asian Heritage Month' read further: Double click the image below and scroll down to enjoy The Basin Record:...
