Subject: Perry Creek

The Famous Perry Creek

The Famous Perry Creek near Cranbrook, B.C. Postcard front, linked to 0017.0106.

Internal ID:	0017.0105
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1905

The Famous Perry Creek

The Famous Perry Creek near Cranbrook, B.C. Postcard front, linked to 0017.0106.

Internal ID:	0017.0106
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1905

Hydraulic Mining On Perry Creek

Hydraulic Miningon Perry Creek, showing the flume running beside the creek for the large Perry Creek wheel (now at Fort Steele). 1825, postcard front, linked to 0017.0108.

Internal ID:	0017.0107
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1905

Hydraulic Mining On Perry Creek

Hydraulic Miningon Perry Creek, showing the flume running beside the creek for the large Perry Creek wheel (now at Fort Steele). 1825, postcard front, linked to 0017.0108.

Internal ID:	0017.0108
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1905

Hydraulic Mining At Perry Creek

Hydraulic mining at Perry Creek near Cranbrook, B.C. 1784, postcard front, linked to 0017.0110.

Internal ID:	0017.0109
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1905

Hydraulic Mining At Perry Creek

Hydraulic mining at Perry Creek near Cranbrook, B.C. 1784, postcard front, linked to 0017.0110.

Internal ID:	0017.0110
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1905

Perry Creek Hydraulic Mining

Hydraulic mining at Perry Creek near Cranbrook, B.C. A mine shaft can also be seen. 1813, postcard front, linked to 0017.0112.

Internal ID:	0017.0111
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1905

Perry Creek Hydraulic Mining

Hydraulic mining at Perry Creek near Cranbrook, B.C. A mine shaft can also be seen. 1813, postcard front, linked to 0017.0112.

Internal ID:	0017.0112
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1905

The Famous Perry Creek

A view of Perry Creek, near Cranbrook, B.C. Postcard front, linked to 0019.0222.

Internal ID:	0019.0221
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1909

The Famous Perry Creek

A view of Perry Creek, near Cranbrook, B.C. Postcard front, linked to 0019.0222.

Internal ID:	0019.0222
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1909

Perry Creek Steam Shovel

A steam shovel operating on Perry Creek as part of a placer gold mining opweration. This shovel was walked overland from Wycliffe to its place of work. The remains are still in place on Perry Creek.

Internal ID:	0020.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1903

Elephants at Large

Dense woods, deep ravines and steep hillsides act as obstacles for the men pursuing the three elephants still loose after stampede in Cranbrook.

Internal ID:	0050.0800
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	August 12th 1926

Perry Creek

Perry Creek Hydraulic Mining Co. offering shares in their operation, stating they have millions of tons of Virgin Gravel in sight.

Internal ID:	0050.0930
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	December 1st 1904

Ed Murphy

Comings and goings of Perry Creek miners, with St. Patricks day coming up.

Internal ID:	0050.0995
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	March 16th 1901

Ed Murphy

Two miners return to Perry Creek.

Internal ID:	0050.0997
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	March 30th 1901

Ed Murphy

Perry Creek miner visits Fort Steele.

Internal ID:	0050.0998
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 11th 1901

Funding Appeal

Requesting donations for local trout hatchery.

Internal ID:	0051.0145
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 16th 1924

Perry Creek

Reporting on establishing of mill, railroad and lumbering plant on Perry Creek.

Internal ID:	0051.0234
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	March 26th 1904

Perry Creek Pipe

Reporting on the late arrival of steel pipe for the Perry Creek Hydraulic Co.

Internal ID:	0051.0246
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 23rd 1904

Perry Creek News

Reporting that the plans for opening up the logging and lumbering enterprise on Perry Creek are making good progress.

Internal ID:	0051.0247
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 23rd 1904

B.A.C. Company

Reporting on the extensive mining operations soon to start up at two locations in the area.

Internal ID:	0051.0307
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 31st 1900

Perry Lot Sale

Lots For Sale at Perry on Perry Creek for $75-$150 each according to location.

Internal ID:	0051.0554
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	July 29th 1897

Perry Creek

Gold-quartz prospector from Perry Creek in town purchasing supplies.

Internal ID:	0051.0637
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	March 16th 1907

Fishing Open

Excerpts and explanations from Regulations For Guidance of Anglers in East Kootenay Territory.

Internal ID:	0051.0744
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 4th 1935

Perry Creek Cemetery

Letter from Cranbrook lady describing visit to Old Town at Perry Creek where they found five or six graves at cemetery there in bad state of repair.

Internal ID:	0051.0778
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	June 2nd 1938

Lost Lemon Story

Shedding new light on Lost Lemon gold digging, indicating claim never existed and Lemon murdered his partner and took his gold from an earlier find.

Internal ID:	0051.0803
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	June 4th 1936

Perry Creek Relief Camp

Mayor and other officials visit relief camp on Perry Creek road to inspect men engaged in cutting firewood to be sold.

Internal ID:	0051.0823
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	December 11th 1930

J.F. Armstrong Remembers

Article featuring the offical facts by J.F. Armstrong on the condition of the South East Kootenay while he was appointed government agent.

Internal ID:	0052.0074
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	December 18th 1902

Perry Creek Hydraulic Co.

Perry Creek Hydraulic Co. cleaning up this week and found nuggets in ranges from $5 to $10 with largest valued at $16.

Internal ID:	0052.0248
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	July 28th 1906

Perry Creek Hotel

Wagon load of provisions and furniture left Cranbrook for new hotel opening in Old Town.

Internal ID:	0052.0435
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	June 20th 1901

Review of Progress

Review of Cranbrook and district's progress during 1911 and outlook for 1912.

Internal ID:	0052.0469
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 4th 1912

Placer Claims

Ed. Murphy offering certification of work of placer claims only Perry Creek.

Internal ID:	0052.0517
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	November 27th 1897

Cranbrook District Creeks

Newspaper notice listing creeks in Cranbrook district urging everyone who had water rights on them is directed to forward a memo of claim in writing to the Controller of Water Rights at the Parliament Buildings at Victoria.

Internal ID:	0052.0688
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 27th 1912

CONFLICT Being Filmed

Newspaper article reporting that a motion picture film will be shooting scenes in Perry Creek, Old Town, Monroe Lake, Wycliffe, with Cranbrook as the center.

Internal ID:	0053.0024
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	July 14th 1922

Ore Sample Cabinets

Local mining man polishes up ore exhibit displayed at Cranbrook post office building in preparation for visitors to fall fair.

Internal ID:	0053.0116
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	September 11th 1930

Marysville Bridge

Appeal for bridge across the St. Marys River

Internal ID:	0054.0212
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	November 30th 1901

St. Marys Bridge

Appeal for bridge across the St. Mary River.

Internal ID:	0054.0243
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 25th 1902

Mining News

Promoting East kootenay.

Internal ID:	0054.0281
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	July 12th 1902

Gold Nugget from Perry Creek, BC 1958

J Rollheiser holding a Gold Nugget from Perry Creek, BC Sep. 04, 1958

Internal ID:	0198.0016
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	September 4th 1958

Gold Nugget from Perry Creek, BC 1958

Gold Nugget from Perry Creek, BC Sep. 04, 1958

Internal ID:	0198.0017
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	September 4th 1958

Mabel Jordan and Maud (Suttle) Kendrick

Mabel Jordan on the left and Maud (Suttle) Kendrick on the right standing in front of the waterwheel on Perry Creek, year unknown.

Internal ID:	0520.0001
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Perry Creek Overshot Water Wheel

Perry Creek Overshot Water Wheel in its original position. It is now located at Fort Steele.

Internal ID:	0523.0026
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1945

Perry Creek Water Wheel

Perry Creek water wheel on Perry Creek. Note the water flume feeding this overshot wheel.

Internal ID:	2514.0106
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1964

Burgess Hotel at Old Town, 1903

People gathered for a photo in front of the Burgess Hotel, at Old Town on Perry Creek, 1903.

Internal ID:	2501.0133
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1903

2501

Picnic On Perry Creek, 1902 Well-dressed gathering on Perry Creek in front of the Banks and Thompson mining shaft, 1902.

Internal ID:	2501.0144
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1902

Perry Creek Water Wheel c. 1945

The overshot water wheel in its original position on Perry Creek, with the flumes still attached, c. 1945. When fully engaged the flume took almost all of the Perry Creek flow.