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The Mascot Mine Near Hedley BC
Building another Bike Rack
Building a bike rack
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Restoring a couple of Coleman Irons
Coleman Iron Restoration
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Coleman Model 4M campstove
Restoration Video
Restoration Video
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Coleman Lantern Model 236 Major Restoration, January 1948
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Coleman Campstove Model 431 Restoration
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Duncan Woods arrived in Hedley after most of Nickel Plate Mountain had been claimed, except for a small 40 acre parcel. He claimed this fraction and called it Mascot .The Daly Reduction Company owned all the claims around Woods which included the Nickel Plate Mine. In 1904 one of the main ore bodies angled into Wood's claim. The superintendent of the Nickel Plate approached Woods to buy his claim but he refused.
In 1933 Mr. Woods did finally sell for $150,000 to a group from Vancouver and they formed the Hedley Mascot Gold. The company had a very difficult time as the mine was high up on the steep side of the mountain. At first they packed some material in from the top. Later they built a road to approximately one mile from the mine site and from there a tramline was built to lower the material and some equipment down to the mine site.
Ore was transported from the mine down to the bottom of the valley to a mill by an aerial tramline. The tramline was supported by six metal towers for a total length of 5000 feet. The tramline ran at about 40 degrees up the side of the mountain.
The Mascot Mine operated from 1936 to 1949 and produced 8 tons of gold. At the height of operations 130 men worked at the Mascot and the average wage was $4.75 a day and room and board was free. The single men stayed at the mine and the married men rode the tramline every day to work. The small community was built on the side of a cliff complete with a bunk house, cookhouse, mine offices, blacksmith shop, and many more buildings for the operation of the mine.
As time went on the buildings started to deteriorate and collapse. In the 1990's the government wanted to burn the place down (that's our government). In 1995 Bill Barlee, then minister of tourism, stepped in and the site was then declared a provincial heritage site. Thank God for Bill otherwise we would have lost a "one of a kind" part of history.
Video of the Mascot Mine
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Cutting Wood 2021
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Fletcher Falls Near Kaslo, BC
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Generator Conversion
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Haller Keresone Stove
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Building Boxes for Coleman Lanterns
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Motorhome Upgrades
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Natural BC
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Natural BC Part 2
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Northern Electric Wall Phone
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Restoring an old picture frame
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Portable Battery Charger
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Restoring Two Small Portable Campstoves
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Restoring a Old Wheelbarrow
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Ghost Town Sandon, BC
Valley of the Ghosts, Sandon, BC
Sandon was known as "The Silver City" or "Heart of the Silvery Slocan". It was the richest galena producing region in all of Canada, set in a narrow gulch and split by the fast flowing Carpenter Creek.
In 1891 when Eli Carpenter and Jack Seaton discovered large amounts of galena ore prospectors flocked from all over North America to stake their claims. By 1895 Sandon was a busy town, with two railways, the Kaslo and Slocan Railway which connected Sandon with Kaslo on Kootenay Lake, and the Nakusp and Slocan Railway (CPR) which came from New Denver and Nakusp. Sandon was incorporated as a city on January 1, 1898 with more than 5000 residences. Sandon had 29 hotels, 28 saloons, banks and many other stores and businesses. Carpenter Creek was flumed right down main street and a boardwalk was built over top.
With labor problems in 1899 Sandon started to decline followed by a fire in 1900. By 1920 Sandon was no longer a city due to fallen silver prices, but picked up a little during WW2 when 950 Japanese Canadians were interned there from the coast.
There was another boom during the Korean War when metal prices jumped again. In 1955 Carpenter Creek flooded and destroyed most of the remaining buildings. After the flood looters tore apart the remains of many of the buildings.
Sandon has a nice collection of vintage trolley busses that were once used in Vancouver. A CPR steam engine is also on display. There is also a museum where you can take in the whole history of Sandon. The Fire Hall was restored and made into a gift shop.
In 1896 Sandon was one of the first places to provide electricity to anyone who wanted. The Silversmith Power and Light Company still provides environment friendly electricity to the area to this day. This is a must see sight to visit.
If you listen carefully you can still hear the sounds of the Ghosts in Sandon and area.
Sandon was known as "The Silver City" or "Heart of the Silvery Slocan". It was the richest galena producing region in all of Canada, set in a narrow gulch and split by the fast flowing Carpenter Creek.
In 1891 when Eli Carpenter and Jack Seaton discovered large amounts of galena ore prospectors flocked from all over North America to stake their claims. By 1895 Sandon was a busy town, with two railways, the Kaslo and Slocan Railway which connected Sandon with Kaslo on Kootenay Lake, and the Nakusp and Slocan Railway (CPR) which came from New Denver and Nakusp. Sandon was incorporated as a city on January 1, 1898 with more than 5000 residences. Sandon had 29 hotels, 28 saloons, banks and many other stores and businesses. Carpenter Creek was flumed right down main street and a boardwalk was built over top.
With labor problems in 1899 Sandon started to decline followed by a fire in 1900. By 1920 Sandon was no longer a city due to fallen silver prices, but picked up a little during WW2 when 950 Japanese Canadians were interned there from the coast.
There was another boom during the Korean War when metal prices jumped again. In 1955 Carpenter Creek flooded and destroyed most of the remaining buildings. After the flood looters tore apart the remains of many of the buildings.
Sandon has a nice collection of vintage trolley busses that were once used in Vancouver. A CPR steam engine is also on display. There is also a museum where you can take in the whole history of Sandon. The Fire Hall was restored and made into a gift shop.
In 1896 Sandon was one of the first places to provide electricity to anyone who wanted. The Silversmith Power and Light Company still provides environment friendly electricity to the area to this day. This is a must see sight to visit.
If you listen carefully you can still hear the sounds of the Ghosts in Sandon and area.
A video on Sandon
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Keremeos Car Show 2021
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Museum in Silverton, BC
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Sandon in Pictures
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