Page @ ~~ THH TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LARE, Bg. Thursday, December 8, 1984, More About Quesnel Forks (continued from page 3) Thompson, spoke briefly to back up Bill Lowden’s story. Mr. Lowden and Gordon Blackwell discussed the Chinese Masonic Temple a Quesnel Forks which was built in the early 70’s and still stands. They told of its jewel-eyed Buddah, its beautiful altar with mother-of- pearl side screens, the Chinese char- acters penned on the wall plaque and the narrow staircase with its many stairs, where, over the years, the slippered feet of the Chinese follow. ers have worn hollows into the steps. The seating capacity of the temple was 200. It is hoped to preserve this exotic link with the past. FIRST SCHOOL TP. CHER Mr. Lowden told of the first school teacher at Quesnel Forks, who was E A. Bradley. He taught the Chinese children whose parents paid his sal- ary as it was not a government school. Cliff Lynes, son of J. Lynes who made the strike at Cedar Creek re- ported that J. B. Hobson first started in Horsefly and then moved on to the Bullion. He ran a stamp mill at Horsefly. He told of the Texas Ferry Trail, oldest road in the coun- try, running through Beaver Valley, Mitchele, Likely and then above Quesnel . Forks, up Duck Mountain and down the various creeks to sup- ply the miners. Johnny Lynes, born at Williams iams Lake in 1868, told of his strike at Cedar Creek in 1921, after tnany futile tries when he and his Partner Platt finally hit gola just 2 feet below the grass roots. Future was named, taking out 12 oz. a day Often the gold w: s roots. In closi Jacoby, who was the la resident of Quesnel Fork: hall, the 2-ft wide s is Bob Harr 21d Lowden p ce now owned by Mrs. at Postmaster, deputy from his cabin. Mention also y pletion of the C.P.R. Dog Creek News been visi lisons. mond who S Ranch. FOR 1 Hospital QUALITY DRY CLEANING SUPERIOR Laundry & Cleaners (Williams Lake Division ) seven-day check up. ry Places Thu MRS. SAM SAUL JOHN \ to War Memorial Hospital Fri medical ‘attention. TWO HOURS of good entertain- ment was provided Thursday evening by Furze the Magician. Unfortun- ately advance notices arrived too late | to be very helpful so the attendance | was rather poor. THE COMMUNITY turned out OUR SPECIALTY Suede Jackets and Pleated Wool Skirts Articles left over 30 days at owner’s risk unless otherwise arranged for. in goodly numbers Saturday evenitig to attend an excellent dance spon- | sored by the Community Club in aid of the Children’ Christmas Tree fund. Be An Informed Voter! ATTEND YOUR CIVIC Stewardship Meeting High School Auditorium Friday, December 3rd 8 p.m. HEAR * Village Commissioners’ Report * Election Candidates Speak AND W. H. ROLSTON Associated Engineering Service Speaking on THE PROPOSED SEWER PLAN A Community Service Sponsored by Wms. Lake Junior Chamber of Commerce owners of the claim were MeAskill nd Fitzimmons. They all worked the ‘Glory Hole’ as the site of the strike tached to the ¢, Mr. Windt spoke of Mr. t permanent and who jied about two years ago. He spoke again of the Temple® and gambling rease and the -iny jail. He spoke of such oldtimers son, Robt. McLeese, the Whitmar; of MF. Lowden, who, dur- ing his long years at the Forks served mining re- order and telephone operator unti) 1920; of Ah Quey, last Chinese at the Forks, oldest son of R. Kim, generat merchant of Quesnel Forks and head of the Tong, whose frozen body was found last winter just a few steps s made of Hunter, who was the engin- eer for the Golden River Dam; of the} McCullins brothers who ‘guarded the river with muskets in 1896; of Carl | Dunleavy who contracted with the | Chinese who came up after the ngn-| MRS. R. ALLISON, Kamloops, has ing this week with her son and daughter-in-law, the R. M. al-| ANOTHER Kamloops visitor dur- ing the week was Humphrey Des- was the guest of his brother Tom Desmond at the Circle SON of Mr, and Mrs. CLIFFORD EAGLE, and a party i with the Canadian army in Problem. SIGN LANGU4GE 'S GOOD ENOUGH —Central Presk Cunadian ne 19-months delay in clearing immigration regulations to allow Mrs. Tack to join her husband enty dollars. MR. and Shaws at View Ranch. THE PUSSYWILLOWS fusion and new timber gra three inches high until Mona ning. The thermometer then dropped to 16 degrees thus bringing to an end our second spell of Spring-time. Biggest Buck Through Cache Creek Shot Here Biggest buck to be checked through Cache Creek game office this year was shot in the Meldrum Creek area November 20. The 241-pound mule deer was downed by Vancouver sal man Jack Holmes, who shot. the ani- mal at 70 feet with a .030 British rifle. Antler spread of the eight-point buck was 243% inches. Oroville Bargains HYDRAULIC JACKS 20 ton $41.50 2 ton 24.50 5 ton 3 ton 114 ton Oroville Used Specials 3 Kerosene Refrigerators $50 to $8 All excellent condition, Milwaukee power tools, Prices so low on saws, drills, grinders, sanders, that we can’t advertise. All items unconditionally guaranteed. Oroville Plumbing & Hardware Oroville, Washington are RUBBERIZED anes feed. by jo04 BARCO, [00% ‘The fund was enriched by some sev- MRS. DODD, Prince George are guesis of the Morley were blooming gaily, lilacs budding in pro- Big Creek News JIM BONNER and OLAF SKJEL- BRED are down on the summer rangé continuing work on the fence around the lower turn-out that was begun last summer. Veera Bonner is also down there doing the cooking. JOHN SEIBERT and WALTER BAMBRIOK are riding on the lower range this week. 4 RAY THOMPSON of Hillerest Ranch was up to Henrys’ on Wednes- day to take hack two yearling Here- ford bulls which he purchased from Cecil and a three-year-old gelding to break and train for a year, R. CHURCH was into town in his truck the beginning of the week get-|” ting supplies and in town over the weekend were Cecil and Hazel Henry. GAME WARDEN Ken Walmsley of Alexis Creek made a patrol around Big Creek this week. AMONG the numerous hunters camped everywhere along our roads and bypaths these days are Dan Har- vey and Norman Galloway of Van- souver. They have been hunting on Mud Creek for the past five years but his"year they haye a little different angle on it. They have along with them a small motorcycle for covering the longer trails and they also made ase of it to bring their buck out of the woods, walking beside the ma- shine to keep it upright and operat- ing it be means of a hand throttle. BRUCE WATT and John Lyon are finished cutting and hauling Christ- mas trees, and are going to be busy rounding up now. FRANK and DUANE WITTE and Bob Ctreigler have been hunting at the summer range for the past week. ation convention in Nanaimo in Oc- tober, gave a report of the affair at the Williams Lake branch meeting November 19. CONVENTION REPORT Ken Moore, local delegate to the B.C. Government Employees Associ- Building a Home? or Remodelling? Call AE, Montgomery Construction GENERAL CONTRACTOR. Free Estimates Box 111 i Williams Lake . | Recky Mountain Saddlery 256 Landsdowne Street Kamloops, B.C, MAKERS OF FINE LEATHER GOODS Agents for leading makes of saddles and riding accessories and all repairs RANGLER, LEVIS, LEE ! 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