A special supplement to the Terrace Review and Prince Rupert This Week ~ NOTICE Event Riverboat Days guide 9 Location | Sponsor group is ee Riverboat Days Parade Timberland Horse Show Thornhill Community Grounds Totem - Saddle Club Sat. Aug.3/91 at 11 a.m.. _ All parking or stopping of unauthorized vehicles in the marshalling area (the 4700 block of Park 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Slo-pitch tournament Terrace Men's Slo- pitch Riverside Park & Kerr Park Avenue, between Emerson and Eby Streets) is | prohibited between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to | | 12:00 noon on the day of the parade. 12 noon - 6 p.m. Paddlewheel Tavern & BBQ Riverside Park | Terrace Men's Slo- . pitch Vehicles are prohibited from parking along the I Parade route, (Lakelse Avenue, from Eby Street to Atwood Street) from 11:00 a.m. until the parade is completed. 1 p.m. ‘Director of Engineering CITY OF TERRACE contributed by Bill McRae This photo of cordwood for riverboats was taken in 1983 in an area on the banks of the Skeena River east of Terrace. Some piles are also located just off Hwy 16 in the fringe of trees near Kleanza Drive. There are still several piles, three and up to four piles wide on a bank overlooking the Skeena River. The piles are fifty to seventy-five feet long and would contain approximately 200 cords. ‘The piles have now rotted down to less than half the original height. Some of the end cross pieces are of split cedar and are still in fair condition. The piles were placed high above the river for easy load- ing with a chute down onto the riverboat. from Legate Creek to the Kitsclas Canyon where the wood was loaded on board the riverboats. Wood was hauled by horse and FIRING "84 CHEVETTE 4-door/auto RIVERBOAT DAYS CORDWOOCD dating back to 1912 still lines the banks of the Skeena, waiting for the riverboats to return. Woodcutters were never paid the $3/cord for any of the wood. ’86 ARIES 4-door/auto 190 Excel CX 5-dr/5 spd no mileage q AVX a uy ‘80 Fairmont 2-dr coupe/auto gp 97 Merc TOPAZ 4-dr/5 spd It makes good "cents" to get your new Subaru during our 1991 CLEARANCE SALE. You'll get great savings and the Subaru reputation for value and reliability. You can't beat a combination like that! Come in soon while the selection is best. | THORNHILL SUBARU 3026 Hwy 16 East, Terrace 635-7286 Wood was cut over a large area Wild Duck Race wagon from Kleanza to the boat landing at Kitselas. | Ron Kolterman accompanied me to the Skeena River site and we spoke to Mrs. Elizabeth Whitlow of Usk upon our return. She is one of the few remaining people who came to the area on these boats. She said the woodcutting was generally done during the winter and spring. Then the woodcuttters | Creek Terrace Rotary Club. Williams (Hwy 37) Cordwood for $3 per cord would go prospecting for the sum- mer months. As she could recall, woodcutters were paid $3 per cord and they were paid only for the cords loaded on board. I remember some of the oldtimers saying there was competition among riverboat cap- tains as to who could obtain the best wood. Drier wood made more steam for a faster trip! [ TILLICUM TWIN Enjoy Riverboat Days!