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ad

Or they explore the ruins

The old,
‘which overlooks Cowichan —

~Sstruction,. wT, _—
-.:Jt-was in use for a decade

> thereafter, and then, for .

’ yarious reasons, reluctantly,

‘

oe A “GHOST TOWN"
Phe. ‘ghost town’ of .
“Discovery .
-« + Columbia's far northwest
-; corner is almost cheek by: -
-jowl with the bustling town.
_*+ of Atlin whose isolation is its
. Chief attraction for'visitors.
-;. “Discovery. is full of
-+’ abandoned buildings and
 Squipaient just as they were -
-- Jeft 50 years ago
. gold rush subsided.
. +. The fortunes of the two.
. towns: went up and. down
-. With. the gold:
-. mining,
~~ hydraulic mining, followed .
~ . by lode mining. es
“But now the goldis almost .
gone, although you can still .
gee people
. ereeks of Atlin country ©
 avery..summer, trying to.
..” find just one, square foot of
gravel that has escaped

in British

when the
followed by

anning. the

notice.:

-  Travellers:on the Alaska .
.. Highway often take a side = |[c
- >. trip:to Atlin and Discovery,
-. @aptivated by the charm of
* the ‘scenery surrounding
: Atlin Lake, ‘the largest
..matural lake in British
Columbia. = —_

They may make a visit to-

the Tarahne, the steamer
built in 1918, retired in 1936,

. and: now beached on the

shores of Atlin Lake.

Or. they walk, canoe, go
horseback riding, fishing or-
hunting. —

‘truck an
lacer, .

BC. travel bits ELA

small area it now occupies
to fill an entire nine acres
set aside by the company,

which owns: 72 acres, in- .

cluding the Shannon Falls.
' At present, ..the small
lade contains a. steam
onkey from. Vancouver

Island, one from the Green. ;

Lake area and a: loggi
locomotive. It : will. Hed

‘tually have a‘railroad car to

carry ‘logs, a crane, an old
and a lumber handler, —
Local loggers have rigged
a spar tree in the centre of ©
the exhibit, = - -
A road leading back into
the property. will house

other displays as will small
bays cut into the greenery

along the road.

“PUNCH LINE

Wa
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POLITICIANS’
“MOTTO:. |
* THOU SHALT
_ NOT COMMIT
THYSELF,

. this by disconnecting circuits

- see what doesn’t work, —

Count Up_

There are nine toothpicks
on a table. Ask someone ‘to -

make ten out.of .them with-- —

out adding a toothpick. They.
‘can’t. You can do: this and
other tricks learned from
Dose Magic Tricks Cups for .

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It's a good: idea to label all-
the circuits in 4 fuse: box, Do '

one at a.time and checking to

From The Shari.Lewis | ae
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oe The Canadian movement for personal fitness.

. Fitness. In

+

BPM. TILL CLOSING:
~ MONDAY TO SUNDAY ~
Within 2 mile radius :

: . C: Man-
» Skeena Hotel 18 le
Phone: 6306218

ENTERTAINMENT, THE HERALD, Wed. Oct. 20, 1976, 11

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of old gold towns and

your heart you knowit’sright >

LIVERY SERVICE

Fri. - Sat 11:00 AM. 1:30 AM,
~ Sun. 1:00 PLM. WERM.

ne ate

- Thurs. 11:00 A.M.- 1O0AMOR |

diggings, or, trapped by

gold fever, take up a gold

pan and try their luck. ~

“: *"SRRITISH COLUMBIA -

““BUTTER CHURCH”
stone church

Bay; near Duncan, British

7 Columbia, was literally built

by butter.

_. It was erected in: 1870-by
“missionary. Father Ron-. se
‘deault; who was also aj.

mason,. carpenter, farmer,
‘and dairyman.

- . Butter from his two-cows
was. sold to buy the skilled
~ labor, the mortar ‘and the.
other necessities for. con-

BY woRy

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WE REIN “FOR.

INSPECTION”

inc. TS76 World rants reserved. .

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abandoned) ©. 0
_ A> new, chapel, more
centrally located. and:. on

chureh property, was built.

"The belfry toppled and the

- hard’ winter -rains all but
- destroyed “the roof, Father.

., Rondeault died. Pioneer

‘days became modern times.” | .

_. >. Then in. 1958, as. a.Cen- |
= “tennial |

- "Cowichan Indian Band
--pestored the little ..sanc- .
“tuary.. Thanks to their:

project, — the.

os cooperation, it may. be

"visited today.
.. >The chureh is surprisingly |
large for. a pioneer struc-

bt

BOB ADNTANA ©

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Co Mane Features Syocenté. inc. 1976 Wood nghts reserved. Comme

~ ture: The ‘thick stone walls =

~~ stand firm, their buttresses

oe _ > freseoed with lichen, and the
.- arehing windows © offer
serene views of sky, green-

lad hills and blue sea.

“ol NEW BG oo

os oso. LOGGING MUSEUM

~_In:1970, Carling.O’Keefe, a.

-, Canadian ‘beer : company, --
--pought'a piece of land south S
cof: Shannon Creek near -"G

Squamish, British Columbia
‘and created a picnic area
‘and later a logging. museum _

-*...swhich opened this summer, —
oe Leeated: about | 40. miles
~~ north of Vancouver, the new

nauseum “will, When com-

, wots Plete,, spread. out; from: the,

{. [ JUST HAO.

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