BB - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, April 5, 1995 Pioneers faced hardships ® ) HERE: ‘N THE YVONNE MOEN THIS WEEK I would like to tell you a little about my very good friend, Dorothy Hippisley, nee Egan, Dorothy was born on March 28, 1928 in a little log cabin in’ Resswood, B.C. Dorothy grew up in Rosswood, experiencing many of the hardships early pioneers in the Skeena Country faced, Dorothy’s father, an Australian named Alfred Sam Egan, came to the Rosswood area in 1910, Her mother, Christine Allard came to Rosswood when she was 18 years old to visit her uncle. And now I will go back in time a ways, to Dorothy's birth, Because her mother was experi- encing some difficulties, Dorothy’s father. snowshoed 30 miles to town to get the doctor. A few days later he returned with Dr. Brummett. Dr. Brummett went into the — bedroom to see how Christina was doing. When he came out he told .Dorothy’s father he could save either the baby or his wife and Alfred told the doctor to save his wife. Well, Dorothy was always a bit stubborn, so she came along right away. Thank goodness for Mrs. Nightwine, the midwife, who looked after her mother and her so Well before and after the birth, Dorothy lived on 160 acres her father had pre-empted on Egan Rd, four miles north of Kalum Lakes. When Alfred first came to Rosswood he farmed and pros- pecled, clearing his land the hard way with grubhoe and lots of el- bow grease, During WWI he went overseas, _ .. and when the war ended, he =” “returiied to” his’ honiestead at - Rosswood. It was here that he met and married Christine Tina Allard. As I said earlier, Christine had =. come to Rosswood to visit her : uncle, well known pioneer Matt Allard and her aunt Chrissie "Warner, ‘ Afler a couple of months there, >) , She met and married Alfred Sam Egan. Their wedding was in Ter- race and they honeymooned in ~ ' Prince Rupert. Then they retumed to Rosswood to live in a one- -.° room cabin, and Dorothy was ‘> ‘ born, ’ « In the summer months they . used to go up the mountain to Douglas Creek where her father : used to placer mine and pan for gold. Alfred built a cabin for them to live in up there. As for furniture, Alfred made it out of blocks of wood, with cedar . boughs for a mattress. Dorothy remembers the mice used to nin through the branches at night while they slept, and her mother used to get pretty mad at her father about their living con- ditions. Asa child, Dorothy thought the mice were just part of the family. She coulda’t understand why ber mother would get so mad, Dorothy's brother, James Egan, was born in September 1934, and i+! her sister Bileen Friesen, still lives in the original homestead on Egan Road in Rosswood., As for schooling, Dorothy's parents taught her by cor- respondence. When Dorothy was 12, she was given an opportunity to atiend -: school for one term at the convent in Priace Rupert. When the term was up, she retumed back to the homestead. There she helped her mother with housework and the garden, and helped her father at “+ haying time. “+ Haying was done by hand. .- Alfred would use a scythe and Dorothy would rack it with just a : garden rack, Then her father - + would pack it on his back. Life on the homestead was : hard, Once they only had potatoes ‘y:* to eat, so her mother made a fish- ‘+ ing line from a bent nail, some string and a stick. And off Dorothy and her mother went to - + catch some trout in the creek on .¢ the property. :* Dorothy remembers a dug-out :: canoe her father made. He painted it green, and they called it * the '‘Dill Pickle.”’ The Dill Pick- ‘ Allard, Dorothy once became * Dorothy was quite scared by that + brother were killed in a fire on “jnto ‘town, and passed away on BRS eriestd eee eae ee eee DOROTHY HIPPISLEY is one of the Skeena Valley's pioneers. She was born in a log cabin, and face many hardships in her life, such as sleeping on a mattress of cedar boughs, with mice for |i : nighttime companions, instead of teddy bears. open up the Skeena Country. Now many pioneers are laid to rest at the old Kalum Cemetery, which I feel is disgrace. The least we can do is be proud of the ‘pioneers who suffered so much hardships. Why not take care of le could really ride the waves on Kalum Lake, In the winter they would waik across the frozen lake, sometimes to visit relative like Uncle Matt snowblind, and her father made Fountain Tir in theWest. TREO April showers bring vu } - out ear tires. | ¥y (Like my poetry? 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Dorothy and Archie were married on December 20, 1952 in Terrace. After they were married they moved up to Goat Mountain, where Archie had a contract. For their log cabin, Dorothy and her mother went out in the woods to galher moss to use for insula- tion between the logs. Her parents gave them potatoes and a moose for meat, Archie would also snare rabbits for stew. Watch for this feature in the first issue of every month to see where you can save in your everyday shopping! They later moved back to the " homestead in Rosswood, and TERRACE Dorothy's father gave them 69 CARPET DOCTOR 43 A 635-2344 R acrés, ‘e) eT After their children started to Offer P , e arcive Dorothy and Archie de- fers 25%: Discount a cy BOTILERS cided to move to Kitwanga in enlors dispenser 1963, so the children could attend Ray & Jackie Rio 10 % off purchase of any oler school there. They lived in 635-961 x 3738 River Drive o% off annual rental of water cO Kitwanga for 25 years, and 8 Terrace, B.C, 15% 0 hle Ave. , Terrace, B.C. moved back to Terrace in 1988. i #6 - 5002 Ponte _ On April 16, 1991, Archie Hip- pistey passed away at the age of == 81 years. When her husband died, Dorothy moved around a bit, but Offers A L-C 7 S G LA as of June 1, 1994, has settled at 10% 3 . SS the Willows Apartments on . t , = 720 River Drive, Terrace Kalum St. Now she says she has Discoun OFFERS 10% piscoiy: ; : % DISCOUNT TO SENIO founda home again, e to Seniors — RS Dorothy bas five children and ~ 945-3151 Terrace Doug Cl many grandchildren: Archie Hip- a +. Terrace: 638-8001 oster Kitimat pisley Jr, of Kitwanga, bom Au- 146 Hwy. 16 East, Owner 632-4800 gust 3, 1954 and his wife Dawn with their three children Richard, Tammy and Jennifer; Theresa Hippisley, bom October 24, 1956, and her three sons, Gerry, Jamie and Christopher; Susan Gogag of Kitwancool, born March 14, 1958, and her hasuband Dennis and their three Z daughters Gynette, Lara and ; Nikala and son Dennis Jr; Peggy Discouns 635-2439 To ESC MAPRNCTEDE Offers 15% Menday to Thursday We offer 10% off materials for Seniors. [LENNOX DEALER | ACAD ACADIA NORTHWEST MECHANICAL INC. 5299 Kelth, Terrace, 8.C.VaG 1L2 635-4770 to Seniors Skeena Mall 315-474] Lokeke Watt of Hazelton, born Gebruary 12, 1963 and her husband Rob and two sons Jessic and Danicl, and daughter Sasha; and finally Charlie Hippisley, born February 25, 1965, single. . . + Full Service Nowadays Dorothy is hardly Ps Brakes, ever home. 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