Supplement to The Interior News and Houston Today — Summer 1989

Smithers, Telkwa Bulkley Valley and Hazelton Tourist Guide

Photo by Barb Klopfenstein Page 2 — The Smithers Interior News — Summer Tourism 1989

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Visit the railcar Table of Contents

Stay awhile 3 Events, celebrations...... 3 High Road tour 6 Hike the hills...... 10 Historic Telkwa 14 History in businesses 16 Look at Quick 19

A RETIRED RAILWAY COACH serves as the visitor information centre in Smithers. The centre, beside the Ride the rafts and horses 21 Central Park Building near the corner of the highway and Main Street, is the best place for visitors to learn about attractions and activities in the Bulkley Valley. ’Ksan stop essential...... 24 Sternwheelers to Hazelton 26 Fight Forest Fire by Phone Published by If you see a fire, dial 'O' and ask for THE INTERIOR NEWS Zenith 5555 Established April 13,1907 P.O. Box 2560, Smithers, B.C., VOJ 2N0 Serving Smithers, the Bulkley Valley, the Hazeltons and district, Houston and district, and published on Wednesday of each week by Cariboo Press (1969) Ltd. at 3764 Broadway Avenue, Smithers, British Columbia. Copyright number 321634. Authorized as second-class mail by the Post Office Department, Ot­ tawa, and for payment of postage in cash. Official registration number 0646. SULLIVAN A division of Cariboo Press (1969) Ltd. PONTIAC -BUICK-G.M.C. HOUSTON - B.C. For daily fresh... •Raisin Bread •Cinnamon Bread •W hite or Whole Wheat Bread •Buns, Pastries GIVI cars and light trucks BAKERY and Cookies deserve the attention of our 3840 Broadway Avenue WE HAVE SERVED Smithers, B.C. THE BULKLEY GM -trained technicians. VALLEY FOR MORE 847-9742 THAN 30 YEARS

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At the intersection A good starting point Information, attractions, shopping here An art gallery, a museum colours and oils to pottery and nd varied shopping await the occasionally sculpture. t raveller within a short dis­ Most of the work displayed tance o f the intersection of in the summer is for sale, Highway 16 and Main Street providing visitors the op- in Smithers. portunity to buy a souvenir to Nearby is the tourist in­ beautify their homes or of­ formation centre, a good place fices. to set your plans for a visit to The Bulkley Smithers and other com­ Valley Museum munities and areas of the The museum, just down the Bulkley Valley. hall from the gallery, con­ The Central Park Building is centrates on the settlement his­ a good stopping point once tory of the Bulkley Valley, al­ you are in Smithers. It’s bes­ though it offers a small display ide the information centre, of native Indian artifacts. within walking distance of The exhibits touch on the downtown and the shopping major events o f Bulkley Val­ centre and it’s home for the ley history: the Collins Over­ museum and gallery. land Telegraph line of 1865, SMITHERS’ HERITAGE BUILDING The Central Park Building is one of the most prominent buildings in the centre of the town. It houses the Bulkley Valley Museum, the Smithers Art Gallery, the chamber of com­ the Dominion Telegraph Line merce offices and the club rooms of many Smithers arts and crafts groups. The building was constructed in The Smithers Art Gallery at the turn o f the century, early 1924 as the provincial government building. The art gallery on the ground settlement and the construc­ floor of the Central Park tion o f Canada’s second trans­ Building displays a variety of continental railway, the Grand art, by local and other artists, Trunk Pacific, through the val­ in a constantly changing series ley. o f shows for most of the year. Other exhibits illustrate For the summer the gallery pioneer lifestyles: farming, concentrates on the work of railroad tie cutting, household local artists, providing the items and childhood in past BULKLEY visitor with a glimpse of the decades. talent here. Temporary exhibits, changed VALLEY Usually the summer display regularly, offer glimpses at includes work in a variety of other aspects of the area’s media, ranging from water past. DAYS 12 FUN-FILLED DAYS E vents August 24 to September 4,1989 A busy summer Come join the fun in Three events stand out in the ly attracts almost 25,000 Smithers and Telkwa ousy summer of the Bulkley people. Valley: the Bulkley Valley The fair is the first event of a Bulkley Valley Fall Fair Parade Events, Games, Sports Exhibition, the Telkwa Bar­ week-long series of activities and Opening Ceremonies and Dances becue and the downtown mer­ for visitor and resident alike; August 24 August 24 to September 4 •Parades ‘ Bands ‘ Horses ‘ Balloons •Baby contest ‘ Junior Olympics chants’ Midnight Mardi Gras. Bulkley Valley Days. •Celebrations •Euchre tournament ‘ Golf tournament The exhibition is a tradi­ Closing Bulkley Valley Days •Aquacktic race *Slo-pitch tournament tional fall fair, with livestock is the Telkwa Kinsmen’s Bar­ •And much more! Bulkley Valley Exhibition shows, light horse events and becue. A beef barbecue, sports August 25 to 27 Telkwa Kinsmen Barbecue heavy horse competitions, a competitions and a demolition •Draft horse pulls ‘ Light horse show September 2 to 4 midway and a vast array of derby bring the crowds to the •Music •Beef barbecue (the best in the world) •Agriculture and commercial exhibits food. barbecue grounds in Telkwa. •Baseball tournaments ‘ Tennis tournament •RCMP musical ride •Dance ‘ Frog races This year the theme is multi- Watch for posters listing •Demolition Derby »Horse shoes culturalism, a theme which other events in Bulkley Valley should increase the colour and Days. For more information, contact the variety at the fairgrounds on Midnight Mardi Gras packs Smithers District Chamber of Commerce the edge of Smithers. Smithers’ Main Street with Box 2379, Smithers, B.C., VOJ 2N0 847-5072 • 847-9854 The fair, scheduled for Aug. spectators for colourful bed 25, 26 and 27 this year, usual- races on Aug. 4. Page 4 — The Smithers Interior News — Summer Tourism 1989

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Take Telkwa High Road adventure beef cattle attest to the local agricultural heritage as the road passes some of the ear­ liest established farms in the valley. Just before the Telkwa High Road rejoins the highway, it crosses the Bulkley River at Moricetown Falls. . Visitors can park and ob­ serve the falls from either the bridge or a nearby footpath. The falls are created by the Bulkley River as it boils through a 16-metre-wide gorge. During the summer salmon runs Wet’suwet’en Indians from Moricetown and Smithers lean over the falls to gaff salmon, using a centuries old technique. The falls provide a cool relaxing site for a picnic lunch - or just a lounge in the sun. Visitors are encouraged to look into the nearby teepee gift shop with its assortment of Indian souvenir crafts. To continue the circle tour, IN LATE SUMMER salmon can be seen hurtling their way up the turn left to travel east on the Bulkley River at Moricetown Falls. WILD FLOWERS ARE ABUNDANT throughout the area, providing highway as far as the direc­ colour to brighten the mountainous scenery. tional signs pointing to the Toboggan Creek Fish The Bulkley Valley has a Road and travel to the junction Hatchery, at Evelyn Station cache of surprises waiting just with the Telkwa High Road. Road. Fossil canyon off the main highway for Turn left again and follow the The hatchery is operated by The Driftwood Creek Fos­ found in central China. visitors with a few hours signs to Driftwood Canyon a non-profit local society dedi­ sil Beds are composed of a Insect fossils are also earmarked for exploration. Provincial Park. cated to improving salmon and light coloured shale formed numerous at Driftwood Spectacular views are Driftwood creek has carved steelhead stocks in the Morice from layers of fine sediment Creek. amplified when time is taken out cliffs of shale and sand­ and Bulkley Rivers. compressed at the bottom of March flies are common, a to stop, step out of the car, and stone where the amateur geol­ Visitors are welcome to tour an ancient shallow lake. finding that supports the smell the flowers. ogist has a good chance of dis­ the hatchery, which opens its Fossils in the shale theory that the fossil beds Fresh mountain breezes covering the shadowed doors to the public seven days represent animal and vegeta­ were formed in a sub­ carry the earthy scents of remains of prehistory. a week during the summer. ble life during the Eocene tropical climate. creeks and trails awaiting in­ Bring along a geologist’s The hatchery society has also Period, which occurred ap­ Today March flies are vestigation. hammer to tap open shale provided a ball diamond for proximately 48 million years found no further north than The Telkwa High Road tour fragments. visitors, as well as picnic ago. the U.S. state of Virginia. is a four and a half hour ad­ Fossilized flies and pine tables along the refreshing The most common and best Larger animals have also venture that takes the visitor needles are frequent finds. banks of Toboggan Creek. preserved fossils are of early been found at Driftwood from a fossil-laden canyon to (See accompanying article.) (See accompanying article.) evergreens. Creek, including examples of daisy-dotted meadows, ending The provincial parks minis­ Travelling east again on the oldest known salmon, below a pair of glacial water­ try has provided picnic tables Highway 16, the tour winds up trout and sucker species. falls on the edge of the town and fire pits, making the can­ with a visit to Twin Falls. A geologist’s hammer or of Smithers. yon a good place to settle for Turn right at Lake Kathlyn lunch. table knife can be used to The tour starts at the Central Road and then right again on Park Building, a Smithers When you return to the split the shale. to Glacier Gulch Road, which Boiling the shale for a few landmark located on Highway Telkwa High Road, turn right terminates at the falls. minutes will make splitting 16 at the comer of Main to travel the east side of the valley to Moricetown. There a pair of gleaming cas­ easier. Street. cades pour over a cliff to drain The building houses the This stretch of what is local­ The provincial parks minis­ ly know as “The High Road” the massive Hudson Bay try would like any fossils Bulkley Valley Museum with Glacier. FIND A March Fly. its displays of pioneering his­ passes through the rolling found to be brought in to its Evidence still remains of a Smithers office, located at tory. farmland of the Bulkley Val­ spectacular winter avalanche Metasequoia - commonly 3726 Alfred Street. The work of local artists and ley. that devastated a picnic area know as the Dawn Redwood If the fossil is rare, the craftsmen can also be seen Green meadows and pic­ and trail to the falls. - required a California-type finder will be issued a certif­ here at the Smithers Art Gal­ turesque farms sit against the However, visitors can still climate with at least 60 in­ icate of contribution from the lery. dramatic background of Hud­ see the twin waterfalls without ches of average annual rain­ ministry. Leave the parking lot and son Bay Mountain to the west and the Babine Range to the venturing too far into the fall. Fossils can be preserved travel east on Highway 16, Living specimens of east. avalanche area, which has with a spray coat of clear crossing the Bulkley River. Metasequoia can still be enamel. Turn left on the Babine Lake Grazing herds of dairy and cont’d page 8 Page 6 — The Smithers Interior News — Summer Tourism 1989

Ministry of Forests Recreation Sites and Hiking Trails The Smithers Interior News — Summer Tourism 1989 — Page 7 Recreation in Province of British Columbia Ministry of Forests Provincial Forests

For more information You can obtain recreation maps and brochures locating and describing the sites and trails at no charge from any one of the Region’s seven District Offices. They can provide the latest news on local facilities and fast-changing conditions such as fire closures, access and other factors which affect public safety and enjoyment.

IMPORTANT: Please stop by any of the following site. They’ll direct you to the site that meets your Forest Service Offices before using the recreation needs and advise you of any factors affecting safety.

Lakes Morice Bulkley Kispiox Cassiar Kalum Forest North District District District District District District Coast 185 Yellowhead Hwy. 3249-10th Street 3793 Alfred Ave. West Hwy. 62 Stikine & Commercial 300-5250 Distict P.O. Box 269, P.O. Box 160 Bag 6000 P.O. Box 215 General Delivery Keith Avenue 125 Market Place Burns Lake, B.C. Houston, B.C. Smithers, B.C. Hazelton, B.C. Cassiar, B.C. Terrace, B.C. Prince Rupert, B.C. V0J1E0 VOJ 1Z0 VOJ 2N0 VOJ 1Y0 V0C1L0 V8G 1R6 V8J 3T1 692-7515 845-7712 847-7555 842-6581 771-4211 638-3290 627-0448

Forest Service Recreation Sites in Smithers and Hazelton

Recreation Sites Trails 1 Pine Tree Lake A small site which may be wet 11 Keynton (Bell) Lake 14 Kitseguecla Lake A Watson Lake trail F Boulder Creek Trail at times; a good base camp for A small, semi-open site; sec­ A small, attractive site on a A short trail off Hwy. 16, easy 20 A trail with a moderate grade enjoying the many lakes in the tion of steep and very rough good fishing lake. Steep grade minute walk. No facilities at which leaves Hwy. 16 on the surrounding area. road access. may limit access to some lake. west side of the bridge. 7km to vehicles. Boulder Creek. 2 Doris Lake 12 Sedan Creek B Blue Lake Trail A very attractive site suited to Day use only. Short walk from 15 Dennis Lake A very scenic trail leading to G Cedarvale Creek Trail group activities; both day and road to site; provides an ex­ A small site with an excellent two alpine lakes. Good all-day A trail with an easy to moderate overnight use. cellent view of the Seven vista of the Hudson Bay and hike with moderate grade; 8km grade which leads to the base Sisters Range. Hazelton ranges. to top. of the Seven Sisters Pks. 3 Tanglechain Lake North Trailhead is 7km along a logg­ C Rossvale Ski Trail A small, secluded site. 13 Little Fish Lake ing road off Hwy. 16 A small site situated at 8 A 3.6km ski trail that encircles 4 Chapman Lake kilometres on the Mitten Lake T B Rossvale Lake. Novice to in­ H Oliver Creek Trail A medium-sized, open site main road. Good access; watch 0 T A termediate level of skiing An old cat trail with a moderate suitable for both recreational for logging trucks. grade which leaves Hwy. 16 at I A R D Suskwa-Bulkley Trail vehicles and tenting. the gravel pit east of Big Oliver L B R A short trail from the bridge that Creek. crosses the Bulkley River to the 5 Taltzen Lake E L E mouth of the Suskwa. Easy 20- A medium-sized, grassy site in T E L minute walk. a very attractive setting. Beaver lodges and waterfowl can be S S S E Pine Creek Ski Trail seen on the lake. T L D E G • A 10km ski loop with options for 1 Pine Tree Lake • Y G I L A 6 Suskwa River reduced and extended outings. • Limited viewing as trail P T F E I A small, open site in a very 2 Doris Lake • traverses timbered area. scenic location. Well-suited to E H F V N both day and overnight use; 3 Tanglechain Lk North • • (km) (m) good tenting. 4 Chapman Lake • • 7 Lower Kispiox River A Watson Lake Hk 1 E -- A large, open site. The rolling 5 Taltzen Lake • • t grassy terrain makes it an ideal B Blue Lake Hk 8 M 625 day use and overnight area. 6 Suskwa River • • • C Rossvale Ski XC 3.6 E/M — 8 Upper Kispiox Ford 7 Lower Kispiox River • • • Another large, open site. The D Suskwa-Bulkley Hk 1 E -- attractive, flat grassy area is 8 Upper Kispiox Ford • • • suitable for group activities, in­ E Pine Creek Ski XC 10 E/M -- cluding field sports. 9 Mitten Lake • • F Boulder Creek Hk 7 M 350 9 Mitten Lake 10 Sweetin River • • • A small, primitive site providing G Cedarvale Creek Hk 4.4 M 1000 access to the lake. Rough road n Keynton (Bell) Lake • • • access to the site. H Oliver Creek Hk 7.5 M 1200 12 Sedan Creek • 10 Sweetin River A small site located at the junc­ 13 Little Fish Lake • • • tion of the Sweetin and Kispiox Province of Rivers. A good base camp for 14 Kitseguecla Lake • • using these waterways; not British Columbia suitable for trailer units or large 15 Dennis Lake • • Ministry of Forests motorhomes. Page 8 — The Smithers Interior News — Summer Tourism 1989

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from page 5 Locals Cascading falls breed been posted with warning Road, which curves to meet fish signs. Highway 16. Local people have banded A right turn o ff Glacier Smithers is a short three together to give nature a Gulch Road takes the return­ kilometre dive from the junc­ hand at the Toboggan Creek ing traveler to Lake Kathlyn tion. Fish Hatchery at Evelyn. •Pasta *Ribs •Chickens The hatchery was started by the Toboggan Creek Sal­ Free delivery within town mon and Steelhead Enhance­ ment Society, a group con­ sisting mainly o f Evelyn- area land-owners. The society operates with money from the federal De­ partment of Fisheries and 847-3333 Oceans salmonid enhance­ ment program. One million fish have been released from the hatchery so far, in an attempt to enhance wild stocks. A tour of the hatchery can be arranged by phoning man­ ager Mike O ’Neill. Serious fishermen will be interested in learning ways to identify clipped and tagged fish. The hatchery also has pamphlets telling fishermen what to do with tagged fish. Toboggan Creek is one of the only hatcheries in north­ THE TWIN FALLS drain the water from the Hudson Bay glacier as the ice melts in the summer. ern B .C . that rears steelhead. For all your travelling needs Gas & OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Convenience-size Groceries Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sundays and Holidays, 4 p.m.-10 p.m. Sandwiches made fresh daily

1338 MAIN STREET, SMITHERS OPEN 24 HOURS 847-4567 Come in and let our friendly and courteous staff Luncheon and Dinner help you on your way Specials Daily Salad bar SAVALA’S N0.1 Savala's 36 N. 3rd. Williams Lake Pastas 398-8246 Steaks STEAK Seafood SAVALA’S NO.2 HOUSE Pizza 240 Reid St., Quesnel 992-9453 A Petro-Canada Dealer Chicken PIZZA-SPARERIBS 3712 Highway 16, Smithers Ribs SAVALA’S NO.3 ITALIAN DISHES 4644 Lazelle, Terrace 847-4477 635-5944 PETROCANADA® Lunch buffet Monday to Saturday SAVALA’S NO. 5 We are the convenient corner! 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 1310-5th Ave., Prince George 563-1452 The Smithers Interior News — Summer Tourism 1989 — Page 9

NECHAKO NORTHCOAST Inn and Resort on the shores of beautiful Meziadin Lake Travel up Highway 37 and enjoy the scenery and wildlife. The road is paved and there are several rest areas along the way. At Meziadin junction, take Highway 37A 6.4km to Nechako Northcoast Inn and Resort.

Restaurant 6a.m. to 10 p.m. — great food and friendly service From open 7 days a week Meziadin Junction... Convenience Store and Post Office West — Highway 37A: Experience the spectacular Camping: Hot showers, laundry facility, boat launch, tennis courts and horseshoe scenery of Bear Glacier and pits. then go on to Stewart and the Canoeing and fishing: Rainbow trout and Dolly Varden in Meziadin Lake, spring historic Hyder, Alaska. salmon and steelhead in Meziadin River (check your fishing regulations). North — Highway 37: Travel Fish ladder: Watch king salmon as they jump the dam to reach their spawning good gravel road to the Yukon grounds in Meziadin Lake. and Alaska. South — Highway 37 to Come and join us — enjoy great food, restful nights and Highway 16, which takes you fun-filled days beneath our snow-capped mountains. west to Prince Rupert and east to the beautiful Bulkley Valley — the Smithers, 141187 VENTURES LTD. Hazelton and Houston area. NECHAKO Box 357, Smithers, B.C., NORTHCOAST VOJ 2N0 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES Telephone 847-9724 Fax 847-9476

9 a.m. to 9 p.m. — Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m OPEN DAILY: Sunday from 12 noon to 6 p.m . •Groceries •Fresh meats • Produce MCDONALD'S •Ice — blocks or cube New Hazelton • Fishing Tackle STORE LTD. Phone 842-5530 Page 10 — The Smithers Interior News — Summer Tourism 1989

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Hiking veteran recommends trails Ask anyone in the Bulkley “ It challenges the mind changed radically since he Valley about hiking and the and body. Hiking is so total­ first began hiking, Blix says. name Einar Blix is certain to ly different from work. You “ When we first started we be mentioned sooner or later. get out there and forget couldn’t get anything up Blix, the author o f Trails to about everyday problems here, not even a pack. And Timber line — the definitive and concentrate on your im­ kid’s boots were impossible guide to the area’s back- mediate surroundings.” to find.” country — says the valley For more than 30 years Now the selection o f out­ and surrounding mountains now he has hiked every other door gear is almost over­ contain hiking terrain well weekend, typically covering whelming, he says. * worth exploring. 15 to 20 kilometres each trip. “ People tend to spend Bom in China and raised in On all those walks, Blix much more than they have to a variety o f other countries, says he has never had an un­ on equipment.” Blix, who is now 58 and toward incident with a bear. Once the proper equipment living in Smithers, spent a “ I’m amazed. Considering is assembled and time al­ large portion of his youth in the number o f bears living in lotted, Blix recommends Norway. this country, I ’ve come into three places to go hiking in “ That’s where I started contact with very few.” the area: hiking. I used to go fishing, On a typical day hike, Blix “ Above all I can recom­ then got interested in carries a packed lunch, sup­ mend the Babine Recreation hiking.” per (if needed) with cooking Area. There’s a marvelous Blix moved to Kitimat in gear, a camera, binoculars hike up to Harvey Mountain. 1956, where he worked as an and extra clothing. It’s relatively easy. That’s engineer for Alcan. The “ It’s important to pack an been our favourite trail for country out his back door extra sweater, a windbreaker 10 to 15 years now.” was a revelation, he says. and an extra pair o f socks. The Babine Recreation “ It was like heaven. You I ’ve been laughed at often Area, located in the heart of could walk out the door and because I pack mitts and a the Babine Range west of go hiking or skiing. I don’t hat.” Smithers, has several entry think there was a weekend Experience has taught him roads. when I wasn’t hiking, climb­ that cool-weather gear is “ That’s one o f the beauties ing, skiing or fishing.” needed in the mountains of the Babines, the number Hiking the mountains pro­ even during the height of of access points,” says Blix. vides a release for Blix, one summer, he says. The Driftwood Creek Road Hiking equipment has that he says he never tires of. offers access to the Harvey Mountain trail and several others, including the Author Einar Blix recently revised his guide to the hiking trails in the McCabe and Lyons Creek Bulkley Valley area. trails. Other access points include tered by the B .C . parks min­ More ambitious hikers can the Old Babine Lake Road to istry, trails are well continue on to explore the the south and the Little Joe maintained and marked, he lakes of the Ganokwa Basin. Creek and Cronin Mine says. Road on the western side of Sunny Point, another spot the Babines. Hikers wanting maps and recommended by Blix, is be­ To reach the Babine more details about the area tween 6 and 8 kilometres Recreation Area’s Driftwood should contact the parks along the Driftwood Valley. Creek Road access, follow ministry office on the second Trails interconnect, making the Driftwood Creek Provin­ floor o f the government for good traverses o f the cial Park signs from building, 3726 Alfred Ave­ area, all with the Bulkley Smithers. Continue past the nue, Smithers. Phone 847- Valley as a backdrop. fossil beds at the park to the 7320. “ I love hiking in areas end of the road, park and Other trails within easy start walking. where I don’t have to come reach of Smithers lie on Because the Babine out the way I went in,” Blix Hudson Bay Mountain am Recreation Area is adminis- says. within the Telkwa Range.

The leisurely way to the top For two days in August the level of the mountain. A barbecue at the lower chairlift on Hudson Bay Some people may use the chalet will provide food for Mountain will take people opportunity to have an the passengers and a high above the Bulkley Valley energetic hike in the alpine Hootenany on the mountain is for a view usually only seen meadows, says corporation planned on the evening of by hikers and skiers. spokesman Joanne Maxwell. Aug. 20. The Smithers Ski Corpora­ Others may treat it as a tion will operate its triple leisurely afternoon or evening Information about the rides chairlift from 2 to 8 p.m. those is available from the ski cor­ A hiker pauses before an unnamed glacier at the top end of the Reiseter on the alpine meadows with a Lake drainage behind Mount Cronin in the Babines. (photo courtesy days, providing a leisurely picnic after the 20 minute ride, poration offices on M ain Einar Blix.) way to reach the 5,500 foot she said. Street in Smithers. The Smithers Interior News — Summer Tourism 1989 — Page 11

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Historic Telkwa, beside the Bulkley and Telkwa rivers

W elcom ing you Eddy Park, near downtown Telkwa dated facts about the village for fu­ offers a great view of Hudson Bay ture comparison. Mountain and an excellent place to Sealed under the well for 50 years pull off the highway for a rest. is a variety of items: clothing, names Nestled beside the Bulkley River, of the 1983 mayor and council and the park offers the sound of the the Kinette and Kinsmen members rapids, a good fishing hole and is that year, brochures and prices from home to Telkwa’s wishing well. local business, examples of hydro and telephone bills, local newspa­ Buried beneath the well is a sealed pers, tax and utility rates and some capsule, not to be opened until the 1983 currency (not a treasure; it’s year 2033. The well was a Telkwa worth less than $5). Kinette Club project in 1983. The wishing well welcomes you to • a historic tour A source of water for the well Telkwa. In 2033 the items buried In sid e : • history in business would have been a costly proposition beneath it will be unearthed to il­ and a problem to maintain, but the lustrate the change over the preced­ • Telkwa remembered well is an ideal spot to store some ing 50 years. • service, activities Page 12 — The Smithers Interior News — Summer Tourism 1989

Ambulance service — toll-free, 1-562-7241 discover the valley Horsfield's Harness & L e a th e r Repair Custom leather fly fishing rod A Telkwa directory: and reel cases with caps 846-5284, Telkwa, B.C. services and activities in the Village of Telkwa Incorporated: 1952. Telkwa’s spectacular natural golf course (Smithers) and boat Location: At the confluence of setting, advantgageous location launch (Tyhee Lake Provincial the Telkwa and Bulkley rivers in and wide range of recreational Park and Round Lake(. Douglas Motel north central British Columbia, activities ensures a bright future Services: Service station, on Highway 16 (Yellowhead for the tourism industry in the restaurants, delicatessen, Trans-Canada Highway), groceries, ice, laundromats, car­ village. wash, beauty salon, auto repairs, halfway between Prince George Nestled on the banks of the and Prince Rupert, and 11km welding and fabricating, auto (6.6 miles) east of Smithers. beautiful Bulkley and Telkwa body repair shop, hardware, pc Population: 863 (1986 census). rivers and surrounded by white- supplies, neighbourhood pub, Elevation: 504m (1,654 feet). capped mountains, the village is campsites, picnic areas, post of­ Area: 3.52 square kilometres close to excellent fishing, fice. Your hosts: Hugh and Maxine and family (1.36 square miles). boating, hunting, hiking and ski­ Churches: Our Lady of Assump­ Climate: Summer days are warm ing areas. tion Roman Catholic Church, Facilities: but evenings are cool. Winter Telkwa’s location along Telkwa Christian Reformed conditions can vary from very Highway 16, which is now a Church and Telkwa United All riverview units ‘ Set in 3x/2 acres of parklike en­ Church. cold to warmer, rainy periods. route to a national park as well as vironment ‘ Log cabin with fireplace ‘ Bachelor and Events: Farmers’ market Satur­ Average monthly precipita­ to Alaska and the Yukon, and its one-bedroom units ‘ Full kitchen facilities •Queen- tion: 37.9mm (1 inches). day mornings during summer ½ proximity to Tyee Lake Provin­ size beds ‘ Electric heat ‘ Sauna and whirlpool Average summer daily months, Telkwa Kinsmen cial Park campgrounds and a •Cable TV, radio ‘ Walking distance to store, cafe, temperatures: maximum 18.3C Barbecue and Demolition Derby private RV park, has also con­ on Labour Day weekend, pub and lake ‘ Credit cards accepted. (64.9F); minimum 4.8C (36.8F). Accommodation: One motel, a tributed to the growth of the Bulkley Valley Fall Fair (Smithers) at the end of August, Picnicking: provincial campground, and a local tourism industry. private campground and RV Facilities and services are and the Smithers and Telkwa Firepit ‘ Large barbecues ‘Picnic tables park. available in the village for the Winter Carnival in February. Transportation: Accessed by traveller. The community and the Things to do: Fish, hike, bike, Playground: Highway 16, Canadian Airlines North by Northwest Tourism canoe, kayak, camp, swim, pic­ Horseshoes ‘Volleyball and basketball ‘Playground International (two flights per day Association are actively pursuing nic, sightsee, play tennis, view historical buildings and sites and from Vancouver to Smithers), strategies to strengthen tourism equipment ‘ Ideal family setting picturesque gardens, browse in Skylink Airlines (two flights per in the region. day from Vancouver to Smithers) an antique or leather shop and S w im m in g: Radio reception: CFBV-AM, secondhand stores, visit the site Smithers airport (5,000-foot CBC-FM and CJFW-FM. ¼ mile to Tyhee Lake Provincial Campsite asphalt landing strip with 24- of the three bridges, drive to Television reception: CBC and Driftwood Canyon Provincial and good beaches hour flight service station), float BCTV (cable available. plane base at Tyee Lake, Cana­ Recreation facilities: Ball Park (fossil beds), hike in Hunter Fishing: dian National Rail (VIA Rail, diamonds, horseshoe pits, Basin and/or microwave tower Smithers) and Greyhound Bus playgrounds, parks, tennis road. Steelhead and salmon Visit the museum and take a Lines of Canada. courts, soccer field, picnic areas, fishing at your front door walking tour through historic •Smokehouse Telkwa. •Central to many For Tourist information: Village of lakes and streams appointment Telkwa, P.O. Box 220, Telkwa, B.C., VOJ 2X0; 604 '846-5212 call: (located on Riverside Street). Carefree 846-9395 Easy-care hair Box 291, Highway 16 Telkwa, B.C. Telkwa, B.C. 846-5679 Connie’s On the beautiful Bulkley River! Coiffures Unisex Hairstyling Cam ping E C It's a whole new world.

In Telkwa Try your trade The used car dealer AAA AUTO SALES Alder Street, Telkwa d.l.8664 Ph. 846-5435 in the Bulkley Valley Just cross the bridge & hang a left - DON’T CROSS THE RAILWAY TRACKS The Smithers Interior News — Summer Tourism 1989 — Page 13

Ambulance service — toll-free, 1-562-7241 discover the valley Bel-Air Automotive Box 289, Telkwa, B.C., VOJ 2N0 Hankin Avenue • Phone 846-5101

•Rebuilt engines •Brakes •Dayton tires •Mufflers Socializing on the corner •Front-wheel •Suspension drive •Front-end Going to town for Eugene Barger and his family, like many pioneer farm families in the Bulkley Valley, meant going to Telkwa. “ It was the only place in the Specializing in area where farm machinery Northwest Coast Indian Art was sold and repaired,” said Barger, whose family farmed east of Telkwa. 'KSAN “ You’d see the farmers INDIAN VILLAGE & MUSEUM anding on the street comer, ..diking and smoking their Tours available pipes,” he said. e v e r y h o u r Hwy. 62 It was probably the comer of on the hour! Old Hazelton 9 a.m .-6 p.m . Hankin Avenue and Riverside, 7 days a week 842-5544 among the businesses which served a large section of the valley. A hotel, grocery stores, a hardware store, the “ Chinaman’s cafe” , a bank, a barbershop were among the services. For the farmers some of these stores were also markets, says Barger. The stores bought the sides of beef, eggs, butter, vegetables and hay produced in valley farms. Along with the produce and broken machinery parts farm­ ers brought “ to town” , usual­ ly on a Saturday, says Barger, Special Lunch Menu -11 a.m.-4 p.m. there were often cans of cream Salad Mikeburger Veal Cutlets for the creamery. EARLY DAYS IN TELKWA provide some pleasant memories for as a Meal with fries with fries Eugene Barger, now a resident of the village. At the creamery, now the $5.49 $5.49 $5.49 home of Farwest Steelhead Lodges, Thor Paulson and his for nothing, and all you could decline of the small, portable DINNER Come in family made butter from eat too.” mills, said Barger. Soup, salad, beverage and check cream shipped here from as far There were bucking steers, At one point there were 139 and dessert bar out our away as Vanderhoof. horse races, baseball games small mills in the woods in the With a meal — $2.49 The street comer was not the and dancing, dancing all day Telkwa and Smithers area, he As a meal — $6.99 dessert bar only place people socialized in in an open air pavillian, he said. They hauled their rough HOURS: Telkwa. There was the said. lumber to planer mills in the Mon.-Thurs. Chinese cafe, run by Sing. “ I Telkwa’s commercial role towns. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Fri.-Sat. wouldn’t know his first shifted with the change which Barger operated one of those 11 a.m.-10 p.m. name,’’says Barger. reshaped the economy of the bush mills for many years Sun. & Holidays Chong, another businessman Bulkley Valley, the emergence 1314 Main St., Smithers 847-2828 4 to 9 p.m. whose full name was largely of large sawmills and the cont’d page 16 unknown, operated the laundry, a handy service for bachelors, says Barger. As Barger entered his teen cars and began coming “ to town” on his own dances in Telkwa became major events. “ It was the big thing, it was the only entertainment you had.” His brothers had an orchestra and provided the music for Friendly service at Open many of the dances which at­ •Restaurant tracted people from as far •Laundry Room 6 days away as Burns Lake and •Gas, Diesel MIDWAY a week Hazelton to the community 7 a.m. to hall. •Propane The annual barbecue, still a •Showers SERVICE 9 p.m. major event in the Bulkley •Car Wash Telkwa, B.C. 847-5320 Valley, was always “ the big vent” , says Barger. — “ There was barbecued beef Page 14 — The Smithers Interior News — Summer Tourism 1989 A walking tour throu 1 — Second Telkwa Elementary School — 1920 8 — Jack McNeil’s house Circa 1918

This building was constructed on Jack McNeil came to Aldermere in the site of the present school. In 1905 and set up business with his 1922, forty students were enroled partner Lem Broughton. After the in grades one through eight. Out­ town of Aldermere started to die, door toilets were used and the McNeil set up his new business in school was heated by a potbelly Telkwa and built himself a new stove. Mr. J. Clotworthy was both home. The house was very com­ the teacher and principal from 1926 fortable with a large fireplace. until 1949 when this building was McNeil often invited favoured closed and the present school opened. This structure was then travelling salesmen in to enjoy a used as a classroom for mentally drink. handicapped students from 1965 to 1984. On August 26, 1987, the building was moved to its present location, next to the post office, to be used as a museum and senior’s centre.

2 — St. Stephen’s 9 — Broughton and McNeil’s 10 — F.L. Charlson’s Anglican Church — 1910 General Merchants and General Store — Reverend Stephenson, the first Lumberyard — 1915 circa 1914 priest in this area, was associated with this church. Stephenson When McNeil moved from Now a private residence and regularly walked 125 miles to visit Aldermere he bought his partner’s before that butcher shop, the all the people in his ministry. The share of the business, but kept the building began as one of the early church was built with donated original name. This was one of the general stores. lumber from Telkwa’s first finest businesses in the north. sawmill. The lich gate, where a coffin is placed during the initial part of the burial service, and the bell tower were built in 1921. Con­ struction costs were $765.00.

3 — Telkwa Nursing Home — 1924 This was the second nursing home built in the area. Donations alone paid for its construction and operation. One nurse cared for the patients, prepared the meals and 4 — Fairbairn’s house 11 — Mason Adam’s 12 — Bulkley River Bridge maintained the building. In 1933, The first bridge in this location the home closed and became a 1917 Drug Store — 1915 was built in 1909. The present private residence. Andy Fairbarn was a Provincial Originally, this building was closer bridge is probably the second. policeman and the first law en­ to the present pub. It was moved forcement officer in the area. in the early '30s to its present loca­ Recently married when they arriv­ tion. The building has had many ed in 1915, Andy and his wife mov­ changes over the years: a second ed into living quarters in the police storey has been added and the station in Aldermere. In 1916 they front has been renovated, but the lived in the Higgin House, which original door still hangs. This was the Telkwa police station. building was used by the Royal Deciding that police stations were Bank from 1951 to 1982. not suitable for a growing family, the new house was built.

5 — House built by Husberger — circa 1920 The Noonan family lived in the house from 1933 to 1984. Bill Noonan arrived in 1922, the first Telkwa ticket agent for CNR. 13 — Telkwa River Bridge Piers — circa 1937 In 1938, the approach to the original bridge was washed out by a flood on the Telkwa River and 6 — Log house, the bridge was moved further circa 1920 upstream. Built by Jack Price. In 1951 Nan Tomkins bought the house and, in 14 — Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad Bridge — 1913 it, raised twenty-two foster children.

15 — Hong Chong’s Laundry and Bath House — circa 1920 People could bath here for 25 cents. Hong Chong loved children and let them change their skates at his place.

7 — Sargent’s General Store — 1910 It’s said to have been the original pioneer store. At the back, in a lean-to attached to the store, the post office operated from 1910 to 1953. In 1951, the store changed hands and, until 1983, housed Phillips and Shepherd’s store. The Smithers Interior News — Summer Tourism 1989 — Page 15 ugh historic Telkwa 16 — Interior Creamery — 1939 ^ T h e name was changed in 1947 to ter was shipped by rail eastward to ilkley Valley Creamery. Thor Vanderhoof and westward to aulson was manager. At the Prince Rupert. The creamery clos­ height of production, 235 dairymen ed in May of 1969 and is now a from the Lakes District to Hazelton private residence and fishing shipped cream to the facility. But­ lodge.

17 — Telkwa Reading Room 1919 Reverend Stephenson started the first library in Aldermere with books on loan through the Victoria Travelling Library. Ten years later, acting on a suggestion and a dona­ tion of books from Victoria, the Telkwa Reading Room was found­ ed.

18 — The First Union 23 — Dr. Wallace’s 24 — United Church — 1920 Bank 1912 Dispensary circa 1915 This church had many other uses too. Dutch immigrants ar­ rived about 1952 and rented the building until they could Originally the building was located This house was moved from the build their own church. When Telkwa had a housing shor­ by the river approximately where river bank to its present location in tage, a family lived in the back of the church. It was also us­ the present fire hall stands. In 1915 1921 by H.H. Philips. ed for a grade school and a high school. the bank closed and the building became the first school house in Telkwa. Paying $7 a month rent (later reduced to $6), the Telkwa Assisted School used the struc­ ture until 1918. In 1919 the building was moved because of the rising Bulkley River. It became the home of Mrs. C.A. Chapman, a pioneer school teacher.

19 — Log House — circa 1908 20 — Log House — The E. Hoops family lived in this circa 1908 25 — Catholic Church house from approximately 1915 to 1948. Most of the town’s business, The Timmermeister family lived in The original building was erected including payments for cemetery this house from about 1915 to 1930. in 1910. The church now located on plots and bookings and payments This house and the Hoops’ this site was built during the 1940s. for the town hall, was done by the residence are among the oldest firm of Thorp and Hoops. They buildings in Telkwa. also handled real estate, in­ surance and the business affairs of the school.

22 — Log house — 1922 21 — Wm. Hunter’s Built by J.H. Mead House 1910 26 — McDonald House — 1920 Hunter's Basin, a valley high in the Telkwa Mountains, was named Tom and Sue McDonald were in after the prospector who built and their middle ages when they arriv­ lived in this house. He arrived in ed in Telkwa. They were ac­ 1903, one of the first of many pro­ companied by their nine children, spectors in the district. two sons-in-law, a daughter-in-law and five grandchildren. Page 16 — The Smithers Interior News — Summer Tourism 1989

Summer Rates discover the valley as low as $32.00 Welcome, tourists! *21 units *Owner operated Telkwa stores have stories ‘ Complementary coffee *Colour cable TV The storefronts of Telkwa In the space that many valley nin from the leather he works, 'Direct dial phones frame a wealth of commercial residents’ laundry was Horsefield says the harness 'Queen, double and history in addition to being cleaned, ironed and starched making business has seen twin beds doorways and display win­ Horsefield crafts leather bags, change. “After the war there 'Tub showers dows of active businesses. fishing rod cases and harness. was a flood of war surplus 'Kitchen units Many of Telkwa’s buildings The Cottonwood Cafe opera­ (leather goods). The tractor date from the days when the ted in the building in the (which displaced horses on village was the commercial 1940s, says long time area farms) put everybody out of FLORENCE MOTEL centre of the Bulkley Valley. resident Eugene Barger. business.” Highway 16, Smithers Some of them have been Behind the saddles, harness, The river a few yards from Box 516, V0J2N0 adapted to suit the village’s handbags, guncases, fishing his doorstep is responsible for Phone (604) 847-2678 current business role. rod cases hanging from the a new line of leathergood Leather worker Don Horse- walls is a reminder of another produced by the English - field operates in what was stage in the building’s history. trained craftsman. once a Chinese laundry. A large, walk-in concrete He crafts fishing rod cases safe was added to the building for the fishermen who travel in the 1950s by a notary public here to catch steelhead and who operated in Horsefield’s salmon. home and workplace. A pioneer architect and pho­ The lock was “drilled out by tographer designed the build­ the RCMP” in a drug raid ing that is now the home of when “ hippies” lived in the Edward Holtvluwer and his house, says Horsefield. Telkwa River Sports store. From the cozy workshop redolent with the smell of tan- cont’d page 17 AUTOBODY LTD from page 13 COMPLETE AUTOBODY REPAIRS ICBC CLAIMS Fibreglass specialists • Fabricating Valley’s centre Highway 16 after a few years farming be­ “The chain stores came in Telkwa 846-5465 side Bourgon Road. (to Smithers) and people The first large combined started travelling there to sawmill and planer mill was in shop,” said Barger. Telkwa, the T.F. and N. mill which added a sawmill to its Barger and his wife Norein planer mill, but it eventually now live in Telkwa. Their tidy moved to Smithers and be­ house and garden is set back came the Pacific Inland from the highway near the Antique Furnishings Resources Mill. northern edge of the village. Give your home that warm, country feeling Books for You When you stop in Smithers, be sure to drop in to Mountain Eagle for those books you •tables will need to take home or read on the way. •chairs •buffets Outdoors & regional history, •dressers wonderful stuff for the kids... •vanities the best selection of •hi boys used books in the northwest •wardrobes Come and see for yourself •art prints •oak accessories “ WE ARE AFFORDABLE” MOUNTAIN EAGLE Books Peregrine Antiques 847-5245 3830 Second Avenue in Central Square Mon. - Sat., 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Highway 16, Telkwa Box 4306, Smithers, B.C., V0J 2N0 Fri.9a.m.-9p.m. Phone 846-9275 The Smithers Interior News — Summer Tourism 1989 — Page 17 discover the valley

from page 16 Behind the storefronts

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•Plywood •Lumber •Roofing •Plumbing HISTORIC BUILDINGS are the workplaces of Don Horsefield in his leather work shop (on left) and Eddie •Insulation materials Plewis in the kitchen of her cafe. •Paints •Electrical •Windows supplies C.G. Killam arrived in the siding and windows, is one of markets throughout western •Doors •And more! Bulkley Valley from the a few of Killam’s buildings Canada. •Power tools Klondike in 1913. left standing. For 12 years tons of seed Holtvluwer’s building, Holtvluwer plans to expand grown on farms in the area •Pet supplies and food dating from 1915, was built his stock, specializing in sport­ was hauled to Telkwa. for the pioneer druggist Mason ing equipment. This is the second restaurant Adams. On die other side of the high­ to use the building, a cafe was Your Complete His original Telkwa store way Eddie and Norm Plewis located there in the 1970s, Farm Supply Dealer had burned down. are adding another chapter to says Norm Plewis. 846-5856, Telkwa, B.C. Holtvluwer currently sells the history of a structure built fishing and sports equipment, to serve Bulkley Valley agri­ cont’d page 18 souvineers, gifts, t-shirts and culture. sweatshirts and jewellery The home of the Kozy where Mason Adams dis­ Komer Cafe was built as a pensed drugs for many years. seed cleaning plant in 1934, to The building, its original prepare timothy grass seed and front tidied up with modem clover seed for shipment to F arw e st S t e e l h e a d L o d g es L t d .

Box 250, Telkwa, British Columbia, VOJ 2N0, Canada (604) 846-5336 Enjoy your stay in Telkwa YOUR For all your grocery needs D R Y FLY drop in to STEELHEAD PHILLIPS & PEOPLE We SHEPHERD extend our GROCERY STORE welcome to you. Highway 16, Telkwa We promise you an incomparable holiday whether for Dry Fly Steelhead or Dry Line Fishing for Trout. We offer the highest standard of lodge accommodations and freshwater guiding in Nor­ •Groceries •Produce thwest British Columbia. We personally supervise our operation to assure you of reliable service and good fishing. •Fresh meat *Video rentals BRITISH COLUMBIA FISHING EXPEDITIONS •Fishing, hunting licences Yours Hosts: Sharie and Collin Schadrech, Ken France, Greg Smith LICENSED BRITISH COLUMBIA ANGLING GUIDES AND OUTFITTERS STEELHEAD- SALMON TROUT - Page 18 — T h e Smithers Interior News — Summer Tourism 1989

from page 17 Stores In the 1960s it housed a gro­ cery store and it has also served as a farm implement outlet, a car dealership and a daycare centre. The Plewises operated a sec­ ond hand store in the building until recently and plan a licenced dining room for an unused portion of the building in the future.

Always be Careful If you take to the woods this summer, be careful with fire.

TELKWA KINSMEN BARBECUE WEEKEND September 2, 3 and 4 Dem olition Saturday, September 2 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Ball tournament Derby Prize 9:00 a.m. Tennis tournament For more information contact Henk Buter at 846-5773 9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m. Dance, Telkwa Hall or John at 846-5882 Sunday, Septembers 8:00 a.m. Men’s ball tournament 9:00 a.m. Tennis tournament Men's Baseball 1 p.m. Horseshoe tournament 1 p.m. Demolition Derby Tournam ent 8 p.m. Beef hips go in the pit

Monday, September 4 More prizes and trophies for 9 a.m. Men’s ball tournament Tennis and Horseshoe Throwing Tournaments 9 a.m. Tennis tournament 11:00a.m. Demolition derby 12:00 noon Barbecue beef comes out of the pit VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!! 1 p.m. Frog jumping contest 1 p.m. Horseshoe tournament Volunteer help will be greatly appreciated. Contact or phone 846-5882 or any of your local Kinsmen The Smithers Interior News — Summer Tourism 1989 — Page 19 discover the valley

Slow down, take a look at Quick A quiet rural tour can be a real treat after a in 1928 and moved it to its current site. A Scot­ long trip through the rugged mountain scenery tish carpenter and a local assistant reassembled of B.C. the church, which celebrates its 75th anniversary The rural community of Quick, about 25 kilo­ this year. meters east of Smithers, lies on the rolling land Continue down the gravel West Quick Road between the interior plateau to the east and the past houses, hobby farms and beef farms. mountains to the west. About three kilometers along the road, a bridge An hour or two tour of the area can offer a spanning the Bulkley River comes into view. glimpse into Bulkley Valley history and pro­ This bridge, built in 1921 to provide access to vides some understanding of the people who the rail line, leads to what remains of the settle­ chose to stop and settle. ment of Quick. The trip begins after a visit to Telkwa, an his- Named after the first Grand Trunk Pacific sec­ toric village on the banks of the Bulkley River. tion man, Sam Quick, the area attracted an am­ As you drive east, look for the West Quick bitious forest ranger by the name of Wadham Road about 10km from Telkwa. Near the turnoff Paddon. from Highway 16 sits St. John the Divine The wide, fertile valley, the river and the rails church. connecting to the coast convinced Paddon that Quick was destined to become a townsite. The large building nearest the bridge (now a private home) at one time housed a store, hotel, A locomotive boarding house, post office, feed store, and im­ bell rings in ser­ port house — all built by Paddon and his Chinese vices to Quick church. assistant Long Sing. Quick also boasted a garage, sawmill, train sta­ tion and government weather station. St.John the Divine church in Quick has done some traveling since it was The Quick Station is gone now and the trains first set up at the former townsite of Hubert to the west. Looking more like something out of a no longer stop. storybook , this well maintained Anglican Today, the buildings between the railroad and church was originally located at a now abandon­ the river are what remain of Paddon’s dream. Local people call the road fronting the build­ ed community called Hubert. ings Paddon Avenue after the man who, at age A family in Norfolk, England, donated the 89, sold what he had built and moved south. Valley a mecca church to Hubert in 1914 in memory of a family Return across the bridge and turn right along member. Hubert, on the west bank of the Bulk- the West Quick Road to continue the tour. ley River and south of Telkwa was rumored to The trip takes you by more farms and ranches be the site chosen by the Grand Trunk Pacific until you reach the Telegraph Cabin on the left. for naturalists Railway as an administrative centre. One of many built as part of the Dominion Visitors to the Bulkley Valley Hudson Bay Mountain Telegraph line’s system, this cabin now is the with a little time to leave their Pojar calls this “ the best spot home of the Quick Woman’s Institute, an orga­ hotel rooms, recreational for the regular tourist because of Instead the railway, the forerunner to CN Rail, vehicles or tents will find the nization for rural women. the alpine meadows.” built Smithers. riches of nature only a few deep The interval between mid-July Workers dismantled the church piece by piece cont’d page 20 breaths and a short hike away, and mid-August is the best time says the president of the. Bulkley to view alpine flowers, she said. Valley Naturalists Club. An unusual fuchsia-pink in- Rosamund Pojar said much in­ dian paintbrush grows in the teresting local flora and fauna meadows, as well as valerian, can be viewed from a variety of forget-me-nots and “ daisies of locations close to Smithers. all description,” she said. For the most part these excur­ An area near the meadows, sions involve a short drive from called The Prairie by locals, town. Then the time and energy recieves more snowfall in winter spent exploring is up to the so the vegetation is different, Po­ curiosity and imagination of the jar said. visitor. Harebells, inky-bue gentian and several heather species thrive there. Glacier Gulch Visitors stand a good chance The Gulch is accessible year of spotting indiginous wildlife at round. Hudson’s Bay Mountain, Pojar Pojar says an interesting said. The hoary marmot is fre­ feature of the area is the micro­ quently seen and heard because climate created by the immense of its natural curiosity and its bulk of Hudson Bay Mountain. distinctive piercing whistle. Vegetation more suited to the Those who keep their eyes west coast thrives here, including open will also see rusty-coated mountain and western hemlock, Siberian lemmings scurrying salmonberry and a variety of underfoot through the rocks, she ferns, she said. said, adding that a hiking trail “ The hemlock hybridize in this from the meadows to Crater area,” she said. Lake often provides views of a One bird a casual visitor might resident goat population. recognize without too much trou­ Birds commonly seen on the ble is the varied thrush, Pojar mountain include the horned said. Its call is a simple piercing lark, the water pipit, the grey- whistle that stands out among the crowned rosy finch and ptar­ various chirps and trills of other migan. gulch residents. Hudson’s Bay Mountain can Directions to Glacier Gulch are be reached by following the ski he old Quick store is now undergoing what the owner calls "resurrection carpentry”. Although a sign hangs well marked on Highway 16 west hill road, which is well marked ftside (inset), the place is not open for business. of Smithers. from town. Page 20 — The Smithers Interior News — Summer Tourism 1989 S IT U 2 3 3 3 discover the valley For your holiday hairstyle HAIR DESIGN LTD. with the uptown look, go... UP THE STAIRS on Main Street For appointment call from page 19 Tracy, Irene or Claudia 847-2013 1175 Main St., Smithers Quick tour The cabin was reduced in size after a boundary dispute Chevron between two farmers in the SMITHERS 1940s. The cabin sat across a disputed line, so the quarrel­ ing farmers sawed it in two CHEVRON and the existing half was hauled to its current site. OPEN Beside the cabin is the In­ dian Love Stone, apparently 6 a.m. to 12 midnight used by native Indians while seeking wives. DAILY The Indians gathered in the •Automotive supplies area to trade goods. After the trading young men would try •Coffee *Snacks •Sundries to locate wives for them­ Are you going to Alaska and need ferry in­ selves. The tipping of the formation or vehicle storage in Prince lovestone opened this Rupert...? Farmland surrounds Round Lake, an area settled since the turn of the customary search, according century. Hudson Bay Mountain dominates the northwestern horizon. STOP IN AND SEE US! to legend. The way the stone fell indicated the direction John the Divine Church is road an intersection is men should take in the hunt found. reached. Turn left and follow SMITHERS CHEVRON for mates. This time turn right down it around until you reach the 3696 Highway 16, Smithers, B.C. The hunt was halted when the Round Lake Road. Once Round Lake Hall. Phone 847-5900 the stone was heaved more you’re on gravel, pass­ Another building moved upright. ing beef and dairy farms from the ghost town of For a tour of Round Lake, overlooking Round Lake on Hubert, the hall was set up at return to nearby Highway 16 the left. its present site in 1921. On clear days, you can Since that time it has catch Fine views over the served as the social centre lake, with Hudson Bay for the community. Today Mountain forming a back­ the site has a picnic shelter drop to the northwest. and boat ramp. Totem Lodge and Marina A few kilometers along the Continue along Round 1989 Season Vic’s Garage and returning Lake Road to reach the high­ to the intersection where St. way again and your Quick and turn left (west), passing IN TOPLEY tour is complete. LANDING •Cabins •Boat Rentals •Store •Marine Gas •Laundromat •Full RV Hookups •Showers •Houseboat Rentals THE FUN

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One- Phoenix We specialize of-a- in Recreation with locals kinds heirlooms Studio m Shop The Bulkley Valley has been the local waters on their, or months of July and August, called the outdoor enthusiasts’ can obtain a guided tour. says host Angelika Langen of playground, and with good Northern Sun Tours partner Mountain View Trail Riding. Paintings Weaving reason. Roger M cColm says tours can The most popular trips are Carvings Jewellery The valley boasts an active be arranged through the those that run no longer than a Photographs Hiking Canes population -- many people Nanika-Kidprice chain of day, she says. Prints Log Cabin Kits Windchimes have moved here from other lakes southeast o f Smithers, as But “ you can cover a lot of Art Glass ALL Local Pottery Framing CANADIAN parts of British Columbia, well as on the Swan Lake- ground in one day” Langen Canada and even Europe to Brown Bear chain northwest notes, pointing out that horse­ • Resident freelance photographer Ted Nugent take greater advantage o f their of Hazelton. back riding is less exhausting • Handcrafted Indian-motif sweaters made on premises recreational interests. One to 10-day trips can also than hiking. Come and see the historic “Little Log House” Several people have taken be arranged on the Bulkley, Old stables and log houses — a treasure you won’t want to miss t love o f the outdoors and Morice and Kispiox rivers, he that were constructed by early 3875 -2nd Ave., P.O. Box 2107 turned it into a business by says. Bulkley Valley settlers can be just a half-block 847-2499 Smithers, B.C. providing services to tourists. Some people prefer to canoe off Main St. VOJ 2N0 Valley views via raft without a guide, and M cColm cont’d page 22 Shelley and Dave Goble pro­ says asking local canoeists vide white-water rafting trips about lake and river conditions down the Bulkley River is the best way to ensure a safe • 60 modern units through their company trip. • Colour TV • Cablevision Suskwa River Adventures. Babine Lake, the largest nat­ • Heated, indoor swimming pool “ The Bulkley Valley is very ural freshwater lake in B .C ., • Whirlpool • Sauna beautiful. When you see it and Ootsa Lake south of from the river it gives you a Houston are “ big lakes that • Cosy, comfortable dining room • Bright, spacious cafe quieter perspective,” Shelley can get big winds,” he says. Goble says. As well, river levels change There is also white-water ex­ from year to year and so pres­ Marcella’s B.C. Jade Sales citement to be had in the ent varying hazards, he cau­ Carvings, Jewellery, etc. stretch of the river extending tioned, adding that visitors 847-2826 from the confluence of the from the south should be Suskwa River to Hazelton. aware that water temperatures The Featherbed Rapids will are colder in the north. For information or reservation call: give an adrenaline rush to Horseback adventure Aspen Motor Inn 847-4551 or 847-4672 even the most blase rafter. For a different perspective of Your host: Joe Faesen. Yellowhead Highway 16, Smithers, B C. Paddle your way the valley horseback riding For those who prefer to ex­ can take visitors into wilder­ plore the valley in a more ness areas such as the alpine aesthetic craft, local lakes and meadows of the Babine rivers offer a variety of canoe­ Range. ing opportunities. “ A carpet of mountain flow­ Proficient paddlers can try ers” can be seen through the northern drugs 1-HOUR COLOUR PHOTO FINISHING Super-Size Prints 4”x6” — matte finish PHOTO-FINISHING HOURS: 9:00 a.m.-6 p.m. daily — closed Sundays ONE HOUR LETS YOU FULL-SERVICE GAS STATION SEE THE RESULTS One hour — just time to browse through Convenience Store the other departments in our store Photo Department: with Fast Foods • Ice Sue Warkman, Stacey McKay, Kim Struthers and Natalie Koldyk OPEN 24 HRS. Main Street, Ph. 847-2288 847-2833 Smithers Corner of Hwy. 16 & n orth ern Main St., Smithers STORE HOURS: Monday - Saturday — 9 a.m.-9p.m. MOHAWK drugs Sundays & Holidays — 12 noon -6 p.m. Page 22 — The Smithers Interior News — Summer Tourism 1989

from page 21 F ish in g seen along the route. the river to know where the early in the season, Mendel “ Once you hit the treeline good holes are,” Mendel says. says. you can spend a lot of time “ The Bulkley has about 50 Larger lakes, such as Babine riding without seeing the same good holes, but the steelhead also provide good fishing, thing,” she says. only sit in certain places.” says. Watch the Potters, Pat and Tenley, Catch the big one People can go to their local ‘ work as you browse amongst the Private fish guiding services Some people who visit the sporting goods shop for gener­ cannot usually be engaged on weaving, woodwork, glassware, valley are dazzled by legends al advice on bait, lures and children’s items, jewellery, locally a daily basis, Mendel points of steelhead and salmon for fishing spots, he says, adding out, adding that many clients silkscreened sweatshirts and, of the taking. that catch and release fishing course, a large selection of pottery. book months in advance for a While that is not necessarily of salmon and steelhead is A ll items are handcrafted by local service that includes gear and the case, knowing where the strongly encouraged in local B.C. artists and craftspeople. meals. good fishing holes are can rivers. certainly increase the chances Well know local holes in­ Many fishing lodges near of going home with a good clude Idiot Rock at Morice- Smithers, Telkwa and the fishing story. town Falls, the Highway 16 Hazeltons employ guides who Smithers resident Eckard bridge east of town, Tatlow could be hired for a shorter pe­ Mendel guides fishermen on Falls and the suspension riod, he says. The Juniper Berry the Nass River north of Ter­ bridge at Walcott, east of The advantage of hiring a race, but also has years of ex­ Smithers. guide is that he knows the perience fishing on the Bulk- Cutthroat trout can be caught rules governing the sport, 1215 Main Street, SMITHERS, B.C. ley River. in local lakes, but it is a good knows when and where the Box 2424 (604) 847-9871 “ You need a bit of history of idea to fish the smaller lakes fish are running, Mendel says.

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The historic heart of the northwest and home of ’Ksan Discover the Hazeltons

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The ‘Ksan Indian Village “ We want to give people “ Within the Gitksan culture house in the late 1950s, when ’Ksan grounds and buildings and the Northwestern National from outside the area correct the songs and dances usually the concept first originated. itself, about a third of the ex­ Exhibition Centre, known lo­ information on our history. ’ ’ belong to individual families, Although the group received tensive costs had to be raised cally simply as ‘Ksan, form but now over 50 per cent of a small grant for the construc­ locally, she says. one o f the main attractions the performances are from tion o f the house, now located All the regalia, masks, props, along the Yellowhead high­ songs and dances that belong at the ’Ksan grounds as the costumes, and other way. More to the society.” Fireweed house, she says the paraphernalia used in the Travelers should turn o ff the The Breath of Our Grand­ grant amounted to less than ’Ksan shows are designed and highway at the tourist in­ fathers, developed to interpret ten per cent of the total cost of made by local native Indian formation centre in New than highlights o f the potlatch, has construction. craftsmen and artists. Hazelton, cross the scenic toured the country form Ot­ “ It is truly an absolutely Hagwilget suspension bridge tawa to Edmonton to Van­ authentic spectacle, with no and drive a further five miles chance couver including 20 per­ duplicate anywhere in the to ’Ksan at the confluence of formances at Expo 86. world,” says Sargent. the Bulkley and Skeena Every Friday night during Although The Breath of our “ The luck of it staying in Rivers. the peak of the tourist season, Grandfathers is too long to this area is incredible,” she starting July 7 and running There tourists will find a perform completely at ’Ksan, says. campground with full through the end of August, the excerpts from it are included facilities, a National Exhibi­ people of ’Ksan offer a drama, in each Friday night’s show. “ It is the Sphinx, it is the Taj tion Centre with displays of song and dance performance “ It interprets the highlights Mahal, it is the most unusual national and local interest in starting at 8 p.m. o f the so-called potlatch as thing available here,” she art, natural science and his­ Polly Sargent, a long-time they were before 1884. (when says. tory, a museum housing a col­ resident of Hazelton who was they were outlawed) Instead of “ The only totem poles in the lection o f native Indian instrumental in the develop­ Act I, Act II, Act III, it shows world standing in their artifacts, an Indian art school, ment of ’Ksan, says the local Day 1 Day 2, Day 3 and so original location are in the vil­ totem poles, and an Indian vil­ habit of referring to the per­ forth,” said Sargent. lages around here.” lage. formances as dances is some­ New dancers are trained year Last year every performance In the village are replicas of what misleading. round. Although the only was sold out. “ It is a bad thing that they’re Gitksan long houses, most of scheduled performances are “ The people of ’Ksan hope called dances. People expect them about half the length of for Friday nights, if visitors their performances will bring the traditional houses. to see the Russian ballet or are lucky they may witness better understanding between Tours are conducted every something like that.” one of the training classes for Indian and non-Indian, so that hour through the Frog House She says the ’Ksan Society beginners, held during the in friendship and mutual of the distant past, the W olf of Performing Arts presents week. respect they may walk side by House of Our Great- personal interpretations o f var­ “ If the weather is good they Local volunteers raised the side along the thoroughfares Grandfathers, the Fireweed ious Gitksan songs. usually practise outdoors,” rest of the money. For the of the world.” House of Masks and Robes “ Within certain parameters she said. and the silkscreen studio. each performer is expected to The performers at ’Ksan do The Frog, Wolf and come up with his or her own not receive wages or salaries Fireweed clans are three of the interpretation of each dance- for their participation in the Fight Forest Fire major clans in the Gitksan cul­ drama,” says Sargent. dances. ture. “ It works because it is so For 17 consecutive years a The gift shop and the carving authentic.” cast o f not less than 20 has b y Phone studio are open to the public. Just as at a real potlatch, the performed every Friday during ‘Ksan director Kate Samp­ guests, in this case the mem­ July and August, even though son said ’Ksan is operated as bers of the audience, are in­ that is the height o f fishing a non-profit organization vited to join in. season and holiday time. If you see a fire, managed by a volunteer board She says the length o f the Sargent attributes the dedica­ from the local communities. performance depends on how tion to the hard work involved She said the organization involved the audience be­ in developing and maintaining dial 'O 'and ask for was formed to provide a way comes. “ If everybody wants the ’Ksan society’s work. to share aspects o f the Gitksan to dance, it takes longer,” she She was instrumental in the Zenith 5555 culture with others. says. development o f the treasure The Smithers Interior News — Summer Tourism 1989 — Page 25

•Sleeping rooms discover the valley •Tubs and/or showers •Cable TV, 45” screen •TSN channel •Lots of parking SPORTSMAN’S PUB •Weekly rates Carvers part of ’Ksan too Broadway Avenue •Visa, MasterCard The Kitanmax School of by local carvers, so visitors “The Northwest Coast Art Northwest Coast Indian Art is have an opportunity to watch form is one of the most an integral part of the ’Ksan the carvers at work. sophisticated art forms that Custom... complex. The school teaches not only ever existed and that art form Fly tying Although the school is not in carving but all aspects of the had fundamentally been lost,” Lure making session during the summer the designs of the Northwest coast he said. Rod building carving studio is open for use idiom says Ron Burleigh, an “ This is the only school of educational consultant to the its kind. Or You Can... school. “ It instructs not only local Tie your own flies ‘ ‘The school has been in ex­ students but draws students Make your own lures istence for over twenty from all over B.C.” Build your own rods years,” he said. Students design plaques, He credits the work of local paddles, small totem poles Come on in and talk fishin’ organizer Polly Sargent and bowls, and a variety of masks, 1282 Main Street, Smithers others such as Bill Holme rattles, headdresses, bent wood Easy-in, easy-out parking at the back 847-5325 from the University of British boxes and talking sticks, most Columbia in establishing the of which are for sale at the gift school. shop at ’Ksan. "FLY THE COMPANY PLANE — For a great JUST SAY WHEN!" meal... Vera’s Cafe “THE HOME COOKING PLACE” 847-5341 — 1080 Main Street, Smithers S k y lin k AIRLINES

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Cook took wrong turn Fur trade brought the settlers Kermode by Maggie Carew Jaune — Yellowhead. The The Overland Telegraph was Captain Cook sailed into the modem Yellowhead Highway abandoned, but now the area Art Skeena River estuary, the his­ commemorates his trail- had been opened up. toric route to this area, in blazing exploits. The Hudson’s Bay Company Centre 1793, but he didn’t realize he The modem history of the opened a small fur trading post had found the mouth of an im­ area began when the Hudson’s near The Forks in 1866. Its Arts and crafts • Souvenirs by local artisans portant river. The fir§t Euro­ Bay Company build a trading manager was Thomas Hankin. Open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday peans to reach the Hazeltons post on Babine Lake in 1822. The post at Fort Babine Easy-in, easy-out parking were fur traders who came The fur trade opened up the resented this upstart, so it was Old Hwy. 62, Two Mile, Hazelton — 842-5300 overland from the east. The region and was the beginning closed again in 1868. most famous of the guides was of the end of the traditional Hankin opened his own s an Ontario Metis named Tete native Indian ways. It wasn’t in 1871 with his partner long before the area’s reputa­ Robert Cunningham. It was tion for salmon surpassed that Hankin who named the new of its furs. settlement Hazelton, because When British Columbia be­ of all the hazelnut bushes in came a crown colony in 1858, the area. Capri M otor Inn Governor James Douglas com­ The Hudson’s Bay Company missioned Major Downie to returned to Old Hazelton in explore the upper Skeena 1880 and has been there ever country. He came by canoe as since. “PERHAPS THE QUIETEST SPOT IN TOWN” far as “ The Forks” , the con­ The short-lived Omineca fluence of the Bulkley and gold rush of 1871 lured more ☆ Air-conditioned Rooms ☆ Satellite & Cable TV Skeena rivers where the muse­ people into the area. After the ☆ Complimentary Coffee ☆ Sauna - Jacuzzi um village of ’Ksan now gold rush petered out, many stands. prospectors stayed in the In 1864, workers and sup­ Hazeltons to homestead. Their plies travelled up the Skeena wives and families arrived by 847-4226 River to construct the Collins steamboat. Highway 16, Smithers (next to Smitty’s) Overland Telegraph. Several At first the great stem- attempts to lay a trans-Atlantic wheelers could come upriver cable had failed, so it was pro­ only as far as Kitselas Canyon. posed to build a line north to The rest of the trip had to be Alaska, over the Bering Strait made by canoe. After rock and overland across Siberia to was blasted out of the canyon, Europe. Construction had got the river was navigable right as far as Kispiox when word up to The Forks, the first suc­ came that the Atlantic cable cessful trip was made by the was at last in place and operat­ Caledonia in 1891. ing. Between 1892 and 1212, as Pacific Inland Resources Shop at the The management and staff welcome all visitors to our beautiful Bulkley Valley WAYSIDE Our forest is our livelihood, so please be careful with campfires STORE Located on Hwy. 16 West

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from page 26 characters colour history HUDSON BAY many as 17 of the great stem- Hazeltons have managed to Methodist Church missionary, wheelers plied the Skeena, retain the charming oldtime arrived by canoe in 1900. He bringing mail, supplies and character which helps to make was accompanied by his wife, to settlers to Hazelton. Some the area so attractive to who was a nurse and a deaco­ relics of those days are dis­ visitors. ness of the church. The settled played in Hazelton, known lo­ You can enjoy a do-it- first in Kispiox and later in cally as Old Town. yourself tour of the area by Hazelton. The paddle-wheel shaft of looking for the Hand of His­ Their home became the first the Inlander can be seen out­ tory signposts which bear in­ hospital in the area, and the side the village office. The formation about the colourful current Wrinch Memorial 847-4791 boiler outside the steamboat- characters and episodes in Hospital was built on the same shaped library is from another Hazelton’s past. site at the Two Mile riverboat called the Monte The Outlaw Crossroads in 1977. Cristo. The huge donkey Near the Four-mile bridge on Dr. Wrinch served two terms 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. engine at the comer of River Kispiox Valley Road is a in the provincial legislature as Road and Field Street was marker that commemorates Liberal member for Skeena used to haul logs out of the Simon Gunanoot. A resident and finally retired in 1936, bush. of Kispiox Village, Simon and when he was more than 70 Gas & Diesel The Grand Trunk Pacific his brother-in-law, Peter years old. ra ilroad was completed in Himadan, were charged with Carwash .. x4 and put the riverboats the murder of two white men The Mule Train out of business. The line ran following a brawl in 1906. Jean Caux, known as Auto Propane through New Hazel ton and Knowing he had no chance Cataline, was a Basque. He South Hazelton. Old Town for a fair trial at that time, became the most famous and was bypassed, and for a time it Simon headed for the high successful of the mule packers looked as if it would become a country where he lived off the who supplied the prospectors ghost town. land, eluding police and of the Omineca gold fields, Fierce rivalry sprang up be­ Pinkerton men for 13 years. keeping as many as 100 horses tween the merchants of New His family knew where he was and mules at one time. Hazelton and South Hazelton, and kept in touch. They would be loaded up in while many of the merchants In 1919, negotiations were Hazelton from the cargoes of of Old Town decided to hang concluded with his surrender the stemwheelers, then head tough. to authorities. He was ac­ up the historic Babine Trail Then the railway went quitted of the charges laid through Two Mile Flat, or bankrupt. World I drained the against him, and spent the rest north along the Collins area of most of its young men. of his life honoured for his Telegraph Trial. The war was followed by a survival skills and for his Cataline made his last pack- devastating flu epidemic, and determination to remain free. train trip in 1913 and then then came the Depression of The Medical Missionary retired. He is buried in an un­ the 1930s. Dr. Horace C. Wrinch, an marked grade in Gitanmaax In spite of hard times, the English-born physician and cemetery above Old Town. PHARMASAVE 1-HOUR PHOTO LAB EXTRA SET OF PRINTS A variety of fine, 12 exp. — $1.00 • 24 or 36 exp. $2.00 quality gifts. Konica, Nikon and Canon Cameras Film Also Souvenirs • Lotto 6/49 Featuring: We’re here to serve you! STORE HOURS: DAYS A WEEK TABLEWORKS LTD. Weekdays ...... 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sundays & Holidays 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. The Wooden Mallard 7 1235 Main Street, Smithers 847-4839 Get it at the Bulkley Village Shopping Centre, Smithers PHARMASAVE price 847-4474 Page 28 — The Smithers Interior News — Summer Tourism 1989

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