To

Wilson Creek

The beauti- ful lakeshore trail that con- P tinues north from Rosebery to Nakusp is not part of the Galena Trail, Rosebery Nakusp and Slocan: The steep grades of this so expect to line resulted in high operating costs, including meet motorized New : got a head start in the frequent derailments of engines and boxcars. traffic. business of supplying the miners. Three Forks: Burned and rebuilt in 1894, now Three Forks is a true “ghost town,” hardly a trace of the town remains. This early photo, looking south, shows how the 240 lots were laid out on benches, and the workings of the mine above.

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K Three Rosebery was the key siding on the N&S because Three Forks: Most of the miners The Age of Steam: The steam era included real k Forks it had transfer slips for directly loading railcars on e were single men and toughened to “horse-power.” Not every mine could be directly e r to barges. Note the construction behind the new C the conditions of life on the frontier. serviced by the train, so horses and wagons were n station house, and the firewood in the lower right, o The children of merchants and the vital last link in the train-to-boat-to-horse y r To ready to be loaded into the empty tender car. T managers probably had a lot to learn freight delivery system. This 4-horse team is P Sandon about the severities of life in the N hauling ore. mountains. Alamo WE Ca rp The K&S Trail winds up to Payne en H Siding te ow Bluffs and continues south to r C s C a o r S n Sandon. Plans are underway e p C e e r k l A e l 31 e to connect this historic grade 1 Km 2 Km a k C through to Kaslo. r Cable Galena is the e e name of the ore that k Car made the Silvery Slocan 6 Denver : In the days before automobiles, mining district famous. Siding true mobility was achieved on the water. The big Rich in silver, lead and passenger steamers competed vigorously for zinc, it was found in hard business and were the subject of endless debate as rock veins and also as to their speed and capacity. Even small passenger New Denver: The Nakusp & Slocan Railway “float,” sitting on the Denver steamers like this could raise the odd wager. passed above New Denver in order to begin the surface. A place called Canyon climb to Three Forks. A right-of-way was surveyed Galena Farm, near P through to Silverton, but never built. Probably the Silverton, refers to arpen k Wintering-over: Some miners could afford sternwheel steamer service was reliable enough for C ter Cree the lucky early to head south for the winter, others decided to the concentrator there, so New Denver remained miners who New hole-up. If you had enough wood to burn, it didn’t connected to the railway only by horse and wagon. “farmed” the Denver matter how draughty your cabin was, and a short heavy ore off Galena Trail rest from hard rock mining was well-earned. the ground. Other trails Narrow-gauge Paved Highway steel rail was cheaper Gravel Road (2WD) to buy, the grades could be steeper with sharper P Trailhead Parking corners (meaning cheap- Picnic Area A project sponsored by the Rosebery Three- er to build), and there Forks Sub-regional Parks Commission (RDCK) was a lot of used equip- 6 Outhouse and Community Futures Development ment available in the U.S. Corporation of Central Kootenay. To Silverton

Bonner’s Ferry. Bonner’s

built by the Great Northern Northern Great the by built

Creston, then to Spokane or or Spokane to then Creston,

Slocan (K&S), was being being was (K&S), Slocan To the crew of The Galena Trail,

Robson.

branch lines at Nelson and and Nelson at lines branch &

(3-feet wide), the Kaslo and and Kaslo the wide), (3-feet Safety

make their schedules to to schedules their make on Kootenay Lake to their their to Lake Kootenay on

east, a narrow-gauge line line narrow-gauge a east, Thank You the big freight steamers to to steamers freight big the with the world via steamers steamers via world the with

trict. From Kaslo, in the the in Kaslo, From trict. Bear Awareness low or plugged with ice for for ice with plugged or low mountains. pany. They would connect connect would They pany.

- ivr Soa mnn dis mining Slocan Silvery

Nakusp, was often too shal too often was Nakusp, - of winter storms in these these in storms winter of - Railway, an American com American an Railway,

tracks into the rich new new rich the into tracks This trail with all its beauty and natural

River Narrows, south of of south Narrows, River would prove to be the fury fury the be to prove would

the narrow-gauge competition. narrow-gauge the

bling to be the first to lay lay to first the be to bling wonders does have a few safety hazards

and Nelson. The Columbia Columbia The Nelson. and that their common enemy enemy common their that

would eventually win out over over out win eventually would

opne wr scram were companies

- to be aware of.

dard-gauge CPR steam engines engines steam CPR dard-gauge

both crews were unaware unaware were crews both their big customers in Trail Trail in customers big their T

In 1892 two railway railway two 1892 In

and bigger payloads of the stan the of payloads bigger and -

main line in Revelstoke to to Revelstoke in line main tition had just started. And And started. just had tition

Steam Power: The larger size size larger The Power: Steam ON! WAS

E RACE HE • Rock slides • Steep drop-offs they knew the real compe real the knew they nate route south from their their from south route nate -

nte wy a a alter an as – way another on their way to Sandon, Sandon, to way their on

- • Devil’s Club (sharp thorns) important to the CPR in in CPR the to important above them at Payne Bluff Bluff Payne at them above

The was also also was Valley Slocan The

the K&S working 1,000 ft. ft. 1,000 working K&S the Photo courtesy Voice of Valley • Bridges • Cable Car

was begun to Three Forks. Forks. Three to begun was

When the CPR crews heard heard crews CPR the When for your hard work and efforts

Please use caution when you are on these

Nakusp and Slocan (N&S), (N&S), Slocan and Nakusp

wagon down to the terminal. terminal. the to down wagon throughout the duration of the program. sections of the trail, especially if young

8” wide) rail connection, the the connection, rail wide) 8”

to be hauled 4 miles by by miles 4 hauled be to It took a lot of teamwork and you did it. children are with you.

mile standard-gauge (4-ft. (4-ft. standard-gauge mile Sandon and Cody still had had still Cody and Sandon

ouba ie, o 36.4- a so River, Columbia wasn’t far enough. Ore from from Ore enough. far wasn’t A big thanks to people who ent, of the Rosebery Three- There is a slight chance that while on the trail you

may see a bear. It is important to be aware of your service at Nakusp on the the on Nakusp at service

they soon realized that it it that realized soon they own property that the trail Forks Sub-regional Parks

surroundings, and to make noise in the way of

arrived in Three Forks, but but Forks, Three in arrived well established steamer steamer established well crosses. Your help has really Commission, The Valhalla conversation, laughter, bells or whistle.

made this project possible, Unit Fire Crew, Kay Ryan mines. They already had had already They mines.

the first train from Nakusp Nakusp from train first the and you have provided a good from Community Futures, If you come upon a bear do not be aggressive,

ing at Sandon and nearby nearby and Sandon at ing

1893. On October 28, 1894 1894 28, October On 1893. example for future co-opera- and special advisors: Davis do not make eye contact, do not run; quietly move

- om ht a happen was that boom

were laying track by early early by track laying were tion in the community. Moore, Mike Sorci, and the away from the bear. Do not come between a bear

to get a fair share of the the of share fair a get to

2 weeks before the K&S and and K&S the before weeks 2 44th Field Division of the & her cubs.

Railway) was determined determined was Railway) They received their charter charter their received They Thanks also to all the volun-

Canadian Forces.

The CPR (Canadian Pacific Pacific (Canadian CPR The h CR o te race. the won CPR The teer members, past and pres-

Donators Funders Trail Etiquette Emergency Ali Tricys BC Tel Bill Beavin NON-MOTORIZED have so please don’t Numbers DC Chambers USE ONLY disturb. Don Caissie • Please leave any his- Emergency / Ambulance ...... Carnie Pole • Whatever you take in 911 you take out. torical artifacts you ESS New Denver/Silverton might find Police ...... 358-2222 Goose Creek Lumber • No fires are allowed at • If you need to wash (to report motorized use) Jim Pownall any point on the trail. John Lyver dishes, carry water P.E.P...... 1-800-663-3456 Keitha Stockand • Take along garbage away from creek, use (floods, spills, etc.) Kootenay Industrial bags for your garbage biodegradable soap. Lucerne School & please pick up any • The cost of admission Forest Fire ...... 1-800-663-5555 Mary Hawthorne Sponsors you might find. is that you remove 5 Ministry of Forests • Take drinking water rocks or sticks from Health Centre Net Idea Community Futures with you, there is the trail bed. Thanks. (New Denver) ...... 358-7911 ALL ABOARD! RDCK Development Corp. of none available on There are several rare Explore the 13-km trail from Red Cross - Castlegar Central Kootenay the trail. and delicate plants along S.K.Electronics • Pick up any the trail, such as white Rosebery to Three Forks. Silverton Fire Dept. spilled food. and purple ladyslipper Silverton Building Supplies orchids, that won’t sur- The Nakusp and Slocan (N&S) Slocan Forest Products • Stay on the trail, there Rosebery Three- are some private prop- vive if you pick them. It is for NON-MOTORIZED use only. St. John Ambulance is best to enjoy all the Railway is no more, yet the Valhalla Inn Forks Subregional erties along it. Parks Commission flowers and not pick any In a public survey conducted by BC Lands in smoke from the wood-fired Valhalla Pure Outfitters •Any waste from pets of them – leave them for 1992, 75% of respondents voted for non-motor- Valley Landscape Nursery should be cleaned up others to enjoy. ized use from Rosebery to Three Forks. This boilers and the howl of the steam Village of New Denver as you go. level of support was confirmed at a subsequent VSA Rosebery Three-Forks public meeting. whistle still linger in the air. W.O.C. Sports • Nuts, berries, and Wayne Schweitzer Subregional Parks Commission flowers are food for Please report any motorized use if you see c/o Box 40, New Denver, B.C. wildlife, it’s all they people violating this principle. , V0G 1S0