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One of the four Prince Rupert
citizenS scheduled to be present-
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night, Mr. Lindsay was born in
Victoria on February 16, 1882 and

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“Joe Lindsay too busy,

He’s too young to have his picture taken and did-
n’t have time to be presented with the special framed
Pionéer’s Seroll for being in B.C. since 1886.
six year old Joseph R. Lindsay is a busy man and has

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September 1909, left and came
back in February, 1910 to stay.

After attending North Ward
and Central schools in Victoria,
where H. F. Glassey, also born in
Victoria in 1882, was a classmate,
Mr. Lindsay moved to Vancou-
ver,

“Tt remember Kitsilano Beach
when it was Greere’s Beach and
they hauled shingle bolts and
cordwood,” And Main street used
to be called Westminster Aven-
ue, Mr. Lindsay recalled.

Around 1906 Mr. Lindsay took
off for Dawson City. Arriving in
Whitehorse there was a little
matter of transportation to
Dawson. With four other men
Mr, Lindsay bought a- rowboat
and they rowed the 300 miles to
Dawson City, camping on the
beach at night. After stepping

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find their livelihood’ in’ fishing and fish. processing ‘at. season peak in this’ area, Rising from
small beginnings at about 1880, the salmon in dustry now ‘keeps : ‘SIX modern | canneries oper-

   

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ashore in the booming city at 12
noon Mr. Lindsay had a job and
started at 6 o’clock that night.

His jobs were digging ditches
and putting in pipelines . and
although ‘the- trucks

When he came to Rupert to
stay it was the trucking business
and it started out. with horses
and “trucks.” There were four
horses to start with and eventu-
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Lindsay said.

| Rapids Bridge in the building
' stage.
‘flats toward+Port Edward and
. then floated it into position.

iman putting in a full day every
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CNR wharf. —

Park Avenue.

| we've had-a lot since then,’’ Mr:

Recalling early days in Prince

Brothers and

He remembers . the Galloway

They assembled it on the

Mr. Lindsay is still a busy, alert

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by CPA plane following a four- ; ‘Bend, Omineca, Cassiar,

: The discovery and
ment of mineral deposits in’ Bri-.
tish Columbia has-been one’ of
the major reasons for. the growth
and progress
ing the past 100 years,

Mining today is one.of ‘the. two
largest primary industries in Bri-
tish Columbia and. its
value is second only to forestry
and .its allied secondary. prod-jc¢

Mining played big role|
‘in development of B.C.|

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overall

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rovin
| Rupert Mr. Lindsay remembers P vance:

| when the Seaview Apartments
; was the biggest store in town
;owned by Lynch
{the days when there were four
| theatres.

The gold rushes in the mid-

19th century were the cause of
the first widespread exploration
and settlement of B.C. ‘

In 1853 Victoria had a popu-

lation of 300 people. There were
ne towns on the mairdand. The
disccvery of gold in the Fraser
River near Yale brought, in 1858,!
an
Victoria and the Fraser

estimated 25,000 . people. to
Vallev.

In 1859 gold was discovered
in the Cariboo, and from 1862
to 1869 Barkerville was the
largest ‘city west of Toronto.

Over the next ten years placer |
today, g0ld was discovered in the Big

and on

week visit with her son- -in-law | Vancouver island.

and daughter Mr.-and Mrs. Ern-:

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-| people to the country who,

‘West.

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widely promoted and advertis-
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should ali be grateful to those
who have devoted so much
.time and cffort in: making it
a success,” A. Bruce Brown,
president of the Prince Rupert
Chamber of Commerce said to-
day.

“The celebrations have madc
us all more conscious of our
past history—more aware of
our debt to our early pioncers

 

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and more optimistic as to our.
future.

“We should benefit ereatly :
from the advertising we have;

been given and we have al-’

ready gained by the erection -

of historic monuments and
buildings, not the least of
which is our own new Museum
of Northern Briti$%h Columbia.

“If the first century has been
that of the southern half of
British Columbia it takes little
imagination to be convinced
that the coming 100 years be-
longs to the north and already
we are well on our way,

“We of the Chamber of Com-
merce are optimistic that with
continuing effort and co-up-
cration at all levels of Govern-
ment, coupled with the enthus-
jasm of labour and = manage-
ment, a tremendous new area
will come vigorously alive,

“With sustained effort and
determination the future of
our port and of the whole
northern

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turn, ‘began., to develop. ‘its re
sources. . This rush , created...

market which ; enabled | more
stable industries - to establish.
Most of the prevince was. explor-
ed by prospectors in the - next:
few years and large areas were

trails built by the government to
aid. the development of the pla-
cer mines. This- influx of.people

ne ucts. . Mining activity affects} undoubtedly - influenced. ‘Cana-
Our first truck was a Ford, everyone in B.C. ‘A decrease. in| dian statesmen- when, in: 1871;
isold to us by” Kenny. Rude. and/ minirig ‘exploration adversely | B.C.. became a_ province in: the

Dominion of Canada. -

As the placer. mines | were
worked. out: the. miners tuurned
to the lode deposits. The. silver-
lead dposits .in the Kootenays
and the gold-copper ores of
Rossland were discovered and
brought into production. . The
rich silver ores ‘of: ‘the’ Slocan
were found in 1891. The lead-
zinc ores of the Sullivan mine,
{which are now the basis of the
‘huge Consolidated Mining and
‘Smelting Company’s. operations,
were discovered in 1892.

' The Britannia copper deposit
was located in. 1896.
‘mines at Pioneer, Bralorne, and
| Hedley- were. discovered in 1897.
The Portland Canal area came
into prominence in 1898. Most of
the better known properties in
the Nelson, Ymir, and. Salmo
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‘Which. later became mines were
‘ discovered vefore the turn of the
‘century, but others have been
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years it was mining ‘that first
made British Columbia and de-
:| veloped its rugged interior areas.

More investment in explora-
tion, further examples of the
-|pioneering spirit of the early
90's and British Columbia may
experience. another mining boom
that will surpass that which oc-
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He was on his’ way ‘up. to!

Whitehorse - then, .and © didn’ t|
come to Prince Rupert: to stay;
until ©1910.
quite.a lot about the embryo city
before he arrived because he took
the Empire, Prince Rupert's first
paper’for a year before he decid-
ed. to. make Prince Rupert
-home.
..“Prince Rupert was a city on
stilts in 1910, with posts in .the
ground and planks laid on top,”
he said.

Dr, Cade remembers: when the
only hospital was the Grand
‘Trunk: Pacific Hospital on the
flats beyond Cow Bay. °
' Dr. Aggert was in charge of
that hospital. The old wooden
public hospital was built in the
same spot. the ‘modern’ Prince
Rupert Genersl Hospital stands
today.

‘Prince Rupert in those days
was just like one big happy fam-
ily. With everyone interested in
all. the goinson. Take where
Gordon’s Hardware is today
that was just a big hole. And if}
you wanted to go out to. Seal;
Cove—the walking was good!”’
Dr. Cade first. began his prac-
tice in Nelson, stamping ground;
of John Houston, fiery editor of.
the Empire...After 49 years.of
practicing medicine; 42.0f. which
were spent .in,Prince Rupert, Dr.
Cade retired in 1952.
Mrs. Cade are still residents of,
Prince Rupert. '

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