Single staff's bunkhouse (L), First
Retail store (R).

The Retail Store was located

behind the Warehouse. Hours were
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. and 6:00 - 7:30
p.m, Here you could buy the nece-
ssities of life plus cigarettes

and tabacco. No pop etc. First

aid was supplied in a small building
near the office by. a nurse (Robin
Hood). The doctor came later

(Dr. Reilly).

When the mill opened in 1952
there were four floors, approx. 7
screens etc. What is now the Lab.
was then called the Q.S. room
(Quebec Standard). The dryer was
on the main floor and fired by coal,
if no coal, then wood in any shape
or form.

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af , edt. :
2800' Ore Chute - the original
method of transporting the ore
doun the hill.

The General Office still stands.
This was divided into three separate
parts. Camp Manager, Engineers and
Main Office. Later the main office
was divided to give the Office

Manager his own little cubicle. The
Company banked with The Bank of
Commerce in Whitehorse at that time.
Due to transportation and road
conditions, payday was a hit and
miss event. You were paid by cheque,
if there was enough cash on hand you
might be able to cash one.

Everything you bought was
charged by the Company so the only
ones that needed money was the poker
players. They had it and it sure
moved around, The Mine Dry was the
poker parlour in those early days.
The Dry also was supplied with a
washing machine, so that the men
could do their laundry. The water
for this purpose was heated by pipes
hooked up to the heater, and stoked
with wood which you had to carry in
by the armfull. It invariably
happened, you have gone for more
wood, and on returning found all the
hot water gone. (Someone took a
shower). Start all over again or
give up in despair.

Troutline Creek, where Casstiar's
residents first drew their water.

There was no school in those
days. The children took correspond-
ence by mail.

The first Xmas Party (Open
House) was held at the original
House 130 (Manager's Residence). The
Barmen, if they could be called that,
were very free and easy with the
drinks, The host was heard to say,
"Easy on the liquor and heavy on
the water''. They ended up serving
0.P. Rum with Cognac for a chaser!

1952 con'd next issue.......

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