Kamloops, the centre of British Colum-
bia’s dry belt, is a divisional centre for the
Canadian Pacific and Canadian National
Railways, and as such depends on railroad-
ing as its chief industry. Its name as a
health centre for respiratory disorders, how-
ever, is internationally known, for it is the
home of the famous Tranquille Sanatorium,
a provincial institution for the treatment of
tuberculosis, situated on the banks of the
Thompson River, nine miles west of Kam-
loops. The district surrounding Kamloops
thrives principally on agriculture and cattle
raising. There are also several small mining
operations from which the city merchants
derive no mean revenue.

Kelowna and Vernon are headquarters
for the extensive fruit industry in British
Columbia’s interior. The former is a veri-
table hive of industry from the time the
first buds blossom in the spring until the
last fruit is picked in the late autumn.
Apples, peaches, cherries, apricots and other
small fruits are grown in abundance
throughout the region, and several modern
canneries and packing houses are located
in Kelowna to handle the tremendous out-
put. The quality of the fruit from this area
is world renowned.

The life of Vernon is similar to that of
Kelowna, with its acres and acres of or-
chards and packing plants which provide
seasonal occupation for its residents.

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Moving south and westward, we come
now to the Yale District, which, in many
respects, presents sharp contrasts to the
Okanagan and Kamloops areas. Ashcroft

SERGEANT HENRY H. MANSELL
In Charge Cariboo Police District, ““C’’ Division

BORN IN the province, August 2, 1892, Mr.
Mansell joined the B. C. Police on August 21,
1914, his first station being Hope.

In 1915 he moved to Mission, in 1916 to
Princeton, where he stayed until April, 1918,
when he joined the army. He served with the
Military Police at Ottawa until November, 1918.
In 1919 he rejoined the Provincial Police at
Nanaimo and in the same year was_ transferred
to Fort George. In 1924 he moved on to Vander-
hoof and 1928 found him as Corporal at Prince
Rupert. He was not allowed to rest there. In
1929 he was packed again, this time for Cour-
tenay, where in 1930 he was promoted to the
rank of Sergeant. In September, 1934, he was
transferred to Ashcroft, but he was only there
a month when he moved on to New Westminster.
In 1936 he was moved to his present station,
Williams Lake, where he has charge of the Cari-
boo Police District. This district includes the
detachment areas of Barkerville, Hanceville and
Quesnel.

A veteran of the force, Sergeant Mansell has
made a host of friends wherever he has been.

is the home of potatoes and is almost
synonymous with the name of that vege-
table.

And what Ashcroft is to the potato, the
Bridge River country is to British Colum-
bia’s mining industry. The wheel of Bridge
River activity revolves around the hub at
Bralorne, where are located the Bralorne

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and Pioneer gold mines. Last year’s produc.
tion from these two mines was around
$5,080,000. Other well-known mines ip
this general region are the Cariboo Gold
Quartz and Island Mountain mines, in the
Cariboo District, which produced $2,000,
000 in 1938.

Revelstoke, in the North East Kootenay
D‘strict, is another important railway di
vis‘onal point, located in the heart of the
Selkirk Mountains. Its scenery is unrivalled

SERGEANT F. B. WOODS-JOHNSON

In Charge Bridge River Police District
BORN AT Middlewich, Cheshire. England,
September 20, 1906, Sergt. Woods-Johnson came
to Canada in 1923.

He joined the B.C. Police in May, 1930, at
Salmo. In 1931 he was moved to Cranbrook,
and the next year saw him at Pioneer, Lillooet
and Bridge River. In 1935 he went to Bralorne
and in 1937 he was promoted to Corporal and
took charge of the newly formed Bridge River
District. He has just been promoted to the rank
of Sergeant.

from many viewpoints, and its boasts one§
of the highest ski jumps in the Dominion, ;
which has attracted the best skiers of the
country. |

Despite all the foregoing, and no matter
what heights the districts within “C” di
vision attain industrially, one feels any
future fame will never outlive or outdo its _
fame as the background for British Colum
bia’s romantic past.

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HUDSON, and
AUSTIN

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372 Seymour Street

Kamloops, B.C.

Established 1882

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