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BETTY ANN PRIER
One Year Director
Betty Ann arrived in Cassiar last July and is the Grade 1/2 teacher
at the Elementary School. She grew up in Lafleche, Sask. and likes
most sports including squash, cross-country skiing, curling and she
also likes to dance. As a Community Club Director Betty Ann
would like to make sure the Community Club has activities to
keep minds as well as bodies happy and healthy.

JOAN CASS
Two Year Director
Joan has been here for 3 years and is working as an Environmental
Technician. She comes from Victoria and enjoys jazz dance, skiing
and reading. As a Community Club Director Joan will endeavor to
ensure policies and activities reflect the needs of the community as
a whole.

CURLING

, ELECTIONS

ROCKY WILDGREN ~
Two Year Director
Rocky came to Cassiar 4 years ago from Ottawa, Ontario and is
working in the Electrical Dept. on his apprenticeship. He enjoys
playing football and squash in his spare time. He believes the

“Community Club can be run more efficiently and feels improve-

ments in the Bar are warranted since it is the prime source of
Community Club income.

JIM GILPIN
Two Year Director

Jim has worked in Cassiar for 1% years as a Surveyor. He hails -

from London, Ontario and is interested in sports such as cross-
country skiing, squash and hockey. He will try to maximize the
Community Club capabilities within the budget available.

Watson Lake

The 28th Annual Watson Lake Curling Bonspiel was hela

ee

GAYLEEN CONNELLY
Two Year Director
Gayleen has lived here in Cassiar for 20 years and is presently
working as a Discount Clerk at the Royal Bank. She enjoys all
sports especially baseball in the summer and snowmobiling in the
winter and in her spare time she sews and knits. As a Community

Qub Director she would like to see the funds available used to -

incorporate new activities for the people.

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Election of directors for the Cassiar Community Club
was held on Friday, March 12 The turn-out to vote
was, once again, extremely poor — with only 79
members of the Community Club bothering to vote.

There were 12 candidates running for these five
positions. However, at 1:15 p.m. on election day it
was found that Francis Rankin was ineligible as a
candidate and Andre Charbonneau had not consent-
ed to /et his name stand. According to 2). Chambers,
president of the Community Club, the board of dir-
ectors did not feel the outcome of the election would
be affected so they deleted these two names from the
remaining ballots at that time. The other candidates
were Reg Ash, Brian Beaudry, Nadine McGinley, Dal-
ton Prince and Glen Whittington.

In addition to the five new directors, Walter Comper
and Lothar Kutz have one year remaining in their  -
terms and Adolph Penno and Eugene Puritch are the
company appointed representatives. The directors
will meet shortly to chose a president, vice-president

and secretary.

Gr GD HBB

The following is a diary kept by George Hamilton Spencer of a
trip he made into Cassiar Country in 1877, looking for gold. This
diary was located and forwarded to us by his grandson, Gaylord
L. Smith, 4560 Jefferson S.E., Kentwood, Michigan, 49508,
U.S.A. He is hoping to visit this area soon and would be interested
in hearing from anyone who has any information about this period

ON TO ALASKA, B.C. AND YUKON
LOOKING FOR GOLD — 1877

THURSDAY, APRIL 5th

Started on a tour. Took space from Navarro Bridbe Hotel
for Cuffey’s Cove. Steamer for San Francisco, tare $10, arriving
in San Francisco on the moming of the 6th. Put up at the Amer-
ican Exchange Hotel....went-to the Califomia Theatre in the
evening to see the world renowned actress Miss Neilson in her
role of Imogene In Cymbeline....Saturday, the 7th, days enter-
tainment Woodward Gardens, etc.

TUESDAY, APRIL l0th — HEADING NORTH

Took passage on the Steamer City of Panama for Victoria,
B.C, arriving in Victoria 4% days, a distance of 750 miles. We
had rough weather for the first 3 or 4 days but made a splendid
run the last day...From the light house, entrance to the straights,
to Victoria (60 miles) isa beautiful body of water with moun-
tains looming up on either side, making a grand and impressive
view, | landed at Esquimalt, then took the bus for Victoria, a dis-
tance of 3 miles, arriving at Victoria the 14th, 10 p.m... Vic.is a
small county on Vancouver Island, kept up mostly by miners.
There are a few very good farms on the island. They also have
good roads... Left Vic. April 19th for the Cassiar Gold Mines on
the steamer Gertrude arriving at Nanaimo the 20th, stopping
there until Saturday, the 21st, when we went on our course
again. Nanaimo is about 90 miles north of Vic,on Vancouver
Island, its support being coal mines. Also Wellington, 2 miles

above on Departure Bay. Sunday called in at Alert Bay to wood

up, Monday at Bella Bella for the same purpose, arriving in Wran-
gell, Alaska the night of the 25th. Left Friday noon, the 27th for.
Glenora on the Stikine River, arriving there Monday, April 30.
May 1st walked up to Telegraph Creek, 15 miles further up the
river, sending my pack up in a canoo (canoe).
MAY 2nd

Wednesday morning, started with our packs, went 15 miles
and camped the first nigit on the first fork of the Stikine River.
The second day crossed the South Fork, a wild mountain place,
old lava beds and so forth....Sunday night, camped at a creek 3

FEVER

GEORGE HAMILTON SPENCER

or 4 stations on the road, swamps, beaver dams, etc.....Started
Saturday moming, the 12th, in a boat with 3 negroes and 2
white. men to break our way around Thiebert Lake. 10 miles
across the lake, 2% days going around small lakes full of 1 ice on
Dease River......Large mountain peak at the mouth of Thiebert
Creek and McDame Greek, Frenchman's Head and Niggers Head.
Passed two large rivers an Dease River, Black coming in on the
right and Cotton on the left.....First prospecting ina gulch about

- a mile above Upper Town.... Names of streams going up: McDame

South Fork, left side of river....North Fork, right side.... Viddle
Branch, right sde...Porcupine Gulch and Snow Creek, right side..
Quartz Creek, right side... French Creek, Vanity, Gold and Slate.
(Let’sgo back to May 2nd)
May 2nd started on the mule trail for the head of Dease
Lake, a distance of 90 miles, carrying 80 pounds and arriving
there Monday the 7th....Went over the ice to Dease Tovm 20

miles. Tuesday moming and left again for McDame Creek on Sat-
urday, the 12th, getting there the 19th. Our mode of travelling
was in'a row boat, having to break our way through the ice
around the lake to Thiebert Creek, a distance of 10 miles, and
from thence down Dease River, a distance of 100 miles to Sil-
vester’s Landing at the mouth of McDame Creek, then 15 miles

_ up the trail to the mining towns.
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Done my tirst prospecting on the 20th of May and kept it

up until June Il, when | began working for wages for awhile by ~

the day....my prospecting trips were on McDame Creek, sscond
North Fork and South Fork on McDame and Snow, Trout,
Quartz, Gold, Slate and several other creeks.....Provisions are
high, ranging from 30 cents to 60 cents per pound (of what?)...
Started back for Victoria Friday, July 20th, having to pole and
row the boat up the river. Left again Tuesday, the 24th ona lit-
tle sloop, arriving at Glenmore and Telegraph on Saturday, the
18th..Stayed in Glenmore until Monday, the 30th, when three of
us got a Siwash and his canoo to go down the Stikine River to
Wrangell about 160 miles, getting there the next night. Wrangell
fs about 800 miles north of Vic.....We stayed there until Aug. 8th
(4 months in all) when we took passage on the Hudson Bay steam-
er Otter for Vic, arriving there the 18th. Ve had a pleasant trip,
calling at every place between Wrangell and Victoria. The waters
between Vic and Wrangell are comprised of Gulf, Sounds,
Straights, Narrows, etc....1n going north you sail out in the Gulf
of Georgia passing San Juan Island about 20 miles from Vic, on
your right. San Juan Island was ceded to the U.S. in the year of 59
the next is Nanaimo and Wellington, coal towns on Vancouver Is-
land, Alert Bay is the next port, being an Indian Rancharo and
Hudson Bay trading post. The Indians in this vicinity bum their
dead in boxes and hang them up in trees, along with their blan-
kets and other things, which belonged to the dead when living...
The great canoo was built here that was sent to the Centennial...

The next place to see is Fort Rupert, Ranchera and Trading Post,
about 200 miles from Vic on Vancouver Island. The next is Bella

Coola, a place of very little importance. Think Queen Charlotte
Sound is between the last named places. We next came to Bella
Bella, a Ranchere and Hudson Bay trading post. The Indians here,
and in fact all along the coast, are noted for building the finest
model canooes in the world. They display great inguninuty in
building boats and carving on fronts of their buildings,and in front
of theirgraves. One grave is notable, that of the great Bella Bella
chief Boston (Bostow?). The next place & Essington, being very lit-
tle different than the other places. It is above Mile Bank Sound
and the mouth of the Skeena River, also Invemess at the mouth of
one of the outlets of the Skeena. The only business carried on here
is a salmon fishery. After leaving here we come to a lage Indian |
village called Massit on Queen Charlotte Island. There are several
other villages all displaying great native ingunity. The tribe on the
island are hyders?? all being about the lightest color of any and
some are very good looking.../ forgot to state that between Iver-
ness and Massit there is a town called Fort Simpsin, a Hudson Bay
fort and Rancheree. The Indians here are quite intelligent and °
have a church and school.

Steet 2 Such from Dease Lake School

GRADE ONE NEWS

Thank you to Sue Omura, the public health nurse, for driv-

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n March 12, 13 and 14th. Forty rinks ee in the three
as, events. The winners were:

Nicole, Shane, Hennie and Elizabeth all received perfect on their
Level 2 Unit four test. Congratulations!

HIGH SCHOOL MATH

Vit Wizards this week are Julia, Jody, Peter and Richard and a big hand
for Corring who seems destined for stardom and who recently won
the mid-term balloting for Math Rookie of the Year.

KEKE KHEE

ing out to check on our children.

N E WS by S. (Weeping) Willie

On Feb. 18, 19, 20 and 21 the Ladies and Mens Bonspiel
was held and the following rinks emerged as winners.

WEDDING

“A” EVENT
1st - Jim Holt Rink of Watson Lake
2hd - Brian Bilxhaven Rink of Watson Lake

3rd - Cyril Habjan Rink of Cassiar
4th Don McKay Rink of Ross River

New Students — Kenny and Hannah Rensby started school here
on March 8. They have just moved here from Comox.

LADIES “A” EVENT The indefatigable Jackie Blackburn broke trail on a recent weekend Hel p eee
M. Penno and led the 2nd Annual Mt. Thenatlodi Ski Climb. Other survivors Somebody around ee gt & % The intramural hockey league opened this week, involving all in-
P. Riddle “BY EVENT were Barbara McLean, Lana Garlock, Alana Greer, Ms, Stoeckmann stuck the other moming terested kids from Grade 4 - 7, The turnout has been great and
C.. Davies EBT Ty SMA EAU TL and Mr. Devine. There was a beautiful view from the top but it was SNe SEAS tale the league will continue until the Easter break, ending with play-
Pa Boileod 2nd - Dave Kalles Rink of Watson Lake cold and windy. One poor girl wearing flimsy rabbit skin mitts had — form her fellow workers to offs. The hghlights of the week were a missed free shot by Can-
3rd - Adolf Penno Rink of Cassiar very cold hands. The mother has since been talked to and disqual- gt aut Black Do ge dice Jakesta (Mrs. Gretzky) and a spinarama backhand by Adria
LADIES “B” EVENT 4th - Rick Sheilds Rink of Watson Lake ified from any chance at Moi l, ee honors. Me Fritch: Why aan’t you put your shoes on (sometimes)? George. ear
H. Joseph ‘ HEHEHE KEE i
B. Roosdhal “C0” EVENT Rumor has it that somebody did some neat doughnuts with a Fh ei pene ae meredk tee made it to
: ; ; 3 kee and landed. in a glacier, hey Owen? = school on time +wo we
UES EN ist Mike Jelet Airk of Whitehorse ere ii qeprivers Rebecca, Gary, Sherry, Candice, Linda, Leslie, Robbie, Shauna, weeks
T. Sutherland 2nd - Miles Kowalyshen Rink of Whitehorse : Alana and Lana, JUST GREATHI! (as :
__ 3rd - Ron Frank Rink of Watson Lake Mad Minute Masters were Lana Garlock and Robbie McPhee.
MENS “A” EVENT 4th - Ben Dunbar Rink of Cantung Conga HHHRHERK
K. Borsato oe? A oma, een OO gaa it pa - ee A ae ge An ee nes De et ne hag = ent ES + ne
D, Demitri GRAND CHALLENGE - Prize $1,000.00 nei ae 4,4 ie ov ie ae 10 DOA Ane T TH le ie | NAR DEAR INTHE
| B. Colak atte } ; ~ COiG GEA PATROL SL as fe CA ar
| en Winner - Bill Kurr Rink of Whitehorse can Pol FRiP: aL PERSEN = ¢ i THE 5 1a )T'6 DIREC
: Sixteen close friends and relatives gathered together on of eae, ! FONT i ve IN ANEART SY! ARE.
The winner of the ‘truck’ raffle wes Wayne Andres of é : 9 : } ey, 5 “ HTH ao
MENS “B” EVENT Whitehorse: Feb. 27 in the Upper Leisure Room of the Community wy , :
Ee . B Leckie Club to honor‘ Vito and Ines Comper on the occasion A \y ie ZN te
V. Gibson It was nice to see two Cassiar Rirks in the prizes. The other of their 25th wedding anniversary. The Compers were ; Velo “I A
D. Leckie Rinks from Cassiar. were: Joe Saro, Mario Giri, Bev Storie, married in Cimone, Italy March 2, 1957. A lovely din- = 5 B; 4
Sy eCacco - Ralh Voss and Helen Joseph. _ ner, followed by dancing, was enjoyed by all. — . Pierro ANt De seg ns at of