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…soon followed and in no time the hills around were teaming with men in search of fortune. And boy did they find it. Rich veins of Lead and Zinc, Silver and Gold. To those early on the scene, those who saw the potential, did their homework, then staked the claim,… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 1 in comments.)

…Still we can piece together a history. It’s suggested work took place in the years 1905-1907 with a small test shipment (16 tonnes) being sent out by pack train that last year. From this came some four hundred dollars worth of silver (here, a secondary metal within a lead ore)… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

…of your author’s youth. That one structure in the shot with the pay station, in back, two stories in two tone brown, it’s that one. It was a corner store where we’d turn in bottles…money soon spent at the temple of the silver ball out front of Super S. Wasted… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

…is this? 1920? 1950? Certainly not today? From certain angles you can’t really tell and therein lies the magic. Welcome to Meeting Creek Alberta! The station and the silver coloured elevator are managed by the Canadian Northern Society and open for public viewing select days and by appointment. The second… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

…continues. The ore here is usually a mix of silver, lead, zinc, copper and gold. Is the next big find right around the corner? Some would say a resounding yes, while others might be skeptical. All the while, the town remains a shadow of its former self and it seems… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

…other. There’s riches up there in the hills – lead and silver, zinc and copper, plus a smattering of gold – and with this came hoards of prospectors and business people hoping to somehow strike it rich. For a time it got so big and busy that the community could… (Search hits: 0 in title, 2 in body, 0 in comments.)

…showing promise. They’re nice and sharp, which in some ways was the biggest hurdle keeping us down. Thanks to a super-bright flashlight (800-ish lumens, a “daylighter”) and a better understanding on how to do it these conditions (thanks friends and experts who helped), it’s all coming together. Long streaks in… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)

…into the photo as a streak. Wonder where it’s going? On the grounds, a boulder with the names of graduates from 2004 carved in. Rock on! A fire escape leads to the second floor. That’s a long way up for some who hates heights – and the see-through slotted tread… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)

…the dwellings seen here and is almost hidden by the hedges out front. The streak in the sky an aircraft accidentally captured while shooting the time exposure. Doh! A second frame followed after it passed, but we kept coming back to this one. There’s an interesting contrast of eras represented,… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)

…branch” running east/west through Saskatchewan and Alberta. One old paper describes it as two streaks of rust running from nowhere to nowhere. Infrequent trains were the norm. Still, the line lasted into the early 1990s. But with the town empty at that point, no one was witness to its passing… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)

…hard to imagine given what’s seen now. This section of track dated from the early 1910s and built by the Grand Trunk Pacific during the great railway building boom. So many grain gathering branchlines were built up until about 1930 and most are now gone. This lightly trafficked streak of… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)

…gaudy 1970s era carpets illuminates the interior with a strange almost psychedelic haze. I survive another church without bursting into flames. It’s a good day. The base bowling alley. Across the road was the former base school, John A Silver Elementary (higher grades attended class elsewhere). It later years it… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 1 in comments.)

…of the most amazing ghost towns ever, Sandon in the Silvery Slocan (links below to see what we documented there). On road trips we always make the journey part of the adventure and plan frequent stops to take in interesting things. Case in point here, we spend a little time… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)

…decade sooner). The silver screen’s dark now, the legends of Hollywood visit no more, it’s been closed for some time. Old photos show it looking much as it does today. That neon sign! And don’t forget to take home a carton (of Pepsi). The light softens and we’re pleased as… (Search hits: 0 in title, 1 in body, 0 in comments.)