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Early settlers' activities in the area were not confined to trapping. As early as 1876, geologists reported miners finding traces of gold, which paid them 4-5 dollars per day.10
All his adult life Vanslyk suffered from severe migraines, and people speculate that he died of a brain tumour. Vanslyk passed away in 1961, at the age of 55 in the McBride Hospital. He is buried in the Valemount Cemetery. |
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