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Marshall's Ferry taking automobile the length of Seton Lake to off load at Mission Mountain.1930
Seton Lake near Lillooet, B.C
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Marshall's Ferry replaced Frank Durban's scow as a means of tranporting the cars down the lake to Seton. By 1935 this service was discontinued.8
1935 railway gas flat car1935
Railway station in Lillooet, B.C
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The P.G.E. (Pacific Great Eastern railway) installed a gas engine flatcar service at Lillooet to take over this transportation of cars to Shalalth in 1935.10
South Fork Bridge in 1940 flood1940
The South Fork Bridge, entrance to Gold Bridge
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South Fork Bridge at Gold Bridge was washed out by a flood in November of 1940. This was the only way into Bralorne and Pioneer from Lillooet, except for the trail over McGillivray Pass as was done in 1898 with the earlier settlers such as Arthur and Delina Noel.12
Reopening of the South Fork Bridge after flood in Nov. 1940.1941
South Fork Bridge, Gold Bridge, B.C. Canada
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Reopening of South Fork Bridge after the flood in November, 1940.14
South Fork Bridge rededication1941
South Fork Bridge, Gold Bridge, B.C. Canada
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A rededication ceremony was held in 1941 with Bill Davidson, Will Haylmore, Curly Evans, Mr. Pelletier and Mr. McMasters in attendance.16
Alva Lucille Warden at graduation from Royal Columbian Hospital Nursing Sept. 1953September, 1953
Royal Columbian Nursing Hospital, New Westminster, B.C
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A devastating plane crash in October, 1953 at Cheakamus Mountain outside of Squamish, B.C. took the lives of a young nurse, Alva Lucille Warden, the injured miner whom she was accompanying, two other passengers and the pilot enroute to Vancouver General Hospital. It was this tragedy that prompted the the mines and a non-political committee to fight for better, and safer road access in and out of the Bridge River Valley. This was accomplished with the help of then Minister of Highways, the Hon. Phil Gaglardi and the Committee chairman, Floyd Rowlands, Managers of the two mines, Don Matheson and Monty Montgomery, Cy Manning, and the men of the mines.18
Red Menhinnick and Tom Illidge Sr. at work on the new road.1954
The new road from Mission Dam to the Moha Trail at Yalakom, near Lillooet, B.C
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The construction of the new road through to the Moha trail at Yalakom was begun in the fall of 1954. |
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