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We had our tragedies, too. There was a rule forbidding persons to ride the tramline. Some took the chance. Two men decided to steal a ride in the buckets from Nelson to the mine. The tram stopped and there they hung, between towers, high in the air. One jumped, thinking the deep snow would save him from injury, but he broke both legs. The other went along the cable , hand over hand, to a tower and reached the ground in safety.

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Free Rides
2005

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Pupils and Teacher Inside the Schoolhouse at the Silver King Mine
1900
Toad Mountain, near Nelson B.C

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A log cabin had been remodeled into a school and there were about twenty pupils. We liked our teacher who took us on hikes on Saturday, teaching us the names of many of the wildflowers. At Christmas the wife of the Superintendent gave us a Christmas tree for all the children in camp. All crowded into the school, the tree was beautiful, and each child received a gift. The children did their share by singing and reciting. Someone brought a phonograph, the only one on the hill, which added to the entertainment. I remember the big horn with flowers painted inside.

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School on the mountain
2005