Building railway through Cheakamus canyon
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Building railway through Cheakamus canyon
Grading the road from Squamish to Cheekye
Part of Squamish Valley Museum (Brightbill House) Photograph Collection
Grading the road from Squamish to Cheekye (30-35).
Left to right: Claude Hertnell, Lawson Rae.
Huey Mills and Kate Mills (formerly Mrs Allan Rae) sitting in the background. Man in the foreground is unknown.
Research compiled by Eric Anderson, 2011: This photo, apparently taken by one of the Magee brothers, shows the construction phase of the flume project. The occassion is a visit to the site by Hughie Mills' new bride Catherine, the former Mrs Allen Rae, in the Spring of 1910. In this photo, Hughie Mills appears to be giving his wife a tour of the project. Mills was a building contractor in the valley, and very likely worked on the flume construction. The location is at the west side of the Squamish Timber Company camp, just above the bank of the Brohm River, which is to the left from this scene. It is difficult to tell from the photograph whether the water for the flume is being led from the Brohm River (in the back and to the left of of the photo) or the Cheekye River (around to the right). Either is possible. The Squamish Timber Co. camp and the beginning of the flume lies between the Brohm River and the Cheekye River. Water for the flume might be more easily taken from the Brohm( closer), but the Cheekye has the steeper gradient. The larger the logs to be flumed, and the steeper the grade, the more water is required.
Squamish Advance: Thursday, June 14, 1951
Part of Historical Newspaper Archive
CONTRACT LET FOR SQUAMISH HOSPITAL
FLOODGATE REPAIRED BY WORK "BEE"
VILLAGE PLANS MORE SIDEWALKS
CHEEKYE BRIDGE BEING REPAIRED
BRITANNIA TO SELL PYRITES IN B.C.
THE CRADLE
WOODFIBRE
BOARD OF TRADE IN BUSY SESSION
TWO INJURED IN FREAK ACCIDENT
STUDENTS TO ATTEND GRADUATION BANQUET
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
B.C. ELECTRIC PLANS BUILDING PROGRAM
LOCAL STORE ADDS NEW STAFF MEMBERS
COUNTING NOISES
CUCKOO CLOCK HOUSE
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BRACKENDALE
WOODFIBRE
CLASSIFIED ADS
POUNDKEEPER
LEICESTER SQUARE
[PHOTO]
CARSON CHRISTENING
[PHOTO]
WINTER FUN IN SUMMER
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Squamish Advance