Charles Sherman Shoonover in his early twenties
- CA SQPL 06-041
- ~1893
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Charles Sherman Shoonover in his early twenties
Robert Schoonover (left) and father Charles Sherman Schoonover posing with rifles, 1900.
Elvira Schoonover in her early twenties
Schoonovers at barn in Brackendale
Charles Schoonover at barn in Brackendale (~1901) with wife Elvira (nee Bump), daughter Mildred, and son Robert.
Robby and Mildred Schoonover at the Schoonover place
Left to right, front row: Elvira, Bob, Charles, and Mildred Schoonover.
Back row: Mary Schoonover.
Portrait of Sigurd Anderson taken around 1907 in Upper Squamish.
Trapping shelter at Elaho built by Charles Schoonover. The men belong to Mather's logging outfit. Photo taken around 1908 - 1909.
Elaho River forms the west branch of the Squamish River. It is named for the Indian word meaning "good hunting area".
Schoonovers at log cabin in Brackendale
Left to right: Robert (13 months) and Mildred (5 years, 6 months) Schoonover at log cabin in Brackendale, September 1908.
Shelter up at Elaho for trapping
Built by Charles Schoonover.
Elaho River forms the west branch of the Squamish River. It is named for the Indian word meaning "good hunting area".
Construction crew at the site of Bracken Arms Hotel
Construction crew at the site of the Bracken Arms Hotel. Picture taken around 1909 - 1919. Lance Bracken on far left and his brother Dick Bracken sitting cross-legged in the center (both are sons of John Bracken). The second man from the right with the baby is Forbes, a friend of the Schoonovers.
Steam donkey along Cheekye at Yapp's Logging Camp
Squamish Timber Company's yarding donkey.
In 1907, Allan Newton Barbour and his brother Charles came to Squamish and logged using 6 yoke of oxen and took out six 24' logs a "turn" (load). The area logged was near the PGE Shops (by Castle's Crossing), across the river rom the shops, on the Burnt Ground near the cemetery, at Paradise Valley, and about five miles north of Cheekye. 2 to 20 men were employed. It was customary to log close to the river so the logs just had to be dragged into the river and floated to the Howe Sound where they were picked up by the Powell River company tugs and taken up to their mills. Log jams were broken up by men in canoes. Mr McComb was the first to tow logs down the river in a boat. The Barbours would later sell out to Mr Yapp. Mr Yapp's Squamish Timber Company was incorporated on March 21, 1907. In 1910, the Yapp Company cleared the Cheekye area. A steam donkey would haul the logs 400 feet and then an 8 horse team hauled them 1/2 mile on a skid road. Another donkey, called a roader, took the logs to the river. Here the logs followed a log trough. Instead of chokers, logging dogs were used. When the Howe Sound Northern Railway came into Cheakamus, the Yapp company used the train to transport logs to the booming grounds at Squamish. In 1911, a company owned by Mr Lamb took over the Yapp stand of timber.
In 1912, Arthur McIntyre, Fidolle Laviolette, Amedy Levesque, and George Laviolette ("The French Boys") won a steam donkey from Al Barbour in a poker game. Barbour had refused to sell it to them earlier. Mr Barbour went back to logging with horses hauling the timber out on skid roads until he could afford another donkey. The boys formed a partnership called the Laviolette, McIntyre, and Levesque Logging Co.
Charlie Schoonover and his son Robby
Charlie Schoonover and his son Robby (about 5 years old). Picture taken around 1910, north of Leski's crossing at the Schoonover place. Martin, mink, weasel, black bear, and grizzly furs are shown.
Elvira Schoonover with Billy Goat
Elvira Schoonover with "Billy Goat". Picture taken where present Easter Seal Camp stands.
Elvira's husband brought home an orphaned kid goat one day and Elvira raised it on the bottle. It became quite tame but as it grew it became a loving nuisance. The Schoonovers didn't know where to put it until an ad for "wild" animals in a Vancouver paper gave them an "out". An answer brought the agent for a noble English lord to Schoonover Manor and soon Big Billy was part of the Duke of Bedford's estate.
Man second from left is Dutch Charlie. Hunters were mostly from Vancouver. Photo taken between 1910 - 1911.
In front of logging locomotive
Left to right: Harry Brightbill, Sainsbury (cook), Amedy Levesque in front of logging locomotive, 1910-1013.
Amedy Levesque and his partners, Leviolette, McIntyre, and Levesque Co. ("The French Boys") were the first to use high rigging extensively in the valley. To rig a 70 foot high spruce tree, Arthur McIntyre would go up the tree, no spures, and chop off branches as he went. When he was tired, Amedy Levsque went up, finished chopping off the branches, topped the tree, and hung the two guy lines and blocks.
Dick Bracken, son of John Bracken
Chief Jimmy and his wife pictured between 1912 and 1914. Picture was taken at the home of Elvira Schoonover.
Firefighters at the "halfway" between Upper Squamish and Cheekye. Paid $0.25 / hour.
Seated far left, Mr Morbray (fire warden); seated left with white hat, Oswald (Ozzie) Ray; far right seated on bench, Charles Sherman Schoonover; seated next to him, Paul Sellons; standing far right, Compton Reade.
Bob Schoonover with his Model T Ford
Al Armstrong, Johnny Fleurs, Scott MacDonald
Left to right: Al Armstrong, Johnny Fleurs, and Scott MacDonald posing outdoors wearing hats.
Elvira Schoonover sitting outdoors at the Schoonover place.