Salmo in Central Kootenay, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)

Salmo

Mining and Logging

B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0), November 15, 2016

1. Salmo Marker

Inscription. In the the early 1860s placer gold drew prospectors from all parts of the West to the Salmo River valley, and the Dewdney Trail from the west coast soon opened the region to increased travel. Development increased dramatically in 1893, when Daniel Corbin's Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway was completed and Salmo became an important stop along the track. During the mining boom years of 1896 and 1897, the town was notorious as one of the toughest places in the Kootenays. Later, loggers harvested stands of towering cedar and pine for use in the mines. The boom years eventually passed, but tell-tale signs of Salmo's founding industries can still be seen in the huge stumps and mine workings that remain in this historic valley.

Captions:
(left) Miners outside entrance to an adit Salmo Museum photo
(right) Salmo loggers on springboards Salmo Museum photo

Erected by Province of British Columbia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.

Location. 49° 9.308′ N,

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117° 16.078′ W. Marker is in Salmo, British Columbia, in Central Kootenay. It is on Crowsnest Highway (Provincial Highway 3) 3 kilometers south of Salmo Ski Hill Road, on the left when traveling south. Marker is in a small pullout on the westbound side. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Salmo BC V0G 1Z0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the BC Interior

and in the Kootenay Rockies.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Rocky Mountains,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within 21 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Miner's Cabin (approx. 19.8 kilometers away in the U.S.); Miners' Cabins in the Metalines (approx. 19.8 kilometers away in the U.S.).

Also see . . . Salmo. The Canadian Encyclopedia entry about the village. (By William A. Sloan, posted March 24, 2008) (Submitted on February 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Emerald mine ore teams at town of Salmo image. Click for full size.

Unknown via British Columbia Archives I-63549 (Public domain), 1919

2. Emerald mine ore teams at town of Salmo

Credits. This page was last revised on February 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 685 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on February 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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