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Tuesday, 16 February 2010 20:52 |
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Information obtained from: Kettle Valley Railway Mileboards, A Historical Field Guide to the KVR by Joe Smuin, Published by North Kildonan Publications 2003. If you are interested in the KVR we HIGHLY recommend picking up a copy as it contains a wealth of knowledge about every stop along the KVR!
Its original name means “Admiral Jellicoe, Royal Navy, who filed the German navy’s attempt in 1916 to inflict a decisive defeat upon the Royal Navy at the Battle of Jutland”, it is the station between Osprey Lake & Erris on your way from Princeton to Osprey Lake.
It was officially a station along the KVR between June 3, 1917 & July 21. It contained a Tool Shed, Bunk house, Shelter & Section house. The station was located at KM 73.5
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Tuesday, 16 February 2010 19:33 |
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 Information obtained from: Kettle Valley Railway Mileboards, A Historical Field Guide to the KVR by Joe Smuin, Published by North Kildonan Publications 2003. If you are interested in the KVR we HIGHLY recommend picking up a copy as it contains a wealth of knowledge about every stop along the KVR!
Its original name is a reference to the Jura Mountains of France, It is the station between Belfort & Erris on your way from Princeton to Osprey lake.
It was officially a station along the KVR between May 30, 1915 & July 21, 1990 & the rails were finally installed about the middle of April 1915. It contained a Tool house, shelter, Section House, Bunk house & Water Tank. The station was located at Km 96.7.
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KVR - Copper Mountain Part 2 |
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Monday, 15 February 2010 19:26 |
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 Information obtained from: Kettle Valley Railway Mileboards, A Historical Field Guide to the KVR by Joe Smuin, Published by North Kildonan Publications 2003. If you are interested in the KVR we HIGHLY recommend picking up a copy as it contains a wealth of knowledge about every stop along the KVR! We Reference Chapter 5 of the above book Pages 1-10, sadly to our knowledge and references all bridges along this section of the track have been removed & the tunnels have mostly caved in. It had 2 stops – Including Allenby & Copper Mountain & ran for about 21.9 km. It was also active for only a small amount of time – our sources say from Mat 16, 1926 – July 26, 1957. The rails reached their intended destinations starting in about 1919, but there were many trestles & tunnels still to be completed.
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KVR - Copper Mountain Part 1 |
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Monday, 15 February 2010 18:54 |
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 Information obtained from: Kettle Valley Railway Mileboards, A Historical Field Guide to the KVR by Joe Smuin, Published by North Kildonan Publications 2003. If you are interested in the KVR we HIGHLY recommend picking up a copy as it contains a wealth of knowledge about every stop along the KVR! We Reference Chapter 5 of the above book Pages 1-10, sadly to our knowledge and references all bridges along this section of the track have been removed & the tunnels have mostly caved in. It had 2 stops – Including Allenby & Copper Mountain & ran for about 21.9 km. It was also active for only a small amount of time – our sources say from Mat 16, 1926 – July 26, 1957. The rails reached their intended destinations starting in about 1919, but there were many trestles & tunnels still to be completed.
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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 22:10 |
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 First a disclaimer on this cache - do NOT attempt to drive to it unless you have a "short vehicle", no longer then a jeep & you have really really good tires! We got a flat coming back up it. There is the option of parking at the top and hiking down to it!
From Manning park, there is a shortcut to the Ashnola River, if you have a good 4x4 with some good tires. After you pass the mining camp there will be a road that meanders down to the Ashnola River - with several severe switchbacks & a road of pure shale. See that pictue the left - that is what you would be driving on!
The picture does not do the shale justice - it is a beautiful deep red, but sharp - as we drove over it (prior to knowing about the flat) we could here the crinkle of it under the tires and it sounded like we were driving over broken glass. Thus the cache name!
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