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Kimberley ChronicleYour Biweekly Source or Kimberleys Past,
Present & Future
Volume 5 May 8, 2012 www.kimberleychronicle.co
We would like to welcome everyone to our th edition o Kimberley
Chronicle. Natural disastseem to be this weeks theme. Since Natures
Fury is in our backyard and on everyones mind we dcided to revisit
1948 and Kimberleys Biggest Disaster. Also, this week in 1903 is
when the townFrank, our neighbours to the east experienced their
own disaster. Te Prospectors account o the slion page 2 is a
riveting one.Te sta at Kimberley Chronicle has decided to publish
the paper on a biweekly basis rather thweekly. Tis decision was not
due to any lack o interesting stories rom our area, rather it was
so could spend more time with our amily. As always, your comments
and suggestions are appreciated
Water Water Everywhere...While Mark Creek managed to stay neatly
within its banks this past week, Kimberley Creek decided that
iwould like to see the surace or the stretch between Morrisson Sub
and BJs. Tankully olks in Kimberle
know what to do in a ood situation and any major damage was
mostly avoided. Kimberley residents were
not quite so ortunate when MarkCreek rose over three eet
over-night on the May Long Weekendin 1948. wenty houses werewashed
away down the creekand over 50 houses were dam-
aged beyond repair. Cables weretied around some o the housesto
try to keep them rom allinginto the creek, unortunately mosto them
were split in two by thecable and the orce o the creek.Some houses
that ell into thechannel and were acting as damshad to be blasted
away to let thewater run. Tankully Kimberley
had no shortage o men amiliarwith blowing stu up,
Comincoemployees were all busy eitherblasting houses or piling
sandbags.All in all ever $500,000 in damage(over 4,500,000 in 2012
dollars)was casued by the ood. Hope-ully any big waves seen on
MarkCreek in the uture will be enjoyedwith a paddle.
ruck troubles on Ross street in 1948. Photo courtesy of
Kimberley Heritage Mseum.
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Tis Week From Te ProspectorExcerpts from Fort Steeles Te
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prospector . May 3, 1903. Under An AvalancheTe coal town o
Frank, situated at the oothills on the eastern slope othe Rocky
Mountains, was overwhelmed by a huge rockslide about 4:3Wednesday
morning.News o the disaster reached Steele Wednesday morning, but
the repoare wild, vague and contradictory.Te rst report was that a
volcanic eruption had occurred and that thetown had been buried
under an avalanche o eruptive rocks and ashesTen came a second
report that the disaster was due to an explosion ogas in the mine,
and that the whole ace o urtle Mountain, overlookthe town had been
blown out, and the greater part o the town and allinhabitants
buried beneath the debris.A later report, which is probably the
correct explanation o the disasteis that a huge landslide had
occurred and that the whole eastern portio
o urtle Mountain rom a height o 4400 eet having slid down
andacross the entire valley.Te number o atalities reported was in
the neighbourhood o one hudred, mostly women and children. Tere was
known to be a number ominers to be working in the mine when the
disaster occurred, and eawere entertained or their saety, which
were accentuated when the re-port got abroad that there had been an
explosion and that the mine won re. Happily this additional horror
was spared. Te inside workino the mine, were not injured and all
but two o the entombed men, wwere suocated, worked their way out o
the tunnel in saety.Te railway track is blockaded or over one and a
hal miles, and all th
trafc over the Crows Nest line will be at a standstill or at
least twoweeks.Fears o a ood, consequent upon the damming o the Old
Man Riveare entertained, and are thought probable that urther
slides may occuin which event the ruin o the town will be
complete.A list o those killed is not yet obtainable. About 60 o
the dead are sto be women and children. welve miners working
outside o the minwere crushed to death by ying rocks.Te threatened
ood this evening seems to be less probable. A largeorce o men has
been at work trying to create a new channel that
the waters o Old Mans river may be carried o. Te men will
workthroughout the night, and it is hoped that the water will be
owing
through the new channel by morning. Continued on Next Page
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rivia & Puzzles1) What animal survived or over a month in
the mine ater theFrank Slide?2) How many earthquakes are recorded
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Position Puzzles
4) b sick ed 5) 1, 000, 1, 000 6) OWN
Most o the men, imprisoned bythe mine, whose death at rstseemed
certain, got out alive latethis aternoon. Tere were 22men in the
mine. wo died osuocation, but the other twentyworked their way out
through anair shat, ater cutting their waythrough 30 eet o debris.
Tereis now plenty o air in the mine,and inside workings are
intact.Te roar rom the mountain is attimes almost deaening, and
thepeople are panic stricken or ear
o another slide. Rescue par-ties have been organized and
asystemized method o search andrescue is being vigorously
carriedon, but little hope is held out orany o the missing. Te own
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