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100
Mile
House
is
centre
of
sportsmans
paradise
THE
CITIZEN
Friday
April
17
1970
23A
100
Mile
House
a
friendly
town
100
Mile
House
and
District
offers
closely
connected
well
-
planned
communities
that
combine
the
best
of
town
and
country
living
The
econ
economy
¬
omy
of
this
region
is
secure
and
expanding
It
is
based
on
lumbering
ranching
mining
farming
and
a
rapidly
growing
tourist
business
The
area
is
served
by
School
District
No
27
and
a
large
modern
High
School
in
100
Mile
House
provides
ex
excellent
¬
cellent
education
to
Grade
XIL
Students
are
brought
in
by
bus
from
the
outlying
areas
and
dormitory
facilities
are
available
All
the
small
com
communities
¬
munities
have
elementary
schools
100
Mile
House
is
known
as
the
friendliest
town
in
the
Cariboo
It
covers
a
trading
area
of
over
ten
thousand
people
and
the
population
is
expected
to
triple
over
the
next
six
years
The
homes
and
businesses
of
100
Mile
House
are
serv
serviced
¬
iced
by
BC
Hydro
Inland
Gas
100
Mile
Water
Utilities
and
a
complete
sewage
dis
disposal
¬
posal
system
The
town
also
has
a
volunteer
ambulance
brigade
100
Mile
District
General
Hospital
opened
in
1066
has
modern
facilities
and
is
well
staffed
and
there
are
four
highly
qualified
doc
doctors
¬
tors
and
a
dentist
in
the
town
All
of
the
other
facilities
are
here
too
from
hotels
to
hardware
stores
service
sta
stations
¬
tions
to
supermarkets
A
graded
serviced
gravel
air
airstrip
¬
strip
2400
feet
long
The
biggest
industry
at
100
Mile
House
is
logging
and
lumbering
The
three
largest
operations
located
within
three
miles
of
town
are
inte
integrated
¬
grated
forest
operations
con
consisting
¬
sisting
of
sawmills
planer
mills
studmills
and
a
plywood
plant
These
companies
em
employ
¬
ploy
over
300
people
But
the
main
attraction
of
100
Mile
House
is
its
people
They
have
formed
a
true
community
and
have
created
many
service
and
recreational
groups
such
as
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
Lions
Curling
Ski
Snowmo
Snowmobile
¬
bile
4
H
Flying
and
Bad
Badminton
¬
minton
clubs
the
Outriders
a
Minor
Hockey
League
Cana
Canadian
¬
dian
Legion
Softball
League
and
a
Hospital
Auxiliary
Fifteen
miles
north
of
100
Mile
House
you
round
a
gentle
curve
In
the
highway
pass
a
ranch
and
there
it
is
blue
and
sparkling
in
the
sunlight
Its
Indian
name
is
most
ap
propriate
Pretty
Waters
It
has
many
fine
beaches
and
excellent
tourist
accommodation
The
community
of
Lac
La
Hache
acts
as
a
service
centre
for
the
resort
facilities
and
industries
in
the
area
It
is
serviced
by
BC
Hydro
and
Natural
Gas
Lac
La
Hache
is
an
active
alive
spot
It
has
a
Board
of
Trade
a
community
club
Elks
Club
and
groups
for
hockey
soccer
even
pot
pottery
¬
tery
There
is
alsoa
historical
museum
at
Lac
La
Hache
In
July
hydroplanes
from
all
over
the
country
roar
at
the
famous
South
Cariboo
Re
Regatta
¬
gatta
Forest
Grove
is
14
miles
east
of
100
Mile
House
It
is
one
of
the
oldest
communities
in
the
area
and
has
a
com
community
¬
munity
hall
a
licenced
Legion
Hall
a
curling
and
skating
rink
and
a
new
eight
room
school
Today
Forest
Grove
is
keeping
abreast
with
the
rapid
development
in
this
area
with
a
new
and
enlarged
water
sys
system
¬
tem
and
new
housing
develop
development
¬
ment
Lovely
Canim
Lake
is
one
of
the
most
popular
lakes
in
this
district
23
miles
long
surrounded
by
evergreen
hills
and
featuring
a
beautiful
70
foot
waterfall
The
lake
offers
varied
accommodation
from
rustic
fishing
camps
to
lodges
with
full
American
Plan
Farms
in
the
area
produce
excellent
carrots
cabbages
and
potatoes
Brynnor
Mines
Ltd
with
their
mine
and
mill
situated
at
the
5500
foot
level
on
Tak
omlane
Mountain
Indian
name
for
Big
Timothy
Mountain
has
built
a
modern
towns
ite
on
the
shores
of
Hendrix
Lake
56
miles
east
of
100
Mile
House
The
area
south
east
of
100
Mile
House
has
some
of
the
largest
guest
ranches
in
the
Cariboo
One
of
them
has
its
own
nine
hole
golf
course
A
favorite
drive
for
travellers
on
the
Cariboo
Highway
is
to
take
the
turn
off
at
70
Mile
House
past
Green
and
Watch
Lakes
to
Bridge
Lake
then
back
past
Sheridan
Lake
Lone
Butte
and
Horse
Lake
return
returning
¬
ing
to
the
highway
at
100
Mile
House
Old
Alexandra
Lodge
One
of
the
most
expensive
two
lane
roads
ever
built
in
North
America
the
Fraser
Canyon
Highway
No
1
carries
thousands
of
cars
in
a
hurry
They
switch
across
the
new
Alexandra
Bridge
and
lit
literally
¬
erally
fly
by
an
historic
lodge
at
Chapmans
Bar
Do
they
realize
what
they
are
passing
History
is
deeply
embedded
in
the
Alexandra
Lodge
and
nrcny
are
the
changes
it
has
seen
since
mule
and
oxen
teams
made
their
slow
tor
tortuous
¬
tuous
way
up
this
same
Can
Canyon
¬
yon
It
is
believed
that
Alexandra
60
kinds
of
fish
There
are
more
than
CO
dif
different
¬
ferent
kinds
species
and
sub
subspecies
¬
species
of
fish
In
the
fresh
waters
of
British
Columbia
Some
such
as
salmon
are
of
great
commercial
impor
importance
¬
tance
some
such
as
the
trout
and
char
are
of
great
Interest
to
the
sportsmen
and
indirec
indirectly
¬
tly
of
very
considerable
econ
economic
¬
omic
value
Others
such
as
many
of
the
minnows
and
coarse
fish
are
of
no
direct
value
but
may
serve
as
food
for
other
more
valuable
creatures
all
are
oi
importance
in
studying
and
measuring
the
wildlife
re
resources
¬
sources
of
British
Columbia
Reprinted
from
the
BC
Motorist
Lodge
still
functioning
today
as
a
small
store
lodge
and
dining
room
is
over
one
hun
hundred
¬
dred
years
old
The
lodge
is
north
of
Spuz-
zum
where
hardworking
min
miners
¬
ers
mostly
Chinese
searched
for
gold
on
the
flats
in
1861
They
encamped
at
Chapmans
Bar
where
Alexandra
Lodge
is
located
This
bar
was
named
afteran
early
miner
most
likely
the
discoverer
of
that
particular
gold
source
A
photograph
by
Fred
Dailly
BCs
famous
early
photographer
taken
in
1868
shows
a
two
storey
frame
house
with
a
verandah
on
the
east
side
of
the
old
wagon
road
with
a
barn
to
the
northeast
This
was
variously
called
Chapmans
Bar
House
or
Alexanders
14
Mile
House
as
a
WL
Alexander
was
the
first
man
to
hold
land
above
the
Alexandra
Bridge
The
first
Alexandra
Bridge
was
one
of
the
wonders
of
the
western
world
It
was
built
of
wood
and
coiled
wire
the
first
susiiension
bridge
west
of
the
Rockies
in
Canada
and
nam
named
¬
ed
after
Princess
Alexandra
of
Wales
This
engineering
mar
marvel
¬
vel
was
replaced
in
1926
and
now
a
third
bridge
bears
the
name
Tha
Old
Brigade
Trail
pass
passed
¬
ed
close
to
the
lodge
and
traces
may
still
be
found
a
few
hundred
feet
above
the
lodge
When
the
new
highway
was
built
much
of
the
land
surrounding
Alexandra
Lodge
was
lost
and
in
1952
the
gov
government
¬
ernment
moved
the
building
back
16
feet
and
put
it
on
a
cement
foundation
Now
the
lodge
instead
of
standing
guard
over
the
canyon
and
woods
frowns
at
the
passing
traffic
but
offers
the
same
welcome
hospitality
that
must
have
greeted
the
weary
tra
travellers
¬
vellers
of
1868
The
building
is
of
two-by-six
lumber
never
put
through
a
planer
and
square
nails
have
been
used
in
the
ori
original
¬
ginal
part
It
is
nestled
in
the
fir
pine
and
maple
trees
and
overlooks
the
famous
canyon
and
the
mountains
beyond
A
small
bridge
crosses
a
little
stream
to
the
north
and
there
are
cabins
in
the
back
some
sometimes
¬
times
rented
to
hunters
and
fishermen
Two
small
ancient
fenced
cemeteries
are
locat
located
¬
ed
a
little
to
the
south
one
overgrown
has
moss
covered
stone
monuments
the
other
unusual
iron
crosses
Although
you
get
the
feeling
of
being
high
up
in
the
canyon
the
altitude
is
the
same
as
Vancouvers
Little
Mountain
The
scenery
is
both
wild
and
fascinating
and
there
are
many
opportunities
to
steep
yourself
in
the
lore
of
the
can
canyon
¬
yon
You
may
sit
on
the
com
comfortable
¬
fortable
chairs
of
the
old
fashioned
porch
gaze
at
the
colorful
beds
of
nasturtiums
surrounding
the
lodge
breathe
the
sharp
clear
air
and
watch
the
modern
pack
trains
zipping
by
Once
mile
post
house
100
Mile
House
came
Into
being
in
1862
as
one
of
the
original
mile
post
houses
that
were
built
as
public
stopping
places
along
the
Cariboo
Wag
Wagon
¬
on
Trail
and
named
according
to
their
mileage
from
Lillooet
Today
100
Mile
House
is
a
flourishing
well
-
planned
community
centre
for
the
fam
family
¬
ily
vacation
100
Mile
House
is
right
in
the
centre
of
the
lovely
lake
country
of
the
Cariboo
This
is
an
area
of
over
1500
sq
miles
speckled
and
slashed
with
lakes
threaded
with
streams
and
surrounded
by
mountains
Fishing
There
are
hundreds
of
good
spots
to
choose
from
The
lakes
are
well
filled
with
fight
fighting
¬
ing
Rainbow
trout
Kokanee
a
land
locked
salmon
Lake
trout
and
Eastern
Brook
trout
Fishing
is
year
round
in
the
100
Mile
House
area
and
many
a
good
catch
is
taken
through
the
ice
in
the
winter
Vuull
find
accommodation
to
suit
your
taste
complete
with
guides
and
boat
rentals
Hunting
100
Mile
House
is
in
the
cen
centre
¬
tre
of
an
excellent
hunt
hunting
¬
ing
area
Moose
and
deer
are
the
most
conrnon
and
grizzly
and
caribou
range
in
the
nearby
mountains
Grouse
and
waterfowl
are
also
plenti
plentiful
¬
ful
Guides
are
available
Dude
ranching
Visitors
who
want
to
ex
explore
¬
plore
the
country
by
horse
horseback
¬
back
or
get
the
feel
of
a
round
roundup
¬
up
first
hand
have
plenty
of
opportunity
In
this
range
coun
country
¬
try
Trail
rides
cookouts
or
overnight
camp
outs
are
of
offered
¬
fered
in
true
Western
style
You
can
choose
from
a
wide
variety
of
accommodation
often
right
at
the
working
ranch
Water
sports
Hundreds
of
lakes
cover
the
area
around
100
Mile
House
most
lake
resorts
offer
facil
facilities
¬
ities
for
boat
launching
dock
docking
¬
ing
water
skiing
and
have
good
beaches
for
swim
swimming
¬
ming
Sailing
is
rapidlygrow
ing
in
popularity
Winter
sports
Visitors
come
to
100
Mile
House
in
every
season
of
the
year
The
gentle
rolling
land
landscape
¬
scape
makes
exploring
by
ski
snowshoe
or
snowmobile
easy
and
popular
Another
big
attraction
is
ice
fishing
particularly
on
Lac
La
Hache
This
large
lake
is
right
beside
the
high
highway
¬
way
and
the
fishermen
simply
drives
his
car
onto
the
ice
to
his
favourite
spot
Here
he
can
jig
through
the
ice
which
is
18
to
24
thick
to
getagood
catch
of
Kokanee
or
maybe
a
large
Char
Other
activities
There
are
many
other
ac
activities
¬
tivities
for
you
to
choose
from
in
this
lovely
lake
region
There
is
toboganning
hiking
photography
especially
dur
during
¬
ing
the
autumn
when
the
as
aspens
¬
pens
turn
gold
and
rock
hounding
Its
a
great
country
for
the
artist
Have
you
ever
skated
down
a
fish
You
should
see
them
do
this
on
Lac
La
Hache
when
the
ice
conditions
are
right