The SS Moyie was operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway on Lake Kootenay in British Columbia from 1898 to 1957.The restored vessel is a National Historic Site in Kelso, BC, Canada.
The Moyie is the last remaining passenger sternwheeler.The Canadian Pacific Railway Co. 1898 logo is visible on the capstan on the deck of the Moyie.
The interior of the Moyie is restored to its Victorian splendor.
MHAers, Cherry and Ed Hunter, are in the Wheel House.
Following the 1991 discovery and silver rush, the mines in the hills around Sandon produced over one billion dollars of silver, lead, and zinc.In the 1890s, it had a population of 5,000.It was called “the soul of the Silvery Slocan,” the term derived from Lake Slocan.
The general store is a mining museum operated by the Sandon Historical Society.
Its location at the bottom of a Carpenter Creek valley makes Sandon susceptible to frequent floods.The 1900 City Hall was being restored after suffering flood damage.Avalanches are a wintertime hazard.
Sandon was the first town in BC to be fully electrified thanks to the Silversmith Pelton-Wheel driven hydroelectric power plant.
(Above) MHAers explore the interior of the power plant. It continues to provide power to the community.
(Right) Spare wooden stave pipes are at hand should any repairs need to be made to the penstock.
(Above) The 1952 Carnegie Mill (AKA Treminco Mill and the Klondike Silver Corporation Mill) is the last remaining mill in the town.
(Left) The ruins of the Noble Five Concentrator include a large diesel engine.
