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Twitter Facebook Pinterest × Table of Contents Discovery Area Creek Geography Post Office History Postmaster Bios and Genealogy 1899 Residents & Business Clubs 1900 Residents and Business 1903 Residents and Business 1906 Residents 1909 Discovery Discovery, BC, Canada Original name- Discovery BC, changed to Pine a short time later aka: Pine Creek City aka: Pine City Founded by Sergeant Davis, NWMP, the townsite adjoined the Discovery Claim Davis owned the townsite of Lake Bennett per newspaper article Located on Pine Creek, between Stevendyke Creek, running south, and Willow Creek, running north, both branches off Pine Creek Established as a Mining Camp on Pine Creek 6 1/2-7 miles south from Atlin BC Lots were surveyed and sold approx June 1899 Now a Ghost Town Area Creek Geography Pine Creek flows from Surprise Lake to Atlin Lake From Atlin Lake, and the mouth of Pine Creek, heading almost due East, the first creek south is Spruce Creek, with Dominion Creek branching off of it at the end Stevendyke Creek branching to the south is the next creek. Then the townsite of Discovery Then Willow Creek branching to the north Next is Pearl Creek to the south Then Birch Creek to the north Musket Creek and Ruby Creek come in from the north, not clear if they reach Pine Creek. Then comes the large Surprise Lake, with Snake Creek, then Otter Creek, then Wright creek all branching off south of Surprise Lake in the order heading East. Eagle Creek branches off Wright Creek A trail from Otter Creek led to Slate Creek, a tributary of Dixie Creek, which was a tributary of Pike River Mar 12, 1899- A steep hill was located about 4 miles south of Atlin on the way to Discovery At that time they had 2 hotels and 1 saloon Post Office History Office Name: Discovery Electoral District: Skeena Established- June 26, 1899 Closed Dec 18, 1930 Name of Postmaster Date of Appointment Date of Vacancy Cause of Vacancy Herbert Canceller 1899-06-26 D.G. Stewart 1900-10-17 1905-09-05 Resignation Harry E. Brown 1905-12-01 1912-08-26 Resignation O.F. Conley 1912-11-01 1918-01-16 * Charles Gairns 1918-01-16 1919-04-07 Resignation Ward Kilpatrick 1919-05-01 1930-12-18 Death closed This reproduction is NOT represented as an official version of the materials reproduced, nor as having been made in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the National Archives of Canada. The source of this material is the National Archives of Canada Postmaster Bios and Genealogy First Postmaster Herbert Canceller b- July 9, 1864 in England Baptism- July 21, 1865 at St Saviour, Hampstead, Camden, England d- May 29, 1942 in Victoria BC, age 76 Buried in Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria BC Father: Francis Cancellor Mother: Frances Emily Cancellor Married Jessie Mollison June 3, 1897 in Yale District, BC He had 2 brothers when he died- Walter Cancellor in Kentwell SK. and Percy Cancellor in England In Obit he is shown as a well known hotel man in Victoria 2nd Postmaster- D.G. Stewart David Gordon Stewart b- Aug 22, 1867 in Kirkcowan, Wigtown, Scotland d- Dec 27, 1945 in Vancouver BC Living in Prince Rupert in 1911 as a wholesale merchant Immigrated in 1898 Father: James Stewart Mother: Helen Gordon married Jean Douglas Nov 10, 1909 in New Westminster she was born in Listowell, ON Harry E. Brown Enumerated the 1901 census in the Atlin area O.F. Conley Owen Francis Conley b- Aug 16, 1864 in ON d- Jan 9, 1946 in Vancouver BC, age 81 son of James and Bridget Owen single when he died 1899 Residents & Business Gold House was built and named and opened ca early May 1899 John (Jack) Leatherdale and David “Dave” Burton were partner owners 40 x 50 ft, 2 storey building John Leatherdale when born name registered as John Letherdale also death cert says John Letherdale b- Jan 1, 1860 in Orillia, ON d- July 24, 1949, in Renton, King, WA, USA, age 89 I know he lived in Vancouver before Atlin Shown as a contractor when he was married son of Henry Letherdale and Isabella McLean married Florence Ethel Ormsby Sept 16, 1891 in Rugby Congregational Church, Simcoe, ON b- Nov 25, 1869, Orillia, ON d- Jan 31, 1949 in King County, WA, age 79 daughter of Edward Ormsby and Susan Brown Had a daughter Florence O. Leatherdale born Dec 13, 1893 in Vancouver BC His daughter married a Williams David Burton b- ca 1871 Ontario d- Feb 23, 1944 in Vancouver BC, age 73 shown as a hotel keeper when he married in 1911 son of George Hunter and Agnes Baird married Jessie Dyer Sherlow Hunter Aug 14, 1911 in Vancouver b- Scotland (age 18 when married) d- ? Clubs July 1899- Masonic Club established with 75 members- J.C. Dillon- President J.B. Higgins- Secretary 1900 Residents and Business W.R. Dockrill & Co.- Drugs & Stationary Colonel Walter Roy Dockrill b- May 31, 1878 Euphemia, Lambton, ON d- Aug 11, 1942 Hong Kong buried in a military grave, Stanley, Hong Kong member of the Masonic Order son of Joseph Dockrill and Maria Catharine Ogorman married (1) Mabel Claire Palmer June 25, 1902 at Chemainus BC b- d- July 2, 1935 at Victoria BC they had 3 daughters married (2) Margaret Estelle Mayberry Gold House- John Leatherdale & David Burton- Prop. (see above) John McCarthy- Agent Atlin Claim Newspaper Pine Tree Hotel- Charles R. Oubridge, Manager, Herbert Canceller, caterer, and Post Master (see above) Charles Robert Oubridge b- Oct-Dec 1870 Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England d- Sept 21, 1899 in his Pine Tree Hotel, Atlin, BC, age 28 buried in the Atlin Pioneer Cemetery He must have been entered into directory and died shortly after He was the first to establish a General Store at this locality Father Matthew Oubridge Mother Joanna Stobart Pine Creek Hotel- G. C. Hall 1903 Residents and Business Atlin Lumber Company Brown & Sinclair- Lumber James G. Cornell- Nugget Hotel b- June 14, 1864 in ON d- Cummings & Richardson- Dry Goods Andrew Galarno Andrew Louis Galarno- BC Hotel, Prop. b- Mar 31, 1862, Courtright ON d- June 30, 1937 in Burnaby, age 75 buried in Mountainview Cemetery, Burnaby Married 3 times 1- ? 2- married Edith Warren, nee Cartwright a widow born in London England, Feb 7, 1904 in his home in Discovery Edith died in 1914 in Campbell River age 52 they had a son Andrew Louis Galarno who died age 15 in Burnaby 3- married Sarah Lomax, nee Harper Nov 2, 1916 in Cumberland BC, she was also a widow Father- Joseph Galarno Mother- Agnes Pelkie (Pilkie?) Mr. Galarno built the first hotel in Skagway AK, also called the BC Hotel He was a pioneer of the Yukon Go9ld rush Per his obit he owned the first team of horses in the Klondike He ranched at Campbell River for 20 years after his Klondike years. Gold House- Joseph P. Rose, Joseph Carlson, James Doyle, and John Koford- Owners Hans Gunderson- Dray Harry W. Hial-(spelling in directory was wrong) Provincial Constable Henry 'Harry' William Heal b- Jan 16, 1870 Lake District, Vancouver Island, BC baptized June 1, 1887 in Victoria d- Apr 24, 1962 Victoria, BC, age 92 buried in Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria BC married twice, 2 children first wife and 4 with 2nd father- John A. Heal mother- Julianna (Julia Ann) Thompson George A. Kerr & Co.- General Store Alex R. McDonald- Irving Hotel Miss J. E. MacDonald- Bakery and General Store Frank H. Mobley- Taxidermist John Newsham- Bakery Charles D. Newton- Dry Goods Joseph Palmer- Shoemaker Pillman & Co- Fruits Presbyterian Church- Rev Turkington James S. Regan- Hardware Napoleon Sabin- Gold Pan Mine Edward “Ed” Sands- Pine Tree Hotel, same owner in 1907 James Stables- M.P.P. D. G. Stewart- General Store and Postmaster (see above) Henry E. Ward- Laundry E.M.N. Woods- Magistrate Edward Montague Nelson Woods b- May 1 1862 Victoria, BC d- Nov 23, 1919 Victoria, BC Frederick B. Wrong- Restaurant 1906 Residents Gold House- C.H. Nissen-Prop- Frederick B.Wrong- Manager Hans Christian (Christien) Nissen (Nicolaisen) b- Sept 24, 1857 in Denmark d- Apr 1918 at Goose Lake BC They had a hockey Rink, also used for dances 1909 June 18, 1909 the North Columbia Gold Company dam, at Surprise Lake, at the head of Pine Creek, broke and sent 8ft of water down Pine Creek, wiping out mills, buildings, and flumes all the way to Atlin Lake. © Last modified: 2021/10/10 13:15by dlgent Log In