KOOTENAY ROCKIES Sullivan Mine & Historical Society Photo
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Take a giant leap back into the 1890s and
experience the restored pioneer boomtown of Fort Steele. A family favourite for decades, Fort Steele is a must! Open daily. Call for current schedules and a list of special events or visit us online.
www.FortSteele.ca | 250.417.6000
recorded info line 250.426.7352 |
info@FortSteele.bc.ca 9851 Hwy 93/95, Fort Steele, BC, VOB 1N0 (located just 16km northeast of Cranbrook)
250.417.6000 |
fortsteele.ca
KIMBERLEY
and its’ Underground Mining Railway By Perry Mack
Tere was a time when riding the railroad in this part of the country would have meant you were working as a miner digging out lead, zinc and silver and shipping it to the surface on 5,600 feet of this railway track. You were in danger of suffering from oxygen depletion or dying from other mining hazards. But that was the turn of century. The mine was
active until 2001 giving up 17 million tons of zinc and lead and over 285 million tons of silver worth more than 20 billion dollars. Now your rail ride is substantially more pleasant
and less dangerous. Today the Sullivan Mine and Historical Society has replicated a 15km railway for an informative and enjoyable experience. Your adventure begins in the Bavarian style town of Kimberley, BC. A beautiful mountain town cradled between the Purcell and Rocky Mountain ranges in the East Kootenay region of BC. Board the train near Te Platzl (a heart-warming re-creation of a European village) and ride to the Underground Interpretative Centre. Here you get a feel for the hard rock mining that went on and see demonstrations
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