Beaton, British Columbia
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Beaton, formerly Thomson's Landing and also formerly known as Evansport, is a locality and former townsite and steamboat landing at head head of Beaton Arm at the head of Upper Arrow Lake in the Kootenay Country of British Columbia, Canada. There was 65 residents of Beaton in 1911.
Ferry service was cancelled in 1964, with the post office being closed in 1969, although the locality remains partly inhabited today. Other towns in the vicinity included Comaplix
, Camborne
and Arrowhead
, among others. Access today is from the Galena Bay ferry terminal north of Nakusp
, which is the only remaining major town in the area, which had at one time been busy with galena
mining prospects.
in 1901. Thomson's partner was Malcolm Beaton
, publisher of the Nelson Miner in Nelson
. Beaton took over the townsite from Thomson in 1907, though the name Beaton was already in use by 1902.
Ferry service was cancelled in 1964, with the post office being closed in 1969, although the locality remains partly inhabited today. Other towns in the vicinity included Comaplix
Comaplix, British Columbia
Comaplix is the name of former mining town on the Incomappleux River in the northern Arrow Lakes region of British Columbia's Kootenay Country in Canada. The name of the town and an adjacent mountain and creek are derived form that of the river, which is an Okanagan word meaning "point at the head...
, Camborne
Camborne, British Columbia
Camborne is a locality and former galena-mining town on the east side of the Incomappleux River, northeast of the head of Beaton Arm of Upper Arrow Lake in the Kootenay Country region of British Columbia....
and Arrowhead
Arrowhead, British Columbia
Arrowhead is a former steamboat port and town at the head of Upper Arrow Lake in British Columbia, Canada. Though the initial site has been submerged beneath the waters of the lake, which is now part of the reservoir formed by Hugh Keenleyside Dam at Castlegar, the name continues in use as a...
, among others. Access today is from the Galena Bay ferry terminal north of Nakusp
Nakusp, British Columbia
The Village of Nakusp is a small community located on the shores of Upper Arrow Lake, a portion of the Columbia River, in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia...
, which is the only remaining major town in the area, which had at one time been busy with galena
Galena
Galena is the natural mineral form of lead sulfide. It is the most important lead ore mineral.Galena is one of the most abundant and widely distributed sulfide minerals. It crystallizes in the cubic crystal system often showing octahedral forms...
mining prospects.
Name origin
The original name Thomson's Landing was from that of the owner of the townsite, James William Thomson, who was the local Notary PublicNotary public
A notary public in the common law world is a public officer constituted by law to serve the public in non-contentious matters usually concerned with estates, deeds, powers-of-attorney, and foreign and international business...
in 1901. Thomson's partner was Malcolm Beaton
Malcolm Beaton
Malcolm Beaton was a farmer and lumberman; town site of Beaton, British Columbia named after himHe was born in Ontario February 14, 1860 son of Alexander Beaton and Margaret Cameron. He arrived in the Kootenay district about 1891. In the is found in Revelstoke....
, publisher of the Nelson Miner in Nelson
Nelson, British Columbia
Nelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the extreme West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Known as "The Queen City", and acknowledged for its impressive collection of restored heritage buildings from its glory days in a regional silver rush,...
. Beaton took over the townsite from Thomson in 1907, though the name Beaton was already in use by 1902.