Camborne, British Columbia
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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
.
Mining became active in Camborne in 1899 with the Eva, Oyster, Beatrice and Silver Dollar mines. Camps and adits were started on the slopes as was town and millsite
at the river level. The mines were a mixture of silver and gold, with lead and zinc considered secondary. Cory Mehinick was a Cornish hotel owner and mine operator.
A road was built through the Fish Canyon to access the town from Beaton. The mines only operated for a few years and activity dropped precipitously after 1902.
In 1930 with the Depression and the pegging of gold prices interest renewed in the area: the Oyster mine was re-worked under the Meridian name, and the True Fissure mine
was explored in the upper valley at over 7000 feet elevation. A cat road was proposed but not built until the 1960s. Camborne became another Japanese internment camp
after 1941. The Meridian mine was again reworked under the Sunshine Lardo name in the 1950s. Period buildings stood until recently, though vandals and logging have
affected the area.
The site is abandoned today although the name remains in use by a few local remaining area residents. Other towns and former towns in the region, which is known as Arrowhead (also the name of one of those towns
), include Beaton
, Comaplix
and Galena Bay.
, Cornwall
in England
, or to the School of Mines in that town, which was a mining college of the time (1902). The name is thought to have been conferred by Cory Menhinick, a tinplate worker and mining engineer from Cornwall who had arrived in the region via Elwood, Indiana
, then the location of the largest tinplate manufacturing operation in North America.
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 town on the east side of the Incomappleux River
Incomappleux River
The Incomappleux River is a major tributary of the Columbia River in British Columbia, Canada, entering that river via the Beaton Arm of Upper Arrow Lake.The area is the upper end of the Lardeau district...
, northeast of the head of Beaton Arm of Upper Arrow Lake in the Kootenay Country region of British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
.
Mining became active in Camborne in 1899 with the Eva, Oyster, Beatrice and Silver Dollar mines. Camps and adits were started on the slopes as was town and millsite
at the river level. The mines were a mixture of silver and gold, with lead and zinc considered secondary. Cory Mehinick was a Cornish hotel owner and mine operator.
A road was built through the Fish Canyon to access the town from Beaton. The mines only operated for a few years and activity dropped precipitously after 1902.
In 1930 with the Depression and the pegging of gold prices interest renewed in the area: the Oyster mine was re-worked under the Meridian name, and the True Fissure mine
was explored in the upper valley at over 7000 feet elevation. A cat road was proposed but not built until the 1960s. Camborne became another Japanese internment camp
after 1941. The Meridian mine was again reworked under the Sunshine Lardo name in the 1950s. Period buildings stood until recently, though vandals and logging have
affected the area.
The site is abandoned today although the name remains in use by a few local remaining area residents. Other towns and former towns in the region, which is known as Arrowhead (also the name of one of those towns
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...
), include Beaton
Beaton, British Columbia
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...
, 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...
and Galena Bay.
Name origin
The name is derived from that of the mining town of CamborneCamborne
Camborne is a town and civil parish in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is at the western edge of a conurbation comprising Camborne, Pool and Redruth....
, Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, or to the School of Mines in that town, which was a mining college of the time (1902). The name is thought to have been conferred by Cory Menhinick, a tinplate worker and mining engineer from Cornwall who had arrived in the region via Elwood, Indiana
Elwood, Indiana
- Demographics :As of the census of 2000, there were 9,737 people, 3,845 households, and 2,660 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,743.1 people per square mile . There were 4,179 housing units at an average density of 1,177.3 per square mile...
, then the location of the largest tinplate manufacturing operation in North America.