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James Duffy Homestead
James Duffy had a homesteaded on the Bowron River during the early 1900's. From here he ran a trap line and worked as a guide for local outfitters. In1939 his body was found laying beside the Bowron River between his homestead and Bowron Lake. He died from a gun shot wound which, at the time, the coroner deemed as - accidentally self inflicted. When put all together, pictures of the old homestead, James Duffy and the Coroners report, make for some interesting reading. Today the homestead is still occupied, but the only original Duffy building left standing is the old barn.
McClary's Falls / Isaac Falls
The 11 m (36 ft) Isaac Falls which are found between Isaac Lake and McLeary Lake, were originally known as McClary's Falls, named after an old trapper / prospector who worked the area in the late1800's and early 1900's. McLeary Lake is also believed to be named after Mr. McClary, but was documented with a spelling mistake, which resulted in it's current name. The man in this picture is said to be Mr. McClary, but I cannot find any documentation to substantiate this.
The Thompson Homestead
During the early 1920's, brothers Roy and Norman Thompson built a homestead on a lake that was, at the time, known as Kibbee Lake. (The larger lake, which we now call Kibbee Lake was known as Beaver Lake and the smaller lake which adjoins it (now Thompson Lake) was called Kibbee Lake). The Thompson brothers ran a trap line, guiding outfit and marten farm at the lake. This picture shows their home cabin with the wire enclosed marten pens (in the back ground) during the mid 1920's. In 1926 Norman wrote a little booklet entitled "Raising Marten in Captivity". Picture here from L to R are Roy Thompson, Pearl Thompson (Normans' Wife) and James Duffy.
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