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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, makes for some interesting reading. Today, even though there is still a homestead present, the only original Duffy building 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, and the smaller Thompson Lake which adjoins it, once had their names switched). The Thompson brothers ran a trap line, guiding outfit and marten farm near the lake shore. This picture shows their home cabin with the wire enclosed marten pens (in the back ground) in the mid 1920's. In 1926 Norman wrote a little booklet entitled "Raising Marten in Captivity". In the picture stands (from L to R) Roy Thompson, Pearl Thompson (Normans' Wife) and James Duffy.
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