Nicola, Kamloops and Similkameen Coal and Railway Company explained

The Nicola, Kamloops and Similkameen Coal and Railway Co (NK&S), ultimately a Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) subsidiary, connected Spences Bridge and Nicola in south central British Columbia. This standard gauge trackage, which followed the Nicola River, formed the CP Nicola Subdivision.

Coal cartage opportunity

A prospector named Kennedy from Ashcroft was believed to be the first European to discover coal in the area. Subsequently, First Nations took quantities of coal to Lytton for blacksmiths during the Cariboo Gold Rush, as did packhorses to Clinton as early as 1869. Local settlers extracted these surface outcroppings with a pick and shovel to fuel their fires.[1] [2]

In 1877–1878, the Geological Survey Department of Canada first reported coal in the area.[3]

Following contact with Albert Elgin Howse of Nicola[4] and reading the Dawson report of 1886, Lieutenant-Colonel William Hamilton Merritt III journeyed from Toronto in 1887. On finding coal in what is known as the Pot Hole, west of the Coldwater 1 Reserve, he purchased a large tract of coal lands. He proceeded to the Coast to form an investor syndicate to apply for a railway charter, because establishing economical transportation was a prerequisite.[5]

Railway charters

In 1891, the Nicola Valley Railway Co (NV) obtained a charter to build from Spences Bridge to the western end of Nicola Lake, with a branch line south along the Coldwater River to Voght Creek. Construction needed to commence within three years and be completed within five.[6] The NV syndicate comprised Charles Whetham, Stephen Tingley, and Dr. John M. Lefevre[7] (president).[8] Later that year, the NK&S obtained a charter for the same route by disguising its application as Kamloops to Osoyoos via the Nicola Valley and Princeton,[9] with a branch to Spences Bridge. The NV unsuccessfully opposed the NK&S application.[10] Led by Howse and W.H. Merritt,[11] the NK&S syndicate also comprised John F. Allison, R.H. Lee, A.M. Nanton, Sandford H. Fleming, Frank A. Fleming, C.H. Keefer, Geo F. Harman, and C.F. Shanley.[12]

In 1892, the NV was granted a $3,200 per mile construction subsidy,[13] and the principals obtained options on coal rights immediately south of present Merritt,[14] covering 15to of coal lands. The 1894 announcement that construction would shortly commence came to nothing.[15]

Equally unable to secure financing, the NK&S charter lapsed. W.H.Merritt and two others were all that remained of the original syndicate when the NK&S charter for a Spences Bridge–Nicola line was renewed in 1903. The $6,400 per mile federal construction subsidy for the first 450NaN0 was expected to also attract provincial financial assistance.[16] That year, they sold the charter to eastern capitalists[17] from Ontario.[18] A year later, a New York syndicate apparently bought the charter.[19]

Railway construction project

Approval in principle

In 1904, false rumours circulated that CP had acquired the NK&S charter. That year, John Hendry, who possessed good connections within CP, staked out 2700acres of coal rights southwest of present Merritt with the intention of starting a colliery. That summer, Dr. R.W. Ells conducted coal surveys, which appeared in the annual report of the Geological Survey Department that year. This highlighting of the coalmining potential lifted the Nicola Valley out of obscurity. Ellis concluded that the coal quality and reserves compared very favourably with those of Vancouver Island and the Crowsnest.[20]

Associated opposition

Coal magnate James Dunsmuir had been unsuccessful in acquiring John Hendry's extensive coal rights. In August 1905, he secured an option for coal development on another 2800acres but planned to leave the property idle for two years. This would eliminate competition from other speculators and also benefit his Vancouver Island mines, but the landowners thwarted his attempts. Next, he claimed the coal was of poor quality and limited quantity, so he was no longer interested in the option. He imagined his rejection of the area might induce Hendry to abandon the adjoining coal rights. However, the press exposed the scandal and dashed his hopes of buying up all the Nicola options at bargain prices.

Approval to proceed

In May 1905, CP announced that work would begin that summer on the railway line,[21] the prime contractor having acquired the NK&S charter on behalf of the railway.[22]

CP obtained locomotive coal from Vancouver Island mines, where labour disputes threatened the ongoing supply. Consequentially, access to the Nicola region reserves assumed greater importance.[23]

Progress

Loss and MacDonnell, the prime contractor, commenced the $1,500,000 project in July 1905. To minimize heavy rock cuts, the right-of-way crossed the Nicola River multiple times.[24] That month, the wagon road, which had struggled to justify a bi-weekly stage service, introduced competing daily services.[25]

The initial subcontractors west to east were:

That October, a new work camp was set up at Coutlee to work both ways.[27] The next month, Ironside, Rannie and Campbell were awarded the bridgework, tracklaying and ballasting contract.[28] By December, one thousand men were working at 20 different camps along the route.[29]

In January 1906, tracklaying began at Spences Bridge. In mid-March, the eastward advance of the rail head reached the Clapperton Tunnel, having progressed at 1.2km (00.7miles) per day. When subcontractor McLean finished the tunnel, tracklaying proceeded.[30] That year, labour shortages continued to delay progress.[31] The rail head reached Coutlee in early June 1906 and Nicola in November 1906.[32]

Following inspection of the completed line in March 1907,[33] tri-weekly passenger service began at the beginning of April.[34]

Extension

CP proposed to later extend the track eastward via Quilchena to Princeton. The construction announcement in June 1909 revealed the plan had been revised to an extension southward from Merritt via the Coldwater River.[35] By December 1910, 40NaN0 of track had been laid.[36] In late September 1911, the rail head reached Otter Summit.

Service within geographical context

CP Train Timetables (Regular stop or Flag stop)
Mile 1909 1912 1915 1916 1919 1929 1932 1935 1939 1943 1948 1954 1957 1960 1963
[37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] [51]
Spence'sBridge 0.0 Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg.
Clapperton 10.1 Flag Flag Both Flag Flag Flag Flag Flag Flag Flag Flag Flag Flag
Agate 17.3 Flag Flag Flag Flag Flag Flag Flag
Dot 20.3 Reg. Reg. Both Flag Flag Flag Flag Flag Flag Flag Flag Flag Flag
Canford Mill 28.2 Flag
Canford 29.3 Reg. Reg. Both Flag Flag Flag Flag Flag Flag Flag Flag Flag Flag
Coyle 35.0 Reg. Reg. Both Flag Flag Flag Flag Flag Flag Flag Flag Flag Flag
Coutlee 37.8 Reg. Reg. Both Flag Flag Flag Both Flag Flag Flag Flag Flag Flag
Merritt 39.8 Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg.
Nicola 47.0 Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg. Reg.

Railway infrastructure and incidents

Initial route

CP Infrastructure and incidents for Spences Bridge–Clapperton
Mile
Place Passenger Service Station Building Section House Section
Crew 		Storage Capacity Engine
House 		Track Ref.
Type Built Closed Comments Built Comments From To Water
Tank 		Coal
Chute 		Passing Other
0.0 Spences Bridge
1.0 Highway crossing.
In 1926, four cars of a westbound passenger train derailed. [52]
1.4 Highway crossing.
6.0 In 1927, an eastbound locomotive and tender derailed when struck by a 25adj=on0adj=on boulder. [53]
6.8 A 10000impgal enclosed tank erected c.1907 on the south side of the main line. Deactivated before 1930. Removed.
8.2 Nicola River: 100feet steel deck truss span and 50feet deck plate girder span.
8.3 Highway crossing.
9.4 Highway crossing.
9.6 Clapperton (Ten Mile) Tunnel: 324feet concrete lined tunnel.
The portals are made of cut stone.
CP Infrastructure and incidents for Clapperton–Agate
Mile
Place Passenger Service Station Building Section House Section
Crew 		Storage Capacity Engine
House 		Track Ref.
Type Built Closed Comments Built Comments From To Water
Tank 		Coal
Chute 		Passing Other
10.1 Clapperton Apr 1907
to
Oct1957 		None N/A N/A c.1906. Removed after 1962. Apr 1907 May 1962 None None None Feb 1916 to
Apr1965.
Length 1789.50NaN0
In 1909, an incorrectly set switch sent a westbound train into a stationary truck and freight car. [54]
In 1911, three passenger cars and five coal cars of a mixed train derailed. [55]
12.0 In 1918, several loaded coal cars of a westbound freight train derailed into a ditch. [56]
13.3 Highway crossing.
13.7 Highway crossing, after paralleling north of highway from Mile 13.3. After the rails were lifted, the highway moved onto the former railway grade.
14.3 Skuhun (KV Potato Illahe) Creek: 15feet wall culvert span. Replaced by 18feet timber deck bridge on concrete abutments in 1946, which were damaged in the 1948 flood.
14.5 Nicola River: 163feet steel half deck plate girder spans.
14.8 Shakan Creek: 15feet wall culvert span. Replaced by 15feet timber deck bridge on concrete abutments at unknown date. A 20000impgal enclosed tank erected c.1925 on the south side of the main line. Deactivated winter 1953–54. Removed.
CP Infrastructure and incidents for Agate–Dot
Mile
Place Passenger Service Station Building Section House Section
Crew 		Storage Capacity Engine
House 		Track Ref.
Type Built Closed Comments Built Comments From To Water
Tank 		Coal
Chute 		Passing Other
17.3 Agate Oct 1920
to
Oct1957 		None N/A N/A None N/A N/A None None None None
17.5 Manning Creek: 14.5feet wall culvert span. Replaced by 15feet timber deck bridge on concrete abutments in 1946.
18.0 Nicola River: Pony truss. Replaced by 106feet steel pony truss and 50feet half deck plate girder span at unknown date.
19.0 Manning Creek FSR crossing.
19.7 Gordon Creek: 13.5feet wall culvert span. Replaced by 16feet timber deck bridge on concrete abutments.
In 1911, a freighthopper sustained fatal injuries on attempting to board a moving westbound train. [57]
CP Infrastructure and incidents for Dot–Canford Mill
Mile
Place Passenger Service Station Building Section House Section
Crew 		Storage Capacity Engine
House 		Track Ref.
Type Built Closed Comments Built Comments From To Water
Tank 		Coal
Chute 		Passing Other
20.4 Dot Apr 1907
to
Oct1957 		Bohi's Type 10.[58] 1906. Apr 1969 Removed c.1970 c.1906. Removed c.1970 Apr 1907 c.1969 None None None Feb 1916 to
Jul1990.
Length 157.60NaN0
Being about half way on the Nicola wagon road, James Phair established a ranch and stopping place c.1875. The establishment had a liquor licence and was well patronized prior to the railway.
21.0 Backwater: 60feet timber pile trestle. Rebuilt in 1934.
21.4 Nicola River: 150feet Howe truss. Replaced by 158.7feet steel through truss span in 1942. Later strengthened by an exterior truss span. East abutment washed out in 1948. Permanent repairs completed in 1951.
24.4 In 1918, about 5 coal cars derailed. [59]
26.2 Nooaitch Creek: 16feet timber deck on concrete abutments. A 20000impgal enclosed tank existed on the south side of the main line. Deactivated winter 1953–54. Removed.
28.1 Petit Creek Rd crossing.
In 1913, the locomotive and all the cars of an eastbound passenger train derailed. [60]
CP Infrastructure and incidents for Canford Mill–Coyle
Mile
Place Passenger Service Station Building Section House Section
Crew 		Storage Capacity Engine
House 		Track Ref.
Type Built Closed Comments Built Comments From To Water
Tank 		Coal
Chute 		Passing Other
28.2 Canford Mill Jul 1916
to
May1927 		None N/A N/A None N/A N/A None None None None
In 1910, a freighthopper sustained fatal injuries on falling from a moving flatcar, after which the body was dragged about 120NaN0. [61]
In 1912, a brakeman atop a freight car which derailed and fell into a pond sustained fatal injuries. [62]
28.4 Nicola River: 150feet Howe truss. Replaced by 158.7feet steel through truss span in 1940. Later strengthened by exterior truss span. When east abutment washed out in 1949, permanent repairs were not completed until 1952.
Filming location for (2022). The 2021 Pacific Northwest floods washed away the bridge.

[63]
29.3 Sunshine Valley Rd crossing.
29.4 Canford Apr 1907
to
Oct1957 		Small freight/passenger shelter.[64] Unknown. Apr 1969 Removed by 1968. c.1906. Sold, moved away from the track, and slightly modified. Apr 1907 May 1962 None None None Feb 1916 to
Apr1969.
Length 18070NaN0
30.8 Nicola River: 100feet Howe truss. Replaced by 110feet steel pony truss span in 1938. Washed out embankment at west end from 1948 flood replaced by 12-bent pile trestle, and later by 7-bent pile trestle and fill.
Adjacent to Spius Creek mouth. Commonly known as Petit Creek. Vincent Petit settled in early 1870s.

-33.7 Nicola River: 100feet Howe truss. Replaced by 100feet steel pony truss span in 1938.
In 1963, a westbound passenger train killed a person sleeping on the track. [65]
34.8 Ten Mile (Guichon) Creek: 60feet Howe truss. Replaced by 65feet steel half deck plate girder span in 1939.
CP Infrastructure and incidents for Coyle–Coutlee
Mile
Place Passenger Service Station Building Section House Section
Crew 		Storage Capacity Engine
House 		Track Ref.
Type Built Closed Comments Built Comments From To Water
Tank 		Coal
Chute 		Passing Other
35.0 Coyle Apr 1907
to
Oct1957 		Small passenger shelter. Unknown. Jul 1990 1925. Gone by 1960s. c.1912 After 1965 None None None None
35.8 In 1949, 8 loaded cattle cars ran away from Merritt. The chasing locomotive derailed some cars on trying to couple east of the Coyle siding switch. The brakeman on the pilot locomotive was killed. An eastbound train hit the remainder west of the switch, derailing the locomotive. A large number of cattle were killed. [66]
36.2 In 1974, a westbound freight train killed two teenagers sleeping on the track. [67]
CP Infrastructure and incidents for Coutlee–Merritt
Mile
Place Passenger Service Station Building Section House Section
Crew 		Storage Capacity Engine
House 		Track Ref.
Type Built Closed Comments Built Comments From To Water
Tank 		Coal
Chute 		Passing Other
37.7 Coutlee Apr 1907
to
Oct1957 		Small passenger shelter. Unknown. Apr 1965 None N/A N/A None None None Feb 1916 to
Apr1965.
Length 7460NaN0
39.0 Nicola River: 84feet Howe truss. Replaced by 85feet steel through plate girder span in 1939.
CP Infrastructure and incidents for Merritt–Nicola
Mile
Place Passenger Service Station Building Section House Section
Crew 		Storage Capacity Engine
House 		Track Ref.
Type Built Closed Comments Built Comments From To Water
Tank 		Coal
Chute 		Passing Other
39.8 Merritt Apr 1907
to
Oct1957 		Unknown 1909
Jul 1990 Replaced in 1912. Removed c.1995 to a Canford farm. On northeast leg of the wye. Removed c.1987. Jun 1915 May 1989 40000impgal enclosed tank. After 1953, used for diesel emergency. None None
In 1910, two loaded coal cars derailed and tipped. [68]
In 1916, an eastbound silk train, carrying $1.25 million of silk, crashed head on into a stationary logging train, when the switch had been incorrectly left set for the Nicola spur. Both locomotives derailed and sustained serious damage. [69]
47.0 Nicola

Extension

Merritt–Brookmere

Commercial coal mining

In 1906 Coal Gulley, one of the first coal companies to begin production, was taken over by Nicola Valley Coal and Coke Co (NVC). That year, NVC, Coldwater Coal Co, and Diamond Vale Coal and Iron Mines, began drilling on their holdings.[70] NVC founded the Middlesboro Collieries (about 1.6km (01miles) southwest of Merritt). Diamond Vale was in the northeast of the Merritt coalfield (about 1km (01miles) east of Merritt). The Coldwater River formed the boundary between the Middlesboro and the Diamond Vale properties.

While the railway infrastructure was being built, the mining companies prepared for production. The first carload of coal came up out of the NVC mine in January 1907, but the first train load shipped out was that June. Middlesboro, the largest mine in the valley, used coal cutting machines. The coal was loaded onto 3000adj=onNaNadj=on capacity cars, which were brought to the surface by mules or horses, or up very steep slopes by steel cable and hoist.

In May 1908, NVC chartered a train to bring a hundred of Vancouver's most influential businessmen to inspect the Middlesboro operation. By 1909, NVC was supplying fuel for the city of Kamloops and CP steam locomotives. Most of the coal produced was for railway use.

Exhausted coal seams in existing mines decreased production in the late 1920s. The Great Depression reduced demand in the 1930s. On the spur crossing the river, the replacement of a wooden bridge with a steel one in 1938 indicated confidence in the mining future.[71]

During World War II, a federal subsidy to coal producers kept prices affordable for consumers. When the subsidy was withdrawn in 1944, Middlesboro Collieries closed permanently.[72] Over the decades, the company produced 136852ST of coal, and Diamond Vale (closed in 1945) produced 46393ST. At the time, the replacing of coal-burning locomotives with diesel ones severely reduced demand.

In 1946, Gerard and Associates bought the Middlesboro Mining Co, renaming it the Coldwater Coal Co. The mine finally closed in 1963.[73] Only a fraction of coal reserves were recovered during the five decades of mining.

Railway operation and demise

In November 1915, the Kettle Valley Railway (KV) took over the management of the line,[74] and coal shipments continued as the primary traffic. During 1916–1959, blockages on the KV Coquihalla segment or in the lower Fraser Canyon created bursts of activity when trains temporarily diverted via Merritt. In October 1957, passenger service (provided by mixed trains) ended. When the Coquihalla track closed in late 1959, trains rerouted via Merritt but stopped at no stations officially, but unofficial stops between Meritt and Spences Bridge were not uncommon.

The freight crew base moved from Brookmere to Merrit in 1966, where it remained until 1985. The Merritt station freight revenue exceeded $6 million annually during the 1970s. Freight comprised lumber and chips from the mills, equipment for industry and ranches, and copper and iron from Coyle.[75] The spur to Nicola was abandoned in 1979 and the rails lifted in 1980.

After Penticton station closed in 1985, an additional crew was based at Merritt to handle the three times weekly service to Princeton, Penticton and Okanagan Falls. The final train from Penticton was March 1989 and from Princeton was in April. The final trip to Spences Bridge was that May. The rails were lifted in 1991 and 1992. The province purchased the right-of-way in 1995 and returned the parts through the reserves to First Nations.

Rail trail

Around 2019, plans were made to rehabilitate the rail bed toward Spences Bridge and Brookmere. However, when the 2021 flood took out the bridges and most of the rail bed, interest in the proposal evaporated. The first step to revive the project was completion of the short Merritt–Coutlee leg in 2024. Also after the flood destroyed sections of highway 8 a vehicle bridge has been installed where a former railway bridge was and a dirt road constructed along the former rail alignment to re-route traffic around a washed out section of the highway.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Merritt Herald . A3 . 5 Mar 1975 . arch.tnrl.ca.
  2. Web site: Merritt Herald . A9–A10 . 26 May 2016 . arch.tnrl.ca.
  3. Web site: Minfile092ISE142 Diamond Vale . minfile.gov.bc.ca.
  4. Web site: Merritt Herald . A9 . 21 Jul 2016 . arch.tnrl.ca.
  5. Web site: Merritt Herald . A1 . 25 Apr 1924 . arch.tnrl.ca.
  6. Web site: Daily Colonist . 12 . 14 Feb 1893 . archive.org.
  7. Web site: Charles Whetham, A Remarkable Resident of Ruskin . 14 . whonnock.ca.
  8. Web site: Nicola Valley Railway Co: Petition . 1 Mar 1892 . archives.leg.bc.ca.
  9. Web site: Merritt Herald . A15 . 29 Oct 2015 . arch.tnrl.ca.
  10. Web site: Daily Colonist . 4 . 1 Apr 1891 . archive.org.
  11. Web site: Merritt Herald . A1 . 22 Aug 1924 . arch.tnrl.ca.
  12. Web site: Inland Sentinel . A4 . 28 Mar 1891 . arch.tnrl.ca.
  13. Web site: Daily Colonist . 1 . 29 Jun 1892 . archive.org.
  14. Web site: Merritt Herald . A2 . 20 Nov 1967 . arch.tnrl.ca.
  15. Web site: Daily Colonist . 1 . 27 Apr 1894 . archive.org.
  16. Web site: Kamloops Standard . A1 . 17 Dec 1903 . arch.tnrl.ca.
  17. Web site: Daily News (Nelson) . 3 . 10 Nov 1903 . library.ubc.ca.
  18. Web site: Kamloops Standard . A1 . 12 Nov 1903 . arch.tnrl.ca.
  19. Web site: Evening Sun (Grand Forks) . 1 . 14 Feb 1905 . library.ubc.ca.
  20. Web site: Merritt Herald . A3 . 12 Mar 1975 . arch.tnrl.ca.
  21. Web site: Daily Colonist . 2 . 17 May 1905 . archive.org.
  22. Web site: Victoria Daily Times . 1 . 18 May 1905 . www.newspapers.com.
  23. Web site: Merritt Herald . A14 . 16 Nov 1977 . arch.tnrl.ca.
  24. Web site: Daily Colonist . 2 . 7 Jul 1905 . archive.org.
  25. Web site: Daily Colonist . 5 . 29 Jul 1905 . archive.org.
  26. Web site: Daily Colonist . 6 . 13 Aug 1905 . archive.org.
  27. Web site: Nicola Herald . 1 . 5 Oct 1905 . library.ubc.ca.
  28. Web site: Daily Colonist . 5 . 3 Nov 1905 . archive.org.
  29. Web site: Daily Colonist . 11 . 3 Dec 1905 . archive.org.
  30. Web site: Daily Colonist . 3 . 27 Mar 1906 . archive.org.
  31. Web site: Daily Colonist . 20 . 17 Jun 1906 . archive.org.
  32. Web site: Inland Sentinel . A2 . 13 Nov 1906 . arch.tnrl.ca.
  33. Web site: Daily Colonist . 10 . 20 Mar 1907 . archive.org.
  34. Web site: Daily Colonist . 5 . 28 Mar 1907 . archive.org.
  35. Web site: Nicola Herald . 1 . 18 Jun 1909 . library.ubc.ca.
  36. Web site: Merritt Herald . A1 . 30 Dec 1910 . arch.tnrl.ca.
  37. Web site: Timetable . 13 (TT 70) . 28 Apr 1935 . library.ubc.ca.
  38. Web site: Timetable . 77 (42) . 1 Sep 1909 . library.ubc.ca.
  39. Web site: Timetable . 92 (TT117) . 1 Dec 1912 . library.ubc.ca.
  40. Web site: Timetable . 137 (TT124, TT124.5) . 27 Jun 1915 . library.ubc.ca.
  41. Web site: Timetable . 159 (TT131, TT132) . 5 Sep 1916 . library.ubc.ca.
  42. Web site: Timetable . 184 (TT124) . 30 Nov 1919 . library.ubc.ca.
  43. Web site: Timetable . 31 (TT123) . 1929 . library.ubc.ca.
  44. Web site: Timetable . 470 (TT154). 25 Sep 1932 . library.ubc.ca.
  45. Web site: Timetable . 127 (TT154). 5 Feb 1939 . library.ubc.ca.
  46. Web site: Timetable . 47 (TT154) . 27 Jun 1943 . www.streamlinermemories.info.
  47. Web site: Timetable . 45 (TT154). 5 Dec 1948 . library.ubc.ca.
  48. Web site: Timetable . 45 (TT131) . 25 Apr 1954 . library.ubc.ca.
  49. Web site: Timetable . 44 (TT131) . 28 Apr 1957 . library.ubc.ca.
  50. Web site: Timetable . 25 (TT40) . 30 Oct 1960 . library.ubc.ca.
  51. Web site: Timetable . 21 (TT40) . 27 Oct 1963 . pre.timetableworld.com.
  52. Web site: Princeton Star . 1 . 23 Sep 1926 . library.ubc.ca.
  53. Web site: Merritt Herald . A5 . 11 Mar 1927 . arch.tnrl.ca.
  54. Web site: Weekly News-Advertiser . 4 . 4 Jan 1910 . www.newspapers.com.
  55. Web site: Nicola Valley News . 1 . 10 Mar 1911 . library.ubc.ca.
  56. Web site: Princeton Star . 2 . 3 Jan 1919 . library.ubc.ca.
  57. Web site: Nicola Valley News . 7 . 27 Jan 1911 . library.ubc.ca.
  58. Web site: Mrs. Seal in doorway of Dot railway station . bcrdh.ca.
  59. Web site: Merritt Herald . A1 . 20 Dec 1918 . arch.tnrl.ca.
  60. Web site: Merritt Herald . A1 . 25 Jul 1913 . arch.tnrl.ca.
  61. Web site: Nicola Valley News . 1 . 18 Nov 1910 . library.ubc.ca.
  62. Web site: Inland Sentinel . A1 . 22 Nov 1912 . arch.tnrl.ca.
  63. Web site: Jurassic World: Dominion . movie-locations.com.
  64. Web site: Merritt Herald . A12 . 20 Jul 1977 . arch.tnrl.ca.
  65. Web site: Merritt Herald . A9 . 6 Mar 1963 . arch.tnrl.ca.
  66. Web site: Merritt Herald . A12 . 1 Jun 1988 . arch.tnrl.ca.
  67. Web site: Merritt Herald . A1 . 8 Aug 1974 . arch.tnrl.ca.
  68. Web site: Merritt Herald . A1 . 23 Dec 1910 . arch.tnrl.ca.
  69. Web site: Nicola Valley News . 1 . 23 Jun 1916 . library.ubc.ca.
  70. Web site: Merritt Herald . A7 . 19 Mar 1975 . arch.tnrl.ca.
  71. Web site: Merritt Herald . A1 . 11 Mar 1938 . arch.tnrl.ca.
  72. Web site: Merritt Herald . A1 . 25 Feb 1944 . arch.tnrl.ca.
  73. Web site: Merritt Herald . A9 . 16 Jul 1986 . arch.tnrl.ca.
  74. Web site: Princeton Star . 2 . 29 Oct 1915 . library.ubc.ca.
  75. Web site: Merritt Herald . A2 . 23 Aug 1978 . arch.tnrl.ca.

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