14 Terrace Review — Wednesday, July 31, 1991

CHURCH DIRECTORY

~~

“Tf aman think himself to
be something, when he is
nothing, hie deceiveth him-

self.””

Galatians 6:3

RIVERBOAT DAYS remembered

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Mass Times: Pastor:
Saturday: 7:30 a.m. Fr. Allan F. Noonan
Sundays: 9:00 o.m. O.ML

11:30 a.m.
‘4830 Straume Avenue

635-2313

St. Matthew’s Anglican Church

Priest in Charge:
Rev, Eugene Miller

635-9019

Holy Eucharist: 10 a.m.
Sunday School: 10 a.m.

4506 Lakelse Avenue

Christ Lutheran Church

Morning Worship — 11:30 a.m.
Sunday School starts again September 8, 1991

Pastor: Donald P. Bolstad

3229 Sparks Street 635-5520

Terrace Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Sabbath School: Pastor:
Seturday 9:30 a.m. Ole Unruh — 635-7313
Divine Service: Prayer Meeting:
Saturday 11:00 a.m. Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

3306 Griffiths

635-3232]

Evangelical Free Church
Sunday School: Pastor :
(for cll ages) _ W.E. Glasspell
9:45 a.m.
Sunday Services:
11:00 a.m. 6:30 p.m,

3302 Sparks Street

Prayer Meeting:

Wed, 7:00 p.m.
695-5115

Terrace Full Gospel Christian Fellowship

NEW LOCATION: 3222 Munroe Street

Sunday Service: 10 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Wednesdays: Mid-Week Service
and Bible Study: 7:30 p.m.

Church: 638-8384

Pastor: Slade Compton

Res.: 638-0829

Knox United Church

hip: Minister:
oem s Stan Bailey
- Sunday School: Youth Group:
10:30 a.m. 7:00 p.m.
4907 Lazelle Ave. 635-6014

Terrace Pentecostal Assembly

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Pastor: John Caplin

Morning Service: 10:30 a.m. Associate Pastor: Cliff Slebert
Evening Service: 6:30 p.m.

3511 Eby Street 635-2434

The Alliance Church

Morning Service: 10:30 a.m.
Evening Fellowship: 6:30 p.m. Ass’t Pastor: Douglas Ginn

All area cordially Invited
Youth Ministries * Homo Bible Studies w Visitation

635-7725 4923AgarAvenue 635-7727

Christian Reformed Church

Sunday Services:
10:30 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.

Pastor:
Peter Sluys — 635-2621

Coffee Break, Ladies Bible Study

September-May 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
3602 Sparks

635-7207

RIVERBOATS in port at Kitselas.

photo courtesy of Heritage Park

AS THINGS ONCE WERE

Reports from Terrace’s Heritage Park

Birth of the
steamboat era

Around here, the steamboat era
began when the Hudson’s Bay
Company built the Caledonia.
She was built to take on the
mighty waters of the Skeena. Up
to that time, they had been using
the reliable canoe brigades.

The steamboat Caledonia was
small in size, but big on power,
and in May, 1891 she pulled in to
Hazelton — 100 years ago!

The Skeena River was finally
conquered almost 50 years after
the first attempt. The Caledonia
was the only boat on the river for
many years. It went through sev-
eral captains, until the arrival of
Captain J.H. Bonser.

Captain Bonser was a navigator
to be contended with. He had
battled the swift currents of the
upper Columbia and Snake
Rivers of Oregon. Still, he said,

che had never seen water as swift

as the Skeena’s.

Captain Bonser suggested that
the Caledonia be lengthened as
she had all the power in the
world, but she was too short to
handle the sharp turns of the
Skeena. The boat was lengthened
and she handled it like a charm.

Some facts about
sternwheelers

Large sternwheelers could carry
125 passengers with stateroom
accommodation for 75. Stern-
wheelers were about 150 feet
long and 28 feet wide. The aver-
age sternwheeler had three decks.

The 18-foot diametre paddle-
wheel was powered by compound
condensing steam engines and a
250-pound per square inch water
tube boiler. Fuel for the boiler

was cordwood.
Twelve to 17 men was the nor-

mal crew size.

The carpenter patched holes in
the huil, mate and deckhands
hauled freight. The stewards’ de-
partment included a cook, the

"steward, galley staff and one or

more waiters. The purser looked
after the comfort of the passen-
gers. Two engineers and two
firemen were kept busy in the
engine room.

A crankshaft, displayed at Heri-
tage Park, is from the ill-fated
Northwest. This was one of five
riverboats operated by the com-
pany of Foley, Welsh and
Stewart.

The Northwest went aground in
the fall of 1908 on a sandbar near
the mouth of the Lakelse River
and broke up during the night. By
morning all the passengers, many
of whom were commercial fisher-
men, were high and dry on the
sandbar.

It is believed that the sandbars
were formed from the amount of
sand drifting from the streams

by Alie Toop |

where the fish were spawning.
Oldtimers always tell us about
the incredibly large numbers of
fish in the Skeena.

The boat had lodged against the _

front end of the bar and was not
able to get out. The Batemans,
grandparents of long-time resi-
dent Bill Lindstrom, were passen-
gers on the Northwest. During the
evacuation a Mr. Olson was
trapped in his cabin. Jim Bate-
man broke down the door, free-
ing Mr. Olson.

Olson became a long-time resi-
dent, growing vegetables and fruit
at his farm in Remo until his
death around 1944.

The ticket punch from the
Northwest was given as a sou-
venir to Mrs. Bateman when she
left the boat. This ticket punch is
still in the possession of grandson
Bill Lindstrom.

..and as they are now

How would you like to take a
helicopter ride 11-miles up the
Exchamsiks Valley and then raft
down scenic Exchamsiks River at
your leisure? If this sounds
appealing to you then you should
contact North Coast Heli-Raft
Adventures. é

The new adventure travel com-
pany based in Prince Rupert began
operations recently. According to
owner/operator Barry Prince, this
is not a typical outdoor experience.
"The helicopter ride takes about 12
minutes and the raft trip is about
five hours," Prince says. Unre-
stricted, leisurely travel makes this
experience unique. "The rafting
trip itself is unguided and we
Supply the rafts. Some people have
chosen to do some fishing on the
way down," he continues. People
have been “ranting and raving"
over the experience.

Safety is a primary consideration
for all outdoor enthusiasts. Since
there is no whitewater on the river,

the journey down is a "piece of
cake", "We have absolutely no
problems at all,” Prince says,
referring to the safety of the trip.
This safety is maximized by the
equipment used; 12-foot Achilles
whitewater rafts with five to seven
compartments.

In spite of these positive factors,
the outfit has been experiencing
some setbacks. The recent poor
weather has had a negative impact
on the business. Furthermore,
Prince feels that a lack of local
interest has not helped in establish-
ing an early success in the heli-
rafting outfit. Prince maintains that
the next two to three weeks will
"make or break" the business.
More Terrace and Prince Rupert
clients are needed — if not he

‘says, "we won't be here.”

For more information on rates

and bookings for this nature ex- .

perience, contact North Coast Heli-
Raft Adventures in Prince Rupert

| at 624-4444,