Oshawa Daily Times, 31 May 1928, p. 10

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GREAT WATERFALL IN EARTH'S DEPTHS Nekimu Caves in Glacier National Park Thrown é Open -- Near the summit of the Selkirk Range of mountains in British Co. Jumbia is one of the most remark- able series of subterranean passag- es found on this continent. Thesa | passages are the Nakimu Caves in ! the Glacier National Park, one of the scenic areas administered by | the National Parks of Canada, De- partment of the Interior. About four and a half miles west of Glacier station the Cougay Creek valley opens to the north. This is a very beautiful alpine valley opening at its head Into one of those high hanging valleys for- merly occupied by a glacier, so often found in this part of the mountains. To the north Mount Bagheera, Catamount Peak and Mount Ursus Major, and to the west and south Cougar Mountain wall in the head of the valley, All of these peaks are glacier-hung and send down streams which unite to form the little alpine river known as Cougar Creek. Soom a sirvam of considerable size, it comes cas- sading down the valley through meadows bright with alpive flow- ers, hut suddenly it is snatched down into the bowels of the moun- tains, About 450 feet farther om it reappears, flows for a little in the light of day only to disappear again. into subtervanean darkness, Three times in the course of a mile it is caught down in this way and \ then the waters disappear fimally by a fourth underground channel. Weird, rumbling noises iike low thunder and the sound of rushing waters which may be heard below give rise to the Indian name "Na- kimu™ . which means 'Spirit's noises." , Many Large Caverns | From year to year the work of exploring the Nakimu Caves has been carried on and to date four complete .series of passageways have been opened to visitors. Some of the chambers, apparently Tum. ed partly by seismic distrubances anfl partly by erosion, ave very beautiful. In some cases the walls are encrusted with lime forma+ tions in the form of great cauli- flowers, sometimes tinted cream or salmon pink. In other place# stals actites hang from the roof and stals agmites grow from the floor. Sev- eral of these caves are as large as a ballroom; some have ceilings between 200 and 300 feet. high. The names given to several of the principal rooms indicate their char- acters--The Witches' Ballroom, The Auditorium, The White Grot- to, The Marbleway, The Judgment Hall, The Bridal Chamber, The Dev- il's Hole, The Grand Cavern, and The Wishing Well. These caves were discovered In the gear 1904 by Charles Henry Deutschman of Revelstoke, who was prospecting and hunting for big game in the Cougar Valley, The legend is that he had shot and wounded a bear and while following the animal came upon an opening in the rock which led down to a dark chasm beldw., Cutting and trimming a nearby spruce into a pole Deutschman slid it down the opening until it uched bottom and then descended by this means, Lighting a few. matches he was sur. prised: to discover that he was in a large vaulted chamber, through / : scord, J ALATION WORRIES THIS Don't bother about hotels and, trains and schedules-- Let us arrange your trip ! Whether you have weeks or only al week-end of Jeisire thers isan expense tour thal makes a perfect holiday. The Great Lakes Niagara to the Sea * The 1000 Islands Montreal-Quebec and * the Saguenay Golf at Murray Bay Fishing at Tadoussac Surely a variety of adventures from which to choose. And they don't cost much ! * For full information and descriptive booklets, write or call J R. BECK ; 46 Yonge St, Toronto, Ont, -or your local agent, 4 J £ CANADA STEAMSHIP LI Builders' . Supplies To the Building 1rade--- We are prepared to supply you with Brick, Lime, Cement, Field Tile, Sewer Pipe, Mortor Colors and | everything the building trade requires. Sand and Lime Brick in truck loads, $17.50 thousand. per Face Brick from $23.00 to $3500 per thousand. No matter what your needs are in the building trade, we guarantee to meet all outside competition. McLAUGHLIN Coal and Supplies Ltd. . OSHAWA BRICK DEALERS 110 King St. W. We Deliver Prosoptly Phone 1246 THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1928 which subterranean stream could be heard flowing, Realising it was too dangerous to attempt further explorations without more equipment, Deutschman climbed out of the cave to tell the story of his discovery. Ice-Filled Lakes A little later a party was organ- ized which was supplied with lan- terns and proper equipment, aad the cave was thoroughly investigat- ed. What was the surprise of the explorers, however, to find that the first chamber was only one of a se- ries which extended for hundreds of feet under'the mountain. Pools of water, more or less filled with ice, were encountered which great- ly impeded their frogress and fin. ally a very deep one, at a distance of 237 feet from the surface, bar- red their advance uatil a raft could be prepared. Retracing their steps to the surface, a new opening was discovered through which they crawled on hands and knees and then descended a deep, marrow wa- ter groove for about fifty feet, This led to the brink of a great cavern, The dim light of the lanterns re- vealed below them an abyss open- ing to a depth of about 250 feet and reflecting gleams from walls of white marble. The plunge and roar of a great waterfall somewhere down in the darkness reverberated through the cavern and added to the terrifying effect of the whole. A, 0. Wheeler, who was with this party, gives a vivid descrip. tion of the sensations experienc. ed:-- "At the time of the first explor- ation the writer too} acetylene bi- cycle lamps, whose bullseyes en- abled the. pitch darkness to be pierced to some extent. Magnes- ium wire also was lighted, and, by its aid, for a brief minute, the interior was bathed in dazzling brightness, Standing on a narrow ledge that overhangs a black abyss, one's eye is first drawn by a sub- terranean waterfall heard roaring immediately on the left, It appears to pour from a dark opening ahove it. Below, between walls of rock may be seen the foam-flecked tor- rent hurtling down the incline un- til lost in dense shadows. Over- head, fantastic spurs and shapes reach out into the blackness and the entire surroundings are so weird and uncanny that it is easy to imagine Dante seated upon one of these spurs deriving impres- gions for his inferno." Safe For Visitors With the limited equipment at their disposal the party found it impossible to go on. A few days later, however, another attempt was made, and the caves known as the Gopher Bridge and Mile Bridge series were revealed. Since that time Mr. Deutschman has continued his exploratiens and has succeeded in discovering several new seples of passageways. Each year the Department of the Interior is making these caves more accessible and safe for visit. ors hy the construction of railed stairways ,and passageways. Al- though by the improvements made the exploratidn of the caves with a guids is mow perfectly safe for visitors the experience remains one of the most thrilling in the na- tional parks of Canada. CANADIAN SHRINE IN CHARLOTTETOWN Meeting Place of Confereda- tion Pioneers Marked : by Plate In the fine old colonial building, of massive architecture, at Char- lottetown, Prince Edward Island, was horn the Dominion of Can- ada. Statesmen from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Is- land and Upper and Lower Can- ada gathered in conference at Char- lottetown on September 1, 1864, to consider union of the colonies. This historic gathering is now referred to as the "Charlottetown Confer- ence" and hag been commemorat- ed by a mural bronze placed in the conference chamber, The wording of the imscription appearing on the tablet tells in brief the story of an epic event In Canadian hitsory: Unity is In the hearts and minds of the delegates who assembled in this room on September 1st, 1864, was born the Dominion of Canada. Providence being their guide they builded bet- ter than they knew. This tab- let is erected on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Aannmiversary of the event. Eaeh year sees an eyer-increas- ing* number of summer visitors to the Garden Province of the Gulf, 2nd to this shrine of Canadian Con- federation, and Prince Edward Is- land is justly proud of her unique distinction jin being the Domin- ion's birth place--*the cradle of Confederation." Tedlly: What time does tide come in, Mr. Fisherman?" "Why, you young rascal, I have told you four times already, at 5.55." Teddy: "Yes I know; but I like to see your whiskers wobble when you say 5.55." ---- Albert W. Jackson Brock Street, Whitby the Oshawa and Whitby REAL ESTATE Bob Holden 92 Simcoe Street North Oshawa Phone 3717N BEATTY BROS. LTD. HAVE ESTABLISHED BRANCHIN OSHAWA Will Be Distributing Centre for District for Beatty Washing Machines An old established firm, the Beatty Brothers Limited, is an- nouncing the opening of a branch distributing centre in Oshawa, which will be situated at 86 Sim- coe street morth, This. firm. has been in business for the past 54 years, and since inauguration has incr@ased the number of branches to eight with 24 stores in different localities. The main factories are situated at Fergus, Ontario, with two addi- tional manufacturing plants at Londpn and Toronto, Some {ime ago, this company bought out the "1900" Washer Company, of Tor- onto, which at the time had become well known through its products, The Beatty Company manufac- tures six distinctly different types of washing machines which are listed under the following names: the *"Beatty," the "Time. Saver," the "White Cap," the "Cataract," the "Agitator," the "Forest City." Whitby, Oshawa and other near-by centres will be included in the vie- inity of the Beatty Company for distribution of their products, The present building which the Company is remodelling, at 86 Simcoe street has been leased for a term of years, and it therefore will be a permanent retail -store situated in this city, W .J. Martin, of the head office staff of Fergus, is completing final arrangements at the loca] store, and states that the store will soon be in readiness for business on a large scale, To further introduce their ama- chines in Oshawa, the Beatty Com- § pany are offering valuable pre- miums to buyers of their products, which are, in any event, worthy of considerable mention, ELEVATOR IN WEST AND STATION BURN Alexander Man May 30 -- Fire today destroyed, the local elevator of the_ Manitoba Co-operative Wheat Producers, Limited, with 10,000 bushels of grain, mostly wheat, and the Canadian Pacific Railway Station Station Agent W J Little and his family were driven to the open prairie hy the intensity of the blaze, The Bran- don fire department traveled 16 miles to aid the local volunteer fire fighters, GET DIPLOMAS Continued from page 3 class by Dr. C. M, Hincks, medic: hd director of the Canadian Nation al Committee for Mental Hygiene and President of the Social Ser- vice Council of Canada, followed, Dr. Hincks proving himself a highly interesting speaker as' welt as noted psychiatrist, Dr. Hincks called attentioh to the fact that the mental hospital nurse was performing the highest type of humanitarian service. He com- mended the hospital as an institu- tion which on account of its mod- ernness and efficient administra- tion made the town of Whithy known throughout the world, He paid tribute to Dr, Forester and also to Dr. Stevenson, whom he claimed had a very bright future before him in the study which he | was making his life work. The speaker made comparison of the Whithy institution to a county institution which he had visited in one of the Maritime provinces. Conditions in the lat- ter were deplorable and he was ashamed to think that such an asy- Jum should exist in a modern country. One of the chief funec- tions of a nurse, claimed the not- ed 'psychiatrist, was to make things homelike and he pointed out that every nurse in a mental hospital must possess qualities of patience, courage, resourcefulness and above all an insight into hu- man nature. This he aptly -illus- trated, and pointed out that train- ing in a psychiarist institute was superior to that obtained in a gen- eral hospital in that it tended to a greater extent to develop these qualities. In conclusion Dr, Hincks fore- casted the day when great changes would be made in the ap- plication of psychiatry in that ev- ery general hospital nurse would be forced to receive mental hospi- tal training and that more and more attention would be paid to studying prevention of mental diseases. But recently, the speak- er stated, he had received a cheque of $150,000 from a Rocke- feller foundation to further the study of prevention providing the | Dominion Government would also | assist, On account of the unavoidable absence of Dr. Jas. Moore, of Brooklin, Dr. Stevenson called up- on Dr. Robert Montgomery, of the hspital staff, and Dr. J. F. Fres- ter to make the presentation of special prizes. Both doctors spoke briefly, then called to the platform the winmers of the vari- ous prizes. The following is the list © fourses who were successful | in a marked degree in their stud- | fos: - | The prizes were awarded as | follows: { Senior year General proficien- | ey, Miss Betty Inglis; dietetics, Miss Constance Finnigan. Intermediate © year -- General proficiency, Miss Edna Haggerty; psychiatry, Miss Mabel Beamish. Junior year--General proficien- | "Special C Ensemble Suita of kasha and maine, in navy and $16.95. char- colors. 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" 4 Commencing June Ist, the following: schedule of Gas Rates will apply in Oshawa: Service Charge, 45c per month -- Consumptio n Charge, $1.65 per thousand cu. ft. per month Special Water Meter Rate $1.10 per thousand cu. ft. per month. * Minimum bill, $10.00 per year. Commercial and Industrial than 10,000 CF. per month: $2.10 per thosissnd for first 3,000 CF . per month: $2.05 per thousand for first »! ; i " rr 4 ¢ ge ier ung over 30.000 C.F ! per month: $1.95 per thousand for first 50,000 CF, Note: --All the above are gross rates, and subject to 10% discount for prompt payment. This is an appreciable reduction, especially to domestic consumers, and should result in con» siderable increase in gas consumption at Oshawa, = =%& 1) PROT VTE NES OF I CONES "SR A A - 7% "IF IT IS DONE WITH HEAT, YOU CAN DO IT BETTER WITH GAS." a, 7S oF pide THE HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION + OF ONTARIO Me. C. T. BARNES, Local Mgr.

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