Carpenter Creek is a creek in the
West Kootenay
The Kootenays or Kootenay ( ) is a region of southeastern British Columbia. It takes its name from the Kootenay River, which in turn was named for the Kutenai First Nations people.
Boundaries
The Kootenays are more or less defined by the Kootena ...
region of
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
. Carpenter creek flows out of the
Selkirk Mountains
The Selkirk Mountains are a mountain range spanning the northern portion of the Idaho Panhandle, eastern Washington, and southeastern British Columbia which are part of a larger grouping of mountains, the Columbia Mountains. They begin at Mic ...
, through the historic town of
Sandon and into
Slocan Lake
Slocan Lake is a lake in the Slocan Valley of the West Kootenay region of the Southeastern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. With an area of it has a maximum depth of . It is fed by Bonanza Creek and drained by the Slocan River.
In 1947 ...
at
New Denver
New Denver is a village in the Regional District of Central Kootenay, Central Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada at the mouth of Carpenter Creek (British Columbia), Carpenter Creek, on the east shore of Slocan Lake, in the West Kootenay ...
.
The town of Sandon's main street was built over Carpenter Creek. In 1955 the creek flooded.
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
historian
Bill Barlee
Neville Langrell "Bill" Barlee (October 6, 1932 – June 14, 2012) was a Canadian politician who was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a New Democrat in 1988 (after unsuccessfully running in the 1969 and 197 ...
believes coins were washed into the creek from under the boardwalk during the flood. The boardwalk is made of boards with cracks between them. Coins could fall between the cracks and lay beneath the boards of the boardwalk. Bill states the coins were carried out into Carpenter Creek during the flood. It is speculated that a possible 10,000 coins lie in Carpenter Creek.
References
Rivers of British Columbia
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