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Ancient Peaks
The discovery of lead, copper and zinc in southeastern British Columbia in the 1890s gave rise to large scale American investment in the area. Fearing U.S. domination, the Liberal Government backed the Canadian Pacific Railway in the construction of a line to the British Columbia mines through what was then called the Crow’s Nest Pass. It was at this point in the late 1890s that the deposits of bituminous coal were discovered here.
Ancient Peaks
The discovery of lead, copper and zinc in southeastern British Columbia in the 1890s gave rise to large scale American investment in the area. Fearing U.S. domination, the Liberal Government backed the Canadian Pacific Railway in the construction of a line to the British Columbia mines through what was then called the Crow’s Nest Pass. It was at this point in the late 1890s that the deposits of bituminous coal were discovered here.