Opinion/Letters to the Editor

From the earliest 19th-century goldfield cattle-drives to the square dance fervor of the 1940s and '50s, Barkerville has been proud to play venue to more than 100 years of cowboy culture. This Sept.

Early in my career at the bank, a haggard-looking businessman limped in to my office to begin the process of negotiating a loan to settle with his estranged spouse. He was completely drained, emotionally and financially.

This week's hike is to Muskeg Falls. These rarely visited falls carve their way through a narrow canyon and then cascade down a series of cataracts. The relatively short hike makes this destination suitable for the whole family.

If you have ever tried to get dog hair or a mud stain out of a carpet then you will know what a pain in the butt it can be.

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Many men and women, whose names may or may not appear in the biblical record, but whose names are in our thoughts, and each of us has his or her own list of men and women of character.

In the last episode, Caribou Joe talks his way past Constable Bigumpound and heads south to moonbeam creek for another load of bootleg whiskey. Joe arrived back at Mile 49 on Christmas Eve.

This week's hike is a relatively unknown trail that has a variety of things to see, especially for rockhounds. The opal bed trails provide easy access for those hoping to mine a few opals and agates.

Previously, the Wall brothers, Caribou Joe and an old trapper named Sandy celebrate at the big New Year's Eve party. Joe and his friends continued their discussion and drinking at the New Year's Eve party. 1912 had indeed been an eventful year.

If we were to ask a Hindu, he or she would most likely answer that Hinduism is a way of life (often referred to as Sanatana Dharma).