Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1034-1935 had caught a fish or two, we had lunch, and resumed fishing with the exception of four of us. We made a fire and incidentally broke a law, which was unknown to us, by cutting down a tree. After everybody had lished and caught something, with the same exception as before, we had supper, and I never ate so much in all my life l We got back much quicker than we came, thanks to a short cut that we tried. Next morning we left for Carcross and thence to Atlin by train and boat. At Carcross we had lunch and left on the S.S. Tutshi for Taku landing. YVhen we arrived there we boarded a train that took us on a two mile journey to the other side of the lsthmus and then got on another boat and were soon in Atlin. During our stay at Atlin we went to a gold mine and climbed a mountain which was said to be three thousand feet from where we were situated, and by the time we arrived at the top we were nearly dead with thirst, so as soon as we saw a pool we took OH: our shoes and stockings and jumped into the water, but as we touched it we shrieked and jumped out and examined our feet to see if they weren't frozen oljfl After lunch we went on to the peak and there below us was a lake, and l dropped a stone right into it as it lay beneath us. Next day we went to Taku Landing and gljt on the SS. Tutshi and left for Carcross and Skagway. After travelling along the shore of Lake Bennett we finally arrived at Bennett and had a hurried lunch. XYhen we were about an hour out of Bennett we stopped at Yvhite Pass which is on the divisional line between Canada and the l'nited States. After seeing the monument and the two i'lags,we resumed our -iourney,and steamed up Skagway's main street to the station. YVe then boarded the S.S. Princess Louise, and next morning arrived at Juneau, and so began our homeward journey to Montreal. A.H., Form 5-B. Interns In Quebec Anybody in Windsor Station at a quarter past eight in the morning on Saturday February 9th might have wondered at the number of boys with skis and bags, that had congregated at the Osborne Street entrance. We were all Selwyn l-louse Boys, and were in the charge of Mr. Yvanstall, Mr. Wiseman, and Mr. Green- lees. A special car had been reserved for us, so all the baggage was taken along, and emptied into it. After a journey of over two hours and one half, we arrived at Montebello, and were taken in sleighs to the Log Chateau. The numerous teams of dog-sleighs at the station greatly interested everyone. YYhen we hadsettled down, we went into lunch,and at 2p.m. left for the place where both the Senior and Junior Slaloms were held. The party had been divided into two groupsg over twelve, and under twelve. The Senior Slalom came first, each competitor having two turns. The average time was then taken. The Junior Slalom followed, and was similar to the Senior, except that instead of having a curve at the beginning, it went straight down. ll5l

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SINILWYN HOUSE SCHOOL INIAGAZINE One afternoon we sighted what we thought was a big log, but when we reached it we found that it was a big brown bear, and it turned around and growled at the boat. At Fort Yukon we were in the Arctic Circle. Circle City is the smallest city I have ever seen, but as it is at the other end of the road from Fairbanks to Circle City it is quite an important place. :Xt Circle we loaded on a big twelve ton pile-driver and, as they were loading it, it nearly fell overboard, and everybody thought the ship was going to sink. liagle was the last town on the Alaskan portion of the Yukon River. :Xt Ifagle there were pansies an inch and a half in diameter. Next day we arrived at Dawson City, the capital of the Yukon Territory and the base of the gold on the Klondike River. It has a population of nine hundred, compared with fifty thousand in 1893, the year of the Gold Rush on the Klondike. During our stay at Dawson we visited the gold dredges which are the second largest in the world. W'e also went to a show here, the price for grown-ups was 31.00, children Cunder 161 15 cents, and children under 10 got in for nothing. We left Dawson for Whitehorse on the SS. Casca, which is slightly larger than the SS. Yukon. That night we arrived at Stuart, a small village at the mouth of the Stuart River where we loaded wood. There were some barges alongside laden with bags of silver ore which had just come from Mayo on the Stuart River. Next day we saw numerous caribou cross the River ahead of us, and at night we arrived at the foot of some rapids where we picked up a cable that was fastened at the top of the falls and attached to our winch: when the winch went round we were drawn slowly up the rapids, the only danger being that if the cable snapped it might kill somebody and seriously damage the boat. Next afternoon we arrived at the foot of the Five lfinger Rapids 'lg here again we were towed up by the winches and as it was daytime it was much more interesting than in the cold night. The same afternoon I washed my clothes, and just as I got well into the job and covered with suds I looked up, when, click, and there was a lady with a camera in her hand, and she had just taken a picture of me washing. I fear I blushed l Next morning after breakfast we arrived at Whitehorse, the second largest town in the Yukon Territory. That morning we went on a drive to Miles Canyon at the head ofthe YYhitehorse Rapids. On the way we had to travel along the railroad track, as the railroad track and the road were one. I thought it would be awkward if we niet a train,but fortunately we didn't. W'e visited the Whitehorse Rapids and I took some photographs. I couldn't imagine how the Gold Rushers ever got down them in a boat. The rapids were even worse than the Lachine Rapids, which are considered pretty bad. W'hen we arrived at Niles Canyon we saw two lines of wooden track and we asked the driver what they were. I-Ie said that in the Gold Rush days some man had made these tracks and built a cart and put it on them, and had taken the people in his contiv- ance, which was pulled by a horse, along the portion from Miles Canyon to Wlhitehorse. I-Ie charged about two dollars a mile, and the journey is almost ten miles l After seeing Miles Canyon, we came back, and as it was about ten o'clock, my friends and I went on a fishing trip to VVhitehorse Rapids. After everybody except another man and myself 1141

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Slil.WYX llOl'Sl-1 SCHOOL MAH,-XZINP. Returning from that, we went to the Swimming-Pool where a Swimming iii mkhana was lit-ld. 'lihe Swimming Pool is in a separate liuilding, and is lighted from rhe outside during the day, and luv suhmarine lights at night. 'l'here was a lvalloon race, when every'- one was given a halloon, and had to swim to one end with it, and then lvlow it up, and swim lwaek with it inflateul. 'lihere were hfty and twenty-live yard dashes, followccl hy Il verv strenuous tugfof-war which was most exciting, as the sides were verv evenly chosen. l f fl 1 m . at ..'.' -ee. 1 l s i . . :X short rest followed, then dinner, after which we had a hot-key match hetween teams that haul lween picked lvefore leaving. It was very good, no serious wounds being inllieted. 'l'hat night, the Maroon hockey' match came through on the radio for our laenetit, and we could listen to it with our loudfspeakers. 'lilie lights were supposed to he out hy ten o'eloek, hut l douht if they were! We had an early start next morning, and drove off to Yalley lfarm, a part of the Clulfs property, a distance of four miles, in ears and lorries. ' We then had the Seniorjump, and several spectacularjumps were made. A hoy who was not in our party also tried, and jumped iifry- - ' M two feet. Mr. YYanstall said that he would give him a dollar if he ' Q' h did fifty-three feet. Wlhen his turn eame again, he took a mighty leap, ,L I : and jumped fiftyvfour feet, hut was not ahle to keep his halanee. How- ' ever, the terms of the wager did not state that he had to land proper- .. 1 1 4, i 1, Q ,g fl Then we skied a little farther down the road to another group i of huildings. We had the Junior Downhill thereg it was just a plain hill with a eurve near the luottom. After a lunch of sandwiches, the Seniors skied A 'f over to a rather dirheult trail down the mountain side, for their Downhill. lt was quite long, with several curves on it, finishing up with a rather steep hill, then a flat. The last part was very sticky, and no matter how fast one came down the last hill, the speed was always cheek- ecl hy this hit. Meanwhile the junior jump had heen in progress. About halt' past two, several ears arrived to transport us hack to the Club. We could ski hack if we wished, and some did so, hut the majority drove. llfsl