About Ymir
Welcome to the Ymir BC Web site. Ymir is a small town in the West Kootenays in British Columbia Canada. The population is somewhere between 200 and 300 people. Ymir was a booming mining town in the late 1800's, with many hotels and a very modern hospital.
The earliest miners in the area arrived in 1860's when mining claims were recorded on Quartz Creek. In 1885, the Hall brothers and their group prospected on Wild Horse Creek. The Nelson and Fort Sheppard Company laid track through the Salmo River Valley in 1893, linking the United States with the Kootenay goldfields.
The Ymir mine was first staked in 1895 and by 1896, the Dundee, Tamarack, Porto Rico and others were staked as well. In 1897, three Rossland businessmen filed claim to 620 acres in the area surrounding Quartz Creek. Within two weeks, the land was surveyed, lots were sold and the roots of the town of Ymir were created.
Image Gallery
The image gallery is in the process of being populated with historic photographs of Ymir and the outlying areas. Please contact me if you have images that you would be willing to post on the site. The gallery has an area for comments for each image, so if you see an error, or can add information regarding a particular image please write it down. The more information we can piece together the better!
What's New
The Quartz Creek Miner Newspaper that was printed to commemorate Ymir's 101 Reunion has been scanned and added to the History page. The newspaper is available for download for both print and screen reading, and for people on dial-up.
Also available on the History page is a 20 minute video on the history of mining in the Ymir area. You will need to have high speed to view the video.
This Website was created to promote Ymir, British Columbia. If you have any information, pictures or articles that you would like on the site please contact Charla
Copyright © Charla Beaulieu, 2004-2008
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Last Updated : March 05, 2008