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With Sandon beginning to boom in the 1890s, every silver prospector wanted
to get in on the prosperity. Less than a kilometre and a half south of Sandon
along Carpenter Creek, a community named Cody was established. Many thought
at the time Cody – named after Henry Cody, a prospector from the Ainsworth
district - would not only rival Sandon but even surpass its neighbor to
the north. Cody was served by the K & S Railway and in the beginning
prospects looked bright.
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Above
and right: There are only a few buildings still standing at Cody but area historians
are still hoping to have them preserved.
Photos by Johnnie Bachusky. |
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The Noble Five Mining Company built a concentrator at the site. A total of
70 would work for the company at the concentrator, flume and tramway. By 1895,
the company sold 200 lots, and businesses quickly established themselves,
including the two-story Cody Creek Hotel, which could accommodate 60 miners,
a general store and a dry goods business. At the same time, two other hotels
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One
of Cody’s pioneer hotels near the stage of collapse in 2000.
Photo by Johnnie Bachusky. |
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The town also had a livery, blacksmith shop and three laundries. Two years
later Cody would open a post office and have a population of about 150 permanent
citizens. That was the pinnacle of Cody’s success. In 1901, the post
office closed and by 1910 the town site was deserted. |
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Above
and right: The haunting ruins of Cody’s mine concentrator.
Above and right: Photos by Johnnie Bachusky. |
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Below:
The Cody town and mine sites are today littered with debris, from collapsed
residences to mining equipment and accessories.
Below: Photos by Johnnie Bachusky. |
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Nearly a century later, Cody is a complete ghost town. The ruins of the Noble
Five concentrator can still be seen, as well as an assortment of other decaying
buildings. |
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Ghost Towns of British Columbia
- Copyright © 2005 Susan Foster & Johnnie Bachusky |
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