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Monte Creek
Monte Creek is an unincorporated community in the Thompson region of south central British Columbia. The former ferry landing is east of the mouth of Monte Creek and on the south shore of the South Thompson River. Immediately west of the BC Highway 97 intersection on BC Highway 1, the locality is by road about 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Chase and 28 kilometres (17 mi) east of Kamloops.
Arriving in 1862, Jacob Duck and Alex Pringle pre-empted on both sides of river, farmed, and ran a roadhouse. Duck and Pringle's became the place, postal, and telegraph name. The post office opened in 1870.
In 1882, Duck bought out his partner to become sole owner of the 1,200-hectare (3,000-acre) estate, which carried 1,000 head of cattle. In 1883, the community name shortened to Duck's and Albert Duck (see #Holmwood) joined his uncle.
Jacob Duck was the inaugural postmaster. The post office rename in 1896 derived from the creek. One suggestion describes it as "the place of mounting", where travellers switched from river travel to riding or exchanged weary horses for fresh ones. A more likely origin was either Alphonse Matteo, an early settler, or a reference to the trail beside the creek as "la monteé" by early explorers, because of the steep climb from the river. However, the local use of Ducks remained popular until the mid-1920s. The Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) renamed the station as Monte Creek around that time.
Alex Pringle retired to Ontario after divesting, but his cousin John Pringle remained at Westwold until death. After her husband Andrew died (see #Railways), John's daughter Annie Smith took over as the Monte Creek postmaster 1912–1945.
In 1884, Jacob Duck built Brunswick House, a hotel.
In 1888, Duck sold his ranch to Hewitt Bostock and returned to England. The sale included a general store, post office, and hotel accommodation.
In 1892, the Ducks school opened. In 1894, classes moved from temporary accommodation to a new schoolhouse. After a period of closure, the school reopened in March 1905 in a residence. In 1909–10, a large one-room schoolhouse was erected.
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Monte Creek
Monte Creek is an unincorporated community in the Thompson region of south central British Columbia. The former ferry landing is east of the mouth of Monte Creek and on the south shore of the South Thompson River. Immediately west of the BC Highway 97 intersection on BC Highway 1, the locality is by road about 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Chase and 28 kilometres (17 mi) east of Kamloops.
Arriving in 1862, Jacob Duck and Alex Pringle pre-empted on both sides of river, farmed, and ran a roadhouse. Duck and Pringle's became the place, postal, and telegraph name. The post office opened in 1870.
In 1882, Duck bought out his partner to become sole owner of the 1,200-hectare (3,000-acre) estate, which carried 1,000 head of cattle. In 1883, the community name shortened to Duck's and Albert Duck (see #Holmwood) joined his uncle.
Jacob Duck was the inaugural postmaster. The post office rename in 1896 derived from the creek. One suggestion describes it as "the place of mounting", where travellers switched from river travel to riding or exchanged weary horses for fresh ones. A more likely origin was either Alphonse Matteo, an early settler, or a reference to the trail beside the creek as "la monteé" by early explorers, because of the steep climb from the river. However, the local use of Ducks remained popular until the mid-1920s. The Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) renamed the station as Monte Creek around that time.
Alex Pringle retired to Ontario after divesting, but his cousin John Pringle remained at Westwold until death. After her husband Andrew died (see #Railways), John's daughter Annie Smith took over as the Monte Creek postmaster 1912–1945.
In 1884, Jacob Duck built Brunswick House, a hotel.
In 1888, Duck sold his ranch to Hewitt Bostock and returned to England. The sale included a general store, post office, and hotel accommodation.
In 1892, the Ducks school opened. In 1894, classes moved from temporary accommodation to a new schoolhouse. After a period of closure, the school reopened in March 1905 in a residence. In 1909–10, a large one-room schoolhouse was erected.