Quartz Creek
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Quartz Creek is a creek in the West Kootenay
region of British Columbia
. This creek flows into the Salmo River
near Ymir, British Columbia
. Quartz creek was mined for gold in the 1860s.
West Kootenay
West Kootenay was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was formed along with East Kootenay from a redistribution of the old Kootenay riding, which was one of the province's original twelve.- Demographics :...
region of British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. This creek flows into the Salmo River
Salmo River
The Salmo River is a tributary of the Pend d'Oreille River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The Salmo River is part of the Columbia River drainage basin, being a tributary of the Pend d'Oreille River, which flows into the Columbia River....
near Ymir, British Columbia
Ymir, British Columbia
Ymir is a small town in the West Kootenay district of British Columbia, Canada. It is located between Nelson and Salmo on Highway 6. Ymir was originally known as Quartz Creek. The townsite was laid out in 1897 by railway magnate D.C. Corbin. Today Ymir consists of a store and two hotels, plus an...
. Quartz creek was mined for gold in the 1860s.