Created 15-Aug-23
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Konrad had this small peak on his radar for a while, and since I got rejected from the summit in 2010 due to bad weather, I was keen to give it another try.
This time, Mother Nature was kind to us and we enjoyed a lengthy summit stay.
120 years ago in 1903, at 4:30 in the morning, this mountain had a cataclysmic failure and a huge rockslide resulted in a small town named Frank being buried. Many died. There were a few survivors, but being so long ago, the last survivor passed away in 1993.
Here is an exerpt from a historical account:
The story of “Frankie Slide,” a baby girl who was the only survivor of the Frank Slide is erroneous, though one of the most famous myths. This story does have its roots in bits of truth, as there were several young girls who survived the disaster.
Twenty-three people in the 7 cottages on Manitoba Avenue at the southeastern edge of the town survived the rockslide. This included 3 young girls.
The first was Fernie Watkins, a 3-year-old girl found in the debris outside her family’s home by the pit boss at the mine, Edgar Ash.
The second was Marion Leitch, 27 months old, who was thrown from her house when the rocks hit. Marion was supposedly found on a pile of hay beside the house.
Gladys Ennis was 15 months old at the time of the disaster and was found choking on mud thrown by the slide that destroyed her home. Lucy Ennis or Sam Ennis, Gladys's parents, saved her life, as one of them cleared their daughter's nose and throat of mud.
This time, Mother Nature was kind to us and we enjoyed a lengthy summit stay.
120 years ago in 1903, at 4:30 in the morning, this mountain had a cataclysmic failure and a huge rockslide resulted in a small town named Frank being buried. Many died. There were a few survivors, but being so long ago, the last survivor passed away in 1993.
Here is an exerpt from a historical account:
The story of “Frankie Slide,” a baby girl who was the only survivor of the Frank Slide is erroneous, though one of the most famous myths. This story does have its roots in bits of truth, as there were several young girls who survived the disaster.
Twenty-three people in the 7 cottages on Manitoba Avenue at the southeastern edge of the town survived the rockslide. This included 3 young girls.
The first was Fernie Watkins, a 3-year-old girl found in the debris outside her family’s home by the pit boss at the mine, Edgar Ash.
The second was Marion Leitch, 27 months old, who was thrown from her house when the rocks hit. Marion was supposedly found on a pile of hay beside the house.
Gladys Ennis was 15 months old at the time of the disaster and was found choking on mud thrown by the slide that destroyed her home. Lucy Ennis or Sam Ennis, Gladys's parents, saved her life, as one of them cleared their daughter's nose and throat of mud.
© Peter Hudak