Tranquille on the Lake

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Camping ground for Chief Sanquil (Tranquil) In 1857 the British Columbia gold rush was launched as gold was found in the Tranquille River, eventually yielding 2,932 ounces of gold. The Fortune and Cooney families were attracted to the area because of the economic opportunity to supply gold miners with supplies. Their ranches produced cattle, garden produce, prize-winning orchards, hay and flour for local consumption. It was definitely in a World of its Own during the TB Sanatorium days between 1909 and 1958 when Sanitoriums were built in isolated areas because of local residents fear of contamination from patients living at the Sanitorium. Due to economic reasons but also for necessity a farm was developed at Tranquille which produced all garden supplies, hay, milk, eggs, beef, and pork for local residents. This continued when Tranquille became a training school and residence for the mentally challenged. In 2000 the site was purchased from the government of British Columbia with intentions of turning it into a agrarian resort community - Tranquille on the Lake.

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