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Donald, British Columbia is located on Highway 1, 28 kilometers west of Golden. In its heyday, Donald was a divisional point on the Canadian Pacific Railway. But, in 1897, when the CPR abandoned Donald in favor of Revelstoke, Donald disappeared into obscurity and is now a small sawmilling community. ==History== In its glory years, Donald was home to several memorable characters. * Reverend Henry Irwin who was the local Anglican priest during rail construction. Affectionately called "Father Pat", he was also well known throughout the Rossland mining camps. * Pioneer newspaperman John Houston, who would later become the first mayor of Nelson started his first newspaper in Donald in 1888. Other, less law-abiding but still colorful people called Donald home. * Card sharks: "One Armed Roxy" and John Houts, also known as "Keno Jack". * Madam Florence Mackenzie, also known as "Mother" Mackenzie, who saved "Keno Jack"'s life by administering first aid when the man had been lung shot by CPR conductor, Jack Selkirk, when Selkik had caught him "springing a cold deck" during a game of poker. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Donald, British Columbia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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