A column by Bruce Uzelman
The scene: Southern British Columbia at the turn of the last century. Mining towns often sprang up and disappeared over the course of just a few decades. Some, like Fernie and Nelson, survived to prosper again. Some, like Sandon and Phoenix, peaked over one hundred years ago, and vanished.
The City of Phoenix thrived for two decades, only to be abandoned virtually overnight.
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