IN 1892, THE CPR (Canadian Pacific Railway) was determined to get a fair share of the boom that was happening in the Silvery Slocan mining district. They already had well-established steamer service at Nakusp on the Columbia River, so a 36.4-mile rail connection, the Nakusp and Slocan (N&S), was begun to Three Forks. They were laying track in early 1893 and the first train rolled into Three Forks in October 1894.

ALAMO SIDING Alamo Siding was an important stop on the line where 200 people once lived, working three mines, an ore concentrator and a hydro-electric plant. The remains of the old concentrator at Alamo are quite impressive. Pieces of machinery are visible, there is a portion of the structure still standing, and some of the spur rail lines are still in place.
It's a great place to explore - and please leave everything just as it is for everyone else to enjoy.

OTHER TRAILS
Uphill from the site of the concentrator is one of the houses of Clarence Cunningham, the man who revitalized Alamo Siding in the 20s and 30s. The main house is gone, so this would have been the residence of either Mrs Dowden, his housekeeper, or Mr. Corey, his bookkeeper.

An unmaintained trail continues up to three old mines
which were once connected to the concentrator with an aerial tramway.
Old roads connect through to Sandon and Idaho Peak.

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