There are many modern misconceptions about the old Main Street flume and the eventual destruction caused by it: it was not simply a boardwalk over the creek; it was not built after the fire of 1900; and it was not destroyed ...

Fire protection was a constant source of concern for many in Sandon, particularly because in the narrow valley with so little building space, most of the stores and houses were quite literally built wall-against-wall. As well, many of the streets...