Nelson Historical Society Journal, Volume 3, Issue 1, October 1974
Upper Pelorus Valley
Upper Pelorus Valley
The first mill in the Upper Pelorus Valley west of the Pelorus Bridge was put in by Bryant Brothers. After milling the immediate area they logged an area of Crown land across the Pelorus River having to use a very high tram bridge for trucking the logs to the mill. This plant operated for a number of years. About 1923 Sharland Brothers erected a mill at the mouth of the Tinline River milling timber from land owned by Jim Sharland. About 1924 Baigents started a mill at what they called Sunny Side, further up the Pelorus.