Gaulfetid’s ‘ct CALLED a pioneer, artist, scholar and town- planner, Francis William Caulfeild literally carved his vision out of the wilderness when he built Caulfeild Village at the turn of the century. Bom in Clovelly, Cornwall, Caulfeild was about 55 when he and his daughter, Mrs. Basil Williams, discovered the North Shore in 1898. Passionate about nature, it was love at first sight when he visited Skunk Cove (now Caulteild Cove). HLA. Stone captured the scene in yonant cr A Short Histo of Caulfeild Village: Douglas firs, cedars, Janell | Hilton Memory Lane spruce, hemlock, balsam, arbu- tus, maples, dogwoods and flowering shrubs abounded. Carpeted with ferns, Oregon grape and mosses, lilies and wildflowers... a veritable fairy land.” In 1899 he purchased a large acreage extending from Cypress Falls to Howe Sound. Except for the Grafton family occupying the house beside w trail the lighthouse with their cow and small pilot boat anchored in the cove, it was an isolated wilderness. The Great Northern Cannery was a mile cast with only four or five homes in the cight miles stretching east to the Indian Reserve in North Vancouver. Although the entire district was heavily forested, rocky and difficult to survey or clear, it did not deter him from his purpose. Aided by avo fellow pioneers, Caulfeild hacked his way through the undergrowth and forest, clearing roads for the litde hamlet. In a news clipping, his daughter stated that her father wanted to save this area from what he called the “desecra-- tion of the rectangular system a Pies 1990 while quantiestes _ Many more in-store specials! of laving roads.” He jokingly called his lavout the “ ‘the cow trail plan,’ where roads are at places of least resistance, according to natural gradi- ents.” He named two of the main roads Piccadilly Lane and Clovelly Walk, true to his British heritage. Since there was no regular ferry service, he built a strong wharf to accommodate steam ships, the main link to the city (Vancouver) and a pilot house. He constructed a water system at Cypress Creek above Cypress Falls in 1909, when he surveyed his first subdivi- sion to sell lots for homes and summer cottages, The bane of Caulfeild’s See Church page 20 Wednesday, February 17, 1999 — North Shore News -— 19 183 Pemberton Ave. TALKING 985-7195 lasix Let North Shore's financial advisors help you ; plan and grow your RRSP portfolio with - competitive investment choices like our: popular Escataton 3. This time-limited RRSP option offers tiered rates guaranteed for 3 years. And, to give you complete _flexibility, Escatator 3 is redeemable on each © _ anniversary date. ' : > Year 1- 4.50%" > Year 2—- 4.75%"* > Year 3— 5.25%" ° Rates subject s0 change without notice. Available until March 1, 1999.