This inconspicuos hole in the ceiling of this cave has an
interesting story to tell. The hole will tell us how
three prospectors, employees of the Canadian Pacific Railway,
followed a stream to a the basin pool. They then stumbled
upon the mysterious hole and gazed, then climbed down into
the hotspring waters below on a tree trunk they maneuvered
into place. They wondered at the stalactites hanging
from the ceiling and were the first hotspring enthusiasts
in western Canada! They never did grow rich from their
discovery (although they tried) it was this place that became
Canada's first national park.
Within these waters, and three other
