Ghost Town Stories of BC: Tales of Hope, Heroism and Tragedy by Johnnie Bachusky Paperback, 2009, 148 pages Many of BC's old mining towns are now abandoned ruins, disappearing into the wilderness. These once-thriving towns and the pioneers who built them are remembered in 10 fascinating stories of hard work and heroism. A mine rescue worker sadly recounts a tale of death underground at Coal Creek. Three eccentric old bachelors become the final residents of Phoenix, Canada's highest ghost town. Legends of Spanish treasure near a Vancouver Island gold-rush town persist to this day. Experience BC's colorful past in these entertaining stories from the province's vanished communities. See pictures Pickup in Langford Cross posted