Gladys Floyd’s cabin at Jewel Lake is considered a historical landmark in the area.  It is located at the south end of Jewel Lake about 12 km northeast of Greenwood.  The single room cabin was constructed by Arthur Norris Pelly in 1899. 

Pelly (1864-1950) was a son of a wealthy English aristocrat family, but apparently was not careful in his spending habits.  He was sent to Canada where he ventured up to the Klondike and to other mining regions in the hopes of striking it rich. 

Mining claims were first staked near Jewel Lake in 1895 when prospectors discovered quartz ore that contained significant values of gold with some silver. The Jewel Mine was established soon after to extract the ore.

Pelly arrived in the Boundary about 1897 and was quite active in mining speculation in the area.  He thought there was an opportunity for a major development around the Jewel Mine, so in 1899 Pelly took up a pre-emption, subdivided the land, and registered it as the Long Lake Townsite (the original name of Jewel Lake).

Between 1913 and 1915 the Jewel Mine operated continuously, with up to 55 men working there at its peak.  However, in August 1915, the mine closed indefinitely, so Pelly sold his property to George White, Gladys Floyd’s uncle, and he returned to England. 

The cabin remained in the White and Floyd families for over 100 years with Gladys Floyd inheriting the cabin in the early 1970s.  She entertained friends and family at her summer cabin until it was entrusted to the Boundary Historical Society in 2019.