Curly Phillips and Jack Hargreaves posing in front of the cabin they built when snowbound on a trip north of Entrance with Miss Mary Jobe. Jack and Curly had nicknamed Mary "Nitchie". Donald "Curly" Phillips (1884-1938) first came to Jasper in 1909 outfitting for Reverend Kinny's attempt on Mt. Robson and A.O. Wheeler's survey of Mt. Robson (1911). He settled permanently in Jasper in 1912, setting up an outfitting business. Over the years he worked on many Alpine Club of Canada camps in the area. He married Grace Inkster (1923). They had three children; Sam (1928), Joy (1930) and Ivy (1932). Curly Phillips was killed in an avalanche in 1938.<br><br>
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