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- Published in the Crag & Canyon
Banff, Alberta
May 14, 1954
Well Known in Banff Area, Belmore Browne Passes
A great man has died and with his death the community of Banff and Canada has suffered an irreparable loss. Mr. Browne, a noted artist, adventurer, explorer, author and authority on outdoor life died at his summer home in Marine County, Calif. on May 3.
Belmore Browne's achievements reflect the greatness and the glory of a man richly endowed with natural talents and zest for life. He came to Banff around 1918 and established a home in 1920. Later, he and his son George, built a studio on the Kananaskis river and it was there that he resided for so many summers with Mrs. Brown, a son George, and daughter Evelyn.
Belmore Browne knew and loved the mountains in and around the Banff area. There is scarcely a trail within a radius of a hundred miles of Banff that he has not covered many times. It was here that he accumulated his vast collection of scientific specimens; here that he captured the mood and the beauty of the mountains on his now famous canvasses.
Well-known as an explorer, adventurer and authority on outdoor life, Mr. Brown was commissioned by Washington, B.C. to give reports on game conditions in Alaska. He is known to have climbed Mt. McKinley in Alaska, failing to reach the summit by a few hundred feet. Though the height he reached was an achievement in itself, his climb was particularly noteworthy as a denial of Explorer Cook's previous claim to have reached the summit of Mount McKinley. Later, explorer Perry did reach to summit and is believed to be the first man to have accomplished this feat.
During the Second World War, Belmore Browne was appointed Colonel of Snow Troops. In the Jasper country he taught his men how to adjust to Alpine conditions, showed them how to build Eskimo snow houses and how to dispatch a grizzly bear, when necessary.
Many friend in Banff will regret the passing of this great man. The doors of his home on the Kananaskis were always open to visitors and the hospitality coupled with his flair for narrative was an experience that few could forget.
Belmore Browne died on May 3. A great man who has contributed much to Canadian culture -- whose life in the West will be numbered amount the legends in time to come
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1881 - 1954 (72 years)
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