Arthur Brisco, 11th Hussars, a hero of the Charge of the Light Brigade, was a friend of John Palliser, whom he joined on the 1858–59 expedition.

The 1907 list comprised separate sections for Spillimacheen, Brisco, and Galena (the undefined area spanning the gap).

[7] In the early 1900s, Tom Brown staked the Lead Queen claim near the head of Frances Creek, which he sold for $5,000.

[8] In the 1930s, John and Gordon Hart discovered a baryte site on Templeton River about 8 kilometres (5 mi) by road from Brisco.

Ralph A. Thrall, who acquired the rights in 1939, formed Mountain Minerals Ltd, which crushed the product until closing in the late 1980s.

[11] Whisky Hill, on the old wagon road north of Brisco, gained its name from a pack train around 1880.

[14] George sold land to his brothers Mac and Fred Mitchell in 1909, where they established a stopping house.

[17] In 1921, a pre-used 46-metre (150 ft) howe truss was erected over the Columbia,[18] but only the upper ferry operated during the final months of construction.

He bought expensive farm equipment, built a huge barn, and dyked about 20 hectares (50 acres).

[32] Archie Wolfenden purchased 4 hectares (10 acres) from Ernie Cobb to erect a general store, which opened in 1911.

[33] In 1911, Einar Nelson purchased 1 hectare (2 acres) from Harry Atchison, where he built a blacksmith shop and house.

On these larger premises, downstairs comprised the garage, and upstairs hosted dances and badminton until the community hall opened.

About 1937, he built a small general store beside the garage, later adding an ice cream parlour at the rear.

[36] In 1925, Ted and Ethel Mercer owned the first radio, which on clear evenings could receive signals from Calgary and some US cities.

[37] The community hall, which opened near the store in 1930, hosted dances[38] and screened silent movies.

[44] Paul and Ingrid Hambruch purchased a property in 1957 and built greenhouses from 1958 onward to grow bedding plants.

[49] In the late 1940s, he relocated a failing steam-powered mill from Spillimacheen, eventually selling the operation to Abe Neufeld who ran it for few more years.

The enterprise was sold to Cypress Mines in 1965 and Ken and George Lautrup (operating as Brisco Sawmills) in 1970.

[52] Producing utility poles since 1989, the company expanded into specially designed wood beams, columns, and panels in 2002.

[55] To improve TV reception, the Brisco Recreation Commission (BRC) installed a repeater at Spillimacheen in 1977.

Thomas F. Pirie (see #Earlier community) provided the land upon which volunteers erected the little log building in 1896.

[64] About 9 kilometres (6 mi) southeast of Brisco, Dave Mormon ran a stopping place on North Vermilion Creek in the early 1900s.

[72] The Mormon property was acquired by Becan Ashton in 1907, Joe and Louise Daniken in 1928, Tex Vernon-Wood in 1946,[73] and Art Szabo in 1957, who changed the name from North Vermilion Creek to Spur Valley.

In 1984, Gus and Maye Csokonay bought the resort, which they upgraded to include cabins, a motel, RV sites, and a campground.