Kirkland Lake in Timiskaming District, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Steam Powered Winch
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Treuil à vapeur

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 3, 2022

1. Steam Powered Winch / Treuil à vapeur Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

[English] This winch could be powered by steam or compressed air. It is small enough to be hauled into place by a team of horses. To sink a small shaft, a large tripod would be set up over the hole and a sinking bucket be used to haul rock up after it was blasted and to lower men and equipment.

[Français] Ce treuil fonctionnait au moyen de vapeur ou d'air comprimé et il était d'assez petit format pour être déplacé par un attelage de chevaux. Afin de creuser un petit puit, un large trépied était installé au-dessus du trou et un godet de fonçage y était raccroché pour l'extraction des déblais, des hommes et des équipements.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 48° 9.391′ N, 80° 1.29′ W. Marker is in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, in Timiskaming District. It can be reached from Toburn Road 0.2 kilometers west of Government Road East (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 66), on the left when traveling west. The marker and winch are located on the Toburn Gold Mine Interpretive Park grounds. Touch for map. Marker is

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in this post office area: Kirkland Lake ON P2N 3L8, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northeastern Ontario

and specifically in Northern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fire Hose Wagon / Wagon à tuyau d'incendie (here, next to this marker); End Dump Cars / Waginnettes de déchargements (a few steps from this marker); Battery Tramming Motor / Moteurs à batteries pour transport sur rails (a few steps from this marker); Sinking Bucket / Godet à fonçage (within shouting distance of this marker); Cage / La cage (within shouting distance of this marker); Kirkland Lake Centennial Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Kirkland Lake Region Gold Production (within shouting distance of this marker); Diamond Drilling

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 3, 2022

2. Steam Powered Winch / Treuil à vapeur Marker

(within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kirkland Lake.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Toburn Gold Mine

Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 172 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 15, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Steam Powered Winch⎯⎯⎯Treuil à vapeur

Steam Powered Winch
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Treuil à vapeur