[English] Cobalt played a decisive role in the evolution of hard-rock mining in Canada. Between 1903 and the 1920s, the district’s rich veins triggered a mining boom which attracted international attention and led to Cobalt's . . . — — Map (db m208433) HM
About 900 yards southwest of here, on August 7, 1903, two lumbermen seeking timber for railroad ties made the initial discovery of the Cobalt silver camp. Named for its discoverers, the McKinley-Darragh mine operated from 1904 to 1927. In the rush . . . — — Map (db m219784) HM
The deep gash in this hillside is all that remains of silver vein No. 96. The vein was originally discovered in 1908 by the Nipissing Mining Company Limited using an exploration method called trenching. Trenches are simply shallow channels dug down . . . — — Map (db m44574) HM
[English] Silver has been an important mineral product for Canada’s economy ever since the Cobalt boom which followed the discovery of rich veins of the metal near here in 1903. Although the production of the Cobalt silver mines began to . . . — — Map (db m208443) HM
[English] When the Cobalt boom started, the Ontario Government was completely unprepared for the sudden influx of settlers. There was no plan for dealing with the needs of the rapidly growing community. Over 80% of the land within . . . — — Map (db m245394) HM
[English]"As you enter the town great smoke stacks belching forth voluminous black clouds meet the eye, and the throbbing of engines, the heartbeats of Cobalt industry, come to the ear." —Silver City News The Townsite #1 . . . — — Map (db m245389) HM
[English] Physician and poet, William Henry Drummond was born in Ireland in 1854, and came to Canada with his parents about ten years later. In 1884 he graduated in medicine from Bishop's College, Lennoxville, serving in rural . . . — — Map (db m208453) HM
[English] This all steel welded sculpture of the North American Bison stands 19ft (5.8m) high and 27ft (8.2m) long. It weighs 9 tons. Mike Camp, the sculptor, worked over a year on this unique work of art (1983-1984). Commissioned . . . — — Map (db m244986) HM
[English] Englehart owes its beginnings to the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway (T. & N.O.), a colonization line designed by the provincial government to open agricultural lands of the Little Clay Belt to settlement and to . . . — — Map (db m218102) HM
Built by Canadian Locomotive Company Kingston, Ontario May 1921 for the Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Rly. Type 4-6-2 (Pacific) locomotive for passenger service. Tractive Force (36,600 + 9,920 booster) • 46,520 lbs. Cylinders, diameter and . . . — — Map (db m244901) HM
The Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Railway (T&NO) was central to the settlement and economic growth of northeastern Ontario. Steam locomotives hauled passenger coaches filled with settlers and rail cars loaded with minerals, forest products and . . . — — Map (db m244900) HM
In affectionate memory of the men of Englehart who made the supreme sacrifice 1914 — 1918 Clark, R. • Flanagan, J. • Forrester, E. • Horsman, H. • Marsh, J. • Grant, J. • McLean, D. • Pardon, A. • Smith, S.E. • Tellier, F. • Watters, A. . . . — — Map (db m244962) WM
[English] In 1912 the Proclamation declaring Haileybury as the District Seat gave rise to such structures as the Court House, Land Registry Office and District Jail. The proclamation was largely due to the dreams and efforts of the founder of . . . — — Map (db m195932) HM
In 1904 when the Town of Haileybury was incorporated, our fire department was established.
On October 4, 1922, as a result of a horrendous forest fire, Haileybury was devastated and left in ruins. The Great Fire of 1922, considered one of the ten . . . — — Map (db m195959) HM
[English] At the Haileybury Jail, a total of nine people have paid with their lives for the crimes they committed. The last hanging in the jail occurred on Tuesday, June 13, 1961, when Owen “Mickey” Feener, a husky Nova Scotian miner, fell to . . . — — Map (db m195958) HM
Their name liveth
for evermore
Men of Haileybury who gave their lives
1914 – 1918
Carlton Green • Alex Cantley • Frank Cooke • Jack Fisher • Beverley Nesbitt • Monty Montgomery • Robert Hume • Rrnest Holland • Albert Fleming • Talbot . . . — — Map (db m195960) WM
[English] These small motors enabled trains of cars to be hauled to the dump points together instead of being pulled or pushed one at a time by a miner. The batteries were lead/acid and required charging up every day at underground . . . — — Map (db m244798) HM
[English] The cage is used to convey men and equipment up and down the shaft. It is also used to haul ore to surface for processing in the mill. Note the tracks in the floor which allowed ore cars to be rolled in and out of the . . . — — Map (db m244884) HM
The Public School in Kirkland Lake began with a meeting in October 1916 of local ratepayers. At that meeting the local School Board was authorized to borrow funds to erect and equip a school house. In 1924 a second school building was built to . . . — — Map (db m244797) HM
Boyles Brothers BBU-1 Underground Diamond Drill • Powered by compressed air – V twin motor • Easily disassembled for transport to confined underground locations • Capacity of 300 m using “A” size rods • Often drilled multiple holes from one . . . — — Map (db m244891) HM
[English] These small ore cars could be pushed by hand (hand tramming) or hauled by an electric locomotive along an underground railway system. The cars could be loaded by hand (shovel), by a mucking machine, or by opening a chute . . . — — Map (db m244895) HM
[English] Accidental fires were frequent in pioneer days. One of the first structures built at a mine site would be the water tower. Usually built on an elevated site, it would provide enough pressure to supply hoses connected to . . . — — Map (db m244896) HM
[English]This monument commemorates the prospectors of the Kirkland Lake Gold Camp, whose discoveries led to the incorporation of Kirkland Lake (Teck) in January 1919. Dedicated on June 29, 2019, in honour of the Kirkland Lake . . . — — Map (db m244878) HM
The Larder Lake gold rush of 1906 was accompanied by discoveries of gold at Swastika and, in 1911, the first strike at Kirkland Lake was made by William H. Wright. The Tough-Oakes became the camp's first producing gold mine in 1912. During the peak . . . — — Map (db m217887) HM
The very existence of Kirkland Lake is the result of a rich natural heritage which was developed by the hard work and sweat of the men who went underground to earn a living for themselves and their families. Faced with many hazardous working . . . — — Map (db m244800) HM
To commemorate the official opening of the Municipal Offices of the Corporation of the Town of Kirkland Lake June 26, 1980 by the Chief Administrative Officer D. B. McDougall Mayor G. L. Hamilton Councillors M. . . . — — Map (db m244796) HM
42,583,205 oz. of gold was produced up to 2012 in the Kirkland Lake Region. As of May 24 2014 the price per oz. of $1416.61 would represent 60.3 Billion in today's dollars. “And there is still more gold in the region” — — Map (db m244799) HM
[English] The mine hoist is a large winch that raises and lowers the two cages from surface to the underground workings. The hoist operator communicated with the underground stations at each level via signals such as: 1 Bell = . . . — — Map (db m244897) HM
[English] The sinking bucket was initially used to mine the vertical openings or SHAFTS that were used to access the ore bodies at depth. The buckets were used to hoist the waste rock after it had been blasted and to hoist the water . . . — — Map (db m244898) HM
[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 . . . — — Map (db m244899) HM
[English] Latchford began in 1903 as Montreal River Station, a town site and river crossing for the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway, the colonization line designed to open the Little Clay Belt to settlement and provide . . . — — Map (db m208488) HM
Born in Latchford and raised near Porquis Junction, Cosens enlisted in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada, Canadian Active Service Force, 1940 and transferred to the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada in 1944. Early on February 26, 1945, his . . . — — Map (db m208559) HM WM
For more than two decades, ending in the late 1980’s the Sherman Mine provided ore for the DOFASCO steel mill in Hamilton, and work for the people of Latchford and area. The sample is comprised of “iron formation” that in this case is composed of . . . — — Map (db m208521) HM
In 1925 the Ontario government began construction of this 260-mile trunk-road between Cochrane and North Bay. The road was intended to link the rapidly developing mining and agricultural communities of “New Ontario” with the province's southern . . . — — Map (db m208500) HM
English: The Little Clay Belt, the rich agricultural belt extending north from New Liskeard, was originally inhabited by the Algonquin First Nations, including Joachim "Clear Sky" Wabigijic and Angela Lapointe who lived by the mouth . . . — — Map (db m199224) HM
[English] Prior to its present location, the local library had various residencies in the town. The building of the New Liskeard Library was facilitated by a grant of $10,000 from the Andrew Carnegie Library Foundation in 1910. The new . . . — — Map (db m195930) HM
The New Liskeard Public Library Building was erected in 1910 through the assistance of a grant from Andrew Carnegie. Local limestone was used in the construction and it remains a classic example of the Carnegie libraries. Much of the original . . . — — Map (db m195929) HM
On October 4, 1922, scattered bush fires which had been burning for some days north of Haileybury were united by strong winds into a holocaust which spread over most of 18 townships and took an estimated 43 lives. Burning out of control between the . . . — — Map (db m199980) HM
The height of land known as the Artic Watershed crosses Highway 11 at this point.North of here, water drains into Hudson Bay; rivers, lakes and streams to the south flow into the Great Lakes. As the northern wilderness came under development, the . . . — — Map (db m195924) HM
[English] The height of land known as the Artic Watershed crosses Highway 11 at this point. North of here, water drains into Hudson Bay; rivers, lakes and streams to the south flow into the Great Lakes. As the northern wilderness . . . — — Map (db m217881) HM
