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Page 2, Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, April 6, 1983 Rossport Notes by ANNE TODESCO It is almost mail time. Many of us are anxious to read the latest news on the Hemlo Gold Rush. It brings many an interesting future pic- ture of great activity along the north shore of Lake Superior to our minds. How many of the north westerners have ever stopped to think of the many phases of the natural resources we have right here in our area? To name a few, there is hunting, fur trapping, timber, hunt- ing, minerals and water. All point to industry and the employment of many people. What is known to Eastern Ontarioans as a vast, rocky and isolat- ed territory might now become a well populated and progressive town. Prospecting has made sparks of interest to flourish along the north shore since the findings of gold at Hemlo and other minerals from Wawa to Schreiber and Winston. Everyone in- terested in the search for a get rich quick method is out looking for precious ores. They are looking over old mining sites with the hope that they'll find a new vein of the continuation of from old diggings. The shiny and glittering stuff beckons and lures pros- pectors and would-be prospectors to try their luck in the field. Mining will become a reality in this area. Find- ing signs of gold and other metals are older than Rossport and Schreiber. When the early adventurers, voya- geurs and discoverers appeared along the north shores of Lake Superior way back in the 1600's and 1700's, the Indians mined copper on the islands and shores of the great lake. They worshipped the bright metal in their pagan way, also made articles from the copper. There's gold in them there hills is being prov- ven today as mining men and prospectors, engineers and surveyors swarm over the hills in the area. Old sites are Program. and every patient. breed. THANK YOU | wish to extend my sincere appreci- ation and thanks to Registered Nurses 'Nancy, Sharon and Barbara and also the Physiotherapist, Bev. of the Home Care Tender exemplifies their performance with each loving care | have had the privilege of knowing them since the inception of the Program and know that my present progress has been due to their gentle hands. In my case | would have been a burden to my family without their help and encour- agement. They instill the hope and constant drive that is so necessary when recuperating. In short, they bring their hearts with every visit. So | thank you from the bottom of my heart. You are indeed a very special With sincere appreciation, Helen Stokes being gone over and new ore locations being discovered. According to information men have been in the area for years and their findings have been fantastic. The findings in the Hemlo area near Marathon and at Winston between Schreiber and Rossport are big. We could take a short trip back in time and view some old diggings. Down on Worthington Bay between Schreiber and Rossport, quite a location was built up. The buildings were painted white and yel- low: They consisted of bunk houses, cookery, offices and assay build- ings. These buildings were heated with either steam or hot water sys- tems as many of the radiators were found. Once the mine stopped functioning buildings were dismantled and the rads carried away to be utilized elsewhere. The name of the mining site has been forgotten as has who owned it at different times. Accord- ing to information re- ceived, many people have been researching through the archives for the mine's actual his- tory. One of our veteran prospectors the late Clem Downey has ob- tained quite an amount of this mine's history as he had been involved with its workings. In the early 1900's the Mc- Kellar brothers did find traces of gold and staked some claims and later the North Shore Mines was formed and was in operation a few years but closed when the Fist World War came and the company had diffi- culty in procuring labour and materials needed as théy- were required for the war. Other people tried to bring this mine » back into operation but St. Martin School 825-3255 J. Bunkis Chairman ST. MARTIN SCHOOL Terrace Bay REGISTRATION ; Kindergarten & Jr. Kindergarten %, Monday, April 11 - Friday, April 15, 1983 Between 9:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Parents are requested to bring to the school birth and baptismal certificates. -- (Children currently attending St. Martin School neéd not reregister). KINDERGARTEN - To be eligible to attend Kindergarten in September 1983, children must be 5 years old on or before December 31, 1983. (Born in 1978). JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN - To be eligible to attend Junior Kindergarten in September 1983, children must be 4 years old on or before December 31, 1983. (Born in 1979). For additional information please call - SUPERIOR » U P.M. Gillen Director of Education lacked financial sup- port and getting spon- sors interested in its development. So there lies the site of an early mining project where dreams have been lost. There is much evi- dence of early prospect- ing and mining in these hills. I understand that the Duck Lake and the McCoshens claims were active for awhile with showings of gold, silver and zinc. The McCoshen diggings were near the top of Walker's Lake hill just west of Schreiber. I remember seeing the small tunnel but the hill is overgrown by brush and trees and is diffi- cult to locate. I often wonder if the site is still in the McCoshen family or if someone else owns it now. Then there were the Gold Range and the Harkness Hayes _hold- ings east of Schreiber and the old Empress Mine on Jackfish Lake. I cannot recall the name of the man and his wife who used to come every summer from New York to spend some time &t the Empress mine site. There will still some buildings in a fair state the last time I was there. I often went to this mine on a Sunday for lunch with this couple. Mining history is being made again in the district. Millions of dol- lars could be involved in drilling and surveying. One can travel back in time and recall hearing the tales of early mining projects in this part of Ontario. In 1870 a shaft was sunk on an island in the Moffat Straits be- tween Rossport and Nipigon. It was about 76 feet deep the a few years ago some men repre- senting the Montreal Mining Co. investigated this shaft and found some of the shoring timbers in fairly good shape after all those years, Father Allouez, a Jesuit missionary -- re- ported findings of cop- per, silver and lead hav- ing been found on.the islands and hills ashore of Lake Superior. Baron La Houtan reported large findings of copper in this area in the late 1800's -- a surveyor by the name of Mon- souer Henry wintered at Michipecoton in 1767. He built a sloop near there at Pointe Aux Pens to carry the ore and fur to eastern markets. A large sample of ore from there still is displayed in a British Museium. Six men were appoint- ed trustees for the Mon- treal Mining Co. They were Sir George Simp- son, Hon. George Mof- fatt, Hon. Peter Magill, a William Merideth, Thos. Crengon and Stewart Derbisheres. Moffatt was elected chairman with Derbish- eres the Sec. Treas. _ They engaged compe- tent surveyors, geolo- gists, miners, voya- geurs and mechanics to start working the is- THANK YOU Hats off to the Mill Ambulance attendants, Dr. Wilkes, nursing, physiotherapy and other staffs at The McCausland Hospital for their professional care while | was hospitalized. In addition | will not forget the concern expressed by friends in their own special way for myself and my family. Sincerely, Ray Stachiw lands and shores of Lake Superior looking for pre- cious ores wanted. Many of our islands, straits etc. are named after these men. They engaged in covering the area from the Soo to Pigeon River. There is so much in the story of prospecting and surveying this part of the North Shore. The first recorded explora- tion occured in the 16th century. So you can see that minerals have been known in this area for a great number of years. It is said that the ores found here could be over a million or more years old. There are many sites of old diggings about the district, some have been discovered from their hiding among the heavy bushes. A story well known here is about an Indian by the name of Neganijig who had a small digging into the face of mileage 19 hill between Rossport and Pays Plat. He suppos- edly found gold. That site is overgrown as well but no doubt could be located if wanted. Any way the story goes that he made the long trip by canoe to Port Arthur Landing to see for him- self the wonderful big place that he had heard about. When approach- ing the landing in the evening he heard the church bells ringing and was quite fascinated by the beautiful tones of the bells. Then and there he decided that his small church at the-Pays Plat mission must have a bell as well: So he re- turned home and man- aged to sell his claims to someone and gave the money to the priest to purchase the bell. This was supposed to have happened in the 1800's. This story came to me through a Chief by name of Louis Mushqush. He couldn't recall who the white man was that bought the claims. However the church got the bell and I believe that the same bell is still in the belfry of the little church at the mission. I often wonder just who among the early people in the area was able to buy the diggings and who owns them now. Wouldn't it be great if the Zenmac mines at Selim near here opened again? Stories are heard about a new vein of ore found near the old mine. It was originally the Zenith mine but when it reopened a few years ago it was renamed the Zenmack. The company had a mill built near the track where the pel- lets were loaded from the mill to railway cars and shipped east. The Beardmore, Na- kina and Geraldton mines are coming into the limelight again. It would be great if they were opened again offering employment to many people and to see new setlements along the north shore with highway seventeen and the mainline of the CPR right at their doorstep. It would be a big boost to the economy of the area. The future looks bright for everyone. Women of the Moose It was with sadness that the co-workers of Chapter 1425 learned of the death of co-worker Betty Sweet on Febru- ary 15, 1983, in Duncan B.C. Betty joined - the Terrace Bay chapter on February 26, 1957 and she held the office of Senior Regent from 1966 to 1967. Her kindness, patience and advice were always welcomed and appreciated by the Notice Of Meeting Lake Nipigon Riding Progressive Conservative Association will be holding a meeting on Sunday, April 10 at 3:00 p.m. At The International Inn, Nipigon. Main Topic: Delegates to the Federal P.C. Leadership Convention for Cochrane/ Superior Riding. For further information contact: Joe Figliomeni 824-2037 or Mike Spadoni 824-2733 co-workers. The Charter was draped on March 1983 at the Chapter Meeting in Betty's memory and will remain draped for 30 days. We, the co-work- ers of Terrace Bay chap- ter 1426 extend our deepest sympathy to Betty's family. Though Betty is no longer with us, we will always cherish her memory. On February 12, 1983 the Women of the Moose sponsored a very successful Valentine's dance at the Moose House in Terrace Bay. The Valentine King and Queen chosen for the evening were Trudi Langdord and Larry Grenier. The door prize was won by Brenda Maenpaa. The music was provided by the Music Man. Moose Haven Chair- man Elain DesChatelets and her committee were in charge of the Chapter Night program held on March 1. Following a delicious lunch, a penny auction took place. All items for the auction were green or wrapped in green as St. Patricks Day was the theme. A business meeting was held March 15 and the next chapter night meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 5 at 8 p.m. at the Moose House.