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    The Port Arthur Duluth and Western Railway was simply known as the Pee Dee. The Thunder Bay Colonization Railway was incorporated on Feb.1,1883. The railway's aim to construct a railway from Prince A

    Crowds stroll through Current River Park, Port Arthur, Ontario, during the city's 50th Anniversary celebrations. The picnic at the park was attended by a crowd of over 10,000. Children and their pare

    On May 23, 1939 King George Vl and Queen Elizabeth toured the twin cities (Fort William and Port Arthur, Ontario). There was a genuine outpouring of joy and affection as the King and Queen went by. S

    A bushworker sorts the logs in preparation for the spring break up on the river. Logs were rafted down rivers and lakes as an inexpensive means of transporting the wood to mills.

    Central Patricia Gold Mines executives standing outside the Central Patricia Mines Ltd. Left to Right: Ike Waite (Director of Central Patricia Gold Mines), Fraser Reid (Consultant for Central Patrici

    Feb. 2, 1939, a heavy snowfall meant tow trucks were busy. Here, one from Lakehead Motors, is assisting a stranded motorist.; 4.3'wide x 3.1'high b&w photo

    Building camps on Mosher Longlac Gold Mines, April 1934. Left to Right: H. McCallum, Alex Mosher,(Accountant McLeod-Cockshutt?), Archie MacKay sitting on roof, Verne Houle, Issac Mosher.

    Miner's Licence given to Barbara Machin, 1932, Kenora, Ontario.

    Miners in front of the cookhouse at Mosher Longlac Gold Mines Ltd., May 1936. Left to right: Bert Tyson, Jerry Wood, Issac Mosher, Bev Brundridge, and Murdock Mosher, President of the Mosher Longlac

    The first log cabin on Mosher claims built in the summer of 1932 by Issac Mosher, east shore of Mosher Lake.

    First settlement at Hardrock, north side of the track, about 1933. The person in the white shirt is Alex Mosher.

    A photograph of the shaft house and mill taken in 1936 of the Wendigo Mine, Lake of the Woods, Witch Bay.

    A crew installing a culvert near Scott Highway in 1938.

    A view of the work crew working on the installation of a culvert on Scott Highway in 1939.

    A view of the culvert on Arthur St. Road, five miles from the town of Fort William in 1939.

    A view of a work crew working on pile driving on the Kam River in 1939.

Fort William Daily Times Journal, 3 Oct 1933     Full text available on microfilm

Fort William Daily Times Journal, 15 Aug 1932     Full text available on microfilm

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