Résultats

      Photo showing two women, Lillian Bannett and Peggy Bohler standing in the cookhouse doorway.

      Black and white photo of CPR station beside the Dorion Inn that was demolished June 15, 1983.

      Black and white photo of Mr. Grant, Station Master for the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1912 in Dorion, Ontario.

      Black and white photo of Dorion Station, with locomotive beside it. The Canadian Pacific Railway siding at Dorion was built on E1/2 lot 8 concession 3, in the summer of 1907. A flag stop at Dorion siding was established in the early spring of 1908 for trains 1 and 2. …

      Extra gang working in CNR early 1920's. Left to Right standing is George Bryan, John Manning, Frank Haines, Bill Williams, Walter Broughton, Tom Atkinson. Left to Right sitting is Dan Kay and Charlie Harris. The extra gang crews worked when regular workers threatened strike, to make necessary repairs to the …

      Man standing by one car at Ogema Mine. The Ogema Mine was named after the Native who discovered the mineral occurrence located two kilometers west of Ouimet Canyon Provincial Park in 1890. Mr. James Dickenson, of Port Arthur was the first to work the area. The property lay idle between …

      Black and white photo of Frank and Lizzie Hughes and family on velocipede at the CNR Dorion Station where Frank Hughes was station master for eighteen years.

      In 1910 at E1/2 lot 8 concession 3, a permanent station for the CPR was built, with living quarters in the back. Also, as seen in the photo, a second house was built 200 yards from the siding for the new station agent who took on the duties of this …

      Thunder Bay, Mines-Mining-Dorion-Ogema Mine, Ontario

      In 1890, Ogema Mine was located two kilometres west of Quimet Canyon Provincial Park. The company was idle between September 1892 and January 1927. Prices for lead were low, so the mine area was abandoned and the title lapsed. Airways Explorations took over the site in 1943 and obtained the …

      The mineral occurrence of Ogema Mine was discovered in 1890. The mining was abruptly stopped due to water difficulties and the mine was sold to Ogema Mining and Smelting Company in 1892. Gold content was too minor to justify profit, so the property laid idle until 1926, when the American …

      Photo showing men apparently digging the family vehicle out of the snow. In the background is a log constructed home.

      Due to a steady increase in business, Canadian Pacific Railway built a station to accomodate passengers. They established a permanent station with living quarters in the back and a second house 200 yards from the siding for a new station agent. The station (beside the Dorion Inn) was torn down …

      Unidentified men and women around the compressor fly wheel at Ogema Mine, Dorion Ontario. Work was started in January 1927, camps erected and a road constructed for 6 miles (with Government assistance). A modern mining plant was installed which included a boiler, hoist and compressor.

      Photo shows two unidentified men bringing out ore from the mine.

      Photo showing the Ogema Mine camp. In the foreground is the little camp that was used first. Just beyond is the storehouse, and further back is the new camp.

      The three women in this photo are (left to right) Peggy Bohler, Lillian Barrett and Edna Bohler.