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“Women and Children Evacuated As Great Gogama Forest Fire Sweeps Across The Townships On Eight Mile Front,” Toronto Star. May 23, 1941. Page 1. ---- AIR PICTURES BY STAR STAFF, REPORTER WILLIAM KINMOND SHOW WHERE PROVINCE’S FIERCEST BLAZE THREATENS GOWGANDA MINING AREA

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“Pulled A Gun To Protect Himself,” Cobalt Daily Nugget. July 9, 1910. Page 1. --- Mr. Wm. Janes Tells Magistrate About the Trouble With Drunken Findlanders in South Lorrain ---- Fred Manor, Jack Ranta, Chas. Hill, and Constant Hill, the four Finlanders arrested in South Lorrain by Provincial officers Mackay and Murray after the disturbance at the Flynn mine, appeared in the Provincial court yesterday and were remanded until this afternoon. It is not thought probable that the witnesses will be here on time and another remand will be made until Monday. August Anala was arrested In court at the request of Mr. Janes, the mine foreman, charged with using threats towards him. He with Charlie Hill were allowed out on their own bail. The other three were sent back to the cells, bail being refused.

Mr. Janes was on hand to lay Information against the men and according to his theory there was a warm time in and about Silver Centre for some hours.

He claims that one of the men came at him with a knife and threatened to kill him unless he cashed a time check presented. Janes pulled a gun to protect himself. Two others brandished knives and a number assembled on the road to the mine and prevented the new cook and teamster from going to the property by a show of firearms. The men appeared to be in a very ugly temper and until their arrest the district was terrorized.

All the men with the exception of Anala are charged with taking part in an unlawful assault. If the evidence warrants it other charges may be laid.

“This very remarkable stone is to be seen on the property of Cleopatra, about which so many inquiries have been made in this week’s questions and answers.” - from the Cobalt Daily Nugget. September 3, 1910. Page 10.

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“View of Shaft House And Ore House of the Wettlaffer Mine, South Lorrain. - The Only Company That Has Ever Paid A Dividend In That Section From Development Work.” - from the Cobalt Daily Nugget. June 3, 1911. Page 09.

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“Gowganda Shipments Going Out By Boat,” Cobalt Daily Nugget. June 20, 1911. Page 01. ---- Elk Lake, June 18. - The first of ten carloads of silver ore from the Millerette and the O’Brien-Gates is being loaded to-day at Elk Lake wharf for transfer to the T. & N. O. at Latchford. This first shipment consists of 700 bags of high grade from the Millerette and the weight will be about 50,000 pounds. The steamboat company is carrying the ore at a reduced rate, which makes it possible to ship at a more reasonable figure as regards expense. Messr. Henron Bros. have the contract for the teaming from Mader Lake.