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Felt mine??!! That would have been the early downfall of the fur trade!:sHa_sarcasticlol: Cat |
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"In 1921, the Alberta and Great Waterways Railroad was built along the community of Waterways and soon replaced Fort McMurray as the transportation terminus to the north. Waterways began surpassing Fort McMurray in growth, receiving a wave of immigration. This bustling community soon had a post office, a bank, and the Waterways Hotel, built in 1926. Waterways also became the new steamboat terminal. Meanwhile, Fort McMurray continued to stagnate." Waterways was known as the hub of salt mining in 1925 too. |
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The first mine at Waterways was closed in 1928. Reopened in the late 30's. (excerpt) "Waterways also benefited from the construction of the Industrial Minerals Salt Co. plant in 1937. The plant was extremely productive, serving markets across Canada and the U.S. until its closure in 1950. The plant provided much of the employment for residents of Waterways." |
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This thread just gets better and better. BW |
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Don't forget the stagecoach fare of $25 was in place before the railway. After the train came the rates probably dropped until the stage couldn't operate or compete. That $25 dollar fare also included 100 lbs of gear. In 1890 the train from Calgary to Edmonton was a 10 dollar fare and took 12 hours. Freight was probably a few cents per pound. |
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Now, the reason Peace River built a cairn for him is because he saved many businesses in that town from going broke during the 1930s. |
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However, the original Hudson's Bay trading post is still in use today. They've added on to the original log structure and to the best of my knowledge no effort has been made to preserve anything of historic significance. |
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The Notikewin River, the Hotchkiss River and the Miekle River are still known as the first, second and third battle respectively for the same reason. This was all a side effect of the Cree - Beaver wars. As the Beaver were pushed north they pushed the Deni north in battles at the Notikewin Hotchkiss and Miekle valleys. Stone arrow heads are still found up river of the Meikle River bridge where the last battle took place. |
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Thanks, I forgot what the site looked like or what the plaque said. I see the plaque does not specify length or width, I did not remember that. |
How the Blindman river got its name...
Long ago, before the lands were surveyed*, a party of Cree hunters were struck by snowblindness so bad they had to stay by this river until their eyes healed. The local FN called it 'Pas-ka-poo' which means 'Blindman' in Cree. *The land registration system in Alberta, was started in 1887. The river's name was registered then. During the 1860's when a smallpox epidemic hit the northwest territory (now Alberta) there was a whole village of FN that succumbed to smallpox on the Blindman river too. |
A lot more about the river boats of the Peace region.
http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/p...-00_winter.pdf |
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The first horses were introduced into what is Alberta in about 1736. Before this time it was called "the Dog Days", when FN still used travois behind dogs.
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Maybe the most entertaining and informative thread I have seen so far on AO. Thank you so much. Please keep it going!
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:) The name and settlement site "Keg River" has been in use since at least 1828 when Sir George Simpson mentions it on his travels to the Pacific as 'the keg'.
The Cree name is Markak Seepee, which means narrow and deep like a keg. Both names probably had something to do with the rum flowing in the country. |
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Sir John Franklin named the McVicar Arm on Great bear Lake after one of them:) Walter William, and Arthur McVicar were running around Northern Alberta in the late 1700's/ early 1800's:) IIRC it was William who married a lady in Fort Chipewyan i 1813 , by Franklin himself! Cat |
Cat.....I'd love to buy you lunch and a coffee when you are in Edmonton. I think we could have a good conversation. I remember you mentioning this a year or so ago. I had mentioned that my kid's great (X 10) grandfather (on their moms side) was a voyager in 1804 for the NW company. His name was Jacques L'Hirondelle. These descendants may have known each other or at least heard of each other. Sooo Coool!
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Yeah, we were pretty stunned when we found that out when the wife got deep into Ancestry.ca!:) To think that when I trapped and guided up here I may have walked over the same trails and a the same rapids as my ancestors is pretty overwhelming at times! :) Cat |
Kleskun Hill Park was the start of one of the last running battles of the Cree and the Beaver Indians. A couple of gravesites mark it.
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Cat .. if you still have interest in researching roots you and your wife might like this site. The Hudson's Bay Company archives are kept in Winnipeg if you are ever going to Winnipeg. You can search on this site, even about employees.
https://hbca.mb.catalogue.libraries....loc=1103&locg= |
One of the paddle wheelers on the Athabasca back in the day.:)
Cat http://ww2.glenbow.org/search/archiv...ResultsDetails |
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I pretty sure part of the da Thomas boiler is still down by the chutes where it wrecked, but I might be thinking of a different one. Have a pic of it somewhere. The paddle wheel is at the peace river museum. What I would give to live a year in those river boat glory days before the roads came up..... |
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Couple of old cabins down by the peace river chutes still standing were they used to portage around the chutes. |
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