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Below is a list of articles I have found,
concerning the Roche Percee area,
this includes Old and new Taylorton,
Coalfields, Roche Percee, etc.
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Articles from 1891 to 1899 inclusive
Dec 5, 1891
Sheriff's sale for
Egan Bros. Coalfields,
Patrick, Martin, and Anthony Egan
sale at Carnduff.
George B. Murphy, Sheriff, J. D. East Assa.
Sheriff's office- Moosomin
Feb
12, 1891
George Anderson writes to his MP
asking for a railroad to the Souris Coalfields.
They were in Winlaw Assa. at the time
May
21, 1892
Railroad is being constructed
5 gangs at work,
Egan's McAnnarry's and McKenzie's outfits.
Egan's are back in business it seems?
Feb 15, 1896
Here we see the new CPR passenger and freight depot is built.
A Mr. Bigg is a pit boss at the mine.
Mr. Fred Gaw, son of the Justice of the Peace is mentioned.
He was drilling an air shaft for his mine,
and discovered high grade asbestos.
I believe the name is Gow here,
but I can't find a Fred Gow in 1901 census?
There also was a miner's boarding house.
Then the big news, an active volcano in the
area 1896.
10 years earlier, 1886, it was actively erupting.
Now I have Never heard of a volcano in this area, ever!
3 parts below, some overlap, sorry
July
23, 1896
Interest in Lignite Coal is building
May 4,
1897
Names mentioned in article below
Mr. James Mills
Mrs. George Gow, both ill
Rev. Mr. Scott preaches on Sundays
Rev. Mr. Jamieson, Presbyterian,
Sermons on every 2nd Saturday.
Both Ministers are from Estevan.
Union Sabbath School opened.
Officers elected:
Superintendent, Mr. T. H. Truscott
William Hamilton, Sec-Treas.,
Bible class teacher, G. E. Garbutt,
Children's teacher, Mr. Truscott,
G. E. Wiegand family leaves to Burlington ND
Souris Coal Mine developing a new shaft on other side of cut
from their existing mine.
May
25, 1897
Mr. F. D. Freemantle looking after
Roche Percee Coal Mining Companies property
left for England.
This should read Mr. H. D. Freemantle
short for Henry Douglas Freemantle
see his history on the next Roche Percee history page.
T. H. Truscott, and G. E. Garbutt
played with the Estevan team
against Oxbow.
Average School attendance is 12
Rev. Mr. Pratt, Church of England minister from Estevan
holding services at the home of Mr. George Gow, every Sunday
Lots of wild fruit in the valley..
June
14, 1897
Souris Coal Mine operation described.
Portal, Dunbar's, Coalfields, and surrounding districts.
will celebrate Queen's Jubilee.
John Heas visited from Fargo ND.
Mr. John Truscott and Joseph Morrow of Alameda were visiting.
Mr. Patterson Custom House Officer at North Portal
came to town.
June
15, 1897
Roche Percee Coal Company closed,
and being liquidated.
Mr. Gosher has made an offer to buy all the assets.
Liquidator, Mr. Bertrand.
Oct 4,
1898
Big storm reported.
Manager Cockburn and his wife returned from Winnipeg.
Preparations for a second railroad track are being made.
Houses being remodelled and enlarged.
Mr. Terry, an ordained Anglican clergyman
preaches every Sunday
in one of the old buildings belonging to
the old Dominion Coal Company.
Mr. Brokenshire, the Presbyterian minister.
preached his last sermon after a winter there.
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