The
Photo below was submitted by
Lois Simard (nee Flake)
daughter of Percy Flake,
who worked in the Coal Mines in Bienfait.
Leander Langen, (#7 in the picture below),
was an Uncle of her Mother, Agnes Flake (nee Langen).
Thanks again Lois! The picture was
given to me
at the Bienfait Reunion 2005,
for publishing here,
to try and locate the names of the miners
Once we get all the names,
I will take this photo
to the Bienfait Coal Mining Museum
with the names attached.
The sad part is this picture has names written on it.
but in such faint form, no computer tricks I know,
have been able to bring them out totally.
I have made some guesses, and maybe this might help
someone identify them.Written in the bottom left corner
Roche Percee Mine
1920-21
Brailsford, Estevan
Why Brailsford?
Back row, L-R-
Langen?#1, Blondeau?#2, Wendal #3, Catterly?#4,
(Maley, Mosley, or Holey?)#5, Pearson #6, ? Horse,
Leander
Langen #7
Front row- L-R-
Unknown #8, Unknown #9, Blondeau? #10,
Blondeau? #11, Mal??? #12, Blondeau? #13, Hare??pie #14,
Lying in front, L-R-
Unknown #15, Unknown, ends in ly #16.
As you can see this is a mystery,
who most of these men are.
Can you help?
Just send me the man's #, 1-16
and who he is,
First and Last name if known,
and a bio if you know it also.
Contact Me
for a list of mines that might fit, look
here
Coal
Mines in the Area
My Uncle Frank Olson worked in a Roche
Percee Mine
Mineworker's Central Union of Estevan &
District
Union Card of Frank Charles Olson, my Uncle,
Car #377
who worked at the Roche Percee Coal Mining Co ca 1940
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