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WARNING **
Old Abandoned Underground Coal Mines can be
Very Dangerous,
Due to Collapse, and Mine Gases (Noxious and Flammable).
Extreme Care should be taken around them, due to Falls, Sudden Ground Collapse,
and Bad Air,
and in NO Circumstances should People enter into ANY Mine Openings, or
Associated Caves.
The Material Contained on my Sites, is NOT to Encourage Personal Investigation
of these Mines,
But only as a Historical Record of these Long Abandoned Mines.
Please View these Mines from a Far, Safe and Legal Distance.
Always Observe Private Property Rights, and Obey ALL Warning Signs.
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Beamish Coal MineSection 19,
Township 1,
Range 6, W2
Approx 1 1/4
miles SW of Roche Percee
Headed by R. W. Beamish
In 1911 there was a Richard Wilbert (Bert) Beamish
b- Oct 10, 1883 in Bradwardine, RM of Woodworth, MB
d- June 14, 1971 in Edgewater BC
buried- Edgewater Cemetery, Highway #95, Rocky Mountain Region
1911
He was living in Moose Jaw SK
Occupation Well Drilling Contractor
Mother- Elizabeth Esther Moon
Father- Richard Combs Beamish
1st Wife- May Smith, Sept 16, 1911
2nd Wife- Katharine Foster, Oct 3, 1943
Is this our owner?
or in 1901 there was a Robert Wilbur Beamish
living in Brandon MB
b- Oct 10, 1890 in Bradwardine, RM of Woodworth, MB
d- Dec 11, 1978 in New Westminster BC
buried in Maple Ridge Cemetery, Fraser Valley, BC
Father- William Beamish
Mother- Sophia Letit English
He married Janet Mary Morgan at Shoal Lake MB in 1919
He enlisted in WWI
Lots of folks from Brandon came to this area on the train
Maybe this is the owner?
note- both born same town in MB! cousins?
If you know which one, let me know please. |
