Eureka Coal and Brick Company

 aka: Eureka Coal Mining Company
 aka: Estevan Coal and Brick Co. Ltd.
aka: Estevan Brick Company Ltd.
 aka: International Clay Products
 aka: Estevan Brick Ltd.

This is a great old photo of the early Estevan Brickyard, ca 1913
l/r- D. Ambrasus, no info found on him
Henry Borchart, b- Aug 1880 Germany,  He Immigrated in1911

You can see the round Brick Kilns in the background.
Duane told me there is still 1 kiln standing and
I just looked in Google Earth and they can be clearly seen,
but not in the location as described above,
but rather quite a bit further west than I originally thought.
Go west of the water treatment plant.
co-ordinates per Google Earth-
49 deg-06-56.54 N
103 deg-00-03.69 W

As far as I can figure out
 this was Section 10, Township 2, Range 8, W2

4 photos above courtesy Duane Bill, Calgary AB

this is part of my Dad's 1927 map of this area

Eureka Coal Mine Near Estevan Postcard
photographer E. R. Davis
courtesy Grant Walker, CA

July 29, 1902 the land was acquired by
 Frank James Musgrave, Peter Cuthbert Duncan,
and John McTaggert, (McTaggart, see below)
under the name of Eureka Coal Mining Company,

Frank James Musgrave owned a store in Estevan in 1908
Hastings and Musgrave, Hardware and General Merchants
Early days there was a Musgrave Hall on 4th St.
became McCready's block.

Frank James Musgrave
b- Jan 1, 1869 possibly in Ball's Creek, Cape Breton, NS,
(age 37,in 1901, in Estevan)
d- Mar 3, 1938 in Vancouver BC, age 69
wife- Ida Musgrave, nee Hastings,
 b- ON, age 29, in 1901
daughter Estella "Stella" Marie,
 b- Apr 13, 1900, in Estevan, SK, age 6 in 1901
 brother James G. E. Musgrave, b- NS, age 25, in 1901
father- George Edward Musgrave
mother- Sarah Dunlap

Peter Cuthbert Duncan, history elsewhere in my Estevan pages

John McTaggert (Taggart should be right spelling)
b- July 24, 1857 in ON
d- ?
married Annie C. McTaggert,  nee Horne,
 b- July 14, 1869 in England
daughter Mabel O. McTaggert,
b- Apr 2, 1889 in ON
In 1893 Mr. and Mrs. McTaggart lived in
 the C.P.R section house on Sixth St. West.
He was the C.P.R. Roadmaster on the Soo line.
 Mr. McTaggart's brother-in-law, Billy Horne,
was section foreman from Estevan to Hitchcock
1901 still living in Estevan
1911 living in Weyburn, retired,
with wife and daughter Edna McTaggert, b- July 1909 in SK

The Brick portion of this business,
was started in 1902 by an American, Nels Mickelson,
just south-west of the Hwy 47,
 and Torquay highway corner. 
They found good quality clay digging for Coal.
Dec 29, 1904 article says,
one of the best mines in the district,
This mine is worked by an American company.
In Connection with this mine are extensive Brickyards.

Apr 24, 1903 Eureka Coal and Brick Company. Willmar Minn USA
bought part of NE Section 14,
40 acres for $10/acre from the CPR

July 27, 1903, Pottery clay found

Company sold in 1906 to Jonas Gustav Peterson

Jonas Gustav Peterson
  b- Aug 22, 1869
  d- Apr 14, 1948,
  buried in Estevan City Cemetery.
He sold this business, and moved to Shand area.
The founder of the Hamlet of Shand.
In 1910 the wages were 20 cents per hour, 10 hour days.

Peterson sold to Fredrick (Fred) W. Newcombe in 1912,
 who operated it until 1928.

Frederick (Fred) William Newcombe

    b- Jan 17, 1879, Hallowell, Maine, USA
       age 37, in 1916
    d-  ?

Educated: Hebron Academy, Hebron, ME.
Colby University, Waterville.
Purchasing Agent, Deere-Webber Co., Minneapolis, 1904-1907;
Purchasing Agent, N. W. Consolidated Milling Co., Minneapolis, 1907-1910;

Father- Dr. W. A. Newcombe
b- New Brunswick, Canada
married his mother May 2, 1876, Kennebec Maine
Mother, Nellie F. Rowell
b- in Maine USA
1905 US census shows him in Hennepin MN, age 26

married June 5, 1906, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
 Wife- Grace S. Newcombe, nee Slocum
   b- Feb 1881 in Minnesota USA
marriage record says born 1876,
age 30 when she married in 1906
       age 33, in 1916
   d- ?
daughter of James Slocum, Minneapolis

  Both came to Canada in 1910
1911 he is shown as a Brick man, Methodist
living with Eleazer Garner in 1916 census
He became Mayor of Estevan 1919-1920
Newcombe Dr in Estevan named after him
member of Estevan Society A.F. & A. M.
member Estevan Board of Trade.

They Lived on 3rd St, in Estevan

Shown in Who's Who book as
Managing Director and Secretary Treasurer
 Estevan Coal & Brick Co., Ltd.,
Bank of Hamilton Bldg., Estevan;

He opened the Orpheum theatre with his partner
Mr. (Harry) Henry Emerson McKenzie
- see my Estevan theatre section

1912- Officers:
Secretary- H. F. Dailey, Minneapolis MN, USA
Treasurer, Manager- F. W. Newcombe (see above)
1912 -Directors:
President- William "Sanford" Evans, Winnipeg MB
Vice-President- H. L. Archer, Minneapolis MN, USA
H. F. Dailey,
F. W. Newcombe

William Sanford Evans
b- Dec 18, 1869 in Spencerville ON
d- June 27, 1949, at Winnipeg, age 80
Mayor of Winnipeg, 1909-1911

Col Archer arrives in Estevan June 21, 1913
Vice-President of the Estevan Coal and Brick Company
for the annual meeting of the Company

2nd location -Section 14, Township 2, Range 8, W2

The brickyard was operating for sure in 1917.

Sold again, it became International Clay Products,
owners Dave Bannatyne and C.C. Smith. 
They built the new Brick Plant just south-east of Estevan
on the road to ole Woodlawn Swimming Pool,
Soccer fields, and baseball diamonds.
Township 2, Range 8, W2

David Albert Bannatyne (Sr.)
  b- Nov 1, 1880 in Irvine, Scotland
  d- Dec 10, 1954.  
  buried in the Estevan City Cemetery.
Mildred Anne Bannatyne, nee Jones
  b- July 11, 1886 in Holywell Reg Rist, Flintshire, England
  d- May 22, 1971
married Dec 25, 1912 in Winnipeg MB
Immigrated to Canada from Scotland in Feb 1903
Came to Estevan June 13, 1913
Manager of Bank of British North America, in Estevan originally,
 Then owned his own Insurance agency.
 Became shareholder in this Sunshine Coal Mine
  as well as Eureka Coal and Brick Co.
 which later became International Clay Products.
David Bannatyne Sr. was the mayor of Estevan,
during the infamous Sept 29, 1931 Miner's riot in Estevan.
Family lived at 1422 3rd St. in Estevan
He was worshipful Master of Estevan Lodge No. 25, AF & AM,
in 1917 and was District Deputy Grand Master for Masonic District No. 6 in 1924.
He was a member of the Wa Wa Temple, order of the Mystic Shrine
 and was also a member of the Scottish Rite Lodge in Regina

Christopher (Chris) C. Smith

  b- 1864 in ON
  d- Oct 11, 1934
  buried in Estevan City Cemetery
  served as Estevan Alderman and became Mayor, 1920
1911 census shows occupation=real estate
 b- Mar 1866, wife Clara and son Arden
Clara Eunice Hunter, nee ?
 b- Jan 21, 1865, at Burritts Rapids, ON
d- Oct 11, 1939
buried in Estevan City Cemetery
she married a William Hunter first
Jan 8, 1900 married C. C. Smith at Winchester, MB

A Mr Charles H. Newton, had a large interest in this company
prior to 1919.  He lived in Winnipeg and died there Mid May 1919.
He was the Official Assignee for the Province of MB, from 1902 on.
He lived in Winnipeg for 40 years, after coming west from Quebec.
He was President of the Tracers Trust Co.,
President of the Winnipeg and Inland Loan and Investment co.,
and a Director of the City and Provincial Loan Company

1922 ad

In 1923 they used slack Lignite coal except for the final 2 days
of burning and obtained temperatures of 1,800-2000 deg F.
the lignite contained 7,000 BTU's / pound

Aug 19, 1923 Engineers attending the convention
in Estevan, of the SK Branch
of the Engineering Institute of Canada
made a visit to the Estevan Brick co. Ltd.
where lunch was served in the dining hall.
Bannatyne was the Manager at the time.
C.C. Smith was President.

Oct 1, 1924 this Company was one of the sponsors
of the First Air Mail flight in Saskatchewan,
from Estevan to Winnipeg.

President in 1931- Dr. McCusker

Mine Manager and Director- 1931
George Arthur Calvert,
  b- July 20, 1881 in ON
  d- Sept 9,1963 in Vancouver BC, age 81
His wife Alice M. Calvert, nee ?
  b- Sept 1881 in ON
  d- 1933 in Estevan I assume
Father- James Calvert, b- Feb 8, 1842 in England
Mother- Margaret Calvert, nee ?, b- May 16, 1846 in ON
George was President of the Rotary Club in Estevan
and in 1929-1946 on the board of Stewards
for St. Paul's United Church in Estevan
He built the brick house at 1430 3rd St in Estevan, in 1929, as a show home.
1901 living in Bracebridge ON with his Father and Mother
1911 he was a Drug store merchant, Pharmacist,
living in Lanigan, Tsp 33, Rge 22, W2, Lot 23, block B3,
Methodist religion, married with a daughter.
1927-28 we had some of his family attending ECI.
moved from Yorkton To Estevan in 1926
Moved first to Toronto in 1946, then Vancouver in 1952.
1931 the brick plant was heavily involved in the strike, that ended in a riot.
Mr. Calvert was a big part of the mine owners at the time,
and had complained numerous times about Sgt. Mulhall
of the local Estevan RCMP not dealing strong enough with the strikers.

In 1945 the Sask. Government bought the business. 
 It became Estevan Brick Ltd, on Jan 1, 1966.

1971 article says it was sold to private interests, in 1969,
and the owners were Peben Industries of Edmonton.
They produced a white brick, from a clay deposit unique to the Continent.
Raw materials on the order of 50,000 tons per year,
came from Flintoft, Shand, and Estevan itself. 

1971 Estevan Brick was 100% Canadian owned and operated.
managed by Jack Teal. 

 In 1971 they employed 32 workers, 2 supervisors and a Plant technician. 
5 office staff, and 5 salesman

Today the plant is no longer operating.  

Ext Links
Not my sites

Stacking Bricks inside Kiln
http://scaa.sk.ca/gallery/labour/search.html?ID=36749