Fur trade Era
The fort on Amisk Lake
What is Fort Henry
He was the Metis man who showed Creighton the outcropping of ore that led to the Flin Flon mine.
Who is David Collins
He could "smell out a mine from 5 miles away"
Who is Hammell
This could do the work of 200 horses
What is The Linn Tractor
What is 42 cents
The Fur trading company that had a fort on Amisk Lake
What is the Northwest Company
Creighton, the Mosher brothers, the Dion brothers and Milligan were also known as this.
What is the Original Six
He became ill before the profits of the Flin Flon mine were fully realized, prompting his partners to cash out their shares in order to keep their word to their friend that he would die with money.
Who is Dan Mosher
Users of the railroad had to do this at when boarding at the Pas
What is sign a waiver
The hours of a typical work day at the Flin Flon mine
What is 10-16 hours (seven days a week)
For many years it was believed that the rock in our area was of little commercial value until blasting started for the construction of this.
What is the Railroad/Canadian Pacific Railroad
The wealthy family that incorporated HBMNS
Who is the The Whitney Family
The name of the Hydro Electric plant that powered Flin Flon
What is Island Falls
The union workers started to quietly join in 1934
What is the Mine Workers Union of Canada
The name of the town-site location of this important gold rush on Amisk Lake
What is Beaver City
They were the names underwhich the Flin Flon ore body was registered
What is Apex and Unique
He managed mining projects for his rich employers
Who is Channing
The first Royal Bank in town was made of these
What are dog houses
The company management refused to negotiate with workers, labeling them as this
What are communists
The outbreak of WWI and the discovery of these kinds of mines led to the end of the gold rush on Amisk Lake.
What is copper/copper-rich
This is what Collins would have called the lake that stood aproximately where the open-pit is today.
What is Fish Pole Lake
His nickname was "Sonny"
Cornelius Vanderbuilt Whitney
His business was nicknamed the "fall-in" because of the challenges of having buildings sink in muskeg on Main Street.
Who is Jack Freedman/Freedmans
The mayor called for strike-breaking police to come to Flin Flon, fearing a violent incident like the one in this Saskatchewan mining-town
What is Estevan