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| Rainbow Trout 25 inches long weight 6.5 pounds Caught in the Nipigon River July 3, 1936 by John A. Burch Kansas City, Mo. ECE 41-10 |
Thursday, 30 April 2015
RAINBOW TROUT, NIPIGON RIVER 1936
FRAZER LAKE, Northern Pike and Pickerel
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| Don Gapen and oldest son, Dan, with a stringer caught at Frazer Lake in July 1952. |
Lake Nipigon NORTHERN PIKE
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| Don Gapen, creator of the original "Muddler Fly", lands a Lake Nipigon Northern Pike. Son Dan Gapen Sr. doing the netting. 1956 |
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Thank you to all the new and old readers of the Nipigon Museum Blog.
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Since this is the year we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the catching of the fourteen and a half pound speckled trout by Dr. Cook we will be posting fishy stuff a lot.
The World Record that this trout set has never been equalled or surpassed in one hundred years.
A record Record!
July 17, 18, and 19th 2015, Nipigon will hold a brook trout festival which the Museum will participate in and continue on the 21st of July with museum celebrations on that special day.
July 21, 1915 - July 21, 2015.
Dr. Cook's great niece will be there Friday night.
Dan Gapen Sr.will be there that week end and likely on that Tuesday.
Dennis Sinclair, wood carver, will be at the Museum, Tuesday for sure.
The actual rod and reel used by Dr. Cook will be on display.
Grandchildren of Andrew Lexie, chief guide will be at the Museum on Tuesday.
Other Relatives of other guides will also be invited.
The town website -www.nipigon.net will have updates .
Also that weekend The Red Rock First Nation will be having their Pow-Wow.
Searches of some topics can be made through the search box in the top left corner of the Blog.
If you are looking for something in particular you can send a comment to the Curator.
Since this is the year we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the catching of the fourteen and a half pound speckled trout by Dr. Cook we will be posting fishy stuff a lot.
The World Record that this trout set has never been equalled or surpassed in one hundred years.
A record Record!
July 17, 18, and 19th 2015, Nipigon will hold a brook trout festival which the Museum will participate in and continue on the 21st of July with museum celebrations on that special day.
July 21, 1915 - July 21, 2015.
Dr. Cook's great niece will be there Friday night.
Dan Gapen Sr.will be there that week end and likely on that Tuesday.
Dennis Sinclair, wood carver, will be at the Museum, Tuesday for sure.
The actual rod and reel used by Dr. Cook will be on display.
Grandchildren of Andrew Lexie, chief guide will be at the Museum on Tuesday.
Other Relatives of other guides will also be invited.
The town website -www.nipigon.net will have updates .
Also that weekend The Red Rock First Nation will be having their Pow-Wow.
Nepigon and District Post Office Directory 1899
NEPIGON AND DISTRICT POST OFFICE DIRECTORY 1899
Excerpt from:
Post Office Directory of Fort William, Port Arthur, Rat
Portage and Thunder Bay District
By Russel and Co.
Fort William Nov. 1899 198 pages
Copied from: Thunder Bay Historical Society Collection by
L.M. Lein
Page 143:
NEPIGON AND DISTRICT
Bounded on the east by the western boundary of Rossport and
extending west to a line starting from a point on the southern boundary of the
District of Thunder Bay due south of a point half way between the C.P.R.
Stations Wolf River and Pearl River, thence due north through the said point
half way between the said stations to the northern boundary of the said
District.
NEPIGON and DISTRICT
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Anderson, Thomas
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Hudson’s Bay agent
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Nepigon
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Alexander, A.
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Lighthouse keeper
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Nepigon
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Abrahamson, Robt.
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fisherman
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Nepigon
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Angus, James
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lumberman
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Nepigon
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Bouchard, Joseph
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fisherman
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Nepigon
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Bouchard, Robert
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laborer
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Nepigon
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Baildham, Richard
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laborer
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Nepigon
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Brain, Harry
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laborer
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Nepigon
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Broad, John
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lumberman
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Nepigon
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Cowie, James
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Accountant or post master
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Nepigon
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Cadieux, Joseph
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lumberman
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Nepigon
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Crance, Peter
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Section foreman
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Mazokama
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Close, Edward
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lumberman
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Nepigon
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Caldwell, W.
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Section foreman
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Wolf River
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De La Ronde, Chas
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gentleman
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Nepigon
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De La Ronde, Henry
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gentleman
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Nepigon
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De La Ronde, Alex.
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gentleman
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Nepigon
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Demuth, W.
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clerk
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Nepigon
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Page 144
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Deschamp, Pierre
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fisherman
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Nepigon
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Deschamp, Dennis
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farmer
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Nepigon
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Deschamp, Michelle
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farmer
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Nepigon
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Dixon, B.
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bridgeman
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Nepigon
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Durrell, William
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lumberman
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Nepigon
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Dinsmore, Ernest
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lumberman
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Nepigon
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Diyitt, Frank
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Bridgeman
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Nepigon
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Eccles, W. J.
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bridgeman
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Nepigon
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Eccles, James
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bridgeman
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Nepigon
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Fitzbock, John
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lumberman
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Nepigon
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Guerard, George
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fisherman
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Nepigon
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Guerard, James
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fisherman
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Rossport
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Guerard, William
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fisherman
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Nepigon
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Harvey, J.H.
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bridgeman
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Nepigon
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Higgins, Dennis
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watchman
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Nepigon
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Hamilton, Robert
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lumberman
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Nepigon
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Hunt, John
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lumberman
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Nepigon
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Kennedy, M.
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bridgeman
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Nepigon
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Leitch, P.A.
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Station agent
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Nepigon
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Lynch, John
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Section foreman
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Nepigon
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Leveque, Joseph
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lumberman
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Nepigon
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Livingstone, John
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lumberman
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Nepigon
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Lee, Charles
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lumberman
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Nepigon
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Lougilla, Gus
Langilla (L.M.Lein spelling)
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laborer
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Nepigon
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Matheson, Alex
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Hudson’s Bay factor
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Likely Nepigon
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Michaelson, John
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fisherman
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Nepigon
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Michaelson, John jr.
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fisherman
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Nepigon
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Michaelson, George
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fisherman
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Nepigon
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Maville, David
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Watchman C.P.R.
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Nepigon
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Merchison, Donald
Murchison (L.M.Lein spelling)
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clerk
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Nepigon
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Morrow, M.P.
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Station agent
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Wolf River
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Murchison, Duncan
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lumberman
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Nepigon
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Mercier, Joseph
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Hotel keeper
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Nepigon
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McKirdy, William
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merchant
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Nepigon
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McCarthy, W.
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bridgeman
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Nepigon
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Page 145
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McKiddie, J.A.
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bridgeman
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Nepigon
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Oleson, Alex
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fisherman
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Nepigon
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Potvin, Frank
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lumberman
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Nepigon
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Robinson, William
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bridgeman
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Nepigon
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Strachan, John
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bridgeman
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Nepigon
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Scott, John
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clerk
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Nepigon
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Smith, A.B.
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tankman
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Nepigon
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Smith, W.J.
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clerk
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Nepigon
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Stuart, Samuel
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lumberman
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Nepigon
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Thomson, James G.
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carpenter
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Nepigon
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Thompson, J.
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bridgeman
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Nepigon
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Temple, John
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lumberman
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Nepigon
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Tupper, W.H.
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operator
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Nepigon
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Woolward, Barney
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farmer
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Nepigon
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Woolward, Fred
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farmer
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Nepigon
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Watt, Joseph
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laborer
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Nepigon
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Whalen,James
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foreman
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Nepigon
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Whalen, John
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lumberman
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Nepigon
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