July Daily Times in
Beardmore - based on reports in the Fort William Daily Times-Journal in 1938
Tue 5 Jul HIGHWAY
TO GERALDTON – “The Dominion
and Ontario governments jointly . . . appropriated one million dollars for the
construction of a highway from Hydro [Cameron Falls] to Geraldton . . .
Beardmore is approximately half way from Hydro to Geraldton, or, roughly, fifty
miles from Geraldton. The Beardmore-Geraldton section is frequently spoken of
as ‘fifty miles of gold’. Eight producing gold mires which this year will have
an output of $8,000,000 will be serviced . . . There are scores of other
properties in various stages of development . . . Beardmore is a thriving town
of about 1,000 population, the business center of a group of mines including
the Northern Empire, built on the Empire townsite, three-quarters of a mile
east of Beardmore. Seven miles northwest are Leitch and Sand River Gold Mines,
into which a road has been constructed from Beardmore . . . Six miles east of
Beardmore the highway will pass through Jackpine, a thriving hamlet from which
mining and timber operations radiate to the north and south . . . Nezah is another
busy hamlet, lying between Jackpine and Jellicoe . . . Eight miles of highway
have been constructed west of Geraldton terminating in the Jellicoe
Consolidated Gold mines property . . . This road would be part of the new
highway.”
Wed 6 Jul PROGRESS
OF THE ROAD – Raynor
Construction was awarded a contract last year for $150,000 to construct the
highway west of Bankfield mine [towards Jellicoe]. Tomlinson Construction has a
contract for $70,000 to complete the construction of 16 miles between Beardmore
and Nezah. When these projects are
finished, that will leave 11 miles to construct from west of Jellicoe to east
of Jellicoe.
Fri 8 Jul BARBER
SHOP OWNERS – Mr. and Mrs. N.
Ruttan of Geraldton purchased the equipment from M. Powers’ barber shop and is
now open for business.
Thu 14 Jul FIRST
WEDDING – Beardmore’s first
wedding was solemnized on June 27th. Miss Sally Esther Sanelma,
eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Leppanen of Empire, married Mr. Robert
Ernest Smallwood of Winnipeg. Officiating was Rev. E.G.D. Freeman.
Thu 14 Jul DOH
BUILDINGS – “J. Baby has been
busy the past week erecting department of highway buildings.” The Roxy Café,
managed by E. Prete, is now open for business.
Tue 19 Jul BRIDGE
ROUTE – The bridge at Cameron
Falls cannot carry highway traffic, which suggests that the bridge at Nipigon
may be used.
Tue 19 Jul SUNDAY
SCHOOL PICNIC – The annual
picnic was hosted on someone’s lawn, and 40 children and adults sat down at
tables. The program included awards, a piano solo, a guitar-vocal solo, a duet,
a recitation, a step dance, a highland fling, and a speech.
Tue 26 July WAFFLE
SHOP – A new shop managed by
Miss Wiebe opened for business.
Sat 30 Jul SEVEN
CONTRACTS – Seven contracts
have been let for the highway between Nipigon and Beardmore.
Photo 1 - 1937 Sep
7th View looking south at newly completed TransCanada Hwy. bridge
over the Nipigon River. Motorists could now drive to Schreiber. The road to the
Soo would not be completed till 1962. E.C. Everett photo.
Photo 2 - 1938
Grading on the new Nipigon-Beardmore highway, location not specified. Ministry
of Transport photo.
Photo 3 Not dated –
Leitch Gold Mines. Robb Swanson collection.
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