Name/Title

The Way North

Entry/Object ID

2021.950.01

Tags

Mining History, Mining Industry, Copper Mining, Timmins, Ontario, Northern Ontario, Prospecting History, Fur Trade

Scope and Content

Book detailing the history of copper mining in Northeastern Ontario, specifically in Timmins, Ontario.

Context

The book specifically discusses the copper strike of 1964 in Timmins and how it sparked a desire to explore the rest of Northern Ontario. The book covers the fur trade era up until 1964, and it discusses all the events that occurred during those eras. It covers the areas of Timmins, Lake Temiskaming, Moosonee, and James Bay.

Collection

Mining History, Northern Ontario History, District of Cochrane Collection

Cataloged By

Kat Bezaire

Category

Secondary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

Ryerson Press

Date(s) of Creation

1829 - circa 1970

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

The Way North

Description

Book detailing the history of copper mining in Northeastern Ontario, specifically in Timmins, Ontario.

Creator

S. A. Pain

Date(s) of Creation

1970

Subjects

History, Mining, Gold mining, Strikes, Prospecting, Fur trade

Notes

"Paulette Jette 48 Southern ave Timmins Ont" written on first page

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Toronto, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

32744

Dimensions

Width

6 in

Length

8-3/4 in

Location

Location

Wall

Mining History Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

February 3, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Condition Detail

Tear

Date Examined

Feb 3, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, plastic, binding

Notes

Several tears in the dust jacket

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Mining History

Provenance Detail

North Bay Museum

Owner/Agent

North Bay Museum

Place

City

North Bay, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Acquisition Method

Gift

Notes

The item was donated by the North Bay Museum on July 14th, 2021

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged on August 4, 2021 by Kat Bezaire, re-cataloged on February 3, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

February 3, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

February 3, 2022