The International Nickel Co. of Canada Ltd (INCO): Record of Diamond Crossings

Name/Title

The International Nickel Co. of Canada Ltd (INCO): Record of Diamond Crossings

Entry/Object ID

2021.1205.01

Tags

International Nickel Company of Canada (INCO), Railway History, Mining History, Mining Industry, Canadian Pacific

Scope and Content

Record of diamond crossings written by the International Nickel Co of Canada Ltd (INCO)

Context

Record of diamond crossings written by the International Nickel Co of Canada Ltd (INCO) documenting the number of diamond crossings used in the Algoma district at mile 3.6 in the Nickel Subdivision in Sudbury, it records when the diamond crossings were installed and when/if they were removed. They were supplied by the Canadian Pacific Railway and paid for by: Canadian Pacific Railway 25%, Canadian National Railway 25%, and International Nickel Co (INCO) 50%. The record lists: company name, company location, mileage, division, district, who supplied, who was expensed, requisitions, number, issued, kind, returned to Angus, car no., date, plan no., C.E., R.E., diamond received, remarks record of life, date installed, date removed, kind, life, remarks, resident engineer signature.

Collection

International Nickel Company of Canada, Mining History, Sudbury History, Canadian Pacific History

Cataloged By

Kat Bezaire

Category

Primary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Record, Customs

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Record, Executive

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Government Records

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

Canadian Pacific

Date(s) of Creation

1881

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

The International Nickel Co. of Canada Ltd (INCO): Record of Diamond Crossings

Description

Record of diamond crossings written by the International Nickel Co of Canada Ltd (INCO)

Creator

International Nickel Company of Canada (INCO)

Date(s) of Creation

1937

Subjects

Crossings, Railroad, Railways

Notes

Inscription: "The International Nickel Co of Canada Ltd, Clara Belle, 3.6 Nickel Subd, Sudbury, Algoma, C. P. R., 25% C. P. R., 25% C. N. R., 50% I. N. C. O., 'A', L-146, Mar 4, 1935, B, June 1935 85#, L-966, July 8th, 1937, M., Oct. 8. 37, 100th, welded July 22,1939, May 17, 1940, March 8 1941, Feb 17 1942, Dec 1911, April 1918, B, 88, supplied by I. N. C. O, April 1918, May 1924, B, 73, May 1924, June 30/35, B, 132, June 30/35, Oct 18. 37, B, 28, C.P.R, Oct 18. 37, M, C.P.R. Plan No. L-23-453-3. July 26. 37."

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

32946

Dimensions

Width

8-1/2 in

Length

11 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 17, 2022

Notes

In a file folder titled "INCO"

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Feb 17, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink

Provenance

Provenance Detail

International Nickel Company of Canada (INCO) History

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Provenance Detail

Canadian Pacific

Owner/Agent

Canadian Pacific

Role

Owner/Subject/Donor

Place

City

Calgary, Alberta

State/Province

Alberta

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged on September 28, 2021 by Kat Bezaire, re-cataloged on February 17, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

February 17, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

February 17, 2022