Fireside Mining

Archive

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

Fireside Mining

Entry/Object ID

2022.137.01

Tags

Mining History, Mining Industry, Prospecting History, Social History

Scope and Content

Book describing the stories and experience of miners as well as the personal experience of Morley Shier.

Context

The book is a compilation of stories shared with Morley Shier working for the mining industry, and they discuss working conditions, interactions with both miners and superintendents, as well as personal experiences and memories. His stories are told in an entertaining fashion. and are a collection of stories that were told "fireside" while working for fireside mining. The book is broken down into chapters, they are as follows: 1. Thadius Q. Hilton 2. Precaution 3. Horses on Snow Shoes 4. The Stove 5. "Bushed" 6. "Cousin Jack" 7. A Story from Our Island 8. The Encyclopedia 9. The Anesthetic 10. The Prospector 11. The Miner's Wife 12. The Broker 13. The Early Blue Bell 14. Tony 15. A Straight Shooter 16. The Hotel 17. Number 17 18. An Upcoast Trip 19. McGillicuddy 20. At the Engineer Mine, Atlin, B. C. 21. When Your Number Is on It? 22. The Proselyte 23. Assaying 24. Pre-Premier 25. A Memorable Meal 26. Old Fort George 27. Siberia 28. Vancouver - Mining Town 29. Up the Caribou 30. New Canadian Citizen 31. Fort Steele 32. The Price of Property 33. Anyox

Collection

Mining History

Cataloged By

unknown

Category

Primary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Memoir

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Literary Works

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

Morley Shier

Date(s) of Creation

1888

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Fireside Mining

Description

Book describing the stories and experience of miners as well as the personal experience of Morley Shier.

Creator

Morley Shier

Date(s) of Creation

1962

Subjects

Mining, History, Stories

Notes

Initials of author on third page "R. Connor Falconbridge 1962 Stock, G. R." written on the first page

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

2096

Dimensions

Width

6-1/4 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

Date

February 4, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Condition Detail

Fading, Embrittlement

Date Examined

Feb 4, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, leather, binding

Provenance

Provenance Detail

George R. Stock

Owner/Agent

George R. Stock

Role

Donor/author

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged by an unknown user, re-cataloged on February 4, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

February 4, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

April 20, 2022