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Barrie Man Explorer Recalls Rail Era and Gold Rush Trails
The article recounts Barrie men and Ontario officials shaping railway routes during the late 1800s, including Moberly’s expanded magistrate duties, liquor curbs along lines, and rail work from Sudbury to Algoma Mills and Sault Ste. Marie. It also follows Moberly’s Gold Rush prospecting in Rossland and East Kootenay, noting dangers, disputes, and early railway planning from Tulameen to Skeena.
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Riel
Moberly
Ontario
Algoma
Sudbury
Algoma Mills
Sault Ste. Marie
Public
Rossland
B.C
LeRoy
Trail
Columbia
California
Wonderland
Lone
Mr. Moberly
Kootenay Lake Country
East
West Kootenay
Yale
East Kootenay
Placer
Fort Steele
Wild Horse Creek
Mr. M
Colquihalla Pass
Port Hope
Fraser
Victoria, Vancouver and Eastern Railway
C.P.R
Kootenay Lake
British Columbia
Beautiful Park
Tulameen River
Similkameen
Tulameen
Moberley