Winnipeg Traveler Reports Beaver Lake Gold Rush Fever
H A Roubert, returning from Beaver Lake eighty miles northwest of The Pas, describes a rush of prospectors crossing Cumberland Lake to stake claims. He notes Prince Albert’s frenzy over gold prospects, a million-dollar company forming, and local merchants buying goods as interest surges.
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H. A. Roubert
Winnipeg
Beaver Lake
Pas
Cumberland House
Cumberland Lake
Prince Albert
Mosher
Dion
Creighton
Beaver Lake gold rush and outfitting plans described
A writer details outfitting for Beaver Lake and the gold mine via The Pas and Cumberland Lake portage. Improvements to the 16 mile portage road cost 2500 to lure operations there, with ore samples at Prince Albert claiming high value. Delegations from Cobalt, Porcupine, Arizona, Colorado, and Montreal arrive as Beaver Lake activity expands.
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Pas
Saskatchewan
Beaver Lake
Cumberland Lake
The
Prince Albert
Cobalt
Arizona
Colorado
Montreal
120 Claims to be Laid Out by Robinson at Beaver Lake
E V Robinson DLS resigns from Dominion government and heads to Beaver Lake with Joe McDougall to establish four claims and lay out 120 claims this summer. They plan to return about March 31 after ice clears, then resume work by steamer. Robinson has long served on the Manitoba Saskatchewan boundary survey.
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Mosher
The
Pas
Beaver Lake
E.V. Robinson
D.L.S
Dominion
Joe McDougall
Robinson
Manitoba
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