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Northern explorers in a Manitoba railway survey trip
Manitoba legislators journeyed by steamer, canoes, and tugs from Winnipeg to The Pas visiting Mandy and Flin Flon mines. Harsh currents, storms, and a broken propeller shaft tested travel, but lawmakers remained convinced a railroad is essential to develop northern mineral wealth and enable informed decisions.
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Mandy
Flin Fion
Winnipeg von
Pas Board of Trade
Nichawin
Sturgeon Landing
Mandy Mine
Athapapuskow
Goose Lake
Rat Creek
Goose Lakes
Pas
Cumberland Lake
Big Stone River
Saskatchewan River
Cumberland House
Big Stone
Sneepan
Jack
Broad Saskatchewan
Ceeee
David N. Winton