| Back
to the Michipicoten Island Home Page
Wildheart-ventures.com presents: The Michipicoten Island Electronic Library The Michipicoten Island Electronic Library features a small but growing collection of on-line transcriptions of historical documents and articles about Michipicoten Island people and activities. Click on a topic or scroll down to browse the collection. Mining
Excerpt from a Letter from Allan Macdonell to the Governor General of Canada dated May 31, 1850, alleging that mining interests are planning to seize Michipicoten island from the Ojibway. (See also the feature article The Michipicoten Island War on the Michipicoten Island Home Page.) Excerpts from a letter from Allan Macdonell to the Commissioner of Crown Lands dated January 29, 1853, stating that he is the owner of mining claims on Michipicoten Island and complaining that The Quebec and Lake Superior Mining Association is asserting ownership of these claims. (See also the feature article The Michipicoten Island War on the Michipicoten Island Home Page.) An article from The Lake Superior Journal dated November 4, 1854 describing an attack on a Michipicoten Island Copper Mine by "Indians." (See also "The Michipicoten Island War" on the Michipicoten Island Home Page.) The testimony of Joseph Cozens at the 1890 Ontario Government Royal Commission on the Mineral Resources of Ontario. This article presents an account of mining activities on Michipicoten Island from the mid to late 1800's The testimony of J.S. Williams at the 1890 Ontario Government Royal Commisssion on the Mineral Resources of Ontario, which describes activities at the Quebec Mine in the 1880's. An Excerpt from the Annual Report of the Ontario Department of Mines, Volume VIII, Part II, 1898, describing a visit to Michipicoten Island by Professor A.P. Coleman. "Prospects Seemed Good" - An article from the Portage Lake Mining Journal dated July 13, 1899, describing the termination of mining activities on Michipicoten Island by Standard Oil. "Quebec Harbour Veteran Recalls 55 Years' Fishing" - an article about long time fisherman Stephen Jollineau from the Sault Star dated July 28, 1950. "Fish Tug Skipper Dies Suddenly" contains news of the death of Captain Luther McArthur, skipper of the Purvis fish tug, Captain Jim; an article from the Sault Star ca. October or November, 1940 or 1941 "Prefers Isolation to High Living" - an article from the December 17, 1913 edition of the Sault Star about lighthouse keeper William Sherlock's plans to over-winter on Michipicoten Island. "Lighthouse Men are Almost Frozen Coming to the Sault" - A description of William Sherlock's difficult voyage from Michipicoten Island to the mainland in a small open boat, from the December 28, 1916 edition of the Sault Star. "Vital
Light Guides Ships' Passage..." - an article from the Sault Star dated
August 7, 1968,
"Steamer Chicago on the Rocks in Bad Shape" - an article from the October 25, 1929 edition of the Sault Star, containing an initial report of the wreck of the Chicago. "Lone Trip From Chicago Wreck to Quebec Harbor" - an article from the October 28, 1929 edition of the Sault Star, describing details of how the crew of the Chicago was rescued. A series of 5 letters between the Purvis Fishery and government offcials regarding fish and wildlife issues, June to October, 1939. Back to the Michipicoten Island Home Page |