30 Lang St., |
Ontario Tourism Region : Northeastern Ontario
Description From Owner:
- Pop. 1,248. In Coleman T., Timiskaming Dist., on Hwy lIB, 140 km. N of North Bay.
- Fred LaRose, who discovered the vein of silver that set off one of the greatest mining stampedes of all time, did not accidentally fmd it by throwing his pick at a curious fox!
- But LaRose did find the vein in 1903 and stake it and sell it to the Timmins brothers and their lawyer/fmancier partner Dave Dunlap for $30,000.
- News of the silver discovery brought Ontario's first provincial geologist, Dr. Willet G. Miller, to the site.
- He called the place Cobalt, an element of the iron group associated with native silver. In the fIrst 10 years, Cobalt mines produced $300 million worth of metal, and the population reached 30,000.
- Dr. William Henry Drummond, author of the beloved book of dialect verse, The Habitant, and four similar works, joined his brothers in a mining venture and died in Cobalt in 1907.
- The Cobalt Mining Museum has an amazing collection of minerals and artifacts. The Highway Book Shop here is a national treasure that has become a tourist attraction in its own right.
Map Below gives Canadian Geographical Names
Natural Resources Canada in the District of Temiskaming.
Natural Resources Canada in the District of Temiskaming.
Address of this page: http://www.ruralroutes.com/cobaltontario