Fleming
Unpublished and untitled manuscript of L.R.Fleming. C.Robert Craig Memorial Library. 1976.
Facts citing this source
| Ref | Date | Subject | Statement |
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| Eganville and District Old Home Week Souvenir. Aug 1-6, 1948 | 1914 | Eganville | Station burned. Railway cars used until replacement constructed. |
| Eganville and District Old Home Week Souvenir. Aug 1-6, 1948 | 1918 | Eganville | New station constructed. |
| Lee Whiting, Brenda. "The Craigmont Corundum Boom, 1900-13" Canadian Geographic Journal, Vol 90, No 4, April 1975. pp22-29 | 1900 | Barrys Bay | Pilot project mines 60 tons of grain corundum at Craigmont. |
| Lee Whiting, Brenda. "The Craigmont Corundum Boom, 1900-13" Canadian Geographic Journal, Vol 90, No 4, April 1975. pp22-29 | 1904-02 | Barrys Bay | Craigmont mill is the largest ore concentrating mill in Canada -- 300 long tons per day. Finished corundum was packed in 100 lb bags, over 3/4 mile tramway to wharf on York River. Company boat made daily trips to Barry's Bay. In the winter, they used a wagon. |
| Lee Whiting, Brenda. "The Craigmont Corundum Boom, 1900-13" Canadian Geographic Journal, Vol 90, No 4, April 1975. pp22-29 | 1913-02-03 | Barrys Bay | Craigmont mill destroyed by fire. |
| Pembroke Observer | 1898-01-10 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | James Fowler's bid was $173 000 made up of $129 000 municipal bonus , $10 500 provincial subsidy, $33 500 bonds. |
| Pembroke Observer | 1898-04-01 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | Work has commenced at southern end. |
| Pembroke Observer | 1898-04-08 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | 200 men working. |
| Pembroke Observer | 1898-04-18 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | Contract for steel bridge over Bonnechere River awarded to Dominion Bridge; 4 spans, 45 feet, stone piers. Rail contract awarded to Carnegie. |
| Pembroke Observer 1898-12-30 | Pembroke Depot | Painted | |
| Pembroke Observer 1898-12-30 | Pembroke Depot | Apartments: 4 | |
| Pembroke Observer, 1898-05-13 | 1898-05-13 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Pembroke Observer reports 2 freight trains collided near Edgington. First train was rear-ended by second eastbound after stalling on hill. Fireman Frank Walker (26) of Parry Sound killed; John McQuaig of Ottawa broke leg; engineer Crogham remained in cab, unscathed. |
| Pembroke Observer, 1898-05-13 | 1898-05-13 | Edgington | Pembroke Observer reports 2 freight trains collided near Edgington. First train was rear-ended by second eastbound after stalling on hill. Fireman Frank Walker (26) of Parry Sound killed; John McQuaig of Ottawa broke leg; engineer Crogham remained in cab, unscathed. |
| Pembroke Observer, 1898-07-08 | 1898-07-08 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Sectionmen strike over. 10 cent per day increase won. |
| Pembroke Observer, 1898-07-08 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | 1898-07-08: Sectionmen strike over. 10 cent per day increase won. | |
| Pembroke Observer, 1898-12-16 | 1898-12-16 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Special train of OAPS was derailed due to broken engine wheel. |
| Pembroke Observer, 1898-12-16 | Unidentified Locomotives 0 | 1898-12-16: Special train of OAPS was derailed due to broken engine wheel. | |
| Pembroke Observer, 1898-12-30 | 1898-12-25 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | Engine 16 arrived. Engineer John Findlay, Frieman Don Smith, Conductor P.Sullivan. New engine can run to Golden Lake in 28 minutes. |
| Pembroke Observer, 1898-12-30. Original engine was #494, replaced or supplemented 1898-12-25 by #16. Both were leased, but from whom is unknown | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | Locomotives: 2 | |
| Pembroke Standard 1905-04-12 | 1905-04-12 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | Easter excursions to New York with special fare and sleeping car reservations. |
| quoting Adelison, O. Early Days of Algonquin Park | 1896 | Algonquin Park | A.W.Fleck buys 5000 acres from St Anthony Lumber Co. on Rock Lake for summer home. |
| quoting Adelison, O. Early Days of Algonquin Park | 1898 | Algonquin Park | A.W.Fleck's summer home, "Men-Wah-Tey" erected. |
| quoting Adelison, O. Early Days of Algonquin Park | 1900 | Algonquin Park | Hotel suggested by Mollie Cox. |
| quoting Adelison, O. Early Days of Algonquin Park | 1906 | Algonquin Park | Hotel financed by Canadian Railway News. Station erected. |
| quoting Adelison, O. Early Days of Algonquin Park | 1908 | Algonquin Park | Hotel and station opened. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-01-14 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | George P. Sills issued writ for death of Arthur Sills. $5000. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-01-21 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Excursion fares for races at Lansdowne: Douglas $1.55, Renfrew $1.30. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-01-28 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Rumours of agreement between CA and CPR re running rights into Montreal instead of over the GTR. In exchange, the CPR would use the CA station at Ottawa. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-02-18 | Canoe Lake | Standard oil has bought 8-10 million feet of box lumber from St Anthony Lumber Company. Cars being loaded at a rate of ten per day. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-02-18 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Report of government attempt to have ICR trains on CA tracks. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-02-25 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Rumour of dissolution of running agreement over GTR to Montreal. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-03-04 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Mechanical Engineer, Wm. Holtby killed by slipping beneath wheels of an engine as it was being replaced on track. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-03-18 | Chadiere Junction | J.R.Booth is to erect a flour mill at Chaudiere. It will produce 300 barrels of flour per day (very large). |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-03-25 | Renfrew | Excursion to see "Field's Big White Minstrels" at Russell Theater, Return fare 70 cents. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-04-01 | Ottawa | Booth indicating that work is to begin on central depot soon. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-04-15 | Depot Harbor | Parry Sound Star reported work under way to complete OAPS elevator. Steam "Lynn" awaiting orders. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-04-15 | Renfrew | Editorial in Renfrew Mercury blasts cheap excursions due to competition from Ottawa dry good merchants. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-05-06 | Depot Harbor | "Lynn" unloaded 214,500 bushels of corn, about 6000 tons or 350 cars. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-05-06 | Barrys Bay | L.E.Parsons moving his mill from Golden Lake to Barry's Bay, one mile from OAPS, to be reached by branch. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-05-06 | Golden Lake | L.E.Parsons moving his mill from Golden Lake to Barry's Bay, one mile from OAPS, to be reached by branch. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-05-27 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | 13 cattle, valued at $275, killed near Eganville. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-05-27 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Reported 100 loaded cars eastbound and 50 loaded cars westbound per day. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-05-27 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Reported 100 loaded cars eastbound and 50 loaded cars westbound per day. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-06-03 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | No train may pass a station until the preceding train has passed the next station. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-06-07 | Ottawa | CPR to run into CA central station for $1500 per month |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-06-10 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Train went through trestle between Brule and Rainy Lake. Engineer Bearly broke leg. Fireman Albert, Conductor M. Gourlay shaken. Four cars and engine damaged. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-06-10 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | 3 horses from Barry's Bay killed. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-06-24 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | PS having difficulties with purchase of right of way. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-08-12 | Golden Lake | Rumours of a summer hotel to be built at Golden Lake. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-09-09 | Madawaska | OAPS contemplating despatch office at Madawaska. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-09-16 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | Harry Jameson shipped 4 carloads of cattle over PSR from Fosters' axe factory. This was the first shipment on the line. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-11-04 | Renfrew | Long new siding under construction at Renfrew. New cattle slip other end of Elizabeth St. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-11-11 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Trestle near Cache Lake shifted, delaying mail train. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-11-18 | Golden Lake | Pembroke Southern to build 52x30 foot station south of Bonnechere. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-11-18 | Pembroke | 100x30 foot freight shed on McKay is under construction. Roundhouse to be near Hunter St. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-11-18 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | McCauley Lake branch nearing completion. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-11-25 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Customs seized 1000 box cars, 18 locomotives for duties. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-12-02 | Hawkesbury | Roundhouse destroyed by fire. One engine also destroyed. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1898-12-09 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | CA train standing on crossing at St Polycarpe hit by CPR train. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-01-20 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | OAPS received subsidy of $327,232. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-02-10 | Ottawa | J.R.Booth asked to buy militia stores. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-02-17 | Caldwell | Caldwell's Corners is very busy. Much grain, produce, pulpwood daily. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-02-17 | Elgin Street | Shops completed, work started on 500 grain, reefer, cattle cars. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-03-10 | Elgin Street | Shops to be operated by electricity generated at Chaudiere. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-03-10 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | A bear got loose in an express car between Ottawa and Eastman's. The messenger left the car at Rouse's Point. Bear continued on to New York. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-03-17 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | Derailment at Regg's farm, caused by spreading rails. Train was engine, car of brick, way car and passenger car. Noone was hurt. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-03-24 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | OAPS issues writ to restrain St.Anthony Lumber company from damaging the line. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-03-31 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Trestle two miles east of Canoe Lake collapsed. Trestles are being filled night and day. Passenger trains are slowing for all trestles; in some cases, passengers are on foot. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-03-31 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Mail contract for year ended 1898-06-30 gave OA&PS $6999.92. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-04-14 | Depot Harbor | Coal moving plant installed. Tower 20 feet high, coal handled by 1 ton clam buckets. 1000 tons per day capacity. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-04-21 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Derailment at Brule Lake caused by washout. Fireman W.McLean of Lanark killed. Brakeman J.McDonald of Canoe Lake and engineer J.Campbell of Chicago injured. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-04-28 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | OAPS to run 14 trains per day through Pembroke (?). Summer traffic to be 48 trains per day. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-04-28 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Spur to Parry Sound under discussion. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-04-28 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Discussion regarding freight boats year round. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-06-09 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Mountain says much land-clearing under way, resulting in fencing. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-06-16 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The Canada Atlantic issues pamphlet, "The Algonquin Park Route," promoting the Green Mountains, St.Lawrence River and Georgian Bay. It is 36 pages, published by Mortimer Press. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-06-16 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Bill introduced by Mr.Belcourt to amalgamate CA and OA&PS. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-06-23 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | OAPS starting weekly reefer shipments from Renfrew to Montreal. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-06-23 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | Rumours that PS has been bought by Quebec Bank. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-06-23 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | Freight is currently brought down PS to Renfrew to transfer to CPR. Cost is $3 per car. Booth is anxious to have a connection at Pembroke. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-06-30 | Chadiere Junction | Booth is to build a calcium carbide plant on site of old mill. It will consume 250 tons of sawdust per day. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-08-11 | Elgin Street | Roundhouse destroyed by fire with 6 freight cars inside. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-08-11 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | CA fast express wrecked at Ste Polycarpe. Seven killed, five injured. Engine, baggage, 2nd class, 1st class left tracks. Fireman George McCuaig of Ottawa killed.. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-08-11 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | PS ratepayers to be asked for bonus of $12,000 for spur, with no tax for 20 years and all town-owned waterfront. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-08-18 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Jury for Ste.Polycarpe disaster find CA at fault for high speed, poor tie maintenance. Three more dead.. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-09-01 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Anecdote of tramp asking for lift from handcar. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-09-29 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | CP reduces schedule to Montreal to two hours. New engine to do the job. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-10-06 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | CA making arrangements for better passenger service on the PS. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-10-13 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Train that pulled government party to opening of Soulanges canal made record run of 76 minutes to Coteau. Locomotive 619 was engineered by George Orr, fired by Allan, conducted by O'Dell. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-10-27 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Landslide causes accident at Rock Lake. Fireman Ormier Garney killed; Arthur Grogan, engineer, injured. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-10-27 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Mail blockade at Scotia Junction due to change in GTR train times. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-10-27 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Grain traffic congestion. The government allows US ships between Port Arthur and Depot Harbor. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-12-08 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Village of Rockland wins judgement re $6,000 bonus as CA not built in less than two years. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-12-15 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | O'Neil & Ferguson (contractors for railway near Whitney) refused suit to St.Anthony's Lumber Co for wages during forest fire. Railway construction may have caused fire. |
| Renfrew Mercury | 1899-12-15 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | 12 million bushels of grain sent from Depot Harbor. 20,000 freight cars in service. |
| Renfrew Mercury | Caldwell | 1899-02-17: Caldwell's Corners is very busy. Much grain, produce, pulpwood daily. | |
| Renfrew Mercury | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | 1898-01-14: George P. Sills issued writ for death of Arthur Sills. $5000. | |
| Renfrew Mercury | Eganville | 1898-05-27: 13 cattle, valued at $275, killed near Eganville. | |
| Renfrew Mercury | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | 1898-06-03: No train may pass a station until the preceding train has passed the next station. | |
| Renfrew Mercury | Brule Lake | 1898-06-10: Train went through trestle between Brule and Rainy Lake. Engineer Bearly broke leg. Fireman Albert, Conductor M. Gourlay shaken. Four cars and engine damaged. | |
| Renfrew Mercury | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | 1898-11-18: McCauley Lake branch nearing completion. | |
| Renfrew Mercury | Barrys Bay | 1898-06-10: 3 horses from Barry's Bay killed. | |
| Renfrew Mercury | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | 1898-01-21: Excursion fares for races at Lansdowne: Douglas $1.55, Renfrew $1.30. | |
| Renfrew Mercury | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | 1899-01-20: OAPS received subsidy of $327,232. | |
| Renfrew Mercury | Algonquin Park | 1898-11-11: Trestle near Cache Lake shifted, delaying mail train. | |
| Renfrew Mercury | Canoe Lake | 1899-03-31: Trestle two miles east of Canoe Lake collapsed. Trestles are being filled night and day. Passenger trains are slowing for all trestles; in some cases, passengers are on foot. | |
| Renfrew Mercury | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | 1899-04-28: Spur to Parry Sound under discussion. | |
| Renfrew Mercury | Brule Lake | 1899-04-21: Derailment at Brule Lake caused by washout. Fireman W.McLean of Lanark killed. Brakeman J.McDonald of Canoe Lake and engineer J.Campbell of Chicago injured. | |
| Renfrew Mercury | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | 1899-04-28: Discussion regarding freight boats year round. | |
| Renfrew Mercury | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | 1899-03-24: OAPS issues writ to restrain St.Anthony Lumber company from damaging the line. | |
| Renfrew Mercury | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | 1899-03-31: Mail contract for year ended 1898-06-30 gave OA&PS $6999.92. | |
| Renfrew Mercury | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | 1899-04-28: OAPS to run 14 trains per day through Pembroke (?). Summer traffic to be 48 trains per day. | |
| Renfrew Mercury | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | 1899-06-09: Mountain says much land-clearing under way, resulting in fencing. | |
| Renfrew Mercury | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | 1899-06-16: Bill introduced by Mr.Belcourt to amalgamate CA and OA&PS. | |
| Renfrew Mercury | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | 1899-06-23: OAPS starting weekly reefer shipments from Renfrew to Montreal. | |
| Renfrew Mercury, 1898-04-08 | Canada Atlantic 2-8-0s #690-703 | Capacity: Estimated to pull 30-35 loaded freight cars. | |
| Renfrew Mercury, 1898-07-08 | 1898-07-01 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Sectionmen of CA & OAPS went on strike demanding $.25 increase on $1 per day |
| Renfrew Mercury, 1898-07-08 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | 1898-07-01: Sectionmen of CA & OAPS went on strike demanding $.25 increase on $1 per day | |
| Thompson, Wayne. "Tribute to an Old Village" North Renfrew Times. 1976-01-07 | 1959 | Brule Lake | Tracks gone |
| Thompson, Wayne. "Tribute to an Old Village" North Renfrew Times. 1976-01-07 | Brule Lake | Residents: 200 | |
| Thompson, Wayne. "Tribute to an Old Village" North Renfrew Times. 1976-01-07 | Brule Lake | Business: Lumber mill, barber shop, general store, blacksmith, one room school. | |
| Toronto News | 1905-04-11 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Mr. Emmerson is promoting a bill to give the Intercolonial running rights over the GTR and CAR. Rates to be set by the railway commission. |
| 1897-09-06 | Depot Harbor | Tomilson (sic) received contract for rebuilding Island Hotel, destroyed by fire this summer. | |
| 1904-01 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Mackenzie and Mann have traffic rights on CAR and subsidiaries including steamship lines. |