Jackfish, Terrace Bay, & Schreiber areas “ an Illustrated Industrial History ” 1867 - Present
Schreiber, Terrace Bay, Jackfish areas
Lake Superior ‘Basin’ Map Source : Part of Great Lakes Chart 14600
Jackfish ( Industrial Timelines) • CPR Survey Trial Lines 1862- 1870’s • Gold Prospecting & Mining 1870- 1890’s • CPR Construction 1883-1885 • CPR post Construction 1885- 1900’s • CPR Coal Terminal & Handling 1895-1953 • Fishery, Commercial 1883-1953 • Mining, Pebble & Gold 1910’s • Logging 1930’s • Highway Construction 1940’s
Jackfish Area Topography Source nrcan topography map , part of 042D
CPR, Jackfish Tunnel (1884-85) Construction of 1 Mile on this Section, including Tunnel, Cuts & Curve cost over $700,000 1884 Photos Courtesy of Thunder Bay Historical Society
CPR Operations Coal & Water, from 1886 - 1953 1921 Photos : Courtesy of Terrace Bay Public Library
CPR Coal Terminal 1920’s Photo: Courtesy of Terrace Bay Library
Vessels bringing Coal from Ohio 1940’s
CPR Station at Jackfish 1900 Photo Courtesy of CPR Archives
CPR , ‘ Pacific’ Passenger, Steam Engine 1930’s Photo : Courtesy of Sam & Minoru Tagawa
Diesel Engine, Era ( 1950’s - present) Eliminated the need for Coal and therefore the need for CPR Jackfish Facilities
Fishery • Commercial (L.Superior) - 1883 – 1886 for CPR Construction - 1890’s - 1950’s for Domestic market • Sport Fishing (L.Superior & Inland ) - 1900’s - present
Jackfish Wharf (1890 - 1900’s) Early Fishermen used open Sailboats; Cotton nets; Packed Fish in Barrels with Ice & Shipped by Rail
Lake Trout & Whitefish & Herring ( 1900’s - 1950’s) Lifestyle included hard , manual, work for commercial fishermen, from April to November All Photos: Courtesy of Terrace Bay Public Library
Schreiber ( Industrial Timelines) • CPR , Construction 1883-1885 • CPR , Division Point 1885-present • CPR , Roundhouse & Shop 1886- 1960’s • Mining, Base Metals 1890’s /1950 - 90’s • Mining, Gold, Precious Metal 1900’s • Highway Construction 1930’s
Schreiber CPR , Construction & Operations (1884 – present) 1930’s
View of Schreiber & Lake Superior, ( looking southwest) 1934
CPR, Division Point, ‘Roundhouse & Shop ’ 1930’s
CPR , Yard Engine No. 894, at work 1930’s
Terrace Bay ( Industrial Timelines) • CPR , construction 1884 - 85 • Ontario Hydro, Long Lake diversion 1937 - 39 • Ontario Hydro, Aguasabon Power Pl. 1946 - 48 • Terrace Bay Townsite, construction 1947 - 48 • Long Lac Pulp Mill, construction 1947 - 48 • Long Lac Pulp Mill, operation 1948 - 58 • Kimberly Clark Pulp, operation 1958 - 2006 • Neenah Pulp, operation 2006 - 2007 • Terrace Bay Pulp, operation 2007 - 2012 • AV Terrace Bay Inc., operations 2012 - present
Area Geographic Overview
Ontario Hydro • Long Lake Diversion, & Kenogami Dam • Aguasabon Dam Construction & Hayes L. • 51 Mw, Hydro Generator Installation
Long Lake Diversio n 1903 1937-47 1990 Source Maps Geocan Website Source: nrcan Map No.847, Dated 1903 Source Map Ontario Hydro website
Kenogami Dam & Aguasabon Dam completed 1939 completed 1948 All Photos Courtesy of Ontario Hydro website
51 Mw, Hydro Generator 2000 Lake Superior, Hydro Bay Plant Hayes Lake, 61 m drop to Generator 1948 Construction on Generator Plant Aguasabon Dam near Pulp Mill Photos Courtesy of Terrace Bay Public Library Photos Courtesy of Terrace Bay Public Library
Terrace Bay Town site & Pulp Mill 2000’s Photo: Courtesy of Terrace Bay Public Library
View of Pulp Mill & Dam Construction, and Lake Superior ‘ 1946’ Photo Courtesy of Terrace Bay Public Library
Early Pulp Mill Construction Photo Courtesy of Terrace Bay Public Library
Kraft Pulpmaking Process
Product ‘Pulp’ NBSK ; Northern Bleach Softwood Kraft LL 19 ; Long Lac 19 ; 89 Brightness
Softwood Fiber
Mill Water & Environment
Mill Water Flow return to Lake Superior 2008 Photo Courtesy of Environment Canada
Jackfish, Terrace Bay, Schreiber areas
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