The file contains primary source information on Cecil H. Bowen's involvement in mining from 1888 to 1910 in Newfoundland, Brazil and the Eastern Townships. It consists of correspondence, prospectuses, accounts, sample analyses, geological reports, and accounts related to the Standard Pyrites Company, which operated a limestone and slate mine in Newfoundland in the 1890s and 1900s. It also includes the rules and regulations of the Pilley's Island (Newfoundland) Board of Health, of which C.H. Bowen was Chairman, correspondence and a travel visa regarding the operation of the Barcellos Gold Mines Ltd. in Brazil from 1889 to 1892 and correspondence and a map related to Cecil's mining rights in the Eastern Townships, particularly in the area of South Ham.
The Pyrites Company was a mining venture Cecil H. Bowen pursued with his brother, Francis (aka Frank) Arthur Bowen.
left: V. Hart
right: E. Harvison
Taken in 1954 in Albert Mines
Miners tools made by Wm Tamblyn at the Albert Mines about 1887 - Mounted on a board about 8" X 15"
Group of miners at the Eustis mine.
Johns-Manville mine on June 25th, 1950
Johns-Manville mine is Asbestos taken on April 30th, 1954
Group of miners in Capelton.
Arial photo of the Johns-Manville mine in Asbestos.
Photograph taken around 1900 of water pouring over a small dam near St.Georges-de-Beauce with five unidentified wooden buildings visible.
The item is an edition of The Miner: Vol 1, September 1891, published in Capelton, primarily for the the mining community.
The item is an edition of The Miner: Vol 2, June 1892, published in Capelton, primarily for the the mining community.
Item is a postcard of the dam at Magog, which is postmarked 9 January 1908.
Item is a postcard of the Jacobs Mines Company, taken from the railroad tracks in Thetford Mines West.
Item is a postcard of the Jacobs Mines Company, located in Thetford Mines West.
Item is a photograph of a building and bridge in front of the dam located in Kinnear's Mills.
Item s a photograph of a log drive crew in Leeds.
Item s a photograph of a log drive crew in Leeds.
Item is a photograph of steam shovel being used at the Rockland Slate quarry in Kingsbury.
Item is a photograph of a quarry located in Kingsbury.
Item is a photograph of a quarry in Kingsbury, a horse pulling a cart of lumber is visable.
Item is a photograph of the power dam, located in Granby.
Item is a photograph of the power dam on the Magog river in Sherbrooke.
Item is a photograph of the Asbestos mine locomotive that would transport mined resources to refinery.
Item is a photograph of the dam on Moe's River, with part of a village showing.
Item is a photograph of a group of log drivers on the North River (presently Rivière Eaton Nord) located in Sawyerville, the photograph is not the greatest of quality.
Item is a photograph of the drive at the Sawyerville Dam, some people can be seen staring at the log accumulation.
Item is a photograph of a water-wheel used for a mill, probably located in Clifton.
Item is a photograph of the first forest clearing near the St. Isidore, also known as St-Isidore-de-Clifton.
Item is a photograph of the Magog river taken from the Montcalm bridge in Sherbrooke, a man, a building, and a dam are also visable.