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2000.1.1.3.18.012 · Item · June 1987
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts yellow conveyor belt in foreground over gravel pit, dump truck behind in midground. Mountains visible in background. Photo speculated to have been taken at the plant or near the Cassiar airstrip. Stamped annotation on recto of photograph: "JUN. 1987".

2000.1.1.2.05 · File · March - December 1970
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

File contains photographs documenting the construction of Cassiar's new mill building. Photos depict early excavation, foundations, framework, construction of all seven stories, sheeting, siding, and roof tarring. Also included are photos depicting the large model of the mill, as well as construction work done on the tramline. Photos taken inside the mill depict flooring work, and milling machinery including feed chutes, screens, fans, wheelabrators, control panels, electrical panels, conveyor systems, vacuum systems, and the fan-driven air system that transported the fiber. Many photos depict construction workers, building supplies, worksites, and equipment including cranes, bulldozers, tractors, hauling trucks and trailer flatbeds. Some photos depict aerial views from the new mill and feature the plantsite, tramline, mine road, mountains, and valley.

Connaught Tunnel
2013.6.36.1.128.02 · Item · [3 July 1994]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the Connaught Tunnel. Traffic was normally eastbound through it, while westbound traffic went through the new Mt. Macdonald Tunnel.

Connaught Tunnel
2013.6.36.1.128.03 · Item · [3 July 1994]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the western portal of the 1916 Connaught Tunnel. The tunnel used to be double tracked, but was singled in the 1960s in orde to take piggy-back/container traffic. Curiously, the switch to the single was inside the tunnel.

2013.6.36.1.051.01 · Item · [16 June 1972]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a Comox Logging and Railway Company grade about a mile north of the diamond crossing. Track was used once daily for a train of about 20 cars. The grade was first built as a private railway between the Extension Mine and Ladysmith circa 1900-1925, then the section between Ladysmith and Nanaimo River was converted to a logging railway in about 1935-1940 and was extended up Nanaimo River Creek.

2013.6.36.1.051.21 · Item · [16 June 1972]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the last logs being removed from a 20 car log train which had just arrived from Nanaimo Lakes. Each car held 2 bundles, each of about 20 logs. These in turn were assembled into a large boom and then were towed to the mainland. Cars were emptied by a mechanical prodder and mounted on an old shay frame.

2013.6.36.1.051.10 · Item · [16 June 1972]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph taken about half a mile north of the diamond crossing, looking southeast at the point where the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway closely follows the Comox Railway for about 300 yards. The Comox Railway used one every week for log trains.

2013.6.36.1.051.20 · Item · [16 June 1972]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts sidings for empty log cars about a quarter of a mile south of the diamond crossing. Image captured looking south, towards the Ladysmith yards. The running line is visible on the right side of the photograph and was used week by a daily log train, consisting of a deisel locomotive and 20 cars.

Community Album - Tramline
2000.1.1.3.19.126 · Item · [ca. 1980]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts ore cars on cables running between tramline towers. Flowers in foreground, mine valley and McDame mountain in background. Tramline ran through mine valley, between loading station (2000.1.13.19.197) in mine and dump station at mill on plantsite (2000.1.1.3.19.124)

2000.1.1.3.19.129 · Item · [ca. 1980]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts mine area. Switchback road and higher benches in background. Blasthole drills, track shovels, and ore haulage trucks can be seen on level in foreground and higher bench in background. Mountains visible in distance. Benches in background speculated to be located on the mine's West Peak.