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CPR Lantern
1940-1960
Trail Museum, Trail, British Columbia


Credits:
Trail Museum

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In the early years of the 20th century, the small smelter in Trail struggled to purchase enough ore to keep operating.

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Ore sample: galena (lead ore) from Sullivan Mine
1920-1930
Trail Museum, Trail, British Columbia


Credits:
Trail Museum

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Lead-Zinc ore from Sullivan Mine
1920-1940
Trail Museum, Trail, British Columbia


Credits:
Trail Museum

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Gold Ore from Con Mine
1920-1940
Trail Museum, Trail, British Columbia


Credits:
Trail Museum

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Gold scale used at CM&S (Consolidated Mining & Smelting Company)
1906
Trail Museum, Trail, British Columbia


Credits:
Trail Museum

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To address this deficiency, the CPR, owners of the smelter, formed the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada (CM&S) in 1906. This company was an amalgamation of the smelter, several local mines and a power company and assured the smelter a steady supply of ore, the power necessary to sustain operations and indeed the constant need for labourers.

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Lower Bonnington powerhouse and train westbound
1899
Lower Bonnington Falls, British Columbia


Credits:
West Kootenay Power & Light Co. Fonds
Trail City Archives

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With this initiative, the fate of Trail was sealed.