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The construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway in to Midway around the turn of the century followed by the Great Northern Railway a few years later meant a lot of activity to the district. There was considerable rivalry between the two railroads, and during construction of the Great Northern between Midway and Oroville a small war was waged with the CPR over right-of-way through our property. The contractors on each side had teams of horses pulling away the steel as fast as it was laid! However, the Great Northern won out and continued the construction on to Oroville...

- from "John Robert Jackson", contributed by the Jackson Family, Boundary Historical Society 4th Report, 1968

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The Great Northern Railway (the V.V.& E.) near Myncaster
1907
Benchlands of the Kettle River Valley


Credits:
Kettle River Museum
Donated by Harry A. Sherling, 1977