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The Silver Mountain Station is a historic railway station located in the Thunder Bay District, Ontario. It sits at the intersection of Highway 588 and Highway 593. Now operated as a restaurant, it was constructed in 1907 as a major station along the Port Arthur, Duluth and Western Railway. It is also currently home to the Silver Mountain and Area Historical Society. ==History== The history of the Silver Mountain area dates back to 1881 when prospector Oliver Daunais discovered silver southwest of Thunder Bay.〔Keith Denis “Oliver Daunais-The Silver King” in Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society Paper & Records Vol. II, 1974〕 This discovery became the Rabbit Mountain Mine in 1882, and quickly a number of other mines were opened in the same vicinity. In 1884 Daunais would locate silver further west of the Rabbit Mine around an 1800-foot hill that would eventually bear the name “Silver Mountain.” Two mines were constructed on either side of the mountain; Silver Mountain East End and Silver Mountain West End.〔Report of the Proceedings of the Association of Dominion Land Surveyors Ottawa: A.S. Woodburn, 1891〕 In 1889 the Port Arthur, Duluth and Western Railway (PAD&W) was constructed into the area to exploit these mines, as well as iron deposits closer to the Canada-United States border at Gunflint Lake. To serve the workings at Silver Mountain, a station was established on the railway several kilometres north of the mines and 39 miles from the town of Port Arthur, Ontario. This station was a crude log structure that measured 10 x 20 feet.〔(Port Arthur, Duluth & Western Railway )〕 In 1899 the PAD&W was sold to William Mackenzie and Donald Mann and later became part of Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR).〔(Port Arthur, Duluth & Western Railway )〕 Responding to an increase in business in the area, CNoR decided to construct a larger station at Silver Mountain. Plans were announced in March 1907 and the building was completed shortly thereafter.〔Daily Times Journal March 14, 1907〕 The new station was a two-storey structure with an attached freight shed that measured 50 x 25.〔(Port Arthur, Duluth & Western Railway )〕 In 1910 the station became home to its most colourful and interesting resident. Dorothea Mitchell, affectionately known as the “Lady Lumberjack,” arrived at Silver Mountain just as the silver mines were closing. She convinced Canadian Northern to allow her to stay on as manager and postmistress at the station. When the general store she ran out the station proved less than profitable, Dorothea purchased a sawmill and waded into the lumber business. Thus was born the legend of the Lady Lumberjack.〔(Lady Lumberjack )〕 In 1919 the bankrupt CNoR was nationalized into the Canadian National Railways (CNR) and the line became known as the CNR-North Lake Sub-Division. The station remained open, but business on the “PD” line continued to decline. In March 1938, the last rain ran on the line. After years of operating losses and detoriorating infrastructure, CNR decided to abandon the line and the rails were removed the following year.〔(Port Arthur, Duluth & Western Railway )〕 For over 25 years the station served as a private residence. Beginning in the early 1970s, four successive owners would alter the existing structure. A basement was added, along with a stone fireplace, and additions to the front, rear and second storey. The renovations transformed the station into a bar, and later a restaurant. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Silver Mountain Station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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