Port Arthur To Klondyke Tells Story of Phil L'Abbe
Description
- Media Type
- Newspaper
- Description
- came to Prince Arthur's Landing in 1880 ; timekeeper and interpreter for Canadian Pacific Railway ; renting Canada Hotel in 1882 ; built Brunswick Hotel in 1884 ; partnership with Mr. Fraser ; fire in 1886 ; constructed first soft drink bottling works ; sold plant in 1885 to Blackwood Brothers ; constructed grocery store in 1896 ; built Kakabeka Hotel in 1897 ; sold businesses ; went to Klondyke ; gold rush ; 12 month search for gold ; returned to Port Arthur ; between 1906 and 1910 began as contractor ; City of Port Arthur, sewer, sidewalks, streets ; flour and feed business in 1908 ; retired from contracting in 1911 ; erected business block in 1925 ; photo
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- Full text available in Newspaper Clipping File
File subject: LF - Thunder Bay - Biography - L'Abbe, Phillip
- Subject(s)
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 48.4001 Longitude: -89.31683
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