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Photo of men building a wooden structure for Swastika Gold mine, located in Northern Ontario
On image written “Otto Lake”, “X Vein 100’ wide”. Roof of structure labeled “Swastika Gold Mine” In lower border written “Swastika Gold Mine -- & --"
On back stamped:
SWASTIKA MINING CO James Dusty, Business Mgr. Room 2 Janes Building, 75 Yonge St. Toronto
Publisher J. Lemp, Publisher, Tavistock, Ont.
Smudges on back, Corner creases
James and William Dusty staked the claims alongside Otto Lake for the Tavistock Mining Partnership. The gold mine and town were named after the Sanskrit good-luck symbol swastika. The Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway had an engineers' camp nearby as they had to construct two railway bridges as they advanced northwards. The first usage of the name Swastika occurred in their 1907 Annual Report to indicate a water tank located at the site to meet the needs of the steam trains that opened up northern Ontario.
Prospectors and miners flocked to the area and after viewing the find at the Swastika Gold Mine they advanced even further throughout the surrounding region. In 1909 the Lucky Cross Mine adjacent to the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway tracks began producing gold. A Mr. Morrisson started a farm and lodging alongside the tracks as early as 1907 and from there the community developed.
Swastika had a population of 450 by 1911, with the Lucky Cross and Swastika Mines in operation
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