Then and now photos of the former Northern Empire Gold mine and railway line northeast of the community of Beardmore, ON. The first was taken in the 1930s when the mine went into operation looking east along the grade. The mine produced nearly 150,000 ounces of gold from 1934 to 1941.
The second photo was taken in May 2021 looking west at the remains of the concrete foundations. The mine was located at Milepost 19.8 of the then Canadian National Railways Dorion Subdivision (MP 69.5 of the later CN Kinghorn Subdivision).
Northern Empire Mine Mill, 1930s.Northern Empire Gold Mine, May 2021.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 69.1-71.8) east of Beardmore, ON. Features the grade as it skirts the south shore of the Blackwater River and Janakka Lake into Beardmore. The remains of the Northern Empire Gold Mine are visible beside the grade along with telegraph poles and a culvert.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 57.5-60.4) west of Nezah, ON. Features the grade as it travels west toward Jackpine Station with rock cuts, telegraph poles and a very well preserved rock culvert.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 57.5-60.4) west of Nezah, ON. Features the grade as it parallels the Blackwater River rock cuts, embankments, and culverts.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 57.5-60.4) west of Nezah, ON. Features the grade as it parallels the Blackwater River with cuttings, embankments, milepost markers and telegraph poles.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 57.5-60.4) west of Nezah, ON. Features the grade as it parallels the Blackwater River with long embankments, cuttings and telegraph poles.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 52.7-57.5) west of Nezah, ON. Features the grade as it parallels the Blackwater River with milepost markers, cuttings, crossing and beautiful views of the river.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 52.7-57.5) west of Nezah, ON. Features the grade as it parallels Nezah Lake and the Blackwater River with telegraph poles and a very rare, well preserved wooden box culvert.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 52.7-57.5) at Nezah, ON. Features the remains of the station and siding at Nezah with crossings, ties and milepost markers. There is also information on the origins of the name of Nezah.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 52.7-57.5) east of and at Nezah, ON. Features the grade as it parallels the Backwater River and Westman Lake with cuttings, telegraph poles and milepost markers. It then crosses the river on a 100-foot timber and pile trestle.
**The unusual appearance of the trestle was the result of a 1954 alteration to allow logs to be rafted down the Blackwater River.
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