Denis Newman’s McKinley Darragh

Speaking of the McKinley Darragh

Now is a good time to share another of Denis Newman‘s drawings. This is one of thousands of the artist’s works in his Canadian Mining Heritage Series. 

As your read in yesterday’s post,  James McKinley and Ernest Darragh were the first to discover silver in August, 1903 on the shores of Cobalt Lake. In 1907, the McKinley Darragh Mine owners erected a mill. It’s visible on the far left of the image below.

However, the remains of the mill that you see today on the Heritage Silver Trail came later. It began operation in February, 1909. 

Ore came from eight shafts on this Coleman Township property. The ore from the Savage Claim at Cart Lake was transported by an aerial tramway.

The mill ceased operations in 1927 having recovered more than 13,000,000 ounces of silver.

Prints available

The Cobalt Historical Society is grateful for Mr. Newman’s steadfast dedication to mining heritage and for sharing with us, and therefore with our readers, once familiar scenes in Cobalt and Coleman Township.

For inquiries or to purchase prints of Newman’s drawings, a phone call is preferred – 613-966-3925 or send an email to den.gen@sympatico.ca