ALGOMA WEST ITS MINES, SCENERY AND INDUSTRIAL RESOURCE
1887 · Toront
by Roland, Walpol
Toront: Warwick & Sons, 1887. [1],2,[1],[3]-217pp., plus two plates, errata slip, and tinted folding map, as well as several in-text illustrations. Blue publisher's cloth, stamped in gilt and black. Boards somewhat rubbed, front hinge cracked. Spine extremities and corners slightly worn. Folding map repaired with tissue. Light tanning and foxing. About very good. A description and history of Ontario's western territory near Minnesota and Lake Superior, including Port Arthur, Thunder Bay, and Fort William, with a detailed account of the geology and mining around Thunder Bay. Also contains a lithographed folding map depicting the "Mineral District" on the nothern shore of Lake Superior, and a "business directory" for Port Arthur consisting of twenty-five pages of advertisements at the rear (Inventory #: WRCAM51962)