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Empire Group

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Date Range
1930-1945
Collection
Simpson Family fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual record
cartographic material
Scope and Content
Series includes one report, one map, one record of sale, and two records of mining claims related to the Empire Group operated by the Simpson Family on Hudson Bay Mountain.
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Collection
Simpson Family fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual record
cartographic material
Fonds No.
PF36
Series No.
SS2
Accession No.
2020.39
Physical Description
0.5 cm of textual records, 1 map
Date Range
1930-1945
History / Biographical
Donald Simpson began prospecting on Hudson Bay Mountain in the early 1900s with his brother James, in an area now known as Simpson's Gulch. He acquired the Empire Group of claims around 1909. It was partially sold to Axel Elmstead in 1934, and eventually all sold off by Mary Simpson sometime after Donald's death in 1936.
Custodial History
Items in accession 2020.39 were in the ownership of the Simpson family for many years before being donated by Elizabeth Cameron, granddaughter of James Simpson, on October 2nd 2020.
Scope and Content
Series includes one report, one map, one record of sale, and two records of mining claims related to the Empire Group operated by the Simpson Family on Hudson Bay Mountain.
Geographic Access
Hudson Bay Mountain
Type of Record
Archival Description
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