A couple of vintage stove doors made by McLennan, McFeely and Prior, hardware merchants on Cordova Street Vancouver. Part of a good biography on Dictionary of Canadian Biography: In 1898, a year after the beginning of the Klondike gold rush, McLennan took a load of merchandise to Dawson, Y.T., reportedly planning to stay for only several weeks. He remained five years. The firm was successful there and quickly rebuilt after losing a building worth $12,000 and stock valued at $6,000 in the fire of 26 April 1899. During 1899 and 1900 it had branches in Atlin and Bennett, in northern British Columbia. In the summer of 1900 the partners shipped to Dawson over 800 tons of merchandise worth $200,000, on which they paid $115,000 in freight charges.
Posted on: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 17:27:17 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015