Title: Just Passing Through
First published: 1984
Description: Just Passing Through contains stories and memories of a prospector and miner from northern Ontario. Frank Holley writes about his friends and the places he knew well. It includes maps and pictures from the 1940's to the 1950's when the area was a wealth of minerals and the prospectors were hoping to strike it rich. It is informative, entertaining and sometimes funny, Just Passing Through is easy to read and captures the history of Matachewan.
Subjects: Histoire, Ontario, Frontier and pioneer life, Matachewan (Ont.), Mine Thesaurus, Gold mines and mining, History, Fort Matachewan (Ont.), Description and travel
Places: Matachewan Area (Ont.), Ontario, Matachewan Area
People: Hugh Kell, Steve Lafricain, James Chester Nelson, Jake Davidson
Time periods: 1940-1950
LC classification: FC'3099'M38'H65'1988