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Tag Archives: freight swings
The Coldest Time of My Life
The Coldest Time of My Life By Linda C Butler Told by Charlie Vance (1909-1989) In 1927 I worked for Ross Navigation hauling freight in Northern Manitoba with horses. We arrived on New Year’s Eve at Joe McDougall’s cabin on … Continue reading
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Tagged Elbow Lake, freight swings, freighting, horses, Manitoba
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The Snatch Team
THE SNATCH TEAM BY Linda C Butler Told by Charlie Vance I worked in the winter of 1928 hauling freight with horses to the Sherritt Gordon mine near Flin Flon. We hauled in a freight swing, which consisted of a … Continue reading
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Tagged freight swings, history, horses, humor, Manitoba, memoir
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