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University of Saskatchewan, University Archives & Special Collections A.S. Morton Manuscript Collection
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Threshing

The Downy's threshing outfit marked by six teams of horses. Crops were small and stacks more often placed in a group of four to admit the machine. Straw pitchers were kept on the jump.

View of Cannington Manor and mill.

This picture shows a view of Cannington Manor with the mill at right.

Bio/historical note: The Mill, planned in 1884 and built by local labour with local materials. It was of great benefit to a wide district. A gold metal was won at the Paris Exposition from local wheat ground in this mill.

Abraham Evans

This is a picture of Abraham Evans of Wawota. He was lost in a blizzard March 8, 1892. His feet and part of his nose was amputated. Mrs. Ramage, a neighbour who had asked for a life home from Moosomin perished in the storm.

Camping

There are several copies of this picture and negatives. This picture shows a summer camping group in very early days. Fishing, swimming and sailing were sports of the early English settlers in this district; long before Western Lake Resorts were though of. Cannington Lake was the favourite scene.

Indian Pony Races at the track

There a several copies of the same picture. The Indian Pony Race was a great event at the Cannington Races. A definite sporting event in the western calendar. The big English houses put up the guests, during the year. Racing ponies up the village street was a mail day pastime.

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