Snowflake, MB- Federal Elevator II

From a distance (here, Union Yards), you can still see ARMOUR spelled out on the smokestack in white brick.

The purpose of the concentrator was to separate the gold and silver-rich ore from the waste rock. You can tell from the design that the process relies heavily on gravity.

Dead cars were parked permanently near the model farm. Perhaps it had an automotive program. After all, before they were ‘Indian Residential Schools’ they were ‘Indian Industrial Schools’.

This ruin was once the Toltec Mine, a producing gold and silver claim that operated into the 1940s.

“Five Roses” was the brand of flour that Lake of the Woods marketed. Later, this became another Manitoba Pool elevator. Notice the “POO” up top? It’s missing the ‘L’…

In this ghost town where there were brick, wooden, and dirt-brick buildings, the latter fared the best by far.

Ammunition had to be tested on site before shipment. That was done here. These heavy concrete bunkers deflected rounds harmlessly into the earth.

Looking toward Old Taylor Distillery from the roof of Old Crow.

The hospital was surrounded by walking paths that crisscrossed the front green, as it was called. Part of Kirkbride’s plan was to have ample opportunities for exercise outdoors–fresh air, especially cold fresh air, was thought to have curative properties.