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Farmer's Coal Mining Company Located at NW Section 21, Township 6, Range 6, W2 Part of my dad's 1927 map shows this mine site Apr 1920 Bituminous Coal Seam was reported found several years before, (prior to WWI) 8 miles north of Lampman, in a farmer's field. Found an ad for 320 acres 7 miles from Lampman Coal Mines, ad dated Apr 1915 Mr. E. J. Riddell was digging a well on his farm, and 210 feet down they hit a 12 ft seam of coal. He secured some men from Regina to sink a shaft 174 ft down. They were busy proving the coal seam, when WWI broke out. After the war, Mr. Riddell and some neighbours formed this Company to start the mine. Mr. Edgar J. Riddell and Mr. Thomas McKeand, were 2 Directors from Lampman 3 other Directors, all from Forget SK.- Mr. William L. Ellis William Hamlin Malcolm McKinnon Company was incorporated for $500,000.00 They were waiting for a railway spur to the mine, before issuing stock. shares were to be $100, and max of 150 shares per person, or company. Per 1927 map there still was no railroad. Aug 1920 they issued 2500 shares at price and quantity above. It was only sold to people in Saskatchewan. Mr. E. V. Campion and Company, wholesale coal dealer from Weyburn, was interested in this big coal find. He reported they dug 9 test holes and found coal at 210 ft in each hole. The seams were 4 1/2 ft to 15 ft in these holes. They estimated 32,000,000 tons of coal in the 2 and 3/4 sections of land. The coal was analyzed by a Dr. Andrews, and was found to be bituminous coal, very close to anthracite. The moisture content was very low. Fixed Carbon was 70% Estevan-Souris coal was 43.2% at the same time. It contained more than 12,000 heat units per pound, more than 2,000 higher than coal at Lethbridge and Drumheller. They were looking to build a branch line from Stoughton. Guess where the draglines will be heading after Estevan area is gone! Edgar J. Riddell b- June 1881 in ON Scotch Presbyterian wife- Margaret nee ? b- Mar 1886 in ON Irish Methodist son- Lorne Nixon Riddell b- Jan 5, 1907 in SK Living on this land as a farmer as early as 1911 Edgar Riddell took out a western land grant on Section 16, Township 6, Range 6, W2 Thomas McKeand b- Nov 23, 1885 in RM of Elton, MB Scotch Presbyterian sister- Sarah McKeand b- Oct 12, 1882 in MB d- 1955 buried in Madford Cemetery, Elton MB sister- Agnes McKeand b- July 26, 1890 in RM of Elton, MB married John Moffat, Nov 28, 1917 in RM of Elton sister- Marion McKeand b- Feb 8, 1887 in MB d- 1952 buried in Madford Cemetery, Elton MB sister- Margaret Jane McKeand b- June 14, 1880 in Scotland married John N. H. Macartny, Nov 3, 1897 in RM of Elton brother- Robert McKeand b- Feb 4, 1884 in RM of Elton, MB sister- Dorothy McKeand b- Mar 28, 1888 in RM of Elton, MB married George Bowlby, Jan 22, 1908 in RM of Elton sister- Georgina McKeand (alt sp= Georgeina) b- May 19, 1892 in RM of Elton, MB married David S. Birdsell Mar 19, 1924, in RM of Elton brother- David McKeand b- Oct 13, 1893 in MB d- 1979 married Mary Ethel Muirhead, Dec 23, 1919 in RM of Elton David mckeand is in Manitoba`s Agriculture Hall of Fame in Brandon He worked with the Agriculture museum in Austin MB 1970 he lived in Douglas MB sister- Mary M. McKeand b- Sept 9, 1895 in RM of Elton, MB d- Nov 1, 1908, in RM of Elton, MB, age 13 cousin- John McKeand b- Oct 1887 in Scotland Mother -Marion Johnston b- June 14, 1856 in Scotland d- July 27, 1920, in RM of Elton, MB, age 62 Father- Robert McKeand b- Feb 14, 1948 in Scotland d- May 30, 1910, age 62 Robert and Marion are buried in Madford Cemetery, Elton MB Thomas took out western land grant on Sec 14, Tsp 6, Range 7, W2 1901 Robert McKeand family in Brandon District, RM of Elton, MB Township 11, range 17 living with 10 children. shows the family immigrated in 1880 after Margaret was born There was a David McKeand family living near them in 1901 He was born Feb 16, 1847, immigrated in 1882 William Lawrence Ellis b- Aug 1856 in ON Farm Implement agent in Arcola in 1911 wife- Margaret Ellis, nee Lindsay b- Dec 1861 in Quebec daughter- Ada Isabelle Ellis b- Oct 17, 1899 on Section 12, Township 7, Range 4, W2, in NWT (SK) family in Arcola in 1911 William Latham Hamlin b- July 1865 in ON wife- Mary Hamlin, nee ? b- Feb 1888 in ON son- Lester Hamlin b- Feb 1898 in ON son- Frank Hamlin b- Aug 1901 in ON Family on Township 6, Range 7, W2 in 1911 Took out Western Land Grant on Sec 36, Township 6, Range 7, W2 Malcolm McKinnon b- had a son Frank Alexander McKinnon b- Mar 21, 1897 in Stanley New Brunswick d- Sept 15, 1916 enlisted in WWI, at Arcola, Reg #104421, Princess Patricia Light Infantry next of kin, Malcolm in Forget SK Vimy Memorial, France © Last modified: 2017/10/18 12:27by dlgent Log In