Milne Townsite
Encyclopedia
The Milne Townsite, commonly referred to as Milnes, is an abandoned community in Strathy Township
, municipality of Temagami, Nipissing District in northeastern
Ontario
, Canada
, located on the north shore of Link Lake
, just south of the Milne-Sherman Road, and about 2 km (1.2 mi) north of the town of Temagami. It covered about 3.5% of the town of Temagami and had 40 residents.
operations during the following year. Before operations ceased in 1990, the Milne sawmill used 32% of wood in the Temagami region. The houses and sawmill that once stood in the area no longer exist, but remnants include cement pads and cement pillars. In the 2000s, the Temagami Forest Products white birch sawmill was constructed where the Milne sawmill was located. Its formation resulted in 62 jobs for the community.
material part of the Temagami greenstone belt
. The pyroclastics are prolonged, smooth to subangular with compositions ranging from rhyolitic
to pumice
ous and are generally no more than 1 cm (0.393700787401575 in) to 8 cm (3.1 in) in size. Because the pyroclastics are parallel to the Link Lake Deformation Zone
, they contain a well-preserved foliation.
Strathy Township
Strathy Township is a square-shaped geographic township comprising a portion of the municipality of Temagami in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is used for geographic purposes, such as land surveying and natural resource explorations...
, municipality of Temagami, Nipissing District in northeastern
Northeastern Ontario
Northeastern Ontario is the region within the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north and east of Lakes Superior and Huron.Northeastern Ontario consists of the districts of Algoma, Sudbury, Cochrane, Timiskaming, Nipissing and Manitoulin; and the single-tier municipality of Greater...
Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, located on the north shore of Link Lake
Link Lake (Ontario)
Link Lake is a narrow lake in the Ottawa River drainage basin in Strathy Township, Temagami, Nipissing District of Northeastern Ontario, Canada...
, just south of the Milne-Sherman Road, and about 2 km (1.2 mi) north of the town of Temagami. It covered about 3.5% of the town of Temagami and had 40 residents.
History
The Milne Townsite was constructed to support the Milne sawmill, which in turn was operated by the Milne Lumber Company. In 1990, operation of the sawmill ceased due to a lack of alternate mill locally and 150 people lost their jobs. During this time the municipality of Temagami announced that another sawmill would be constructed sometime in the future. Sherman Mine, a large iron ore mine west of the townsite, also stopped miningMining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
operations during the following year. Before operations ceased in 1990, the Milne sawmill used 32% of wood in the Temagami region. The houses and sawmill that once stood in the area no longer exist, but remnants include cement pads and cement pillars. In the 2000s, the Temagami Forest Products white birch sawmill was constructed where the Milne sawmill was located. Its formation resulted in 62 jobs for the community.
Geology
Adjacent to the Milne sawmill site is a band of fine to coarse grained pyroclasticPyroclastic rock
Pyroclastic rocks or pyroclastics are clastic rocks composed solely or primarily of volcanic materials. Where the volcanic material has been transported and reworked through mechanical action, such as by wind or water, these rocks are termed volcaniclastic...
material part of the Temagami greenstone belt
Temagami greenstone belt
The Temagami greenstone belt, also known as the Temagami volcanic belt and the Temagami metavolcanic belt, is a small 2.7 billion year old greenstone belt in the Temagami region of Northeastern Ontario, Canada...
. The pyroclastics are prolonged, smooth to subangular with compositions ranging from rhyolitic
Rhyolite
This page is about a volcanic rock. For the ghost town see Rhyolite, Nevada, and for the satellite system, see Rhyolite/Aquacade.Rhyolite is an igneous, volcanic rock, of felsic composition . It may have any texture from glassy to aphanitic to porphyritic...
to pumice
Pumice
Pumice is a textural term for a volcanic rock that is a solidified frothy lava typically created when super-heated, highly pressurized rock is violently ejected from a volcano. It can be formed when lava and water are mixed. This unusual formation is due to the simultaneous actions of rapid...
ous and are generally no more than 1 cm (0.393700787401575 in) to 8 cm (3.1 in) in size. Because the pyroclastics are parallel to the Link Lake Deformation Zone
Link Lake Deformation Zone
The Link Lake Deformation Zone, also known as the Link Lake Zone of Deformation and the Link Lake Shear Zone, is a zone of deformation in Strathy Township of Temagami, Ontario, Canada...
, they contain a well-preserved foliation.