1888 January 1st: Hercules left 2nd: Office and stores closed today for New Years Day. 3rd: Mrs. Diem died this morning aged 35 years. 4th: Very frosty. Snow during night. 5th: Snowing nearly all day. 6th: Snowing till about 10 AM. Put in th ...
1878
The year is 1878 in an area of Newfoundland still known as Indian Bight and the Little Bay mines are just about to start. And due to an act of fortune or foresight the site has a brand new telegraph office already in place, the line extended there e ...