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‘ .M~enm,a.~mwam«MAâ€"WM ‘ H XXL) we ’- to the mills The river feund its scurce somewhere in Liftd‘say Township and tound its way down through part of Eastnor Townâ€" ship to mingle with the waters of Lake Huron at Stokes Bay. Other mills remembered were owned by Websters, who 0p- erated on the south side of the river. Jim FletchEr built a saw- mill and shingle mill near the same location. Other Small mills in the area were owned by Archie Cameron, Bill Stead, Sam Wyborn and Jack Boyle. In the earlyi 1900's Thompson‘s mill was in oplerâ€" ation. T Y. Dealy, who had a store at Stokes Bay, also operated a mill. He sold his mill in l9l2 to Nathan DOan who settied,in Stokes Bay at that time. ' Seymour Hawk operated a mill at Pike Bay, and later one at Pine Tree Harbour. Pedwells also had a mill at Pine Tree. From 1892 to '98 a mill was owned and Operated by Jerry Sieber‘t at Pine Tree Harbour, it must be remembered that many mills ran for perhaps one season only. Some were portable and were mov- ed to their sites as the Peninsula big timber diminished. The only mill at Stokes Bay now is a small mill owned by Earl McArthur, and is used to cut basket bottoms. Between Stokes Bay and Spry, a mill was owned and operated by Henry Ward'rope, and later was bought by Glen Bowden. Other mills listed were: In 1896 James CluH had a sawmill at Mar as did A. Marshall; at Lion’s Head, George Kort and R. J. Moore; at Hope Bay, Weaver and Lewis; at Pike Bay, Jacob Wolf- Iey; at Spry, Richard Gawley; at Wiarton, Thomas Gilpin, Jones Bros, George Kidd, Seaman and Newman, and W, Young; at Dyâ€" er's Bay, Davidson and DaviidSOn, Horace Lymburner; at Purple Valley, J. H. Watchorne; at Colpoy’s Bay, B. B. Miller. In 1898 sawmills were listed for A, G. Seaman, Barrow Bay; H. C. Bietter and Co., Cape Croker; Davidson and Davidson Lum- er, J. M, Tuppar, Lake Charles; Robert Greenlee's, Miller Lake,- Lawrence Bros, Jacob Wolfley, Pike Bay,- Johnson Bros, Spry; James Fletcher Sawmill, Lion’s Head; Lumber Co. Ltd._ Stokes Bay; Edward Brook, David Eidt, Linton and Hazard, at Red Bay; Carther and Moir, at Oliohant; Pickard and Br0wn_ at Mar. 'No additional mills had bean added to Wiarton's lisit at this time The time of the mill gangs, the lumbar jacks, and the sturdy pioneers of those days I5 becoming a dim memory in the minds of the old timers. But there was a time whe'l great rafts of logs were brought down the river at.Stok'es Baytg tfie_mills. T‘he riv~ er drivers created a reat stir of excitement in the small village as they invaded the local hotels to quench their thirst over the bar, exChange tall tales with friends, and maybe dance a lively buckâ€" and-wing to the tune of some itinerant fiddler. One must also take into consideration that memories gl'O'W dim with the passing years, and dates and places get mixed up with the march of time. We can only pass on what was told to us, and what we were able to verify by research. 48 I r M: ~ . .m , itsâ€"an. ffll ‘l