Men in the Mines

A History of Mining Activity in Nova Scotia, 1720-1992

Published in the Canadian Illustrated News, 1 July 1876, p. 5. Also known as Kelly’s Cove. “This picturesque and beautiful little harbor is situated within the Great Bras d’Or entrance and twenty-five miles below Baddeck . — This portion [of Victoria County] embraces the northwest section of the Cape Breton coal field whose mining operations are vigorously prosecuted by Hon. C.J. Campbell [MLA, 1855-1873], whose enterprise has built up the commercial interests of the port and from whom it has derived its name. A railway of some three miles in length connects the several mines with the shipping pier shown in the sketch.”

Date: 1876

Reference:   Nova Scotia Archives  Library: O/S F80 C16n: 1873