Fairbairn House Project, Wakefield QC
"Each of the brothers reacted differently to his new wealth. Archibald bought and stocked a general store at River Desert (near Maniwaki), where he lived for several years before he returned to Masham to farm again. John brought home $150,000 in gold sovereigns that he kept in a chest of drawers. When the chest collapsed, he put the sovereigns in milk-skimming pans under his bed. Family members could help themselves when needed. After his wife died and all his children left home, John returned to the gold fields of British Columbia in the 1870s, for his third and last time, to spend his remaining years. |
The Fairbairn Gang
Lyrics by Doug McArthur
based on North to Alaska written by Johnny Horton Built for the Beauty
Written by Ian Tamblyn
The Log Driver's Waltz
Written by Wade Hemsworth
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