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In 1866, the village of Moose River was a lumbering district and connected to the Musquodoboit Valley by a "good wagon road". John Pulsifer of St. Andrews was working in the area and discovered gold in Mooseland.

By 1876, the area had been surveyed and was known as the Moose River Gold District. In 1879, one ounce of gold was produced per ton and in 1881 the Moose River Gold Mining Company was organized.

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Kaulbach Shaft
1900
Moose River, Nova Scotia

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Moose River Gold Mines Company showing early mining equipment
1930
Moose River, Nova Scotia

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Earl Redden (miner) at the 500 foot level of the Holman Mine.
1930
Caribou, Nova Scotia