BUSINESS-MCLAREN'S ROLLER MILL AKA COBDEN ROLLER MILLS

• Name	BUSINESS-MCLAREN'S ROLLER MILL AKA COBDEN ROLLER MILLS
  Gender	Unknown
  Person ID	I2990	Whitewater Region Early Families
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2024

  
  

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  CHx-McLaren's Dam - The McLaren Dam was built on the Muskrat Creek east of Cobden by McLaren Roller Mills who began operations in 1910. In dry seasons, there was insufficient power to the Mill and the dam was built to create a head pond. According to 'Cobden Then & Now' by George Wallace, this water system was harnessed to supply power to the village of Cobden in 1917. That power supply came to an end in 1934 when the dam ruptured and flooded Hwy 17. Postcard photograph provided by Richard McLaughlin

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		McLaren's Grist Mill destroyed by fire The Cobden Sun, Mar 16, 1911
  		McLaren's Roller Mill destroyed The Cobden Sun, Mar 16, 1911
  		Cobden's power house & dam washout, 1934 Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Irene McLaren (provided by Jack McLaren)
  		Cobden Power House damaged by flood Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Jack & Janice McLaren, compiled by Irene McLaren, 1989
  		Ross Farmers Mill Ltd burns The Cobden Sun, Nov 21, 1990 Newspaper clipping from the collection of Girlie Bennett, provided by Clair Huckabone.
  		from the newspaper files- Ottawa Daily Citizen Oct 31, 1895 'Cobden News' - busy village; 9-10 fine brick houses nearing completion (in a prior post on dating homes in Cobden, we know that a number were built c1895-1905. This tells us that a significant number were built in 1895); other local news Ottawa Daily Citizen Oct 31, 1895 - Cobden News
  		from the newspaper files - The Ottawa Citizen, Apr 1, 1898 'Cobden News' funeral of Thomas Burton, illness of Alex McLaren, Literary Club. The Ottawa Citizen, Apr 1, 1898 'Cobden News'

  
  

• Notes

  1893 Cobden Roller Mills are established by Alex McLaren of Osceola, on lots 320-325, John St. Cobden Then & Now p. 123