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In early May, while exploring the East Wanapitei River, I found the remains of an old sluiceway.
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I do not know much about sluiceways â I had to look up the term â but I understand it was a part of the logging operations that took place many decades ago along the East Wanapitei River. I have heard the lumber from the woodlands north of Capreol was used to rebuild Chicago after its historical fire in October 1871, but I have not done much investigating yet and at this point, that connection remains a rumour.Â
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