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William Fernie and Philip Carosella at Coal Creek, BC

Two men stand in front of a hole in a hill. The man on the right has a pick and a shovel.

Photographer: Unknown
Fernie Museum

William Fernie and Philip Carosella at the opening of the “Peter” seam, Coal Creek, BC, 5 miles east of Fernie, 1889. Carosella became a prominent Fernie entrepreneur.