After the Treaty of 1862 speculators of all kinds flocked to the Manitoulin to exploit its resources. The lumber was abundant and the geological survey of 1840 had indicated that oil was a strong possibility on the Island.

Island of Great Spirit - The Legacy of Manitoulin

14. Oil, Lumber & Settlement

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