After the big strike of 1907 in Cobalt , many adventurers headed north to find mineral riches that would surely follow the trends of the Cobalt Silver Capital of the world. Our display shows a typical representation of a prospectors/ trappers dwelling, and is based on Jack Cameron's cabin from an area near Silver Claim Lake. The walls were lined with cardboard for insulation purposes, and this provided a perfect tabloid for Jack's daily diary. On it he mentions the "silver rush" at Silver Claim Lake as well as those at Gowganda.  On the trek north were many names like Timmins Holigener etc, but among them was also the well-known poet Robert Service who spent many hours prospecting in the Elk Lake and Gowganda areas. Living in similar make shift- log shacks during the long winter months was far from a writer's ideal setting, a few of his well known works, were produced during these times. Robert Service was on his way to the famous Klondike, but also was part of the "mining operation" on Silver Claim Lake in Elk Lake, and the mines of nearby Gowganda. There were several operating silver mines in the vicinity. Elk Lake once again drew numerous new prospectors and miners north, and the town started to grow. Within the Museum, are several photographs taken by Robert Service at the Klondike, and given to Jim Thompson, a well known prospector in Elk Lake..