The Town that Stands on Gold Author:Michael Barnes A carefully researched history of the Kirkland Lake area of Ontario, Canada, from the early days of the gold rush to the era of large mines to the 1970s. — Two of the early characters - circa 111 - who came to Kirkland Lake, Ontario were Charlie Chow - restauranteur - and Roza Brown. Both did financially very well on the fringes of mining specula... more »tion. Roza for example had several shacks she rented to young ladies of `no visible means'.Gives a good overview of the prospecting to claims to mines to abandonment process for many properties in the region. Canadian mining history. B/W photos accompany text. Read about : Swastika, Virginiatown, and Lucky Cross. Including a short biblio.« less