apparent evidence discrepancies exist within its content. Unsatisfactory, unpaid wages and a severe lack of houses for the loggers and their families existed for the early settlers and contributed to suspicious, acrimonious circumstances surrounding the two deaths. A lack of local knowledge existed in 1969–70 about what had been going-on during the early years of the pioneer logging camp. There was no Government Director on the Company's board in St. John's at the time the deaths occurred. The Government appointments of Claude Fraser and Thomas Lodge to the Company's board of directors were meant to 'keep a lid' on things. The family tradition of secrecy surrounding the two deaths also strongly suggests it is beyond coincidence that a cover-up involving at the very least, Government mismanagement continues to hide the truth about what really happened in the early hours of 3 February 1940. References External links Alexis Bay History References Tombstone, Port Hope Simpson The Port Hope Simpson Diaries 1969 - 70 Vol. 1 The Port Hope Simpson Diaries 1969 - 70 Vol. 2 Port Hope Simpson Off the Beaten Path Port Hope Simpson Historic Logging Town in Canada Port Hope Simpson Clues, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada Legacy: Port Hope Simpson Town, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Port Hope Simpson Mysteries, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Oral History Evidence and Interpretation Rooted Forever in History The Port Hope Simpson Challenge 1886 births 1963 deaths Businesspeople from Newfoundland and Labrador Welsh emigrants to Canada Canadian loggers Businesspeople from Cardiff People from Labrador Politicians in Newfoundland and Labrador 20th-century Welsh businesspeople 19th-century Welsh businesspeople