▁gold . ▁ ▁They ▁st aked ▁twelve ▁claims ▁near ▁their ▁discovery . ▁Because ▁different ▁spons ors ▁had ▁st aked ▁them , ▁they ▁f li pped ▁a ▁coin ▁to ▁determine ▁how ▁to ▁divide ▁them . ▁Hol ling er ▁won ▁the ▁toss ▁and ▁took ▁the ▁higher ▁ground . ▁ ▁No ah ▁T imm ins , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁successful ▁with ▁the ▁La ▁Rose ▁silver ▁mine ▁in ▁Cob alt ▁during ▁the ▁Cob alt ▁Silver ▁R ush , ▁purchased ▁an ▁option ▁on ▁Hol ling er ' s ▁claims ▁and ▁immediately ▁started ▁work ▁on ▁setting ▁up ▁min ing ▁operations . ▁He ▁set ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁Fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁from ▁mile ▁post ▁ 2 2 2 ▁on ▁the ▁Tem isk aming ▁& ▁Northern ▁Ontario ▁Railway ▁( T & NO ) ▁with ▁a ▁crew ▁of ▁twenty - e ight ▁men , ▁two ▁teams ▁of ▁horses , ▁and ▁two ▁tons ▁of ▁supplies . ▁Following ▁an ▁old ▁l umber ▁road , ▁they ▁had ▁to ▁bla ze ▁their ▁own ▁trail ▁where ▁the ▁road ▁had ▁become ▁over g rown . ▁They ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁mine ▁site ▁on ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Day , ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁ ▁So on , ▁T imm ins ▁had ▁acquired ▁ 5 6 0 ▁acres , ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁Hol ling er , ▁Miller , ▁Gill ies , ▁Mill erton , ▁and ▁Ac me ▁Gold ▁claims . ▁ ▁The ▁Hol ling er ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁and ▁the ▁T imm ins ▁group ▁formed ▁Canadian ▁M ining ▁and ▁Fin ance ▁Company ▁Limited . ▁