▁sm el ters ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁built ▁at ▁F urn ace ▁F alls ▁on ▁the ▁Ir ond ale ▁River ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁My les ▁started ▁construction ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁using ▁squ ared ▁logs ▁supporting ▁horse ▁drawn ▁s led ges . ▁ ▁My les ▁borrow ed ▁the ▁required ▁$ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁from ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Bank ▁of ▁Com merce , ▁using ▁the ▁mines ▁as ▁security . ▁The ▁w agon way ▁finally ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁as ▁the ▁My les ▁Branch ▁Tr am way . ▁The ▁inter change ▁with ▁the ▁Victoria , ▁about ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁Kin mount , ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁My les ▁J unction . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁My les ▁sh ipped ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁t onnes ▁of ▁ore , ▁and ▁then ▁abandoned ▁the ▁properties . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁Charles ▁P use y ▁and ▁his ▁partner ▁I v att s ▁purchased ▁both ▁the ▁Snow don ▁and ▁How land ' s ▁mines , ▁only ▁to ▁have ▁I v att s ▁leave ▁for ▁Europe ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁later . ▁P use y ▁then ▁formed ▁a ▁partners hip ▁with ▁How land , ▁an ▁influ ential ▁Toronto ▁business man ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁found ing ▁director ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Bank ▁of ▁Com merce ▁and ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Bank ▁of ▁Canada . ▁Both ▁men ▁were ▁interested ▁in ▁rail ways , ▁and ▁became ▁friends , ▁and ▁later ▁family ▁when ▁How land ' s ▁son ▁married ▁P