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Gold was discovered in Renfrew, originally known as Nine Mile River, in 1861 by William Thompson who found a boulder that contained #gold on the banks of the brook near his saw mill. Later that year, John McPhee discovered additional quartz veins near Thompson's mill.
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These discoveries led to a swirl of activity by many small companies and prospectors staking claims.
Production began in 1862 but didn't boom until 1863 when #gold recovery more than doubled from 308 ounces in 1862 to 785 ounces in 1863.
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In 1864 mining increased significantly but no crushing of ore was done during the last three months of the year due to a drought, water being essential to the process.
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