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MHS Resources: Manitoba Bricks and Blocks: Snowball Yard / Dearlove YardIn 1881, Robert Snowball started a brick yard at Pilot Mound. Although he had a successful initial year, he did not return to the area again. In September 1882, his facility had been taken over by Harry Steadman of Winnipeg; however, his success was also short at this yard site. Brick-making resumed in the Pilot Mound area very close to the Snowball yard site on the property of Donald Frazer, in 1897, when Thomas Dearlove began his brick yard. By mid-June, Dearlove had erected a building and was awaiting his brick manufacturing machinery designed to produce 10,000 to 12,000 bricks per day. In July 1897, Dearlove’s first kiln produced 50,000 bricks followed by another 100,000 bricks later that year. The bricks he produced came in either a buff or red colour and sold for $9 to $10 per thousand. They were used to construct the Kemp residence (NW36-3-11W) and the Pilot Mound School (1905). Local directories list Dearlove as being in the brick business until around 1912. Sources:Manitoba Brick Yards by Randy Rostecki, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch Report, May 2010. This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough. Page revised: 10 May 2020
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