Our Clues: What do We Know Already?

The body length of the Gun Barrel. It is 30inches long.

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The original photo held on file at the Museum of Science and Technology

Note the red paint on the barrel, that is not a natural colour for rust. This is an excellent indicator that this was not an accident, but rather a purposeful placement indicative of a survey marker.

Note as well the specks of yellow.

The starting point for understanding the history of the gun barrel is the gun barrel itself, by looking at the rust on it and its weathered nature, along with the length and materials. References to the gun barrel can be found in the survey book written by R.O. Semper. He injects a lot of personal insight about the weather and it is a fun read for a technically written manual. R.O. Semper was also the one of the original men behind the Historic Monomuent Committee who originally started to collect and preserve these parts of Canadian history. The original museum file on record indicates that the date found was 1963, this is corroborated by the field book above, on the westernly border of Kingsclear and Saint Ann's Parish. It was taken from the fence and eventually sent to the museum in 1994.