William Stafford was a coal mining engineer and mine superintendent for the North Western Coal and Navigation Company who was responsible for determining the location of the City of Lethbridge, Albert
William Stafford, courtesy of the Galt Museum & Archives
The North Western Coal and Navigation Company, also known as Alberta Railway and Coal Company or Alberta Railway and Irrigation Company, was a coal mining company formed in London, England, in 1882 by
William Stafford (mining engineer)
…William Stafford (November 15, 1842 - May 12, 1907) was a coal mining engineer and mine superintendent for the North Western Coal and Navigation Company who was responsible for determining the location of the City of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. William Stafford was born in Patna, East Ayrshire, Scotland…
Galt International Depot, originally at the border crossing at Coutts, Alberta/Sweetgrass, Montana. The depot was moved in 1999 to the Galt Historic Railway Park at Stirling, Alberta.
Construction of the Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District flume across the Oldman River