Munro Family History

Just think of trekking that 90  miles back and forth to Athabasca Landing  with plodding oxen straining to pull a heavily laden sleigh in the dead of winter.  It had to be tough going for even the hardiest of men.   Each trip had to have taken several days at oxen speed.  Where did they put up for the night? 

In 1912 the railway was extended to Athabasca.  (The word ‘Landing’ was dropped after the railway came. )  Unfortunately for John Alexander, it put an end to his freight business.  Or maybe it wasn’t so unfortunate—that was tough going!

Here’s John Alexander in a hunting scenario.  Was it a cabin remote from the farm?  Could it have been a stop-over cabin on the way to Athabasca Landing?  Does anybody know anything about this?  

Note that there are no less than eleven weapons on hand, by my count.  The one closest to the door appears to be a rare double-barrel .44 rifle/12-gauge shotgun.  Anybody know about these guns?  Or where they are now?