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Josiah Flintabbatey Flonatin
The unique name FLIN FLON came from a fictitious character in a paperback novel called THE SUNLESS CITY by J.E. Preston-Murdock.
A copy of this book was found on the trail by pioneer prospector Tom Creighton and his party prior to the discovery of the original ore body in the Flin Flon area.
The book told of how Josiah Flintabbatey Flonatin, a grocer turned explorer, journeyed in a submarine of his own design down a subterranean river which flowed from bottom of Lake Avarnus in the Rocky Mountains. Flinty's journey took him through the Petrified Forest, The Hall of Jewels and the Sea of Earthquakes before he landed in the Valley of Gold where he discovered a new civilization of central earth inhabitants.
This story so impressed the Creighton party that when it came time to record the name of the new ore body, the nickname of the hero in the novel came to mind.
The statue of Josiah Flintabbatey Flonatin, which stands at the entrance to the city of Flin Flon was designed by the late AL CAPP, the renowned cartoonist and creator of the comic strip Lil Abner!
Josiah Flintabbatey Flonatin
The unique name FLIN FLON came from a fictitious character in a paperback novel called THE SUNLESS CITY by J.E. Preston-Murdock.
A copy of this book was found on the trail by pioneer prospector Tom Creighton and his party prior to the discovery of the original ore body in the Flin Flon area.
The book told of how Josiah Flintabbatey Flonatin, a grocer turned explorer, journeyed in a submarine of his own design down a subterranean river which flowed from bottom of Lake Avarnus in the Rocky Mountains. Flinty's journey took him through the Petrified Forest, The Hall of Jewels and the Sea of Earthquakes before he landed in the Valley of Gold where he discovered a new civilization of central earth inhabitants.
This story so impressed the Creighton party that when it came time to record the name of the new ore body, the nickname of the hero in the novel came to mind.
The statue of Josiah Flintabbatey Flonatin, which stands at the entrance to the city of Flin Flon was designed by the late AL CAPP, the renowned cartoonist and creator of the comic strip Lil Abner!