Austin L. Cumming, former
superintendent of the Northwest Territories and Yukon Bureau of
the Department of Mines and Resources, died on Monday, May 9th,
1949 after a lengthy illness. He was
66 years of age.
Mr. Cumming, widely-known in oil and mining circles throughout
Western Canada, served with Mines and Resources at The Pas
Manitoba, and Fort Smith, N.W.T.
Born at Cornwall, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
F. Cumming. He was educated at the separate and high schools in
Cornwall and later attended Queen's University, from which he was
graduated in
1905.
He served with the Topographical Survey Branch for eight years.
In 1914,
he enlisted in the Canadian Army at Edmonton and went overseas
with the Canadian Engineers in
1916.
During the War, he was wounded and was retired after the
Armistice with the rank of captain.
