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LABRADOR CENhROSITI'. honesty that he cannot believe in a 11c need to seek to escape the dia-
,t Striking Instance is Recorded b,f God simply because he has failed belie (delusion of the life that ac-
Dr. Grenfell. to cramp his intellect into coneep- knowled s the fact of a God and
tions long since outgrown, which yd. denies
his likeness in the living.
Among the qualities developed on have been offered to him as essen You and your neighbor might
the ',!ern Labrador coast, writes tial to quarrel forever as to your concep-
Iioctor Grenfell, one is very con-
spicuous'.let That is the way in which FAITH IN THE DIVINE.
every one s,ems interested into express that ideal of the divine
and your affairs, and seems anxi- in Yet Godinthat way rua-y stnnot illhavelieve findn ' yourselves e daily walkin inng, and you shall
oils to further offs j , g gthe sndt,
y projects often the sense of a higher life that some- way, bound on the some errands,
going to great trouble for the be- how wraps us all in itself ; of reach- and
to -
hoof of a complete stranger. A es of being far beyond our discov- Beth your
heaven's door as yall carry ours seek
striking instance of their generos- ering and charting; of a life from the ways of the needy and the sad
ity is recorded as coming under the which all our life springs, and of of and suffering.
do ctor's notice. goal and ideal of life to which all
I was stranded last week, in the our best life turns.
evening, about fifteen miles from The divine is not a matter of de -
home. Owing to the crowd in hos- tails. God is not a matter of gram-
pital and my colleagues being away mar. faith in the divine is always
south, it was imperative that I the consciousness and hope of that
should get home that night. which defies description. You have
No dogs were obtainable, so I no right to call yourself an atheist
s. tight the help of a poor fisherman. or so to libel another simply be -
the only man available. His right cause old descriptions aro rejected.
arm and leg had been scrammed He is the true atheist who seeks
with a "touch of the paralyze" to bury his life in the dust and
when he was a boy. With an imbe- away from the divine. He may be
cite sister, a mother and a brother well informed on theories of the di-
dopendent on him, and only his. vine; he may be that dangerous per -
crippled limbs, he has lived in an i
eon the piously orthodox ntlic•ist.
The man who makes this life of
ours an empty thing, who robs this
ger occupying the best part of the) world of its beauty and glory, who 1
floor space, whom he begged me to steals from life's song the note that I HENRY F. COPE.
examine while 11e "unspanned "
THE ORTHODOX ATHIESTI
The Man Wno Makes This Life an Empty
Thing Despoils It of the Divine.
God is not in all his thoughts. -
Psalms x. 4.
There are at least three kinds of
atheism -that which denies the ex-
istence
of
any infinite
afte and eternal ialfi t e
es, who casts the cynics sneer
spirit ; that which, while affirming, over youth's dreams, over love's
with much emphasis and elabora- devotion.
lion of detail, the existence of such It may make little difference who-
a spirit, yet lives as if there were ther you can agree with your neigh -
none ; and that which, whether af- bor in your descriptions of the di -
firming or denying the fact, puts vine. It would be an unfortunate
o'.thing of the divine into actual thing if your idea of that infinite made lamentation for them
hung. life and love could be so localized there." This is thought necessary
One's intellectual conclusions as and stationary as to permit of sat- by some because of the Hebrew's
to the existence of such a God as it -factory description. Tne thing abhorrence of cremation, and
nlon of the past may have been able that matters is whether to that especially since they later took
to Lecture may have little import- neighbor you yourself are reveal- their bones and buried them, and
ance. The fact is that, as to the inR something of the divine and the still later David reinterred them in
specifications of the Deity as con- eternally good and true. Saul's own territory of Benjamin
ccived by others, and particularly (E Sam. 21. 12-14).
•
the morning stars sang together,
the heavenly chord, is simply ho
who despoils life of the divine, of
its ideals, its hopes, its sublime sac -
body of their king and his sons.
When David became king one of his
first acts was to send a message of
blessing to the men of this city fur
their brave deed (2 Sam. 2. 5).
12. Valiant men --Another term
for "amen of amus.,,
Went all night -The distance by
the road it was necessary to travel,
Icing somewhat over ten miles,
most of it through territory now
held by the Philistines.
From the wall --This fact of tak-
ing down the bodies and escaping
unobserved could be accomplished if
-as was prubably the case - they
were hung from the gate of an out-
er wall which enclosed the market-
place just outside the city wall it-
self.
Burnt them there -By a slight
change these words would read
as pictured by the past, we mut WE NEED TO PRAY "1'
ill! he, if we are living thinkers, PROPII;.T REPEALS TERRORS.
atheists. to be delive-ed not from intellectual
The important thing is not 'n•he- atheism; that will hurt, no one. We Disaster on Disa-
ster Will Follow in
ther we can all agree as to the pre- need to pray to be delivered from 11109.
cis. details of the Deity; the int- practical atheism, the life that de -
portant thing is whether we will ares the divine; the heart that emp- There is no falling off in the num-
ree somehow the divine in our lives ties itself of the high and holy by iter of disasters predicted by "Old
and somehow come to express that its avarice, its passion for the Moore" in his almanac fur 1909,
in our living. Many a man in all things that are low and debasing. says a London letter.
The sudden striking down of a
statesman, a very destructive city
fire, a most terrible railway disas-
ter, and a "violent storm in the of-
fices of a city newspaper," are
some cheerful happenings predict-
ed for January, but no hint is given
as to the nature of the last-men-
tioned eruption.
February is earmarked for a
uninterrupted state of poverty.
IIs tiny shack, crowded already,
had an aged and still poorer stran-
++++++t.+++++++++++++++ +++++4+++++++++++++♦„
Crows' Nest Pass'
Region
•
Vast New Treasure -Nouse of Coal
++++++++++♦+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Forty-five billion tons of coal, in-! however, there is, in view of more
eluded in the greatest coat -fields in
western orth America, will be
available as soon as railroad ex-
tensions now in progress tapping
the Crows' Nest Pass region are
recent exploration and develupings,
little doubt that it falls far short
of the actuality. Instead of an
area of 230 square miles, used as
cum luted a basis by .Mr. McEvoy', a study of
p going far toward avert- the map and the facts as to the out-
ing the predicted fuel (amine. eroppings of from twelve
This vast storehouse is located in veins of coal on the easterns
sslopes
a rectangle 150 by 200 utiles in ex- of the Rockies at Cat mountain and
tent, comprising 30,000 square upon the property of the Leitch
miles or 19,200,000 acres. Collieries Company at the eastern
To put this tract in direct com- gateway of the ('rows' Nest Pass,
munication with the outside world; discloses that this great coal field
two opposing engineering parties; ,s not confined within the restrict -
are strenuously at work. 1). C. ed area of 230 square utiles, and the
Corbin, president of the Spokane calculator might have doubled his
International railroad, has secured figures and called his total 45,010,-
a charter from the provincial goy- 400.000 tons and still have been
ernment of British Columbia for a within actualities.
railroad connecting with the Cana- The confines of this vast fuel
dian Pacific, east of Michel, B. C., treasure -house are not hard to de -
and extending in a southerly direc-I termitic. The east line of the Ida-
tlun fourteen miles. Construction' lio Panhandle, if continued north -
gangs are now in the field, rushing'ward on the I /6th meridian of west
work. The line will open coal longitude ler a distance of 150
lands in seventeen sections, a total 1 miles, would cross the boundary
of 10,800 acres, for which the cont- ' line which separates the province
pany holds crown (;rants from the c British Columbia from Alberta
provincial government of British at the summit of the Rocky moun-
Columbia. tains, and intersect the main line of
A branch of the Great Northern the Canadian Pacific railroad a" few
railroad, known as the Crows' Nest miles northwest of Banff, in the
Southern, was extended from Relit- Canadian National Park.
ford on the main line in Montana 1f a line were run from this point
to Fernie, a distance of sixty-two c it intersection with the Canadian
miles, a few years ago in order to Pacific directly east for a distance
render accessible the output of the of 200 miles to the lllth meridian
coal mines at Morrissey and Fer- -4 longitude and thence south 150
ilia Thi1 f miles the international boundary
line would again be crossed at aree
point one longitude degree west of
the midway point in the northern
dreadful theatre or public buildin iq ine o road has now
ended tvycnty-three miles
catastrophe in the Manchester di131 been exts- I further up the pass to Michel. En-
trict, March trill be a bad month gineers at. present are engaged in
for rulers, April vtill bring disgrace making a permanent location of the
and death to a prominent financier, .11 of this branch road up the Elk
world needs God. It nev,rta tube accident in Now York is pre-, river, with the apparent intention
will This ald ne with pictures nofever
dieted for May, and the discovery: ( f the ultimate extension to t'-.'
that great spirit of novo and life, of mountains of silver ore in Mexico' head of the river, thence across i :e
It will know God only as we show will upset the bullion market in divide to the Alberta side and from
that love and life. We might well (Juni, a month which will witness that point on to Calgary, which is
alarming riots in Liverpool.
In July an earth tremor will
shake Birmingham, there will be a
railway disaster and an excursion
and more it must mean to men, in -
If that word means to you, as mored boat calamity in the Trish Sea.
finite goodness, tenderness, helpful-. Many members of Parliament:
ness, affection, then the measure of ! will pass away in August, "causing
much election er:c•itement
yeur faith in such a being and such and
qualities is your own projectionthere will be a terrible disaster of in
them into the world. It is time; Hull or Grimsby, and "fashions
that we ceased to quarrel over de-
finitions and descriptions of the di-
vine and began to do the deeds di-
vine.
spend less time preaching about
God if only we would practice that
for which our ideals of God stand.
This I did, but when clear of the
house I reasoned with him against
increasing his liabilities and- bur-
dens.' He replied :
"He is scrammed a bit just now."
His dogs were, alas! little better
fed than he was himself. One has
to put it that way, because they
sill:red equally with him. living in
the house. But his standard of diet
was not ours. He was so delighted
nt car;3'ing rue, even at that hour
f night, I ventured to offer a trif-
ling remuneration. He answered it
• " of bis fashion," and for a
ter spoke only to his dogs.
• 11 n we reached the hospital, I
Legged him to let me feed his dogs
and give them a bed for the night.
"It's got to take this parcel to
Snag Cove," he replied, "so I
won't stay. I give you thanks."
THE an
S. S. i I ESSiN' Thderefellforeuon final took his sword
pit-Nothing but tic
extremity of despair would lead a
Hebrew to talc his own life . his
IN'1'I:RN.tTio\ %E LESSON, I ideas of the next life as a shadowy,
SEPT, 6. unattractive existence far away
front God, made him cling to this
life. There are but four examples
of suicide in all the Scriptures (2
Lesson X. Saul and Jonithen Sam. 17. 23; 1 Kings 16. 18; Matt.
Oa
Slain in Battle. Golder: 47. 5).
Test, Autos 4. 12. 5. His armor -bearer ...died with
him -It Was the part of an Eastern
Verse 1. Now the Philistines srrvant to share the fate of his
fought against Israel -This was no Lord whatever it might be.
border skirmish but the open clash 0. So Saul died -In 2 Sam. 1.
of the massed strength of two na-,1"16 there is another account of his
tions. The mastery of Palestine death, told by a messenger who
was at stake. comes to David expecting a reward
Mount Gilboa -A mountain peak for the news. The story may be
and also the range of adjoining understood as a fabrication by the
Why, that's eight nfiles, What l hills. It formed the eastern bean_ ' messenger, or as another case of a
is the parcel, anyhow 7" dary of the large plain of Esdra- s(cond independent record of the
"It's a bit o' mutton for Skipper elon, and though mentioned in the historic event. In any case
:Alfred. what's sick there.c the
Good- Old Testament only in connection must trustworthy record is the one
bye, doctor. I's'll be home again by with this particular battle, it fig- f,efore ns.
Lrrakfa• t." ured in much of the military his-
t slammed the door and turned 1 tory of i'alestine. Along its ridge
in. feling ever so smell. the Philistines fought and pursued
Saul's forces.
SISTER KNEW2. . Sons of Saul -One son Ish-
bosheth (or lash-baal) was either
not en the field, or escaped notice,
for he lived to claim Saul's•throno
for a time. Three sons are said to
have paid the price of their protn-
inence in the line of battle.
3. The battle went sore against
Satrl--The Latin version translates
this, "The whole weight of the bat-
tle was directed against Saul."
The archers --The Israelites do
not seem to have been pre-eminent
in the use of the bow. The Philis-
tine archers advancing rapidly in
Was T; oubled With His i their war chariots and singling out
I the leaders for their nim caused it
Back for Over Twenty. j ,an•c of fear.
Ile was greatly distressed - "In
great straits." Whether this term
conditionGot film Every Hind of Medicine, But tioniora
of personalr)dangercisahard
to tell. There is some weight in
favor of the Septuagint which
reads. "he was sore wounded."
According to the story of 2 Sam.
1. 6 he "was leaning upon his
spear."
4, Armor -bearer - An office of
honor, and involving the duties of
protection to the king's person.
!see( s Kidney Pule. M hust•and had Uncircumcised -As circumcision
Myhad both it national and religious
been troubled with hia bar for over Iwen. significance, this terns would hold
ty.fit•o years. i got him every kind of * all the meaning of our words
tnedi.ine I could think of. hut they dM "alien" and "infidel."
him earned. A friend advisedhtrntoget me -''Make sport of rue.
host,'. Kidney Title, so he got,"
two hoses and thee cure.1 him c,mplett+ly,
some .m Saul was thinking, not of the midi-
AbuseHe feel, like a new man, so he cava, and dation of his body after death, but
will never be without a bot of fk„n's of the indignities sure to be heaped
Kidney Pills 111 the house.
upon Fifa as a
The r
P prisoner. Recall the
Ch e
n
of
i><vn s '(
P Kidney Pills is ti0 cast of Samsun•
cents per hos or 3 boxes for $1.23, at all Ile was sore afraid :1 mingling
dialers, or will iemailed direct unreceipt, of loyalty to his general and rever-
luep to,ice Oat.
The L) au liiJary Pill Co, once for the person of "God's
aneintcd."
"I sass Tommy," said Mr. Green,
who had been waiting in the parlor
for half an hour ; "you might run
upstairs and tell your sister I'm
here."
"Oh, site knows right enough,"
replied Tommy. "When you was
corrin' up the walk she looked
through the blinds and said,
r'Ilere's that empty-headed idiot
again.' "
eweriessewwwwweall
five Years
*DOAN'S KIDNEY
PILLS
-KIN.ILLY CURED 11131
Mrs. 11. A. Dipper, Fotterton, Ont.,
writes:- I raucertainly recommend your
All his men -This does not mean
every man in the army, but is a
brief summary of the awful fatali-
ties of the day.
7. On the other side of the valley
-This could mean across Esdrne-
lon to Carmel on the west, or Ta-
bor on the northwest, or across the
valley of Jezreel northward among
the hills of Issachar, Zebulun, and
Naphtuli. From any of these points
the inhabitants :night have been
watching with eager interest the
outcome of the battle. Gilboa jut-
ted nut into the plain in such a
way that the happenings on its ridge
could be seen fur miles in almost
every direction. All the neighbor-
ing cities, as far as the Jordan,
were left unprotected by the fall of
this stronghold.
When the Philistines came to
strip the slain -The unconcern with
which this custom is mentioned
throws light upon the inhumanity of
ancient warfare. Compere David's
treatment of the Philistine giant.
9. They cut off his head and strip-
ped ori his nrnfor-"The nnointed
of Jehovah fares no better than the
uncircumcised Goliath now that
God has forsaken him." The head
of a foe and his armor were proud-
ly displayed as trophies.
10. The house of the Ashtaroth--
Or. the "temple of Astarte," of
which there was 0110 at AAkelon.
Beth -sham --A fortified town nn
the eastern point of the plain of
Fsdraelon, near Gilbert. It looked
cut over the sleep Jordan valley
and guarded western Palestine
against nn Invasion front the cast.
11. Jabesh-gilead-A strong town
centrally located east of t he .1.r -
clan. When it was in danger by an
nttack of the :Ammonites under
Nahash, Saul had gone to its help
(1 sam. 11), and now its inhabitants
in grateful remembrance rescue the
will run veru eccentric this month -
with the ladies."
An awful earthquake in the (Vest
Indies is promised for September,
and explosions may be expected in,
the north during this month.
The American eagle is expected to
scream loudly in November, but
otherwise the month will be com-
paratively quiet, and the year will
end with hard times on the east
coast.
AT FIRST SiGHT.
"When we Were married a year
ago," said Mrs. Oldby, "you were
constantly, telling your friends that
our marriage was the result of
love at first sight on your part, and
now you are always finding fault
with me."
"Yes ; it is true that it was a case
of love at first sight when I met
you," replied Oldby, with a sigh,
"and I'll never forgive myself for
leaving my spectacles at home that
morning."
MORE EXPRESSIVE.
He was looking for a rich wife,
and thought he had found what ho
required.
"I love you," he said, in soft,
warm tones, "more than I can tell
in words."
"Try figures," she replied coldly.
CURES
DyeontAry, Dinrrhooa, Cramps,
Colic, Patina in the Btolnaeh,
Cholera, Cholera Morbts, Chol-
era Infantuin, Sea 8:(;ltnrse,
Buettner Complaint, and all
Fluxes of' the Bowels.
It ass been on the market ter 6.1 veers.
Its effects are ntarvelons. It acts like a
charm. Itelt•f 13 elm st 1n.'antancoas.
Ask year dreetist for 1t. Take no other.
Substitutes are esrgeros,.
The ii•nnlne 1s inanutrec'ure.i 1.y THE T.
)lii.at•r;v, ('.> tigr-y •, Toronto, out.
i'rlee 33 cents.
COUPLE O;• DOSES CURED.
Mrs.
n. Tier, Sask., tall'
of her experience in the f ,liowi g worth: --
"I wish to tell yen of the g•! 1 have
found in Dr. Fowler's Extra, ! of Wild
Strtwbcrr
v. last
aged two jcars,was utakeo ll wasSum-
mer Complaint. and as my mother always
kept i)r. Fowler's ,n the house when 1
was a child. 1 teemed to follow her stem•
ple as 1 always have it also. 1 at oneo
gave it to my baby as directed and she was
at once relieved, and after a couple of
doses were taken was oomplctely cured."
touslless,
Liver Complaint
If your tongue is ooated, your eyes fel•
law, y„ttr complexion ',allow.; if you Laee
sick hea.ia..Los, variable appetite, poor
sir. ulation, a pain under the right should-
er, or alternate oo,tivenees and diarrhua,
floating specks before the eyes,
Your Liver I3 Not In Order
All thetroublea
and diseases saes which conte
in the train of a disordered liver, such ea
Jaundice, Chronic Constipation, Catarrh
of the Stomach, Heartburn, Water Brash,
eta., way be quickly and easily cured by
MILBURN'S LAXA-LIVER PILLS
Mr. S. Gingerich, Zurich, Ont, writes: -
bad suffered for years with liver own -
plaint, and although i tried many medi-
cines 1 could not get rid of it. Seeing
Milburn's I.axa•Liver Pills advertised I
decided to try then(, and after using thein
four months I was completely cured.
25 Dent' a vial or 6 for =1.00. at all
dealers, or mailed direct on receipt of
price by The T. Milburn Co., Ltd.,
Toronto, Ont.
where they have been exposed by
the upheaval of the Livingstone
range and at Cat Mountain. Thus
while it is known that coal exists
in paying quantities in almost all
parts of this vast territory, what
13 commonly known as the Crows'
Nest coal field occupies but a por-
tion of the southwestern quarter of
it, extending from the Elk River on
the west to the foothills of the
Rockies on the east. A single seam
c.' coal ranging in thickness from
thirty to forty feet has been cut
through at Morrisse' , Coal Creek,
Hoerner and Michel, and is of the
same thickness as exposed at Cat
Mountain, on the eastern slope of
the
Rockies and at other places up
the Elk River.
With the opening up of the rect-
boundary of the state of Montana, angular territory to the railroad
and if continued south through the the problem of Witht marketing the coal
g will he solved. With the speed be -
state would pass cast of Great Falls in>; made by the construction gangs
uta distance of only twelve miles. the day is not far distant when the
In Alberta this same meridian Crows' Nest Pass region will fig-
ure but a few miles test of Me- are ms' atly in the fuel supply
dlcine Hat, a town situated on the problem of North America. -F. G.
Moorhead, in the Technical World
Magazine.
WHERE THE NEW COAL DEPOSI'T'S WERE FOUND.
Crows' Nest is nearly in the centre of the map and of the region
which the great coal deposits occupy.
the railway centre of the southern
part of Alberta.
The amount of coal lying hidden
away waiting the coming of min-
ers and transportation facilities al-
tnost surpasses comprehension.
From the reports of Canadian geo-
logists and of mining engineers 't These four lines bound a rect-five members will thus have $25,000
is apparent that there is approxi- angle 150 by 200 miles in extent, at its command, and will purchase
mately 100 feet of workable coal! 3t!,o0o square miles or 19,200,000 the cars of the five members,
underlying a territory' which ex- acres, giv-
tends from the Elk river on the west 1 ing $5.000 each. The company now
I
Fully three-fourths of this sect-ling
ect becomes liahle for all damage done.
to and beyond the Livingstone , angular territory lies east of the I Ilring a limited liability concern,
range, cast of the summit. of the i foothills of the Rocky Mountains• it is oily able to pay fines or eerie
Rockies, and from the headwaters:Coal has been found in almost ev- pensation to the limit of the funds
of the Elk on the north to the in-' ery part of this district ; at Medi -
'to band. and then becomes bank-
rupt. boundary south.
Dr. Frischauer considers
that such a company would be in a
chronie state of bankruptcy, but it
would be the only way of evading
the new law.
sc.uth branch of the Saskatchewan
river, where the Canadian Pacific
main line crosses the stream. A
few miles cast of Medicine Hat the
Crows' Nest branch of the Cana-
dian Pacific joins the train lino at
Dunmore Junction.
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BAD FOR MOTORISTS.
New Law Enacted in Austria Sp( 1Is1
Ruin for 'Chem.
Consternation has been caused
among motorists in Austria by the
new law regulating motor traffic,
the full import of the measure hav-
ing been expounded by Dr. Emil
l'rischauer, a well known Vienna
solicitor.
1)r. Frischauer says that there is
absolutely no limit to the ail/omit
mit
of compensation that may be ex-
isncted from a motorist for damage
caused by or clue to his car. He
responsible for the damage clone
Us fright.•l:od horses, and -the
amount he has to pay may be fixed
by any Amall local tribunal. There
is no "damage limit," and in view
of the notorious hostitlity of certain
districts to motorists a fortune
might easily be lost on a single
journey. In Germany the "damage
limit" is fixed at 131'1,500. The sec-
retary of the Vienna Automobile
Club asserts that- the position will
he most serious if the law is rigor-
ously administered.
Dr. Frischauer says that but one
avenue of escape appears to be open
to the motorists, slid that is to
evade the law by the formation of
limited companies. Several motor-
ists will join to form a company,
each subscribing a certain sura,
perhaps $5.000. A company with
y
On the basis of the report of Dr.
Selwyn, of the dominion geological
department at Ottawa, of the out-
cropping of those seams as they are ) by the citizens of the town for do-
t•. be found three or four miles' rnestic
north of Morrissey, James McEvoy, + northwestern corner ; oses; at all along the
anff, in the
geologist for the Crows' Nest Pass, eastern slope of the Rockies: at the
Coal C'ompa.fy, estimates that there Knee Hills, northeast of Calgary;
are over 22,000,000.000 tuns of coal I on .Sheep Creek, where it has been
available when transportation fa- mined for domestic purposes for
cilities have been secured. many years; and on the headwaters
According to Mr. McEvov's fig- of High River, where it has also
tires, the outcropping of coal just 1 Leen taken out kr use by the ranch -
north of Morrissey measures a to-+ers for the last twenty years.
til. of 216 feet, in layers running inn Hundreds of tons of it are ruined
thickness from a few inches to over daily at Tabor, thirty miles east
forty fret, and these layers of rockl i Lethbridge. At tho latter place
are interspersed through strata of , are situated the mines of the 0aIt
cute Hat, just °vv. the eastern
boundary, where natural gas has
also been discovered and is being
used by the railway company and
r, ck which form, together with the
coal seams, a depth of 4,736 fret
from the upper to the lowest seam
of coal in the series. Hr. McEvoy
estimates that at least one hundred
ftct of this total of 216 feet of coal
•s workable and marketable-
"Although the extent of the coal
lands in the entire area can only be
('(Impans', the oldest coal ce:npany
in the territory, and other mines of
other companies of more recent de-
velopment.
South and west of Pincher Creek,
along the foothills of the Rockies,
it is found in large beds, whiff on
the ('rows' Nest railway from
ltindbreck, forty miles west of
somewhat roughly estimated, the Macleod, to Morrissey, nine miles
estimate of 220 square miles should
t i below Fern7e, numerous mines are
be near enough to the true f to be in constant operation.
used as a basis for the calculation North of the railway through the
-' the total available real supply," pass, on the upper Elk, from the
says Mr. McEvoy. A little figuring i print where Michel ('reek empties
discloses what this means. Two into the Elk !liver, large tracts of
hundred end thirty square miles re- coal lands have been taken up and
duced to acres gives a total of 147,- are being surveyed and prepara-
200 acres. One a:re of coal of a tions are in progress to develop
thickness of one hundred feet would some of these holdings on a large
yield 153,480 tons, and the total f scale.
yield of the 147.200 acres would be On the eastern slope of the liock-
!i0:,.201,00a tons. fes these great coal measures re -
Great as such a total appears, veal themselves at various points
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his honesty.
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