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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1925-10-15, Page 2CRISP, "AUTUMN ADDS Z. 1-14:iv to maintain the benefits et that outdoor life which millions received during the summer vacation days is the autumn problem of countess folks, During the heated term they journey- ed out into the open spaces in an end- less stream of automobiles to enjoy the thrills of 'life next to nature. It' was great sport ---and healthy, The solution of the problem stated is more motoring. In. fact there are advantages in autumn motoring not always to be found in mid -summer; especially from a health standpoint. One a the most notabe of these is amount of comfort with which one can travel by automo- bile during the fall season. It, is recognized that fewer motor- ists are at large after the usual va- cation months are over, not because they didn't survive but because other thingsare absorbing their interest Consequently one can not only drive a car with a greater degree of safety and therefore less nervous energy but also one can proceed with less annoy- ance nnoy-ance which comes from being held up by excessive traffic. One has more opportunity to observe the country through which the journey is being taken. This condition adds much to one's pleasure. The fall is an ideal time for week- end camping trips. True, the water may be too cold for comfortable swim- ming, but it still has possibilities for fishing and boating. The nights will be cooler, but not too cool for enjoy- ing splendid sleep. When, a summer night is excessively hot alone can do is to remove all covering and still swelter. But when the colder even - EST TO AUTO JOURNEYS, ings came it is always possible to add just the right number of blankets to insure comfort. Among the most conspicuous incon- veniences of hot weather outings are those mosquitoes, bugs, ants and vari- out other pests which seek to annoy and devour .human beings. In the fall these sources of disturbance have mostly turned to other methods of passing their time. however, in cer- tain localities, there are other animals that represent opportunities for hunt- ing game, all of which often adds to the interest of autumn motoring. The scenic beauty of Canada is at its best when the frost is on the •pump- kin and the fodder's in the shock. The uniform green of summer becomes a thousand shades of striking colors as the Ieaves of the trees vie with each other in attractiveness. The poison ivy has lost its sting. The crops have been harvested and the country folk have more tines to visit their city relatives. Then there is •a kick in the fail ozone which tends to invigorating health. The snappy feel of the air is in effect a stimulating tonic w'nich makes the leisure hours of motoring and camping or visiting profitable. It helps tremendously in keeping up the pep achieved on vacation. It doesn't matter much where you go, whether the destination is a foot- ball game or a cabin in the woods with. friendly fireplace, there are always beautiful scenes, marvelous sunsets, pure air, opportunity for exercise and rest and they make for better health. Keep the summer secured glow of fit- ness by motoring more often into the cquntry for pleasant recreation. Natural Resources Bulletin. The Natural Resources Intelligence Service of the Dept. of the Interior at Ottawa says: Canada has been making some won- derful advancements in the production of minerals during the past few years, particularly among those which are classed as metallic. The more com- mon metals, such as copper, lead and zinc, have shown an increase in pro- duction that has placed them among the leading revenue producers. The lead output, in particular, for the first half of the current year, has reached a value second only to gold among the metallic minerals and third when coal, our leading mineral in value of production, is included. Last year the production of lead in Canada amounted to 175,485,499 pounds, of a value of $14,221,345. In the first half of the year 79,058,295 pounds was pro - peed, valued at $6,278,810. For the first half of the current year the out- put of lead amounted to 128,298,836 pounds, valued at $11,510,955. Com- pared with the 93,30 7,171 pounds pro- duced in 1922, the amount of lead made available by the nines and smelters of Canada in the first half of the current year is little short of phenomenal. The famous Sullivan mine, in Brit- ish Columbia, accounted for the great- er portion of the lead production, while in Ontario the Kingdon Mining and Smelting Company's mine at Gal- etta is the largest producer. Zinc, likewise, has shown a wonder- ful growth in output. From the 56,- 290,000 pounds produced in 1922 an increase to 99,909,077 pounds was re- corded in 1924, while for the first half of the current year an output of 55,- 257,772 5;257,772 pounds is reported, against an output of 29,414,000 pounds in the first half of 1924. The improvement in market condi- tions, due in part to the great demand created by the radio and automobile trade for storage batteries, has stim- ulated interest in the development of some of the known deposits and has led to considerable prospecting active ity. The development of the Notre Dame des Anges deposits in Quebec by the British Metals Corporation (Canada), Ltd., will result in a large increase in production of both metals for 1925, which will probably exceed. 3,500,000 pounds of lead and 10,000,- 000 lbs. of zinc. The purchase of the Stirling property in Cape Breton -by the American Cyanamid interests, and the discovery of extensive bodies of zinc -copper ore in the Rouyn gold dis- trict of 'Quebec, are indications that eastern ;nnada may become an lin, r portant lead -zinc producer. A number of the old lead and zinc properties in Ontario, the principal ones being,,,ethe Frontenac and the Richardson mines near Kingston, have been optioned to American interests. It is reported that the Federal Zinc and Lead Co. at Gaspe, Que., is doing extensive dia- mond drilling and intends to carry out its plans for the erection of .a mill this summer to treat the ore from this promising property. Attention has been directed by the Provincial Dept. of Mines of Ontario and Quebec, and by the Federal Dept. of Mines, to the possibilities of the deposits along the north shore of Lake Superior, where the presence of silver makes these de- posits especially worthy of investiga- tion, and to the deposits on Calumet Island, Quebec, near Ottawa, and in Gaspe, Quebec. Cheerfully Honest. Teacher—"Can any: one in the .class spell `cloth'? No answer. Teacher—"Tommy, what material is your coat made of?" Tommy --"Pair of dad's old pants." The First Forecasting. The first national weather forecast- ing service was established in France in 1855. • This photograph, taken in Louden teff years ago, has just, been authorized for publication by.the IinPeri'al war museum. It shows the damage wrought by the first air raid in the city.` This Tourist Business. • How many persons in Canada have any idea of where the American city of Pittsfield is? Pittsfield, not Pitts- burg. Probably not very many. For For Pitts- field is not in the class of such centres as New York and Chicago, .Philadel- phia and Detroit, Boston and St. Louis and Los Angeles. Yet Pittsfield - a Massachusetts, city of some forty thousand --is a pretty active centre of interest; in Canada. Not long ago Hon. Chas. Stewart, Minister of the Interior, had a sketch map published and widely distributed showing the main automobile roads connecting Canada and the United States. One of these maps reached the secretary of the automobile clubs of Pittsfield, and he promptly wrote back saying: "If youcan spare one hundred of these maps we would be pleased to receive them as we are receiving calls daily for road maps of Canada." And what is true of Pittsfield is, merely typical. It is equally true of literally scores and hundreds of Am- erican towns and cities. The invasion of Canada by American motorists comes from all directions—from New England and California, -from the Gulf States, the Mississippi Valley and the Pacific Northwest. Clear across the States there is town after town and city after city where in- formation on Canada and how toget there is eagerly sought. Whatthis tourist trade coming to the Dominion is worth financially in a year is a tidy problem to figure out. For 1925 the amount is .placed at 00,- 000,000 for the 'city- of':Vancouver alone. A Halifax paper quotes an estimate of $345,000,000 per a`•Rrum for the whole Dominion. Dr. Doolittle, the president of the Canadian Auto- mobile Association predicts that ,Can- ada's tourist business will in a ,few years be worth $500,000,000 annually. It doesn't matter much what the exact amount is. The tourist trade is plainly one of the greatest business developments that has struck the Do- minion in many years, and the chief 5 FLIMERICKS Said a very young rat, "Pa, I , (have an opinion) You may bring me some.victuals and ." (beverage) But the rat's father (proclaimed), "Your wish is (refused) 'Till the cat goes to sleep in the " (a basin for waste water) •'LJsn the line write the word that is defined below it.' interest of the Interior Dept, in regard' to it lies not so much in the actual value of the present volume of tourist business but in seeing that Canada's natural recreational attractions are brought to the attention of he pros- pective tourist from abroad no less extensively or .effectively than the Do- minion's resources in agricultural lands, in'vvater power and other physi- cal assets have been brought to the notice of prospective settlers, invest- ors and business men generally. Fire Protection in Our National Parks. The protection of the Canadian Na- tiorlal parks in the Rockies from fire presents special difficulties owing to the wild and rugged nature of the country. The great majority of the fires that start..in..the parks begin in the valleys and work up the mountain slopes, steadily increasing as they go, the distance from the fire fighters' base :of supplies, and increasing also the difficulties involved in the taking of hien and equipment up steep slopes where often no trails exist. Some- times, however, the physical features of the country which obstruct the ef- forts of fire fighters can by resource- fulness and energy be utilized to good advantage. This was instanced re- cently in Glacier National park in British Columbia where a fire which threatened to attain serious propor- tions was quickly and effectively ex- tinguished by utilizing the drop of nearby mountain streams to .apply water to the fire, six streams of good pressure being supplied by the force of gravity. The fire brokteout in a valley near Glacier and was••discovertel by the local park wardens. ` As soon as the Park superintendent was informed of the extent of the fire he rushed fo the , scene taking with him thirty "risen, Iand also a portable fire pump '"andI other "equipment. Notwithstanding the heroic efforts of the two wardens. I with axes, and grubbers, the fire had continued to burn strongly up the slop and had covered over 100 acres when the re -enforcements arrived. The fu- tility of attempting to control the fire with one pump was soon realized. Fortunately there was water available on either side • of the fire, in two streams running down . the mountain side, less than a mile apart, and the parks officials determined to make use of the "head" of these streams to ap- ply water to the fire. Three small dams were placed in each of the streams and from the reservoirs thus formed lines of hose were :aid diagon- ally down hill to the fire the connec- tions at the dams were made by means of ordinary galvanized iron nipples thrust through the wales of the dams, and the forge of gravity in the . drop of thirty or forty feet was I sufficient to send streams of water Answer to last we9x's puzzle: fifteen or twenty feet from . the- noz- zles. Six streams were brought • to play on the fire from above. At the same time the pumping unit was operated from below the fire and between the two lines of attack the fire was soon Fraught under control. The gravity hose lines were kept in operation for several 'days until all danger had passed, thus releasing the portable pump for use in case of em- ergnecy elsewhere in the park. The success which accompanied the test of this method of . fire -fighting in the parks under actual fire conditions has resulted in a decision to make wider use of it in the future in parks protection work. Chop suey cannot be had In Canton, Chinese cities. car BAL©_,._BAN IIp+IN Alp,' { (( I' I }(GFrc �,ScoN LAN* _ 1 A Jos IN Tete Movies • BARD '[t11S lS :SoM� R(GN GUY'S1 LSD:CMY poLtreme%S ouGHY Net MC- A DIME- AND____,_ A B i ,,`: B Clii0EI D E -MAT'Lu GU(R DowL . ' B E B ON BAS AOS ;B BOG A• Ei;•;B ElEEl L. E L :• -;L I P I L;-; I T` B A R . E„BA�_ C E LOG-=:�E '' B A R q N I r 1 W S A - 0 D:..BAH'``QE :HR I AT_e P •” - d LIA llD A� UUMA " B®C`]•�4''B r • " ..i: l Ili R N',��.=?.UII „y. A 1`I N® <'S A L I B other purely A.pproYes Blithe; Anthracite. Is the .British anthracite coal bein .received in Canada in increasing quantities a suitable domestic fuel for this country? This is a question that, has agitated' neatly life-long users of, American .anthracite.. The, Fuel Testing Laboratories uof the Dept, of Mines, which have been; testing various domestic fuels on in- structions from the Idon, Charles Stewart, Minister of. Mines, report that British anthracite is an excellent' fuel to use in domestic furnaces, It' possesses a high heating value, a very; low ash content (4 to 6 per cent.) and is easy to control,. . It is somewhat more friable' than American anthra cite but not toan objectionable degree, and the dust forms an excellent bank' ing material for maintaining a fire throughout the night. A phenomenal increase in importa- tions of British anthracite hhs occur-' red during the last three years. Of. this fuel, which is practically all con sumed in the central provinces fors domestic purposes, Canada imported' in 1922 but 165,000 tons, in 1923, 240, 000, in 1924, 273,000 tons, and in 1925,1 to August 31, 341,000 tons. Estimates vary as to the total importation fore 1925, but it will, in all probability, reach a half million tons, indicating: that the ^consumption of Welsh and! Scotch anthracite has tripled since 1922. ,- The establishment of this fuel in= the Canadian market has been greatly aided by the large washing and; 'screening plant, recently . erected in , . Montreal, for its proper grading and preparation for the domestic market.; Avalanches in the Alps areoften started by some trivial cause, such as sound. CROSS -WORD PUZZLE tkree NTERNATIONt.L SYNDICATE. SUGGESTIONS' FOR SOLVING CROSS -WORD PUZZLES Start out ley filling in the words of which you feel reasonably sure. These will give you a clue to other words crossing them, and they In turn to still others. A letter belongs in each white space, words starting at the numbered squares and running either horizontally or vertically or both. 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