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The Exeter Advocate, 1923-6-14, Page 7NOTED MINING COMP AN!E DEVELOPING QUEBEC GOLD FIELDS Geological Structure of. Rouyn Township Resembles That of Kirkland Lake- District Found to be Heavily Mineralized. A despatch from Rouyn Lake, Que., says :-Careful examination of lead- ing discoveries in Rouyn township con- firms the intermittent reports from time to time during the past winter. Surface outcroppings do not contain spectacular showings of native gold. This absence of the glitter of gold may account for the quiet that has marked progress in the field. 1;]'ever- theless, in this very quiet there lies a depth of seriousness that should augur well for the future of Rouyn. It is to large veins and to assay ing mines of the Kirkland Lake dis- sheets that modern • miners look, and trict. it is a feature of this day and age that There is a marked similarity in the mining gold is not associated with characteristic of Noranda ore with the flashing of rich specimens, but, that in the Kirkland Lake district, rather, with the measurement of ton- and the geological structure haschar- nage and the determination of the acteristics in common with Porcupine average gold content in the zones of as well as Kirkland Lake. segregation. Various Ontario gold and silver More work has been done on the mining companies are interested in Powell claims than at any other point the new district. The Dome Mines in the new district. The Noranda Co. of Porcupine holds options on a Mines Co. not only holds the Powell large number of claims, after having under option, but also holds a number kept two geologists in the field for of adjoining claims, among them be- some time. Mr. Wright, chief geolo- ing the A. II. Cocheram, J. H. S. gist on the Dome Mine, is coining: Waite, W. A. Chadbourne and others, back to Rouyn this week on a second making up a total of nearly 2,000 trip, despite the fact that the com- acres. pany's field man, Mr. James, is being What is known as the Powell vein kept continually in this district. has been traced for close to 12,000 The M. J. O'Brien, Ltd., a $20,000, - feet, with considerable trenching and 000 corporation owning the O'Brien exploration work along nearly one Mine at Cobalt and the Miller Lake - mile of its length. The average width O'Brien in Gowganda, as well as other of the deposit, as so far determined, big interests, has secured a large Ise from eight to nine feet, sometimes acreage in the Rouyn gold area. er here asbeing correct is that assays' showan average of $7 a ton over a width of about eight feet and extend- ing over a length of 1,600 feet in one ore shoot and with a' (300 -foot -long ore shoot containing much higher values. Ore coming from the test pits of eight to fifteen feet in depth shows, heavy mineralization, with native gold visible and with graphite in quantity somewhat similar to that occurring in the high-grade ore in the produc- attaining a width of twelve. feet or, The Coniagas Mine of Cobalt has mare. The vein is a true fissure, run- secured property at Pelletier Lake, 'ning east of south and cutting the and is sending in a force of men to porphyry and greenstone formations carry on development. These claims, at right angles. • were staked by M.- P. Wright and P. No one on the property has author. Billings, among the first staking in! Ity to announce the average, gold con- tent of the ore in the Powell vein, but the information generally accept- -_ __ _.__..--_._ .� ALBERTAWHEAT' CROP DOUBLE 1922 YIELD Rain Has Afforded hnmense Benefit to Farms and Forests. A despatch from Calgary says: - Grain men and others in Calgary are already forecasting the probable yield of wheat in Alberta- this year, and, those who are prepared to ' hazard a guess state that given. ordinary favorable conditions be- tween now and harvest time the threshing machines will regis- ter something in the neighborhood of 100,000,000 bushels. This estimate is based on the 65,000,090 bushels crop of last year (Alberta Government esti- " mate) and on approximately the same acreage seeded. As a matter of fact, there are some grain men who say that the estimate is somewhat con- servative, and that the acreage in some localities this year shows a con- siderable increase compared to last year, particularly so in the northern portion of the province, where wheat Is rapidly outrivalling oats and other coarse grains. While the recent rains, which amounted to about seven inches and • which are believed -to be the heaviest on •record in Alberta for an equal length of time, are regarded as being worth anywhere up to $25,000,000 to the province, the benefit to the forests may also be fairly regarded as am- ounting to millions. By the way, another saving to Can- ada following the rains is being ac ,complished at the Federal aerodrome at High River, Alberta, for with the forests saturated it is not necessary to send out the daily airplane patrols which cover a stretch ranging from the Clearwater River west to Red Deer, approximately .to the interna- tional boundary below the Crow's Nest Pass. The machines will,' only be sent out when conditions warrant. • Presbyterians Debate Three Proposals on Church Union. A despatch from Port Arthur says :-Three proposals relative to • Church Union are the sub- ject of historic debate in the General Assembly pf the Pres- byterian 'Church in Canada. . UNIONISTS -Majority re- port, presented. by Rev. Dr. 'G. -.,Cx Pidgeon, that consummation of union with. Methodist and Congregational Churches be ap- proved and', proceeded with; ANTI-TINIONI S TS= -Minor- ity report,; presented by Rev. Dr` D. J,e•Fraser, that Assembly proceed` no further in the mat- ter of organic union until the attainment of practical unan- imity. MODERATES -Amendment, presented by Rey. Dr. D, R. Drummond, that further efforts to consummate organic union be stayed at present time:. and that Assembly instruct Church Union Committee to, arrange a conference of advocates and opponents of union "who shall seek earnestly for some way by which the peace of the Church may be preserved and threaten-. ed division may be averted; Rouyn township. A strong vein out- crops at surface in which gold is visible. Archbishop of Algoma Archbishop. Thornloe, who celebrates the jubilee of his diocese on June 17th. He was created a bishop twenty-six years ago, and an archbishop eight years ago. • Obey Canadian Laws or Leave the Country A despatch from Vernon, B.C., says: -"You and your countrymen r must obey our laws or leave the eoun- g try; -whichever suits you best, and your children must go to school," de- m clared Mr: Justice Murphy here on c Friday in sentencing Sam Chereanoff, a Doukhobor, to three years In the penitentiary for attempting to burn a schoolhouse near Grand Forks, B.C., .,,in March last. Temperature at Dawson City Reaches 91 in the Shade NIcGILL HONORS CHIEF SCOUT At the Convocation of McGill University, Montreal, 480 graduates took part in the ceremonies and among the distinguished men granted hanorary degrees was Sir Robert Baden-Powell, wise was made an LL.D. He Is here seen in his robes, with the Principal of McGill,, Gen. Sir Arthur Currie. TWO TORONTO WOMEN CHIEF ISSUE AT NEXT KILLED IN AUTO CRASH Engine Stalled on Steep Hill and Machine Backed Over Don Embankment. A despatch from Toronto says: - Two women were killed outright, tw persons sustained injuries that neces sitated their removal to the hospital and two- others miraculously escape injury, when an automobile driven by Frank Kelly, 293 Lauder Avenue stalled on the steep hill beyond th second bridge, which spans the C.N.R. tracks, Don Mills Road, two miles north of the city limits, backed down the slope, crashed through the flimsy rail on the right-hand side of the structure, and somersaulted three times before it reached the -steel right- of-way, seventy feet below. The dead are: Mrs. John Wilson, aged 51, 135 Simpson Avenue, and Mrs. Norman Jackson, her daughter, aged 35, 69 Frizzel Avenue. Those injured are: Frank Kelly, who is believed to have some broken ribs, but who is to under- go an X-ray examination to ascertain. definitely if this is so, and May Treb- ley, aged 4, of 69 Frizzell Avenue. Mrs. Charles Trebley,, who is also a daughter of Mrs. Wilson and mother of the injured child and of Donald Trebley, aged 18 months, escaped with her baby. The remains of the two victims of the tragedy were removed to the Morgue, where County Coroner W. L. Bond opened an inquest. The injured persons were conveyed *to St. Michael's Hospitals After her right limb had been set in a plaster cast May Trebley was able to go home. Kelly, who is engaged to one of Mrs. Wilson's daughters, had had his car in storage until a week ago. Mrs. Wilson was the mother of ten children. IMPERIAL PARLEY Far East Likely to be Most Im- portant Topic at Coming Conference. A despatch from London says:-- ° The relation of the British Empire to Japanese aspirations in the Far East e promises to become the most import- ant question for the forthcoming Im- perial conference, as it was at the e Prime Ministers' conference here in 15,434 Head of Cattle Sent Since Removal of Embargo A despatch from Ottawa says: - Since the British embargo was re- moved (and up to May 31), 10,190 store cattle and 5,244 butcher cattle have been exported to Great . Britain, says a report of the Department of Agriculture. Of that number approximately 11,500. were billed from Ontario and 3,900 from the Western Provinces: Prices on good quality"steers have been stimulated from 50 cents to $2 per hundred as a esult of the improved demand for ood stock. Practically all the stock was either hornless or dehorned, and eating the requirements of a high lass of trade, sold at strong prices. A despatch from Dawson City, Y.T., says: -A heat wave struck the Yukon Territory Thursday, when the temp- erature was 91 in the shade and 120 in the sun. This is the hottest, with. one exception, registered here in the past 23 years, since the Dominion Weather Bureau was established. here.l The hottest. day ever recorded was on' July 10, 1920, when' it was one degree' warmer than Thursday. St. Lawrence Reported Clear of Ice After Long Season A despatch from Prescott says: According to official reports received on Thursday the Gulf of St: Lawrence, is now clear of ice, after a'season of unprecedented ice conditions. The ice- breaker Milkuia has been battling for weeks to clear the way for incoming, vessels. 1921. Two months ago Canada's in- dependent signature of the Halibut Fisheries Treaty was agitating all the constitutionalists, and the prediction was made that it would prove the most contentious subject for the Sep- tember discussions. It has since receded into the background, as such enlargements in the practice of Do- minion autonomy have a way of do- ing, and promises to be superseded in importance by the less academic issue of the Empire's relations toward its neighbors. The decision of the Admiralty to transform Singapore Harbor into a great naval base is concentrating at- tention on the Pacific, which means on Japan. China's relapse into anarchy and the reoccupation of Vladivostock by the Bolshevik Government are I minor questions. Mr. Meighen's voice in the 1921 conference was raised in favor of the abrogation of the Anglo- Japanese treaty. Canada in this mat- ter furthered the cause of Anglo- American unity. Her own relations with Japan since the emigration ques- tion was satisfactorily adjusted have been happy, and though she is a Pa- cific power, elements of future discord with the Empire of the rising sun are not intrinsic in her position. Aus- tralia's feeling towards Japan con- fiicts more acutely with the view of the Mother Country in proportion that her empty acres are nearer an armed yellow race seeking expansion. The fortification of Singapore is in a sense a concession to her apprehen- sions. Singapore is a naval topic. Sir Wm. Robinson raises the mili- tary question by his proposal that the Committee of Imperial Defence should become a permanent Council of Im- perial Defence upon which the Domin- ions should 'be represented. X -Ray Movies Attain Higher Perfection. According to competent medical authority, new developments in X-ray movies have been achieved by the use of a new method of sensitizing the photographic" plate so as to record new lengths never before photographed. A TO E MEETING PLACE OF SECOND EMPIRE FORESTRY CONFERENCE, In the forefront of prominent men in attendance at the Empire Forestry Conference to be held in Canada this! summer will be Major-General Lord Lovat, K.T., K.C.M:G., D.S,Q, Lord' Lovat is chairman of the Imperial; Forestry Commission, which is carry-; ing out a gigantic program of re-' forestation in the British Isles. The; forests of England and Scotland were; subjected to serious depletion to sup -I ply war demands, and the work of the Commission is to restore as rapid- ly as possible the forested areas in the United Kingdom. During the war Lord Lovat was in charge of all British forestry opera-: tions, and associates with him were many men, including Canadians, prom- inent in the lumber and pulp manu- facturing world. He has many friends' in Canada, and it is anticipated that his coining will warm the hearts of many a member of the elan Fraser, of which Lord Lovat, as Simon Fraser, is Chieftain. Not only is he a man of great energy, broad vision and out- standing ability, but he is possessed of a most charming personality. The several Canadians who were delegates to the Empire Forestry Conference held in London in 1920 speak highly of his ability as the leader of that Conference. OUTLINE OF PROGRAM. these the Conference will visit lumber-.' I ing centres and forest areas in On-' tarso and Western Canada. Many of the delegates will see for the first time. forest industries . on a scale entirely new to them. The huge pulp con- cerns in eastern Canada and the gi- gantic sawmills of the Pacific Coast will undoubtedly occasion much in- terest. AIM OF THE CONr`ERENCEI. It is the aim of the Conference to find the ways and means of making the Empire self-sustaining in its tim- ber supply. This involves careful stock -taking of forest resources, the pooling of information in regard thereto, and the establishment of facil- ities for increasing Empire trade gen- erally in forest products. In many, cases possibilities have been neglected purely through the lack of information that has prevailed regarding supplies and facilities. A most important feature of the Conference is the placing plainly be- fore the people of the actual condition of Empire forestry affairs. In some parts of the Empire forest manage-' ment is on the basis of sustained yield, while in others cutting is carried on greatly in excess of annual growth, so that the woods' capital is being seri- ously impaired. Many other related subjects will also re•eive attention. z Canada is honored by being selected as the meeting place of this, the sec- ond Empire Forestry Conference. No effort is being spared to justify this, selection, and it may be anticipated that the numerous delegates will re-, turn to their respective countries with a clearer conception than they have previously had of Canadian conditions, the advantages of Canada as a source of raw forest products, and of the state of her development in the Manu.` facture of wood material into many different forms. Preparations for the Conference are now so far advanced that certain im- portant particulars can be given in regard to the program. The Confer- ence will open during the last week of July, foresters from all parts of the Empire taking part. Almost immedi- ately after the formal opening a tour will be made in the eastern provinces to observe forest conditions and to in- spect forest industries. Following the eastern trip the meetings at Ottawa will take place. At the conclusion of e Week's Markets TORONTO. Manitoba wheat --No. 1 Northern, $1.23. Manitoba oats -No. 2 CW, 55144; No. 3 CW, 5214c; No. 1 feed, 5134c Manit ,ba barley -Nominal. All tine above. track, bay ports. Am. corn -No. 3 yellow, $1001ia ; No. 2, $1. Barley -Malting, 40 to 62c, accord ing to freights outside. Buckwheat -No. 2, '70 to 71c, Rye -No. 2, 79 to 81c. Peas -No. 2, $1.40 to $1.45. Millfeed-Del., Montreal Freights bags included. Bran, per ton, 820; shorts, per ton, $31; middlings, $35; good feed flour, $2.15 to $2.25. Ontario wheat -No. 2 white, $1;23 to $1,25. Ontario No, 2 white oats -50 to 51e Ontario corn -Nominal. Ontario flour -Ninety per cent. pat., In jute bags, Montreal, prompt ship- ment, $5.10 to $5.20; Toronto basis, $4.50; do, culls and bucks, $2.75 to $3.50; hogs, fed and watered, $8.85; do, f.o.b., $8.25; do, country points, $7.85. MONTREAL. Oats, Can. West., No. 2, 61 to 61%c; extra No. 1 feed, 57 to 57%e; No. 2 local white, 5433 to 55e. Flour, , Man. spring wheat pats, lsts, $6.90; 2nds, $6.40; strong bakers', $6.20; , winter pats, choice, $6.05 to $6.15, Rolled oats, bag 90 lbs., $3.05 to $3.15. Bran, $26. Shorts, $29. Middlings, - $34. Hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots, $15 to $17. Cheese, finest easterns, 17sc. But - f ter, choicest creamery, 33V to 33%e, Eggs, selected, 33c. Potatoes, per bag, ,' car lots, $1.35 to $1.40. Dairy type cows, med. quality, $4 to $5; com. bulls, $3 to $4; calves, med. • • quality suckers, $6 to $6.75; do, com., $5; do, better finished, heavier, $7; sheep, good lots, $6.50 to $6.75; spring lambs, $13.50 per cwt; choice lambs, averaging 60 lbs. in weight, 18c per lb. Hogs, mixed lots, good quality, $10; coarse and rougher hogs, $9.50. $5.05. to $5.16; bulk, seaboard, $4.90--, 4z° to $5. Manitoba flour -1st pats., in cotton sacks, $7.10 per. bbl.; 2nd pats., $6.60. Hay -Extra No. 2 timothy, per ton, track, Toronto, $15 to $15.50; No. 3 timothy, $14; mixed, $12; lower grades, $8. Straw -Car lots, per ton, track, To- ronto, $9.50. Cheese -New, large, 20c; twins, 22'c; triplets, 23c; Stiltons, 23c. Old, large, 32c; twins, 32%c; triplets, 33e; Stiltons, 331/zc: Butter -Finest creamery prints, 36 to 37c; ordinary creamery prints, 34 to 35c; dairy, 24 to 25c; cooking 22c. Eggs -New laids, loose, 31c; new laids, in cartons, 35c. Live poultry -Chickens, milk -fed, over 5 lbs. 25c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 22c; do, 2 to 4 lbs., 20c; hens, over 5 lbs., 26c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 23c; do, 8 to 4 lbs., 20c; roosters, 17c; ducklings, over 5 lbs., 80c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 28c; turkeys, young, 10 lbs. and up, 25c. Dressed poultry -Chickens, milk - fed, over 5 lbs., 35c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 30c; do, 2 to 4 lbs.. 25e; hens, over 5 bs., 29c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 26c; do, 3 to 4 lbs., 22c; roosters, 24c; ducklings, over 5 lbs., 30c; do, 4 to 6 lbs., 29e; turkeys, young, 10 lbs. and up, 30c. Beans -Can. hand-picked, per lb., 7c• primes, 6%c. Maple products -Syrup, per imp. gal., 2.50; per 5 gal. tin, $2.40 per gal. Maple sugar! lb., 25c. Honey -60 -lb. tine, 101,E to 11e per lb.; 8 -2% -lb. tins, 11 to 12%c per lb.; Ontario comb honey, per doz,, _No. 1, 4.50 to $5; No. 2, $3.75 to $4.25, Potatoes, Ontario -No. 1, $1.30 to 1.40; No. 2, $1,15 to $1.30. Smoked meats -Hams, med., 26 to 8c; cooked hams, 39 to 42e • smoked olls, 26 to 28c; cottage rolls, 25 to Sc;ebreakfast bacon, 30 to 38c; spe- ial brand breakfast bacon, 35 to 38e; asks, boneless, 87 to 42c. , Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 50 to 70 lbs., $18; 70 to 90 lbs., $1740; 0 lb&. and up, $16.50; lightweight 2 r 2 b 9 rolls, in bbls., $36; heavyweight rolls, $38. Lard --Pure tierces, 15% to 16%c; tubs, 16% to 17c; pails, 17 to 1714c; prins, 18%4. Shortening tierces, 14% to 15c tubs, 15 to 1514e; pails, 151 to 16c; prints, -17 to 17%e. • Choice ;. heavy ' steers, $8 to $8.85 . butcher steers, choice, $7.25 tq $7.75; dotood, $6.75 to $7.26; do, med., $6.25 to E8.75;, do cone,$6 to $6.25; butcher heifers, 'choice, i7 to 2$7..§Q; do, need., $6.50 to $7; do, cone., $6 to $6.50; butcher cows, choice, $5 to $6; do, med., $4 to $5; canners and cutters, $1.50 to $2; butcher bulls, good, $5 to $5.50; do, com., $3 to $4; feeding steers, good, $7 to $8.25; do, fair, $6 to $6.75; stockers, good $5.60 to $6; do, fair, $5 to $5.50; milkers, spring- ers, each, $80 to $110; calves, choice, $110.50 to $12; do, med., $8.60 to 0.50; do, come, $5 to $7; lambs, spring, $18 to $20; sheep, choice, light, , $6 to $6.50; do, choice, heavy, $4 to Sir Campbell Stuart The Canadian Editor of the London Times, who has started the organiza- tion of a society, of whish. he is secre- tary, for the collection ofdata con- cerning Canadian history in Britain and France. Lady Minto, wife of a former Governor-general, and the Duke of Connaught, are co-operating. -TO EQUALIZE SEXES OF EMIGRANTS :British Authorities Augment Grants for Girls Coming to the Dominion, A despatch. from London says Canadian regulations for the emigra- tion of young persons under the over- seas settlement scheme provides that the Dominion's share of the grants for passage money shall be made for girls only up to 15 years of age and_ youths to 17 years of age. I i }1ncjerstoo that the British authorities ai:e so Impressed with the desirability of the sexes being emi- grated in equal proportion that they have resolved to offer to provide a full grant for every additional girl who is between 15 and 17 years of age,.the idea being to equalize the number of emigrants in both. classes. 4 _ Knowledge of Car Needed. An ounce of instruction may save a pound of repair.