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the examlner Friday Feb 1019 11 Investment pays off Efram Specogna of Nanalmo BC who bought 50cent book on rocks and minerals and took up prospecting as hobby more than decade ago received cheque thls week for $390000 for the purchase of his gold property In the Queen Charlotte Islands The find has resulted In speculation about modernday gold rush AP Photo Almost ignores pubs distinction By JOHN WARD DINGLE Ireland ICP Krugers Pub has distinction that any North American bar owner would cherish as sure fire advertising gimmick but which the Irish publican almost ignores The pub low whitewashed building on Irelands wind swept southwest coast is the westernmost bar of Europe But Krugers makes nothing out of the curious hap penstance The taciturn bar tender studying pint of Guiness being poured will allow Yes were the last pub but thats neither here nor there to him Krugers sits out towards the end of the Dingle peninsula narrow razorbacked tongue of land that juts into cold and forbidding Atlantic Barren stony and almost devoid of any vegetation but tough grass and painfully cultivated potatoes the peninsula has gloomy charm that entrances visitors Its stark cliffs ringed by foaming breakers give way to sheltered beaches in unex pected coves Narrow winding roads provide spectacular views of the seascape COLOR AROUNDS On the high hills that form the spine of the peninsula sheep dot the grass in stone fenced pastures and grey banks of clouds slide grimly across the heights At night in the town of Dingle fishing community of about 140 the shrill of tin whistles and the boom of Irish folk drums mingle with the foot tapping violins of local musi cians While the locals mull over the days catch or last months shearing across pint of stout the visitors listen to traditional Irish airs or the sad songs of martyred rebels and longago wars At the very tip of the penin sula is Slea Head Irelands Lands End Atop its rocky cliffs last bulwarks against the sea sit ancient stone huts their thickpiled walls fending off the Atlantic gales as they have for more than 1000 years The stone igloos more piles of slate than houses were the homes of Irish hermitmonks who inhabited this remote area Today sheep and cattle graze among the roofless huts but lo cal farmers will show visitors around and recount the Dingle folk tales for 40 pence about 90 centsahead While its morepublicized southeighbor the Ring of Ke gets most of the tourists Din es dour cliffs and brood ing hills are garnering more visitors each year But its still unlikely that Krugers will take advantage of Its location There arent manv billboardsinlingle CoHege flans expanflon ST ANNS NS CPI The Gaelic College centre of Icltic folk art in this small villagc on Cape Breton Islands scenic bot Trail is expanding to real ize its full potential as major tourist attraction Expansion plans include con struction of Hall of ilans performance centre an im proved facility for instruction production and sale of crafts and property improvements The federal Department of Regional Economic Expansion and the Nova Scotia tourism dc partment are sharing the $820 000c0st of thcprojcct Tourism officials hope the project will create jobs and in crease incomcs by attracting more travellers to the area and to other parts of the province It is hoped that the project also will increase sales of Nova Scotian goods and services The Gaelic Collcgc conducts classes in Celtic folk art and grants diplomas and certili cates ne of the major benefits of the folk art centre is that it helps to preserve Scottish cul ture in the province inc event that it coordinates is the Gaelic Mod an annual gathering of the clans CIRCULARSSENT TORONTO CP GD Wotherspoon chairman of EatonBay Financial Services Ltd has confirmed that the companys circulars detailing its takeover offer for Com merce Ca ital Co Ltd have been maied to areholders Cormnerce Capital directors have recommended acceptance of the offer for all common shares at $9 share 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