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Porcupine Advance, 12 Aug 1925, 1, p. 8

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on want to. , But if you are Building your _ f ) to thé new northern country,) hundredâ€" and exghty south ‘IMoose Factory, where on several C v‘. W S wâ€"w â€"v-â€" Aedfand t d zut ts “”""t fi W mflmwm t on 4 5c w-'»-‘.-df)':n‘.:..“.;‘ i .’-.".'.':‘",.» 3 iE : ‘Leompleted, when. approxlmately one; yMA e hm K ,f?%’.g‘. ho L 4. : mM \;,3 «* #| hundredâ€" alien prisorers, sentâ€". Fronr ; Et Toronto in the eustody | of. olonel fi Slarke and his guardsmen, made ‘thelr. lebut in box cars along: the, siding 1 nram Poudergnd see th;t you are fnuy 'where they remained until barracks i i t 2o > P 4 on nnn-qnn‘nnfi 'D" "'\A 0o ~faggressi httle town of Kapuskasing N a popnlatxon of almost twentyâ€" ko N â€"[five hundréd. It has ho ancient hisâ€" Ne _ tory ; no tombs to: unea,rth; and ~ "W * |reminders; of prehistoric civilization, ~ Cl hongh ‘the waters of:the Kapusâ€" ~~ M â€"|kasing river which divides it, coursâ€" N along its winding rocky. bed cenâ€" "~Ituries and centuries before the scientiâ€" fic hawkâ€"like eye of Columbus sxghted; the ‘shadowy : plumes of smoke ° gozâ€" ing upward from the Indian teepees when the Red Man of the Forest was monarch of all he surveyed.. Ki B OA mt o tm PAE "he s 1 4s 0 ie modivt 17 491 e uTi 4 ho sls on s uen en y m on dnc t ) + 20 mu To * np ooo o The extensive china clay . deposits that have been recent}y discovered along the Mattagami give further evidence that only the fringe has been touched of the natural resources .m Northern Ontario, .. _ + The Kapuskasing (meaning tbranâ€" chmg water‘‘) river has a peculiar charm, with its Emdmg spruceâ€"fringâ€" ed ~rim, andâ€" great boulders of rock Juttmg out in quamt-lookmg fashion, and its bea.uty is further enhanced ‘by the addition of several natural waterfalls, which must have quickenâ€" ‘ed the pulse. of the first white man who threaded his way.along its ‘forest banks Wwhen the CGodâ€"given rights of nature were unmolested and ~unâ€" tramelled by the hand o%f: man. Flowing northward, as all rivers in Northern Ontario do, the Kapuskaa sing loses its. 1den,t1ty in the Mattaâ€" gami, the Mattagami flowmg on into. the Moose, which empties into James music, and the clever liftle bobolinks rmth their. fondnepp for 1;10mance tbtfl: ops of the: tall forest "tma s 'd Mws" had reached the of every maiden both far. a.nd' : To passing from the old fows, which we will ‘now% mtally abm,don as we To frd _W _e _tnew’ ;,wfi -were ready for occupation.. By thp middle of January nineteen fifteen: they had begun the work of clearing the virgin forest Dominion exâ€" perimental farm, as preâ€"arranged by the Government. The number of ‘prisoners gradually. increased, haying been sent from Kingston, Petawawa,l , ~Spirit _ Lake, and Amherst, Nova Beotia, until ‘sixteen hufidred rpames had been enrolled, and. when ‘the Camp . was abandoned in May nmeteen fifteen a large acreage of ‘the expenmental firm lands had been 'cleared. About: that trmeâ€"-â€"d:he hamlet hav-: mg outgrown "the, sidingâ€"a statmn was erected: just west of the watd tank, the town then bemg west of the river, A Post Office, an g._.few small Stores bamprised the wthe i;ar-papered ‘shacks of varied ddmflf edich other’ m’ bands Who"lgsale 9 A. glonous mesâ€" thls : was. . We mean Ao.our. fem- on o e on to the new northern country,) and one hundred and eighty south of ‘Moose Factory, where on several ocâ€" ‘easions canoeing parties have made ‘the regfim' trip from Kapuskasing, dates back to Christmas. day nineteen fourteen, soon after the construction of the Trancontinental Line had been Bafw The. hlstory of thls ‘town, wlnch is situated abont three hundred mlles / Ag already stated this fownâ€" which apparently is ofi to a .good startâ€"is by no mea“nSa large. It 13,‘ merely in the prime of its adolesâ€" cence with its ear tuned to the. call of modernism anil. earnestly endeavorâ€" ing to contribute its full quota tp the charm and development which go. to make up this new Ontario with its illimitable quantities of spruce, tamarack and poplar brushâ€" ing:elbows with the sflver, gold and4 nickel in the mines. _ | cated: sonfix of the east bridge and in the spring of the year millions of 1logs can be seen seattered along the river and ts banks for a distance of from . In the. southâ€"west corner of the hortlcultural grounds : in ~nineteen ‘tvyenty-four, there . were almost twn hundred living fruit trees, repreqenfi ing. fortyâ€"eight: varieties. and istrarh: ‘Of hardy. apples, plums crab-ap-; ‘ples. Small fraits, such .as: currants, ‘gooseberrmies, raspberries and strawâ€" berries have practically all withstood lthe ‘climatic conditions. Ornamental trees have been planted. in hedges ‘Or 1stmally grouped in clumps, then, a ain in rows to serve. as a windâ€" ‘break or shelter. «Considerable atâ€" tention is also given to floriculture on the: groundg of the dlfierent : homes. C pe N; ”gntalu fal'm ‘Beems to. have taken on a finish that ‘one "wouldâ€" Buppofle donlfi.ahavp’ ‘only ‘been acauized through a longer ~Pen' [. the yarflf ry f been ‘"made and an exceptmnally fine auality of honey has. been produced. '.l‘he benefit that the town and. surâ€" rounding country. derives from â€" the farm only be. ascertamed by sojourn there. . â€" _ In October nineteen. fifteen the Government erected the first house on the experimental | farm and. in Anugust nineteen si'xtee‘: J. P. S. Balâ€" Tantyne of Nova Séotia arrived to take up his duties as Superintendent, MrXâ€"Ballantyne comes from Ballany tyne Cove (the. old homestead . in Antigonish County on the Straits of Northumberland where ‘his greatâ€" gerandfather settled when he arrived from Scotland almost a century ago), and has pioneered in Northern Onâ€" tarioâ€"since March nineteenâ€"four when. ‘he armved with the Transcontinentar survey. party whmh was assem’oled in Ottavga. \Ae‘ . ‘The expermental farm contams nearly thirteen hundred acres, with six hundred under cnltlvatlon. Exâ€" rtenswe expemmental work is . carned, ion. under the different divisions, viz: animal husbandry, foragefc' ps, 1 o‘ti- ‘tion of crops,. dramége ixperiments, hortlculture, etc ~These expenments; ‘are proving of_ vital : to: }:he farmers ‘in the surroundmg dls-'. rict. . _ _ ; E> .FThe res nsxblhty of filling . tho Mayor ‘s rests on the shoulders' JE K. J Yelle who has long since inâ€" ‘spired the conixdence of the citizens, though his activities have to BoMeé exâ€" tent been retarded through illness, Mayor Yelle is kneeâ€"deep in optimism regarding the town, and believes that. thisâ€" Northern country carries every promise of being second to none in the Dominion as an agricultural cenâ€" tre in fifteen years hence. The Honâ€" orable Robert Gregg,, _ Minister of Apgriculture for Scot and, is authorâ€" ty of Bntlsh sclentlsts Wha toured Canada not more than‘ a year visiting the gold fields of this counâ€" try wh%re extens;ve Bntlsh capxtal 18 investe M ar U ‘ped v?i%h shower baths and bowlmg-_ ‘alleys, also. billiard and poolâ€"tables whilé a smoking yeom in conjunetion fhroves aâ€"very satisfactory devxce in ‘the campletion of.:the scheme. â€"__ *‘ : Almostâ€"three years ago. the Hohom:‘;" ah;,e E..J. Jones took over the manageâ€" ment of the Kimberly. Clarke Comâ€" : {[any ‘s interéests in ‘Northern Ontario. r. Jones comes from Bradford, Pennâ€" ei ens, for hil r-adfo * § H. ‘Black has already taken ,np 'hxs dnt:,es as: General Ma <and Mr. Jones comes from Bradford, Pennâ€" 'sylvama, where he: hadâ€"been in the: pracnee of: lmv, also : for a nnmberofyea;'s, ‘ese t;ngtlmmst District of P sylys Spruce Falls Company have exâ€" tensive timber limits and agricultural Jands in Northern Ontario, also large FHoldings . m town property in Kapusâ€" ‘kasing, us ing Hospital, Comâ€" munity Club taff _ Cottages,. etc. The ‘Club: was erected in ninetéen twentyâ€" three, costing with equipment, over forty thousand: dollars and makes an imposing structure for a town: of that gize, ‘though its chief attraction is inâ€" side. As you enter, the lownge preâ€" sents a inviting appeatrâ€" ‘ance at once, convincing you that comâ€" fort has been the cardinal eonsxdera.- tion. _ A ‘large log fireâ€"place _ E ,sm;gly . to the coâ€"ope rates mt the qudiciously grouped fur ‘Adequate lighting in provxdmg the [fundamentals for a â€" homey evenmg.' ‘Opening off the lmmge to the left. is ‘an office and wtiting room, also. a la.dles rest room where daintiness hap, been combined with utHity, including }dressmgâ€"tables, shower baths, ete. On the the refreshment room, while . r.ectly in front of the main ,entranee ‘are The doors opening into the audmtonun;@- This serves a maniâ€" fold â€" purpose: including. motion pi¢câ€" tnros dance@hall and gymnasmm, ete. Sp,eoml mention might be of the ladies‘ and children‘s physlcal éxércises that are under the efficient Snstrnction of Mrs, Carpenâ€" ter;. also indoor baseball and bas et- bhll _ The: to% floor of the buildi f , while last but by no means east,\lg_ the basement. â€" This is equipâ€" thirty inches and placed ‘inâ€" piles, tHen pressed. in b‘ales xeady for shipâ€" T%le sulphurous acld which is used; m eookmg, as we have already stated, is manufactured from limeâ€"water andi sul‘phur dioxide which is formed by burning. sulphur in rotary burners. The acid tower 18 built up of several compartmenf,s having. perforated plates. _ The gulphur dioxide passing upward from the bottom of the tower by means of vacuum pumps, comâ€" ings with the limeâ€"water trickling down, from the top thus formmg the; ‘sulphurous acid. j m . “' uin c us '-,,'.".", ‘A. steam plant furnished the elecâ€" trieal power for the mill until the spring of nineteen twentyâ€"thrée when the Hydro was réeady tor operation. The power ‘thouse is located to the north of the east bridge. . It is semiâ€" automatie, controlled_ from the null ind only inspected periodically. More than one hundred motors are installâ€" ed in different parts of the milly rangâ€" ing in.size from three to three hunâ€" dred horseâ€"power. The ‘Hydro also furnishes the light for the town and; éexperimental farm. _ y Barrhtors, Bolicitors, Notarlu of . . Pllbuc, mo 50% |Third Ave., corner Balsanr St., '!,‘ifitmins Ont. ' BABH I'Wfi. DOOBS, GBNBBAI. WOODWORK. y te smsuh not:mm; Po. BOX $78, somom Morth T. N. 0. Tracks, West of 80 â€"Fourth Aye. Opp. Piro 1 Electrical e â€"-1-â€"-â€"“‘- 40u a pint <~7be a quart.

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