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Porcupine Advance, 16 May 1938, 2, p. 5

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thos 0 men the the thein try t hea (10¢ pro tinue to the end thing fo that litt pretlt north comin spent und h shart plent departme pector wh northern Nortnhnwest Viectoria ing in C sgimilar s publishe interest to the c \FÂ¥) Hon. ‘F. and delivering propt Canada‘s Mining Development One of the Most Romantic Annals in History of the Country. What the Prospector Has Done to Make it So. Task of Finding New Mines. M 1 Prospectors and Their Pliace in Mine Industry 1V C( inada .0 3€COnd Avenue Timmins Phone 1401 §_§B_V'.C_E AV AILABLE ACROSS CAN A D A ICITN ki thi pe bedt pla«c 11¢ No Matter What You‘ve Owned _ . â€"» t dn ; es 3 FA O C w ;‘1“"-. (Piee JA t ho w 23 ho o / NY v tA . M /Â¥ m MV y . Es ® y ie y We PR . + 40 »%%, â€" '~ / e t . * $3 k * e J# )x > **%, . ol «.4 ,' C * » r% Sm C l ‘ A n AR ll KE l " ls P d s P‘ C1 lew 1ream ald n 21 n A*Z MLY 1938 100 7. 3 ”duarui /t//é"/ Io{‘ ANDKRKEW VIILSOUN STEP UP 1O BACHELOR YOULL BE GLAD TO GET BACK TO A 10 CIGAR inada have mineral development across les the Eldorado of ada‘s mining indusâ€" ive grown to occupy ‘conomic life that it Canat of add M 1 from Minister of Mine nada. this vear i 1 liti tnree years in nbia and the without once spirit of the inate Canada ) imbued with les, . courage, Without such 1 that around impetus and velopment in st week. Hon. 1C1 *. l havei cup stern Canada | and ore than my | Nor hope to do| hav pecting line.| tow: al holiday in ; wea came in old nding fittin no rddre Imnf 7 minâ€" aewhat , when special value ig and should o the 11 the the piâ€" theke 0) >d searched fo Â¥Yet many accidental Sometime: ed animal for lhim i packâ€"anima the hoofâ€"tr truth=is,; ho ng industr realize that minerals wa of dollars. "‘The largely have s "But the p to the whispe lost behind ti has pushed 0| loneliness, da death, in his the Pas in M cupine, to Ki tow ns wealt] not easily for. And man‘s cour in rare c mote fron mou land o1 mantic anna of our count:1 (* 0Ob t 609 4s ur hundred 1Ve inythin where t Perhaps a clea t and rapid dev industry can 1€ 1t a story iid prul from pet (C+t tor a prospect to1its «cen fanciful 1scover e it Bf S arotind six In 1937 it h d and fiftyâ€" y of this rvy of mimnetr forn als i in U} w hi lip 1900 ill not lat th lIi irched for r tradil ic‘ ty developmen > value of ou y â€"four million id increased t even millions P metimes ‘obalt, to t be U I 1 out and priv bocol arct @ille1 tUTin 1( 111 opt to1 it 1C AS LOW AS lin ind ren bed Th Holli Al¢ ind Holli vicinity of rossed al 91 n the ind onl ({t] 9T ived re of Indi nd why more than we ha are needed. t is interesting to note th These five Britons arrived in New York last week, . aboard the Queen Mary bent on a study of the possibiâ€" lities for purchasing imilitary aircraft in the United states and Canada, They are in Washington, D.C. now. Left to right, Commodore Sir Arthur T. Harris. B ‘opposite side °C ily a few miles aw deposits of Cobal cred until 1903 1 ‘1132 Delivered to you. 1t t ti1 11¢ pine ar explorers OTC W ide t from Hollin re*goid it 11 wing the need In 1909 Gillies Jecting in the pine belt for impled they came t four feet y the rusty invil, While * post, Holâ€" was clawâ€" )ck outcrop. 11 theyv early fur decades the heart mies that e of the r‘s like nes toâ€" at pre thriv thie anC ton pro had mJ pioy geologists to map and examine areas of possible mineral wealth throughout the country. Maps and reâ€" ports containing the results of the field work are completed with every possible despatch, as the time factor lhas beâ€" come all important in the modern search for minerals. â€" i6 48â€" LCO prospector that men, and certa ploy geologists 1s necessary to though it has lo and romance of for minerals toâ€" ized undertakin, the exereise of e shows dotted all acros: thriving mining camps, a contributing sunbnstantiall eral output. And yet t developed in proportion | total mineral bearing are small. â€"~â€"It is anpparent.; t large area prospected more inte] Lo ald the prospector in longer need the prospec and months of an all t reaching the scene of hi the aid of air travel a p is landed on the grounc or, at the most, days; su in, and the party can be until the freezeâ€"up. "To Jack Hammell mt for thq« first extensive plane, not only for pros use in developing min transportation. As a re opening up of mines in Territories, and the hin tario and Quebec which stages, are almost enti upon the airplane. "Ssoon altt to aid the pr longer needâ€" "Prospectors flocked in and overflowed in all directons. To the southeast in the Larder Lake and Kirkland Lake areas a few years later .Bill Wright, Harry Oakes and the Tough Brothers were backing their aiscoveries with all the courage and capital at their comâ€" mand. On what is now the Lake Shore property, Harry Oakes was doggedly working although as he expressed it, he didn‘t know whether he was developâ€" ing a mine or a potato patch. Yet since the date of its discovery the Kirkland Lake camp has produced gold to the value of over $256,000,000. 1J ance at a dotted all lli EVn In rent and iling new As a result we see the iines in the Northwest the hinterland of ()n-] > which, in their initia) ' )st â€" entirely â€" dependent rads came the airplane ctor in his search. No amps, all of which are lantially to our minâ€" I vet the areas being irent, in ~ to and encourage the _Dominion Governâ€" the provinces, emâ€" map and examine map 0 across ound in { s; supplic in be left prospectin mines commander of the Fourth Bombing Group; Commander James G. Weir; Commander Casper John of the Fleet air arm; Squadron Leader Charles E. Horrex and Frederick Rowarth, civilian engineer. the oldet careful TC rctivit 16 Canad the c the possibl is relativel refore, tha intensivel pend aort the airâ€" _but for te from see the t untry With party hours OWn ield elvy prospectors k ward awaits fail us in th yet of the mineral res sections of British Colun west Territories and Yu is true also of parts of katchewan, Manitoba, O bec. We do know, of these areas are unds which elsewhere in Can: to be highly productive. "We have a great as nAaVvE that vising the best methods of ore treat~ | {MC JC ment. A fair and equitable system of s fore i taxation, coupled with reasonable minâ€" | 4180 ing legislation and mining regulations | YOuth should assure the public confidence. | Slides Because of this basis for the orderly f-\iLOD‘-‘- development of the industry, many of Con the hazards for capital are removed. | lainec "It is evident by reason of its climate | tween and soil conditions that the future of | young the greater part of northern Canada | shout: must centre about the mineral industry |cthe im â€"a future which depends upon the despe: prospector, and his partners, labour and | reach capital. Little or nothing is known as yet of the mineral resources of large T wo sections of British Columbia, the Northâ€" | by ro west Territories and Yukon. The came electri is true also of parts of northern Sasâ€" | cribbi katchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Queâ€" | The | sued in 1927 made sy the possihbilities of an Manitoba. Guided by a veteran Canadian J ered the present Gold ! J | m ments art providing technical vising the Inmnent.":. A with that of disappoin tm( have been m pect develops hand, when successful t ally not m prospector claims. C dustry is qlurement 10n( coOmE m "grub Perhap ized prc import? will alw P 1reedom Ool astion as It s poSSsIbIe 1O give him. He is willing to acknowledge that certain regulatory measures are necessary in the public interest, but he becomes discouraged when he has to meet petty and harassing regulations. "It has been the experience of every important mineral producinb country that the prospector does his best work under conditions free from hampering legislative restrictions. Furthermore. most of the important discoveries of the past have been made by the soâ€"called "grub stake," or freeâ€"lance prospector. Perhaps in the future the highly organâ€" ized prospecting expeditions may obtain important resuits.. Nevertheless, there will always be need for the "lone" prosâ€" a few years later. "Beyond question, such information has greatly ass prospector. Nevertheless, in the finding of new mines is w pendent upon the prospector. then, that we must allow him freedom of action as it is p give him. He is willing to ack that certain regulatoryvy mea! in a geological report, and also in anâ€" other report issued several years later, to the possibilities of the Little Long Lac area, but the recommendations aroused little interest until 1931, when "Hardrock" Smith staked a discovery on the present site of Hardrock Gold Mines Limited. Although the whole area was soon blanketed by stakers, it was not until 1932 that Tom Johnson and Tony Oklend discovered what is now the Litâ€" tle Long Lac mine. Another report isâ€" sued in 1927 made special reference to the possthilities of an area in northern Manitoba. Guided by this R. J. Jowsey, a veteran Canadian prospector, discovâ€" ered the present Gold‘s Lake Gold mine AV € many years ago have played a notable part in some of the important discoverâ€" ies of recent years. For instance, it was part of the contents of a report issued by the Geological Survey of Canada in 1900, which prompted Gilbert Laâ€" Bine in 1930 to search for deposits of radium in the east shore of Great Beat Lake, Northwest Territories. "Again in 1900, attention was directed in a geological report, and also in anâ€" ector h ie to the T‘he dev cannot n not failec ir norther is evident by oil condition reater part centre about uin a:for perience knowlec 10t be 1« ‘ ASSISUL him wit} @1 o1 th lopment c it becomst as a rule )w, however, that man ire underlain by rock reat asset in the skill )f our prospectors, who e of the north country found in books. They is in the past. So long areas hold promise of and so long as our v that a reasonable reâ€" lion, such geological greatly assisted the ertheless, in the end, w mines is wholly deâ€" prospector. It is clear ist allow him as much n as it is possible to willing to acknowledge ulatory measures are public interest, but he ULNAought thAtlt 1sâ€"uUsuâ€" $1,000 or $1,500. The be able to sell his ust, is our mining inâ€" ue to expand, show | courage comparable rospector. True, the f mining investment not every good prosâ€" a mineâ€"on the other ning venture proves metary rewards are yond his seasol though that is $1,000 or $1,500 be able to se lat a ffort IUTAl CaN, the indust [ finding new mines the prospector alone. s entitled to a fair age and toil. And it tal can, and must, Provincial Governâ€" the prospector by eological maps and in the form of deâ€" i prospect to the a mines requires ie average prosâ€" his season‘s reâ€" the ive proved Try The Advance Want Advertisements Coroner Dr. W. J. HMHenry, Jellicoe, informed of the accident, ordered an inquest to be held in Geraldton Friday. Daie of the mine inspector‘s investiga-s tion which will also be held, has not‘ | | Deen announced. The body was shipped on Saturday to Ottawa for burial there. hy ropes, took turns in operating an electric hand saw, cutting away the cribbing between them and Macadam. The last barrier was removed shortly before 2.30 p.m., five hours and fifteen minutes after the accident had ocâ€" curred, bx the young man was dead when rescuers broke through to reach him. Only external signs of injury were a cut over one eye, and a bruised wrist. His chest, however, was crushed | by the pressure of earth and rock. I minutes curred, bw | when rescuer him. â€" Only Comtact with Macadam was main tained by voice until some time beâ€" tween 12 noon and 1 p.m., when the young man failed to respond to the shouts of rescuers. Fearing the worst cthe men redoubled their efforts in ; desperate race against time, hoping t« reach him before life was extinct. Dead When Resceue Arrives Two men, lowered down the chut by ropes, took turns in operating ar electric hand saw, cutting away the cribbing between them and Macadam one man was lowered down the interior of the chute by a rope to remove a porâ€" tion of the cribbin, so that Macadam could be removed via the chute if other melchods failed. While these operations were being carried out the backfill in the stope gave way again in a second and more ! serious slide that carried literally tons ;of rock and earth down on top of the ! imprisoned youth. Dr. Riches and Johnstone narrowly escaped being carâ€" ried down with the slide, but were able to make their way to safety by a marâ€" | gin of seconds. | _ Macadam was completely buried by [ the second slide, and it was at first ! thought that he had been killed. Later, however, he was able to establish comâ€" munication with his wouldâ€"be resquers again, answering their shouts of enâ€" couragement in muffled tones. Complains of Pressure He was "all righs," he said, and still able to ‘breathe normally, but he comâ€" plained of pressure on his chest and told rescuers he believed one of his | hands had been torn Ooff during the second slide. Attending physicians, however, attributed this belief to the fact that he had probably had the ; hand crushed and the resultant numbâ€" incss was responsible for the sensation. _ All work in the mine was suspended the moment the accident occurred, l m en n en mm m enc es crews in various sections of the workâ€" [ ings being informed of the accident by _a slight discharge of hydrogen sulphide } sas which was transmitted as an alarm signal. The men were taken to the surface and organized for rescue work, which was carried out under the superâ€" vision of J. M. Kilpatrick, Mine Suâ€" pirintendent, and Dick Johns, shift Bos.‘. Rescue work was both slow and preâ€" carious. Below the entombed youth was almost a hundred fees of backfill, which, it was feared, might give way if disturbed, burying him still further in the stope. There was also the posâ€" sibility of a further caveâ€"in from above, which would have a similar effecy. Job Requires Four Hours To combat this, cribbing was erected frcm the drift, and built up until it _ Macadam had been employed at the mine less than a week but he was by no means new io mining, having workâ€" [ ed for two summers underground at Green» Stabelle Gold Mines and a year \at Dome before coming to Little Lonsg bac to work during his summer vacaâ€" tion. . Toâ€"day he was engayed in the task of "mucking into a_â€" chuwe" or ; transferring broken ore from the stope to a vertical slide which carried it to waiting cars in the drift below. The occupacion is not considered hazardous and he had had considerable experâ€" dence in that phase of operations. Backfill Gives Way | The backfill of the stope, on which‘ he was standing, gave way at the edge of the, chute, carrying him some ‘fif-i teen or twenty feet below the level at which he had been working. A large quantity of the fill above cavodl in on top of him, burying Macadam | up to his armâ€"pits in earth and rock. He was not believed to have been seriously injured by the slide, as he was able to shout to men working with him, assuring them that he was ail| right. Pinned against the side of the| chute, however, and with hundreds of pounds of earth hemming him in, he was unable to extricate himself. Dr. J. V. Riches, mine physician, and R. J. Johnstone, firstâ€"aid man, immeâ€" diately descended the shaft and took up positions in the stope ready to adâ€" minister treatment to the injured youth as soon as he could be released. Man Lowered by Rope Miners attempted to remove some of the material from above him. and | | | up positions in (he minister treatment vouth as soon as h Student Formerly Worked at the Dome a hirdâ€"ye University Geraldton Lween the Litte Long Macadam, Harold Macadam Dies Gal lantly in Geraldton Mine. atl 1l1V Macad â€" slide en the m prisone nours, n had been than a wed new {o min n, Ont., May 14.â€"Trapped cA â€"rock and earth fill beâ€" first and second levels of Lae Gold Mines, J. Harold 22, a native of Ottawa and ar mining student at Queen‘s was crushed to death at on Thursday, after havin» isoned in a stope for more idam was mainâ€" 1 some time beâ€" 1 p.m., when the ) respond to the ‘earing the worst 610466694 44 4 8 6# 4 4 4 48 46444 $444 Ub 0 % 8 9# 9 8 4 4 0 4 4 4 4 8 4 94 % 4 4440 #%4 ce ced c ecscereqp

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