WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1933 THE FLESHKRTON ADVANCE » THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE Published on Collingwood street, Flesherton, Wednesday of each week. Cu-culation over 1000, Price in Canada $2.00 per year, when paid in advance $l.riO. In paid in advance |2.0J. U. S. A. |2.50 per year, when V\'. H. THURSTON, - - Editor y. J. THURSTON, - Assoc. Editoi A Visit To Cobalt And New Liskeard COBALT â€" The wonder silver city • f the north! This is a spot in New 'Jntario that has always intrigued us, and we had a long-time desire -.'ulfilled last week when, with a party â- f three others, The Advance man motored up there and as far as New Liskeard on the north-west horn of Lake TeniiskaminK. Talk about a city founded on a rock! Cobalt is founded on a thous- and rocks, and nearly every baby mountain has its mine. We asked one citizen how many mines there were. He looked somewhat blank, but finally remarked there must have been a thousand in the early days Now there are very few mines in operation, and most of the largei mines are closed down or working with very few men on high grade ore. With the price of silver hover- ing around 32c per ounce it does not pay to mine a low grade ore. The lid Cobalt mine was burned down omc time ago. The big Nipissmg mine was burned down two weeks ago, and a small mine was burned the night we spent in Cobalt. In this latter case one life was lost. Three men were in the mine at the time the fire started, but two of them reached safety. This was a newly 'IK-ned mine. A romance of silver was brought â- I our attention. One of the larger nines had ceased production. A mall syndicate of miners clubbed to- ether and purchased the properly )V around thirty thousand dollars. Vithin the first two weeks they had aken out twenty thousand dollars iirth of high grade ore, and expect- (I to have the full purchase price )iid olT by Saturday last, when '•le residue would be clear gain to the syndicate. Dr. D.rumniond, the Canadian habi- tunt poet, lived ancf mined at Cobalt. i'liu Orunimond mine is a mile or so • ast of the town. Here at his min- ing home a monument was unveiled vn the Cth of last June to Dr. Drum- mond's memory. This is beside the load leading out to the Temiskaming mine six miles east of Cobalt, one iif the largest and best mines in llie ('obalt area. Some gentlemen are at present mining it on a percentage ' asis. The Buffalo mine, one of the big ones within tre townsfte has !jeen torn down, and the machinery j-emoved. The ruins look pathetic. One of the big mines whicli worked beneath the south end of Cobalt lake was recently blown in with dynamite and the mine flooded. A contemi)lation of the fusing forces which existed in the early days of this world's formation mill- ions of years ago, beggais the im- r.gination. The bubbling molten i lasses hardened into myriads of mall mountains of all sizes and ^hapes. '\'ears ago these were de- nuded of their verdure and soil by hydraulic pressure with water forced liirough iron pipes from the Montreal liver a few mile-s away. At the l>resent time three hydralic and elec- trical companies are supplying watei and electricity companies are supply- i.ig water and electricity from (level- •ipments on the Montreal river for fiobalt, Haik-ybury, New Liskeard, nd the trolley line which runs every iiLir and a half from Cobalt to New Liskeard. The latter is a very fine 1 iwn on the -.iouthern edge of the clay belt, as, in fact, so also is Hailey- i iiry five miles to the south. As for Cobalt itself, a whole volume could be written about the fascinat- ing history of t!u' silver town since â- la early discovery in 1904 by a 1 lacksmith, one LaRose, after which the first mine was named. With good highway all the way (iur trip north as far as new Liskeard, v/a« one of the most delightful wc have ever experienced. Foui; days v.'as all it required in a very k-istirely way. The trip to Cn<)alt can be made in twelve hours running. We arc indebted to Dr. Em. Arm- ^tronff of Cobalt for much informa- tion. He has grown up with th-^ town and is one of the substantial business men of the place. When we were there he was busied in get.- ing the government police to inves- tigate incendiary fires which have been destroying property. He has I een very much intcre.^ted in mining and still is. He wa-3 the di.scoverei of the- Timmins mine, up noith in the gold region, and owns a property in the north eml of Cobalt. WTien we remember that thir+c-:'i years al?" there was no road north if North Bay, ard that now Ihous-I ands of curs pass over thai fine gravel highway every day, one i-.-> rather led to umrvel. As for the scenery it cannot be surpassed in Canada. It is 'MO miles from Flesh- i-rlim to Cobalt, and from Severn Bridge north every foot of the way is a panorama of beauty passing be- fore one'-.i vision. Lakes, little and hi,;, rivers, mountains, hills, all pass lefoie the screen in swift succession, forming a panorama of surpa-.5sing beauty and well worth taking three or four days off to see what Canada can i)ri>duce in the way of scenery and a charming play ground. "Memories" By A. S. THl'RSTON THO.M I'SON -Klaxander Thompson was the first baker in Flesherton coming here with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thompson, from IjOndonderry, Ireland, when three years of age. Married Miss Jana Rittjedg'e, sister o!| the late Robert Rutledge, and died when only -10 years of age on December 17th, 1879, leaving his widow to success- fully carry on the business, assisted later by her family, until the busi- ness was taken over by Reginald Gold- hawk. Mrs. Thompson died on January 17lh, Ut07. Mr. Thompson was a local preacher and i)reached at a salary in the old Methodist Church at Salem and Ceylon. Their family was: Hannah (Mrs. Malcolm McDonald); Edward (Mar- ried Tillie McCann) and clerks in. a store at Kenora, Ont.; Mary (Mrs. Oscar Phillips), Flesherton; Will, (married Laura O'Brien) lives in \ewniarket, and travels for Swift Canadian Co.; Robert (married Kath- leen McNeil) is an optician in Sudbury. I'idward Thompson â€" For a number of years conducted the bakery bus- int«^-.^ in ^Flesherton 'y.nd took an active interest in sporting activities. His family: Hazel (Mrs. J. Stone), Toronto; Leone (Mrs. Albert Gilles- pie), Toronto; Mabel (.Mrs. Fowler) Toronto; Grace at liome. Was a member of the Orange Association at Ceylon L.O.L. 883. lEditor's Note : There are a large number of citizens who have not filled out the forms sent them. This is not for publicity purposes, but as u record of the old families of Flesh- erton and the addresses of the mem- bers at the present time. This l)oul<- let ,which is contemplated, will bo of great personal value when a full record of all the old residents is in- cluded. Help us out by sending the form to this office at once. Thank you.] School Next Week The summer holidays are nearing a close for the -.^tudenl^ and scliolars of Flesherton schools as both the high and public schools will re-open on Tuesday, September Sth, the day following Labor Day. This year there was an amendment to thc- Schools Act by which it is hoped that the controversy of s;!u)ol opening will be ended. Kach year there has been a misunderstanding regarding the scheduled day for school opening. In the past the statute stipulated that schools open on September 1st. Last year, it is said, thwe was some confusion because September 1st was a Thursday. Some schools in the province re-opened on that day and some (lid not. THE INTEREST IS SUSTAINED Someone has well said that your homo paper never loses interest in you. To this possibility few people have given a passing thought. No matter whether one likes the paj^cr or not the editor has a Hiiilly feeling for every one of his jorisliiuents. It he is true to his profession and pub- lishes a paper for the people, ho al- lows no personal matter to iriterfevu with his work of news gathering. He may meet you as a stranger, yel along with his best and dearest friends ichronicle your success and sorrow wherever you may hn. Those who would forget you but for the home paper are ever reminded ef your existence by some item in the paper where you spent your boy- hood daysi. Others may deceive and defraud you, but the home paper nev- er forgets you. Possibly you may not always deserve it bit a newsjjapci on the right lines has no pets, and should it at any time say things that cau.^e your fun to turn the wi^prtg way study a moment and see if it has not at various times said many nice things for which you fail to give it credit. ROMANCE OF NICKEL INTERESTING STORY ment of the Canadian National Rail- ways. It is only 50 years ago siniT nifkel was practically unheard of, its presence being con-.iidered a draw- back to some ores due to no use hav- ing been found for the mineral. Since then the nickel industry has grown by leaps and bounds until today rickel ranks ninth in quantity among the liu-talj consumed yearly through- out the world. Canada jiractically controls the world's supply. The metal is much use<| as an alloy, it giving great hardness and strength and it is also much in demand for its acid and rust resisting properties. C":~:"X-x~:~x~:~:-x~:-:~X":":-:~:~:~:~:- y I Letter to The I . Editor . •X««>*>»M~X'«M«<"X"X~>'X*»>«X~X««X» W.AGES FOR MARRIED MAN In the romance of metals nickel ia one of the outstanding example.'', says the Natural Rt jourccs Dep-rl- Editor of the Advance, Dear Sir:- Could I beg a little space in your worthy paper to ask a question and state a fact which I believe to be true, also to give a few figures concerning it. Is a married man, with a family to keep, a better man to hire than a single man? That is, the average one in lx)th cases. If he is, then why not pay him a better wage? He has more ex- penses to meet. It is a fact that a married laborer has got to cut his wage-scale down to almost nothing in order to com- pete with single men, here, at least. People here will not as a rule pay more than SI. 00 per day, without board, for labor. For a married man with, say, three small children, that averages down to 20i- per day for each individual. Rent at S-l.OO per month, and where can you get that, equals 2c per per- son leaving 18c for food and clothing. The government has found that it costs 17c per day to feed each per- son housed at their expense. That leaves Ic per day for 313 days, when you have that many days work, for '. lothingfor each person for the en- tire year. Hoiv can one live on that? Figure it out for yourself. Thank- ing J oil for valuable space I am for a $2.00 per day rate, without board. Yours for higher wages. A READER. Homing Pigeon Lost Saturday afternoon several thous- and homing pigeons were liberated at the Canadian .National Exhibition in a Ijigeon racing competition. One of these birds found its way to the hon'o of Mr. William Reid, Old Uur- luim Road, Artcmesia, and made it- self at home. A number and initial is on a band on one of its legs, but .Mr. Reid does not know who the owner is. This race is an annual event and creates considerable en- thusiasm .amongst homing pigeon fanciers. Special Prices r.rookfickl I'a.slcurizcd iilciKled Cheese, 20c iR-r 11); 5 lb. 1 uf S5c. ~ . . â€" â€" «, liroolcfield Pasteurized IMended Cheese "Spreader", lialf pound pkj^s. ^ for 21c lli;^- Profits made bv sowinj.;- C. f. U, free-flowing Fertilizers witli your Fall wheat. DeLuxe Jelly Powder, fre.sh and full flavored, 6 flavors tt) choo.se from Low price of 5 for 21c Keilo^gf's Toatsted Corn Flakes, .v ecial price of 3 for 23c (). (J^ -A. vS])ecial I>lend Tea, 35c value and selling- for, per lb 29c I'ancy Hiscuits. Sherbet Creams, Ontario Jams, Strawberry- Sandwich, at only, per lb 15c EfTK' Shell, per cwt 95c Oyster Shell, per cwt $1.19 Osprey & Artemesia Co-operative Co., Ltd. FLESHERTON COW FALLS INTO WELL There was excitement at Mr. E. Mason's one morning last week when a valuable cow fell in the well near the barn. The neighbors responded to the S.O.S. and built a derrick over the well, but the horses that were drawing the cow out stepped out too (luickly â€" the rope broke â€" the cow was back in the well. When the rope was ready again a second attempt was made and the men placed planks over the well to prevent a similar oc- currence; but alas, the planks spread apart and the poor cow journeyed (none too gently) to the bottom of the well for the third time. At the next attempt the rescue was effected and the cow isn't much worse for her experience. If she could only talk slip would likely say ".All's well that (n(h well." â€" Exeter Times-Advocate. made by SHERWIN-WILLIAMS the super-quality floor enamel It beautifies a variety of floorings . . . wood, cement floors, linoleum. You can buy it In nine fetching colours . . . embracing such popular tones as Dutch Blue and Light Orange. 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Duncan FLESHERTON * • » • .♦ * . » ' «. *â- â- « * • -REMEMBER 8733 Persons were killed or injured in Ontario in 1932 BECAUSE OF CARELESS DRIVING MOTOR VEHICLES BRA.NCH ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY