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First Discovery in 1866, but the Most Important Oneâ€"Porcupineâ€" Was in 1909. Hawk Lake asg part of the Poreupine area, the first gold discoveries here may be given as in 1907, the first claims ‘being staked on Gold Island. While Gold Island is not yet under active development, oldâ€"timers are reâ€" newing their faith in the district‘s first claims and are enthusiastie and ern Untario, dut did not proveée Imâ€" portance. In the early seventies cuere (were gold discoveries in the Lake of the Woods district of Northâ€" western ‘Ontario. A certain amount of development was done in the Lake of the Woods area, interest in the area reaching its highest point around 1897. The total production of the district, however, would not reach four mllhnn dollars,â€"the production of mine in the Poreupine in four months these days. ; The discovery of Poreupine may safely be stated as the first step in placing Ontario on the real list of gohd _ producers. Counting â€" Night Hawk Lake asg part of the Poreupine area, the first gold discoveries here may be given as in 1907, the first active development, oldâ€"timers are reâ€" newing their faith in the district‘s first claims and are enthusiastice and optimistic that Gold Island will yet show that it deserves the name it bears. In the meantime, however, the Night Haiwk area is proving a very promising field and with the Night Hawk Peninsular now in the list of active producers, the whole district that had the honour of the first stakings in this Camp, will be watched with keenest interest in its programme of development. promises. Terbaps, it was unduly boomed in its earlier days. Oldâ€" timers think it was. Nevertheless, there is still faith in the Larder Lake area and recent activities there indiâ€" cate that the oldâ€"time faith has justiâ€" fication, and Larder Lake may yet come back after the fashion of the Keeley Silver Mine. The discovery of gold in what is now referred to as the Porecupine was in 1909, . the Hollinger, (Melntyre, Dome, MeEuaney and other important Previous to the discovery of Porâ€" cupine there was staking galore in Larder Lake commenceing in 1906. Larder Lake did not fulfill its first UATEG OF CISCOVERIES Df GOLD TN ONTARIO GOLD FIND IN POURNIER 50 MILES EAST OF ROUYN The dates of the in Ontario may be lows :â€"â€" According to despatches last week from Amos, Quebec, what may ‘be anâ€" other important gold discovery has been made in north‘western Quebecâ€" this time in the township of Fournier, some fifty miles east of Rouyn Townâ€" in 1909, Dome, Mc propertie CASE TO BE HEARD IN MARCH TN REGARD TCO BIG NUGGET Major and Mrs. Knight, of North Bay, will pay a visit to Timmins Salâ€" vation Army on Dec. 29th and 30th. The Divisional Officer for this district and his wife will ‘be heartily welâ€" comed on this second visit to the ties bei: om one town involving the q p of the huge s found by Anso commeneing in did not fulfill its rhaips,"© it was u. ts earlhier davys. priace 1€ sUmMmmarizedC aked in discovet IT‘l area, made on the rk of Toronto, porphyry body width carrving orcupine was ‘, (Melntyre, ier important in that vear. 1866 with visible been done 1870 oT im ventie unduly Oldâ€" Sold in TIroquois Falls by Sold in Ansonville by IROQUOIS FALLS DRUG CO., LTD. S. K. DRUG CO., LTD. 39 FOURTH AVENUE OPPOSITE FIRE HALL For the best in Fruits, Confectionery, etc., and for Ice Cream, come here. In Toys, Fancy Goods, Jewelry, etc., as we are going out of these lines. Big Bargains These Days at P. Antoine‘s Pleasure Ice Cream Parlour 4000000 000000006 00900064 446 6 #6090000000 7 l 33 Sold in Schumacher by Sold in Timmins by TODD‘S DRUG STORES, LTD. FRANK N. BURKE D. GRAY Sold in South Porcupine by E. J. MEYERS BRUCE L. PILSWORTH RYAN, MURRAY DRUG CO., LTD A new Public Stenographer‘s Office has been opened in the All classes of Stenography efficiently attended to by an exâ€" perienced stenographer. Best of references. Prices Reasonable Saw Filing a Specialty. All kinds of Repair Work promptly atâ€" tended to. Contracts taken on any work; no job too small, Best of work guaranteed. Prices reasonable. 61 HOLLINGER LANE. Or write E. N. Mann, Timmins P.0O. CARPENTER AND CONTRAC TOR PHONE 88 YourPatronage Solicited Pays highest prices for secondâ€"hand furniture. Sells new and secondâ€"hand Furniture at cheap prices. MONETA P.0. Box 3, Timmins. OPPOSITE THE T. £N.0.DEPOT â€"00â€"52p..â€"