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‘*In the winter of 1910â€"11 the busiâ€" ness men of Swastika, which then kad a population of about one hundred, got together and dis¢éussed the local situation, which was fairly desperate from a business point of view. The conclusion reached was that if they were. to secure any business from Larder Lake, the prospectors‘ mecea of that day, it would be necessary to eut a road from Swastika into that camp. The money was raised someâ€" how and Walter Little undertook the job. These anxious pioneers hacked a way past what were to become the Larder Lake, Teckâ€"Hughes, Wrightâ€" Hargreaves, Kirkland Gold, Sylvanite, Toughâ€"Oakes, Bidgood and the many other properties in their line of march. They threaded their way through a golden treasure house whitch was to win a production record of over $36,000,000, with uncounted millions lying exposed to view and many years of operation ahead. The road the Swastika busiâ€" ness men opened is still in use and is now part of the Government highâ€" In its speecial edition dealing with the Kirkland Lake eamp. The Norâ€" thern Miner last week had several very interesting items in regard to former days in Swastika, ‘‘the gateâ€" way to Kirkland.‘"‘ One of these items dealsâ€"with the road from Swasâ€" tika, now passing through Kirkland Lake. The Northern Miner says :â€" ROMANCE OF THE ROAD FPROM SWASTIKA TO LARDER LAXKE YÂ¥ear Aug24© Council Bluffs Nonpareil :â€" en commandments are the CANADIAN NATIONAL Hm are a few of the hundreds of feaâ€" M. Royal Air Force Band (Enghnd) and other noted musical organizations; 1,500 performers on world‘s largest stage; Famed 2,200 Voice Exâ€" hibstion Chorus; First showing 1929 Motor Cars; First International Air Craft Disâ€" phy. Exhibits from the world over, and the outstanding Sporting Event of the for fio World Championship, and $50,000 an Amateur Sports Programme mnlhng an Olympiad. The world‘s largest spectacle; atâ€" tracting more people than any fair or exposition; displaying almosi every known product; costing anâ€" nually to stage over $1,000,000 ; and representing a land and buildâ€" ing value of $15,000,000. T the 1928 Canadian Naâ€" tional Exhibition, one will witness the most enterâ€" taining and diversifed proâ€" gramme of all time to fittingly mark this 50th Anniversary year. TORONTO The Third W rigley Marathon Swim i7 BEST FOR ALL YOUR BAKING _â€" THOMAS BRADSHAW, President H. W. WATERS, General Manager The first hardest. .L YOUR BAKING » Pies, Cakes, Buns and Bread * DOES ALL YOUR BAKING BEST Lucky Cross and Swastika Mines at , SBwastika Pioneers of Kirkland Area The last issue of The Northern Miner was a special Kirkland Lake District number, and a very excellent production it was in every way. _ It was well printed and made doubly attractive by the many illustrations used. There were 72 pages in the hbig issue and every phase of affairs in Kirkland Lake, Swastika and other oints received attention. One special article was devoted to the early days in Swastika, the first railway centre in tlire Kirkland camp. In reference to the early days at Swastika, The Northern Miner says :â€" ‘* No history of Kirkland Lake camp ‘an ignore the pioneers of Swastika. Here was a case where the birds were rcally too early for the worm; their arrival antedated the discoveries in Kirkland proper by several years, they stayed on, glancing with envious eyes on Larder and Dane, unaware of the golden opportunities at their own doors. â€" It is comforting to knew, howâ€" ever, that many of those who stuck profited handsomely by subsequent deâ€" vyelopments at Kirkland Lake, five miles away. » ‘*Walter Little, Alex Perron, Chas: Spearman, Jack Reddington, Ernes Martin, Ed. Croteau, Andy Dunean, Frank Duncean, Bd. Giblin, J. W. Morâ€" rison, Harry Oakes, the Tough broâ€" thers and the Wessell boys were a fow of those who lived through that early Jack Armstrong, A. J. Saumier, Jas, Doig, E. K. Neil, Joe Maguire, Jack (O‘Neil, John Conway, *‘Pink‘‘ Joy, Humphreys, Dr. Levi, the Stillar broâ€" thers and many others made Swastika their base of aperations. «*«Many of these pioneers remember and can relate details of the struggle they had to make ends meet, to keep going under the handicap of lack of interest on the part of outside ecapital, which at that time could only see Porâ€" EARLY DAY IN KIRKLAND LAKE GOLO MINING CGAMP cupine and Larder. â€" Wirkland Lake was born in an atmosphere of increduâ€" lity. Its development astonished even its Swastika neighbors.‘ In Washington they tell the story of a golfing clergyman who had been beaten ‘badly on the links by a parishâ€" ioner thirty years his senior, and had returned to the clubhouse rather disâ€" eruntled. _*‘Cheer up,‘‘ his opponent said. ‘‘Remember, you win at the finish. You‘ll probably be burying me some day.‘‘ ‘*©Even then,"‘ said the preacher, ‘‘it will be vour hole."‘ HE tire that gives the most mileage has extra miles Builtâ€"In at the factory. Firestone uses the best materials, purchased economicâ€" ally in the primary markets. Special processes, inâ€" cluding Gumâ€"Dipping, add to qualityâ€"yet cost is reasonable, due to modern factories and facilities. Your local Firestone Dealer saves you money and serves you better. Let him handle your tire requireâ€" ments, FIRESTONE TIRE RUBBER COMPANY OF CANADA LIMITED MILTON Tirestonc se uns ces io Cns 7| n es * ce se e wee w9 . on w w# un un GUMâ€"DIPPED TIRES Timmins Garage Co. Limited Timmins, Ont. Little, Alex Perron Jack Reddington, <Croteau. Andy C Ahmays put a Firestone steamâ€"welded, leakâ€"proof tube in your Firestome tire BUTILDS THE ONL Y the story ho had been by a parishâ€" i0r, and had > rather disâ€" ponent said. t the finish. ng me some ie preacher, â€"Exthange ‘With (George Young in training again under Johnny Walker and proâ€" nounced in as good shape as when he conquered the Catalina in the First Wrigley Marathon Swim, and Ernest Vierkoetter a sure entrant, the world‘s champiouship swim at the Canadian National Exhibition this year has every appearance of being a ‘‘battle"‘ between these two noted stars. There will be others, too, who will be ‘‘in there,"‘ such as Arne Borg, of ‘Sweâ€" den; Mendell Burdett, of Toronto, whose performance last year was outâ€" standing,. and Georges Michel, of France, the runnerâ€"up of last year. n, Chas: , â€"Ernes Duncean, W . Morâ€" ugh broâ€" re a Fow o n e s €A 4 € these eral is th objec diffic deed, ecial days entre rence The Posts Never Worse Than This Year, Bay Prospectors. Floods anmil Weather the Cause. Prospectors, settlers and others who have to travel the bush are agreed that this season is the worst they have experienced in this part of the country in regard to mosquitoes and blackflies. There used to be a comâ€" forting doctrine held by some oldâ€" timers in this North Land that when the blackflies were numerous the mosâ€" quitoes would be few, and when the mosquitoes were specially prevalent there would not be many blackflies. It was held that what was favourâ€" able for the propagation of the one pest was fatal to the other. Those who did not agree with this doctrine have the upper hand this year, »as they can point to the fact that both are now equally numerous and bloodâ€" thirsty. This year the bush is a reguâ€" lar torture chamber, the blackfliecs and mosquitoes running each other a race to see which can ‘be the biggest ecurse. Many prospectors and others have been driven out by blackflies and mosquiâ€" PLAGUE OF MOSQUITOtS AND BLAGKFLIES IN NORTA these small tortureâ€"bearers., genâ€" eral opinion expressed by the settlers is that the mosquitoes are the most objectionable. _ The blackflies are not difficult to keep out of houses. Inâ€" deed, they are not so bad in clearings of any particular extent. In any case they do not get on the nerves the w ay the mosquitoes do. Also, the blackâ€" flies usually do not poison their vieâ€" tims. ',l‘h(‘} cause a little annoyance and some loss of ‘blood but the next day the victim of the blackflies is usualh as good as ever. On the other hand the warning ‘hum of the mosquito irritates and set the nerves on edge, while mosquito bites very often cause pain and annoyance for many days, sometimes, indeed, resultâ€" ing in serious poisoning (*ffv('h The floods this spring and the conâ€" tinued wet weather are given as the chief causes for this year‘s plague of blackflies and _ mosquitoes. _ *‘ A week‘s real | ut weather would kill off these pests,"‘ says on oldâ€"timer. Moose and deer, as well as men, are being driven from the bush bv the mosquitoes and flies, according to reâ€" ports received. The blackflies usualâ€" ly are about through by the first of July, but this wgar the first erop will last a little longer on account of the conditions. But so far as the blockâ€" flies are concerned, it won‘t be long now. MANY TO BE ‘‘IN THE SWIM‘*"‘ AT THE SWIM AT TORONTO driver toes. it as | ly har North are : a these THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO able to se small t l opinion that the ectionable ficult to ] arcdi( prospectors out by b The settle est they m the toâ€" these. pe blackflies and ) endure the tortureâ€"bearers cexpressed by mosquitoes a e. â€" The ‘black INl]E" »s and e had Only t ner race rpgest curse. s have been nd mosquiâ€" d to stand y those ful« ts of the mosquitoes, activity of The genâ€" One of the latest additions to the forces of law, order and fines, is the Northren Motoreycle Patrol of the Ontario Provincial Police. This paâ€" trol is to do duty on the Ferguson highway so as to see that law and 6râ€" der prevails. There will be not speedâ€" ing permitted or the highway and this fact is to be made known right from the start. In addition the Northern Motoreycle Patrol will form a«link in the chain keeping the North Land towns from the ‘"‘"hit and run"‘ typo SPEED COPS TRAINING FOR FERGUSON HIGHWAY t on #.4 P i % o .‘ Th‘ 4 M O . * o oo n i *4 uPsn rave + ¢ What is the secret that gives O‘Keefe‘s Dry that exclusive...inimitable ? First...the water, crystalâ€"clear, from a famous spring...then it is because we skilfully blend the finest Jamaica Ginger, pure cane sugar and selected fruit essences, and further becaunse O‘ Keefe‘s, !ike a rare old wine, is mellowed by age. There is no secret about the fact that O‘Keefe‘s Dry is Canada‘s favorite beverage. O‘KEEFE‘S BEVERAGES LIMITED Toronto Iwo sizes â€" and Local Distributorsâ€"National Grocers Co, Ltd., Timmins HQCQOLAT E. ) 1OR ING of crime. Without such a patrol it would be possible for criminals to prey upon North Land towns and make their escape, perhaps, by auto to the South. On account of the long disâ€" tances it is possible to catch many who attempt eseape by flight by train. The patrol is expected to give similar protection from motor methods. _ It is hoped to make the North an easy place to visit, an easy and safe place to travel in, but a difficult place for wanted people to get away from. Seven brandâ€"new motor cycles have been purchased by the Government for the use of the patrols of the Northern } n'@ ‘h-. I is ROWNTREES worth more than a dozen words â€" you‘ll love them! Notice its smooth fine chocolate. Notice the delicious flavour of the almonds and raisins â€"how delightâ€" fully they blend with the chocolate. Made by the makers of the famous Plain York chocolate, MOTORING CHOCOLATE, whether milk or plain, lives up to the Rowntree worldâ€" wide reputation for quality. Try MOTORING at onceâ€"the sooner you know how good it is, the sooner you‘ll start enjoying it. There are two kinds of Motoring other, milk chocolate with almonds and raisins. One taste of either is Bringing with him a â€" wonderful new chocolate bar,â€"Rowntree‘s MOTORâ€" ING CHOCOLATE. It is a combinaâ€" tion of the finest chocolate with big white Valencia almonds and luscious Nectar raisins,â€"the most delicious bar you will ever taste. Chocolate bars,â€"one is plain chocoâ€" late with almonds and raisins, and the higlways. The offcers who will runp these machines have been taking a special course of instruction in motor eyele work and in police work, with special reference to the Highways Act. Those who travelled the Ferguson highway during the past week or two will laugh sarcastically at the thought of any one speeding over the Ferguâ€" son highway. It should be rememâ€" bered, however, that dry weather will soon put the highway in very passable shape and there are stretches of the read that readily lend themselves to foolish fellows who have the craze for speed. The Northern Motoraycle patrol will stop the dangerous work of those inclined to excessive speed in motor cars, and so will prove of value and safety to this Aorihb. 4 Milverton (Ont.} Sun:â€"Dr. T. T. Shields of Jarvis Street Baptist Church, Toronto, on Sunday last made a withering attack on horseracing and declared that every gambler was a ‘‘potential thief.‘‘ This is mild comâ€" pared with what he thinks of the modernist,. Thursday, July 5th, 1928