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Hoyle, Ont., Feb. 20th, 1930. Editor Porcupine Advance, Ont. Dear Sir:â€"In connection with "Oldâ€" remarks on "Gophering for Ore," which appeared in your issue of the 13th instant, the writer of the folâ€" lowing observations desires to pay triâ€" ‘‘bute to "Oldâ€"Timer" in that his reâ€" marks show a good measure of sound judgment and intelligent thought. It is to be regretted that "Oldâ€"Timâ€" er‘"‘ has not allowed his namge to appear so that your readers might know to whom they are indebted for bringing forward a subject that could be enâ€" larged upon to such an extent that space would not be available to publish the full content. Perhaps, «*Oldâ€"Timer" in withholding his name that "modesty is a crowning virtue that can never be ridiculed." Not so long ago I had a wellâ€"known mining man say to me without the slightest embarassment that it was the policy of some mining companies to freeze out the smallâ€"propertyâ€"owner. ‘The gentleman, however, was considâ€" erate enough to give me his persinal views which were all that could be deâ€" I agree with "Oldâ€"Timer" that exâ€" cess and unnecessary expenditure of money on preliminary equipment should be discouraged, but if a firstâ€" class refrigerator is necessary in the cookery put it in, and a passable road will cut down the cost of getting materials and machinery in. One of the questions always asked by the inâ€" vesting public is:â€""Is there a road, or other means of access to your proâ€" Is mining a gamble? I think not from the geological knowledge we posâ€" sess at the present time. Some years ago a geologist and engineer, so well known in the Porcupine district that some at least will know to whom I refer, was quoted by The Toronto Daily Star as saying that there was alsolutely no gamble about mining; it was the peoâ€" ple connected with wining that were the gamblers. Some two years ago we had Noah Timmins‘ that seven out of every ten of our brokers would trim a man out of his last cent if they could. © Was Mr. Timâ€" mins right? And yet we wonder what is the matter with the mining industry as it affects or pertains to the develâ€" oaopment of prospects to the producing In the light of these things will the man of moderate means go "gopherâ€" ing" for ore as our friend suggests I think not. perty?" Does a prospect shaft make a mine? I am afraid not,. In the Porcupine district one of our affiictions, among many‘® other, has been too many prosâ€" It is true that we are slowly getting away from past methods but we have much to learn and practice yet before mining will occupy the place it deserves in our national economy. The general situation can well be likened unto a debutante appearing for the first time in society,â€"very loveâ€" ly to look upon, but not always a "blissâ€" ful joy forever." Overâ€"enthusiasm, bad management, extravagant financing, squandering of assets, often no doubt designedly, ‘quickly bring about an awakening that all is not just right in Denmark, and that some fool with a marked degree of ability for mischief has virtually wrecked the financial structure. The deliberations of all thoughtful mining men focus on the transitory period of a mining property‘s history between its being regarded as a healthy looking prospect and the statues of a profitable commercial enterprise. Much can and invariably does happen at this interesting period of th> proâ€" perty‘s history. My *object is not to knock, but if possible probe a little deeper as to the why and wherefor,of those conditions brought to our attertion. Indeed, nothing would give me greater pleasure than for some one to come forward witl? more advanced ideas than my own, for only by constructive and exâ€" pression can we arrive at a concrete basis to devise ways and means of adâ€" vancing an industry of which the late Cecil Rhodes said, "The nation that possesses abundance of mineral reâ€" sources and develops the same is suâ€" MANY ANGLES TO MINING AND PROSPECTING TOâ€"DAY There will, as the gentleman has inâ€" timated, be a diversity of opinion. In this respect, my own views agree and disagree with his theories. The following interesting letter has been received from a valued reader of The Advance who encloses his name but prefers to sign himself for publicaâ€" tion with a nom de plume. His letter which speaks for itself, is as follows:â€" Reader of The Advance Discusses "Gophering for Ore" and Many Other Phases of Mining and Prospecting Activity in This District. "CALADA® The quality of Salada is the only premium offered the arts of peace as well as ‘Fresh from the gardens‘ To my brother prospectors and proâ€" perty owners I would say:â€"Try to know your business; be conservative; avoid the sensational; and fall not into the error of one of our number who at sundry times has been proclaimed the original discoverer of a property which until recently has been a profitable producer in the Porcupine. The story is as follows:â€"Our brother was handâ€" ed a piece of rock salt for examination. Pulling out his pocket lens he is alâ€" leged to have got down to business with all the thoroughness of a geological professor. At last he said: "This is niceâ€"looking quartz, but I don‘t see any gold in it." The present investigations in broâ€" kerage and financial circles will slow up investment money for a time but with the return of confidence in the established order of things, conditions will improve. The financial situation has thne period of easy money passed, possibly, for a time at least, but it will return for the man with a proposition of merit. Otherwise there is no amount of money in existence that can make a mine out of barren rock. The unâ€" paralled advance of our Canadian mining industry naturally has and will continue to absorb large amounts of surplus capital, the existence of which or its use, is often affected or conâ€" trolled by influences remote from minâ€" ing itself. pect holes and not enough development shafts. How many properties receive the support of capital as a result of the information gathered from hole in the ground? Very few, if any. A thorough probe by the diamond drill over the whole area should supply the desired information as to geology, or occurrences at depth, the proper locaâ€" tion of a main shaft from which the ore bodies can be drifted on and opâ€" ened up in the most economical manâ€" ner. Willys SuP : Coach $935; Sedan §$1020; Coupe (2 38)’5 Coupe (4 pass.) §935; Roadl (2 pass.) 889;); Roadster (4 L I;u ring whe L) 811 0 All; s f.0.b. §$895; DeLuxe Sdan(a illustrated, 5 wir 9e W J P LLY l A factory, Toronto. Taxes extra. See the complete line of WILLYSâ€"KNIGHT, WILLYS SIX and WHIPPET FINE MOTOR CARS at the Motor Show in the Salesrooms of your nearest Willysâ€"Overland Dealer all this Week *# t *@ * 9 6 dn e c P » * *# 04# ® 6# s F PFTF sgan4 144 ’.:' / / # "l.. 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H. Sanders, relief officer of London, says that hereafter there will be no free food or fuel for holders of liquor permits. He should take account of the fact that the purchase of a liquor permit is no guarantee of future and continued solvency, and that once a man has bought a permit he is not allowed to sell it or make any money out of it. The case originally developed from an accident to S. Alexander, than carâ€" rying on a mercantile business at Kaâ€" pusking. On the night of May 15th, 1925, he fell off or was thrown off the National train as it was coming in to the Kapuskasing station. His claim was that he was standing on the platâ€" form when the train made a sudden jerk and he was thrown off falling partly under the wheels. The railway claimed that he was improperly on the platform at the rear of the train and was concerned in illegal liquor traffic when the accident occurred and that the accident was not due to any fault or negligence of the railway, as hs claimed. Alexander denied this. In any event he was injured so badly in one leg that amputation of the was necessary. He sued the railway for $20,000 damages. Three times he has told his story at Haileybury to Supreme Court juries. On two occasions he was given favourable verdicts only to have both of them upset by the Courts of Appeal at Osgcoode Hall, Toronto. The second trial resulted in a disagreement The case has been dragging along for some years now, and one witness, Ray Ferguson, C.N.R. brakesman, who testâ€" ified at the first hearing of the case was one of the trainmen killed in the Drocount wreck. Alexander has moved from Kapuskasing to Rouyn since the accident occurred and is now carrying on a business at Rouyn. CANADIAN NATIONAL WINS ALEXANDER APPEAL GASE Former Kapuskasing Man Loses in Anâ€" other of Series of Appeals in Case Arising from Injury Sustained by S. Alexander. Word from Haileybury last week was to the effect that the Canadian Nationâ€" al Railways had won the appeal made against the finding of Mr. Justice Raney and a jury last week wherebyâ€"~S. Alexâ€" ander, formerly of Kapuskasing, was awarded a verdict of $10,000 damages for injuries sustained in a fall from a CNR. train three years ago. The decision last week means that Alexâ€" ander gets no damages, unless he can succeed in an appeal to another court. | 4 . 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In fiyâ€"time one position is as good as the other, and, as the Irishman said, a darn sight better. FROM THE OLDâ€"TIME OXâ€"CART TO THE MODERN AEROPLANE Let the nightsticks do their stuff and you and the rest of the press keep your mouths shut, and then notoriety and communistic lawlessness will both disâ€" appear. It is a far cry from the slowâ€"moving, primitive, highâ€"wheeled cart, hauled by oxen along the roads of Ceylon, to a speedy aeroplane in the winter sky over Lake Erie, but many of the people on Pelee Island are now drinking tea, carâ€" ried there by air, that joggled along in an oxcart under a tropical sun in Ceylon only a few weeks ago. Detroit Saturday Night:â€" Because Robert Minor, who has been trying to start a revolution in this country for at least 10 years, was beaten up with a number of other reds, by the police while trying to stage a demonstration in front of the New York City Hall, the New York World is sobbing like a leninite. The New York Herald Triâ€" bune has been almost as silly. Some of the Toronto newspapers bawled out the police for notifying the reds that they would be manâ€"handled if they inâ€" sisted on staging a nearâ€"riot in one of the parks of that city; and no doubt we will hear a lot of squawking from some of the Michigan press if the red gang succeed in getting into a fight with the police in Pontiac, as they have been trying to do for weeks. A Heraldâ€"Tribune reader gives the proper prescription for stopping at least half of the red trouble when he writes to that paper: The Salada Tea Company, because of the freezing over of Lake Erie, between Pelee and the mainland, recently shipâ€" ped several hundred pounds of tea by air, in order to replenish the diminishâ€" ing stock of a certain grocer on the island. There is no doubt that the aeroplane is fast taking its place as a freight carrier and it is gratifying to see some of our larger Canadian industries utilâ€" izing this means o transportation in the name of service. 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Mrs. Liman McEwan, of the Public school staff at Cobalt, is a sister, and Sheriff George Caldbick, Haileybury, is an uncle. DEATH OF GEORGE BOWMAN WELLâ€"KNOWN IN COBALT CAMP * * a +# 4 P 40 + hk » » «##p DP 44 % + * * P Ps. * . BVA L Ead un n uo un _ * oW t L* \\“v.\\.s\ % se us ue ts + 244 * «* % ../ ’l ... ,voo / ”'// '//tl/ '/ / ta4 ;l/// * * *A â€" .';;","/‘//,""'.'-._.:.: y PA m ’:"':'/.l//////////é ///// DT uPm //////A //////, //// 'IY”///// »»» # 4 *# #DP44 PB DLA OADDDLALLLLLALIPRAL PE LLLLLLLL 2 4 34 Edn *# » * +# # + 24442 +13 *# \M“\\\sss.\s\.\.\.a.\\.s\s\\c‘\\k\.\%\s\%\\.\\\\\\\\\\\*\\\\\\\\\~ ao tRA L ® 2# 4 4 4 kag LR un e e es e e e e e l n ns L0 2 uo n m it P 9 PB 4 9 9 6 60 PULLd s 4 + 44 . 4# 4. Q..-.».0-.-00\\\-\\\\\\\\\\\\..\0.-not_\\.\\\\. 44 0 a a a a a a a n o #a e ,2’//////////// * and §PEED! Willys Six Prices: Coach $935; Sedan $1020; Coupe (2 pass.) $895; Coupe (4 pass.) $§935; Roadster (2 pass.) $895; Roadster (4 pass.) $935; Tourin $895; DelLuxe Sedan (as illustrated, 5 wire wheels), $1120. All prices f.o.lf factory, Toronto. Taxes extra. s ++1 j # *n t} § l.'/ Y t 1/ 2 a 5\ b, The genius, resources and experience of the vast Willysâ€"Overland organization have combined to build a sensational new motor car . . . the Willys Six. This superb new car bases its claim to wide public preference on a multitude of new and spectacular features. First is the mighty Willys Six motor, rubber insuiated against vibration. 65 horsepower with speed of 72 miles an hour easily sustained. 48 miles an hour in second gear,. Speedier, livelier, more powerful and more responsive than any engine ever developed in a Six of the new Wfilys price class. Rich upholstery fabrics, silverâ€"finish decorative hardware, artistic woodwork and other wellâ€"chosen interior appointments form a gracious ensemble of luxury. Other new Willys Six features include low and beautiful body lines, "Fingerâ€"Tip Control", hydraulic shock absorbers, remarkâ€" ably low consumption of gas and oil. The big full internal fourâ€" wheel brakes make braking quick, easy and sure. Arrange a demonstration with your nearest Willysâ€"Overland dealer today. 48 IN SECOND ... 65 HORSEPOWER . .. RICH BROADCLOTH UPHOLSTERY ... INTERNAL FOUR WHEEL BRAKES ... HYDRAULIC SHOCK ABSORBERS ... 72 MILES AN HOUR ... Porcupine (8)â€"Hollinger, McIntyre, Dome, Vipond, Coniaurum, March, West Dome and Porcupine United HIGHER VALUES FROM A SMALLER TONNAGE OF ORE Production of Gold in Ontario During the Month of January as sShown by Department sf Mines in Figures for the Month. Returns received by the Ontario Deâ€" partment of Mines from the gold mines of the Province of January show a deâ€" cline of $298,787 from the previous month but an increase over January of 1929 in values recovered from a smaller tonnage of ore milled. Kirkland Lake (6) â€" Lake Shore, Teckâ€"Hughes, Wrightâ€"Hargreaves, Sylâ€" vanite, Kirkland Lake Gold and Barry Hollinger. Receipts of crude gold bullion at the Royal Mint, Ottawa, for January totalled 8,294.84 crude ounces, containâ€" ing 6,496,69 fine ounces of gold worth $134,298.55, and 723.01 fine ounces of silver valued at $330.76, or a total value of $134,629.31. The total value of reâ€" ceipts in January, 1929, was $2,784,293.42 The decline may be explained by larger shipments to branches of the United States Mint due to favourable rates of exchange. As compared with the monthly averâ€" age of 1929, the total value of the Janâ€" uary output was slightly lower, due in part to the loss of the Dome mill. There was a small recovery from cleanâ€" up of this property. Output from the Kirkland Lake area for January of this year was considerâ€" ably in excess of the monthly average from that field during 1929. Monthly Output of Ontario Gold Mines Total for calendar year 1929 (gold mines only) ... ... $33,392,112 Average per month ...... 2_.782.676 Total for January, 1929........ 2,663,274 2,742, 488 Total for January, 1930........ Gold Production in January During January producing mines in order of output were as follows: Porcupineâ€" Total Value Source and Period Crude Bullion Calenaar year 1929 (revis.).. $19,324,763 Average per month........... «> Aanuary, i1929 1,604,861 January, 1930 ......:...:..............." ©1,400,0600 Kirkland Lakeâ€" Calendar year 1929 (revis.)..$14,067,349 Average per month........... 1,172,296 January,â€"10929;..... . . 1,058,413 January, 1930";...;....... . ... 41/201,080 (gold mines only) ... Average per month ...... Total for January, 1929 Total for January, 1930 (Gold and Silver Values) W '{IV # + > 0, oo,.o,,'o.ol/: l l'.". .‘-""OAO »e#e s # /// llll ..///// /// / ’/ fl/’//////,; 'opn W# 4 /lc # # Timmins and lroquois Falls ///////// /////// ,‘ 99’ nA LVR : Un ** *L 4 Thursday, Feb. 27th, 193 A Friend to Women Lydia E. Pinkham‘s Vegetable Compound LYDIA E. PINKHAM MEDICINE 1, Mass., U.S.A. and Catsourg, Ont., Canada. ASK YOUR DRUGGIST ,, and skin eruptions result from blood imâ€" purities. To thoroughly cleanse the blood and rid the skin of blemishes take TRUâ€" BLOOD and apply Buckley‘s Ointment //«-\\ to the sléin.. A good TRU. time to beginisanow. A BLOOD You will marvel at the results and the improvement in your health, TRUâ€" ns «4114 } TT a t B L OO D costs i td $1.00, the Oint. OINTMENT ment 50c. ROWING children need health protection against winter‘s wet and cold. Buildthem up with codâ€"liver oil. They‘ll like it best this tasty wayâ€" CODLIVER OIL MADE ERASY. Bectit Bowne, Torontso, Ont. 44 SCOTTS EMULSION Boils, Pimples for WINTER! NC ‘a*» * > Ap 4 4 " *# n them up e