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Some weeks ago The Advance made reference to the developments in re- gard to radium in Haliburton County Ontario, and now further particulars are to hand. Development of the property at the present time is principally carried out through a tunnel or adit driven into the side of the hill, about 60 feet ver- tically below the surface showing. This tunnel has progressed about 360 feet and has ' it into a series of five veins 11' mg a total width where cut of abou. 12 feet. One of these veins. having a width of about 4 feet. is being drifted on and raised on in order to de- termine the extent of the ore. Officials estimate that, with allowance made for the dip of the vein there is indicated in this section of the deposit approximate- ly 50,000 tons of radium-bearing ore. Interest in Radium f in Haliburton Area; Developments at the Wilberforce radium occurrence, in Haliburton Coun- ty, Ont., is steadily progressing and a concentrating mill is in the process of erection. The mill now in the process of erec- tion was formerly used at the molybde- nlte properly, about three miles dis- tant. It is‘planned to have this mill completed in about 60 days, when it is proposed to start concentrating opera- tions: The company has been in touch with Derby Co., of London. Eng. long established and well known refiners of precious metals. who are stated to be anxious to negotiate for the concen- trates produced. At the present time the principal production of radium comes from the Belgian Congo, from the mines of the Union Miniere du Rant Katanga and from Czechoslo- vakia. Late in 1929 a test shipment of 35 tons was made from the Wilberforce deposit to the ore dressing division or the Mines Branch at Ottawa. At that time it was considered representative of the are shown on the surface. The uraninite content of the concentrates obtained from each ton of ore was 2.56 lbs. and, therefore, the amount of ra- The current annual world produczion of radium is around 45 grammes. of which about 40 grammes comes from Belgian Congo and three from Czecho- solovakia. Current selling prices are about. $70,000 per gramme. Developments at Wilberforce Steadily ngfessing. Concentrating Mill Now in Com-.54: of Erection. Further Plans Under Way. 4 2‘1 mazing New Beau lg “ for Y0 ur ”mm? Timmins Ideal Hal C) TiigtLH‘il Textured \Vaiis Give Luxurious thurm at Milie- G‘cs'! .c! In give you an ulimale unh- outobugatwu. magically ‘HE change will amaze you. You ne dreamed that your home could be autiful. Even the shabbicst of walls uzicallv transforms d with Db 'RAU’. ! greater uraninite content than the car- load shipped to the department from the surface. which would increase the gross value of $22.73 per ton shown. The. company’s prOperty consists of apgrcximaely 456 acres in the town- ship of Cardiff, about 150 miles north- east of Toronto. The International Radium and Resources, Limited, has been incorporated with an Ontario charter and a capitalization of 500,000 {shares of no par value to develop and operate the prOperty. To date the de- velopment has been carried on by the lOntario Radium corporation, which Q will be absorbed by the new company. Ideal Hardware (‘0., Ltd 56.} Third Ave, Timmins One survey’party of 20 men left Kenora Wednesday for English River. to work west from that point to Ignace. a distance of 25 miles. English River is close to the eastern boundary of the district of Kenora, at which point the locating party will connect with the surveyors running the line east from Upsala, in the district of Thunder Bay, to English River. A comple:e report on the Wilberforce occurrence was made public early this year by the Mines Department at Ot- tawa. following the investigation by two of Its engineers. Hugh S. Spence and R. K. Camochan. THl'NDER BAY AREA. BEING SL'RVEYED FOR THE HIGHWAY J. Isbester. engineer in charge of the Northern Development branch work in the district said at Port Arthur on Monday. Definite details as to the location of the camps will not be re- ceived until the route is selected. dium contained in the concentrates from one ton of ore with the value of $70,000 per gramme of radium, showed the ore to have a gross value of $22.73. Subsequent developments, however, are said to have shown a considerably Eight survey parties are working on the rou.e of the Trans-Canada high- way through Thunder Bay district. A. Another party, which has been in the field for the past 10 days locating the line from Osaquan to Dyment, is making good progress. In the short time in which this party has been in the field, they have run the preliminary line through to Raleigh and have met with favourable conditions. Toronto Mail and Empirezâ€"The as- tonishing assertion has been made by Gen. Hertzog that Gen. Smuts is re- sponsible for the depression. There is a ray of hope in this. for the presump- tion must be that if he knew how to start it he will know how to stop! it. CUSIVCLV U {If J. P. ROY rzg plastic paint. All Ffecxs are 'mssiblcâ€" md texturesâ€"easily, Iomc m a Ontario The Timmins-Sudbury highway is of very pressing importance both to the present and the future not only of Timmins but of the whole N orth. There was special interest here in the de- putation from the North meeting Hon. G. S. Henry, Hon. Chas. McCrea and Hon. W. Finlayson in conference last week. There was also some resentment at the attitude of Hon. W. Finlayson at the meeting. This resentment is voiced by the following editorial in The Nor- thern Tribune, of Kapuskasing, last week:â€" “Fancy Tourist Stuff" Answering a deputation which apt- peared before the Ontario cabinet on Wednesday this week asking for con- struc.ion of a highway from Sudbury to Smooth Rock Falls, Hon. Wm. Fin- layson is reported in the daily press as saying: “The time has not yet been reached when we can afford to build parallel roads. We can’t be neglecting the settlers for this tourist stufl'. We'll take care of your unemployment for you." In the first place, there are many hundreds of settlers in the North who will stoutly maintain that the 1l‘0- vincial administration has consistently and persistently neglected the settlers, for various and sundry reasons known. surmised and unknown. In proportion to the public money spent to promote colonization, the results have been a dismal farce. It is noteworthy that more road work has been done for set- tlers in this part of the North since ad- vocacy of national highway construc- tion took a pronounced turn. Building through highways is a sound public in- vestment which increases the returns to provincial coffers; it does no harm to the interests of settlers in any way, shape or form, but rather. decidedly the reverse. If the honourable gentle- man intends to imply differently. we challenge him to clearly say so. A large proportion of the inadequate re- lief work thus far provided by Hon. Mr. Finlayson’s department has been on through highways, which work‘ has benefitzed the entire Northern 'com- munity. So many references have been made in The Advance in regard to the Trans- Canada highway and the prowsed road from Timmins to Sudbury that readers may think an explanation is needed. The Advance. however. has no apolo- gies to offer. The Advance believes that unemployment is the biggest pro- blem of the moment, and public works like the highways referred to promise a remedy for the unemployment evil so they really are entitled to be consid- ered of more importance that the evil itself. Emphasis on the best remedy is better then mourning over the disease. So far as Timmins is concerned the Timmins-Sudbury highway is the more important of the two works. Timmins is not on the Trans-Canada ‘highway no matter what route is selected. and Timmins would be benefitted no more than any other Ontario town by the work on any route. From the national standpoint, of course, the Trans-Can- ada highway has very special import- ance. and Timmins still being in Can- ada, though apparently blotted out of the Sault”s North, has much concern in the road planned to span Canada within the borders of the Dominion. Objection Taken to Mr. Finlayson’ 3 Talk “Fancy tourist stuff" has had very little consideration in the advocacy of the Sudbury-Smooth Rock Falls road, Fancy Tourist Stun" Partlcnlsriy Ob- jectionabh- as a Phrase. Some Contrasts in “on. Mr. Finlay- son‘s Outlook. THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE. TIMMINS. ONTARIO The Sudbury-Smooth Rock Falls road would be strictly utilitarian, and kept open by business traffic for most of the months of the year. It wouic play an important part in the opening up of an assured new mining field, and its serviceability to thousands of Nor- thern car owners would ensure that it would repay handsomely. through pro- vincial impos-ts, its construction costs. In the same category, Kirkland Lake has asked the government to build a connecting road to the Quebec bound- ary. which would give direct r-oad con- nection to Rouyn. in another province. Has Mr. Finlayson told them it was “fancy tourist stuff“? Out West, Premier Bennett has just inclined his favour toward a road con- ! necting Banfl‘ and Jasper Parkâ€"a pros gject that is “fancy tourist s ufl'” pure and simple, and extra costly in the bar- gain. Last week he put his foot in it by announcing that the Trans-Canada highway would be built from Nipligon to Heron Bay on Lake Superior; and if that stretch of road wouldn’t be “fancy tourist stuff” altogether, with the lakehead admitting it was calcu- lated to serve “99% American motor traffic," we’re cock-eyed. Premier Henry took umbrage at his federal leader’s statement, and now he design- ates as the official choice only the sec- tion from Schreiber to Kenoraâ€"still leaving Open :0 reason the selection of the Northern routing to Nakina or farther before deploying to the lake- head with a feeder. “Fancy tourist stufl"! Some time ago the 800 and the lakehead had the consummate gall to propose that Amer-- icans should join their deputations to the government asking for a decision in favour of the lakeshore route. On- tario liquor laws provide a certain at- traction for American motorists at the border towns and cities; what safety would the computed one per cent. Canadian motor traflic have amongst all the lubricated American whoopee on the hazardous corkscrew lakeshore highway? Laugh that off. Hon. Charles McCrea, who as mem- ber for Sudbury introduced the deputa- tion. is a senior colleague of Hon. Mr. Finlayson. We can't imagine his tak- ing a public affront like this lying down. The member for Goldwater has dipped his fingers into hot water. Wage Likely $3 for Work on Highways A de‘spatch from Toronto on Monday of this week says:â€" Hon. William Finlayson to-day put the finishing. touches on his plans for carrying out the construction of the Transâ€"Canada highway and secondary roads in Northern Ontario. Relief Plans Said to Include Free Transportation if Men Work for Three Months or More. Many Camps Planned. to direcny benefit fifty thousand peo- ple and indirectly benefit tar more than that number. All through the Trans- Canada highway controversy this sec- tion of the Nor.h has had less to say about tourist traffic than has any other section. by a long way. With the ex- ception of one paper whose highway' pronouncemenzs have in turn been akin to a kangaroo, an ostrich and a cha- meleon. the press hereabouts have em- phasized the value of the national road as a colonization and industrial devel- opment factor. Canada at this timer needs a national highway to weld it. together more firmly. and the North needs through roads to weld it together. I Unofficially it is learned that the rate of wages will be $3 a day, with a deduction of 90 cents a day for'meals. This works out at 371- cents an hour for an eight-hour day. ‘Free transportation will be provided for the men if they work a reasonable length of time, deemed to be three months, but should they wish to return before that time, they will have to pay their way back to the place whence they came. About 100 camps will be required in the section of the Trans-Canada west of Port Arthur, and about 50 in the Ottawa valley section. Other camps will be spotted for the construction of the secondary roads. Mr. Finlayson has made regulations for the policing of the camps, protection against dis- ease, and general order. No liquor will be allowed within the areas aflected. Certain sections of the Trans-Canada“- highway already completed will under- go reconstruction in addition to the new work to be done. and certain other sec- tions which do not conform to the new plans will have to be relocated. The secondary rows or feeders will open up a large part of the northern country for colonization. It is proposed to emptoy settlers in Nothern Ontario on the Trans-Can- ada and labourers from other parts of the province on the secondarly road. Renfrew Mercury:â€"â€"Shortly after? some butter had been handed out to unemployed men at the Potter dairy in Arnprior. and the manager had re- sponded to a call at the rear part of the building, one of the drivers’ pouches cszlaining about $20 was missed, with the result that suspicion rests upon one or more of the men who had been given butzer for the making up of a lunch T’hese wandering, homeless men have been refraining from crime. whereby they command public sym- pathy, and they will make a big mistake if they depart from that course. In all bodies of men there are always a few of poor morals. To keep the few from transgressing ought to ‘be the aim of the majority. Manager of that Arn- prior dairy will be slow about making donations of butter in future, because feeling that his kindness has been abused; thus the innocent will sufler with tho Guilty. "Consider Ontario‘s experience in the matter at issue. Last fall someone got the bright idea of getting Northern municipalities together and letting them battle it out over the route. A .conference was called to meet at North Bay for this purpose; and if it had not been strenuously Opposed, politicians would have had colourable excuse for announcing almost any highway de- ' ision they liked. They were balked at hat time. and matters went along ding-dong for a while. Parliament met. and the government was urged to make its decisions and have them debated and settled; but not one highway ques- tion elicited an informative answer. and prorogation came with a rush at the height of the Beauharnois scandal. side-tracking the Trans-Canada high- way altogether. Just before that. howâ€" ever. an anxious whisper was given out at North Bay that the North should make its own highway decision, as guidance for the governments. The meeting was held, but the set-up was so palpable that the politicians had to shy away from basing any conclusions upon the absurd and unsound outcome. Since then we have progressed to the stage of a iong-range announcement by the federal premier that was promptly challenged by the Ontario premier, to the accompaniment of Superior fireworks; and finally a par- tial decision of route. “We don‘t know where we're going but we're on our way." “ll-3 DON'T KNOW WHERE WE‘RE GOING. BUT WE'RE ON THE W’AY The following is the racy but illu- minating way in which The Northern Tribune of Kapuskasing refers to a question of more than passing interest to all the North:â€" concerning w Dresses and Coats The materials are Gloria and Rosemere Crepes, Satins, Georgettes, the new Wool Tweeds and Jerseys Wool Dresses are very much favoured this year. We have just received and have on display a beauti- full assortment of the newest in dresses. The values are exceptional and styles the last word. We are also showing a complete range of Fall and Winter Coats. Lines are very smart, and furs being much lower this year, the trimming is elaborate and the prices most attractive. Hollinger Stores Limited DRESSES Prices Range from to $24.50 SL. Catharines Standardzâ€"Ex-Pre- mier King is described as a good coin- er of phrases. In not all instances are they happy ones for the cause he re- presents. “Not a five-cent piece” and “In the Valley of Humiliation" will go down in Canadian political history. It is interesting to note that France wi;h 1.459.650 has comparatively few more than Canada with only a fraction of France’s population. Germany, 679,- 300, is behind Canada in automobiles, though much ahead in population. Anyone who wants to run an automo- bile shouldn't go to Russia. There they have only 57,640 motor vehicles, though fifteen times the population of Can- ada. Denmark has only 113,820 motor vehicles, and Finland has still less. a mere 36 234. Hawaii beats Finland with 47,846. Hungary has only 19,333 and Austria 39,600. British India has 174,450. Italy has 291,587. Japan has 95,719. Mexico has 80,800. There are 118,735 in the Netherlands. Yugosla- via has 12,451. The Union of South Africa has 149,400. NUMBER OF MOTOR VEHICLES REPORTED IN THE 'WORLD 'iU-UAY Flgm-es recently published give the total number of motor vehicles in the world today as nearly thirty-six mil- lions. Some pedestrians think there seem to be that many in the Porcupine alone but that is not so. In all Canada there are 1224.098. The United States is credited with 26,697,398. England has 1,308,272; Scotland. 124.098; Wales. 64.177; Northern Ireland. 27.035. Ber- muda has only 52; Spltzbergen has 1; Slam has 7.121; Solomon Islands. 14; New Hebrides. 66; Monaco. 1.690; Pales- tine. 2.920; Alaska. 3.002. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bishop will be at our store about the middle of September with a full line of Dresses, including the famous “Deja” models. Coats and Furs of all kinds. Exact date later. This is an opportunity to get “expert ad- vice” on your particular requirements. There is a for every figure, for every occasion and for every purse. of the Lady Mac Corset Company will be in our store Store News! MISS BURKE September 8th LADY MAC Powassan Newszâ€"Isn't it in funny these well-advertised days of depres- sion there seems to be a surplus of everything but money, work, and park- ing spaces at places of amusement, in- cluding theatres and dancing pavilions. St. Mary's Journal-Arguszâ€"The woe- ful effects of economic depression in the large centres of population, should help to impress upon thoughtful peOple the fact that it is desirable to retain the small towns in our economic scheme. The notable increase of 56 per cent. recorded in 1930 over 1929 is due to the increased activity of the Western Que- bec mines of copper-gold, and to the development of the free-gold deposits of that region. There are now three producing free-gold mines. namely the Siscoe mine, the O'Brien mine, and the Granada mine, the last named having reached the producing stage in August of 1930. The production at gold in Quebec for 1930 was 141.74? ounces of fine gold. valued at 32.930380. an increase of 50.- 949 ounces in quality and of $1,053,520 in value as compared with the figures for 1929. This production came from the treatment of the complex ores of copper-zinc-gold of Western Quebec. 01 which Noranda mines is the outstand- ing producer. and from the straight quartz-gold ores of Western Quebec. where a promising gold output is flow deveIOping. the auriferous quartz be treated by amalgamation and cyani - tion. A third source of gold in Quebec, the lead and zinc ores of Portneuf county. which until 1929 contributed appreciably. is temporarily non-produc- tive. no shipments of ore having been made in 1930. QUEBEC GOLD OUTPUT UP 56 PER CENT. IN LAST YEAR Thursday, Sept~ 3rd, 1931