, 1880-08-15
CANADA.

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SEAFonTu, Aug. 1.-THE Ontario Agri
cultural Commission opened All inquiry hero
into the salt industry in the County Of Huroll
chiefly with reference to the utility of Cana
dian salt as fertilizer and for dairy pur-
poses. Louis Rightmeyer, an American
gentleman, who has been engaged as salt
manufacturer Mt Kincardine since 1871, was
examined, and stated that the market was
chiefly in Chicago, Milwaukee,, and other
Western places, and his salt was used mainly
for pork-packing; The Canadian market
salt, whieii was brought across the At:
lantic as ballast, and admitted free of
duty. Hc nlatle about 10000 tons annually,
all Of which he sold in the United States, ex-
Wsstn qn vSoeSs waf 15erd Sea IN can a
| madam salt to English salt for pork-packing.
as it was proved by analysis to be purer. lie
had received no complaints Of 1t at all.
Farmers in Canada were now using it as
fertilizer with excellent results. especially On
wheat It made the straw stronger, and the
kernels brighter and plumper. For this pur-
pose It was sold at fron $3.50 to So per ton.
| n. 7. Coleman, Of the firm Of Coleman s.
from 1000 TO 75.0oo barrels Of salt per year:
Their market was in the United States and
Canada. The only complaints were made by
pOrk-packerS, who alleged that the salt pro-
duced kind Of brlny scum on the meat.
not dealing fairly with the salt-prodtlcers in
not ordering early enough to enable them to
get out the salt in pr0perly-dried condition.
LIE soEroeqated the M Of the last
Mr.. Scott Robinson, formerly pork
packer and now buyer of butter for the En-
glish market; Edward Cash, also 4 butter
buyer: and George Sproat, farmer, testified,
tions, to the value Of Canadian salt. Mr..
Sproat stated that lie had used it with equal
ly beneficial results on turllips, barley, and
sprins-wheat., It served to create moisture
rapid growth. He said lie used from 400 to
500 pounds per acre. He bought it by the
wagon-load, for 9.Go per ton.
WILLIAM Gray. Of the firm of Gray, Young
stated that wherever Canadian salt had been
exhibited-whtther at Philadelphia, Sydney, |
or l'aris-it had taken the lead Of the salt ii
all other nations. Medals were produced |
which had been awarded to it at tho above
Special Dtspateh to The Chicago TRIBUNE.
WINNIPEG, Aug. Embarrassing objections !
are being i e taken to The lqcking,up Of Govern
where there will III all probability never be
farms opened.
Quite number of experts from California
anu Nevada have been prospecting in this
sveG and copper are to be found IN i paylns g
quantities around High Lake and the Lake
OF the Woods. An agitation has already been
commenced to endeayor to have the Govern
ment parcel the land out into mining claims,
Sptetat D.*pateh to The chfeaeo 1rttaEe.
MONTREAL, Aug. 14--N. 0. Greene, who
has been acting for the Okla Indians in the
matter Of their removal to Parry Sound, to
an allotment of Government land, has re-
ceivcd document from the Chiefs OF Okla,
him to act, for them independ-
emily of anybody, and has forwarded it to
Ottawa to the Indian Department. Further
negotiations will be entered into shortly,
and it is likely e commission will start to
look out for the ALLEGATION i'll the fall. The
conditions are yet to be submitted to the
Messrs. Delon, the originators of a new
method to cure stammering, disposed Of
their ri ght in this Province to Dr. Louis La
berge, In May last for consideration. The
latter maintained that the Delons are nnW
the cure i'll Montreal, and has {
succeeded in restraining them by writ Of
injunction.
Counterfeit United States $40 bills are in
circulation here.
At the meeting of the Montreal General
Hospital 4 y !.;a Governors, Mr; Peter Redpath,
hat the lowest rat4spf whisky used in any
hospital was in the Tondon Hospital. lis I'd | t
ger head. The highest was St. Thomas $
losp1tal,-4s id. At the Westminster Hos 1
oltal the cost was Is l0d; ST. Alarv's. As. | +
tharlng Cross, 4s Id; University College, q
hospital, 3s 1od; Montreal General Hospital,
Neyeau: the Frenchman, who was can't !
lred in London Township q few days ago, 8
1as confessed to having mutilated the t
le aided in setting fire to the priests house &
md other buildings q