The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-26
NICKEL FOR TIE NAVY.
CANADIAN COUNCIL PROPOSES NO.
HOP0LT F0R ENGLAND.
Suggested That Ontario 0res, which
Furnish Large Sspply, BE UseA
for Dritaia-Oaly other Mine In
FPeach Islana Of new Caledonia.

NEW YORK. Nov. x.-A special TO the
Herald from Toronto says:
BY an order In council signed by the lieu
tenant governor OF Ontario, Sir Oliver n.
Mowas. On the report Ct the cabinet. and
especially Of the crown lands commission
er. the Hon Z. J. Davis. together with a
memorandum from the director Of mines,
Mr.. Archibald Blue. It Is proposed to re
new the negotiations opened with the Brit
ish government In April. 1891, which had
for their object the concession OF an in
terest in the nickel ores OF the ungranted
lands Of the crown for imperial and ma
tional uses. on such terms as may be mu-
tuaiiy agreed upon"
The object Of these negotiations is 10 Sc
cure control Of the nickel ore lands to the
British government, which could thus con-
troll the production OF nickel. holding 1t a
a monopoly. and using II only for its own
war vessels. There are said to be only
two deposits OF nickel in the world OF COM
mercial value-those in New Caledonia, an
island In the further Pacific. belonging to
France. and IN the Sudbury district Of On
ores in the interest Of the British gov
eminent was first suggested In 1881
The offer did not at that time commend
itself to the officials Of the British ad-
accumulated to prove the superiority of
nickel steel over every other kind of ar
NOR Plate. suggested that possibly the time
may have now arrived when the PROPOSE
ton made TO the imperial government
eight years ago might be hopefully re-
newed.
Would Not Mean Embargo.
1t remains to be seen, however. whether
the commissioners Of the admiralty wifi
accept the offer now made by Ontraio. 1t
seems scarcely probable that acceptance
would mean the placing of an embargo on
the continued export to the United States.
for naval purposes Of the nickel product
a man SSDp e. ades shon
Burk. Of Cleveland, and several Ohio cap
itaiists. This company has up to now.
mad a practical monopoly OF the supply
OF nickel for American armor.
In the seven years, is92-1ses. the quantity
OF ore slnelted and reduced in the Sudbury
district was 5al.S52 tons, and the estimated
metallic contents were s.7o5oOo pounds of
nickel and 35:o,5oo pounds of copper. At
the selling price of matte. at the fur
naces, which Is the form in which II is
exported to the refineries In the United
ducs Tor the seven years was g, $4,000. and
OF the copper 81. sos. or a total Of 1885,
Ore In United States.
While the export nickel plate will doubt
less be checked perhaps altogether stop
PED. Sudbury will. under any arrangement
that may be made. continue to supply
refined nickel for Uncle Sans ships.
A special dispatch to the Herald from
Washington says:
The United States will not be prevented
from getting nickel. even IL Great Britain
and France should attempt TO control the
supply OF nickel ore. The principa, dcpos-
It's OF this metal are at Sudbury, Canada
and In New Caledonia. a French island In
the Pacific. bat nickel Is being produced
In Oregon and in other parts of the United
States. II England and France should re-
fuse to allow their nickel to be sold to
4 ~k.-A.l
the price In the United States. but would
not entirely shut of the supply