The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-21
GREAT STRIDES IN MINING.
How This Important Industry Has
Developed in OntnrTo

A G. SeyfeTt. the United States Consul
at Stratford. Ontario has written to the
State Department concerning the mining
industry i'm Ontario. as follows.
The tenth annual report OF the bureau
, Of mines Of Ontario has just been pub
lished by the Provincial Crown Lands De
TaTtmcnt In addition 10 a comprehensive
general report setting forth the details
and prospects Of each branch OF mining.
the director Of mines gives fun particulars
as to the output Of the year
NO branch OF industry has made great
or strides in the province during the last
few years than that of mining The in
creased information now accessible. as to
the location and extent OF the vest min
eral resources Of New Ontario which
await development, is most interesting
and valuable.
The report says the output of minerals
Tor 1900 had total value Of S929S. 62f.
showing an increase Of nearly 10 per cent
over the yield OF the preceding year.
which was valued at S. .0S3. The num-
Der of workmen employed was 10g3f. an
increase Of . per cent. and the amount
paid IN wages, $3.3G5.60 an increase Of %
per cent over the corresponding figures
for 1899 A satisfactory feature Of the sit
is growing. in addition TO the increase in
the volume Of production in the staple
items. Three new Industries appear for
the first time in the returns, namely. work
in coruudum. feldspar, and steel-aU as
yet OF course. In the infant stage The
value Of the steel output was Si6.3S0 and
that Of the three combined $3.50. In ad-
dition 20 the figures for the past year. par
tial statistics relating to the metal pro
duCtiOn for the first three months Of 1891
are also given, from which II appears that
the current season is likely 10 show a
considerable further increase in the vol
ume OF production, more especially in
iron, nickel, and copper mining. The total
metallic output of the three months was
$S27.S60. as compared with S254l. ~. the
yield Of the same metals for the entire
year Of 1900.
a very notable advance is recorded in
connection with the iron mining and
smelling industry. which may be said 10
have entered upon a new era in cOnse-
Quence of the opening Of the great Helen
mine in the Michipicotou division. con-
corning the operations Of which fun infor-
nation is given. The total production Of
iron ore was 95,3o2 tons from twelve mines.
valued AT Slu,SQ5. The increase over the
previous year was 1891 tons in quantity
and SS9.S54 in value The employees num-
bered 13s. and the wages paid aggregated
800, $50, as compared with lJ0 men and
S@6.7gJ in lse5- The total production Of pig
iron was $3.50 tons. showing slight fall
ing of in quantity. but owing 10 the con-
siderable increase in the price. the value,
amounting 20 1895. 086. was SlZ7 9J9 in ex-
cess Of that for the year previous Most
OF the ore sheltered was imported from
the United States. 2-hSI tons. or p Der
cent. came from on rio mines. With the
opening Of mines In the Michipicot0n dis
rlct, where an adequate supply Of hema-
tite ore Is ag31le bic. che proportion of ma
tive ore smelted is growing steadily lar
ger, and during the first three months OF
1879 had risen to 50 per cent The number
Of workmeu employed in the blast fur
n2ces last year was 4le. and the wages
p,uo Sy!yl7, as against 20 men and So
SGD Ia 1899.
The provincial government bounty paid
Tor the manufacture % pig iron out OF
native ore was $S,I35 in 1850 and the az
greSate paid during the last five years has
becn Vail The discovery Of the extent
OF the irGn-bearing region which is now
known 10 Include a large area east Of
Lake Nepigon, presenting a rock fOun-
datiOn similar TO that characteristic of the
IRON regions 20 the south OF Lake Ssupe-
rlorr has greatly stimulated the explOra-
IONS, which are being conducted on an
extensive scale in the hope Of locating
deposits which can be worked 10 aGvan-
tage- The work is considerably expedited
y . q
drills. '-''''1
A very substantial and encouraginc,
increase IN the nickel and copper Droduc-
lions IS shown, last years nickel output
being 5.59 tons. valued at So. C15. a s com
pared with z,bl2 tons. worth 1926 IO4 in $3.50
copper yielded 1854 TONS valued at S3l9-
Oh, as against Z.S54 tons. of the value Of
Slt'.Z3H Tor the previous year. These met
ais are exported In the form Of matte TO
be refined abroad. and the values of the
nniShed metal are considerab bly, greater
The workmen employed numbered I. ia. Of
whom 80 were engaged underground
They received wages amounting, 10 So
$40 Ia 1899. the number Of men employed
was S35, wages paid. S4f3S79
The production of gold has somewhat
declined, OWluE 10 the cessation Of work
at severn! mines The Yield Tor last year
vas lb.15i ounces, worth S2g7Sf1. that for
1883 being 1854 ounces. valued at 1924 5fS
The years output came from Is proper
ties. employing 100 men, the wages paid
aggregating $3.50 69L a promising gold
hearing region has been discovered near
Sturgeon Lake. where free gold has been
l5o.6l2 ounces. valued at S46 557. We're Ia
ken out as compared with l05fG7 ounces.
with a value OF $3.50. IN 1899.
There is marked Increase in the pro
ducttOn Of cement. the value Of the output
being Sly>Hl5. or Sl3G.7f9 over the figures
for 1889 Mica has also risen from So 600
TO S9l,I50. owing 10 the discovery and Op-
GRAFTON of large deposits in eastern Onta-
rio. Petroleum and its products show an
increase from $l.Tf7.352 to 81 SIS. Of5 while
the production of natural gas is on the
drilled. The value Of the building mate
via IZ d sfrFrUr rrra~