Prospecting Boom Foreseen in Northwest Territories 1936
Government fieldwork by the Department of Mines indicates heavy prospecting and mining development in the Northwest Territories during 1936. The Mining Recorders at Cameron Bay and Fort Smith report continued work on older properties and a large summer program centered on Yellowknife and areas around Great Slave Lake. About 10,000 square miles north of the lake were examined last year with one third of the southern Yellowknife Game Preserve deemed favorable for precious metals.
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Department of Mines
Northwest Territories
Department of the Interior
Cameron Bay
Great Bear Lake
Fort Smith
Alberta-Northwest Territories
Yellowknife
Great Slave Lake
Yellowknife Game Preserve
Awakening Interest Promotes Wildlife Conservation Across Borders
The piece notes growing public concern for protecting wild life and game birds across the US-Canada border. It cites citizen guardianship, government actions, and a Saskatchewan sweepstakes toward destroying crows and magpies as steps to preserve song birds and other wildlife.
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United States
Canada
H. G. Carson
Saskatoon
Fish and Game League
League
Saskatchewan
Non sinkable lifeboat shown to sea experts in Madrid
A Spanish engineer Cosme Salomo Vila demonstrated a sealed 25 to 30 foot non sinkable lifeboat in Madrid. The craft seats 40 to 50, launches from sinking ships in any weather, motorized with fresh air renewal and a perfected lowering mechanism. Tests off Mataro coast reportedly kept interiors dry and air clean.
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Cosme Salomo Vila
Madrid
Ministry of Marine
Salomo Vila
Mataro
National Institute for the Blind Output in Britain
Last year the National Institute for the Blind in Britain produced 832 015 books and newspapers and 8 000 pieces of Braille music. The figures highlight the institute’s work in accessible reading and music materials for the visually impaired.
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National Institute For the Blind
Britain
Prefers Life In Alberta 93 Year Old Woman
93 year old Mrs H M Olsen favors living on her Alberta wheat farm near High River over Arizona or California. She rejects fruit lands, saying wheat feeds the world. Born in Denmark in 1858 she traveled to Alberta in 1905 after crossing to Salt Lake City and walking 1100 miles by covered wagon from Omaha to Salt Lake City.
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California
H. M. Olsen
High River
Alberta
Arizona
Grandma” Olsen
Must Be Almost Perfect Honor Cow Sets Milk Record
An American cow produced 38 606 pounds of milk with 1402 pounds of butterfat in a year. The data show milk for over 200 people daily, 838 880 ice cream cones, and butter for eight families daily, barring relief rations. The Stratford Beacon-Herald calls it a model for dairy herds and notes nineteen tons of milk with over 3.6 percent butterfat.
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Stratford Beacon-Herald
Tourists Expected to Reach Peak Canadian Travel
D. Leo Dolan director of the Canadian Travel Bureau told a banquet in Ottawa that tourist inquiries to Canada this year are nearly twice those of the same point last year. He noted most inquiries come from United States citizens seeking to visit Canada.
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Canada
D. Leo Dolan
Canadian Travel Bureau
Ottawa
Ancient
Mystic Order of Samaritans
United States
Selected Recipes Bran Cheese Cookies
A short recipe notes bran as flour substitute to bake cheese cookies. Mix dry ingredients, add grated cheese, melt shortening in boiling water, then blend in well beaten egg. Roll thin, cut with cookie cutter, sprinkle salt and bake slowly for tea or salad accompaniment.
Ram Say Appointed Commander in Chief East Indies Station
Commander of East Indies Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Ram say has been named commander in-chief of the East Indies station. He is married to Lady Patricia Ramsay, daughter of the Duke of Connaught and honorary colonel-in-chief of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.
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Alexander Ramsay
East Indies
Royal Navy
Alexander
Patricia Ramsay
Duke of Connaught
Princess Patricia
Canadian Light Infantry
Canada
Lady Patricia
Princess of
Great Britain and Ireland
France Tests Resin as Road Surfacing Material
France explores resinous products as a new road surfacing material. Officials study performance and cost, aiming to shift from traditional asphalt. Trials focus on durability and environmental impact across selected pilot sections.
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France
Earl of Willingdon Named Warden of Cinque Ports
The Earl of Willingdon, recently returned from India after five years as viceroy of India and governor-general of Canada, is appointed Warden of Cinque Ports with a Marquessate conferred. He succeeds the late Marquess of Reading, a former viceroy of India, in a historic coastal league with long standing privileges centered at Dover Castle.
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Earl of Willingdon
Cinque Ports
Dover Castle
Willingdon
India
Canada
Marquess of Reading
Early farm plows made from crooked branches
The first agricultural plows used crooked tree branches shaped by hand and operated entirely by labor.
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Dixie
Roumanian
Bazau
Roumania
M. Moceanu
Buzau
Ministry of Interior
SrSiNey
Ocongers
Terenta
Sir Alexander Ramsay
New Post
Hastings
Romney
Hythe
Dover
Sandwich
England
Frank J
Shag) Shaughnessy
Montreal Royals
Simly
CROWN
Ewig
Aoh PN
Canada Starch Company
Lim
Stanley Street
Winnipeg
Man
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