Potash Shaft Sinking Near Ester Mine Progress Report
In 1957 August crews started sinking the Ester shaft as Saskatchewan towns diversify from wheat. The 18 foot shaft passes the Blairmore layer via 58 degree below zero brine, with 76 cast iron rings totaling 44 tons anchored from 1150 to 1488 feet amid seal work and a ceremony led by Premier Tommy Douglas with officials and a Japanese consul.
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Saskatchewan
Wierhary Council
Blair
Blairmore
T. C
Tommy” Douglas
Douglas
Tagasugi
Ottawa
J. H. Brockelbank
Mining Company
Esterhazy Potash Mine Poised to Transform World Agriculture
Saskatchewan's Esterhazy deposit, the largest potash source globally, will fuel fertilizer production and boost harvests. First year output is set at 420,000 tons, tripling next year as exports to the United States and others rise. The mine reshapes Esterhazy from a wheat village to a proclaimed potash town and potential world potash capital.
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Esterhazy
Regina
Katchewan Prairie
United States
Saskatchewan
Canada
Allan Stanley Tops Four-Team NHL Careers
Allan Stanley of the Toronto Maple Leafs is noted as the only active NHL player to have played for four different teams, with a career that began with the New York Rangers then Chicago Black Hawks and Boston Bruins before joining Toronto. The Canadiens and Rangers feature multiple Quebec-born stars, including Montreal natives and other Quebec players, highlighting regional origins among top players and noting recent Maple Leaf results early in the season with several one goal margins.
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Allan Stanley
Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Rangers
New York
Chicago
Black Hawks
Boston Bruins
Boston
Maple Leafs
NHL
Montreal Canadiens
Quebec
Canadiens
Montreal
Boom Boon Geoffrion
Dickie Moore
Claude Provost
Marcel Bonin
Henri Richard
Bobby Rousseau
Don Marshall
Verdun
Phil Goyette
Lachine
Jacques Plante
Shawinigan Falls
Jean-Guy Talbot
Cap de la Madeleine
J. C. Tremblay
Bagotville
Gilles Tremblay
Montmorency
Jean Beliveau
Three Rivers
Tom Johnson
Baldur
Man
al Macneil
Sydney
N.S
Ralph Backstrom
Kirkland Lake
Ont
Bill Hicke
Regina
Sask
Lou Fontinato
Guelph
Chicago Black Hawks
Hawks
Bronco Horvath
Bronco
Bob Turner
Dollard St. Laurent
Ab McDonald
Jack Evans
Ron Murphy
Eric Nesterenko
Loronto Maple Leaf
Jerry Melnyk
Detroit
Toronto Maple Leaf
Leafs
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Usses
National Film Board of Canada
Chrie Lund
National Hockey League
Stanley
Bert Langlois
Camille Henry
Guy Gendron
Jean Ratelle
Toronto
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