Romantic Mining History of Canada Spans Many Ages
Dr. Camsell traces Canada’s mining romance from copper by Indigenous peoples to Fraser River gold, Caribou district finds, Sudbury silver, Klondike gold rush, and the era’s metallurgical advances. He notes peril for prospectors, major deposits at Cobalt and Coppermine, and vast future potential from Canada’s mineral wealth and its benefit to citizens.
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Canada
Charles Camsell
Canadian Club
Lake Superior
Copermine River
Arctic Sea
Fraser River
Caribou
British Columbia
Confederation
Sudbury
Canadian Pacific Railway
Klondike
Yukon
Cobalt
Temiskaming
Northern Ontario
Ontario
Quebec
Camsell
Flin Flon
Sullivan
Sudbury District
Great Bear Lake
Coppermine River
Hudson Bay
Winnipeg Free Press
All-Weather National Highway Urged From Winnipeg to Jasper
At a Saskatoon meeting the National Parks Highway Association urged an all weather road from Winnipeg through Riding Mountain National Park to Saskatoon and on to Jasper as part of an all Canadian circle tour. Delegates from prairie provinces and British Columbia passed the resolution for transmission to governments. H Grant of Edmonton was elected president, succeeding A H F Stark, with Frank Barmhouse as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Saskatoon
Jasper
Riding Mountain Natonal Park
National Parks Highway Association
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
H Grant, KC
Edmonton
A. H. F Stark
Dauphin
Frank Barmhouse
C Bates
Alberta University staff resignations announced
Dr. R. C. Wallace, president of the University of Alberta, announced three resignations in his annual report at convocation in Edmonton. Associate Professor Joseph Fisher of English goes to Victoria College in Toronto, Dr. A. Leahy of soils joins the Dominion service, and Dr. Emerson Smith leaves to practise in Ottawa. Tee t, a Chinese length measure, equals about one hundredth of a day’s walk, just over one third of an English mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Wallace
University of Alberta
Convocation
Edmonton
Joseph Fisher
Victoria College
Toronto
A. Leahy
Department of Soils
Dominion Service
Emerson Smith
Ottawa
Western World Could Help Feed China Not Destroy Food
The Toronto Daily Star argues against burning coffee in Brazil plowing under US pork and wheat surpluses. It notes China faces famine with millions starving and urges Western nations to charity surplus foods to China, rather than waste.
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China
Brazil
United States
Canada
Wwe
Toronto Daily Star
Butter and Cheese Consumption in Canada 1932 1985 Figures
A provisional estimate shows Canada’s butter consumption at 30.91 pounds per person in 1985 with 338,396,970 pounds sold and cheese at 361 pounds per person or 39,572,341 pounds. The 1934 butter per capita was 31.12 pounds, with 336,824,884 pounds total.
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Canada
Ada
Egyptians plan English style public school in Egypt
The Egyptian Prime Minister Aly Maher Pasha sponsors a scheme to create a public school in Egypt modeled after Eton and Harrow. English masters will run the school which will admit up to 240 students, with a quarter as scholars and the rest from wealthy families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Eton J
Harrow
Aly J Maher Pasha
Possible Cure For Epilepsy Brain Surgery Discovery
Harvard researchers report a robot detecting electrical clues from the brain during seizures pointing to the frontal lobe as a potential surgically removable cure. They caution epilepsy may originate deeper in the brain, affecting surgical outcomes. Researchers Lennox Gibbs and Gibbs of Boston presented the findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Medical Association
Kansas City
Harvard Medical School
Harvard
William G. Lennox
Fred Trie A. Gibbs
Erna L. Gibbs
Boston
Used More Sugar Canada S Sugar Consumption Figure
Canada consumed 981,109,960 pounds of sugar last year, per a tabling by Trade Minister Euler in the House of Commons. It stands as the highest annual total since 1931 when consumption reached 1,003,906,012 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Euler
House of Commons
Strip farming gains traction in Saskatchewan study
Strip farming is growing popular in Saskatchewan with 600 to 1000 farmers applying to Indian Head experimental farm for forage and cover crop under federal rehabilitation schemes. Farmers must form agricultural improvement associations and pledge to use strip farming, proper cover crops, and recommended tillage methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Indian Head
Tar Sands Project Sink in Fort McMurray Plans
Abasand Oil Ltd announces a $1.5 million program to develop Fort McMurray tar sands. An initial separation plant and refinery will be running next year in Edmonton. A. J. Smith of Kansas City, vice-president and GM, says 50 men will work on construction and the same number will be needed during operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ompany
Fort McMurray
Abasand Olle, Ltd
Edmonton
Alta
A. J. Smith
Kansas City
Gold in Mud Sparks Theft Claim in Rand District
Gold miners in the Rand district have been ordered to clean boots before leaving shifts after an official collected muddy scrap from footwear and assayed it, finding about 350 dollars worth of gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rand
South Africa
First Crochet Then Weave Away Pattern 5598
Crochet a filet mesh and weave in the design with colored string or wool. Pattern 5598 includes directions charts material lists and stitch illustrations for scarves doilies and set pieces. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
County health units show gains in Quebec rural areas
A Quebec study reports sharp declines in death and infant mortality rates across 39 counties with county health units since 1926. The Health League of Canada urges a national program to standardize county health units nationwide, noting full-time public health officers and local enforcement as key factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Alphonse Lessard
The
Health League of Canada
Toronto
League
Lessard
Provincial
Bureau of Health of Quebec
Gorton Bates
Health League
Dominion
Canada
Ottawa
Health Unite
Sleep Deprivation Studied At USC In 54 Hour Test
A New York Times report describes a USC experiment where students were kept awake for 54.5 hours. The results noted extreme fatigue, irritability, and impaired behavior. Observers warned that persistent wakefulness and constant stimulation resemble a disturbed international mood.
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University’ of Southern
Weblon
Tneros
New York Times
Advice for Blackdown Gardeners Near Smelter Fumes
John Walker of the agriculture extension service spoke to the Finnlon Horticultural Society in Flin Flon offering guidance on raising vegetables and flowers to tolerate Hudson Bay Mining and Smelter Co fumes. The group planned short courses and open exhibitions for Saskatchewan enthusiasts.
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Hudson Bay Mining and Smelter Co
Finnlon Horticultural Society
John Walker
Department of Agriculture Extension Service
Flon Flon
Saskatchewan
Rare Omaha Surgery Removes Brain Tumor from Child
Physicians in Omaha perform a five and a half hour operation on 3-year-old Harriet Zalkin removing a tumor from her pituitary gland after illness began months ago. The procedure involved cutting a skull hole and lifting the brain to reach the tumor, and Harriet has reportedly gone home in good health.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Harriet Zalkin
Harriet
Oil Search Near High River Near King Edward VIII Ranch
In the Pemsxonum area near High River Alberta exploration work resumes as a well started previously is being reactivated. Drilling paused a year ago after reaching 3,480 feet with a flow reported at four million cubic feet daily.
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Pemsxonum
Edward VIII
High River
Alta
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West Dean
Westminster Abbey
St. Pauls Cathedral
Lonton
Victoria
B.C
Vancouver I Sland
Alice Brooks
Dominion Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Edmonton Laboratory
Somme
London
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