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NEW
NTARIO
Thundei* Bay,
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Nipigon
&|StJoe
Railway,
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Dairy Laiuis
Sli€»ep Lands
Spruce Lands
Grazing Lands
Farmings Lands
Gold, Silver, Iron,
Copper, Limestone
Marble, Fish, etc.
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^ TDunder Bay, NiDlflon
& St. J06 Railway
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Iron,
stone
, etc.
New Ontaruvhajti'if late venrs Iteen re-
ceiving more att^*ttioii. Duiinj:^ the
boundai-y dispi-te ^t was desciihecl as a
country of rock, ||^,<keg and small .spruce.
To-day, it is knowli lo possess many mil-
lion acres of the fift:.-t agricultural lan<ls
in Canada, many tnillion acres of tin-
finest spruce forests; several million acres
of ro(;ks, full of iron nc, gold, silver, |)y-
rites, copjxu-, mnrh'e, asbestos, niikel,
grai)hite, etc., eta^
Twenty-tive year? ago, Fort William
was described , s a Hudson's Bay Co.
Po-xt, on tiie Kamini4itit|ua River; inhabi
tants, 'Irt, mostly Ind ans. To-day, Port
Arthur and Fort ^\'illia*n ha\e good
streets, common, .sej)) rate, boarding and
high schools, elec;tric railway, cliurches of
all denominations^ ^jundric,-^, saw and
planing mills, work-sliops, round iiouses
and elevators, holdih:^- nearly (i.iiOU.lXHi
bushels of wheat, a nundred and seventy
thousanfl ton coal pile, incandescent and aic
light, seweis and wntf r works, "if^O miles
of radii.ting waggon i^ads, court houses,
jails, lockups, [lolice ' lagistrates. customs
and inland revenue o ticials, an<i harbor
niasters. foui' railways, .se\cn miles of
electric railway, fivf regulai' steamship
lines and '200 trauHion) \essels.
This sumuicr we wil' occupy the proud
jKisition of being at 'he head of na\i
gation of the <5rcat.'l.. kes and tiie At
laiviic Ocean. We im^ on tho through
line of travel from Ctii ui, Japan, ami the
Pacific Ocean to Toroi to, Kingston, Mon
treal, Quebec, St. John, Halifax, England,
«»• any jmrt of the Atlantit^ Ocean, and cjin
cheaply export any rs^ or n^aniifacturcd
products to these placv.
We have west of ue, along ♦he line of
the Ontario A Rainy l<ive • railway, tifty
mile.^ of iron ore and t(i the noith of us as
much more. In the r«^.ir future, as the
West lill.i Hp, we will jliave on Thunder
Qdv, the lurgcHt iron ^
unt in Cuuada.
TiiK Tnu'^HKi; Bay, Nii'ii.iiN &: iSr. Job
iUii,v,-AV
is heing projected from Port Artlinr out
jiloiig an enonnoiiK deposit of .>lnte irnii
shale, f^o nftol'ul for lialast, streets, side-
walks, liiieks and ])aint, (one firm i^i Den-
ver. Colorado, used "20 <yir loads a day, of
tiii.H kind of material, for ])aint work,'');
tliroii^li the farnritig lands of Molntyre
and \\ ar(>. and o\er a large blanket fle-
posit. of low ^vndc .spathic iron ore, so
largely n.sed in J^ngland and which will he
iisefl in this country ot" water j lowers, so
soon as electricity cm be siieee.'^sfnlly and
ecouotiiically nsed to isnielt it; through
more or les.s wooderl, bnrnt and })ine lands,
to the east arm of T)ng lake, from whence
there will be by navig.-.tion. a tcrritoiy of
l.irJ4,<'(i<i aeref; of land triimt;iry to tlii
railway. :\ largM', percentage nf ^\■Ilieh is
covered with s])ruce. The railw.ay then
crosses the lieight of lanrl, ]>:issing within
;i few tniles of ;i large deposit of iron ore,
of very higli graiie, do\\n the valley l>y
tlie river into \\hich all the streams will
carry rimht^r freight for thi- railway,
past, .over and tJiroiiLili \irgiii forest.s of
asii, elm, i)ine, s|)riiei\ balsam, t.imarai'k.
liemlock, lu-ri and Avliitc birch, miner;d and
salt springs, sand stones, marls. cla_\ ,
s:,iid. kaolin, asbestos, limest )ne, i)him-
bago. red paint ore, rooting mic.i, gold and
sihcr beating rocks, farming lands, and
.iti iimnense deposit of marble, in layers of
fioni I"J inches In ll. U'o[. Tliis is, \sc
i'elic\(\ the liirgest known deposit of the
kind in Canada, as it extends fiom within
if miles of tlie C. V. R. at Black i'.ay to
and across the I'ash ko Kagan River, and
is believed to underlie an ari^a of iOx.'io
miles, aliont -OO.OOK acres. ,\n earth-
<]i!akc, or some natiir.d dis<turbai'<ec, lias
here and there thrown up and formed
li.allisadcs, viht^'C the marble is seen, sonic
times capped, other timi^s not. All th.c
colors of the rainl>ow c.in be obtaitied, lutt
white jiicdominates. Tlic Ontario <io\ -
ermniMit took (iiit dresxtd siimj)lcs. and
sent tliiMii to (he Cincitiatti exposition,
which samples wcvc nn \ icM' at tlie Ni-
agara museum.
A surface specimen of tlie white assays.
Carbonate of lime .').'?.S(l
Terric Oxyd. , • .
Silica and Alufiiiia
fl.77
It if« said that lh|i will prove ;
able flux for cerSc n ores.
This hoction ift hlo.ssed with
layer.'' or depcsitj if liinctone.
known ones in Agoma West,
itself will fmnish ii tiine a hngc
tral!i(; to the yailvay and is
neoe.s.sary to the jrowth of tl
and the prosperity of the comin;
dc-itr}-.
Both CovcrnniC'ts are alive t
vanceraent of Caiada's three
dustries, farm paier pulji and
Xo 80 miles of Cmada is so
assisting all lliree is the SO
this railway, botw^en Thunder
Lake Xipigon. Tie section c^
least a million and a lialf acres
lands, much of wlich is siniil
lands of the famou Kainy Kiv(
Limestone and ivoi (<re, an a
picked sample of vliich i*:
Metallic! iron
Silii'a
Phos['horiis.
Titanium
Marble by the mih ami millions
of .spruce.
The Company pi i[)oses, in tl
from this fall to biild the line
Xipigon. From tlere out to
.L)se|)h to the lignite coal beds
-Vlbany J-iiv^jr, tliey vill b
j: ivernefl by the v ishes of th^
ments, thelengti of thisiinrti
is no miles.
The company looks to H. A
Hie indefatigalile, (arnept i)omi
ernment special coonization ng<
Conntes.s Adeline 8chimelnian
hardy sons of Ontaioatid to t
Uiving sons of Qiieleo, for aetllc
tlie present wildorress in a few
one of the tinest parts of Canada
A NKW l>1il"ARTTUtt
This railway ctm pany propos
at least thtec setthrs on every
of ils line, a wood lontract of oj
d^)llarH jx-r annum ) ir five year
the compiiny will h ly from its
actual bona fide farn settler.s,
buildin"' sLone. fish etc., to tin
lie Oxyil • > .V>
Ja and Alutiiua .93
lid that tliiiwill prove a very vnlu-
ux for cerljD n ore.'-.
i tsoction is l)lo.SHP(l with enormous
or deposit.? if liineofonf,'. the only
I ones in j^'cO'iifi West. Thi.'^ of
vill fiirni.ih ii time a huj^^e low pri'.-e
to tiie \iall,vny and is absolutely
ary to the irowth of the Distrir-t
c prosperity of the coming iron in-
1 (lovcrnme-ts are alive to the ad-
nent of Camda's three great in-
!8, farm paier puI}J and iron. §
iO miles of ( inada i.s so capabjfe of
ig all tJu'ee is the SO miles along
ilway, bctW'On Thunder Ray and
ripigoii. Tie ppotion ivjntains at
million and H half acres of arable
much of wlioh is similar to the
if the famou Kainy Kiver Valley,
one and iroi ore, an assay nf .-t
s:unplo of vhi(;h is:
illi(r iron (i7.2i)
I i.So
fhorus. .(M)7
liiuii .000
by the milt and millions of cortis
ee.
(^(mijiany pi iposes, in three years
ii8 fall to brild tiic line to Lake
n. From tlere out to Lake Si.
to the lignite eoal beds and to the
River, they will be largel\'
^l by the \ ishew of the (^overn-
tlie lengti of this nnrt of railway
iiiles.
:.ompany looks to !'. A. Rurriss,
efatigable, (arne.st Dominion tJov-
t flpeeial eoonization agent, t > ti;e
S.S Adeline Sehimelmann, to tlie
Hins of Ontaioand to the tnnbci-
sons of (j.uelee, for s<-tf ler.'* to ina!;e
sent wilderre'fs in a few years into
he finest parts of Canada.
railway eon pany proposes to givo
thtee settkrs on every ten miles
lie. a wood <onti'aet of one hnndrofl
])er annum 1 ir five years; that is
i]xiiiy will biy from its lirst fifty
lona fide farn settlers, wood, ties
S slone. fish, etc., to the value of
••^o.'tKt aiimiully ~o iliat ihcsu "ottlcrt^, ni«.y
eacli receive thi.s amount in cash each year
for five years from the company to enable
the settler to work •'teadily on his farm
for the first five years . The company will
build 2U miles of railway each your foi-
four years and on both the .summer work
of con.struetion and the winter work i:ii
ties and timber, the preferenee will hv.
given to the settler. Where other railway
eompanie-s bring in the navvy, thi.s com
pany will try and bring in jKJimanont
settlers and endeavor to arrange .so that
all monies paid out for work on the line
shall be spent in making homes for the
earners on the line of railway, and to all
actual. settler.?, who yearly, for the first five
years, make three acres of improvements
the com any will gi\e a passenger rate of
two eent.s per mile. Thi.s company be-
lieves that it will pay to assist the settler
to get in such a position that he will have
produce to ehip out and so have money to
buy suT^driesto ship in.
The comiumy also proposes to divide u])
.s] 00 jx-v annum in prizes for the best
farms, limiting the taking of the first
lirize to three occasions. Each fa' ni must
increase at lea.st thv^-e acres jier year in
cleartM-1 ground, to l)e eligible for coin[)e-
tition.
They are al.«o prepared to .start a cveani-
rrv as soon as the settlers in anj' one pla(;i'
will guarantee the milk of -VIO cow.s and
as .soon as the milk traffic warrants it, a
train will so run a.s to bring the milk into
Port Arthur and Fort William in time for
morning delivery. This .same train will
.dso bring in fresh fish and farmers' pro-
duce.
Work I'oK iTiK District and i-ou Titr.
CoMr.\.xv.
The comi^any lias announced its jwlicy
and has commenced its work, with affili-
ate<l comjiauies. A i>ul|) company is
Iteing formed to use Jeniaon's cheaj)
water j)ower and spruce timljer from along
the line of this railway. A marble i;oni-
pany has made a])plication for it,s «harter.
.V developmem company is now undiM-
ojieration.
Contracts have ()een entered into with
(;omj.ianies and citizens of Fort William
and Port xUthur, for the haulage of .j,0<)U
( "iilh of Mixxl pur uiiiiiiiii. ami llif*r ]lll^ti^•^
iiavB lieeii boiunl flo\in to purrlia^' tlioif
uoo(l as mncli hh pui^hihlc (roiu .••■fUlfrs
idong tliB liiiL' .'111(1 flic raihvtiv compJiiiN
lias !i voice in the [mats \:i lie ji,ii(l to liic
.settlers for l,lieir wood.
Other contruots liavo been uiiidf.' i'ltv tiic
liauliige of ticH, timber uiul Ioe^.s. A (•(in-
I lact ha.'i alni) b{>oii fiitciod inln :<() tlial
iiiOist of thiM;nr.i of the rcinpaiiy will lie
made liei'i*. Contraois hnvc bo-n <Mitcrcd
into with the pulp aiifl t:narbU' companies
and for thf" liuiihi^ri^ of linit-Uonc or lime.
so that the int<^rest on the HtiiaU issiu? of
lirst preference socnritios <if »t;i.(*Ot» is
;is:-iincfl.
Wll.VT (AN BK SKKN
"I'i.s fatdiionablc nowaday.s to have ;i
.'^cenie railway . 'riic Thunder Bay, Nipi-
<,'on & St. Jt)c won't, take u Iwick seat from
any of the iiiih\-a}s of ('anadn. After
working it.s way through the ridgo for
about one mile, throngh the •'Devils Can-
yon," it pas.'^os clo.se to "Look down
.Mountain,"' from which (ran be b(;cn Pie
island, McKay'.'i and Rabbit Mountain.--.
Tort \\'illiam (who.sc lights liy nitrht look
c-dijieou.s). the range running from Mc-
Kay's Miumtain to Kabbit Mouutnin and
the whole [lanoi'ama of Tliundcr May.
Kamini.itiiiuia valley. Whitelif^h valley
mouth Slate River, N(^(^bing and Mcrlntyrc
lixci.s from their .start t'-i tininh. the Daw-
son and Oliver roads, Murillo and away
into the Dog Lake height of land, a roUini^
panorama of gr.a.ss and woodland. By
taking the Dog Lakt! steamer you (7an run
down and s(><a the Dog Luke Fall.s which
ha\c twict^ the dro)) of Niagara. Looki'.i^'
the other way froi7i the ea.stern Dog Lake
heiglu of land, yon see tho Chineso wall,
one of the curiosities of America — a wall
of w hit(M|nartv — sometimes 8t) feet wide
and ."iO feet, high; and then a gentle ,sIoik»
down to Nipigonwith 100 lakes in view, a
gently undulating ))a.st<)ral land, and
when you come to the marble it in [xwsibh*
to .see a ^^•hitc elut" unbroken for a nnl(\
These ai'e a few of natures Iwautio.s that
this line will be ble.s.sed with. The Giants
(■au.seway in Ireland ha.s lx»<>n visitefl \\r
su]iposc liy t<>n million [xniple anrl it can't
hold a candle t.o our chine.se wall, which
deserves to be ranked as out; of the won-
ders of tho world.
vs .\ ricxic .\xn 'I'orHtsr koi'tk
After wonders of the M-orld, is beautiful
Lake Nipigon, a sheet of water .")0x8O
miles with over .V)0 islands and islet.s, to-
day, the be.st rod speekleni ti'oat fiahin^
ground ill the world. The •'<>m|itK
petiticMicfl the<>nt;irio ( iovernment
apart Lake N'ipigon and its trib
following out their Alironquin jjari
as The N'ipifroii i'roviniial Fishinji
Let tlie license fees he modei-ato. F
rules stringent and in a few years.
.•j»!e many of th<> islets of Ljike N
where there aic no flies, adorne
snminei' cottages and |xtlatial fiehiii
housi^s. while t;ie little and big
sail boats, row boats and cauops. v
three months in the summer. a.«
making the lakt . if possible, more
fill. The wealthy class «>f America
be attracted to our midst; they wi
a million dollars a yeai' in Cana<'la
for theii' (.'anadian summei outing.
Sir M'illiam VanHornt; says, it may
mean.s of their investing some o
millions in buildin<r u]' iudusnics w
for our mutisid go(Hl.
What one man lias done otht
do.
.\.v\ n;i; Latlanti/s KxrKKiEN
I am .■».") years of age. 1 went fn
Martin, near Montreal, in the Prov
<Juebee, to Pendirok(\ and from Fe
to Foit Arthur six years ago. I
KiO acres of lanri on the Oliver riMf
mile.s fiom Port Arthur, for which 1
to ])ay 8720 in annual jiaymeuts.
time 1 had Sol) and :\ team of hor
have thref^ Inns. I have met all m
meuts as they (\"ime due. 1 have i
the farm a f>-ood house, 22x2l). witli
•J2 kitchen;
horse stable 22x2
stable 2SxoO: Uirn .SOx-'iO; r(M)thou.s«
en house and pig house. I hav
)>urc.hased 820 acres adjoining.
acres in the Township of (~lliver. on
tiiere is a house and staljle. I iiav
farm for myself and one for each
f)oys. 1 liave (J8 aei'es cleai'tjd. six
fourteen milch cows, eight othei
twehc pigs, chickens and all then
farming utensils. With two tea
one hired man 1 am making .S12
.selling wood. My )>ro[M'rty, i
personal, is woith .Sti.T'Mt. 1 havi
the bank nvuly fix- my next paynit
I owe i^SOO. 'I'his coimtry is go<vl
for me.
Xavikj: Laii
Port Arthui-. dan. 11, lS!t!».
The compjmy is n-ady to c<
woi'k with the advent of sprine:.
st ruction plans. ])roHles, etc.. ai
for the first twenty miles and the
been contract(Kl for. The <(
engineer has been over the line
Nfi))igon, ha.s made his mai> and p
til I'd his report.
NOW FOR THE PRC
Dr. Rell of tln« (ieologieal Sul
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n- wcirlil. 'I'lir i'i>iii|witiy lias
Iw ( lutiiiio < iovt^rmnont to sol
\i)ji<r<iii iiiul it'< tributaries.
il tliiir Al^ronquin |Xirk plan,
</(m JVoviniial Vii^hing \xxvk,
ii.T tV'f's 1)1.' inodomto. hut. \ li«-
»iii itiid ill rv few years. w»- «Till
t I lie islers of Ljjke Xi|)i<roii.
arc 11(1 (li<'S, a(lorn«Hl with
tii<r<'S and |Kilalial (ishiug t-luli
lie t'lti littlo tmd big yacht.-*.
o\v boats and cunop«. will for
IS ill the sunimt-r. as-sist in
lakt . if iiossihlo, more beaiili-
M'aithy class i»f .Anu-ricanr* will
I f(i (nir uiid.st; they will leavt-
>llars a year in C'anu<^la to |iay
nadian suinmci- oiitinor, and us
fi N'anll'iriu; suys, it may be the
leir invest int,'- some of their
>uildinij n\> indiist:ics with um
tiial fjood.
)(■ man ha*-' done I'thers ejin
It L\ri,.\MT:'s K\rKKiEN< K.
years of a<;p. 1 went from .*^t.
ar Montreal, in the Province of
P(Mnbroke, an<i from Pembroke
thur six years a^jo. I bonght
if laiKJ un tlie Oliver road. <»even
Port Arthur, for whieli I agreed
(•in annual )»ayment^. At vha*
S.iOanrl a team of hoi-ses. I
lioys. I have met all my \x.\\-
iiey came due. 1 liave now on
i^mx] hiin.se, •2'2x2ti. with a IGv
; a liorse stable •2"2x2t): cow
ill: Ivirn HOx.lO; rtMithouso. ehiek-
nd |>ij; house. I bav^ since
."VJtl aisles iidjoininiLi. and Ifio
e Township of Oliver, on which
bouse, and stable. I have now a
yselfandone for each of the
live (iS acres cleared, six horses
lilch coM-s. eiijht other cattle.
s, chickens anfl all the necet^sary
(Misils. With two teams and
man I am makin<; .S12 j)er da,\
lod. My ]>ro{M'rty, real and
s worth S().7.")<i. 1 have I2«)<"> in
I'afly fiw my next |wynjent. and
1. 'i'his coiintrv i.s jrt"Hvl enono-li
.\ AVIKK L.Xn.ANTK.
thur, .Ian. II, ISW.
npany is iiady to
the mlvt nt of spriiiLT-
plans, profiles, etc..
*t twenty mile.~ and the tie?* have
tractfxl for. The eom]xiny's
las been over the line t."> Ijike
la.s made his inaj) and plan .oid
sport.
37 FOR THE PROOF '
lofth« < itfolojjic-ul Surrey Dt-
cotnmem-e
The ctin
are readv
parinii:ii( »ay.--: '■Thi.' -tiipply of spiiic#*i
pnlp-woocl no'.ind Lake Niniijon ••ud
\icinity. is fn'acticaily iiK'xhaustable.""
Dr. Seh^yii .siiys, ill the iipoit of tlm
Ontario Poyal f 'omniission. !ia<.'e tW:
•There is iron on the north shore of Lukf
Ni|ji,<ron, I think it is very rich, but as far
as I kiHiw it has not been analyzefl. i
liav(> seen specimens of it : it is a slaty hem-
atite."
Peter McKellai' say-:, nil iKijje -^J. that.
he found a deposit of hematite ore, on
Lak«; Nii)ig'on near Stiiijjeon Hiver.
I'aj^c ;iH, same report suys: — ••('omi>act-
iiinestones and grey .sandstones are found
under these traps in several places (arouufi
Lake Xipigon). -A mas.sivo rock, but of a
similar litholojjical cliaractei', octaipie.* the
lake shoi'c fifim Nipifion ffo'ise to EnjjlUsh
Bax', a distance of three miles. Ke-seinble?*
the formation of the famous Hcn-la and
("laumct, the bigf^est copper mine in the
world."
••Thi.s rock resembles the red (juurtzifor-
ous )>orphyry, which forms .so many of the
[lebbles in the native co[>per beaiin;j con-
•i'lomcratcs of the Calumet mine."'
Page on, E. H. Barron, Government,
exploration work, .says: "1 attach s|)ecial
imjwrtance to the (lejw.sits of iron oix-,
kaolin, lignite and peat.'
Reixirt on tho geology of the Xipigon
Di.strict, by Rol>ert Bell". C. E., F. G. 8..
|>age 33.3. '"At tho head of thi.s little
rapid, a little brine spring is- formetl on
the north of the river bank."
Page :531). "The coast line of Lak«- Xijii-
gon is .ISO miles."
''Xipigon means. (Ice[). clc;ir water
lake."
Page ol."(, ■•There are over .">0O island.^ in
the lake."
Page 342, ''The limestone runs along the
shore atCook'.s Point for one mile; it n.^es
I.') oi- "JO feet above the water."
Page 343. "Th(M]uart/. laycr.s ca-.ry c-op-
per pyrites."
Page 344, "The Ombaliika flows through
a level country."
••The soil i.s excellent Ixnng a darkeolor-
i-<\ crumbling loam, free from l>oulders."
Page 340, ••The .sand stones are light
colored and soft. The tiap is overlaid by
compact argillaccou.s magne-sian limestone.
Tht- .same olive green limestone oceurs
again on Chief".s Ba_\."
I'age 347, "Grey, red. darker and lighter
gieen and tnottlcd .s,iiidst*)iie and a .soft
'.\hite marly limcsfone anri more u]i the
river 13 mil(\s."
Page 34S. ••fluds'iivs Bay Go's fariu.^
Pago 340. "More giey limestone. '
Page 3.">0,"Red nuirls, shales, .sjind.«toiie.'*
Inick lefl quartziferou.'j porphyry."
Pagx; 357, "Upper liearinjj copper
rocks."
T*ayc o,").'!, "IJiiK'stone.t, very pure, soft
aiul porous. Minf olive <fi<!fii linif.stijm-."
P'lgp .'}.u">, "liliuk Stm<;(;oi).- -Good
?>:Midj' soil iiiuloiluid witli (!lay. For titty
miles huid is itivd :md scil yeiKTullv t'l.M •
til.'.
"'i'lif Indians ii'|)it'StMit llu' ;iu(iil liiiid us
(!ontinuin<^ ncni'ly to Wiiini|M'U' rivt-r, (inn
mill's).
"Hill-- soil ^cncially i^.kkI, liidw iiisli
loam.
■'CoiisicU'ialilt' area <^()od land arnuud
South and Mcluiyic Bay.
"On I'asli ko Ka;i!in, tlic luamy lianks
ar.' -idft }n.:;li."
Page ;{.")(». K.al)itiiti(|uia Itiver, livt;
miles wide open ni;ir;^in <'aeli side eoveri^il
\s ith grass, tVt.'e tVoni stnnes. nearly ready
for plow."
Page 8.")(i," Level Iraet extends nortlisvard
unknown ilistinee, light eolored eiay. Clay
is free from |)eljl)'.es. or grit, light hlue in
color, caioarious, sti(.'ky and jjlastie. 'i'lu-
.soil is ii dark colored eruml)ling loam.
Particles of garnet are ahundant. The
elimateof the Nii>igon country ap[)ears to
lie as WfU suited for agriculture, as the
gi'eater j)ortion of the province' of (^)uel)ec.
('"arming has heen carried on su(;cessfully
tor a long time by the Hudson's Bay (Jo.
at Ni})igon House. The timber is white
spruce, birch, aspen, poplai'. balsam, tir.
tamarac, white eedar. black a^h. grey elm,
red and white ])ine.
Page S.")?. Economic minerals, copper,
lead, zinc, silver, nickel, cob.'dt, arsenic,
uranium, nuUybdcuum."
Sir William Logan says: ".Many pai'ts
will sooner or later be important mining
regions. "
Pagtj ;C).S, "Abundance of red hematite'
hard-grained re<l hcmatiti?, and more be-
hind Nipigon House, also spectdar i>re ;
also at Poplar Lodge and Candy Hivei."
Page 3.)! t. S. l(t and I l.CcJ per ■ it nf
('o|)per and 4T.")(» of lead.
Page otJH. Ciip|)er jiyrites. purple oie
and copper glance.
I'age ;U)L'. "Three salt springs."
Page !;{().'!. (ukkI brick clay, buihling
wtone, slate tili-^.
country around
The land i.s g(jod
I have examined thi
Black Sturgeon Lake,
for farmin'f purposes; the timber is ex-
cellent. I saw ti;)e pine and spruce for-
ests. 1 discovered what I believe to be a
large (|uantity of si)ecular iron ore, the
samples assayed: ferrous ox. 07.02; tit,
.<)!); sulp, .00; plios, .00; t'us is a high
grade besseuier ore. 1 tilled a three
rpiart tin pail at night at; one of the brine
springs; next morning there was over a
«piartor of an inch of salt on the
if the pail.
Yours truly
H. A.
bottom
Wll,lCY.-
I was on the C. P. R. surve;
and '74 between Lake Nipii
Luke and Ignace. South anc
Lake Nipigon there is much
and splendid spruce; farther
found what we called "the Chin
a great white vein from 50 to
wide, standing up in places liki
much so that the party could
over it, but had to go round.
Iguace the country was not so
Yours trul
Port Arthur, Feby i
I have examined tlu dist
west of Lake Nipigon ami
Sturgeon Ijake. Tliero is scat!
pine on the east and west side
i.s well tiud)ered with spm
tamarac and poplar, there
anujunt of level land, mostly 1
well suited for farming. In
ndneral indications are good,
no tiuie to examine into their..
I reniiun
Fort William, February i
1 know the I'dack Sturgeoi:
Lake ciuiutry fairly well. 1st
former; in this vicinity there
siderable amount of good fan
well wooded with spruce, pit
birch ai.d tamarac. From Do
Nipigon, there is iron ore, coj
asbestos, plumbago, limestone
and beautiful building stone, t
knowledge. Everyone knows (,
great fishing c.ipabilities
Yours since
Petci
Port .\rthur. Out., 15th. ]
I am fairly well acipiainti
Nipigon Black Sturgeon distri
taken out many thousand cor
spruce pulp up there. As a
territory it is good. It is b(
a farming section and very pn
mineral region in certain sccti
Yours
When 1 was fndian agent,
Church Mission reserve on Lii
lud a scluxjl, a farm and a ga
products of the farm and ;
brought to the fair at Port Ai
..'were erjually as good as t
hibiteu. Wheat ripened well
V<>urs ti
.). P
^^^^ ti*-.^-^-^'feafe-ta-:^.-*-
i -
3 on tho 0. P. R. siirveya iu '73
4 botweeu Lake Nipij^uii, Dog
nd Igiiace. South and west of
upijijon thoro is much good laud
lendid spruce; fiirtber west wtj
vlii't wo called "the Chinese Wall,"
white vein from 50 to 100 foet
itandinp; up iu places like a wall, so
JO that the parly could not climb
, but had to ^'o round. Towards
the country was not so <40od.
Yours truly
W\T. Johnson,
Port Arthur, Feby 20, 185)9.
,ve examined tlrj district south-
of Lake >iipigon iirnund Black
on Ijako. There is scattered white
n the east and west side of it. It
11 tiuiliered with spruce, birch,
ic and poplar, there is a large
t of level land, mostly loamy clay,
iited for farming;. In places the
d indications are yood, but 1 had
le to examine into theai.
1 remain
(jROIMiK LUUTJIEJITOIS".
oit William, February 2Ist., ]801.>.
low the IWack Sturgeon, Nipigon
jiMiutry fairly well. I surveyed the
r; iu this vicinity there is a con-
ble amount of good farming land,
'ooJed with spruce, pine, poplar,
ar.d tamarac. From Dog Lake to
:)n, there is iron ore, copper, gold,
OS, ])lumbago, limestone, sandstone
jautiful building stone, to my own
edge. Everyone knows of Nipigon's
tishing c.ip.ibilities
Yours sincerely,
Peter McKellar.
ort .\rthur. Out., 15th. Feby, 1800.
n fairly well ac(iuainted with the
on Black Sturgeon district. I have
out many thousand cords of good
3 pulp up there. As a spruce pulp
:)ry lb is good. It is better still as
[ling section and very pioniising as a
al region in certain sections.
Yours truly,
James WiiAr.Ev.
len I was Indian agent, the Engli.sh
jh Mission reserve on Lake Nipig >n,
. school, a farm anil a garden. The
lets of the farm and garden were
(ht to the fair at *^rt Arthur, (lu-y
equally as good as the beat ex-.
id. Wheat ripened well there.
Ytturs truly,
.1. P. Do.SNEM.Y.
Murillo, February 18, 16f?3.
I urn a fanner. 1 was on tho C. P. 11.
survey with Mr. (Jarr's party around
Nipigou ami J31ack Sturgeon Lakes in
lvS7o. Members of the survey found
plumbrtifo. asbesto.i and native silver.
The timber, especially t'le spruce, was
good. I think I am a judge of land and
1 say that I saw land that for farming
purposes is as good as any man could
wish for.
" Y'nurs truly,
.John B-Wknijamo.
Fort William, Feb'y IsN 1890,
1 have been hunting, lia()ping and e\-.
ploring iu ihi^ country for 40 years. 1
am. well acijuainted with that tract of
land between Dog Lake and Lake Nipi-
gon. Must of it is well suited for agri-
culture; it lies to the morninir sun. Much
t)f the farming land is level this side of
Black sturgeon, more is hillocky and un>-
dulating. There are large areas covered
with spruce, mucli white pine in clumps,
with oth«r timber in abundance, here and
there rock ridges show up. Iron ore is
seen at several points I have found
native copper and copper ore, and have
brought in specimens of many other ores
Cariboo plentiful on account of the many
salt licks. Limestone building stone and
<.'ranite is ,here in plenty, marble pre-
dominates, it is of many colors. But
yood farming lands well timbered with
spruce is the chief factor of that particular
section.
I remain,
John Pi:.nassii;,
Oi'KicK OK Count DeLarondk
Nipigon, Ontario, February Klfh., 1899.
r. F. Bl-kk. Esq.
Port Arthur, Oi^tario.
Dp:ar Sir;
I was for many years an officer for the
Hudson Bay Co. I lived for iU years at
the Hudson Bay Go's post on Lake Nipi-
gon. VV'e had a farm garden there in
which we raiseil successfully many ki-.ds
of produce. Corn and tomatoes alwajs
ripened with us. The frost never did us
any harm. I have heard of the salt
springs; tho Indians have made salt from
them, but the company never did as it
was easier to sjet nalt from tho company's
post at Nipigon Bay. Them are larg»
tracts of farming land, big area of timber
and many pn mising »nineral veins around
lake Nipig'Jii. An Indian once brought
me some ^'ood sized chunks of coal which
he claimed camis from the height of land
north of tho lake, I have seou sampits
1
I
if ^at appeaiBil to be guoil iron ore, and
liavo been toUl that thero wixn plenty 'if
it in the iioiu'hhorhooil of LaUo Nipmoii. I
iu'ckI say iiothinij ab?)Ut the fish— orery
iiue knows tliat Liku Nipii^on uii'l its
waters teem with liah.
I roniani. Duar Sir.
Yours reapectfuUy
Henry DoLaiondo.
OiiAWA, iSth February iHW.
I). K. I'.urk, K-q.
I'uit Ai'tliuf,
DevrSii;:
Fii reply ti> yiiur re(|uest tuj^ivo yuii a
.sliort {general slateiuent as to tiis j^eiieral
character ami the possiblo resources of
the country lyirij,' to the .vest mM houiIi-'
west of J^'ike Nipi^jjon, I wonUl«iy that
m the course of my I'xplorations'ui the
rei,'ion referred to, I found much uood
land rilon^ tilt) var.ons rivers I ascended
in this disti ict and also to the west of
lUack Sturgeon J^ake and ><{ the u]ipi'r
put of Black Sturgeon River. Although
in some parts thi! surface is brjken by
rocks, in other-* fliere are considerablo
tracts of ;_'ood li.aniy «oil suitaKlo for
crops of all kinds, lieaides much land
which could he us fi for stockrai^int;.
rin; decay f<f tlie trappeau rocks, so larL;e
ly developt.'d all around Lake Nipigon ami
of tlm red ujarls to the south-west of it to
form those soils, helps to account for
their fertility as cmijared wi h that uf
till! ordiniry Liurentian country north of
Ijake .Superior. The timber of the dis>
trict in ijeneritl c.)>)sist8 piiucijially of
spruce, tamarac, banksian I'ine, white
bircli, p"pl,n', t)alsain, cedar, t;tc, but
there is also some white and led pine.
Much "if the spruce is Iar<,'e onoujih to bo
sawn into j^ood lumber and there is here
an enoimous supply for the manufacture
of p;i)jer pulp. The tamarac will att'ord
the best of railway ties, which mij^dit be
exported i.i lai'u'e ((Uantities, aud a!l the
(^ther kinds of wood will have their uses
i f the district should be o[)ened up by a
railway. As to minerals, there is a pros^
pect for iron, coppi^r and sil'er ores.
iTiacjiiesian liinostono, belon^dii!,' to the
NipiijriM tormation, occurs rhei'o. Tlic
llat-lyin-^ red marls of the CamVirian
system are hir^t^Iy developed in that tract
drained by the upper part of the Black
.Stursieon lliver and they are al3> found
to tlie west of Like Nipi>i<m. Tlie sait
sprini; which 1 fuum! <.n one of tlie
branches of the J5!ack Stur>,'eon is 8Uj)>
posed to have its oriuion in these marls.
If the bfautiful brown uandstone of Mipi-
y,on Hoii.'ie should be found in situ, it
nii^ht pay to exp/nl it as a, high class
buildiu^ Rt<uiP.
Vourt fuitlifull;
Uober
PouT .•VuTiifK. Feb'y "'d.
1 have nunc over the route of Tl
bay, Nipi<,'on ife St. Joe Ky, af ter ^
v\'^ Miich facta and statistics, as I c:
the (fcoloiiical Departmtr-nt, Ottawa
Dr. Dawson, Dr. Bcdl and the st
hereby return thanks for their kin
.•courtesy and valuable information,
instructions were to see what I
and gather all the inf. rin ition poss
to thi feasibility uf the construct io
railway line, and the natural pr
available aloni; the li'n'. wiiich
make business for the railway.
1 went to Nioinon Lake, \''a Vc
thur. Current River, Do>f liikp.
River, and Ulack StniLteon Lake to
Sru''u'eon liay. I returned by Crul
I'ashkokouiin River, the Heii^ht of
Iron Lake, Do;.' Lake, Red liiver
and town-'hip McLityre.
T!iu Current River muti^ is
From Dou' Lake to I'.lack 8tur<reo^
the country is well covered with s
tamarac, birch, white pine and aoni
pine. Spruce pred'Hiiinates and tl
10 miles of white pine in one plaoe
white pine, spruce and tamarac yrc
and three feet in diami'ter.
1 Raw two or throe miles (»f marb!
white, blue, f^ieeii and mottled, in
easy to woik'. 1 believe there aie
of it in leiicrth; and that very many
miles of that part '.'f district is un
with it, ilie white [)rtdniMinates.
close an a'lalvsis of it. by I'r
Hille.
There are numbeis of brine
around Lake Nipigon, as well
((I'.anlity of lime some and valuabh
imj; and (piarry stone. The mai
numerous; silver, f{old, lead and
ore is found, as well as asbestos, m
a shistoee mica rock, suitable for
mica rootiiitt.
The red oxide of iron, or Indi
paint, is abundant, aa well as in
()uo of my Lidians got a saini)le n
Doji [iuke. 1 enclose copy of its ■
by Professor Hille.
There an; sevei'al ciuious
called milk rivers by the Indians,
the waters run white and in ttie \
wliich, a jiole can be easily shovec
many feet.
There ar<i two or three miles ol
iron .shale, very valuable for ballau
street irakiny and bricks. Thi
larye aurfact; deposits of spatl
stone, of the usual low ^rade, so
\
^ i»ur« fuitlifuUy.
Robert Hoi!,
i;r Aunifu. Feby "'d. 18(«>.
lie «)\ 01- the roiitu of Thunder
)ii it 8i. Joe Ry, after guther-
t8 luid Htiuistics, :ia I c:>uld at
l;U l)ep!irttn<r-iit, Ottawa. (To
1, Dr. Holl and the stalf. I
rn thntiks for their kindness,
J valuable information.) My
were to see what I could,
all t'le inf> rmition possible as
bility of the construction of :i
. and the natural products
lonu' the li'K". wijich wuuhl
esi for the railway.
Nioitjon Luke, \''a 'r'ort Ar-
nt River, DoLf Likf, Burk
Ulack Stnryeon L'^ke to Black .
ly. I returned by Gull Bay,
111 liiver, tlie liei;,'ht of Luk',
D..L' Lake, U-d Itiver Road*
lip Mclntyre.
rrent River route is r'oui<h.
Lak'.' to I'.lack Sturireun Lake
• is well covered with spruce
roll, wliite pine and some jack
lice predominates and there is
white pine in one plaee. The
spruce and tauiarac grow two
eet in dianieter.
o or three inil'?s of marble, red,
.', <^reen and mottled, in layers,
ik. I believe there aie niih's
wtli; and that very many square
at part of district is underlaid
J wiiite prtuominates. 1 un>
ifialy.sis of it. by J'rofessor
ire mimbeis of brine springs
ake Xipit^oi), as well ns any
f lime sione and valuable build-
larry 3t<tne. The marls are
."^iiver, 'f!,<>\d, lead and copper
d, as well as asbestos, mica and
mica rock, suitable for making
iig.
oxide of iron, or Indian n d
lundant, as well as iron ore.
Indians got a sample north of
1 enclose eo|)y of its analysis
or Hille.
ire several curious streams,
: rivers by the Indians, where
luii white and in tUe beds of
i»le can be easily shovi'd down
H-. two or three miles of a slate
very valuable for ballast paint,
ing and bricks. There are
aci! deposits of s-pathic iron
he usual low grade, «o useful
{o local furnace*, as well an clay, red
sandstone and aand. But the orownin<;
beauty of this section in its farmiuK lands,
most all of which are covered with valit>
able timber, which will pay lor the clear-
ini< and make a living for the settler as h?
makes a farm. North, west and south of
Lake Nipigon there are 3,000,000 acres,
two million of which arc suitable for a^ris
culture. The only laid I know of which
equals parts of it. is that of tiie famous
Rainy River Valley which I e.xamined ten-
years ago.
Lake Nipigon in 244 feet over Lake
Superior. There is on it a Hudson's Bay
Post, with a farm and garden, of which
Count DeLaRonde. who was factor for
years, says:— "For 111 years, the farm and
garden was never injured by frost, and
corn and tomatoes always ripened when
planted by us. The Indians used to make
salt from the brine springs, which they
used with their food and to salt Hsh for
winter use."
The English Church has a mission,
school and farm garden, on the lake.
The Indians have reserves and many
gardens. I got potatoes, meat and Hsh
from them, all home product.
Nipigon Lake and all the surrounding
lakes and rivers, are full of fish. The
big lake 80 TC niles, is teeming with
lake trout, white Hsh and speckled troVit,
and ■ <.s in it over 500 islands. I know
of no place in the world that c(|Uals it
for a Provincial Fishing Park. The
supplying of the summer tourists, iishing
campers, clubbers and cottagers, should
be worth in a few years, a million dollars
per annum, to Ontario, and it should be
the first duty of the railway company to
urge npon the Ontario government en-
actment, of suitable laws and regulations,
while the settlers should have tree tish
for their own household use.
This district could easily furnish a
traiii load of spruce pulp-wood per day
tc the pulp company on Thunder Bay,
that will use the cheap water power that
Jenison is oftering.
The marble with 5 per cent of iron in
it, might be erjually valuable with the
pure linestone for makin<^ flux for the
iron furnaces This is the only Riiown
section of this pare of Algoma that pro-
duces limt-ntone.
A cojonizitinii railway can be built,
with ea«v GUI Ves an<l good grades, from
LaRe Nipigon to Thunder Bay with
suthcient roUiug stouk. for about $13,000
per mile.
Through the halanre of the country, to
the b<'i.!ht of land, and down to T^ake
bt. -lost ph, iiear the Albany River, t am
/
informod thnt ihr txmmtvj » fairly Uvel,
well wooded with r]^rB£«« skad cheGovsra-
nvtnt reports sbuw litm Ili^nittt coal is
fuund.
Speaking of the Safejpdo and ^iortharn
Section, Dr. Bell b&j* ib& »pruc>i pulp^
wood supply is pramciJlIy inexhauatable.
I have been a railway tiatiuietir for t)ver
20 years and have stumi ar, 8*»ction of
Canada that promises M» well for railway
traffic and is so suilsMf fot cuionization.
Fully 95 per cent of il>« Iu.ad al-jni^ the
line of the railway in i<t '^.r farming purs
p'nes.
] remara tiouts Jruly
Zi9-m M>LHi*»r. C. E.
Scune yeara ago 1 hmi. * Cradiiig pont
on Sturf^eon L\k« Aoi Indian gave uie
a piece of weather bflsOiKS euni, about us
larye as my fist, wbkfti IW claimed came
from the shores of » IkJte on the other
side of the height of laaiij. from Sturgeon
Lake, on the head wui'tir* <>i a stream
running intd J-iaK? Sr. Joe. The c lal
burned well and left wnilhr i small white
a.sh, with IK) chnkei*. Il came from a
fiiur foot vein, w]th h ^ ft. and 18 in.
vein ov«r it.
PoBT Acsmtr*, Jan. tiSrd. OJ).
D. F. Burk, Epq.
Dear Sir: — 1 bur* juliahed six ditlVr-
ent samples of maiblte mmni one of granite
which were found alwatg nS* line of the
Thunder Bay, Nepieffloi Jk iSr. .foe rail-
way. The marblen m* liiffcsrent colors.
They dtess and pi>li«3ii unril. They are
equal, and I believe ♦^Jllj)^^ffl>>^. to those
our firm imp >rted fi'fKUi Vttrmont, U.S.
They are easily wvikitii. Cake a !{<>"d
polish and present A tb»taiitiful appear-
ance. The tfranit*' i« a rich dark i^rey,
and will be suitable ivv laaany purposes.
It is equal to the tir>:' xr*de» of Scotch
granite our firm itnjuov*'* ouid is easily
worked.
Y(iurH reBfiBprfaJiry
J. A. Da:"s-«)'.tLB,
Marbl!*' *nd /ranite cut-
ticir, loii^ TTaoropson «& Co.
M«3%<3<t-»iad strxnitedeal-
«>n>, Bviuidon.
PoHT AKTurE, Mb»B.^ Feb. 4th '98
Mr. D.F. Bulk.
P irt A rlbur
D'-ar Sir.—
Ill reply to yooi iti^iutae as to the char-
acter of the counti'T ttMvir«en Do|{ Lake
and Lake Xipigou. I ibiu pleased to
lu>te :
First, that tlie iw-BAtTiry is* very favor-
able to the corislrttttJvO <i>l -a railmad.
Second that mich a roa4 will paw
through a countr)- for its entire lengUi
that is valuable for mineral, stone, tiui^
ber and farmine lands, — beiutf weil
watered and for the most part well tims
bered. Passing north and east fn»m D'>i/
Lake to Lake Nipi^^on, the country ii*
moderately hilly for 15 miiea, slopin«
gradually to the north aud east; aftor
the 16 mile point is reached, the country
seems to flatten out into table knd.H m
throe steppes, or levels of about I'JC feet
each. These table lauds are oovoned
with a thick growth of spruce and taui^
arac, and other soft wood, with an
occosirjiial belt of pino, whijh in some
caso-s is several nnlos acro^ri. Trie land
on these benches w usually a dark sundy
loam and clay, and ia esp-ci.illy .kdc.p'..d
t(f the rai«in<» o^ small L'!i;in.). aii I v li; n
opened up i.s surticient in .iiva to provide
homes for thiiusands of fanners. The
forests of timoer and the leauy n) ikirt
at hand, will provide winder wo;k lo; the
farmers, and tho product'? of th^ farm
will always find a rendy mjir'set in the
I'VRing camps and luinint; caraps nenr at
hand. The whole country stems 'o be
one of the most favored spots in Canada
for settlera. There are three distinct
mineral belts crosbint* the route at the
break between the stcppos or different
levels, all of which wiil in tho near future
be worked I'Xteiisively. The production
of precious metals will soon b»:C'iiiie a
great induatry. Charcoal and wood for
charcoal, will become a lireat industry in
the near future, and will find a ivady
market to be used in the snieltini; of tho
large depotsiis ot it on ore found aloiig the
line, for the snuliing aud crushiilj of
ores and f<jr other mechanical power.
The countiy is a \ery desiiable one for
settlerB, for its splendid 8<iil, larjjo tracts
of timber, larye number of gond watrr
powers, its splendid lakes and rivers, all
well stocked with fish, game of all kinds,
beautiful aiid healthy climate and the
ready cash mark* t at hand for iiH pio-
ducts and the laigt deposits of U'ineral
wealth.
Port Arthur, and vicinity ship in ii.nd
consume over 14.000 lona of hay nnd
over lOO.COU bushels of oa»B annually,
all of which could be prtduced in the
country to the iioith, iOiiether with the
supply for the coiisompiiuii for the rapid-
ly incrtfsiug demand.
Thanking you for pi^st favors, we re*
main,
Yours to Command,
Intel national Knuineering Co;
per R. H. WjiKH.^M.