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Title: Ontario Sessional Papers, 1914, No.3-9
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: ONTARIO. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
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thern Ontario railway, 851 feet of drifting was done in exploring the Cobalt lakefault. A new head-frame, blacksmith shop and hoist were installed at the head of No. 2shaft on this property. At the Gowganda property of this company the development for the year was asfollows:—■ Sinking on No. 1 shaft 94.0 feet. Drifting in No. 1 shaft 128.0 Sinking No. 3 shaft 78.0 Drifting on 1st level 88.0 Drifting on 2nd level 169.0 Cross-cutting on 2nd level 220.0 Development work not being encouraging, this mine was closed down in July.Surface work was done on the companys claims in Label and Teck townships. I Kerr Lake This mine is situated on the northwest part of lot 4, in the fourth concession ofColeman, and it is operated by the Kerr Lake Mining Company, Limited, which havean authorized capital of $40,000. The capital stock of the company is held by the KerrLake Mining Company, of New York, with an authorized capital of 600,000 shares of apar value of $5.00 each. 140 Bureau of Mines No. 4
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1914 Mines of Ontario 141 The officers of the company are as follows:—Mr. William C. Nickerson, president;Mr. William P. Ward, vice-president; Mr. E. H. Westlake, secretary-treasurer; Mr.Robert Livermore, manager. The underground development during the year closing September 1st, 1913, was asfollows: — Drifting 2,974.0 feet. Raising 160.5 Sinking 186.0 Cross-cutting 1,663.5 Total 4,984.0 feet. Stoping 38,716.0 sq. feet. The total development to date is 34,663 feet. The manager states that the most important development of the year was on theFlemming vein on the 225-foot level. At this level the vein is in Keewatin formation;and here a good amount of second-grade ore and mill rock was opened up with occasionalshoots of very high-grade ore. In consequence of the growing importance of ore of milling grade it has been foundnecessary to carry the stopes much wider than formerly, and the square-set method oftimbering has been adopted. Eighteen thousand two hundred and fifty-two tons of

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