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ways. W'ith of land Naturafl of the ] ing am of in under quire land ( d‘ition it is 1 ways. now he One 0 her mos inCI‘E , -~.-, below Norman. A we will Winter there and co tions as long as possibl The Imperial Oi! were last year at Windy Pc northwest shore of Greai The continuation of NH: me mad river trade. These figure may be exaggerated. True, the In; {perial Oil have a small plant some tanks, but perhaps not of 'rhi capacity. There is as yet neither th‘ available oil to produce the quantit: of gasoline. mentioned nor the Ioca demand foi' any such amount. This company now drilling on the opposite shore from Discovery Well on Bear Island, in midstream, on a line between these points, and at a point near Bear rock, a few miles below Norman. A crew of drillers will winter there and continue opera- jsts Available of AreaéE; mu a gasoune distillation plant with a capacity of from 150 to 200 gallons per day and are distilling- gasolino for the local river trade. These figures may be exaggerated. True, the Im- perial Oil have a small nlz‘mf' ma ________ w mc ubau‘lct my me pub- 1fici_t_v resulting from the discover ' of oil, and finding themselves unable to participate in its development, have «1...--.1 A. n , ___..°.., v‘v uuulouJL. The summer has resulted in empha- sizing two main featuresâ€"the magni- tude of the task of developing the oil resources, as already referred to, and the great possibilities, more within the reach of the man of limited capital, of discovering valuable deposits «71" placer gol‘d, gold‘wbearin'g quartz and silver, lead, zinc, copper and iron ores. A large number of prospectors, attracted to the district by the pub- licity resulting from Hm mom ....... An THE U? It now becomes evident to the thinking man that the returns from this source, if any, will be slow in ap- pearing, and that the Work of pros- pecting- amd developing will not be spectacular. There is, however, no‘ reason to feel disappointed. There is‘ no more excuse for a re-action now than there was for a boom last spring. The fact is, there never was any justiâ€" fication for jumping at conclusions of enormous returns. Only a beginning has been made and serious prospecting is hardly yet in full swing. The field has by no means been tested, and those in a position to hazard a sane forecast are exceedinglv nnHmism l l sfamina and financial backing remain. The action of the Canadian Govern- ment in framing new regulations that will insure the development, and not the “wild-catbing‘,“ of this resource 'and in authorizing the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to refuse right of ~antry to parties without material1 means of combating fihe severe ele- ments and living conditions of the dis- trict, or of others of questionable in- tentions. thong-h raising a storm of‘ protest at the time, is proving efl‘ecâ€" tive. Nhic The usual army of cheap adventur- Iers that gather on such occasions has been eliminated, and only the season- red veterans nr recruits with sufficient ter "The open season of 1921 in the ‘Mackenzie River oil fields has come and gone,” writes Mr. F. H. Kitto. f 'the Natural Resources Intelligen e- Braneh of the Department of the In- terior, who has spent the past two seasons in the Mackenzie District. With the cessation of activities. that were pushed with feverish haste dur-li ing the short summer months of con-I tinuous daylight. comes an oppol‘tun-l ity to review the progress and de- velopment that has been accomplished,‘ and to weigh the situation in the light of additional knowledge gained, : 0n the whole, in general'terms. an ‘atmosphere of disappointment is evi-j dent. To the casual observer lhe field‘ 'has proved below par and therefore 3! failure. Such snap verdicts are to hei. expectedâ€"in fact they cannot lief; avoided. The tendency to over-esti-Ii‘. mate and “boom” that was so rampantl 1 "last winter and spring could not faillz 'to produce a reaction. Whether or'S not the field will ultimately prove,-c fruitful, the facts that its location is .1 far distant from markets and that” sysrems of tranSportation will he dif~ f ficult and expensive to establish, pro~ d hibit an immediate return from any 1x capital invested. ~ itip'uation of t} 3y Bf DI Important re uuuer uas resulted in empha-‘ 0 main featuresâ€"the magniâ€" he task of developing the oil' . as already referred to, and : possibilities, more within of the man of 'llimited capitaIJ The Searchfar Oil in Mackenzie District *iva 'NGCCUPI man that the returns from 3, if any, will be slow in ap- nd that the work of pros- md devehpa’ng will not be 1'. There is, however, no fee] disappointed. There is; prope possible hie vere drilling ‘ Point, on teat Slavé L.- this well px‘B "\ll'vn 34h For Sale 'rovinces. the Re A Ema of confidence it great district is whose qualxificati‘ lstor'ies Were circulate! mendous volume of 1 To be brief, as it now : remains lthe only one and in place of being a is a rather insignific duce-r. However,“ an duce and a very high that, though in limited is reported that the I)‘ installing at this well I! Interest, of course, Imperial Oil Discovery at a‘ point on the righ Mackenzie River about low Norman. . Late 1351 was reported to have be A: me 011 stampede may res opening up of one of the mining areas of the north. these prospectors are found the most experienced men of dike and other famous fields Interest, of course, focuse Y. We mat mamea 1921, it is not improbable that it may witness material advance- ment over anything yet accomplish- ‘ ed. The public should not be surprised or stampeded at reprrts of fabulous ldiscoveries, nvOr disappointed if new findings are not immediately forth- coming. It is generally conceded that even with the most gratifying suvc- cesses development must of necessity be slow. It is also well to bear in mind that a scattered advance guard just possible that directly or indirect- ly the oil stampede may result in the opening up of one of the greatest mining areas of the north. Among these prospectors are found some of the most experienced men of the Klon- Jn.‘ -â€"1 " " cess resembling much as digesti where food, Wat are “churned” tc Workers ask th tions: How fast rotated to SQ'CUI‘1 many, j‘rock ball the drum? Sho‘ large as a basel golf ball? Sho balls 'be mixed, a1 portion? As abot gold-bearing ore mal mining year rather important can answers to th through the 51 Wh \l 1t “m. MM .yucu. n synmcate oi Mon-t~ real men, who 'have secured extensive holdings on Hay River, a few miles above its mouth, on the south shore of Great Slave Lake, have stated their intentions of actively prospecting their ground during next season. There will possibly be a few other ‘concerns represented, and more tanâ€" gible results are hoped for inside the next twelve months. Though another year is not likely to be ushered in by the excitement that marked 1921, it is not improbable that it may witness material advance- ment over anything yet accomplish- ed. The public should not be surnricnrl ‘ about an inch and because the operations involved occur so quickly that it is impossible for the human eye to distinguish them. The problem is this: After gel-dubearing ore has been crushed to fragments of a half in diameter it is put into a “tube mill" or “ball mill” which looks very much like a huge drum. Into this same metallic drum a quantity of water is put and also a number of balls of metal or stone. The drum is then rotated and the ore is ground fineâ€"the whole pro- cess resembling nothing quite so much as digestion in a fowl's “crop,” where food, Water, and small pebbles an: (‘if'l'l‘n‘i'hnrln L,.,..,.L1___ (1qu it ,1, then Indications point to an active era For some months Pl‘Of' ‘of drilling during the season of 1922, tam and Dyer 0f the De by the Imperial Oil, who may have Mining Engineering, U1 from five to eight rigs at work, and; Toronto» have been work the Fort Norman Oil Co. These con- Spare hours as the.“ COM! cerns should prove up the Norman reseaTCh Dro'blem W‘hiCh l field next year. A syndicate of Mon.t~ because the Operations im real men, who 'have secured extensive 5‘0 qlliCkly that it is imZOOS'v‘ holdings on Hay River, a few miles human eye t0 distinguish “LAâ€"-- 31 “ - in Maritime and YOU are .‘(lip in the formation has been proved z'here, as Discovery is less than 000 'feet deep. Indications of bringing in 'the well were reported good, but, ow- ,ing to lack of casing operations, had ito be suspend-ed for another season. l This is about the extent of actual [work done, though a few minor at- ,tempts might be recorded. Consider- :a‘ble staking was done along the‘ {Mackenzie River in the Norman field, las well as on both north and south‘ shores of Great Slave Lake centreing on Windy Point, Pine Point and Hay ~River. Leases acquired under the terms of the old regulations were sold for as high as $35,000 and are still in demand though at reduced figures. New leases are alinOst going a-beg- ging for purchasers. US ability location v ,’ replied the docton 311 doesn’t make an disappointing during the last summer. Salt water was encountered and later a granite formation was reached. Be- yond this depth the prospects were considered worthleSS and the well was The Retort Cour-ten rs it, doctor," said u are always runnix ‘ar OF CANADA 4,500 men fling p be hez The I SiOIl in n in the killed a ' of 1,500 the form as Diseov once aces’ of 3T6 mum at unexpected A31 underlying tone the future of this expressed by those 15 fit them to 119 NM m 31‘ yet brought in a prolific gusher cant little pro :tually does pro. grade of oil 81 nan Oil Co., one of the shbwed a remarkable ‘ up work, and on a vicinity of Discovery :ole to a depth of upâ€" ‘eet. An unsuspected LtiOll has been proved‘ ary is less than 900‘ quantities lperial Oil five sto 3apacity filing o1 ther mi OUS. the lawyer, ug down the V“ u, -Awéuxcuba U1 8, ms ecting‘ about an inch and a half.in diameter gryneit Season, it is put» into a “tube mm" or “ball be a few other mill” which Igoks very much like a J __ L. and more tan- hrug‘e drum. Into this same d for inside the drum a quantity of water is also a number of balls of ‘ ar is not liker stone. The drum is then rot the 'excitement the ore is ground finPâ€"H'In m" his out nine rle .VOIH‘ on the The highest try While Madeleine, died following the c Filliatre explained th‘ not to the severing ( organ. but to a fatal Year~olld chi Proof of a ; formed eigh Siamese twin the Academy of atre of “$1 Yearâ€"old chi Proof of a Formed eig} screen, but were shown'at the rate of only sixteen per second. Then the whole process was clear as daylight. Instead of watching a swiftly whirling tube mill the professors watch.-pic- tures on the screen, study the process without difficulty (because lightning- like movements are now as slow as desired), and draw conclusions from the data presented; uuuluu eye sees any a but, a swiftly moving mass? The ultra-speed camâ€" era, on the initiative of Clifford Sif- tron, Jr., B’15, supplied the answer. A “movie,” at the rate of one hundred and twenty pictures per second, was taken. ,Th-e pictures were then transferred to the screen, but were svhown'at the rate of only sixteen per second. Then thm u; mu uu rotated "to secure best results? How many, fi‘rock balls” should be put into the drum? Should these balls be as large as a baseball or as small as a golf ball? Should large and small balls be mixed, and, if so, in What pron portion? As about two million tons of gold-bearing ore are treated each nor- mal mining year in Ontario, these are rather important questions. But how can answers to them be obtain-ed when, through the specially constructed glass face of the drum, the sharpest human eye sees 0:in a b'u'c, a swiftly moving mass? The ultra-speed cam- era, on the initiative of Clifford Sif- ton, J12. B'15. suinmlimi Hm nw~<<~~ 'rench Doctors ' ( m . also a number of balls of metal or stone. The drum is then rotated and the ore is ground fineâ€"the whole pro- cess resembling nothing quite so much as digestion in a fowl’s “ch,” where food, water, and small pebbles are “churned” together. The reseamin desp ti lfl IEZQI Dll' despa tc VISCOUNT MOR Veteran Home Ruler in l Lords, and twice Secret land, who at the age of the House of Lords the the Irish Peace Treaty. first appearance after se! silence. 16 the ‘Susanm child, w a Slucc‘e New Use of “Movies.” itch from Paris s ntati‘on this we of Me and rate after gned was t ask‘ thémse’lves thézse from year eine, the other twin, the operation, Dr. Le Ied that death was due, ring of the connecting 1H dicine by Dr. Le Filli- ne,” a healthy eight- was produced living :‘essful operation per- ears ago to separate months Professors Ham] 1d act umexves these ques~ should this drum be of the Department‘of erin'g, University of men working, in such theywoul-d find. on a the amese was quoted mes on the ever T i Luler in the Home of 5111]- e Secretary for Ire- am : age of 83 moved in gen )rds the adoption of a1 Treaty. It was his be after seven years of tert \JT MORLL )nly coun- :entimes. the arm- [is same metallic water is put and alls of metal or then rotated and says .Vi °"‘“'W‘”“‘g f Alvlegeud"'Republicans Tuesday night ffia’gnlents of made a raid near Limavady. Cou'nty ‘f."},d1‘anleter Lonrd‘vonderry, capturing 15 men and m“ 0T. 'ba‘l‘l marching them ofl". Early Wednesday "well like .3 morning special constabulary from yam? metalhc Tyrone, while scouring SperrinValley, Br 15 pm a“? came across a body of men with the 0f “letal m captives. The police gave battle and I mtawd and chased the Republicans into the moun- he Who.” pro" tains, both sides firinvg as they ran. 9g ,qu‘l‘te , 53 It was during this engagement that 0W1? cmp’ the Republ‘icains suffered their heavy‘ ‘mah pebbles losses. ' The captives were released1 Tie’reseamh and the police captured five Sinn Fein-‘ thse‘aiur‘ffé ers during the fight. baffled them 13’ Ule â€"With to the )e- Wlns in such (I, on a will play a much mo in the forthcoming n preme Council at Ca in the last méetiné 4 Paris. The correspondent understand on excefie there? is every prosne ' i A despatch from Washington MIL oix Republicans Killed find; V _ ._L f l“ _ tlof Twenty wounded Whlle ‘ says. 0rd Lee presented the 010W . _ _ mg estimates of existing submarine O‘f' Battling With Police. [tonnage to the armament conference: “C” A des‘patch from Belfast says zâ€"Six; UnitEd States. 83,500; Great Britain n a Republicans were reported killed and£80 500; Japan, 32,000; Fr 19m 20 wounded in a battle between Sinvn and Italy, 18,250- ‘Cur Feiners and Constabulary in the mounâ€" He POinted Wt that {Ste tain-s of County Tyrone early on Wed- pos'avls Of 90,000 t e DOS‘day morning. Britain and +1.... TT_:A. I N- - lmr A despatch There is reasr The available water world is estimated at a} horse-Dower. nf whinh “The Irish Free State, even with an‘exceptionally low in~ come tax, would not offer any at- traction to British or foreign} capital. The British income tax will sooner or later be lowered, while Southern Ireland will not ‘be able to get along without a‘ pretty high income tax. The[ Irish Free State will not have' any adverse effect upon British; +“nlqn H tra [Effect of Irish negate on British Trade A despatch from London says: â€"L0rd Aberconway,» one of the most prominent figures in the British shipbuilding and coal in- dustries, says: L ucapaufll II‘OID London ere is reason to'believe tha rvey, the American Anfl 'ade “m qmuame water power of t] >rld is estimated at about 200,000,0I rse-power, of which approximate 000,000 is now develo‘ned m- in H Six Republicansr Killed Twenty Wounded W CONSTABULARY AND V SINN FEEN IN FEGHT The World's Water Power committee on naval armam strong reasoned plea for the scr of all sub-sea craft. Delegates United States, France, Italy a pan followed him with a flat re of the proposal. All .five powers were agreed ever, that this conference sh‘ou {Gram BE * A despatch from Washington slayszâ€"Great Britain found herself compiebely isolated in her demand for the total abolition of the submarine. Lo-rd Lee, of Fareham, First Lord of the Admiralty, made before the full lounvcfl‘ at Qannes than he ast meeting of the Counci 10 so aw “I Lmerican Amt h more import from DHRE DIS \V nu: ma mass EN 1ut RETAEN MAKES PLEA FQR SCRAPPENQ 6551’ SUBMARINES n‘s Tuesday night Jimavady. County *ing 15 men and Early Wednesday ("II Hey Wm proba nenvt conferring right of visitat un round her;- in her demand of the submari am, First Lord ie before the 1 ml armament l, for the scrapp-I DEIEEates of 1 of t} riven to t part condemn the BIS carrying :‘o‘re passenâ€" take to the 'Q TDECO i 1'6 at the ANADMNE aux-until! ' BE MM}? EN Silflfii’? | l'epresentative merely a where “of participat fine one. fror Cou 11‘ via‘the 1 the whole Ping pel‘i‘ Vancouver, B.C.â€"â€"Twelve lines of steamships are now passing through the Panama Canal regularly, carrying-l British Columbia pa'oduce to the Atâ€", ‘Ian‘tic ports of the Americas and to! the United Kingdom and European arriving at the Calgary elevatom dm,_ mg the vast Ivan]: mm". 4--.. 4.3,, . I Calgary, Altaâ€"Calgary gardeners ‘have demonstrated that the pessimis- iti‘c prophets of twenty years ago were Hacking in vision in respect to certain" flowers, such as dahlias. The first( dath show has just been held in the- I mu“ 7 at Though Ambasls-ad “39d to sit in the M '.’Queen Mary’s Card 3 Bears Betrothed’s Portraits l A despatch from London sayszâ€"A ,{Ohristmas card of rather novel chars :Iacter Was used by the Queen. In-stead‘ lof taking the conventional form, the [card is headed “The Royal Romance”! Of buff-colored board, it contains por<i traits of Princess Mary and Viscount! Las‘celles, and below is attached a} small calendar bearing the words,I “With good wishes, 1922.” city and nearly 2,000 b entered. Some of these w' to eight inches in diame' hues were particularly viv geours. an He pointed out that under th‘ posaJls of 90,000 tons each for Britain and the Um‘ted States 54,000 for Japan, the United 1 could build @500 tons, Gre'at B '9,500, and Japan, 21,800, with the two countries in proportion. V Question of Subrfiarine Tonnage of Powers economic con Lloyd Georg the meeting The committm any further step Italian n-aval st: announce that t} for further guid. were not in a po: statement 0'1" Mia rows of light cru submarines. 7mg at the Calgary ( the past week were the Port of Vancou m 93.1 COMING uestion which is I‘ik ifl'pr-f- A wand“-.. n” obsel On behalf of th¢ Secretary Hughes re report of the Advis-c 31‘ alvugn tms port. 50? 5O 000 tons hav be American d rongly in favor e submarine as In : U1 Last season 04KM1¢000 m” begins is an e: n genérat}, it is safl Mums pol-icy )wed at Cannes. :m adv discussion of the submarine m is not yet concluded. In the me all the five delegations con- will consult with their naval ; as h the effect of the state- made at the first meeting, committee was unable to Lake UT NEW HE.- at _-_ “av the quted States, and weatl' ;eps to settle the Franco- strengths. The French ; they were stil-l waiting uidannce from Paris, and position to hand in their bI-‘aim for strong squad- cruisers, destroyer) and or Harv Supren erver'n of the these were' ffoxfi six 1 diameter and the‘ arlvy vivid and gor-. tioipa pf the United States "hes read the unanimous Advisory Committee of delegation, declaring vor of the retention of as a defensive weapon, ‘ that/it be outlawej as limited warfare against itu it 36's “' UUI WERE SI 11'V e, elevatom dur- for shipment Iver. During '5 gram ship- tons of grain 'Vey 1s sup, me Council“ ’ the line: 1nd “active. ork it Wan Moqms were United States Great Britain xtremely fe to say :1, which 1d after- actively ' materi- FEEL il A 1 tea and resu Lt preme an- 18 lde other Ike