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in 1912, however, it is expected that the two mines mentioned as well as some 

 others will be yielding bullion, and it may confidently be expected that Porcupine 

 will make an appreciable contribution to the gold supply of the Dominion. The 

 Temiskaming and Northern Ontario branch line from Iroquois Falls was ap- 

 proaching completion at the end of the year. Power for operating the mines is 

 being obtained from Sandy Falls on the Mattagami Eiver, in the Township of 

 Mountjoy, and Wawaitin Falls farther up the same river are also undergoing 

 development- Promising finds of gold bearing quartz have been made at West 

 Sliining Tree Lake, in the Temagami Forest Eeserve. 



The output of nickel and copper from the mines of the Sudbury District was 

 somewhat less than in 1910, the yield of nickel being 17,049 tons, and of copper 

 8,966 tons, the whole having a value in the form of matte of about 5 million 

 dollars. The Canadian Copper Company have increased the smelting capacity of 

 their plant, the ores for which are being taken from the Creighton, Crean Hi'll 

 and No. 2 mines. The Mond Nickel Company's new smelting works at Coniston, 

 east of Sudbury, were greatly advanced during the year. On the northern range 

 the Dominion Nickel Copper Company did a good deal of drilling and testing. 



A notable addition to the iron ore resources of the Province has been made 

 at Magpie in the Michipicoten District, where a large deposit of sideritic ore 

 is being opened up by the Lake Superior Corporation. It is proposed to roast 

 the ore for the removal of sulphur and carbonic acid previous to smelting. The 

 Helen mine in the same district has been systematically worked, and at Moose 

 Mountain, north of Sudbury, a plant for concentrating the magnetic ores oi 

 that mine is being installed. 



It is evident that the mining industry will prove of great service in the 

 settlement of population in the northern parts of the Province. As exploration 

 is extended, the pre-Cambrian formations are revealing their riches of metallic 

 ores — gold, silver, nickel, copper, iron — and the mining camps which have already 

 come into existence and which are bound to spring up in the future will afford 

 the very best market for all sorts of farm products. Now that railways are 

 rendering Northern Ontario more accessible to prospectors, lumbermen and farmers, 

 the natural wealth of the country, hitherto lying dormant, is being more easily and 

 rapidly developed. 



Collections. 



The total collections of the Department from all sources for the year were 

 $2,710,242.68. Of this amount $64,268.43 was derived from mining lands; 

 $285,913.26 from royalties; $1,711,438.87 from woods and forests; $941,709.28 

 from supplementary revenue; $78,800.60 from mining licenses and $126,676.59 

 from recording fees. (See Appendix No. 4, page 8.) 



Disbursements. 



The gross expenditure of the Department for all services during the year 

 was $672,655.48. The principal services were: Agents' salaries and disburse- 

 ments $57,039.71; Forest ranging $106,714.17; Fire ranging $110,111-90; Forest 

 reserves $80,588.90 ; Mines and mining $22,822.62 ; Explorations and investigations 

 $12,213.30; Mining Eecorders $32,804.37; Veterans' commutation $1,050.00; Sur- 

 veys $167,428.64; Eefunds $20,546.54; Parks $20,685.25; Contingencies $20,- 

 898.67. (See Appendices Nos. 6 and 7, pages 10 to 32.) 



