1912-13 DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS AND MINES. vii 



Free Grants. 



Throughout the year practically 2,000 settlers located and purchased Free 

 Grant lands to the extent of 240,000 acres, the greater areas having been taken up 

 in the northern part of the Province. In the Districts of Thunder Bay and Rainy 

 River along over 800. homesteaders were allotted lands; while in Dryden and 

 Kenora Agencies nearly 200 took up Crown Lands subject to Free Grant regul- 

 ations. In the older parts of the Province generally speaking there was a greater 

 demand for Free Grant land, and the number of settlers exceeded the previous year 

 by over 100. During the year 828 locatees completed their settlement duties and 

 obtained their patents. 



The only townships appropriated during the year ending 31st October, 1913, 

 for Free Grant purposes were Henvey in the Parry Sound District and part of 

 McClintock in the Provisional County of Haliburton. 



Military Grants. 



The total number of military certificates issued to date, under the Veterans 

 Land Grant Act, 1 Edward VII., cap. 6, is 13998. 



During the year there have been 146 certificates located, making in all a total 

 of 8,017 located. 



There were 9 certificates surrendered to the Crown for the $50.0,0 commuta- 

 tion, this makes a total of 3,226 certificates surrendered. 



In 34 cases the certificates have been surrendered and applied in payment of 

 lands purchased from the Crown making a total of 702 that have been applied in 

 this manner. 



During the year there have been 844 patents issued for lands located by 

 veterans making a total of 6,405 thus disposed of. 



The total number, therefore, of certificates that have now been redeemed is 

 11,945 leaving 1,953 still outstanding. 



The locatees of all lands granted under this Act, must apply for their patents 

 for such land before ten years have expired from date of location. If this appli- 

 cation for patent is not made within the ten years, then the land comes under the 

 settlement regulations, and unless the settlement duties are proceeded with, the 

 locations are liable to cancellation. 



The Mineral Industry. 



The mineral production of Ontario in 1913 had a total value of $53,207,311, 

 the largest yet recorded in any year. Of this $37,507,935 was of metallic, and 

 $15,699,376 of non-metallic substances. The increase over the output for 1913 

 was $4,865,699, or more than 10 per cent. 



Metals. 



Oold. — ^There were 16 producing gold mines in 1913, 7 of which were in 

 Porcupine, and 9 elsewhere. The Porcupine mines yielded 207,583 ounces of 

 gold, or more than 94 per cent, of the whole production. Hollinger crushed 

 138,291 tons of ore for a yield of 118,558 ounces, the average contents recovered 

 per ton for the year being .857 oz. At the Dome 131,149 tons were treated and 

 59,912 ounces of gold obtained, the average recovery per ton being .456 ounce. 



