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the mineral industry. They have been summarized from the report 

 on the Halibtuton and Bancroft areas by Dr. F. D. Adams and Dr. 

 A. E. Barlow. Gold, iron, iron pjnites, talc, marble, and rock for 

 road metal form the mineral resources so far discovered and, in a small 

 way, developed. Lately, the Cordova gold mine under new management, 

 has taken on new life. Similarly iron mining, which collapsed owing 

 to inability to compete with the iron ore production of the Lake Superior 

 and Minnesota ranges, promises to revive, the Central Ontario Railway 

 Company having centralized the various small operations in a con- 

 centrating plant at Trenton. Altogether, while nothing phenomenal 

 has been so far developed in mining and quarrjring, there are materials 

 in the district which, by careful management, may be expected to 

 support small industries. 



Tourist Traffic — On account of its scenic attractions and the fish 

 aM game which abound there, this region is eminently suited for tourist 

 travel. Thus far, this is considerably developed only on the Kawartha 

 lakes, but the region abounds in lakes, which, eventually, will also be 

 utilized in this way. This resoxirce, as well as the timber and water 

 resources, has suffered from the forest fires, which have rendered un- 

 attractive many previously beautiful spots. 



The region is by no means inaccessible, the Grand Trunk, Central 

 Ontario, and Irondale, Bancroft and Ottawa railways, furnishing access; 

 and existing canoe routes could be easily improved right up to the 

 headwaters. 



Recommendations 



Nobody who has studied the conditions presented in this report 

 will hesitate a moment in agreeing that the bulk of the country involved 

 should be placed in, and managed as, a permanent forest reserve for 

 the growing of timber. The only question can be : How this is to be 

 brought about ? There are at least five interests to be considered or 

 reckoned with and to be brought into co-operation in building up such 

 a territory— the Dominion Government, the Provincial Government, 

 the municipahties in which the territory is situated, the private owners 

 of properties and of timber Hcenses, and the public at large. 



Besides the general interest which the governments naturally have 

 in the economic condition and development of any portion of the com- 

 monwealth, the Dominion Government, as pointed out, has a special 

 interest in maintaining the canal. The Provincial Government still 

 controls about one-third of the area, partly under timber Hcenses, 

 partly in cancelled or abandoned lots. The municipahties are naturally 



