Canadian transportation & distribution management . in the 100,200 and 300 ft. levels; the drilling hasbeen continued to a depth of 900 ft., butthe ore body runs below this. It is cal-- culated that the ore body contains 16,-000,000 tons of ore, containing gold, sil-ver, copper and zinc. On the basis of anoutput of 2,000 tons a day, the proposi-tion would carry on for 27 years, and smelter at Trail, The line wouldrun through a territory in which thereis land available for stock raising, agri-culture and garden produce, and thenumerous lakes in the area opened upwould stimulate the fishing
Canadian transportation & distribution management . in the 100,200 and 300 ft. levels; the drilling hasbeen continued to a depth of 900 ft., butthe ore body runs below this. It is cal-- culated that the ore body contains 16,-000,000 tons of ore, containing gold, sil-ver, copper and zinc. On the basis of anoutput of 2,000 tons a day, the proposi-tion would carry on for 27 years, and smelter at Trail, The line wouldrun through a territory in which thereis land available for stock raising, agri-culture and garden produce, and thenumerous lakes in the area opened upwould stimulate the fishing industry. AtCranberry Portage there is a suitablesite for a town, which would be the sup-ply post for tourist traffic to Athapa-puskow Lake, which is an ideal resortfor tourists, sportsmen and summer resi-dents. The report points out that without arailway the copper properties of the dis-trict are practically valueless, and if itis not provided the effect on the miningsituation and on the development of thenorth country will be serious. The Corn-. Route of Projected Railway to Flinflon Mining: District, Manitoba. the number of men employed would beabout 1,000. The equipment necessaryfor the operation of the mine, furnaces,etc., would provide an initial traffic ofabout 60,000 tons. A water power cap-able of developing the 10,000 neces-sary for the operation of the property isavailable at Scoop Rapids, on the Stur-geon-Weir River, 35 miles west of theproperty, and across the Saskatchewanboundary line, for the development ofwhich a light railway would have to bebuilt. It is estimated that after the ini-tial traffic there would be a daily trafficof 593 tons from the operation of theproperty. In addition, the railway wouldcarry supplies for a population of about4,000. The projected railway would, for 35miles, from Cranberry Portage to theFlinflon property, run through a min-eral belt in which considerable discov-eries have been made, but on which verylittle development work ha
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