. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1914, s of Ontario 175 Owing to the fall of ground in March, 1913, No. 2 shaft was abandoned, and workduring the year was confined to No. 1 shaft. The caved ground near No. 2 shaft wasstripped and worked as an open pit, a large quantity of ore being recovered in thismanner. No. 1 shaft is now 250 feet deep, and preparations are being made to workthe mine on the caving system. A new compressor, 2-drill capacity, was installed in December, 1913. Mr. StevenWellington is in charge, employing 25 men. Gillespie Mill The talc grinding plant, owned by Messrs. Geo. H
. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1914, s of Ontario 175 Owing to the fall of ground in March, 1913, No. 2 shaft was abandoned, and workduring the year was confined to No. 1 shaft. The caved ground near No. 2 shaft wasstripped and worked as an open pit, a large quantity of ore being recovered in thismanner. No. 1 shaft is now 250 feet deep, and preparations are being made to workthe mine on the caving system. A new compressor, 2-drill capacity, was installed in December, 1913. Mr. StevenWellington is in charge, employing 25 men. Gillespie Mill The talc grinding plant, owned by Messrs. Geo. H. Gillespie and Company, builtnear the Grand Trunk railway station at Madoc, was operated continuously during theyear 1913. Two tube mills were added to the plant and the bag house remodelled duringthe summer. Seymour electric power at 220 volts is used to operate the machinery. The crudetalc is purchased from Messrs. Cross and Wellington, and hauled by teams from themine to the mill. Mr. George H. Gillespie is manager, employing 20 Henderson Talc .Mine, Madoc, Ont. Canadian Talc and Silica Company The mine and grinding plant of this company are situated near Eldorado stationon the Central Ontario railway. Two incline shafts have been sunk. Stoping was continued on the first level ofNo. 1 shaft, which at date of inspection was 90 feet deep. No. 2 shaft was 130 feet deep and connected at the 90-foot level with No. 1 shaftby a drift 200 feet in length. The mill is equipped with a complete plant for grinding and bolting talc. Mr. R. M. Phillips is in charge of the property, employing 25 men. The officers of the Company are:—Mr. H. B. Hungerford, president, Chicago; Plant, vice-president and secretary, do.; Mr. M. H. Orde, treasurer, do. Headoffice. Room 100, McKinnon Building, Toronto. 176 Bureau of Mines No. 4 Connolly This mine adjoins the Henderson mine to the east, and is owned by the Hungerfordsyndicate. A 2-compartment vertical shaft was sunk to a deptli of
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