Canadian mining journal January-June 1905 . supply of nickel, and the knowndeposits of this metal are very large. Recent discoveries ofcorundum in Eastern Ontario are believed to be the most exten-sive in existence. The output of iron, copper and nickel in 1903 w^is muchbeyond that of any previous year, and large developments inthese industries are now going on. In the older parts of the Province salt, petroleum andnatural gas are important products. The mining laws of Ontario are liberal, and the prices ofmineral lands low. Title by freehold or \ease, on working condi-tions for seven years. T
Canadian mining journal January-June 1905 . supply of nickel, and the knowndeposits of this metal are very large. Recent discoveries ofcorundum in Eastern Ontario are believed to be the most exten-sive in existence. The output of iron, copper and nickel in 1903 w^is muchbeyond that of any previous year, and large developments inthese industries are now going on. In the older parts of the Province salt, petroleum andnatural gas are important products. The mining laws of Ontario are liberal, and the prices ofmineral lands low. Title by freehold or \ease, on working condi-tions for seven years. There are no royalties. The climate is unsurpassed, woocl and wat&r are plentiful,and in the summer season the prospector can go almost anywherein a canoe. The Canadian Pacific Railway runs through the entiremineral belt. For reports of the Bureau of Mines, maps, mining laws, etc.,apply to HON. FRANK COCHRANE, Commissioner of Lands and Mines. THOS. W. GIBSON, Difftctof Bureau of Mines, Toronto, Ontario. THE CANADIAN MINING REVIEW. xxvii. Dominion of Canada SYNOPSIS OF REGULATIONS For disposal of Minerals on Dominion Lands in Manitoba,the North-west Territories and the Yukon Territory. COAL. Coal lands may be purchased at $10 per acre for soft coal and |20 forcinthracite. Not more than 320 acres can be acquired by one Individualor company. Royalty at the rate of ten cents per ton of 2,000 poundsBball be collected on the gross output. QUARTZ. Persons of eighteen years and over and joint stock companies holdingrree miners certificates may obtain entry for a mining location. A free miners certificate is granted for one or more years, not ex-ceeding five, upon payment in advance of $ per annum for an Indivi-dual, and from $50 to $100 per annum for a company, according to capi-tal, A free miner, having discovered mineral In place, may locate a claim1500 X 1500 feet by marking out the same with two legal posts, bearinglocation notices, one at each end on the line of the lode or vei
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