Ontario Sessional Papers, 1920, . 50 THE EEPORT OF TIIK TEMISKAMIXG AND Xo. 48. 1920 XOETHERX ONTARIO RAILWAY COMMISSION. 51 Preliminary Report of the Mining Industry in that part of Northern Ontario served by the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway, Calendar Year 1919 By ARTHUR A. COLE, Mining Engineer GOLD. With the signing of the armistice on the 11th Xoveniber, 1918, it was hopedthat a readjustment of the abnormal times would at once commence. Thesehopes for tlie most part proved futile, for notwithstanding a considerable dropin such mining supplies as steel, explosives, and
Ontario Sessional Papers, 1920, . 50 THE EEPORT OF TIIK TEMISKAMIXG AND Xo. 48. 1920 XOETHERX ONTARIO RAILWAY COMMISSION. 51 Preliminary Report of the Mining Industry in that part of Northern Ontario served by the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway, Calendar Year 1919 By ARTHUR A. COLE, Mining Engineer GOLD. With the signing of the armistice on the 11th Xoveniber, 1918, it was hopedthat a readjustment of the abnormal times would at once commence. Thesehopes for tlie most part proved futile, for notwithstanding a considerable dropin such mining supplies as steel, explosives, and cjanide, these did not comeback to pre-war prices, while foodstuffs and clothing continued soaring. The general labour unrest which was noticeable throughout Canada, as inmost other countries, showed itself in the mining camps of Xorthern Ontario, andthe climax was capped in Kirkland Lake and Cobalt by strikes. Even afterthese strikes were declared off and the men liad returned to work, it took somemines months to get back to previous production. These two factors—viz., labourunres
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