Lassiar Asbestos Mine rust off a few Inches below the ; protection driKon i-ormea To Explore Northern Ore ground. They may ksok solid j good as the Jl U but they wouldn't do the job if , recommended 'T .ro4 4 they don't go down eight feet,' eight leet 1, Vad M4 he.. ".. . ! Another;.... . l-lve the ground rod a kick connection h.,. ' cr"k 1 tl- If I s badly and uie ground "." oif- cattle Often J . M mineral exploration for 1954 has rusted it will break I ' 1 y ., . , -V , been planned by Brikon Er He added that the lightning' and hreait ,h, "!! Sensational Discovery 40-Year Reserve of High-Grade Ore Estimated; 500-Ton Mill Installed One of the most sensational mineral discoveries of recent years is located in northern British Columbia near the Yukon border and today is producing some of the highest-grade asbestos fibre in the world. With more than 40 years of ore in sight. Cassia r, Asbestos Corporation plans completion this year of a 500- ploiatlons Ltd., a new company recently formed by Transcontinental Resources Ltd. of Van r PATTERN. X ton-a-day milling unit and installation next year ot an; - ; 1 f ..' , . 1 A (W) Fyuit In Innirth anA anohla nf hanHf.l couver and Toronto. 1 Also associated with Brikon are a number of eastern companies including Dome Mines. Timmins Corporation, Chemical Research Ltd., Saphire Petroleums. nd Yellow-knife Bear Mines. Transcontinental, with offices in Whitehurse, also operate Yukon Exploration Ltd., a dredge and bulldozer operation at 60-mile creek near Dawson which produced close to half a million dollars worth of gold In nrl Idi llcllliway ii,.TV.rv' III lligiil anu vnpauir. in...... lng up to 100 tons an hour.. ; " " Z , . ,- Tests of the deposits showed Exact loca .or d ujwr the fjbre t0 te of non ferr0us Asbestos is at McDame Creek. mmd elsewhere 70 miles south ot Vtn UAe American contin a.rport and the Alaska High- ex sma tille, UY:, ; Ari70na- Sou,h Africa has tude LS.15 west. been the oniy major producer. Although the area m been, Nonferrous .sbestos i, rs. prospected as early as 18,0 j M s nignly.s,ra,eg,c mainly tor placer gold it was ,naIerial not until 1949 that asbestos sur-l rt mnng Jnd spinninz r face showings drew attention of t Mmpl(.s indicted a grade of FOR' BETTER BUILDING and enduring satisfaction Vil.tr. n,,,.Wt, , pn kr nti.-.dai fl.i !,,, wkM .lt.,-4,r. k.M( ,,!,,,. ACE-TtT f&W-TTI 1953. Also managed by Transcontinental are Noland Mins Ltd.. a successful deepiead placer mine at Atlin and Polaris Taku gold min at Taku. The Taku mill anj plant are under rental he mining u..u. i-j. p,,. 3K fibre, plus an EARLY ACCESS undetermined amount of 4K Early access to the region was fibre. The indicated tonnage Y !t A'lcL-a x-ia lh af this Slaoe W .YK92.0G0 tOnS . r- t.ll. J.IMU mni;riit moi-no, - e- . , U .t tin war inn nra to Consolidated Mining Smelting Company. StiKine niver 10 len-siay.. Creek, then by trail or road to PRODUCTION ACE-TEX ASPHALT SHINGLES swelled to a teeming city of 50,000 during World War II when it was headv quarters for U.S. and Canadian army and air force contingpnts. Many of the; buildings in the foreground were service accommodation. the head or south end or ucase YVHITEHORSE CITY, right on the banks of the Yukon River, is the capital of the Yukon Territory and its distributing centre. Born out of the Klondike gold-rush days of '98. the community of miners and prospectors suddenly In view of the substantial ore ati-Tu 5Mir. UKe. rromims point, pKer rf,serves ,nd Mreilent results river boats were used along . mari, t0 Dcase Lake and on the Dease ,he'co'mpanv on a produc- Industrial Safety Responsibility Of Management n 1, , Mm h. Kiver. past Mcuame rosi to ,. , . ,nn. . dav fcv Yukon City Poised on Threshold ACE-TEX ROLL ROOFING TORONTO Accident preven Lower Post at the junction of gl, Qf 19M Additior,ai ,qUip. the Dease and Liard Rivers. ment wg lns1alicd immediately The Liard flows into the Mac-; t0 permjt minmg 0f asbestos kenzie River. This route was u,ug t tons a day followed by early Indian and By the end of the 19i3 mining white traders and later by year -3 257 tons of ore had been trappers and prospectors. i "stockpiled at the mill. New tion In industry should be left in the hands of management ACI-TIX 0U I00IIH IM. wMa Of Major Development Program and not handed over to govern ment, states J. Gerald Godsoe estimates indicated 7.032 62j: .!,. cirlolk mrnm said Mrs Rnhert .tnhn. was huilt In two months hi;lrs national vice -presiliem OI tons of reserve ore. radinz n.-. .. , n i m.nf rm ; ..i,., a...a ' the Canadian Chamber ot Com- ACE-TEX INSULATING SIDING nnrnximatplv S.1S.7S a ton. I -i i a i .-! "rirot T (9L Vafh thn mv' ' ' merce. Meanwhile, the stockpiled ore whfr once t remembered a husband uses the same water, . ' . is beins marketed to customers' , T ,w,,i ,h i a tnr h hth w. ve tht w.terl campaign began a week Construction of the Alaska Highway, east west through the northern fringe of the area in 191243. and location of the Watson Lake airport a year earlier, afforded means of access to the general area that were amenable to modern forms of transport and travel. Following the Second World arouna tne worm. acKea in ... v,,hnn vr ,h- hl nr the laundrv next dav. then ci tix miuutiat lt M km tHt auu, 4 k, Mft. Mr. Godsoe cites Ontario's ex ! cellent record as evidence of! how the employer had accepted the responsibility of accident prevention and had been permitted to discharge his obliga- I burnt down one October niRht. . , v.. " - -.. w.f, . . IS , j . , 1. .. ,uA nf , . nu it tn uch tha firmrm 100-pound bags, the fibre uiiusc, i we i"' Th nul rinlt It vnlnnl it film irucKen ln company ve.iu.es .stamD mjlls UDOn the western' you me, 000 and actual cash expend! V'hitehorse, a distance of 350 j going to vote 'yes' on that by ridge. miles along the Alaska High ture was only $20,000. tion.- Whitehorse citizens are also Mr. Godsoe referred to recent So wrote Robert Service, bard DONNACONA BOARD IUSTIRHT! FIBERGLAS DONNACONA HARDB0ARD r.ay' ? . ".ITiof the Yukon, in 1906 when he Whitehorse is going through War. a group of four men fin ! UV lAil IU Ordi',v 111C - ! ,, ..:J all around.! DU"aln n'w nospitai, lunds suggestions inn a Kunj. could He! need prospecting in the Nortn- White Pass and Yukon route,! aestnoea. mis is mv nram - r . i for which are being obtained by accident prevention west Territories and northern thence by Canadian PacihciOl wmtenorse wnen ou eara r'.d "rated , i n 19-2 19o2 'b bu i nemen e public subscription. i done U it were the responsibility EC They were V. A. Sutler. Steamships to Vancouver, the have sped. ,P f ment MtMd of th M-rttl M-e luta k Mne-t-i", mhmA m-ft, -'' ivrfat ,m k'. II, r-H- AM rtn H tut n4h - !- waMl ihI hmJ "Jr.!nfhalvN i b-.Pmt 01 M'e- J?.Tll?j: bot taxes. ' They ' went up from; major Yukon city born out ofj .J.41" ,"!"": later, there are the sidewalks, i .J In the legis- Kl, ... ,.,,,. mav be brought up " ';'.., CONSTRICTION tenance camp at Fort Nelson, i . 1 !n?.ihe.,?hing aU!.mbilf?,' nesses. and from $3 to $10o! reborn during the Second World! 1,ur' ' futul """j0"' ,hei ACE-TEX PLASTI-GUM ACE-TEX PLASTI-SEAL ACE-TEX CAULKING COMPOUND ACE-TEX SHINGLE PAINT Same Eram was undertaken recently b.utltth.e "V" lQr homs. I War when 50,000 persons swell- Ontario government had re- In 1941 smier .Jar of 'h, .shestnhow l the Cassi.r millsite, inc!ud-l b , V.!' -Hli Now they are faced with an-l ed its limits, present-day citizens! ntly he ot iro in the Mptiamp T ake area ! '"g a new dryer and dryer, ' r other hike in taxes, or they 11. are doubtful. It forms a major' mausiry. V,,,,l,1, i.h,n nlsnt mill 1 Tfi WBV tttinSS ftSVe Open I imlh. Iimi,- l Ihmr Jillvmnn.lln. TJUT EOVrinn.riliS u.c and the following 4t rrf Mt t vn wlfc C i i tn J... mni'inir in th nact few vkin ' . " I ' mnr t ha n enOUPh lO keeO t hem I One thing, however, appears; busy,"' Mr. Godsoe said. "Safety irock storage building. A new anything can happen in the next er, no water system. ! certain. Whether or not the ; machine shop was erected nd;wo. But high living costs and taxes; Krobisher plan becomes . real-cannot T MBnnniKilitv 1 ff!",a " '"T' anr4 we e !diesel electrical installation in-j Faint rumblings of smelters does not seem to deter Yukon xv Whitehorse is a vrowin 'i ' staked a group ot seven claims. Later, the same year, Conwest Exploration Company acquired an option on these claims and staked others. LIKE SADDLE creased to 950 horsepower. i are ifrowine louder with each o e n e r o s i t v and communitv1 Hi"triKiin .mr. fm-ih. rtnl me " anf ACE-TEX product ttquttt. trttrt r ptrtknt tfcinflM, rH rofmf , f ti4m, wHbrj, tr umiUtwt ?m tt4 wipertnt wtcniic ! Hit pmm W vttrprsat contwlf irb Cti loo P'wlwt, lti YOUX tNQUilT WILL ItCftVt f I0WFT ATTlNTiOH. The company townsite was new proposal to develop the, spirit, says Mayor Armstrong. I north. It is the terminal of a jstarted with five 30-man bunk-1 io.000.000 horsepower hydro "I don't think you can find railroad to the coast at Skag- Strong Kick Test For Lightning Rod The oroDertv now consist. of ' T . . . """""") potential nearby. anywhere on tne comment; wav. a major air-route centre, 40 claim? f " m,n h"Se- The Yukon River bridge, too. where people wll chip in for the ,nd cross-roads for the Alaska. . nn ha t rn f,i. nff nnfrtM. mmrnnn PrKKl RP IHfV QO ICC. I ) 11. crtn llfv ltVA nifftl. A strong kick U recom- ine rocKS underlying tne , two-bedroom houses a STeam , . . u,-u..-u-M - ru.n. Vai'm- Armttrmiff riteH the new! .UK lu T in iciiui ainy ui vjtvi fcc ....'' m . r. o . .1. CANADA ROOF PRODUCTS - LIMITED. j Armstrong, w ho says: hockev and curling rink which! , th ..menrtrt to.farmers .a one way 1 ... t h. r,mtrA mil nf ihe.r claims are mainly sedimentary. p!ant ind Iaundrv-. a new cook-consistmg of lower argillites house and a curling rink, nd shales overlain by lime-; . v EW ROAD n stone, which in turn is over-. j "Only feasible answer to make ! more land available is to expand Panea RtVr ArPfl oping mines whirn we supply " is reason enough to believe: lightning protection systems. Whitehorse is due for long-term Frank Andrew, University prosperity." sums up Mayor ef Illinois rural electrification lain by quartite. Intruding the Cassiar Asbestos credits the across the river. -Mil ll'l sediment icnts along the valley "co-operation and far-sighted got a single vacant lot for sale HntTIP of RfiCOrd is a porphyritic granite Policies" of the provincial gov- now." . v floor said the rods often! Armstrong. specialist, ana oasic rrx-R. i nis lairer ' 1 i.iiim s Having toiiiiiuuhtu' cinrt becoming the capital of Q G0ITI6 TrODnieS rock now altered to serpentine. 1 largely to the comparaUvely , ' - o eontams many vein, of cross- rapid development of this ore Millions of acres of partly ex- Iibne chrysotile asbestos, and! deposit. i i,hh k.HMintr Plored or .totally unexplored takes the form of a dike, vary' ! In particular, the company are high about $2,500 a room country lying adjacent to the lng in width from 200 to 600 cites the construction of a lirst class road from the Alaska Numerous new residences have peace River area of British Co- feet. been erected recently. lumbia offers some of the finest Striking in a northeast direc-1 Highway to the mine, comple- tion across the mountain top. ! tion of which this fall' will pro-' t Although a new subdivisior 1 Is huntine and fishne ln ,ne world the main asbestos showing, vide facilities for semi-trailer: oeing m.ne .vanao.c ..y Notable among the hunt ng occurs at an elevation of about operations and elimination of ! Canadian Army moving some ' quarters to upper Whitehorse, areas are such districts as the 6.000 feet. Fibre-bearing out- load transfers at the Alaska crops occur over a length of, Highway to larger and more! 11 ' not expected to completely Cassiar and Phrophet River 3,000 feet. economical trailer units. relieve ihe present housing de- wh, h todav tn considered to Striding to New Horizons in the Overlying this dike, on both I Meanwhile another road. . mand of close to 7.000 people. wor)d sides, is a saddle like mantle of , providing direct access to a j Whitehorse borders the east , . , . . tehestos talus the result of Canadian seaport from Stew- ! banks of the Yukon River and trophies m sheep, goa., gnzly y frost action which penetrated, art to McDame Lake via Tele- stretches to the limits of the hear and moose. the asbestos seams and freed graph Creek, is under study by the government. Surveys 1 narrow two-mue iong vaney. tut jmping-off place for hunters ' j banks rise sharply to a 300-foot entering these areas are Dawson 1 high plateau on which is located Creek. Fort St. John and Fort were completed last year of the route, which makes use the airport and national defence Nelson. The latter is the main the fibre from the rock. It varies in depth from one to 10 feet and has spilled over on the sides of the hill to create an area containing a conservative estimate of 280.000 tons. All the evidence available of an existing road between 'living quarters. outfitting place for trips into ' Telegraph Creek and Dease Known as Upper Whitehorse, famed Nahanni or the area includes several mod- jess" Valley - Lake. But regardless of a new coast; ern settlements of air force and; m ,,. ,, . Northland Empire suggests that this material truly represents the underlying deposit, both as to grade and , outlet tassiar believes it has . army married living quarters. hoM wniteish) trout- jackf a good future. But while businessmen and d gravline At Drf.n. the ; "With completion of the newmining 0ficial5 noid ,ha, the Bri. irT Co"umbta C.7me Com ! mill and aerial tramway and ! Vrnhisher hvdro nroiect will ?".Rn. .CW"ma. .'.am!..1.0? ' quality. Cassiar Asbestos Corpora-' further development of the awaken the Yukon to a boom ln. ' rnr,r :.hi;,, " h -.. -tion Limited was formed on ; townsite. Cassiar Asbestos wiiljthat woud make the 1893 gold hJ??ZK?t fishing 1 May 17. 1951. and took over the be well established as a new i era rn like peanuts tne greatly improve sport iisning. claims from Conwest. The same and profitable industry for! ,t,m,oht ih. vvhi.ohr,r itself Registered guides and outfit- . I . . I ! . L- 1L..1 year a road was compleied into northern B.C.," savs J. mav be wiped out bv such a . , , , . . ' ., the deposit from Lower Post. Christian, company official. doesn't development worry " Highway out of Prince George. them. and all along the Alaska High-! "It probably won't happen in way which has its beginning at T( our lifetime." they sav. uawson t. reen. 1 The Frohisher nlan to utili? the 10.000,000-horsepower hvdro' racit-norses ,n any numoer potential to its fullest includes, are available throughout the damming of the Yukon River; ,rea- north of Whitehorse for the final; Besides big game, the area TRANSCONTINENTAL RESOURCES LTD. development stage. Such dam surrounding the Peace teems j would make a lake out of the wi'h such furbearing animals as present city site. .coyote, fox. beaver, martin. Meanwhile, as surveyors al- weasel. minK. nsner. otter ana sz fm "v: - I ' ' ' mJtL&&Z M- readv are starting on their musKrat. ana is tne greatest second vear of exploring the 'fur-producing area in the watershed area, a $2,000,000 Province. federal government building is While cyclic, there is usually Bearing completion. a plentiful supply of prairie-j y - FINANCING, MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF MINING PROPERTIES Operating Two Profitable Placer Mines in the Yukon and B.C. And city voters are facing a chicken, ruffed and spruce by law asking them to approve grouse. Migratory birds, includ-a $1,000,000 loan from the Ter ing the Canada goose and vari-ritorial government for installa- eties of ducks, are of the best tion of a water and sewer' grain-fed quality, system. ' Most of Whitehorse is still not Rprnrri Ypnr ffif ,xcvw, u lcu ,ul served by such facilities. Out- door privies are general and MoSatlitO FlClht water for all purposes is bought That same year, the British Bank of North America - which later became (part oMn Bank of Montreal opened the first nana the Yukon, bringing . banking '" the prospectors at Dawson. Since uien, B of M Canada's pioneer bank - opened seven branches tn Nortl, branches t the Yukon. Today it alphas S Prince Rupert. Kitimat. Terrace .Whitehorse, Prince George and by the barrel or bv the bucket. This year may see a record "THE eyes of the world are on this yotujg giant! They watch him as he strides ahead into- the vast northlanda of British Columbia and the Yukon.' His northward march promises to throw open a glittering mineral and industrial empire in what was, until recently, an almost totally undeveloped region of Canada. Aluminum, asbestos, copper . . . these are the materials in the news today Prince Rupert. Kitimat, Cassiar and Stewart . . . some of the fabulous names. ' One of Canada's very first' giant strides into northern territory was taken a little over 50 years, ago. It was the fabulous Klondyke gold-rush of 1898. Still, there is opposition to; campaign In the fight against the million-dollar loan. Old-; mosquitoes. . timers feel that nriviea .re atiii: VS. government laboratories Creek. Here the- B.C. and Yukon in good enough for tlie raw Yukon nave developed new organic and water by the bucket can bei Phosphorus compound called Transcontinental Resources Limited holds wide diversified interests in Canada's mineral wealth GOLD SILVEB LEAD IRON TUNGSTEN CRANIUM OIL and NON-METALLIC PROPERTIES UNDER DEVELOPMENT Emoire. as in hundreds of communis - the nation, the B of M is active -Canada's march towards newer, on, horizons. tolerated for some veara yet. t-r' " " ,5UD""lf, "1 Majority of new dty residenU, ell,know" '" k,e,r' l Introduced In however, heartily endorse the!'"4 rJ u- v. . ,, has made malaria caused by ' liTZ L y ' I J , . I the bite of the female mosquito give them up-to-da e plumbing. quadrimaculatils)-One housewife explained: i , dftM ,rf h, confrv WBIW Bank of Montreal gallons of water each week. to are buiIding an lrmT1Unity TORONTO OFFICE: 7 King St W. Toronto 1, Ont. VANCOUVER OFFICE: 532 Burrard St. Vancouver 1, B.C. insecticide. There are four of us living in our house. In order that we can Bp Local communities also are husv romhattinp the insect. have a bath once a week, do the YUKON OFFICE: Whllehorsa la.inHrv tA flnnr mnA Bil 1..,a w .1 nrn t !- EVERY WALK OF LIFE SlNCE enough left for drinking and; control districts are preparing WORKING WITH CANADIANS IN i cooking, WC have to CUt lot Of to spend $10,000,000 this year. I aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.aaaaaa.aaaaaM