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Prop. centre and is open ONT., THURSDAY; JANUARY mh 19«6 F.C.A. ' naught with the'iéfiomnbe mg tra-é may of the ic‘ desolation ‘ot; the North}; assq'cig '” . {or ne'arly {mir ! centuries with ”this; most pé’rsistent- endeavors of voyageb of ne'arly all' nations. and ram ‘. unpenetmtcd; and chimerical' fin)” to the dawn me the present day, 'theiquest of ' the‘ Northwest Passage, rivals the search; for the P019 in the, ads of Arctic: exploration. ’The , lie:- attempts} to locate this nmfiay to the tam-i rd richvs and 3911: of the Urienti were prompted 3013:} my reasons of Q vummercial expediency, (or the pur-i pose of-finding the smartest route bc-l tween Europe and Céthay: but the utter impracxicabilitxof this became; evident to Eurapcen gminds when it, ‘was undersfood that, America was: not merely ’Yartaryyor some other! geographical dependent}; _of A'siag'i avvo--r*~'"* . q _ Curiously enough thls‘i'beliei obtained? in the old world ior‘iiearly a. cen- tury and a hall, and H mg. thisperw iod those memorable, . :Iitions‘ to Iocatb '9. Northwest P sSagu were 1131-, dertaken and executfl “j with consum- ate daring and» skill h‘y English 303â€" I men. _Upon the realfiiation of tho; commercial futility tiatzhese: desporq ale voyages, the attempt to circum-E navigate the northern glittoral M the! American continent coised for a per-l iod. and until the beginning of those explorations led by the worthicr mo- tch of adding to the store of human. knowledge and scaontiiic attainment, ‘ th-o‘conqm-st of the bleak polar reâ€". gions hialtcd. With the cheption oi; the attempts to regch the pole itâ€": self, no Arctic goal has~ been so cagâ€"i erly sought as the Northwest pas-i sage ; aml‘whilv, it is true. many of the later voyagers attempted this feat merely as an ’inclflcntal part of I the general plan» of geographical rc- i-csvarch, we undoubtedly can say the‘ same of the many dashm for 'the? p010 which have. been made. 3 There is to-tlay no question that; the earliest discovery exploration} and even settlement of America were! due to tho .\'or‘semcn,,tjh09e unequalâ€"f ed seamen and rovers of the ‘ninth! and tenth centuries. Their flouris J ing maritime settlcigxnts on thof coasts oi Greenland existed over five hundred years before the first voyage of Columbusi as they pursued their fishing expeditions as far as Canons-t ter Sound and even Barrow Strait. we can fairly conclude that the ini- tial step...lownrd the location of the Northwest Passage was due to these voyagers, hough it is inconceivable that the puxzposc was other than the pursuit of their fisheries. The actual ‘begimiing of the. series of scgtrchos Qwith the Northwest .Passagc as ob.’ jectivc. which began almost coninui- dentally with the hxpeditions of Co- ‘lumbus. must be ascribwl to the first voyage in 1497k of the Cabots, who penetrated nearly hall way up Davis Strait in an" ettempt to sail around the 'eontinent and thus attain the land oivCathay. ~ Little further pro- gress was made until the expedition under the leadership. of Martin Fro- bisher, who in 1576 to 1578 discover ed 'the. exitrhnces to Frobisher and HudSon Straits, and made a few sci- entific investigations, the first. by the way, which we hear of in any of these‘iv‘oyagcs. A later voyage, by Sir Humphrey Gilbert, was without important results. ‘ A A,A‘,_ The first, great advance, not only in the search for a northern water- way to India, but in the general po- lar exploration as well, was made in the three voyages of John Davis. who in 18338 first fairly discovered the strait that to-day bears his nama reaching what is now Godthaab. Greenland. After an unsuccossful voyage in the following year, Davis in 1857 with reckless daring pushed on to latitude 72 deg. 12 min. in the neighborhood of Sanderson’s Hope. on the west. coats of 'Grecn- land from Cape Farewell to Sander- son's Hope, and the American coast. from Labrador to Cumberland Is- land. William Baflln, another of that deathless race of medieval nav- igators, in the f‘Discovery” a tiny vessel of only 55 tons burden, reachâ€" ed Baffin Bay via the "Middle Pas- ’Sage." and in 1616 was in Smith’s ‘Sound in sight of. Cape Alexander. Bafl’m’s farthest north of 77 deg. 45 min. remained, unequaled in this re- gion lo:- 286 years. and his veggie added materially to the geograp 1 knowledge of Ellesmere and Prudhoe Lands, And Smith, Jones. and Len- caste: Sounds. \The two latter he cautiously entered, 'and found them completely obstructed by ice. so that onthis roturn to. England he declar- ed human thanon-exlsunce o! a 'Konthweat9mage.. The explorers (analogue. Wish m. French and Dutch. were stimulated in their mmif‘z‘to BMW The Formica. rand Northeast W by the pot.“ a" _ goalspuuxmhdvrin by: arrogant: Marita as summit ”nonfat THE NOR'fHe-WEST PASSAGE The Story of mi any Explorersâ€"Amundsen the successful One, after ‘Four Centuries of Tcfl, Hardship and Suffering {Who-'pflmt “M94743oflerod a re- uw yard of £20,000 to the ,mw who meishould first traverse the outlet. At | it Tthis time. too. the Russians began was their attempts to prove the existence thor of the paw by seeking to pene- .sia. trate from the westward through Be- inedihring Strait and...in general. to ex- cenâ€" plore the polar archipelago. Only per- ‘Qare mention can be made here of ‘ torthese explorers, oi Behring, Shula- *un-, rofl. who in 1760 died of starvation “lm- “1th his entire cm“'. 01 ;\n(lmy;“. sea- Billings, and You Wrangell and Anâ€" tho‘jou, the last two making their fay mornmous sledge journeys in lei-120 to :un‘pals23. Ill 1776 Capt. C(le $311011 {heésailcd on his last voyage, in an at- pmq tempt to penetrate the Polar Sea to hose the eastward through the Behring; moâ€" Strait, but was separated by a mlid man.barrier of ice from a ship sent, to tent, ‘ await him in Bafliu Bav. - ,1... By the end of the. eighteenth conâ€" )1] of: tury Arctic exploration had wast-d to it-ibc undertaken merely in the inter- eag- ests of furthering commerce, and it pasqhad begun to assume ixunuwanco y of from a purely xvii-milit- xtnmlpoint. this The first of these expeditiona. M‘lt‘n- 1, of’tific in character, sailed in 1813 to re- discover the Northwest Passage by L" the ' fiat." 219th centuryt‘wand' the English, ‘means of the great openings reported! 'the g by Baffin to exist at th«- wemwnnl‘ fend oi Baffin Bay. l'mler the coin-‘ that ,‘mand of John Ross the expedition Lionjpenetrated Lancaster Strait for 60. miles. and on meeting with heavy ice” lualâ€" Ross came to the conclusion that the linth strait was merely a bay. and return? rish-;ed to England. Parry. a lieutenant thcrunder Ross, disagreed with thisn'iew rfiveiand in 1819 led an expedition to yag‘cfagajn attempt the Passage. Parry; their; Was undoubtedly one of the ableatj neas- i explorers of his time, and his achiex‘t ments were splendid: lie traversed \V 0 re trait. ‘ um i Lancaster Sound, Barrow Strait.‘ l‘ thwllehille Sound, and Banks Strait.‘ these i practically demonstrating had be but stable} know it. the existence of a waterway 1 the ‘ leading through the Parry Archipela- :tua1i gtf to the Arctic Ocean. The expeâ€" rches dit‘ion Winter-ed at Melville Leland af- ob.’ tcr exploring that vicinity. I’arry’s iinui-tlater expedition through Hudson 7 Co- Straight and Fox Channel was im- Wirst portant in relation. to the terrible who land journeys 0! Franklin, 1819-22. Davis and in the exploration of Repulse 'ouml Bay and Melville Peninsula. Rots, thegwho spent several years in the Arc- pro-I tic. and thoroughly explored lloothiu tition King William Llnd, and adjacent Fro- waterways. ‘ persisted in his belief :over {that there ,was no Northwest Pas- I e»-.. AT LAST DISCOVERED that thérclwbk no Northwest Pas- sage. 0f importance was the loca- tion of the north magnetic polo near King William Land by his nephew, J. 0. Ross. The problem oithe Northwest Pas- sage was mily solved by the illâ€"fat- ed expedition under Sir John Frank- ljn, partly by its own efforts. but largely through the relief expeditions sent out later. The Franklin party consisting of 129 men in two ves- sels, wintered at “Beechy Island near the beginning of Bartow Strait in 1845, and in 1816 reached King Wil- liam Land where the ships were beâ€" set in the ice. From the only reâ€" cord found it.wus shown that a land expedition 'under Lieut. ,Gom had dc- monstrated iinquestionably the exis- tence of the Northwest Passage, but on the return of this party to the ships they found that Franklin him- self with twenty-twee men had died. ¢nnu BUI- nun.- -.v___, The vessels were abandoned in 1848, and the remainder of the party per- ished in attempt to much Fish Riv- er. The numerous search expedition were very successful ‘in exploring the AmericanAArctic region from Green- land westward. Collinson. particu- larly succeeded in navigating his ship the "Enterprise." from Behring Straight to Cambridge Bay. Victor- ia Land; where he wintered safely, accomplishing his return the follow- ing year. During this time he had seen, thOugh.unknown to him. the sea wherein Franklin's ships had beenfie‘atroyed, and had even pkkml up relic. at that unfortunate expedi- ‘lhil‘brlngs us to- the first actual- ly accomplished Northwest. or rat‘hâ€" A ~ 1- L“ ‘l '_ The lost Marvellous House In England â€"thes of the late Duke and the Remarkable House that he Bum. "Gina.” {I 01001111 um culmination of {our centuries of to“. hardship. aid suflerlng. and it gives to nur nutter-obit“ use an minimum-nus dead that forms a link between 111090 prosaic times of steam and lronand um splendid peripd, cmdu in the mn'n in. but unequnlnd in an on- terprisc and courage. whit-h began with the! discovery of Arm-rim. and bated for nearly three centuries.â€" Scientific American. ‘ The formation of a limited com- pany to finance the claimant to the Portland es'tatvs-and title calls at- tention to' the vagaries of the late Duke and the remarkable house that he’ built. historic Mm Pumas, traVersâ€" in; the autism shores o! the con- tinent iron the Atlantic to xhe Paâ€" mic. and incidentally pursuing high- bl impoi‘ttnt scientific investigationn “hick We the definite location at the north magnetic pole upon King “1115.113 Loud. To us the story of the Northwest Passage is mom or less hilloaical mcmly. for sinct’ lhv Franklin sou-ch expeditions, half a century ago, it has talk-n rather inâ€" m the background. The voyage of ”to Norwegian captain with; cmw Of seven men in his 4640:) sloop. W-r To describe Wellbcck as unique, among the stately homes of England 15 the sheen-st platitudes. It‘s great park, mined and subterranean foot-- ways; its palatiai house. with its underground suite of. splendid rooms including, the picture galh-ry exca- vated from the’ solid clay ; the lordâ€" !y stables, with the neighboring tan gallopâ€"an immense glass arcade with a. straight run of nearly a. quarter of a mile: the spacious, riding school 130 yards long by 35 yards wideâ€"- these things arv known to have no like the habitants of [11qu the world over. EV?“ so was the builder and mak- or of modern ““1me a man dist'im-t {mm all‘ others. Ho stands as gmâ€" tqsqueiy in the long gallerivs of oc- centric huma'nity as Wclbeck among the mansions of this or any other ‘. Had he 1ivod centuries ago he would’vow be dismissed as a. mythiâ€" cal creation, even as Robin-Hood. his [allowabero of Sherwood, is writ- .ten déwn a figment of legendary 'grdwth by lather day historians. ,In 1854 Welbeck was little more than ,1 iarmstead. a rambling and mâ€" aasorg‘ed concoction- of buildings. With! the haunt-buffing when «4 his ancestress. ' * ow BESS or HARDWICK: - the duke addreswd himself to the construction of Wclbeck into a. pal- ace and wonderland that it now is. F or eighteen years Wclbeck became one vast workshop. During the whole of that time the Duke employed on an average 1800 \vprkmen. including the finest skillet prtisans in Europe. In some years the numbers rose to 2,500 men. The-weekly wage bill exceeded $15,000, and the total ex- penditure ‘ ran into $35,000,000. 'l‘hcn were bdilt those miles of sub- terranean railways and corridors which make a rabbit warren of Wel- beck. Everywhere over the estate huge "bulleps" of glass obtrude in long linesâ€"‘01:: the level award where deer and cattle browse, from the middle of ploughed fields. from long turf avenues, even from the ‘ 75-“- nLA For a mile and a halt he turned the Hull road has Weld to Worksog {and broad, ”Wan way, nJ- )é‘flng‘fitl W” nae to the public. and as “.jldditiom! Winn nude 1; my ” ugh rota above ground. l‘lu -V.» _ a . middle of the great lake before the house. These are the lanterns which rooms by day ; electricity serves the light the underground tunnels and same purpose by night. The rambling country mansion became a mince; the stables. tan gauop, and riding school were built ; gardens of beauty were laid. out, and oouservatories-pr- ected by the- mile_. Of. this transformation the Duke was the hidden magician. Privacy was the ruling passion of his. life. He not only shut himself up in Wel- beck and renounced the outer world, but he also separated himself from all contact with his fellows. Only with his valet had he direct and constant contact. Any servant or workman who dared to approach or address him was INSTANTLY 111311133911). In the corridorg of the house he built niches in the walls, and every servant was under orders to seek reâ€" use in the nearest when they heard ducal ‘footsteps approaching. No wm man servant; ‘wu allowed in his fixmyed he roémed about the , mmising a marvellous faculty Mending theyqbsenjupion of othgrs. house as a palace. the duke lived a two manta. His food consisted of one chicken per diem. .He ate half at one hall st one meal and half at another. .'_!‘heae were his only meals and they were served in the same' manner. The table being prepared,‘ the servants‘withdrew and rang a bell to warn his Grace. The Duke entered, dined in solitude without the existence of a (acumen. and again mired before summoning the servants to remove the dishes. ‘ Day after day. your in and year out; his dress was the name. On his heal was n tell beaver but nearly twovleet high. and under it‘ e. 1011;, old-kshloned wig." A big coal: was} mulled about his neck. and over his; lrm‘he carried a loose clock. Wet or; fine he bone a quaint and large um- brelh'. whose sphere edeCtuallyflcrecn ed him from observathn. Bis trow era were hitched up at the knees and tied with pieces 0! common string in the manner hvorod b5 nuvvies. Though building and tu_m_ishing the THE WIZ ‘RD 0? “1.31% K. mass on; TUNNELS. in“ and he undermined *‘ ‘”?';,, mew-mm pm 1Qfl ' ‘ aflor ~b,Wionsly gm an! return home. V 43 For T oommyance a his dorkmen ~ to and 1mm Welnock m (heifhnnms, ' min; and evening. the Duke kept. F, herd of donkeys,_ and each laborer We oh his as: m and from work. No nipplicant {or work was ever m- ; (used and if a man was dismissedwon lone section be was o‘er-main to get an- :other job by crossing the «park to wvhoro other work was‘ proceeding. 1% work itself was as me most leiâ€" ’Rurel,v description. Indeed, many :meu slept the day away at “blue-ck. and at night worked in the migh- ‘horing' quarries, thus solxim: the problem of serving two masters with lo‘amph-te satisfaction to bothâ€"Pear- [son’s Weekly. ' Nb other person. says the 7,: lobe. as in a better positjon than Mr. Kirk- patrick. Enter 0! Survays for On- tario, to give the public a trustwor- thy estimate of the value of the new country opened ' ’up by the exploraâ€" tiofis of five years ago. Much has happened since then in that region tuxha'hdvanmge of the Province at. large, and with what has talfen place ,.‘J‘ Mr. Kirkpatrick estimates the jun.- sold red and white pine at six bi!- lion feet, board measure, worth ' at present, prices forty-two. million dul- lars, equivalent to_a revenue of a mil~lion and a, quai'ter donars a year Vii) perpetuity. On a similarly care- !ulr estimate. the pulpwood should be aqual to a yearly income at ,.'.111?Â¥"~‘e . an..- a Kha'fidfl"“mflfioésl T'ib'éedless to say; fififihaflmflfim I'vxeedless to say. tm value of bath pine lumber 'and spruce pulpwood -is steadily increas- ingi while no account has been taken. of the immense forests of valuable hardwood. a..." The metallifeuous rocks of Northern Ontario are annually acquiring great or economic impoxunce. This is true not merely of_ exceptionally valuable ore beds. like the nickel deposits near Sudbury, theviron deposits near \ Mi- chipocoten, and the sichr deposits near the head of Lake Temiskamiug, but also of scdros of other locations already developed and of many known only to pxjospectors. There is reason to believethht the plutonic rocks over a, vast fires wilt- yet beâ€" come a. most important source" of wean!) to the people of Ontario. Mr. Kirkpatrick appended to his paper a statement of the extent of territory included in the whole proâ€" vinceâ€"126,000,000 acresâ€"and Q! the amount sun'eycdâ€"éoflfilth acres. 0f the totalrarea of the Prdwi-ucc there have been alienated bx the Crown 23.736205 acres. leaving un- disposed of 102,263,797 acmq, of which 85,238,811 are still unsqxl'ey- 8H0!) IN THE KING’S NAME An unprecedented use 01 aha King a name “as made at Guelph last “uk. John Goughlin. deliVer of the mail between the station and post office, knowing that it was liker to freeze up after the ruin. desired to bake his horse shod- expeditiously. Aware that an Wraith shops were crowded he bethought himself of the [ant that he was a m of the King, and at once seamed the requisite «ordvr from Police. Mm Saunders, with the penalties attached. When he mmamuwastunledauas mmmmm and it hWWMdtthhishorse ed. K}; "n'ondecE‘the Director oi.Sur- veys was optimistic in his forecast pf Provincial progregs.‘ During the year 1904, the §um of $1,664,000 was received as bonuses on timber sales ; last year the amount. received on that account was only 8520.000. ‘ But the ordinary revenue ‘ from Crown lauds last. year was $548,000 more than in the pre- ' us year. , _ ' t. is expected that. Hon. Mr. Math- anon. the Provincial Treasurer, win Mable to Show a. surplus after meet- ing all the causes of the year. The revenue of the Ontario Govern- ment for 1905 was over $6,000.00). Thewomplete returns from 9.1] de- partments have not. yet. been com- piled. and it may be found that the total will equal the receipts of 1904, which were $6,128,358. There has been an increase or rev- enue in nearly every department in addition to the $100, 000 receipts from the Twiskaming and Northern Odtario Balm, a source of re\ enue CASTOR :l A Fuhflnfludchfldm {hammnavgmmmt Resources of Northern Ontario. WILL SHOW A SURPLUS 4300 1“ 11mm 1’ 1e o'! rev-