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Title: Newfoundland at the beginning of the 20th century : a treatise of history and development
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Harvey, M. (Moses), 1820-1901
Subjects: George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936
Publisher: New York : The South Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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ed it, and soon became satisfied of itsvalue. This led to the vast development which has followed. The ore exists under conditions so peculiar and remarkableas to render it the most interesting deposit yet discovered.The ore bed is composed of regular blocks of red hematite ofvarious dimensions, from four inches in length, two incheswide and two inches thick, to larger sizes. They are piled up,one above the other with singular regularity, the depositsaveraging eight feet in thickness, and covering an area ofmany hundred acres. The Wabana mine, purchased by the Dominion Iron &Steel Company, extends over more than eight hundred acres,and is estimated to contain 28,000,000 tons of ore. This doesnot include the extensive areas still retained by the NovaScotia Steel Company, nor does it include areas of the formerextending under the sea. The Wabana mine is about twomiles from the shore, from which a large pier extends. Tothis pier, which is supplied with pockets for holding it, the ore
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Bell Island. NEWFOUNDLAND. 183 is conveyed over two tramways in small cars, moved by anendless chain. The facilities for storing and loading the oreinto vessels are so extensive and complete, that the largestship can be loaded in a few hours. The method of mining is simple, expeditious and cheapbeyond precedent. Upon the removal of the layer of earth androck, the ore bed is exposed. The blocks of ore are dislodgedby charges of dynamite, and shovelled into the cars, the latterin turn conveying it to the pier. At this early stage, any attempt to estimate the iron oredeposit of Bell Island would be a vague problem. It is evidentthat it is equal to the most exacting demands of both theDominion Iron & Steel Company and the Nova Scotia SteelCompany for indefinite coming years. Until the discovery of this iron deposit, Bell Island was thesite of small fishing villages safely ensconced in breaks in the

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