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Title: Annual report
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Ontario. Dept. of Mines
Subjects: Mines and mineral resources
Publisher: Toronto
Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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vel, and about 8 ft. above the lake, except along the shore, wheresand dunes aboul ..tMi ft. wide ami 30 ft. high have been formed by wind. The groundconsists Of 1 to -l-< ft. of peat, on top of 1 to 10 ft. of blue (day. which lies directly on a limestone bedrock, Which provides excellent foundations. There are, in all, .,1 buildings of steel-and-brick construction, plans for which were begun in October, 1916. The land wa.- so near the hi-h-water elevation of the lake that the area to be occupied by the buildings ami streets was raised aliout :; ft., sand being obtained from the dunes bj steam shovels and spread over the site, this work following the clearing oftrees and brush and the removal of peat. Foundations of all buildings and equipment were carried down to bedrock, ami were built, to a greal extent, in winter under severe climaticconditions, when the temperature was frequently 10 degrees or more below zero. Eng. and Min. Jour., X.Y.. March 8, 1919. 1919 Mines of Ontario 177
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c 178 Bureau of Mines No. 4~ The plant was designed with a view to securing maximum efficiency, by the introduction ofmechanical and metallurgical apparatus, ami was arranged to reduce the labour required foroperation to a minimum. All equipment i.s of permanent character, so that charges for main-tenance will be as small as possible. The buildings are of steel frame and brick walls. Theroofa are of special wood construction, and are covered with Johns-Manville salamanderroofing. The design of the works provided for a complete power plant, a water-supply system, aseparate sewerage scheme for storm water and sundry drainage, an electric-conduit distributionsystem for power and lighting, as well as piping systems for steam, oil and compressedair. All piping and cables are carried underground so that there are do obstructions betweenthe buildings. The various units of the plant are served by both standard-gauge and narrow-gauge rail-road tracks for facilitating the unloading and handling

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