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of old-fashioned toasters and leaned close to the fire. Between the wires of other toasters went dried fish, cariboo ribs and thin slices of cariboo meat. (This meat had been frozen in the Secretary's freezer). While these were cooking, dried cariboo meat was passed around, which was dipped in 'honey' or 'ice cream'. Honey is actually the bone and marrow pounded and cooked to form a produce resembling honey or ice cream. This is quite tasty and with it we ate bannock. They gave me a bag of dried cariboo to take home to my husband. "Next came the smoked, dried fish, which was crispy and tasty. The white fish was ready by this time and never have I cooked or eaten such good fish, really delicious. This had been cooked beside the fires also, being turned at intervals. Then came the cariboo steaks, fork tender, but all these we ate with our fingers. We also had bannock with raisins and potatoes roasted in foil. "By this time it was 4.00 p.m. Mary Firth then expressed, first in Indian language thanks from the people for my visit, and then in English for Mrs. Forman and myself. I felt my reply to them was most inadequate in comparison with her fluency. Following this, one of their members prayed in Indian tongue, giving thanks for the friendship, food and fair weather. I was most impressed here again with such free flowing speech and the reverence. Before starting for home, the women did an Indian dance, using the pots for drums in which they had made the tea. This most enjoyable picnic will be one of the 'red letter days' of my life in the North". RESOURCES AND PEOPLE You are all well aware of the great mineral deposits in the Northwest Territories, where scientists tell us every known mineral may be found. Do you remember the excitement when oil was discovered at Norman Wells and uranium near Great Bear Lake? Already gold, oil, uranium, led, zinc and iron have been profitably developed. Now there is new interest in copper at Coppermine on the Arctic shore. These copper deposits were first discovered by the explorer, Samuel Hearne. In the Yukon the production of gold and silver has decreased but there is fresh activity in other fields - at Clinton Creek near Dawson, a new asbestos mine is in operation; near Whitehorse copper is being mined and sent to Japan; near Ross River at the Anvil project, rich deposits of lead and zinc have been discovered; in the north near Snake River, iron is known to exist. Gold and oil finds at Pointed Mountain near the N.W.T. and B.C. borders, and at Eagle Plain in the north, round out the mineral wealth of the Yukon. Plans are being studied to decide the best way to transport what is expected to reach five to ten million tons of mineral resources in the future. There are large tracts of forest land where portable saw-mills provide timbers for mines and piles for buildings. This industry may increase in the future as the southern forests become depleted. The prospect of agriculture on a Jarge scale does not seem feasible. The permafrost zone extends from near Whitehorse in the Yukon, across to Great Slave Lake on to James Bay, and reaches Labrador north of Goose Bay. Above this line the ground remains frozen from a depth of a few feet at the southern border to hundreds of feet in the Arctic Islands, at Resolute on Cornwallis Island, it reaches a depth of 1,300 feet. Permafrost is naturally a deterrent to plant growth, so the present agricultural effort is principally devoted to the growing of vegetables and flowers. All Southerners are amazed when they see these fine gardens, which were first started by the missionaries. I could harly believe my eyes when I saw Father 7
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Transcript | of old-fashioned toasters and leaned close to the fire. Between the wires of other toasters went dried fish, cariboo ribs and thin slices of cariboo meat. (This meat had been frozen in the Secretary's freezer). While these were cooking, dried cariboo meat was passed around, which was dipped in 'honey' or 'ice cream'. Honey is actually the bone and marrow pounded and cooked to form a produce resembling honey or ice cream. This is quite tasty and with it we ate bannock. They gave me a bag of dried cariboo to take home to my husband. "Next came the smoked, dried fish, which was crispy and tasty. The white fish was ready by this time and never have I cooked or eaten such good fish, really delicious. This had been cooked beside the fires also, being turned at intervals. Then came the cariboo steaks, fork tender, but all these we ate with our fingers. We also had bannock with raisins and potatoes roasted in foil. "By this time it was 4.00 p.m. Mary Firth then expressed, first in Indian language thanks from the people for my visit, and then in English for Mrs. Forman and myself. I felt my reply to them was most inadequate in comparison with her fluency. Following this, one of their members prayed in Indian tongue, giving thanks for the friendship, food and fair weather. I was most impressed here again with such free flowing speech and the reverence. Before starting for home, the women did an Indian dance, using the pots for drums in which they had made the tea. This most enjoyable picnic will be one of the 'red letter days' of my life in the North". RESOURCES AND PEOPLE You are all well aware of the great mineral deposits in the Northwest Territories, where scientists tell us every known mineral may be found. Do you remember the excitement when oil was discovered at Norman Wells and uranium near Great Bear Lake? Already gold, oil, uranium, led, zinc and iron have been profitably developed. Now there is new interest in copper at Coppermine on the Arctic shore. These copper deposits were first discovered by the explorer, Samuel Hearne. In the Yukon the production of gold and silver has decreased but there is fresh activity in other fields - at Clinton Creek near Dawson, a new asbestos mine is in operation; near Whitehorse copper is being mined and sent to Japan; near Ross River at the Anvil project, rich deposits of lead and zinc have been discovered; in the north near Snake River, iron is known to exist. Gold and oil finds at Pointed Mountain near the N.W.T. and B.C. borders, and at Eagle Plain in the north, round out the mineral wealth of the Yukon. Plans are being studied to decide the best way to transport what is expected to reach five to ten million tons of mineral resources in the future. There are large tracts of forest land where portable saw-mills provide timbers for mines and piles for buildings. This industry may increase in the future as the southern forests become depleted. The prospect of agriculture on a Jarge scale does not seem feasible. The permafrost zone extends from near Whitehorse in the Yukon, across to Great Slave Lake on to James Bay, and reaches Labrador north of Goose Bay. Above this line the ground remains frozen from a depth of a few feet at the southern border to hundreds of feet in the Arctic Islands, at Resolute on Cornwallis Island, it reaches a depth of 1,300 feet. Permafrost is naturally a deterrent to plant growth, so the present agricultural effort is principally devoted to the growing of vegetables and flowers. All Southerners are amazed when they see these fine gardens, which were first started by the missionaries. I could harly believe my eyes when I saw Father 7 |
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