Mining in the rich Yellowknife River area has been greatly aided by the installation of a 4,200 horsepower hydro-electric plant at Prosperous Lake. Two 33,000-volt transmission lines have been constructed, one to the Con and Negus properties, 22 miles distant, and one to the Thompson-Lundmark property at Thompson Lake, 26 miles distant. It is estimated that the total value of gold produced in the Yellowknife mining area exceeds $7,000,000. In addition to the gold mines, there is a radium and silver mine located at Great Bear Lake. The annual export of furs is valued at approximately $1,325,000.
Among the laws passed by the Northwest Territories Council during the past year was an ordinance regulating the speed and operation of motor vehicles on highways, together with an amendment providing reciprocity with the provinces of Canada and the states of the United States with regard to running rights for cars licensed elsewhere. An ordinance was also passed controlling the sale of gold, silver, platinum, and other precious metals within the territories; and an ordinance was enacted providing sanitary control to prevent disease and improve the welfare of camps and settlements in the territories. Additional legislation consisted mainly of amendments to existing laws.
The Northwest territories are governed by a Commissioner, a Deputy Commissioner and five Councillors appointed by the Governor General in Council, and the affairs of the Yellowknife Administrative District are managed by a local Trustee Board of five members, of whom two are elected by the residents and three are appointed by the Commissioner of the Territories.
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