▁granted ▁land ▁in ▁Eastern ▁Pass age , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . ▁Jacob ' s ▁son , ▁Andrew ▁Philip ▁Hor ne , ▁brought ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁sett le ▁at ▁the ▁eastern ▁side ▁of ▁Sh uben ac ad ie ▁Grand ▁Lake ▁which ▁would ▁become ▁known ▁as ▁Hor ne ▁S ett lement ▁and ▁later ▁En field .) ▁ ▁Hor ne ▁worked ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁learning ▁the ▁trade ▁in ▁the ▁gold ▁mines ▁of ▁Ren f rew , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁and ▁Old ham ▁near ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . ▁He ▁then ▁went ▁to ▁Colorado , ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁the ▁gold ▁cam ps ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia ▁and ▁California . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁Hor ne ▁caught ▁wind ▁of ▁the ▁silver ▁discover ies ▁in ▁Cob alt , ▁Ontario ▁and ▁travel led ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁first ▁attract ed ▁by ▁the ▁general ▁rock ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁Rou yn ▁area ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁Results ▁of ▁three ▁subsequent ▁tri ps ▁to ▁the ▁Quebec ▁town ship ▁proved ▁disappoint ing , ▁but ▁had ▁the ▁ten acity ▁and ▁prospect or ' s ▁instinct ▁that ▁refused ▁to ▁be ▁down ed . ▁As ▁a ▁consequence ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁he ▁succeeded ▁in ▁forming ▁a ▁synd icate ▁to ▁fin ance ▁the ▁st aking ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁ ▁area . ▁The ▁series ▁of ▁operations ▁cul min ating ▁in ▁the ▁incorpor ation ▁under ▁the ▁La ws ▁of ▁Ontario ▁of ▁Nor anda ▁were ▁started ▁in ▁August , ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁when