▁claims ▁st aked ▁by ▁Edmund ▁Hor ne ▁in ▁Rou yn ▁Township , ▁Quebec , ▁were ▁option ed ▁by ▁a ▁synd icate ▁formed ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁previous ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁expl oring ▁prom ising ▁areas , ▁the ▁ac quire ment ▁of ▁claims ▁and ▁the ▁general ▁development ▁of ▁min ing ▁properties . ▁The ▁Hor ne ▁claims , ▁together ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁properties ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁acquired ▁developed ▁Nor anda ▁into ▁an ▁out standing ▁co pper - g old ▁producer . ▁Nor anda ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁employ ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 2 , 0 0 0 ▁people , ▁and ▁have ▁assets ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁$ 1 1 . 8 ▁billion . ▁ ▁Edmund ▁Henry ▁Hor ne ▁died ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁in ▁Hal if ax . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁▁ ▁E . ▁H . ▁( Ed mund ▁Henry ) ▁Hor ne ▁married ▁later ▁in ▁life ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁h omet own ▁of ▁En field , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . ▁ ▁Edmund ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Anna ▁lived ▁at ▁Monte ▁V ista , ▁their ▁ ▁farm ▁on ▁Grand ▁Lake , ▁on ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁En field . ▁ ▁There ▁they ▁raised ▁prize ▁cattle . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁the ▁child less ▁couple ▁took ▁in ▁British ▁children ▁who ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁Canada ▁for ▁safety ▁reasons . ▁ ▁The ▁Horn es ▁were ▁very ▁gener ous ▁to ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁En field . ▁They ▁supported ▁St . ▁Bernard ' s ▁Par ish ▁during ▁their