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 SEPT. IG ci 17, 1885. 
 
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The Visit of the 
 
 American Institute of Mining Engineefs. 
 
 LOCAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 
 
 chaium.vn: 
 * G. Jammc, Ksfj., JiOiuloiuleny Iron \Vorks. 
 
 VICKCirAIRMAN; 
 
 M. n. Daly, K8<i., M. V , Halifax. 
 
 * K. O. Locldc, Esq., Si)riiiK-l)ill; .Siuifonl FIcmiiiR', C.B., Halifax; 
 *T. S. Hunt, F.H.S., L.L.D., JMotilroal; 11. H. Baniliil), Eis(i.. Jogf^ins 
 MincH; * J, T. JJcinlu'lI, Ks«i., (Jliicf liny; * J. <;. Kutherford, Esq., 
 J^Ullartoii; * H. A. DoCanip, K8(i., Yunnoiith; * J. K. Hurdman, Es(,., 
 OldUain; * J. S. Mcl.enjuiu, Esq., Sydncv; ProfujtNCn iivo. Law.-on, 
 rii.I)., Halifax. 
 
 Hon. 8cc'y. and Treasurer— E. Gilpin, Jr., F.G.S., F.K..S.C., Inspector 
 ot Mines. 
 
 Those marked * arc mouibors of the Instil ulu. 
 
 GENERAL COMMITTEE. 
 
 f'HAIHMAK: 
 
 Sir Adams G. Art'liibakl, K.C.M.G.; 
 
 Tlit^ TlonorahU! Provincial .'^(H'rcfary; . .. 
 
 jMfrulx'is of [hf. K.xci'iillvc t'oiintil ; 
 MnnlM'Ts ol tlie Lr(^islntiv(i Coniifii nn<l A.^scmbly; 
 Suv.i .Scotia Members ol thu i)onjiaion Seuato ufld lIuutHi of 
 Commun.s; 
 
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 Members of the Coul Miinugevs' Associations of Picton anif Chilvf 
 Breton; 
 
 'l"h*! WiuAcna of Cajif Urelon, I'lctou, CuniberlanU and Ilant»; 
 
 UnitiMl states CoiiMul I'hcUin; 
 
 MaJoiMii'iioral Iviiniic ; 
 
 TMcsai'H. J. S. Macli'im, S. JI. JTolnics, CIuih. Annanil, IT. McPherBon, 
 l*rof. Lawwon, K. Gilpin, Jr., Prof. FvasM-r, P. Jiiiu'S, K. W. Diniock 
 (Wimlstn-), A. A. Hayward (K'cnfniw),./. M'. Cannit.-liaol (Nt'w Glasgow) y 
 iirnham Frasia* (do.), W. <i. Matluison (<t<>.), (i. Janinio fI^)ndondei'Tj'), 
 ,). VV. Mel)(»nal<l (do.), I). McCiillivray ((Sydney), J. K. IJurcholl (do.), 
 S. .MacDonnoll (Poit llood), C E. liroWn (Yarmouth), P. McNauglitoa 
 ( Joggina) . 
 
 CITIZENS' COMMITTEE. 
 
 CHAIKMANr 
 
 3Iayor Mackintosh. 
 
 Aldernnrn T. »ix^inian, J. E. Wilson, A. Stephen, Gr. SfcLellan, H. I*., 
 Worrall; .sir William Vounir. chief Justice McDonald, the Hon. Pro- 
 vincial Secretary, the CJoimniHsioner of Mines, Hon. J. W. Longley, 
 Hon. Attoniey-Uencral, Senator Power, Hon. P(jL<^. Boak, Hon. Jas, 
 Biith r, Hon.W. J. Htairs, M. U. Daly, 31. P.; Prof. Lavvson, Principal 
 Forrest, Dr. Parker, Hcv. D. Honeyman, l?e v. Dr. Burns, John Kelly, 
 I)ep. €o)).. of Mines, E. H. Keating, M, Murphy (Prov. Kng.), Al. 
 Bownum, Hon, A. (i. Joni-s, Adam Burns, Jolm Doull, H. H. Fuller, 
 'I*. K. Keniiv, W. I.awson. Chas. Annand, Livo. Mitchell, W. C. Silver, 
 i\ C. Sunnchriust, J. P. Lithgow, H. \V. Blackadar, S. H. Holmes, F. Jt. 
 Crofton, W. Koche, Jr.; J. I'. Mott, Jas. Thomson, J. J. Stewart, F. C. 
 Elhot, Peter Jack, E. (Jilpin, Jr.; S. D. McDonald, Bod.Macdonald, C. A. 
 8ta> uer, W.McKerron, F. 0. Stevens, I). McPherson, G. Fran(;klyn, J. E. 
 Haiidiuan, H. W. Jolmston, U. 3lotton, Dr. Somers, W. Gossip, G. J.- 
 Dustau. 
 
 FINANCE. 
 
 J. F. Stairs, M. P., Chairman ; Brooks Chipman, Hon. W. Ross, W. L* 
 Iiowoll, J. &. Maclean, S. M. Brookfleld, C A. Stayucr. 
 
 RECEPTION. 
 
 M.J. Power,M.P.P., Chairman; Prof. McGregor, Col. Ackers, R. E.; 
 M. B. Daly, M. P.; Sheriff Archibald, Aid. Mclnnes, Hon. J. W. Longley. 
 M. P. P. 
 
 DINNEK. 
 
 T.E.Kenny, Chairman; S. H. Holmes, Aid. Pearson, H. H. Fuller, 
 K. FaiTell, M. D.; A. Burn.-?, John lioull, L. G. Power, Aid. Pearson, Aid. 
 Mclnae». 
 
 F. C. SuMiciiUAST, Sec'y. 
 
The Visit, 
 
 The selection of Nova Scotia as a meeting place for the American 
 Institute of Mining EngiueerB this Vail has proved a suii-rise and a 
 gratification to the people of the Lower Provinces. As railways unci 
 steamers have of late years djne much to make us acriuaintel with uur 
 cousins of the United States, this formal visit of an Institute rcpr^^scnt- 
 ^ng the important and varied industries of the Miner, who ga,o laj«t 
 year to his country four hundred and tliirtt>cn million dollars worth of 
 minerals, can be regarded as theou'.come of the friendly feelings which 
 bave thus grown up. Oeologically speaking, the choice was a wis« 
 one, Nova Scotia being the most interesting part of the Dominion, for 
 here arc presented the most typical carboniferous sections In the 
 world, and we can show mines of coal, gold and iron, which— not 
 equalling those controlled by our visitors— are still of interest, !ind 
 capable of unlimited development. Ourde^wsitsof gypsum, antimony 
 and manganese are unrivalled, and the gypsum quarry of Windsor is 
 probably the lart^est in the world. 
 
 The follo*ving notes may serve to indicate the points that may in- 
 terest the members of the Institute, and to show that we arc glad of 
 an opportunity to display what we have, to impart the experience we 
 may have acquired, and to learn from those whose labors extend over 
 80 wide a iield. 
 
 CITY OF HALIFAX. 
 
 Naturally the City of Halifax forms the headquarters of the In- 
 stitute during its sessions, and it is to be regretted that a stay long 
 enough to ripen acquaintance into friendship could not be included iu 
 the programme. 
 
 The town was founded in 1749, by an expedition under the com- 
 mand of the Hon. Edward Cornwallis, and from a little settlenlcni 
 cowering behind palisades it has gradually sjircad along the water side 
 until it numbers some forty thousand people. The natural advantages 
 

 
 offered by its larj^^c and well sheltered harbor wore the determitifn? 
 causes that led to its selcetiou as the future Capital of the Provinco. 
 Its historical aniuils are of interest to the members of an American 
 Institute, as- on its broad harbor were j?athered many of the expeditions 
 and lleets whose fortunes form part of the common history of this 
 Continent, lu'^lally that destined for the siege of Louisburg; and uo 
 nation cau point to a more illustrious feat of arms than the capture of 
 that ioi tress by the pioneers of the New England States. And although 
 no enemy hiis yet ca>t up works against it, rings and bolts mark the 
 positions of the chains which guarded the port against 'Surprise'* 
 parties, an amusement at one time fashionable with our respective 
 ancestors. 
 
 To a visitor arriving by sea, the Citadel appears the most pro- 
 minent object, and a walk around it readily shows the relative 
 positions of the principal objects of interest. The town spread below, tlie 
 harbor and village of Dartmouth are in the foreground, and the Atlantic 
 and the spruce-covered hills close the view. Behind the Citadel is the 
 Common, used for reviews; beyond the Citadel, grounds for cricket, 
 polo, etc. South of the Common a space of about fifteen acres has 
 been reserved for a City gardens. They are laid out with ornamental 
 waters, shrubl>erries, flowers, etc., and our New York visitors are 
 always kind enough to say they prefer them to the Boston Gardens. 
 
 Still continuing to the South are met the School for the Blind, 
 City Hospital, and the pleasant fields and waters of the North-West 
 Arm, a narrow branch of the Harbor, forming with the inner waters 
 of the Harbor the peninsular on which the town .-tands. The Imperial 
 authorities have several forts on a large tract of pine and fir covered 
 groundat the junction of the Arm with the Harbor; and out of this 
 bit of wilderness, deeded to the God of War, they and the City have 
 jointly planned a charming park. Carriage roads and paths lead in a 
 bewildering maze, and the visitor now shudders under the black 
 muzzles of a battery, or looks up tlie pea<>eftil waters of the Ann, 
 with its summer-Jiouses and boat-*, or from the surf-beaten shore can 
 fashion the Western Islan<ls from the low lying clouds, and study the 
 Kroovings which nuu-ked the passage of the ice floes and bergs of a 
 bygone world. 
 
 Halifax docs not abound in architectural relics, although its 
 
l>1tum1nouB coal fires have given am antique coloring to Its wooden 
 houses, and make the Plttsburghcr feel at home. The Provincial 
 Building, erected In 1809, was built of native stones from various 
 parts of the rrovlB<;e. Its chambers have been put at the service 
 of the Institute, and the portraits of the English Sovereigns con- 
 nected with our colonial history, a»d of our favorite governors and 
 statesmen, which adorn its walls, are by celebrated artists, among 
 whom may be mentioned Benjamin West. It also contains a library 
 for the use of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly. 
 
 In the Dominion Building, used for a custom house, post office, 
 etc., Is the Provincial Museum, which giv*s an idea of the Geology and 
 resources of Nova Scotia, A few yards from this building are the 
 docks of the Dartmouth Ferries, from whose decks a good view may 
 be had of the town and harbor. ' 
 
 Geologically speaking, the town stands on a long, ronnded hill, 
 composed principally of dark slates forming the upper part of the 
 auriferous measures, referred bySirWilliam Dawson to the Lower 
 Cambrian. Little veiulets of auriferous quartz frequently occur in it, 
 so that none can deny us some claim to tlj»e boast that our streets are 
 paved with gold. Wherevf^'- the scanty cover has been removed, its 
 surface shows the grooves made by the ancient boulder-laden ice fleet 
 «wept South by the precursor of the irresistable current still flowing 
 from the North past our shores. Beyond the Arm are interesting 
 sections of the junction of the slates and tlie intrusive granites* 
 
HALIFAX MBETINGF. 
 
 Programme of Sessions and Local Excursions. 
 
 B3'kln«lnc!«!>«of the Pi-ovlncial (Jovoniniont, the Province BuilcTingr 
 h(i*i been placed tit tho ilispowil ot tlK5 fnslitiite for the Sessions. 
 
 Wkoxkhdav, Pept. V>, 10 a- m.— f)penliij?^ Sessitm : Speeches by Sir 
 AdaniM G. ArcliilwlcijK. (J.jM.G. ; Clialrnian q( Geneml Coiun»ittee; Hi» 
 Worship tlie Mayor of Halifax, J. C \fackintosh, Ksq.; the Hon. the 
 l*rovincial S<>cretary, followed by tlic iiiaugjiral addi-estj of tho Presi- 
 dent, J. C. Hayle.s,Esq. Kontino biiHim'sn, pajiers, etc. 
 
 2 J), ni,— Kxcurrtion on th«> Harbor, giviat by tl\e citiz«;nH. 
 
 8 p. m.— The Coniniisaionei's of the I'ublle Gardens liavo tendered 
 conipllnientiu-y tickets to the niemlxM-s of tlio Institute for an open air 
 Concert with Fire Works, etc. 
 
 TnirKSDAY, Hopt. 17.— Excursion to Monta^ie Gold Mines, given by 
 the Kxecfutive Coniniittec. The imrty will lenve town l>y tlie 9JiO a. nx, 
 ferry boat. 
 
 2.30 p. in.— Session. 
 
 7 p. ni. -^Session— to adjoimi 9 p. in. to a receiition given by tlx© 
 citizens in llu^ I^e}<islativt) Council Chamber (Province Building.) 
 
 During Thursday His Excellency Vice Admiral Sir. I. E. Commerellr 
 V. C, will allow a visit to the iron-clad flagship tlie •'Northampton," 
 and the steam launcli " Arrow " will, by the kindness of Messrs. S_ 
 Canard & Co., run between tho Queen's whai-f and the tlagsliip for the 
 oonveyan*'e of nieniberfj of the Institute, on a tinte table to be seen at 
 headquartci's. . 
 
 Tlu5 following iiapers lia%c been announced for flns^ meeting. Which 
 
 of them will be read in full, and wliich by title only, cannot be detei'- 
 
 niined beforehand. But il is undenntood tliat most of the papers refeiTing 
 
 to places to be visited during this meeting will be pn>sontod in full. Tlie 
 
 aiTangement of the pn>grannm! of eacli session i* in tlie luinds ot tlie 
 
 Council : 
 
 Tlie Annilgamation of Gobi Ores, and tlio loss of Gold iai Chloridizintf 
 Kojisting. By C. A. Stetefeldt, \. Y. City. 
 
 Steel Castings, By A. V. Abbott, N.Y. City. 
 
 Llxiviatiou antl Amalgamation Tests. By F. W. Clarke, BostoUy 
 
 Mass. 
 
Tlic Specific Gravity of Low-Carbon Sf^ols. By O. S. Miller, Ben* 
 wood, W. \ a. 
 
 Themunufacturcof Iron in Canada. By J. 11. Bavtlott, Montreal, 
 Canada. 
 
 Tlie Coal Fields of Cumberland Co., N. S. By R. G- Lockie, Spiinff- 
 hill, N. S. 
 
 The Homogeneity of Open-If earth Steel. By II. II.'Campell,Steelton, 
 Pa. 
 
 Improvements in Ore-Crushing Maeliinery. By S. R. Krom, N. Y. 
 City. 
 
 Note on a Self-Iliimping Water Tank. By W. Ide Pierce, Tangier, 
 N. S. 
 
 Studies in the Apatite Region of Canada. By Dr. D. Steriy Hunt, 
 Montreal, Canaila. 
 
 The P:i8tiniation of Manganese, CarTx)n and PhosphoiDUM, in Ironanrt 
 Steel. By Prof. Byran W. Cheevir, Ann Arbor, Mich. 
 
 E. T>. Campbell's Colorlnjetrie Process for Estimating Phosphorous 
 in Iron and Steel. Bj' Prof. Bryan \V. Clieevir, Ann Arbor, Micli. 
 
 The <lil Regions bl Penu-syivania and New York. By C. A. Asli- 
 bunier, Phil., Pa. 
 
 The Contraetion of Iron under Sudden Cooling. II. M. Howe, Bos- 
 ton, Mass. 
 
 Topogi-aphieal Models and their uses. A. E. Lehman, Phil., Pa. 
 
 The Philosophy of Fire Briek.IIot IJhist Stoves. By Fred. W.Gordon, 
 Philadelphia, Pa. 
 
 An Electrical Furnace for Reducing Refmctory Ores. By Dr. T. Steny 
 Hunt, Montreal, Canada. 
 
 The Nova Scot* i (lold Mines. By E. Gilpin, Inspector of >MneH, N. S. 
 
 The Wolf Benzine-burning Safety Lamp. By E.J. 8<'hmitz, Colum- 
 bia, S. C. 
 
 Our Glacial Problem. By Itev. D. Iloneyman Halifax, N. S. 
 
 The Cape Breton Coal Fielfl. By W. Routledge, Sytlnev, C. B. 
 
 The I'ictou Coal Field. By H. S'. Poole, Stellarton, N. S. 
 
10 
 
 . Excursions. 
 
 The following notes will serve to indicate the pi-incipal points of 
 iuterost on ilie excursions proposed by the Local Comuiittee. These 
 excursions have, as tar sis circumstances will ponnit, been planned sa 
 an to show th(! chiet mining industries, and the routes most lavorod by 
 lovers of ilie picturesfiue : 
 
 MONTAGUE GOLD MINES. 
 
 The route to these mines lies across the harbor to Dartmouth; 
 tlience for about live miles along a chain of lakes, \.''icli, with the 
 JShubenacadie Iliver, formed tin old Indian highway across the Province. 
 These Mines are Avorked by the Albion ^Knglish) Gold MiningCompany 
 which, alter theuecessary preliminary work, luis settled down to steady 
 mining. The district represents in a general way all our gold fields. 
 The princii)al points are quartz veins, free g«)ld, combined i)uniping, 
 hoistiiis and milling gear— amalgamation in battery and outside plates. 
 
 WINDSOR AND ANNAPOLIS. 
 
 ♦This excursion leaves Halifax, Friday, Sept. 18, n* 8 a. m., and 
 reaches Windsor at 9..')o a. m. Visit, by driving, the St. Croix plaster 
 quarries, tv/o miles from Wind.sor. The Course an«l Clilton residence 
 of" Sam .Slick" can also be visited. Luncli at Windsor at 1 p. «i. Then 
 leave Windsor by special train, for (irand Pre (thi' honieof Kvangeline) 
 where a stop will be maile,to visit the site of ihe village , dykes, church, 
 etc.; thence by Wolfville, Kentville an<l Bridgetown, tli rough the apple 
 country to .Vunaijolis Ifoyal. 
 
 SATruD.w, A. M.— Annapolis TJoyal, former Capital of ?sova Scotia, 
 with old fort, the ^;cene of numy battles and sieges. Iron ore of ( lo- 
 mentsport— Tiias.^ic trap of (iranville. In the afternoon leavu by 
 steamer lor Dlgby and St. .John, 4.") miles across the. Bay of Fundy. 
 
 ♦All times given are local and one hour fu.'Ster than the «o tailed 
 Eastirn stnndnrd time of the railways. 
 
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 LONDONDERRY AND SPRINGHILL. 
 
 Excmrsion tendered by the Stoel Co., of ('anada, andUxiOnmborlaiul 
 Railway uml Coal Co, iiiul un< It' r t ha diroctioii of K. G. J/<3ckii' and G. 
 Jaiiiuic, Esqs. 
 
 15y Ifavinff Halifax Friday morning, ^f^P- 1*'. n-t T-'^*^. tlie Lon- 
 donderry and Sprliigliill IVIines can be vi^'ltcd and St. .Tolin riuvrhed 
 Saturday inornin^jf. Parties so desiring can also— after spending Friday 
 in tlie Picton district— return l)y Saturday morning train to Truro, 
 visit Lorxlonderrjs and proceed same evening to St. iFolm. 
 
 The Sjjrinjjrhill niine.s cover i:J .squai-« mik^s, and are connected by 
 27 miles of railway with Parrsboro, on the Baj'- of Fundy, and by foui* 
 miles <>f railway Willi the IiitercoloiUid system. Four working slopes 
 have l)een siuik to depths up to I'iQOfeet on severiil seams, trom (! to 13 
 feet thi'jk. Tlu^ (nitput is from ir)00 to '2000 tons a day. The principal 
 points )f interest are the systems ot bord and pillar, pillar, and long wall 
 work. The i)umps are Allison C:ttnraet, with 30 inch cylinders and 6 ft. 
 stroke. The winding engines are double cjlenders, l(!to HO in. in dia- 
 meter, Lechnor cmil oiittiug machines, air compressors, shaking and 
 revolving screens. 
 
 LONDONDERRY IRON WORKS. 
 
 Deposits of limonite and sidei(tp1eslt(> In strata of upper siluriau- 
 ago, worked by a dits, at Folly Mtn. and >Vest Mines. Two bla-^t furna- 
 ces, Clft higli.lOft. diameter, with blast heated inCowpor Siemens stoves 
 to t«'mji(>rature ofsOO degiees to 1100 degrees Fah. Puddling furnaces, 
 rolling mill and tbuiiiUy— coke ovens t\;r Picton and springhill Coal,— 
 eak'ining fuinaees, etc, etc. 
 
 PIOTOU EXCURSION. 
 
 Under the auspices of the Coal Managers' Asaioclatlon of Plctou, and 
 the Town of New tilasgow. 
 
 TiCave Halifax, Friday, Sei)t. is*, ar 7..30 a. m., for Stellarton. I'ro- 
 ce<yl to WestviUe ami visit Intercolonujl and Acadia Mines, lietnrn to 
 Stellarton to lunch given by the Coal Mining Association. Then vl.slt 
 th(i .Mbion Mines and |>roce* <1 to Trenton to Steel and (jilasa Works re- 
 turn foNiw (Glasgow for the night. 
 
 (All above excursions will li« on the rail antl within a radius of Atb 
 miles ol New GhL-^gow.) 
 
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 Saturday, Sep. 19— Excursion to Valo ColUeiy at 8 a. m., or drive 
 given by tlu! Town of Now Glasgow to the top of Frasor's Mountain; 
 luneh at hotel, and leave by special train (provided by the Executive 
 Committee) for the Strait of Canso for Cape Breton. 
 
 The following are the points of interest in the Pictou Excursion : 
 
 Drummond Mine,— 11 to 13 ft. of coal worl^ed ; seam dips 15 degrees, 
 worlted by slopes, now 2,800 ft. long; lifts every 450 It. ; counter- 
 balance planes every 700 ft. 
 
 Ventilation by exhau.st fan, 20 ft. by 7 ft.; speed 52 to .W per ra.; 
 c'urrent 100,000 ft. per m,— alternative jet in upea.st; lamps, (^lanny. 
 
 Windii)^ engine pr 16 in. bj* 24 in.; V friction geared 2 to 1; diaims 8 
 ft. dia.; work singly or connected; hauls gross wt. 11,400 lbs.; up 
 ISOO ft. 1 m. .W sec; lowered bybreak in 1 m.; W. engine tmder'gd.; 
 single compound 16 in. and 28 in.; pinion fitted with Fisher's pat. 
 clutch; engine with .Joyce's pat. expansion valve gear (new); 
 steam pipe 5 in. 
 
 Pumping. — ;i steam pumps, one is In. and 8 in., by 36 in ; vertical lifb 
 347 It. ; column 10 in. cast; independent condenser ))oilerb steel, 30 
 It. by 6.5 ft. 2 flues; and egg end; flash 30 ft. by 3.5 ft. 
 
 Acadia Pit, at Westville, 3 m. from Stellarton on I. C. R. 
 
 Seam of 10 ft. worked ; dip avei'ages 27dQg. ; slope 2,350 (sinking (500 ft) ; 
 extreme vertical depth 1,.300 ft. 
 
 System of working: In lifts of 400 ft. counterbalance planes everj' 700 
 ft., with few primary narrow bords, driven in and outbye, followed 
 bv promjjt pillar working outl>ye from boundaries. 
 
 Ventilation by Ian 24 ft. by 8 tt., iron casing; engine 20 in. by 20 in. 
 cutoff; water gauge, ])arometer, Ac; Liveing's gas im'.icator. 
 
 Lamps— >iu('seler and Marsaut. 
 
 Hoisting engine on slope, pr. lOin. cyl., 42 in. stroke; geared 3.5 to 
 1 ; dru'ii, !) ft. ; piston speed (iisual) 1,100 ft* per m. 
 
 Pumping:— Dnplex comjiound condensing, 22, 12 in. by 24 in., rams 5.5 
 in.; column length, 2,400 ft., vertical head, J)00 ft., wrotpljie, tarred, 
 G in. upset ends vanishing threads, metal flanges, no Iciiks; steam 
 pressure on top 105 lbs., pipe 4 in., covoi'cd with infusorial earth 
 trom a local dej^osit; air feed(U' added to air chamber. 
 
 Boilers:— Water tulje; tuel, culm; grates, perforated plates, and 
 Howe's Raker, with steam jet in ash pit. 
 
 Screens, double :—Prlmaiy 6 in.; .secondaiy, ?^ In. apart curved; 5 
 sizes of coal; elevator, revolving and shaking screens; cmas and 
 spring pole; Clarke's jig. 
 
 Aliuox Minks at Stellarton, on T. C. R.— Railway second built in 
 America; locomotives include "Samson," built in 183S, and exhi- 
 bited at Chicago Exhibition ; Main Seam, .38 ft. thick; 148 ft. lower; 
 Deep Seam, 22 ft. thick; Foord Pits, vertical, !»00 ft. deep; sunk to 
 jNfain Seam; scene of explosion in 1880; loss of life, 44; workings 
 now free of water; machinery massive; hoisting engine, 38" eyls., 
 5 ft. stroke, 18 ft. dia. Drum ; Oornish pimps. 62 In. cyl., ft. stroke; 
 beam, ;U It. long, 7 ft. deep in the mi tie; weight, 18 tons; work- 
 ing barrel, 18" dia. 
 
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 Aii'compresHors In courso of erection at time of explosion anil now 
 ren.lered useless in i)resent position; steam cyls., 'M"; diu. do.^ 
 40"; stroke, ft.; flywheel, 22 teet ilia.; weight^ 20 tons; pr(»sent 
 workings in lower seams; capacity, 1,(100 tons per diem; ventila- 
 tion by fnrnace and fans; the latter ."JO ft. dia. x 10 ft. widi- ; lampsj 
 Wueseler and Clanny; coal usimI for coking punioses; loi ovens; 
 bee-hive, 10 ft. dia.; average pitch of seam, 22 «legrees. 
 
 Vale Mink— (5 m. E. jf New Gla.sgow, works two seams; Mcnojin by 
 slope 2,4(X) ft. long; dips 30 to :{.j degrees; vertical d(!i>th, l,;i")0 It. 
 
 System of working, per levels at 500, HOO, 1,300, 1,800 and 2,300 ft. on slope ; 
 bords followed by pillar robbing; coal run down in shoots from 
 boad ends ; roof very tender. 
 
 Ventilation by fan, 30 ft. by 10 ft.; engine, 24 in. by 36 in.; casing oi 
 stoue; lamps, Marsaut and Clann> . 
 
 Winding engine, pr. direct, 32 In. by (JO in. stroke; drums, 14 in. dia.; 
 steel ropes, 1.5 in. dia. 
 
 Pumps, .30 in., with 7 in. rams by .36 in.; independent condenser; ver- 
 tical litt, 840 ft.; other pumps, 20 in. by 30 in. and 18 In., with 6 in. 
 rams by 24 in. 
 
 Boilers, 6 ste(>l ; return flue, 30 It. by 5.5 ft. ; 7 egg end 30 ft. by 3 It. 
 
 Six foot 8(!am— Slope, 1,100 ft.; outcrop for 500 lett \in worked; anew 
 winning ventilated by compression fan, 1(5 tt. byCft.; engine, 10 
 in. by lii In. 
 
 FACTORIES. 
 
 At New Glasgow, besides machine and boiler shops and foundries, 
 one shop is fitted for heavy forgings. 
 
 A Glass Fuknace, where lamps and chlmnics are blown, and 
 pressed tableware made. 
 
 Steel Works, the only one In Canada; fitted with a 10 ton Slemen's 
 Regenerator Melting Furnace, heating lurnaoes, 4 Wilson's CJas Tro-* 
 ducers, a 26 in. cogging mill, with 9 in., 16 in. and 22 in. bar, and sheet 
 mills, witli shears for 7 in. sq. hot billets; a 3 in. reeling machine, a 25 
 ton testing machine, a pr. steam reversing, 30 in by 48 in.; engines to 
 drive the cogging mill, other engines, eto. 
 
 CAPE BRETON. 
 
 E A cursion given by the Executive Committee and the Coal Mana- 
 gers' Association of Cape Breton. 
 
 Train leaves New Glasgow Saturday, September 20, at 12, noon, and 
 reaches the Strait of Canso, dividing Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, at 
 3.10 p. m. The steamer " Marion " will at once leave with the party and 
 proceed to Baddeck, where she will remain over Sunday. Leaving 
 ^Jaddeok Monday morning, the party will arrive at Sydney at 10 a. m.» 
 and tlio.'se desirous of so doing, can visit Coxhcath Coi)per Mines and 
 
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 Um' Low Point Oml Mu»o«. r?» tin; «v(!nliiK tlic i)ui'ty Mill Iio ontortftin- 
 ed by tlio Town of .Sydney luul tlic; Coal Miin!i>j:<4"»*' ^HS(K*iution. 
 
 TrESDAV, Sep. S'i— Two exctiTsionii are pvopost'c' one to Loulsburjf, 
 and one to tho Bridgeport, (iltwo B.iy and Cow Hay iVItnoK. 
 
 Wkpnesday, Soj). 2;]— Viffit to the Sydney MinoH and North Sydney, 
 and leave by "Maiion " VVednesdiiy evening to reiu-h Mid{fruvc' Thurs- 
 day morninii? fc^r train tf Xew Glasgow and the Went. 
 
 The points of inter(ist on the route arc the necneiy of McHgomish 
 and AntigoniHli, St. I'eter'n Canal, replacing the Indian and French 
 portaffe, and connecting tiie Atlantic and IJras d'Or Lake, tho windings 
 of Lennox and St. Goorge'8 Passages, Grand Nai-rowft, " IJaddeek and 
 that Hoil of thing." The IJig entrance to the Lake, Kelly's Cove and 
 Sydney Harbor. 
 
 Sydney Mines, started in 17GC; sliaft 00,5 feet deep, with iron tnbhing, 
 sub-marine workings; yix miles of Avire rope in underground liaulage; 
 self-emptying .shipping shoots, direct acting Cornish pump and Guibal 
 fan. At the Low Point, Glace Bay, Caledonia, Reserve and Interna- 
 tional Mines are examples of underground haulago, bord and iiilhir, 
 and pillar workings in flat and pitching seams, narrow-gauge railways, 
 Faidio Double-end TiOComotives, shipi>ing piers and artificial harbors, 
 with English and American pumpn, nmv.:hinery, etc. 
 
 At the Cow I5AY Mines may bo seen breakwaters, special columns 
 and p\mip.) for acid pit waters, modified long wall and pillar work- 
 ings, old Frencli Mines, 1720, and Yeadon's Bri(iuotte jNLichines. 
 
 At all points along the shore are eontiimed sections of carboniferous 
 sti-ata, phowing conditions of deposition of coal beds, and including 
 strata. Near Sydney can also be seen deposits of gypsum, copper mine 
 atCosluMth; Ulso, iron ores; (Laurentian) neax* East Bay. 
 
 Tlie Sccrctai'y regreth that, owing to misunderi'tanding, full do- 
 tails of the various " points " of the Cape Breton pits wrv, not re- 
 ceived in time for insertion ; and he would remark that nature has by 
 favoring seams, al)senco of gas and water, and propinquity to shijiping, 
 obviated the necessity of a struggle Avilh the genii of the nether world 
 neeessitttted in other countries. 
 
 (juide books and maps can be had at Morton's N»ws Agency, 
 
 Iloilis Street. 
 
 E. GILPIN, Jr., 
 
 JUftn. Secy,