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 PROSPECTUS, 
 RI' I'ORTS AND STATISTICS 
 
 OF TIIK 
 
 EUREKA GOLD MINING CO. 
 
 OK 
 
 isro-Vj^ sootij^l, 
 
 WITK A I'f.AN OF 
 
 THE WINE HARBOUR GOLD DISTRICT. 
 
 LIMITED LIAUII^ITY. 
 
 CAPITAL STOCK, $100,000. 
 
 Ill lOU.OUO Nlinr<>M «tl' 91. ont'li. 
 
 TO liE ORGANIZED DXDEll A SPHOIAL CHARTER FROM 
 THE LE(iI.SLATURE OF NOVA SCOTIA. 
 
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 ti:i£jA.D OFiE'ioE, . . . 'a?Oi*oi>rxo. 
 
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 T()liU^T(): 
 
 GLOBE PRINTING COMPANY, -JO it .'S KINO -"iTHELT EAST. 
 
 18G8. 
 
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CONTENTS. 
 
 1. I'llOSPECTUS, ^'"!^ 
 
 I*. liEPOKT OF A. 1 IeATHER1V(1TO\, Ks.i., (■ 
 
 ^- " Wm. IJaunks, K.S,,., c) 
 
 ^- " I'lEOFKSSOU lIlCM,, J. 
 
 5. XovA 8coTiA CoM) Statjhtic^, 1 - 
 
 0. Statistics : Maximum yuM p^-y Ton, kj 
 
 '• " -"Average yield per Man, ^ 
 
 8. Conclusion,.. 
 
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PKOSPKCTUS 
 
 Pace. 
 
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 r (jc C-urcha 0'>olii ^^lliniiu) tf o'lr of ^iloba ^rotia. 
 
 IIEAD-CVl'AltTKKS oF THK (O.Ml>AXV AT ToIioNTo, 
 
 I'llOVINCIC <)l' O.NT.VUK). 
 
 {Tif iir („-t/<lili::ril llliihr ((U Art uf liii-iH-pnrnlinii i<t' tlir Ij>,l!sliitiiri' 
 
 Till' ]»r<.pcily (iC tliis Coiiipaiiy is Iftcatctl in llic Wine llarlKtiir 
 (litld District til" Nova Sculia, al)oitt I.IO niili-x IVnm Halifax hv tin- 
 truvi'llcil idiitc, ami 'i 1 miles south ol' Xcw (llas^r.w, the chier scat 
 ol'tlic Ctial Mines ol' Xova Scotia, ami an impoiiauL town im Ilic 
 line of Railway from Halifax to i'icton, s(!ven mile-, ilistant from 
 tin; last named place. Wine llarltitur has a tri-weekly lim; of 
 sta^i^es to >,'ew (Uasj^fow, and a water «'iimmnnication 1»y coustin;;- 
 vessels with Halifax. The I'ovt (Indian llarliour) is onlv 1.', miles 
 distant from the villa,L,'e, and, at all seasons, is one of the n:nst 
 acco.Hsihlo harlionrs cast of llalilax. 
 
 The districtt has an <'stalilished reputation as one of the liest 
 (idld Fields in the Proviucc, and iidia an area <udy a lew hundred 
 yards distant from the Fureka Shaft, -was taken the seomd larj^'est 
 mi,v:,Lfet furwarded liy the ( i'tvernim nt of Xdva Sc.itia to the lat.- 
 I'aris Kxhihitioii. 
 
 The (iold-l)earini^- lodes ti-aversiu^^f the district arc muncron.s and 
 wll delined ; and the wclhknown '* Harrasois," (north, niiddie, and 
 .sontlihules) " 1 )esharrcs," "Maj(n- Xorlon," '• Halli.Iay," ".Mitchell," 
 and "Kunika" Lodes ]»ass through the <lcveloped portion of the 
 jtropcrty from AVest to Fast, a (listance of !H)() feet, or aci'oss six 
 ureas. The '' ]\Ii(ldle" and "Capd" L.i, /ross three areas 
 (4r)0 feet) at the Sonthcrn extremity. 
 
 The liAiiKASois J.ode (proper), one foot thick, is extensivdv 
 worked on the < trieiU, Company's location to the Kast. 'The 
 
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 Is'oUTiiERN' liAUKASOis Lodc, oiily a sliort distance to the Nortli (if it, 
 consists of throe veins of (|iiurl/ of ir», I and 8 inclit's rcspcttivfly, 
 separated by slalc. The Kl'ukka Lode, varying' fidiii .") l<i 1) inclien, 
 usrfociated with slate, is aiicady ojicneil {u thr dt|illi ofl*.'! fcit du llic 
 projii'i'ty. Tlie MAJnit Nohtox ;^roup of 1' I veins, of \vhi<h the juin- 
 eipal OIK' is woiketl npoii tlie .Maj(Ji' Xuiloii linaliuu to tiic West, 
 'i'jje J)i:.sUAUJii;.s Lode, tiie Hamjdav l.odc, tin- MiK iii:i.i. I.od. , 
 the iMinni.i: J-ode, 10 to lli inrhe.-, (very ridi), worked on I Ik; 
 I'rovincial and El Dorado Companies' i)roperties to the AVei.t, and 
 the CaI'EL Lode, on the l^rince Alhcrt h)cation to the Kast. 
 
 The property offered consists of f) 4 aieas uf thnt,' tiiiarttiw 
 of an acre each, (ir)0 x 250 feet each area) inakinj^' a liloek ol' 
 over 10 acres, as per plan, viz. : 30 developeil areas, nnndteied 1, "J, 
 3, \-2, 13, 11, in Block L; 1, 2, 3, 4, f), 0, 7, H, 1), lu, II, ]l', in 
 ['dock Three, and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, (J, 7, .^, l>, 10, 11, 12, in lilu.k 
 Kij^ht, held nnder a lease from tln^ ('ro\\ n, liearinj^ daU; 2<)tli 
 lieceinher, 1^07, lor a peri<id of 21 year-!, from 2()th Septemhcr, 
 18C7, and renewable, un the jtrovisioiis ol' the Mining; Laws ol' 
 Nova Scotia hein;^ contplied Avith. Toj^a'tlier with a larj^'e unde- 
 veloped tract uf 24 areas, adjoining' and iiiinicdiately to the north, 
 munhered 1, 2, 3, 4, ii, G, 7, 8, 'J, 10, 11, 12, in Blocks 32 and 37. 
 I'lie Lease for said 24 areas hears date January 3I.s(, 18(iS, anil is 
 for a period of 21 years from .January 4tli, 1808, also icnew- 
 alde. Tw(j distinct (lold-hearing Lodes crop out on nnde- 
 veloped liloek ^(t. 32. There isagood site for thejirujjo.sed Fifteen 
 stamp Crushing Mill on area ^"^o. 8, Block Light. (See I'eport of 
 \V. liarnes, Estp) 
 
 The Title to the 54 areas has been transferred to C. .1. Ca.mi'- 
 ni:i,i., Lsy., ami Ukxjami.v Mohton, Lsq, as Trustees, to hold for 
 the benetit of the subscriber.-, hen to, until the uigani/ation under a 
 (•barter, to be olttained from tiie i^egisialurc id' Xova Scotia, is eom- 
 [dcted. 
 
 Tlie Lands of the niicnt ( 'omiiany, cd' Boston, adj<iin on the 
 Last, and to the AVest are tht; Properties of the I'ntvincial Compaiiv 
 of Montreal, and the LI Dorado, of llo.^ton. The properties <d" these 
 chartered Companies are all being vigoiouyly wurkeil : while that of 
 the recently organized Temple Conqiany, of Chicago, inuuediately 
 to the East, is also nndergoing development. 
 
The "Iviroka" Shaft, fmni whi<;li tho property tnkos its nanio, 
 is 93 feet depp, and tho last rrnslnnp, in Ortohor (as por swnrii re 
 turns filod in the olVnc of tho Coniniissionor of Minos in Ilalifiix), 
 of 10 tons S rwt., f,Mvo .'J2 ozs., or ovor .$'i."5(» 00. 'Dip bar, now 
 in tho. ])ossossioii of tlio I'ropriotors, \vcij,'hH .'U n/. 1 1 ilwls. Kroni 
 tliat (inio, owin;; to a <lian,i,'o of ownorsliip, all work was .Jiispcnilod ; 
 hut in tho, latter ]»art of Kohruary, tho jiresont I'ropriolors causoil 
 the shaft, which had lill'd up, to he ])uni|iod out, and tho work 
 to ho resumed ; and on the lOth Man h, from 2 tons 80(1 Ihs. of 
 tho fpiart/ (wtractod, thoy olitainod l.'l oz. 9 dwts. and 10 grs. of 
 retorlod -^'old, or oviT 5.^ o/. to the ton, as por tho oHioiid oortiHrato 
 ofMr. dolin llowitt, tlio Koreiuan of tho Virtoria Customs Mill, 
 v.'horo, tho I rushin;,; was niado. 
 
 Tho roturns from tho Kuroka Lodo, undor tho iuii'mvod pys- 
 loni of ipiiirlz crushing, may, thereforo, with perfeet safety, 1)0 esti- 
 uiatod at ovor two ouncos to tlio ton, at a oost of produotion of loss 
 than SIO 00 j)er ton. 
 
 The I'roprietors of this valuahlo dovolopod property, held as 
 aforesaid, olfor for salo to ( 'anadian Capitalists 
 
 CAl'lTAI, STOCK $100,000, 
 
 IN 100,000 SIIAUKS (>(•' ONF, MoI.I.AU r.ACII, 
 
 (f which tho rr<i]irio|ors retain l''ifty Thousand Shares {r)0,()00) in 
 fiarl ])ayuiont, and olfor Fifty Thoiisand Shares (50,000) for salo, 
 th(! par value of which is One Hollar per Share, at the rate of Ki},dily 
 Cents per Share, or for $40,000. 
 
 Of tho ahove amount, the snni o|" Ti n Thousand Dollars is to 
 lio hoM Ity tlio Trustees for the \V(U'kin^' Capital Kund, which sum, 
 IVoni tho exporieuif of other Comi)anio,s in Xova Scotia havinj^ 
 similar amounts of Capital Slock, has hoon fouinl ample for the 
 profitahlo workin;; of t1io Mines, and tho croction of a Fifteen stamp 
 crusliin;; mill. 
 
 And tho Troprietors e.nilertako thai the said lifty thousand 
 >iuircs, so reserved hy and helon,!.;iu,^ ti> thorn in jtart payment of tlie 
 said tifty-four areas, shall he hehl hy the said Trustees until such 
 time as a not. earning' of twei|^y per cent, on the Caj)ital Stock of 
 $100,000 shall, witliin eighteen months from 1st ]\[ay next, have hecn 
 produced from the property, and that so .soon as said net earnings 
 
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 aiiKMuit In .$2(»,00(i, till s;ii(| .sliarcs hIuiII In- rclcasftl ; Imt in tlic 
 f'vciit of siirli nttinis liilliiif^ sliiirt (d' «iii<I sum, Avitliiii surli jicriod 
 iiH alnrcsaiil, an aiiioMiil nf llic stnck at jtar valiii', so Inld in trust, 
 (■t|ual to (loulilc the aiimuut <•{" tlu' di'liiicncv, .sliiill In- I'nrtcitcd and 
 iHTunic tin* ]trn|>crty nl' tlic ('ouiitauy, and If divided ralcalily 
 aUMmj,' all tin- nllii r slMrclmldi is. Ani» iiitTiiKU, lliat llic lialam r 
 fit" tlin sttKtk so liild in trust sliall Ix- ictainrd until tlic carnini^'s oi 
 tlu^ Ciiiniiany upon tlw iMitirc lapital stuck. Inr any six coiisi'iiitivc 
 nmntlis tlicrcartcr, shall have l)ccn at the iat( I' twenty per cent. 
 per annum. The I'mprietois, however, {n ]ia\ JKU'Xclusivc direi- 
 tioimrtlie W(.ri< on the innperly, and use( iali plant, material and 
 uiaejiinery tlieiinn, durin;^' such periud-;, Iml tn make n-i ehai:';e 
 ior their j)crs(»nal services in coniiectiuu therewith. 
 
 »4-49»-»'«^ 
 
 I. Oil'' l''il'lh ( '.i-li when sidi-eiiliin;:. and the hahinee in I'liiir 
 rqnal ]»;iyments. a* (Hie. Iwu, three and I'nnr niiiiitlis finui i.'ilh iiist. 
 '2. N'li siihsciiplinii lor less than r)(M) Share; will lie received. 
 
 Application for Shares to bo made to Motsr:- 
 PELLATT & OSLER, King Street, Toronto, Agents lor 
 the Proprietors. 
 
 ('. .1. C.VMriiKLL, i:s(j., 
 
 and r.. MOJITON, KS(,>., Trnslva;. 
 Aim, Provisional Trcnsn nrs, 
 
 of Worh'uKj Ctipiti'l FinoK 
 Dated ToKuNTu, t^tli Ajtril, lS()f<. 
 
 -♦■«-^ •*-►•< 
 
 R ][ P O R 1^ 
 
 r.v ALKXAXDKi: HKATIIKKlNCToX, Ksg., 
 Mill iiiif KiKjlin'fi: 
 
 \Vine ll;irl»our district, iii whieli tlie claims of the i'.ureka iiold 
 Mining Comiiaiiy of Nova Seotia ara§loeated, is on the south-east 
 etnist of Nova Scotia, and about one hundred and si.xty miles liy 
 laud distant from the metropolis, but by .sea it is only ninety niilo«. 
 
Itiit ill the 
 iiicli iM-riotl 
 1 ill Irnsl, 
 iiicitfd 1111(1 
 1 liitcalily 
 
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 V ]n r nut. 
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 II ITilli Inst. 
 
 icrcivi'il. 
 
 A.gcntK lor 
 
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 "iirt'ka t lold 
 sdUtli-i-a^L 
 ty miles 1>y 
 liuL'ty iiiilob-. 
 
 Tlio (liHtrirt M-ns first, nflicially rccopuzril in Soptomhor, ISOl. poM 
 liiiviii;^ l»r('!i (lis((tvrr<'<l in .Inly, lln> pri'vinus year, 1>v one ,T»ts(>pli 
 .Smitli. in tlm wunls at liarrasois, soiitli-wcst C hulian llarlHUir. 
 
 X<» rcciinl liaa Im'cii kept of llic ;,'<tM yioM fir iSdO ami IHfil, 
 1»nt in prcjtarinj,' my Statistical KevifMv, liy nrdfr nf tin* (Jnvtin- 
 mcnt, for tlio, I'aris Kxliiliitinn, I was maldrd, l»y scnrrliinp tlif 
 rt'tnrus of tlm Minos l)cpartnirnt, 1<» sluiw (hat "NVino llarlHuir 
 ranks tliinl as a producer, in its aj,'>,'rc;,'atc yit-M from l.'-.t .lanunry, 
 IM'2, to .'Ust Dccomlxr, ISOfJ, ami second in its projiortion per 
 man, wliidi is really the safest test of the prosperity of a gold dis- 
 trict. 
 
 The actual ipiaiility of gold produced for the ahove jteriod 
 amounted to twelve thousand six hundred and fifty-one ounces, 
 nineteen pennyweij^'lils, and twenty pains, which would n'preseiit 
 in round numhers a value of two hundred and fifty-three thousand 
 dollars, oraltout two dollars and forty-three cents daily for each per- 
 son cn;^'aj,'ed in or alioiit the mines. This invit<'s to a roni]). "ison 
 with Victoria, in Australia, Avhere mining is ]iursued on a very 
 large scale, and every iiii|)idvemeut which exiterieuee can suggest 
 or money jiuridiase, is hrought to aid and increa.><e the gold yield. 
 
 Year. 
 
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 18fil 
 1 HCu) 
 IHGO 
 
 ANNTAL KARNTXCS I'KU MAN. 
 
 Wim^ llarltour, X.S. Yietoria, Australia. 
 $ 823.;W !5!.339.2r) 
 
 005.00 352.30 
 
 10«J4.0r> 370.45 
 
 S27.0G 371.05 
 
 716.75 402.07 
 
 A (omparisnn which tells surprisingly in favour of this I'ro- 
 vincc. 
 
 The average per ton is also considerably higher in ^Vine Har- 
 liour than in Australia, though not equal to that of some districts 
 in Nova Scotia, on account of the greater width of its lodes; but it 
 has given some very extraordinary yields, having in 18G3 produced 
 as much as 73oz. 18 dwts. Dgrs. to the ton of 22401bs. There is, 
 however, tin; great advantage in working wide lodes of having a 
 larger total yield from a smaller amount of labour in raising the 
 (juartz. Many properties being in iransitu, and many explorations 
 
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 riM „t Win. n.rl,„„r l,»s sli,-Wlv fall.., ,„„1,t tl.al f..r 1^C^. .t 
 lor. arov.rv :.l. inai..,.i..n« „r v,.n,.v..,l .u,l |„,.s,„.to,„nrlu,l> ,n 
 
 L :„„■„« ;,.i,„, .„. m.„ .o.,.s .„.,,,., .„..nu.v '-«;-■-,; 
 
 n is only ri,l,t to a,l.l, also. tl,at t..,- '-V,n,. "»;'"■" ;"„;" 
 the exception ,.f tl- l..np.Tti... "«n ■.! I'.v H- "" " •' ' ; 
 
 ,ora,ln (L.panics of ...ston), 1ms «''■'-.""■'""•'""";;;.!,. 
 ,„o„ whose very natural poH.v was fur a Un.e lo stay aetn 
 
 ions while ,-on,pletin, purchases, l.nt who are now 1-«<'1 ■ ' ^ 
 
 „ i.» aevelopn,en,, an.l within the past tonr n U.s 1"' ;;;'";" , 
 
 „|- two other properties hesnl.. the '■•;"■';'<"■,,"■"''.,'„„ 
 
 of Chicago. .\n,l a:,ain it nn.st not he orgo.ten that tl 1. 
 
 a,lo Conrpany have hoen ,unnellin« for ,.ra,na.e l-l""- ' ' ^ '. 
 
 „» carryin,. ont the m-'"''!/,, fot the past ,.,xhleen nu.nlhs.an.l .In.m. 
 
 that perio,l !n.ve e<a.se,l all work on then- shalts. , 
 
 •n,e property of the l-an-k. Con.pany .s a,ln„rahl u, t 1 
 hein" in llnA.eart ..f the .listrict an.l .ro-s.-l hy so.ne ol tin, ^cr^ 
 Wstloacs. It consists ..f thirty .leveh.l^l arciis. v>/.: 
 
 " 1, -J, :'.. 4, y, 0, (, .^, J, I'N 11^ i-' ^ 
 
 '• 1, •_', ;>, iiml 1-, 1'n 1 '- " . V .,, 
 
 Ivelopcl, i,nt n, which. nan.Cy on l„o,. , t.v,. ^A,-^^ 
 
 l,.,le. arc seen cropping out on the .snrlace. I « a- as ..re 
 
 ^''t'^Cll , , 1 , i>i .1. '•> .,11(1 
 
 No's, 1, 2, 3, i, ;), <•, ', N •♦. ;'•' ' 7 ^^ 
 
 u 1 2 3, 1, T), <•>, 7, tS <•', 1«», 1^' 1-" •"• ^ 
 
 In ;hc'x;rllu.rn part of the aevelovnl thivly av.as tlu^ro r.o 
 
 rrr i^^d W certain, Iron, whall kuow of the .Ustrict, that d.hgent 
 Itci. in tt^«.-;, range ,.t lots .ill reveal other welhpay.ng 
 l.wlr^ hosidcs those alrcavly rdormUo. 
 
 ;, «iaUion to their greater width, whi.l, ,t .s w,. 1 known 
 
 ,.,u, id rahly les.se,« the cost of .nining, an.l w,ll yu-l a han. s,u, .- 
 
 « n icldof even half an ounce to the ton, t .e,r .vgulanty 
 
 atreat feature of the lodes of this distnct, and one winch ,s 
 
j^onnnilly t'oiunl lo he n vcvy snrf jU'iMif of flirir mntinnin;:; to a 
 profniiml (Icptli. 
 
 The, jiropcrty cniniiriscs ji tnwt <'!' ;:r,llicicnt CAtfUl fur ]'rM- 
 (Inctivc iiiiniii;^' for ijiiuiy yf.-irs, cvii wen- oiKTatii'iis to hi- ;;nlily 
 coiilini'd Id the (l('V('lo|»niciit (if l!i(' klinwii hnh^. 'I'lic success of 
 so iiiiiiiy uiiiiiii;,' ( 'niiijKmies lias liceii IViistratcil tiiiini^'li lailiii^; lo 
 secure |iriijici' uiiltli el' !.'r(iinnl, lliat tlie jmliriuiis sclcrtidu wlii'h 
 lias lieeii iiiailc in this case is ol' ;.'(>( h] a>ij,'iiry. and unc tliat j,'ivcs 
 ^Teat value In llic ju'oiierty, as (with the excejttion el' the Middle 
 ainl ( 'apel Lndcs, Avliidi emss three areas i-espectively, ur I'uur lum- 
 dred and jit'ly I'eet), Ihei'e are nine liundnd I'eet ininiii;^ vij^lit "ii 
 the course el' all the other loilis. I-'i-oni an inspection ol' the sworn 
 returns for the month of {(ctolier last, in the ullire of ihc Chief 
 ( 'o!ninissi(ine.r of Mines in Halifax, I may add that the hi't erushin;,' 
 fi-oni tlu! i'ureka slial't, over iH) I'fct deep — lo tons S cwt. ;;ave .■i_' 
 o/s. (if nnsmtdted ,urold ; and with the j^q'catly inipidveil liiills now 
 heinj^' erected all over ^'ova Scotia, the yicdd -wouhl not he le.-s than 
 two ouiuM s to the ton, 
 
 ^^'hat, therefore, with the !;cneral advanta;.;es if the di.-triri, and 
 the special favorahle characteristics of this jiroperty. I lannot iio 
 otherwise than exjiress my eonlideiit helief, ihat Avith judii ions and 
 skilful nianaj^'eiuenl, it will hecome one of the representative ;,oM 
 mines of the District, and imleed of the riwince. 
 
 A LKX A^' I )K\l 1 1 MATJ ! i:ia X(1T( )X, 
 
 Author of "Cosmopolite's .Statistical Itovicws," and "Cuiile t» 
 the (iold Fi(dds of Nova Scotia," ^tt. 
 JIalifax, X. S., L'8th :i)ecend)er, \t>C>7. 
 
 -*--*^0>-H- 
 
 REPORT 
 
 V, y \y T I, T, I A M W A U X 1". S , !•; s .... C . F,. . 
 
 M/llilliJ KiKjllinr (III, I ( ;< ii!<:f]i;l . 
 
 Simcniy aei|naiiitance Avith llie \\'ine llarhour (iold Pistrict 
 my attention has !Ve(|uenl!y oeen direi'ted to the locality iA' the 
 ureas there known as the projierty of " The Eureka ( Iold ^linin;^^ 
 ('ompany," and lately, ])uryuant to instructions to tliat cHeet, I havw 
 
i I 
 
 10 
 
 iiiado a ciirot'iil rxaniiiiriti<>ii of the. Piiiiio, and liavo nmv to nH'cr tlio 
 I'nllowiiif; Jicport :- 
 
 Tlic. areas owned liy tlie Company extend from Illock I,, as 
 .'diown on tlie aerompanying plan, 2, .500 feet north, and embrace in 
 their extent the most productive loads of the whole district. 
 
 ( )n lUoek .'], hetwren areas Xos. 1) and 10, a shaft has heon 
 ramk to tlie deptli of Oo i'eei, on ii quartz vein, vai'ying from 5 to 
 9 inelies. Levels have liecn (h'iven east and Avest 40 feet on the 
 lead, ami a lar^'e amount of (piarlz extracted. At or near thehottom of 
 tiio shaft, ami diiij)in;4 westerly, a r(;markal)ly rich helt of ore has 
 heen cut, almost every jticcc! of ([uartz now raised showing several 
 particles of gohl — tht; size of the lode, as well as its yield, hcing 
 gradually on the increase. 
 
 I am of opinion that a (■ontinuous increase of yield may, Avilh 
 rertainty, he looked for in siid^ing, as Avell as in the extended west 
 workings. 
 
 The iiarrasois leads, three in mtmlier, varying iVom lMJ to 'M) 
 inches, Avorked hy the Orient Company, also ])ass through the 
 property at al)out 1*80 feet north of the Eureka lead. 
 
 I liaA'o examined the extent of the Company's surface area, Avith 
 refcreniM' to future operations, and have to state that Avith the ex- 
 eej)tion of a small extent in l)lock 32 the Avhole property lies at 
 such an elevation that exc(dlent surface df'ainage can he secured. 
 
 A Mill site can he found on Lot S, lUock 8, as shoAvn on the 
 ])lan, Avith an amply sullicient run of Avater for a 20 stamp steam 
 Mill, andAvhich may he relied on the entire year ; a small dam only 
 heing re([uisite. \ helt of rock runs through tlie Lot, and Avill fur- 
 nish a, good foundation for the batteries. 
 
 South of the Kureka Avill be found the "^lajor Norton," "Halli- 
 day;' •':\fi(chell," " Desbarres," " Middle " and " Capel " Leads, 
 a-^ they ar.' res]»ectively u])on the locations known as the i^Iajor 
 Norton, I'A Dorado, IVovincial ami Lrince Alltei't ])ro])erties. 
 
 AVILLIAM liAJiNKS, 
 
 Mi)ti)iij Eiir/iinrr. 
 
 (ioldenville, (iuysboro', >.'.S., 7th ^larch, 18G8. 
 
11 
 REPORT 
 
 i;v KOIJKKT 1!KM-, C.i;., K.(i.S., 
 
 I'l'iifi K.'iif (if Clii'iiiixl I If mill Xidiiriil Sr/nfr.^-, (iHnn'.i Ciiii; /--^ifi'. 
 
 Kill I /■•!/(! I/, (hif. 
 
 Till' ^^fiMilnoiral I'cjitnn'.s iuc very similar in •ill llic ;.;>iM districts 
 ill ^.'^lv;l Scntiii. Till' rocks (^insist dl' dark i^rcy slaty (|iiart/.ilc, 
 liKtaliy known as " whin," iiitcrstratilicil witli lliiii liamls oi" dailc 
 ;;l(issy day slate. The anrirenius ((uaitz veins run in t'ii c slaty 
 liantls, ami are therel'ore }>arallel with llm stratilicatioii and to one 
 amither. The slate and ([iiartz tojjjether, Jioin^,' thus encdoscil hc- 
 Iwceii Willis of Avhiu rock, constitute Avhat are calleil tlie "leads." 
 Their course is east and west, wlii(di is always re;jai'deil as the nmst 
 lavoralile direction for metallil'erous veins. The (luart/, veiii> 
 themselves are f^a'iierally thin, seldom exceeilin;^' a loot in lliirk- 
 ness. rv'otwithstanding this, they are remarka1)ly jiersistent hoth 
 in leii^^th and dejith, as mij^ht he expected iVom their mode of oc- 
 curi'cnce in the strike of the.s(> re^Mdarly stratilietl altered rocdvs. 
 They are spoken of hy J'rofe.ssor Silliman as continuou.s sheets of 
 • iUiirtz. 'I'he (piantity of ore which Ihey are cajiahle of yieldin,i,f is 
 jiractically inexhan.stihlo. 'J'he ]>er.-^istency and jiarallilism of the 
 Icails is .shown hy the I'act, that wherever tho outcrop of one (>!' 
 them is concealeil hy the sui)erlicial deposits, it is only neces.sary to 
 mark il.s course upon the surface and sink through tin; drift in 
 order (o find it. In sinking njion the veins, tliey art' found to ex- 
 jiaiid an'I contract considerahly in width. 'J'he exi)ansions are 
 calleil "swells," and are generally richer than the rest of the vein. 
 Theii existence shows that ^he movemi'uts which originally pro- 
 duced the lissures, now occupied hy the (piartz veins, Avere in the 
 direction of their depth, and therefore no apiirehension of their 
 giving out need l)e entertained. 
 
 The vi'ins are i'ound to he all more or less auriferous, the gold 
 licing Jinely and regularly dili'used throngh them. I'.esides gold, 
 the ([uartz veins contain arsenical, iron, ami eopjx'r jiyrites, galena, 
 l)leiule, chlorite and hitter sjjar. Very little of the goM, how- 
 ever, i.s associated with the sulphurets, hy far the greater i)rop(^r- 
 
1: 
 
 tion occiirnn;; in ii free ami iiiici'inltimMl slato in tlif f|uartz. This i> 
 nf ^rcat iiiiportancc, as it allows of llio easy so))araliiin of tlio ^'oM 
 Ity the oitlinary prortss of anial;,'ai(ialioii with (piicksilvcr alone. 
 
 ( loM is fivijurntly fouml in the whin forming' tho wall-rtjck, an.I 
 the slati- o|" the leails is generally so thoioiighly iniprej^nated with 
 the |trci'ii)iis metal as to render il in'olitahie to i rush it alonp; with 
 the (|Uiirt/. ( >n s]»littinf,' open the lamin;e of slate, larfje flakes of 
 ;,'ol<l are often exposed, in some cases these are ihieker than 
 writing-[)aper, and cover snrliu;es of seviM'al s(piare inches. 
 
 'rhes(! strata ludung to the Lower Silurian series, wliic-li is ( im- 
 sidered th<! true ^^ohNhcariuL; formation in all ])aris of the world. 
 
 The I'jirekii ])roperty consists of iifty-foin- niininj,' chuni.s or area.-, 
 each measuring '2M) hy 150 feet, and containing over thrce-iiuarters 
 of an acre, making a total of about forty-two acres, in one compact 
 Ithtck, in the centre of the- district. It measures l.',r)UO feet from 
 iiortji to south, hy DOO on the course of tlie veins, (except in the 
 two .southern ranges.) 
 
 'I"he no areas forming the soutliein jiart of the jtroperly lie 
 witJiin the dcvelo|ted ti'act, and contain many of the rifdiest lead> 
 of the distriil. Although the remaining L' t areas are as yet unde- 
 veloped, there is every reason to ludieve tiiat they are traversed hy 
 numerous lodes, two of whidi liave lieen alreaily uncovered. 
 These lodes couM he laid hare at a small cost, and form a reserve of 
 mining ground, which could he workeil in the future, and would 
 last for an indelinite time. 
 
 The most im])ortant veins which traverse tlie 30 areas lirst referred 
 (o are the following i-'flie liurrat^ois lead, over afoot in thickness, 
 extensively workeil on the ( Mii'ut ( "om])any's location to the east, ami 
 a lead a short distance to the north of it, consisting of three veins 
 of fpiartz of IT), 1 and «S inches respectively, se])arated hy slate ; the 
 Kiirdcit lead, o]>ened to a de]>th of over 'JO feet on this property ; 
 the Mtijtir Xnrd'ii group of 21 veins, of winch the principal one is 
 luing worked ujuin the Major Norton location tft the west ; the 
 Dffhnri'cx lead ; the Ifn/fitfai/ and Mlfrlull leads ; the Midtlh lea-l, 
 worked on the El Porado location to the west ; and the Crifiil lead, 
 opened on the I'rince .\lhert location to the east. 
 
 A parcel of 10 tons <S cwt. of t|uarty., fnun the Eureka shaft tm 
 this property, AvhidiAvas crushed in an imperfect mill in October last 
 
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 (nince wliich time no crushing has been done w]) to this date), <.^ave '^'2 
 ounces (tf ivtorted K"'"'- (''^'"'' f^worn returns.) 'I'lie l»ar of >;)iiell('vl 
 guM ohtaiiU'd iVdUi tlii.s -weighs .'51 o/. II dwl:.. (value S<*».'U ), ami 
 i.s iiiiw in the ]Missessi(in nf the ]ir(t]»riett>rs. The gnM trnni tli.- 
 Wine llarhiiui' distriet isahiKist jiure, and sells fur !!<:J(» |mi- niiucc iu 
 I'hiladelphia, and at iicaily that rat<' in Halifax. 
 
 'J'lie hirge size <il' the Mureka i>ro|)erty atlurds an ii|i|Matuiiilv i'"i' 
 I'idlou iiig the V(;ins thruuvh 'JOO fret of ihejr tdurc. Tiie ailvaii 
 tages of thus heing aide to carry oii operations c>inlinnonsl\ upon 
 any one hjde are very gnat. 'I'lie conipaialivi' thickness of the 
 veins is another great advantage. N'l-ins of only twn inches ha\i: 
 ;.!onietinies lieen jtroHtahly worked, hut the cost per ton of the (piart/, 
 iu such a case, is ahout ti\>'tiini'S as great as v.hcu tin- loilc I> a 
 foot thick. 
 
 The proximity of tlie property to Indian ilarlioiir is of inipoit- 
 ancc. as iiiforiling a chea]> soiiicc of fuel, ;iiid an easy means (.I'oli 
 tainiug supplies and machinery ior working the niims. (dal, suil 
 al)le lor generating steam, can he sup])lied at ahout ><'.) per Ion. 
 
 The results of gold mining iti Mova Scotia have hitherto heeu 
 veiy satisfactory to tlnsse Avho have invested capital in the husiness. 
 'J'he returns for the whole time during which gold miidng opera- 
 tions have ]>een carried on in Xova Scotia, taking the whole I'lo- 
 vini'c into consideration, show an average of over an ounce of g..|d, 
 or about $20, for every ton of tpiartz wliich has been crushed. No 
 oilier gold-lield in the worhl has given so high an average. This lui I 
 ha.s only recently been brought out by the com])ilation of the ollieial 
 statistics, which are under, rather than over, the actual yield ; and 
 even this high rale of productitui will no doiihl he greatly 
 exceedt;d in future umler the (»rgani/.ed systems of lalior. and the 
 greater .skill and improved machinery, which are being introdu(,'ed. 
 If we take the returns for the "Wine Harbour Di.striet alone, welind 
 that they also average more than one ounce (jf gold to the ton for a 
 period of live years, and that the maximum yield was as high as T-'I o/. 
 ISdwts. y grs. to the ton (see J.cnidoii .Mining .lournal). In the 
 defective process of extracting the gold which has been in Uf^i', tlit! 
 quantity lost has, in many cases, been alnio.it ecpial to that .-aved. 
 Chemical assays show the tailings tu bi; rich in gold, and it is found 
 that they may be worked over with advantage in improved mills. 
 
u 
 
 111 tljc Orient (Company's now mill, about two ouncos to tlio ton 
 li:iv(! hecn extracted from (luavt/ which yielded only half an (miK-e 
 in tlicir old mill. 
 
 As instances of larf^c returns olitained in Wine Harbour, it may 
 be mentioned that on the rrovineial (.'ompany's location, iidjoinini'; 
 tli(! Eureka property, $130,.'U.'{ wttrth ol' '^nh\ Avas extracted from 
 <Mi(^ lead in tlu; ])readth of a sin,i,de area, and al>out $r)0,()0() woitli 
 from the same lead on a portion of the next area to the west. 
 
 In view of these, facts, and bearin;^ in ndnd that the woil; ot 
 ffold-miiiiiijj; in >»ova Scotia has been carried on, not liy miners, lnil 
 by lishermeii, who liave learned by their own exi)eri(!n(;e whatever 
 they know of minin<!:, durin.ic the very time that this result was lieini; 
 produced, and that owiiij^' to the imperfection of tlie mills, and the 
 want of. skill in mana^inj,' them, an hnmense loss is known to have 
 been goiiiL;' oil, it is evident that ,t,'old niininj.,' in Xova Scotia ollcis 
 a sure and very remunerative o])eniiii^' for the investment of capital. 
 
 TIk; cost of livin,L( in Xova Seotia is ]irobal)ly as moderate as in 
 any ]iart of iMiiope (ir America. ,Vs these facts become more j^cn- 
 erally known, caiiifal will be sure, to continue to seek investment in 
 the .Lfold mines of this jirovince. C^Kiart/, yiehling only seven ])( nny- 
 wei>j;ht.'5 of gold to the ton, is wt»rked witli prolit in ( "alilbrnia, 
 and with the .same amount of skill and care in mining and milling, 
 a still smaller return could be made to j)ay in Xova Scotia. Ordi- 
 narv miners' Avages are onlv i?!---^, :vnd skilled miner.s' $l.rs() ixr 
 • lay. 
 
 (^)uartz mining possesses tlu^ great advantage over placer diggings 
 of a regularity and steadiness in the yield, Avhich may bci counted 
 upon with considerable certainty. This kind of mining has now 
 become an estalilished business in Xova Scotia, ami the olHcial re- 
 cord extends over a sutHcient length of time to prcA'e lieyond doubt 
 its remunerative nature. ]n Avorking a g(Jod location, the amoiiut 
 of prolit is limited only by the juagnitude of the ojteratioiis. 
 
 The Kureka property is one of the best to be found in Xova 
 Scotia, and gold mining oiierations ui>on it, if properly managed, 
 cannot fail to produce highly sati.sfacbny return.s. 
 
 liOBEJrr JiKLL. 
 C^uekn's University, 
 Kingston, Canada, 
 
 December 3rd, l^GT. 
 
18 
 
 NOVA SCOTIA OOLT) STATISTICS. 
 
 Tlu! fullowiii^', oxtractctl from llic coluiiins (,!' the Munlical 
 (iazette of 25t]i September, ISO?, contains niucli vulnalilr inlurnia- 
 tion, as showing,' IIk; imtducts of \\w (!(.ltl Disliict.-s ii]) h^ ."(Hli 
 Sq)t., 1800. 
 
 "Tlic mineral rcsourcos ol" Nova Scotia arc licj^iimiii,:,' to icccivti llic attcii- 
 tiou of Kuioi)i'aiis. 'j'he Laiudm MiiuiKj .Imirnal, the llrst aiitlioiify aiiionir 
 tlic pul)]icatioii.s of thu world on niiiiiii^' jiiattfis, lias ol' late dfvotnl scvi-i;i7 
 lolunms to the suliji.'ct, ami IVoni its I', .is .•oiivs|iondcii1 |inlilislii's tlic rnllow- 
 ing with ii'gard to 
 
 • " Nova SroTiAN- Ool.i) Statisths.- Tu cusuil- llic iiorlin.i of tin- Nova 
 "Scotian exhibition rt'iiresenting her auriferous resouiees to be readily aippi.'- 
 "ciuted, the local (lovernnieiit have adopted the very excellent statistical talile 
 "of Mr. A. Jleatherington, and a tetra>,dot— Kii.i,disli, French, Ci/niaii and 
 " Spanish — e<liti(,n of it, with a suitable inlr"id\iction, hasnowlieen issued, f..i- 
 "the benefit of visitors to the Kxhiiiitioii. It is leinarkecl that the mineral 
 " resources of Nova Scotia are destined to sei iiie fur her a iirondnent position 
 "anionj,' nations, but without .some ])ubli<'ity and liemoiistration by ligurcs, ii 
 " would be hopi'le.ss to ex])e; t recoLjnitioii by foreij^'iicrs of t liesc ivsniirt c i i.r 
 "their iiiiportanc.'. The sm.all gilt jiyiamid' and the jew, though rich, sped- 
 "mens of auriferous (|uartz .sent to i'aiis liut inipoifcctly icpiesent the cap.a- 
 " bilities of Niiva Scotia as a golil-producing country, whilst she also jiossesses 
 "mines of coal, iron, and other minerals; and, unlike some <if the <)ther rich 
 " mineral districts on the American contiiii'iit, she is frci' from pestilential dis- 
 "eases, from ]ioisoiious rejitile.s, from wild animals, and fnmi tiea( heinu j 
 "Indian.s. The sidijuined table shows the yiehl uf gnld fioin lS(i-_' lu LSiiti, 
 " both inclusive, for the several districts: 
 
 No. ol' days' Qa.irt/. (inld olit.iim il. .M:i\iiiium 
 
 District. latmai-. iiiiscd. \iflil pn- ti.a, \':ilut'. 
 
 cwts. ijz (Iwtj^r czilwtjU' (Htciliiiv.) 
 
 Waverliy ;;7!",t'.H; n.so.o.w :i:'.,:iiML' L'l '.!j ]."■ -jo .tii.'.r.'.iTs 
 
 .'Slierl)r<i(ike Ilil.T'.U 1!47,(IV0 Is.oal -1 l:; ■_':! Kt it ",■(,:,:,:, 
 
 WINE HARBOUR Uli.SCn'i •.'S7,.')14 1-J,r..'il I'.l 'Jd V:i Is «.i .^J.'-Kio 
 
 Itciirrew '.Mi.yjs 171, is:'. '.i,fi;i7 I'.t 17 iMs d .tiUDi; 
 
 Isaac's Ilaiiiniir sii.s'iC. '.i_',7l.-< (l,4iiil I l'O ',i 11 :, •lii;,v'. 
 
 olilliaiu ii7,s;is l:!l,l'J4 .'.,107 11 I llii •_' L'l iilil.si 
 
 Tangier llO.d.'iU 74,i;:iL! :.",'.m)7 !• 1.. id ii 7 I'.'.ol'j 
 
 iMdhtaguu O.S.rtS.S ;!:i,74'.! L',.SI'.) 1 1.0 tl I'll ll,07("i 
 
 Ovens Hl,4-J('( ;;,(14J 442 s H •_• 4 -jo i[.s,;j 
 
 I'iveis ii.ssii '.t.ii-ja wui :i 11 i-.; a o I'^v.i 
 
 l/iwroncetown :;,l'J(t l/.rra i;t'J 17 1'-' Ui 1 II '.'i7ii 
 
 Liiiacke l,;fj(> li, 170 7ii lii '.1 la a \w'. 
 
 Ciiuntry liarbuiir i>:i(j 4S0 4(i a ,-, 10 ] ; lij,; 
 
 Total ],io7,i()0| i;,o:;s,'.i47 '.M/.i.'.s 111 iii m; ■_• -ji ,c'..so,.sr.i 
 
 In conneelion willi the Inii'o'cjiiii^' it ni.'iy la- vt'iuarlscd Ijiut, 
 under tliolMining Laws (d' Nova Scotia, reliable data arc at all time:', 
 procurable from tlio olHce of the Chief Coinniis.sioner of INline.s at 
 Halifax, showing from sworn return.s the actual working in every 
 district. Lessees and licen.sed mill-owners are alike required to 
 
malic (juartcvly returns iindor outli, to tlic end that the areas may 
 be actnully ■\V(>rk(!tl an<l nnt taken up for purjiosea of sj^eeulation, 
 and lli.'it 111' myalty or tliree ]»er ('(-nl. may he ]iri>|H rly acediinli d 
 I'tii' and e(»ll'(ted. Tims every K'ssoe is hound to slate tlit minilur 
 III' days' Wdi'k perlnrined on each area — the ajiionnt ol' »iuari/ raised 
 — the anion nl crushed the mill to which the (|ii,irt/. was sent- the 
 dale \vln-n sent an 1 the yield of ;■ Id iVom such ernshinx' ; anti, 
 al the same lime, eacli licensed iiiill-dwiicr miisl sIidw, i'rom entries 
 ill the Mill l>()()k (and this Ixiok is at all times open to the insper- 
 tiun oC the resident i)einity ( "ommissidiu'i' of tlie histrict), llie I'nl- 
 liiwim^ Itai'ticiilars, viz;— Date nj" enishinjj;, owner of t[nartz, from 
 what areas oldaiiu'd, the receipt in tons — the yi(dtl of^olil (snudted 
 so HUK-li, unsmeltcd so nMi(;]i) — and tlie amount of royalty ]iayahle. 
 
 STATISTICS— MAXIMUM YIELD PER TON. 
 
 Ily a jiarlliil seleclimi (if tlie ipiarlz it is ])ossihle to jirodnee a 
 very hirj^'e jiroportionale yield, Iml the ]iraclice is nut <Min.sidered 
 f:iir, and occurs very rarely. The maximum jier ton is generally 
 calculated from the average c|•^lslliIlL^s, and iinl IVmu any choice di' 
 ^^clected hits. 
 
 The maxiiinnii per l(ni of 2,210 Ihs. duriii;^ the years lSfi2 to 
 18CG, lor each district, reads as follows : 
 
 (izs. (Iwti. grs. 
 
 SlRTlinieki' Hi! 8 19 
 
 (llcllKlllI ]]() 2 'Jl 
 
 WiNi; llAUiKiiK 73 18 y 
 
 Wuverl.-y 2-2 15 'ju 
 
 Uiiclassilie.l VI 
 
 I.awrenccUiwu 10 1 11 
 
 'Jangicn- in 9 7 
 
 Uiiiadce lU (> 
 
 ileiilVew t) 18 
 
 Isaac's Ifaibmir 9 11 5 
 
 iliiutagiu' <; 2 11 
 
 Countiy llarliur ;". 10 Vi 
 
 Uv.Mis 2 4 'JO 
 
 Sherhrooko, therefore, has the distinction of liavinj^^ yielded ihf 
 maxinnim; hut it should ho noted that, IVir that district and Oldham, 
 the quantity of ore crushed from which such high returns were made 
 was, in each case, only four hundred-weight, and that the yield was 
 
 I 
 
17 
 
 in 
 
 y 
 
 '20 
 
 
 11 
 7 
 (I 
 
 Ti 
 
 11 
 
 ri 
 
 'JO 
 
 was; 
 
 oal( uJiitttl /'« finifniit('i>ii tiiily to Ihf tnii. Tlic Trif..\inuini rt'tunitd 
 fur the ('tluT distritts is IVnin tlic ar-tual ciusliiiij,' ui' several t<jns. 
 
 The otcurreiiie <>1' gold in jiuikets. or lidi streuks. is not usually 
 conBidc'ied a, iavimrulile iinlicatinu of the cuntinuitv of the vein, 
 but still, occasional lar^jre dejuisits ai" always welcomed. HiHthrr- 
 
 STATISTICS— AVERAGE YIELD PEE MAN. 
 
 'lilt i>i'oliial»k'ness of any i»uisuit can t>jdy )»•' estimated i'roni 
 the average earnings of all engaged in it ; and, although in order 
 Ktrietly to follow out the rule, in its ai)plication to Clold Mining, it 
 would he necessary to include tlie officers, the jiroportion of each 
 miner is not an uncommon, or an unsafe metliod of average. 
 
 Tlie actual (luiiuiuennial mean (of the I^ovinee) for 18G2 to 
 18(50, Avas $517.32; the triennial mean for 1804 to 1800, .^080.90^ 
 and the hiennial mean for 1805 to 1800, $744.10. 'J'he mean for 
 i'M-h fli^tritt. iiud the jiumher sharing therein, were as under:- — 
 
 Nil. o!'(^a_v^' Aiimuil Axenige 
 hislri't. Luliour. yw iiuaj. 
 
 Sh.-il.ro..kf... 131,794 lj;8y'2.G0 
 
 Wine Harbour 99,86(i 790.52 
 
 h'.-iifnw 9(5,928 t;'24.32 
 
 Wavfilty , 379,490 .',47.72 
 
 Isiiar's HarLour 89,85C 444.84 
 
 I'liia.ke 1,326 '142.64 
 
 Olilliam 97,838 325.72 
 
 Lawreiiiii'tow n 3,120 279. 72 
 
 Cuuiitry Harbour 936 265.80 
 
 Ovens 10,426 264.72 
 
 Montngup 68,588 256.48 
 
 Unvlasssitlcil 11,882 187.52 
 
 Taiigi.-r 115,050 157.68 
 
 Ti.e I'roviii.p 1,107,106 517.32 
 
 in reviewing this tahle, it .should be borne in nund that much 
 gold has been lost, and nmth not reported ; and that with economical 
 and well applied labour the production per man for every district 
 could be considerably increased, in some cases even doubled.-— 
 
18 
 
 CONOLUSION. 
 
 Frrtin till' infonuiition oriviMi in tin- fon\j;i)iii;^ p-i.^''^^, it will ixi 
 seen thiit, in Nuva Scotia, jjoM mining' lias bnoomo tMtaldishcil ;i« ;iti 
 impf)rtant linuu'li of husiucss, r('([iiirin<^ skill and I'upital tor its 
 jirosocutinii, a.i'l yii'lilinpj stcatlily l;i>(m1 returns to investors. It is 
 tiius fr<'(! from tho nnc(M'taintii\s atteinlinj,' tlio first operations in 
 new regions, liiiviii;^ no history or rofinrd to tall back ui)on as a 
 guide to what may he looked for in the future. 
 
 Legitimate mining i>. in most eounti'ies, more ju'otitahh' 
 than the average of industrial pursuits. I'ut the prizes 
 which are freipiently obtained are apt to giv(< rise to undue, 
 .speculation, and hence niinini,'. in general, is jiopidarly rt^- 
 garded as extremely hazardous. In Nova Scotia gold mining 
 was begun about seven years ago, and has ever since been carrier! 
 on quietly and unostentatiously, the yield showing a steady increase 
 each sueceeding year, ^\'ller"ver the locations have been judi- 
 ciously sidected, and mining ojierations ])ro|)erly mauagtMl, the. 
 returns have been highly .satisfactory, and in sduie cases extraordi- 
 narily large. The average yield of gold, amounting to over an ounce 
 to the ton, his exf;(M'ded that of eithi.'r California or Australia. 
 
 It has only been within the last year or two that these gratifying 
 results have Ijecome generally known, and the conseipiei. , has 
 been, that a larger amount of cajiital has been investtMl last 
 year than during any previous one. In arriving at these results, 
 there has been little ground for uncertainty, as all the figures have 
 been derived from the sworn official returns, which the (lovernmenfc 
 have always reojiired to be hamh^d in reguhirly, every (piarter, by 
 both les.sees and mill-owners. 1'he mining operations hav<' be(>n 
 constantly under the inspection of the Deputy (,'onnnissionors re- 
 siding in each district, and the minijig laws have been framed so 
 as to enforce the working of the claims taken up, and to prevent 
 mere speculation. 
 
 The fact that the gold occurs in a frw:' and uncombined 
 state in the quartz is of great importance, as it may thus be 
 extracted by the ordinary stamp mill, and a very nuich larger pro- 
 portion saved than in regions where it is associated with suli)liurets. 
 
 Nova Scotia possesses the advantage of being easily accessible 
 from other parts of Canada, the United States and Britain. The 
 
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 ■.•o.t ..riivin^r is vrry in,Ml..ni(..; .nat.ri.il. fur ron.slru.-tioM, f,,.! and 
 i«';i'-l.nu.ry. may 1„. ul,tuiu...l at lower mt.-s tl.au in u..v otluT part 
 ot tlK. .■ont.n.mt. Knmi tho ahun-lan.-. of lal.onr an,l .•h..a,.n..ss of 
 I.r.msu.ns, w:.K.-s .,v I,.w tu,- a nuniuK -„„try, ranging tVoni $ I 
 If* .fl.oO |)cr day. 
 
 From th..s.-rir,.un.stanr..s, and tlu- fart that, .v.-n in .sinkin- 
 shafts, the n,at,..rial oxravat.-d ..fl.,i ,v,.ays tlu- outlay, only u .mall 
 nmonntot workm- ..a|,ital is r...,ui.vd. A first class st.-ani mill 
 ot idtcon luMd. uf stan.ps, whirl, i„ th. Wrsl.Tn States wouM rust 
 nbont .S2(),()()(.. ,nay 1,. had in ..om,.l..t. n.nnin., nnh-r i,. X.v. 
 .Scotia for .f!(),000. 
 
 The unnsnal purity of Nova Sdian jr„M is ,,so a rirmn.- 
 siauco worth takin-into cuisiik-ration in cstinuitin- the value of the 
 J^io'^ It .s readily saleahle at any of the hanks in Halifax tor 
 .11D.No, and m Pluladelphia at $!l'() per ounce. This makes a -reat 
 d.fteren<.e ,n the aj,-regat.. profits of a year's work over mines^'like 
 ■ those of the I'a<;itie coast, producii.ir .,,1,1 ,vorth only .|!l 7 an ounce