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'f^mmmm^' iwmmmmmmmimmm mw I III ipiip ■PlWPliP 1/ r ^ II / r l j ' * 1 i I, i - 1 1 ^j K^' ^^^^ illap or THE INTERCOLONIAL RAILWAYS, SHOWING THEIR CONNKCTION WITH 7TIE RAILWAYS OF CANADA AND or THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , AND WITH THE ALBERT RAILWAY & SHEPODY HARBOUR . ^ I i V f { li -IB I / z' TJEPOl^TS, &c., rchd'ing to (he \\a\va\x Cannel Mines, the Albert Hailway, Siiepody IIar- noiJii, and Mary's J'oint, New ]3ri nswtck. SIIKl'ODV lIAliBOUll, Insidp of GrindstoiK' Island, is capacious and safe, liavinir, from its southern cxtrrnnty at Mary'> I'oint to flu- UKUith of ftlu'pody Uivi-r, a harbour lim- of two uiili-s in lenuth 1)V up- wards of lialf a niilo wide", with from two and a half f<) full five fathoms water at huvest sprin/j tides. Insidi- tht' I.iiiht- house and IMary's rivf it is })r<)tecti(l from all winds except due S.W., which, howi'Ver, causes no stre//y (he reef hcnflnt/ doicn the yowjticst sed. The onlv suill in the harbour is from S.E., but is never suflicicnl to be cau>e of danger to the smallest craft. A lighter laden with deals has been known to ride out the severest <;ale in perfect safety. Shepody is the only low w.iter harl)our and place of refuije above St. John, 'i'he anchorage is exceiUnt. There is but little nu> of tide or drift ice in the harbour ; the strength of tide and run of ice beinf w«>»i() jukI stoiu' on till' spot iiiul ill till' viiinity in praitii-iiiiy uiiliiiiitcd. Slirpody is tilt' fif'ftn sf (ii'ftiftifi/r on f let tit Ifir /Jlmitir for nil tlu' \ast iiit( rior travirsid by tin- (iraiid 'I'nmk and Intiiidldiiial railw.iVN, It is ncait r to <^;in lu c and ail ( anada l)y I K) iiiiIrN than liaiit'ax. and i>y /)() or (iO niiUs than St. John ; nnd is nothiiii; inlrrior to cither as a point of de- ])aitnri' or iniportaiion to or from any part of thr woild. As a naval and niilitary station for the Dominion of Canada, Shcpody pns>('SMs spriial ail vanta in the (•iiislinif trade in tlie \\',\\ ol Fiiiwly, ami have tor many years lieen a jdlot in tlie lu iid-wut«rs of the Hay. I am tlioroui/ldy well a<'- (jiiaintcd with the harlimii' ;it Miry's I'oiiit, and cdn^ider it the hot and safest in the i5:iy. 1 liave frecpn uted it at all tiines and seasons, and never lost ;> rope yarn. It is the only low water harlxmr and plaee of relive ahove St. .jolm, and it possesses all the aiKantagi's anry lowest tidw ; iind tlii' luii-horHKtt In in'ifirtly i»ft' fiiHii Jill tMiiclx, 'r.iKiin; till' rn'f /iH a tiMimliitiiiii, ii tiriiikwiiicr or pier I'oilld .'iiojly III' I'oiistrucli'il ut wliicli vt'^iilit iil' lurgu tuiiiittgi! I'lmlil loud mid diti'liiirgu Ut low WrttiT. I'lii' iiiii!iori»if«' (rrnnnd in di'i'p wnfrr in (if i«m|>lf rxb-iil for u lurn*' lli'i-f of v«'!<"«'l>i, ami I cim >.|m ik witli r"iitiil(iiri of itn urtiit i«iifi'ty. I 1/iy tlnrrwilti Tiiy M ■^'^rl ciilltd i| Aiiilurtt " durinx tlir i{ul(t of tlit- Jiid Aiiuuitt iiutiint, « Inch wiiM till- iiiot( m-verf within my ici-oll. rtimi. I wan hound in St. J. dm, hilt Iniiitj overtHkni hy the itiiU* 1 ran in tlii'rc for «hrltfr. Tlii' wind wim from till' iii(i'«t ix|H))*td ((ii.irtir, hilt I fouk ik injury; and othiT vi-jisrU lii*iivily ludrn riiili- out tiic ifm in itfrfci't M.iii'ty. I (-(iiisid'r ilii« harliour tlic hcHt in the Day of Fiiady. und motit i-oiivuuicnt for ihi" |iiir!'o*< 1 i(f f.\ti'ii>ivr tru li*. August 20i:., 1HIJ7. Ctf.o. WooiJ, lal in ."U (! of the Hay of )iiil(lin(r, •s wliiili nits and fioi ' the Cai'taiv W.m. Wood. 1 have bci-n for cijrhti'cn yean onin/cd in the. coast'nj^ trade in the Bay of Futiily, and am wi-ll a<'i|iiuini" ' with l-'ivi' l''ath'>:'.is hailiuur Sli»'|io(ly) I contirm tlu- lori'i.'o-iii; !'r Majesfifs Navy. I fully airn-e with Ciptiiin'- Rus-ed it for year?-, while pruM-eutiiiu llu' llydni.'raihic Siirvry id' that purl of the eou-st. It is, in laet. the only sufr aiiehora;;i' iii llial part of the Buy of Fuiidy uvuiluble at low ivatfr, and is much frei|Ueiiled in bud weather. P. A. Scott. .UHSKLL. the I?ay of nn Hole at mid Grind- ilurinjj that , and know ere are five unninc; out • lieport of ^\\\ CiiAULEs Komi, Civil and Mininii' Eii^^intHT, on Mincr.il Lands belonoino- to ('. J). Auciiiijai-u, Ksq., F.U.S,. \\\ Albert County, New Hucxswick. Tlie propi'rfy to whieh my attention was more partieularly directed consists of about (i.O'MI acr»;s of land, situated in a rich mineral district. It is further, for the must part, covered with a heavy growth of valuable timber of various kind.s ; and, when cle.nred, will constitute excellent farming land. It possesses, niore- over, jieeuliur facilities and advantages as regards accessibility and transportation of produce both by land and sea. Till most remark'ible and valuable products which characterize this part of your property consist in vast deposits of a highly bituminous mineral '•e>embling Ca.snil (,'()al, or more nearly allied to the Hoohkad mineral of Scotland, by v^'liich it is undoilaiil, and wliicli has been proved to be a most valuable niatfrial tor the production of iil'iniinatinL; and othiT oii.s an most direct point of shipment tor the rich products of the western and central parts of the Dominion of Canuda, and for the exiensivc lumbermg districts of New Brunswick. At the same tunc tlie peculiar mmeral and other resources of the district, for which an extensive demand will probably spring up in the western cities, must contriLiute largely to the return freights. Tiie construction of the Bay Verte Caiud, between the Gulf of St. Lawrencj and the Bay of Innidy, is only a question of time, and when eft'.cted will add immensely to the importance of the proposed new harbour and railway as the nearest available point of shipment from the intercolonial Railway and New Brunswick to iLurojie. Tiu! Albrrt Railway, Tor about two thirds of the distance, will pass through a country peculiarly (av( urable for the construction of such a work. The remain- ing tiiird — being the central division — although it must traverse an elevated and undulating region, presents no unusual engineering dithculties. The steepest grade will mii exceed sevenry feet to a mile. It is conridently anticijiated that the Government subsidy of ;. lO.d';-) (ten thousand dollars; per mile wdl amply sutlice to defray at least one half of the cost of construction and equipment of the whole line. CHARLE.S ROBB, Civil aud Mining Engineer, St. John, N. B., 21th September, 18G7. Ao/p. — In view of the great discoveries made since the date of previous reports, it maybe thought that I under-cstimate (juantity ; but it should be borne in mind tliat I only take into account the very best No, 1 quahty— C. R. Sir William Logan-, tlic chief of tlie Geological Survey of Canada, savs: — I consider Mr. Cliarlcs Rol)l) a iv iblo milling engineer. He is nircful in ascertaiiiiiii; his lactn, gives tiiem ucci, lely, and stutes his coiioUisions con- scientiously. Report of Kdwakd Wadham, Lsq., C.E. I am well ac(|iminted with Mr. Archibald's property called ]Mary's Point in the Albert County, New L?runswick.whii:li 1 visited on two occasions, and care- fully examined and surveyed. It is a ju'onioiiiory, jutting out into the Bay of Fundy. and, with (grindstone Island, forms, as I was well assured, the best and safest harbour in the Bay of Fundy. My attention was particularly direi-ted to the valuable Quarries of Freestone whicii this ]iropprty contains. Tiiey consist of various beds of sandstone of uniform texture, and very durable. There are two colours, olive and light red, very ple^ising to the eye, and much prized tor statuary and monumental purposes, as well as a building material — I saw several buildings in New York, Phdadelphia and other cities of the United States and tlie Provinces built of stone from the>e Quarries, anand tons [ler annum, and the cpiantity might easily be largely mcreased. The protits, as estimated by the manager and others, were f3'H0 |)fr ton, and my inquiries at the time led me to believe that they were not exaggerated. Mary's Point, moreover, holds a commanding geographical jiosition with reference' to the general trade and navigation of the Bay of Fundy, and 1 have never seen a place better calculated for the sea terniinm of a large system of railways. The great extent of the "foreshores," owing to the exirai'idinary rise of the tide, make it most eligible for ship-building nd extensive manufacturing operations ; and the Quarries on the spot, and cheap timlier and wood in tiie neighbouriiooil, would render the building of wluirvcs, piers, warehouses, &c., a matter of trifling cost, compared with other localities whicli do not possess these advantages. The excellence of the harbour and the i/njie(as given to the trade when Mary's Point siiall be connecteil with the railway system of the Dominion of Canada by means of the Albert Railway, will necessarily attract population and enter])rise ; a Company, experimented with two varieties of the Cannemtk, and reports that he found them both v.ry good. One sample gave an illuminating power of 29 candles. Th.' other gave ;i7'7