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Ca.pita,l Stocls, ^300,000. - - - Sliares, ^5.00 ea-clx Incorporated under Act of the Province of New Brunswick, A. D., 1877. ST. JOHN, X. P.. iiriN-rr.T) at thk kaiia' tki.kciiapii stkam job room^. 1S77. HU DIliKCTOUS; J. 8. BoiKs DeVebeu. Es(i., M. P., Chnn-num. Messrs. HHNin' VAU(iHAN. Du. W. S. Harding. Chas. N. Sklnner, Q. C. Gf:o. S. RoRERTSox. ROB. ROBERTSON, Jr., Secy. Treox. HUGH R. R(^BERTSON, M. E., Chief Engineer and General Supermtendent. PROSPECTUS l)l' rilK NKW 15i!UN,>\VUK ANTHBAC r\ AL ilN J v^ iPANY HEAD OFFICE. ST. JOHN. N. B. Incorporated under Act of the Province of New Brunswick, A. D. 1877. Thf oliji ct for wliifli this ('Duipiuiv i> formnl is rlic ;ici|uiiin^' ainl <»p('ratin,L,M)f cTi'iniii valuaMi' coal iniiics, situati' at Man''^ P>asiii,, in tilt' County of ( 'liarlottc. ami {'rc-'viiuT of New !'>n>ns\vii'l;. cmIIciI tlu' Lfpn'aiix Aiitiii-aciti' < 'oal Mca-iiivs, the ( 'onipaiiy lioMiiii; j)oWfr umU'r the Art "to own, piiivlias.'. and have i^al and pi'i'sonal ''estate, for tlu' ])ur])()se of mining' for, raisin^', and pi'oenrini;- eoal "and othiT mineral sulistanees, the sinking- of all necessary }»it> and "shafts, and the constrnetion of all, and all niamiei-of wori;s, I'.r.'the "purpose of earryinu' out the ol))eets of the ('oni])an\, and to carry "on all the necessarv liusiness coiniected with the transpi.itarion I'\' "land or water of the coal to he mined and raised l»y the C"oui[)any, "and in sellinu', takinu; care of, and disnosinn' of the same." The Lepreaux Antliracite Coal Measures comprise a compact aria of .*^()0 acres of mineral ri^ht, situate on tlie Northern slioi-e of Mace's Easin, about the distance of twenty-six miles from the ( 'ity of St. John. Tile mim^ has l)een opened, ami a }>iospt«ctin,i;- shaft ha.^llel•n sunk to the depth of l.SO feet, disclosing a si'am of anthracite coal of 20 ft. G in. in breadth at tliis (h'pth. Coal taken fi'om the shaft has been subjected to a variety of pi'actical tests with the most favoral)le results, as per reports hereinafter sulijoined. The situation of the n\ineral riu;ht is on a jteninsula, on one side of which is water of suHicient depth to allow the approach of moderately sized vessels; on the other side, and within the distance 8 of 140 tV'ct of the pit Ilea*! of tlie W(7i'kinj^ shaft now being sunk, there is a ch'-nnel whicli will enahle vessels drawing; 12 feet of water to load at this short distance from the shaft; at a moderate expense tliis channel can be deepened for the approach of lar.v vessels. The route of the Graml Soutliern Railway, n'-,w building, is buttwoand one half miles distant, and will atibrd anotlier excellent means of conveyance. Thus, In' land ami water, advantages for transport are accessilde, that of themselves larm-lv increase the value of the discoveiv, for tlie coal can be put upon the market at :i small outlay — a greatr consideration. The coal indications denote three seams at iiitei\als on the pro- perty. On the juiddle one of which the prospecting shaft was suak, any I If] 11 (V .sunk. P feet of water lorate expense vessels. The is l)iittwoancI ^'Ht means of foj- transport k' value of the filial I outlay ■^ on the pro- '^^^g shaft Avas Wed a .i^radual i*le, as appears .U'ton, chemist Hiialv/ied the -^ty feet, with I The fixed earlton in tliiit iVdiu tln' SO f<'i't Icvd is KI.O.S in cxct'ss () feet ^'avc 7.^4 in dv nlvanee of tl us au-aiii ai d >ho\vs an iiierease of ^.S..S7 in s<'\rnt y feet. Johnson, ([Uotcd ly Dana. *;'ives a- ii avera;4-e i-csiilt of thi' anrdysi- iF tlie ''Antljracit t'S Oi. r enii.-\'l\'iLnia lie foil owini'' V«.l;itile ConiluiHtihlu MatttT .S.S4 Fixed Carl 11 111, S7.ir> Ash, 7.;{7 !IS.(!t) A comparison indicates a near approacli to tlie "Anthracites of Pennsylvania," and judyin^L;' from the ratio in which tlie i[nality has become better, it is a fair inference that a few nioi'e feet will i:'ive an article unsurjiasscd in quality by any. The fcdloNving extracts, from Reports oF [,1'actical tests, mad" at dililreiit intervals, testily to its value as a combustible and the suc- cess that has attended its use : . . 4..S8 . .o7.49 .3().S8 100.00 nperintendent finiens taken the subjoined I.L'7 .'^.78 78.51? lOO.(K) r).()() 3.7-J 100.00 FOI; SMELTING AND R)R,li Ihiiuc iUKl wUi^i.nt ;iiiy ~rii(iUe, ami fur smin' tiiuf ''n\u a 'Tfiit lif-it. tliii 'I'Ik! t'ltrnaco was tirwl witli tliis onal until the amount .-fiit (in 'ii.ai'd was (Mtnsumed. I'i: it was oli.'iuitiil (lilt tlioTj v.as a guod dual of I'artly consunK-d coal iuix'mI with a liidi tT. uiutliLT lot of .similar coal I Kinit ni an opt n i^ratt', and it aj'ju'aivil to Imi'ii liottor thcro th.'in in tho fun lace. Tin; latter had a tronL,' draft, and i;en r.itml suuli a hoat that it ]iartly nielti'd tlu: coal : in the ,i,'ratc the drift was much more nindd'ati;. and th m.stion slower, under ^\•llich cirei!!nsta,ncus it did not melt touetlie; o much I'i'i'U tlo,' mIioIc the coal jxMfoi'med as I e.\[iceteil a :-arfare coal •.\()uld di It is Tuiihiulitedlv of an anthracite nature. FOI! (VKXEJJAL ITKroslvS. E.itrart j'ro/i) Mr. ./n'l/i ('. KiirMi'ii'-< Urii'ir'. ''4th — Having made two thorouj,'h trials of its hurnini,' ([ualitie.^, [ .-im eou\inc!-d that it is a jtnre anthr.icite coal. The first test was made on tliM open hearth at the hlaoksmith's .sho[), and J fouml that after a small (piantity of wodd had liecn consumed, the coal ignited easily and lyurnt freely. After the interim of twelve minutes from tlie tii..^'. of kindling, the tire was liurning bright aiul cle.ar, with no clogging or coking. A fresh sujijil}- was then put on, and in tlftei'U minutes afterwards I distributed the lire and found the coal clear and hut very little burnt. The tire was again heaped together, .unl when one hour and one half had ela}isepen front stove, and ga\e the same convincing evidence of its being good ami ])U re anthracite coal. The heat imparted by this coal is 5 j)er cent, in excess of that fi'om the States, and the trials were in a most general manner satisfactory. Tlicso reports have lu'.'ii Itefore publisln d in fuJl. ALany tcsti- luonies from tlio.so wlio liavo \s'itn('ssiMl tiu- |R'ifoniiance of the coal as a combustible could be addt'd to the foreo-oino- were it necessary. Coal taken from the level to wliich tlie prospecting .sliaft wns sunk will command a piice nearly e([ual to the marlcet value of tlie best antliracite from the United States. Mr. Young states that lie will order this coal for his factory in preference to any, and he expressed his opinion that when those enoray,'ed in manufacturinu" and woikini; iron become acquainted with its merits, they, in his opiiuon, would do the same. ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF COAL IN DEPOSITS. •The lunuber of aeres of land inelude(l in the property being- placed at *}00, and the average breadtli of the seam detined to be 20 feet, give tlie number of tons of anthracite eoal in the deposit to be :^+- seam> mav \v b.. 1 to Vie coi| estimate ont-]ni1 I take 17 1 T o >u (juestioi ist, and Th..- discovel veyed contain ing »i.0( have pa leaving to the ] ariy su^ after m has be« drift ^^ at tiii> stage < pay in, 1 AviU 1 such reiiiai I'w of T^ ful C! shaft to p imuK of tA ii '1 was >M)i)siiiiif(], i to liiira lidtte'; f'tcl siii.ii ;i Jiojit [<' ni.Mlfrati., and ■til.;, .-;..llll!cl|. I- '■""! w<'ii].| ,1... f ■■ini i'.)ii\iiicij(l "'"1 J Idlllul ltc'0 4)o,sit to I II l)e to lie contained in the om- wliich lias Ixen examined. Placini; tln' estimated amount at thf i'o!'t'j;oing ll^■ul•es, ami allow ing a nominal out-]iut of 100 tons pel- di(ni for eveiy day in tlif yeai', it would take J 7!' years to exhaust tlie supply. This is a minimum e-^timate. T( o sum up, then. In a few words as to thi^ di.^co\er\', ii is un- (piestionably clear that an enormous deposit of Anthracite ("oal has been found, and oiif that drmand,> the attention both of the ca]atai- ist, aiiil of tliose wlio wish to devel(»|) the )'esources of tile eoimtry. Th.i' jtroprietiTs of those coal deposits luive ]ti'ospecte(l f(,r and tli.scovert'il the liefore (Icscrilieil Anthraeite Coal, and I'.a'.c c<,n- \'eyed thive hiuulred acres of the ndneral riL,hts of their ](ro]!iTty_ containing;', as is lielii'Vcd. at a mininuim e^timati' a ([uantity rxei-fd- ing- (I.OOO.OOO tons of coal to the C'ompaiiy. b)r whii'h the L'ompaiiy lia\r paid them the sum of i^2()0,()00 in the stock of the (.'onij[»any, lea\in^' 20,000 sliares open foi' subscription, A\hich ai''' now ohercdi to the public on the following terms, vi.': :-— Tw cnty-fix c p-r cent, of aiiy subscription to lie first calh/d. and to lie ])aid at an early date after such subscription has in.'en made. \Vh -u the workinu,' '-hafc has been sank to the de}ith of two InuHlrcd feet, or tlLeivalxaits. a drift will lie made into the seam of coal which has Ix'cn prospfcttd, at tins period, and wh"n operatiojis ha\'e been ad\ancfd tn the stage of raising coal, tlicn any subscriber \vill ha\f the option of paying fifty j)er cent, more — or in all sevi'nty-fi\'e pel' cent.— which will lie jiccepteil in full foi' }»aid u]» stock (;f the aiuoinit of ;uiy such sul>scription, oi- nuiy f(;rfeit his stnck without inctirring or remaining under any further lialiility. Twenty-five pei' cent, of the amount offered for sale, or the sum of Twentv-tive thousand dollars, it has been ccjiicluded, after a care- ful calculation, will In. a sutHcient amount to complete the working shaft (which is now being sunk; to the depth abo\e mentioned, als(j to [ilace on the property all machinery, wharves, buildings, \:c., immediately neces.-ary for raising and .shipping coal; hence the call of twenty-tive per cent, as above stated will ahjne 1 le made until this 12 fact sliall ]ia\c 1 x-rn acfoiin* -lic'l, ami till' fuH value of rlic inin e \\i II 1 ia\<' 1. ■ell asccrtaiiK .1 ainl l|l■lll()ll^t nwi-il Tl ii> aiTani't-iiiciit. tli<.' ( 'oiiipany tliiiik, will he ctmsidiM'cil liiicra! tDwauls tliose avIio may iiicliiif rn invest, — lu-cause tlie final and ereater ])ay!'ient, an-l that t(», witli an abatement, — is only to lie made after fnll knowlede-.. lia^ lieen a('(]iiii-ed and the er<'at A'alue of tlie coal deposit ascertained. wi ih til le provis(j and reservation in lavoi' of the suhscrilx/i )f til tliat throuifh any unforsecn can>^e, the reasonable ex]iectations as to value shouM not he I'ealized to the fullest extent, tlie privih.-ge of witli- di-awal is extemled. line of the i:iii)f lii> ;in7uii..-iiici)t, iJUils tllosr ^y]\,, 'i' pavMi'ju, a?). I 1' full kiiowlf.fl »n>it asccjtaiiit (1. iltsciilMT that if, tioiis as to valuo •ivili.'ov of witli- liii I