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PROSPECTUS 
 
 OF 'IIIK 
 
 INTEllNATIONAL 
 
 GOiJ) MINING COMPANY. 
 
 This Company is formed for the purpose of pur- 
 chasing, working, leasing and selling mining lands 
 and mining rights in tlie British iS'ortli American 
 Provinces and in other localiiies. 
 
 The present property of the Cnmj)aay consists of 
 twenty-live thousand acres (25,00;)) o( land, in Canada 
 East. Thcs(; lands have been seleeted by James 
 Reed, Esq., M. 1). ; a gentlemim, who for the last 
 fifteen years has been connected with min''ig enter- 
 prises in Canada, and wlio, with several able assis- 
 tants, has, daring the past three years, devoted hims(;lf 
 to the examination of the Gold fields in the Chaudiere 
 District. TIk; lots tliat he has selected arc the very 
 best part of the. Gold bearing lands of Canada. 
 
 Especiid attention is invited to the character of the 
 title to this property. 
 
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 Tl)'- title IS eiihiT in fef simple from ll,f Crown 
 (which is thn (mx^ with all hut «()0 iUMcs), or ns in 
 the c-as<' of llirsc .SO) norcs, foiisisis of the s xchivivc 
 iiiinin.i,' rii^ht, (hrivcd fi(^m Ihc ow/vrs of ihc f.c. 
 
 Th(> foliowin- \< a I'-'ncrnl (h'scripiion of th" Com- 
 pany's property : 
 
 3iOS H'-ies iiithe'rowNsmi' ok Sl'A L1)I\(;, ja the 
 lifsi ranire, front in- on the Cir \.:i)ir:ui: Rivkk for uj)- 
 wiuvl- o{sev^ntirn mil's, iiichidin:^ the liiver Xcbiu")!;.-: 
 i\>i- two mih's, both si.!, s;. See Ma[). H. 'j'iih', fee 
 siiliph' a!)s;)hi1c. 
 
 2Sliil acres in the TowNsun- or GA VJl IKS'l', 
 fronfin^r on the Chaiuliere River for /(„ yjr/A.v, ae.l 
 traversed by the Rivers Drolet 'i^^u] Ew^ruw \or sei-rv 
 m'Vfv both sides. Sec INIap C. Tiih'', fee siiiiple 
 absolute. 
 
 2fibSacres inthoTowxsuiporSIIKM.EY, frontin- 
 oii the River (Mjavidierc, onr mil(\ and travers( d b\ 
 the River (jrande Condce for six miles. 8( e M;i|) I). 
 Tith>, fee simph^ absohite, 
 
 1(> I acres in the Township of ,1 HliSRV, frontiii-r on 
 the River Chaiidi6re, and travorserl by the Staiibrd 
 Rfver. Tith>, fee simph' absohite: — likewise in t]i(> 
 same Township, 800 ;,,'res froniini^ on the Chandiere 
 and Stafford Riv("rs for thne mllos. T\\\r in fins 
 end)raees all mining rii,dits, which an' exclusive, p-r- 
 IX'tiinl, and fr<-(> from all rental. Sec ^^lp K^ 
 
 00 arpcnts in the Seignicny of St. Georijfe Anbert 
 Gallion, with 2\ ar|.)ents of frontage on the River 
 Chaudiere. Tiije, tJi,- frontage on' lh'" river bv h;d!' 
 an n<a-e in depth in fee simple, and iIk- mining 
 rights over the balance of the GO arjients. See Map V. 
 1145 acres in Ijje Townships of IJNIKRK and 
 MARLOW, traversed by the Rivek du Loi,-)- and the 
 
 
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 00(. :,.-,vs i„ ,1,.. Tow>>Mn. ok CR A\H,)(k>s p 
 
 ,. '-' "•;:;■• '" "'" '•"-'' <>i' St. ivn,,.;. .,„ ,„.. 
 
 'i"'N J''<- >in.|)l.'t.f)<ol.,l,.. S<'o \rn|, Ij 
 
 ;>y;lH> liner Noh-e and i.. rnbntavu. ,0,',.. JJ,! ' 
 i'Ht', ko sinipl,. ahsolnl.v S.'oAIap J. 
 
 .'35GS acrrs in ,|,o Tows.iuv or UOf.KTTF t.a 
 ver^-cl In- th,. RoI,.n,. llWn- for s^.rn nni. s Tau' 
 ^^'<' sinipir ah..oh,f-.. Sr.. Map | 
 Jot.. 23,000 A.KKs, wnn oveh OVK IILN 
 
 llHrEin^NCl^^ To ArC()MI>AXV MAPS. 
 
 MapA.slunvs fno Gokl lu.u-ini^distri.,. of Canada 
 - Hovenop., by actual ,.ologi.al .,..,• J t 
 <liroctionolSirWi!}ia,u J.ocran. 
 
 The ^-'^, c-oloivd iii red on l!,.. olh.r n.aps, a.v. Ifu- 
 
 r-per,y of Uus company ;,h<. yellow stn.:.!.:,,,,,;^^ 
 the jpiarfz conr^scs. 
 
 As tli(. properly referred I0 in the iore.roin.. o^neril 
 
 Heser,p,ione.iendsovera vast area of land a^cUvat.; 
 't 1ms been tho.ighi advisable to describe eael, luS 
 or section soparaiely. ' 
 
The luruls, iti ihr. Townshii, of Spalding, all IVoni 
 on t!:.. so.aii si.lo (,ftho Vfaiii ChaiidiAr.! rivrr for 
 upwi.nis o(s>wnfrcn y///7ev, besides b.<ini,M.avi>rsr(J 
 by.scvr,;,! minor slr.ui.s and llic VclHuliis rivrr, all 
 ofvvliir!,, (or il)<-ir,vat(«r part of tj„. .s,„inM r s.>ason, 
 e;in supply a sii(ii,;i,„r>y of wal. r ior i^old washjni,^ 
 purposes. Th.- fail on ihr M.-iin ('lia.,r^i^,o and oi, 
 th'^ I'ss.T stivanis is so j^^ivat, that tlir,.,. rivers can 
 willio,,! dilficuKy, 1... daoiiHcd at -■wry n.i|.«, a/id l),d 
 wain- iililiz-d by brin- div."rlr<I f.oin the river-beds 
 (nalnie^s .rreaf s|,,i;-e and d-posit for -old), r,nd 
 'li>-eei,.,i a-ainst llie ba.d<s of the strains and over the 
 immense alluvial dais, wUieh abound in Ihis bloek. 
 
 Some of these Hals formed by iho alJnvial d(>posif8 
 of suece^sivo ages ar(> ji.-arly a niflc in periphery, 
 Xnmerous quartz veins eross this block, which, ilu 
 doubt contain some of die original masses of wcallh, 
 wheiHMwr.unblcd the parlielcs of gold scatleiod in the' 
 river-hcds and in the alluvions. 
 
 This block Qf land is well timbered with magnifi- 
 oont i.ine, spruce, .-Im, birch and maple of great 
 value, vvdiieh can be sold at a high price to lumberer^ 
 who xvouid take it U, Quebec ; a large quantify 
 woxiU also l)e n-cpiired for carrying on the ndnino 
 operations. Cold, black sand, quarlzand iron p^rite. 
 have been found on several parts of this traiit/ The 
 land, immediately oppf>sile on the north sido of the 
 nv(M- for seven miles, forms a ))art of the prop(;rty of 
 the Reciprocity Mining Comijut^y. j.ovver down ihe 
 international Company holds the lands on both .-^ides 
 of th<. riv(uv in Spalding an.i Gayliurst for ten miles. 
 
 The lands in the Township of Gayhurst all front 
 
 on the north side of the Main Chaudiore river for ten 
 
 >miles, and for these ten ndles, are immediately oppo- 
 
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 ^iUMlR- Compnny's lo.s ,„ u,. Township of S.nl.linft- 
 .^itung tkr Compam, the ahsohie control ofthi.s r/v; r 
 for I. amies. Th. CoMi,,.ny'.s iami. .m,,,,! i;..- o„. 
 ""'" '"'''^^^^'' '^^^'^ of th. rivrr. Tlns|,|.,,|. ,, .,,,., 
 travor8..l by iIh- rWn, |,,„,„t ,^,,, j.„^,.,,;„ ,^^^. J.^ 
 
 miles. Tl.nv mv .ev,.,al M„,r. S.tks on tin. |,l„.k 
 
 ^«A d,'i>.a., t,lark sarul, a,.ply I.,...,,., as to ih,- Spald- 
 ing- lands. ' 
 
 Tl.o lands in il... Toxvn.shi,, ofSHKNr.v from ..a the 
 Mam nv.r Cl.a.uli.ro on. nnh, and a,, iravorsod 
 t mmgl. iludr cmin' Imo,!. by il,o rivrr (inu.d. (^uuloo 
 Ihis block has boon lhoron,:^hly prosprcK^d dnriniMli. 
 }>a..t .nmmer; .i^old i.a. b,.,,, foTu.d at id'trcn .lillrrenf 
 place, on if, and nnmerous .i„a,i. v<.ins, in.pn.<^na(od 
 With :mn pynt.. an<l Akokntu-i^kous GAr.K^., have 
 boon d,scove.vd, traversing tin. property. A eonsi- 
 'iorable /^d occurs on the Grande Coudee, an itnniense 
 McMsalthe Toot of dd^- full, which, it is the opinion 
 ol praeln.d ndners, con„i.,is a -reat quantity of^old 
 xvith no ,h„d)t many of the iarirost nxed nno<a.is 
 
 This opinion js formed, in eonse(,uenec' of ^old ' 
 havm- be. n lound in a v.ry eonsidrrabh' extent both 
 above a.td Indow the falls. Th. river, ,nst above th. 
 fails, eo.dd be easily damme<l ,o ibrni a h.ad of 
 water for hydraulic -old washin-, and diverlerl from 
 ;ts course, thus preventing th(> wafer f^on. rmmin'^ 
 into Ihe hole; thr water en;dd then l)e p^an,ped out 
 by means of a water-wh.-el, turned bv the water 
 commi^^overthodam, and the gold, which mn,t be 
 thousands of dollars worth, could then he (-asilv ex- 
 tniei,.d from the l)oltom of iju- hoh-. All alun- the 
 banks ol ihc Grande Condee large alluvial de,^sit8 
 exists, containing gold, which conld easily b, ,vasbed 
 
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 (•III l>y the \v:ilfr< ..( tin- ri . i. i;,;. |,|,., ,, ,. ,.,,„>|. 
 •lerahly iiii|,tov((l, several lioii^-^ ;ii<. civctrd ti,„,ij ji. 
 I"ii<' (i(>v< riiiii.'fil lii.v. luadr ;, ^nn.l roail past tlii> 
 |)r(.|)f>rfy, wliicli JicNtMiiinn.T is in he coniiniied (o 
 Spaldinirand (iaylmrM, situaK-d iiJ,-li( r u|, Au- river. 
 The properly on the ..-ast side of this hlock i, ownni 
 l>y llie ^\. I/iureii.-e Miiiinrr Coiiipnny >! Husion, 
 selr.'lcul hy Count de lloiii rnmud, who \va,- aided hy 
 un ((Ilfient sfairdexph.rers, Dr. IJeed l-i,,- ..„.. «Il 
 the party- ('(innt de (ioitcriiii. nd's report eaii he seen 
 at llie ojliee of the Cornjiaiiv. 
 
 The 1. lock, situated in flie Township oIJkhskv and 
 llie Seigniory of St (Jeor!,^' Aiiher! <;a]li(m afhl fronl- 
 ino on the Chaudiere and Siafrord rivei^, i> ,.|' err,. at 
 iniporlarice and \alue. l^pMards i,i' tivrnli/sir, hightt, 
 mdallifirouH qutirtz veins rnn throuijh this pr^.perty. 
 Specimens ofcjiiartz from this iraet have heen assayed 
 by Professor Kent of Ni'W VorK, who reports the re- 
 Huh of the analysis, thus : 
 
 Onid $19.38 
 
 Silv(>r 2.18 Total $,21.56 
 
 per ton of 2000 pounds. * The spceiracns analyzed 
 by professor Kent for this C(.nipany, w,'re taken from 
 the smfaee, promiscuously from the dillerenr veins. 
 This prop.erty indudrfi on: side oftheksscr Chamliire 
 talk. At the foot of these falls, a <rreat many cpiartz 
 veins occur, a lariro ([uanlity ofo-oid ha.- been fouml 
 her«, incbidingsome nuii^geis of half a pound \\< ight. 
 Eight pounds of gold were found in the Siatllrd 
 stream, in prospecting during the past sun!m<>r. This 
 
 * ''The .ivei.ige yield of the Fn'iuonl rock ia Alannu.-^ii (.•..iiri- 
 ' tv ,. loiateeii iluUar.s to t(,e Inn, of i|,e .SiL-ir;, Ifutlo nmk in 
 ••Mi'na C.iuM-y i,s eighteen dollans." See IliUci uii (iold 
 Mines, pa lie 31. 
 
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 stream, loi- 1.; ;h If, , III iiiciiKlrd in ilu-^ ('(nupaiiy'.s 
 |)rt»iH'rty, i^ >»m.' >iiccr'svi(*u ol" rapids and v.altT t;dh, 
 atr.irdiri^r ...udi- iiiii pnwr u, drive any (jitaniil\ ol 
 quarlx mill-, m .-u|)|)Iying a su/licicncv ol" watf r (or 
 thc piir|)(.>( ; <>r itllnviil wnsliin:,'. Tin- band- of 
 (juart^i wliicli ( i-()>s ih,. hluck, are rclcrnil tu hy I'rr)- 
 (vHHor VVurl/, iu his rcpf»rl lu iIk; U<'(i|MO(iiv Mmin" 
 C()m|)any, al pai^'r l(j, " Another \er\ niimerou.s set 
 " ol'surli lodes eros-es jnst al-ove Si. (ieor^'c, Sic." 
 A saw-mill i^ en t ted o;i the Stalldrd sireaiii, a very 
 necessary iidjimet in carrying on minim/ operaiion.s. 
 The Towadiip of Jersey al this point, i. dso referred 
 (() hy Sir William Koi^'an in his woilv i)reviously 
 allmh'd to, pa^'e * li. 
 
 'I'he hloek, in Uk; Townsiiijis of fJni(Te wad Mar- 
 h)\v, is situated on the River du I.onp wnd the Mo- 
 niimeni Slream, a tributary ot* the River du Luup. 
 I'liotisands ol" doUars worth of gohl have becii taken 
 out of these rivers ; immense (piartz lodes are also 
 Ibiind here, imprei,'nated with iron pyritoH, copper 
 and galena ; and native gold has been Ibtmd liert> in 
 the cpiarix l.-y I'rolessor II. V. Hind iu several plaees ; 
 liie Prol'essor in his report to the River da J.oiip Gold 
 xVIining Company of iioston, states that during th(i 
 .summer of 18(11, he found gohi in tlu (juartz, sand, 
 and gravels of the River du Loup iuid iis tributaries, 
 Wo wouhl advi,se all wdjo can procure tlii.v. able report 
 to peruse it carefully. 
 
 To prove the richness of the diggings on the River 
 du. Loup and its tributaries, we extract the following 
 from Sir VV. E. Logan's able 'work ou the Geology of 
 Canada 18()3, page.s 739, 7 la : 
 
 " In thr' years 1851 and 185.], an experim''nt of 
 " this kiiul, on a considerable .scale was tried by the 
 
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 " (",in;i.<:i (!o!,! NTinini' ('ompaiiy on H..- Kivrr <lii 
 '''"'•■ '' ' •' -•■•''iM ;i(l »|)t('(l lor ill.- -^t |)iir;itit>ti oi" 
 " il.«' tifol.l li... I lir -r;,v .| xvns .-similnr lo ifiai used 
 •* ill Coiiiwiill in Wiisliiu^r (or ;j||„viahiri. The i^ruvcl 
 •' Innn ahout llnv.xighlhs c)!' an acre, \\ uIi ;,(■ :,\«.raj,/p 
 ^' iliicluM;^,: ,»!' two frvt, uis wasluj.l dorin^' ili<; 
 •' sniniiicr 1«.)1, and yicM.-cl two fhou.-^and ono Iniri- 
 '' dnd and s.Mn i^'tin^wcii/lits of ifold ; of which 
 " one hmidird and sixty wvro in iI,m jorm ..|' line 
 " dri-i, minuird u-iUi ah.jut u ton <.f hhick iron sand, 
 " ih.' h.Mvy r«!8i(hu: of fho washini's. Th.<iv upro 
 " M'vrrd piccf.s of ^old weighin:> over an ounce and 
 '' oni! I'i7 |nnny\vci£rhts. 
 
 " In I.Sj3 ;d)oiit livooighf lis of nu aciv (.f gravel 
 '' wen washed at \\\h plaee, and the total amount 
 " of «<.)!.| obtain,-,! was 2,SH() j)enny\vei:<hts, vMn ■,! 
 " ;it ^J.. 100. 00." 
 
 These and odior remarks hy Sir W. K. j.oi^.an on 
 111' River .111 I onp and its trihnlari.^, are tlje jnost 
 (ioneiiHive proof of the richne.ss of this j,kH-k of tho 
 Company's proporty and of the irnrnensf; rrtiirns that 
 may h.- realized from it. 
 
 The Kennebec Hoad, ij,r main road between Ca- 
 nada and t!. .Siau. of Maine, erosf^es through these 
 !'>'s CoMNJd.^rable itnprovernents, have been made 
 hiM-e, e<in.<isiin<> o[ extensive el<-arin,<Ts and buildint^s, 
 being the near..-st settlement in Canada to thebound;rry 
 lin- This spot will hereafteT beeomo an important 
 Hf(>ii|)!ni; plaee, 
 
 ^ 'I'he tract, on the Gilbert river, in the Pari.«h of St. 
 Francis and in the Township of CranlHuirne, is the 
 •nost important l.Ioek in the possession of the Com- 
 pany. The liver Gilbert takes its rise in a very 
 elevated mountain on ihi^? properly in the Township of 
 
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 CnmluMun.; ; ndd ii was on iliis river llml (JoKI wfi.s 
 ^^^^' " ■ , ,: iij»\ViinlHnrtliiri\-^ix years 
 
 ai^'o l.t, .I.Mui's Ijoutfliis, a|,ou! i\\. Ivr v-Mr^ niiu'o, 
 ohtMiii.-(! over ip\r,mn woriii fioiti ;. smnll pafolict 
 I.Hi.l, n.'iir llu' junction ■ ,,,,.; ..-ill, ih, Clir.ii- 
 
 (Iirr->, bnt not Ix-in-r •■ I, i,, j,ivv,«nl ilu; lahor.-r^ iVoni 
 st<-ulin;r !|„. ^,(,1(1^ j„. ^^,.,^. ecmi|«'lli-<I to •alKinrlon op* - 
 rations. h'or scvcr.il years siibsrcju-'nt. il,p native 
 French Canadians ocrasionally found liere an.l there 
 alon^r the I iver rich dij2.<^in,-<, l.nt it nv;jm not until the 
 snninier ot 180;], that th«' extr<uic richiic.'^ oC these 
 dij,'irin:.'s attracted ih<- ailcnlion o|' liic pul.li.-. The 
 Poulins IJrother-^, ihnr in number, havin^r discovered 
 iioh diiry;ings on lot- 19, J(» an<l 2.1 in the DeLery 
 concession of the Parish o! St I'n.ncis, nuud^ers 
 rushed to tlie spot, and. I 1 ■ n\- . lib..- ^liori. '.pac(! 
 of Time, a Iari,'e :niioiint ol' irnhl uas irot on! So 
 great iU) ( <-it< iri.rii -,;, «icait (| at t iii- di ^covfrv 
 tlirit U\r (.overiiiii "n! despatched a si-'cial au"it, Mr 
 Jiidah, to ir.rf.-iitrat.' ! u-pov! ,,n ihis iu.portant 
 devehfUMuMit. Air .)ii.b.ihV report was pld)h^hed in 
 Sepfrnil)cr I8fj,5, copies Of which can be j.ad at lh(! 
 odico of this Company. In ilir ^umrlic^ ol ISfl.'}, 
 ii|?\vards ,,r ^l>5,000 worth ot" ir,,|,| ^vas lrd.cn out of 
 Jols :20 and 31, including -evmal nuii<j[ets of over two 
 •pounds weiglit c;,oli. Tliesc lot.s w-mv purcliascd by 
 Dr. Reed, wdio, duiinii: the past .-u miner, leased, 
 merely for the season, fiitcni claims to as many small 
 Companies of Miners for SIOLU These rinncrs look 
 out over f 10,000 worth of gold, and have no! w ;ij-kcd 
 "ul moi(< tlian one hali'lheir claims. Allogeilicr not 
 more than three snperbcial acres have been \vork<'d, 
 and owing to tli.' rude apj)liance,s whi(di the miners 
 had in Use, none of the fme gold has been Kavt;d, and 
 
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 ■the din I' 111 he prDfiiiihly rc-wastUMi, by iisinu' inac.lii- 
 ncry iiud maicrinl propily adapted lor ilu; piirpo.^e. 
 In proiif cf tilt' aiiiiv," ?itateiiic?its ; tlic foilowii)" is a 
 tHijjy ol' :. h-ncr, a)drc>st'(J to ])r. Re..,! hy C. J. 
 D(" IJclici.'UiiK', Ksij,, !h.,' (iovi'i-iimcnt (Juid Coni- 
 missioiKM': 
 
 St. Fu.vN<;i»is, HKAircK, -Ith Dcccinber, lb«)l. 
 Siri--lij reply lo your note oi'il.e 1st iiislniU, re- 
 <piesli;:i;- Mie k) itjlurni you of the prol)al>!e ainoiiiit of 
 <^^old lal^eii out of your \<)\^ on ihe River GilhrTt, viz: 
 lots >0 and .31 ill tlu.' dc. J.ery eoiKessioii of the I'arish 
 of St. FraJi(;.«i.s, I b -g i^, siiite, \\v,y\ the amount taken 
 out u'-asovor'^lU,OUO wordi^, the lar^oit nuggets taken 
 out this year, were taken from y-nir elainis. 
 
 The rhtiius \vorked by Herlriiid and Sleh>, bv 
 Abbott and Sinitli, Maraiida and (jlliers were highly 
 iue; ; , ;hese men ili mad<' large Nimis of money. 
 * I. ha\'e Ihe iionor to be, 
 
 Sir, 
 Yonr most obedient servant, 
 
 C. J. de BELLFFFLILU:, 
 (Jold (^)!nmissioner, Chandiore Division. 
 
 To ]^K. .1 AMI-; R.E^l), 
 
 St. Fraiieois, Heauce. 
 
 This ]eii<'r is die most eoncdusive proof of the vahio 
 of this projXMly', 
 
 A large band nf highly metalliferous qufirlz, im- 
 preguale'd witli iron pyrites and gold, extends ih.oiio'Ii 
 th'' whole 'ength of these lots. It <'rosses the River 
 Gilbert at iho eenlre of ihis property, and il was in 
 the in.nnediate vieinity of this (piarlz li. )i the largest 
 nug^els, allnd^-d to in Mr. de Belh-lenilie's letter, 
 were found; b-sides which many pieces of qiiari^, 
 
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 containiiig o(,I(|^ \:,.ihl,. lo tb aui. ■. ■- ■ ,> ,i; . 
 coverocl hero. 
 
 'I'his ([iiar1;< viMii hns lifu \r.\t ■■• • DcviTs 
 
 rnj)i(,ls ill ih.' vi\cr i ': ' ■ ■ 
 Prolcssor W.iil/, ,;. !;;- !■ m, ■ " 
 
 Miiiiii;^^ CoiniJfuiy, iIk; owners oi lot^ ,>,. i . tn^l 16 m 
 tli(> s;uiu! concession, I)mi a aliorl dishtnvc. fowir Jown 
 the rivrr. The following is au v\\r-.<\ ''vu !',..: -,.,,: 
 Wiirt/' n-povf, jiu^re KJ. 
 
 " Just, aliove St. Fr;in,'N, cross iiii:>' t'l- river ii."ar 
 • iic point known as ii„. Devil's rapi'l-^, a number 
 " of Mich lodes was oh.M'rvcd, several of which wcr" 
 '' very Jar-(v. 'i'li;. coiirv ,,f liiese lotien wonUl lake 
 '' Ihcni aoros> ihe bed (.f ifie (ibherf, tviorthf ahoce the 
 " points on the pmprrtii of /,oii)- c;)mi)aiu/, and ollier>i 
 '^ where 'Mii^gings" iov now beiiu carried on, so 
 ''rich that 30(1 wvn are staled rV/'''/«?//// to be now 
 " taking' out at le;,>*t ^\^0{j{) ;, ^l.^y'.^ 
 
 Sir VViliiani M Lounti, in his valuable work on the 
 Ge.^lo'^y of Can:i(h,, piirr 731), .^w.^k'na; of these 
 quartz lodes, ^.tntes ; 'vit is probable tiial these and 
 " similar (piartz veins iniiy be v. ron;j;iil w idi laolif.'' 
 With regard U^ tliis same lode nt die l)cvil's r.ipids, 
 some of the slaleui^ails ni ide by Sir William are of 
 ihe hii^hest importance. ()n pa^e oil he .suys, that 
 this vein cotitains in a 1,'angue or([u oi/, silvei-jeid 
 ore, ^.idjihurel of zinc, arsenical pyrites, .•ommon and 
 miigneti<' pyrites with nativk oot.o. One .>;)mple of 
 the silver lead ore '^nve ,]2, :niolher ;]7 and anoUier 
 not Jt>>- di;u! J'iij oc.n; I'.'s OF sit.\r:!; 'in lui: 'ro.\. 
 The j)yrites gave aboil! six ..imee- of an ;illov of irold 
 and silver per ton, Inn ihi' ^ ; ■• i of gold in p.is 
 
 does not appear to have bem ilcicrmie ed. d'lie mo-t 
 rcDiarivablc residt, however, was ['hd wiiii ic if iid(> 
 
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 or sulpliurct of zinc, this Jode yifJdcd :i.t the rate of 
 over vixK ou.vcrs to 'jur. xo.v, a ivv),i.: yellow uold, 
 »'.()i)i;iiniiiq a iiorlioti of silvci; iiiuiel! rminod. 
 
 Thr-c ivsults iiiusi. ])c ffgar.Jed as ninply sufliciont 
 to jii>tii'\ ihc. hclifi ilr. I llif iT.Ald i'nvml ill the (Jio-(rinL"-s 
 I'lliip (.Hlhoit, si;u;il(M..i as suited above, n(>ar where 
 this and its ussociaied lodes cross lh(^ river on the 
 Company's property, was deriv .d frou] Uwse veins. 
 
 The I(Ws in Cu.\.viioi!RNi: are situated on the Cian- 
 ho'.Miie Monniain, (Mnbraeiiii,^ soioxu.-s of the Gi)l)ert 
 rivf>r. This niomitain is eon)pos<>d principally of 
 serpentine', blat Iv .slate, quartz veins and innnense 
 boulder-^ of magnetic iron. Tiie quaru-- veins are 
 very nvunerons and \aiy from a few inches to several 
 yards in lliicknciss; they jiave the same direclion and 
 bearing, as tltotn' found at Ihc D( vH's rapids, and on 
 liie Gilbert furtiier down Ihe river ; Jhe probability is 
 that fhey are the continuation of the same lodes. 
 These, iod".-! are )ni))re£niated wiiii .i^r^ld, iron pyrites, 
 silver bearuig h';id luid copper. It has been esta- 
 blislied that tlii; alluvion- on the Gilbert contain at 
 least 8 grains 1o the bushel, this washed by pp.ns or 
 <rnf!l(>s p:iys well, l)Ul if washed hy Ihe IJydraidic 
 nit.Mhod, as practised in CalilA)rnia the profits wonld 
 be imnjcnse. This rivei offers every facility Ibr 
 -(Carrying on .y;old mining- operations with econotny ; 
 splendid tiinl)er alionnds on the ))anks and on liie 
 hills on Innh ^^ides, while ih(> water ]»)wer at all 
 seasons is arnp!(^ either for washing the drift or for 
 driving crushing machines. '.rhes<- advantages, cou- 
 pled with the i)enefil of good roads, the proximity to 
 Quebec, only 15 miles, and the cheapness and abun- 
 dance oflabor, make this one of the most advantageous 
 spots for .gold mining in Cinada. Two lines of t<tages 
 
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 arc running to the Giihcrt, they perform the (li>i;incc 
 in eit^lit Ikmits. 
 
 The block., .situaU'd in i!,c Townships of T-u,o,\, 
 Pankt and Ror.KTTK <»n the rivers Daaqnaiii, Noire 
 and Rolf'ii(.Ji;,v(>only i;eeii partially exj)lore(l ; iicv,M" 
 tlielcss, ijold has been found on eaeh of these rivers, 
 and hirn;e bands of (jnail/ iiave been diM-ov<Mvd, 
 traversing a great nianyofih(> h-t<. Thi.- poition of 
 the Company's prop!'rl\ is situated direeijy iii die r.-,ii 
 of the goUl forniaHon iif ('nii(id(u and "rrat re-idis 
 ar" (a)Jiridenily expeeled iVoju it ; the latid is of ex- 
 ceHent ([iedity, u-eil wateri'd and vo\"\-vA with a 
 f^ph-'ndid growth of pine, eefhir, spruee, bireh an^l 
 maple trees. J')Isml:th has hwa found on th( se hinds. 
 
 It lia.s lieen eleariy established, without a >ha(h)w 
 of donbt, by repeated experiments on a hir^^e ■<cn\i^ 
 eoridneted, on several oeeasions, by Sir William 
 Logan in person, I'rofessor 11. Y. Hind, Couin de 
 fJolternuuid and others, that t!ie averaire .'|ii;intitv of 
 goM, to the bushel of gravel taken from the b;:Mks of 
 lh(^ Chaudiere river ruid its triiiutaries, is not le 
 
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 three and one half grains. Mr. \V. P. liluke, in a 
 report on the i^old miti's of the Stale of (ieorgia, 
 states, that I'arth, containing '.ne tt-intij-fifth of a grain 
 of gold to the busli(d,eiin f)e ])r(»lit;ibly worked by the 
 Hydraulic uiethod. Assiotdni.;- that each iiu.-hel of 
 earth, on the j)lateaus of the Cliaudiere, Xebuelliij, 
 Droiei, ICugenie, Grande (..'(Uidee, S:;dH)rd, Monument, 
 Gilbert, Daaquam, Ho!ett(>, .Voire and other smaller 
 streatns on the Gompany's prit|)erty, contains three 
 grains of gold, it follows that this earth will b.^sevent\- 
 live limes rielier ihaji tiie earth that can be proliiably 
 worked in the State of Georgia : labor and nrovi-^inny 
 in both cases being considered e(jaal. (ience it will 
 
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 appi'.'ir, !li;it \\ ill; every iillowanrc Tcir wani of luiifor- 
 mity ill l!ic <iistri!)!Mi(t(i.ol'n-(,|(i " ihroii^'ioi;! i)i.' /Irilf, 
 '\'l'i< ii "i:t;. t» • iiii'iitor or less ii) (juanliiy \\,;\n ihe 
 ('\|)L'riiu:i)i;il trinis liiive shown, ih.-re is a ^\•i,l(> 
 inari^in to he aii,)\MMl, l.el'orc (lie viih;e of i|,e ,|,-i(V 
 ^^"ol)|(l -^)i,|< lo ihc se'ile o( luerr " prolilable " work jn;:r>. 
 
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 ^"'■'tn!)l caii Ite cnti-rlaiiird res|)ee!jiio- the eorri- 
 nievcJal valrio oi" ilie jjiopciiios oi" ihe Compaiiv, il 
 prope,iy 1,1,. -iiMf.fi. Tiiorisaiuls of claims can he 
 icasco oiii !o ;(ic f.'ii^rov!'-, for ilic washiiii,'' season, '^jx 
 monllis, iir j)r!ces ran.'^ini' Inaii ^,i to ^'200 for evcrv 
 lifly f''«'I, In'Miin:,' on ili- river. Tiif Conipanv conl-i 
 a!.so sell or lease ont larij(a- |)oriioi)s ol" their pr()|Ha-iv 
 lo small (.'ranpanies of Min a-s lor t\V(» or tnore vi a!>. 
 Willi the e\pfavlitlire ol' a few tlioUsmjd dollar-', 
 (Janis coiiN !>•■ pLa'cil acvo^s tlio rivers at siiilal)!(> 
 |)lac;-s, e^i;.' livhinLT a ii-nd .,( water, wlienec the 
 water lauild he conducted in canals or lliiujcs lo in- 
 dividual mil! a's, or -ni^di comj)anics of dige^crs, \\ ho 
 Would he ehid lo pay loi the ihc of die waler at a 
 certain rate par day or r.oiitli. 'I'lic dammino- nj) of 
 til" ri\e. - woidii -A^o liav.- tJu; cH'ct ol'drvii;!;- up the 
 ■"" ■ : li ! ' 111 the numerous faJh- atul rapirls, 
 i'l 111'' '■!'' " li"'!s. ii-om wldfdi an awrnious (iinount of 
 i^old tr till I he oht iiii'd. 
 
 The \< i- •t' these rivers may he reirfirded as na- 
 tural si::; r ; i,di have been cn^a"(l for a:.r<'s in 
 
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 ' N ei n,, ;:ir liiacit, 60 bixhels of sfravel from fho Ix^i ct 
 ihf stu'iini. aaVL' 7 gr;i;!i.s ol^ iiol.i to tlu) basiiel —frty/oft/ o/' 
 Ctinuht 1^03. 
 
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 tMC op{>ratioi> .,1 scpiir.'itiMij; t!ir :v,,U jVo ,i ii ,■ :;iiaiiz 
 ;iiKi ilrilt, itnr! li;ivr iniir^mri! t^p in imiii. rocs li.,!,..^, 
 iin.l .Tcviers, ilit< products o'" tlicir Inimiir, to !,, 
 r. iidcrfd to i|ie ini^'cnioiis y^M Mckcr. 
 
 Aiiioni^^s) iIh' iiuiiifr,)u< ,|<i;iii/ beds on \\\r projxTtv, 
 si-vr-ra! ^^•i|l l,r jound v.tv rich in ^,;,,1,| ;,,,,i .-iivv ; 
 ;iti('r lii.'sc have liccn llioroiio-JdN levied, iIm- ( 'oaipanv 
 \\ ill b:' ;d)l(> iuderivi.- ;i uMeat ijiroiiie Irehi (piari/. 
 cni^liiDir iii;ichiMrs, to be drivrii ■. itber i-y \\ ,,i.: r- 
 pow.r or by .stcifin. Quaiix \\mv> cm fv laid cir, of 
 difi'ereM' iMiM,-^, and Iea>ed to indi\idual iiiliie;->or 
 • •oiiipanlo of miners. \\-]n> \\Midd preil r i;d. iia.- dieir 
 (juart;: lo be crn-lied ;it the CoiiipaUN 's inili .. lalher 
 tliMa lind«a;;dve iIk^ erf^ctiol! of \,\\\l> oil dudr ov n iie- 
 •.•ouiil. Thissysieiii is ioimd ii! .\,,\a Seod;i to voi!.. 
 to lite ailv!ini,iii-e both of di" iiiin. r ;eid the lailb 
 owiicr. 
 
 A revenue Avi:! also be (h-,ived lVo!!i di' --■,'■ ej 
 tiinber, and th.- hajsj' ol' r-erliiiu |)o!lions of land to 
 Mi^riv'id'urisis. who alwiv- Had I'.uiidnt: op a-ad.ins 
 very reiniinerati\ e in a r^'old |iro;bieiii,'.r dis'i iei. 
 
 A r-(a-t;dn (pianlily of pe;>i is, some oj' 'ji-eal \alii", 
 have al^o lieeit loimd in the cockles, which abound 
 in ;dl the ri\(a-s and stream'^ in the-e hx-ab'lio. 
 
 An Act has Ixmmi passe(b incoi-poraiijii;' ■' The 
 Chaudiero \ad' y Railway,'" and the stork is heiiiir 
 rapidly sid)serd)ed. The objeel of the road is to 
 connect this section ol'tiie T'omifrx, Vviih die nearest 
 point on tiie Grand Tnoik Hailw ay, w hen ihi.-; .idid is 
 '"'if', dii' value otilie Coiiipuny's properties ,. ill i(> 
 in<a-ease(l twenty-live p-r cent. 
 
 All these advantages conrbined nive die (':impan\ 
 to e\jHH-t; iutRiense returns I'or the eapitai inve-;ti(j in 
 their property. * 
 
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 TIk; (!i'irip.4tiy i.s now pr.tp.irod to lease or sell 
 minii)'^' clnims to hti workod during llie coining 
 :j!o;i?on ; Plans and Specifications of llie several diti'e- 
 rent prop''ili<'S nmy l)e .seen at. the O/Iiee, wh<'ie every 
 information regarding ihc mining lauds c^f Canada 
 can he (t!)lained. 
 
 Paities, wlio inrend to proccrd to tiu; 
 
 diirgjngs, 
 
 are strongly recormnended to seenre locations at <;nce, 
 and to liavf j)ro\isiuns and mining implements carried 
 ou lo tii'-ir claims liclbre the loih April, in order that 
 nolim*' may be lost, when tlu! digging scasen lias 
 begun, s;iy the lOili of May. 
 
 The Com})aiiy is also prepared to lease or sell 
 building lots lo miners, me(dianics, hotel or store- 
 k<!epers and oihers ; all of whom will find lucrative 
 employment durinG; the ensuing summer. Black- 
 smilli^, earpeiitm-s, shoe-makers, and wagon-makers 
 will also find constant employment at the mines. 
 
 Unlik(r the long and tedious journey to California, 
 Colorado, Idaho or (Columbia, the Chaudien; diiririntrs 
 ar(! reached in two days travelling from New York, 
 Boston or Philadelphia at a total co.st of eight to ten 
 dollars at the most.