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JI mi l ii , . i. 11 ,1 11 , „^,„„ ^ ., „ „ „^„„„ ^^ Vf^trw n - " -''■ ■■-■^■•Vi' jjul. """'•^■--" '^■"lI'lMl II ' ■111 «■»» ■■III nr 3 Oy, THS PEOPEETT AND MINE OF THB S^^mMan^ pnh^^^ €o\^ui LIMITED, WITH MEMOEANDUM OF ASSOGIiTION, ' REPORTS, MAPS, PLANS, &c. 1872. LONDON: "J. TtTCK & CO., rUlXTCES, r.MOX COUBT, OLD 1872. BROAD SiaiXX, CITV. IS 7^ iiiiif> II ■■■■i^w> "I I WiUMll" I'P y. y . Mw t iy ] 1 1 ..m i, , „ ^ ^ ■Wi'"! VMII« ■■HMWiiulipiii^w i wi i ^ m Mi, ! . ! » ■ wn -'■^"---^ i ■• -• ^^^>^ r.J>.^^:i»^du.M^Uiim^ . ..^i..jmf^m,^--:.-M>UM i ^M ii i ii rH i iri i in i K M f iiii ■ I a TiLOi'X'-j:ivS3:o3:3:a: a III SYJJf. iTAA ,YT5i:-F-i:oii:'i SiK. T^ I vi .: X . •■ : I TT>T^' /.-■ *'■>■ .' •» - /•? T r i ft /";■' ""FT ^ :/^.a/^ 11 gfi-ii'llv! L-fifii The territo] lease for the York, Newi pany (whose the Legislati land fronting the island ol extending ea improvemen docks, water vein commei , Placentia B* whole length the terms of acquire the f ten years, on !For a mon property, refe accompany! ni nUUi'yfi,',! >l'~ri !:. •i.i^-ii.i.a! : ii (HiiOii*; '{o.i i. ip H II HU PT i pnw i Hl ip ,l 'i HW I H W^»WW i}f»>iaKj i u i n!\v9V^ ^ " *fm m fmm m ''*^i>^Wi^i^i^F^^T^^p^pwpwy^^!W^>^ I II , iii iin i>iiii^i i ii w^ ii pm BEI l^iBMMHMIirMMMUi^tauMMUki* MuMllfWl i I ttttkitmtmtlim mlklmi^ h intihmm'Hi ft HMT ^0 ,F/IA1M00 -fiPMM aKAJCMOIV/aM: (;.a,Tjii/.ij) «""'" '""'•''•• ''■INTRODUCTION. . . :i !(rr The territorial rights of the Company consist of a le^e for the term of twenty-one years, from the New T^^^' : ?^^wfoundland, and London Telegraph Com- pany (whose title is derived from a grant direct from the Legislature, approved by the Crown), of a tract of land fronting on the east shore of Placentia Bay, on the island of Newfoundland, two miles in width, and extending eastward three miles, together \vith all the improvements, buildings, machinery, tram-roads^ docks, water power, &c., upon the same. The lead- vein commences at the water's edge, on the shore of , Placentia Bay, and extends eastward through the whole length of the tract leased to this Company. By the terms of the lease the Company have the right to acquire the fee of the whole property any time within ten years, on the payment of the sum of £27,000. For a more general description and location of the property, reference may be had to the following letters, accompanying reports, and map of the mines. Jo', V ■ I '. ,! ,_;-.■■ J,; i '•.,,,.-.; , .,, ■ . ■ . . . ' . ... ; .! n V, '^^P'i"'i'T«mi^^W"»"»!«wj»«wn»wrWiWl»||fSpi ■?W^WW«i^«»'" i m.u i I ■» I , I I ^) ....HiA—»*J»«. ,. ...K-^i^ ^ .. iiwn tm 1 1 juaxjuiBiii^ / > it 5 i i i » i ! ji pemomkm of Association; OF THE NEWFOUNDLAND MINING COMPANY, (LIMITED.) ist.— The name of tlic Compauy is "Newfoundland Mining Company, Limiter." a.— The registered office of the Company will be situated m ® f • ' -, . — 1 r. r-t / » - , ' •: 'Jill "•a • <■• I r- r-t ( 1 fli IL England.- . '.:; ..v ■«) 3rd.— The objects for which the Company is established, are—- ,, I.— To purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire the Mhie "'^known as "" La Mauchc," fully set forth and described in an' ^ ir.'agreement dated 17th June, 187a, and made between AVB. [ -^y Cohu of the one part, and N. M. Byers, for and on behalf of , the Company, of the other part, and for working the mines, ■^ Vi"ns,lodes, deposits, or beds of mineral and mineral bearing hftock, clay, coal, and other products found or to be. found on ^,;th^,properties^, .-^o^ ,>/..\i'{ oo-fil iyii:i-:-u\o -^nlUr'Jly:^ ( ., ,.,,a.__To purcha^fe or take on lease or i^ndedease, or otliCT-. , ''' wise acquire, and to work any other land or other niiuesm "'''Newifoundland or elsewhere, and to explore' the' colony of io Newfoundland with a view to mining operations, and to ' , ,1 acquire^ purchase, or hire all such plant and machjiery ^s may ^ be necessary to carry out the effectual working of the m;nes (■-'and works of the Company. , . " oJ ^i^'S's.-M^b'eTCct or 'acquire machiner>V furnaces, an'd other fHiippliancfes' for the purposes' of' smelting and xefining, ot otherwise dressing ores and minerals, so as to je.nder the same , niore commercially valuable, and the smelting, dressing, and -^^ refining any such oi-eS and minerals. - ,feTJ:Jt*l^:_il,rp^' 5^,ji? demise^ let, or' otherwise" disp6s6 of the lands of the Company; either with or without th(,> mines' or minerals, and every or any part or parts thereof, or of the produce thereof, and all or part of tlie rights, privileges, and interests thereunto belonging, together with all or any plant and machinery at such price or prices, and upon such terms and conditions, as the Directors may see fit. c. — To make, construct, and form such roads, railways, and tramways, furnaces, houses and works as may be requirca for th •V'satioD forth: ^exped adtran produ 6 • carryii herein corpor .^^i^ ■ cpnclu 4tb.— Tl 5th.--Tl 10,000 sha: iUi-'VihulO • (.iri;;:: .7/.3 J.) ff!-:;;!. ,i. i i >- w< , r«vwm«L '^,-«ii«i5*»!^wr. I n,m ii wj »i i»» i p >i i i J ill I ii uuJMtft iii >i,i-l«i ii.i»...J-ti r^P^^v'v'iwwnnm maiutm ■i^ ammmkm^i^iimt t0ta^l»tl^^.-Mmaitim for tte purposes of the Company, and to ptvrchase, take [on . }fase^ or otherwise acquire such lands, and make suck corapen- J sation to the owners and occupiers of land, as may be required for that purpose, and to do all other things which may be . expedient and necessary for the due working and turning to adtrant:.^' of the lands and mines of the Compaiy, and the produce theraof. ^•-— The purchase of the bus'ness, stock-in-trade, and ,0v" i/ocdArni of any Company or corporation, person or persons, • carrying on the trades and businesses of a like nature as those hereinbefore mentioned, or any of them, or connected there- t "''^'^ -°y -^^® amalgamation with any such Company, or corporation, person or persons. riOv- ■' Ji!.?.V^' !'7' ^The doing all such other tlu'ngs as are incidental or ^^iy ■• cpnclusiye to the attainment of th^^ ?bove objects. ; j 4th. — ^The liability of the Members is limited. 5th.--The capital of the Compauy is ^ioo,ooo divided into 10,000 shares of ^ TO each. .. . fu: "rrjii'iID ,.£[,0. a .iJciuiy.iX i\.-idj.l*l iiu-d:kAJ.y..:^A ;u^; . I! .c. AM.iA c-yj::fj\..j .:r. .c- .: ■ A /:.?.;,: -.i .-..■ ;■;(•>! .7 1 ff ir:n AJ ■;)•;.- 1)1-' I u'i.i!:i'i uHv:ujo.'.)-i'/./i.v:iM"j.iii.I ■ y-i y}i:.':< >'i .. « :'Jii\j'A.V. ,A S'- I i '^'"^f^^frnvm^w^rvmifm^ nwniii. i m i ll I » ■ ■ ■ . - '. i«-.««WHt#.»Ji- -*■ — -•- fi iMt'ii ^tnmi^^m * h i .';] J 1 . I ; f il i I NEWFOUNDLAND ;:: -MINING company, limited. •xl vr.rn (Imiw/ r-p^nltii -ruhr. lii; oL oj Inn ,vrt<'rjcf; '"lilt.. -'>fi;i:! \nv.- k'liiwA -'.i ^< o^i.;ut..'Lt .-CAPITAL, 10,0000 SHARER of£10.eaeh,£100,000. 4,500 Shares part-payment to the Vendor £45,000 . ,, ,{ '2,800 -' primtcly sulscrihed ... ,,. 23,0q6" ",'.:". 7 300 .Vfio^nJVj no U(i..i>rj . . linp ■.P^K.^^pi l l J. il iB I M P P I ' I I Ml ■Wff iii .'J ii JJ . J I ,— I I l -_ .. W fP^Wi^^^l jIM > " " ^ i' I IW II J II PH .^••■111 lUJIlpi' ^"/""rrmmtm^mif^ iMU'MlilMik ■*i«lAM*a 7 3.'l /li(»J/Jl /Ji! .''j!>IUi •>"^;;; brokers! . ' JVlESSHS. HoLDERNEss, NoTT & Co.. St. Michaers . Wouse, London. ?• » ^ i ' t v m ^ \ • ^^EssR^. Kerr, A^DER^ON^&f Co., St. Vincent Street, r. trt' .<^S9)^'''j . -In'! vfii.-nfnijD J(j/.-i;joI'/1^ noijfu.J !)ni^ .WILLIAM Bell, Esq., Edinburgh. ' ' ? •" v?L;/i»/l * ft * ' - vt-iof]oi(j o;(;t'^o Jrjffi'-SCtfilCITORS. . .- ■■ .'<:i:;i •ai^^uvA IVIessrs. Griffin & Quayle, 2, Great George Street ?x; -JVestminster. i '.'n " jriil/. -Jil-j.-u-i/c j..!.^ -jn 1 ' Jlii./v ol ^jHrV/O .^c>d;J-io /^ vf''b'/l 1'jv 07/J .i)ru.ri/n :rji'iq o/.TTw;. fii; 'r. ln^^ i>n:; -'nbnii '.Yr;;[^ATHAmEL,M. ByERS,. Esq. .-.iiJJ.,, j;jSfl9.®T?2» New Broad Street, London, B.C.: 7!r;T?ii§ Company has been formed for the purpose of acquiring the lease, plant, and machinery of the valuable .Lead Mine, situate in Newfoundland, known as Xa Manche Mine, and for enlarging and efficiently •.working the same on an extensive scale. : For the characteristics and high value of the Mine, :the annexed reports of Professor Vincent, Messrs. Verran, Sheldon, and F. Sheppard, are sufficient vouchers, • .. r The statement of the Manager and Agent, Mr. A- B. Cohu, sets forth the actual condition of the Mine, with details of machinery, works done, and projected, mining costs, and other particulars, with ^ clearness and amplitude which can hardly fail to satisfy gU enquiry ; but this gentleman being still xxi England, any further information required by in- II m il M i l 1 1 ] ^•s*! ^— ^.«wii II I ■ i.i"**"l*!7l'* ^ ... .. ■-. ,:-.,...^^^...... |(| ■j^tt^ l ^-...^— .^Jl.— ^-■■■At....>.i^ tHamtm MMMiMMldlteliiMaMMh, • >■ » 11 Id iustifv belief that the mineral resources of the Colony are very great. Silver, Iron, Coal, and Marble have been found, but the only Mines other than^Lu Manche" hitherto worked, and those privately, are respectively for Copper and Nickel, and are giving large returns.^ The Directors of the Company have power to devote a portion of the Capital of the Company, not ex- ceeding ^2,000 in exploring the Country, since from reliable information they are sanguine as to the results. In dealing with new discoveries and capitalists, the Government of the Colony is most liberal, and gives free grants of land in such cases, subject to a small Royalty. . ^ ' It may not, therefore, tend to raise rash expectations if the hope be expressed, that the Shareholders in this Company may largely benefit by discoveries and resources, entirely outside the valuable property now offered for purchase. • . ^ The Directors would remark that this is the first Newfoundland Mine ever ofTered to the British Public. The only Agreements entered into by the Company are two on behalf of the La Manche Mining Company on the one part, represented by A. B. Cohu, Esq., and N. M. Byers on behalf of the Newfoundland Mining Company, Limited, of the other part, dated respectively the 17th June, 1872, and 14th October, 1872. The above agreements, together with copies of the Articles of Association, and Reports can be seen at the Offices of the Solicitors, and at the Company's Bankers or Brokers. Prospectuses and forms of application for shares may also be obtained. Should no Allotment take place all Deposits will be returned *n full. ::: « ./ lit ;•. ir LA ir 7. .1; The La of three th about half' of Trinity the west. in. length \ in a direct the wester centre, till The timhi and firs, i prevails, \\ and as a r .good watc streams, i about half boundary, known as great ning lies almoi possible t " N ■ » y HP I i «m p | i i^fip..:,....-..■ -\^, Hi flillll Itmili'lt I'MMl UiMiidaMMiibMiMMiMaM \ i .1 <::!. if'.;/' REPORTS ON LAMATs'^CHE MINE, I., '!:/; •!.:<''! :;R NEWFOUNDLAND. «•• • '-PROFESSOR VINCENT'S REPORT. The La Maiiche Lead Mining Property comprises an a'rea of three thousand eight hundred and forty acres, and extends about halfway across the isthnuis which separates the waters of Trinity Bay on the east from those of Placentia Bay on the' west. It is a nearly rectangular tract (about three miles in. length by two in breadth), and situate some seventy miles in a direct line, west of St. John's the capital. Passing from the western extreme, the surface gradually rises towards the centre, till an elevation of four or (ive hundred feet is attained. The timber, consisting of birch, alder, and various spruces and firs, is not plentiful, hut in many places a fine soil prevails, with excellent grass for the rearing of live stock ; and as a number of little streams trend through the property .good water is abuuds'it. Trinity Brook, the largest of these i streams, flows almost due west, and enters Placentia Bay about half a mile north of the line constituting the southern boundary. In the bed of this stream occurs the mineral vein kncwn as La Manche Mine. I find the lode to be one of great mngnitude, and of the most valuable description. It lies almost due east .-'■.id west — conforming as nearly as possible to the course of the property — and occurs in a J.7 i' i ^! U II v\ >fmn'imni .' ~' ."Mm mmmmnmi'>mmmimn9mmrffm^e wall^, of the cavity are lined with a simila' deposit. I caused a blasting to be made some distance ii^ advance of the furthest regular workings, and was much pleased with the show of ore revealed. Indeed, all that I have seen in connection with this mine has proved very satisfactory, . Everything exhibits the determination of legitimate and well- ordered business on the part of the Proprietors. There are., twenty-six well-arranged and comfortable houses for tjie accommodation of the miners ', the "cribbing" in the shafts Is carefully done, and the houses over the same re in , ' ■ • • . -MriiK- ' * Several cargoes have been sold in New York to the house of CrooliC Brothers ami Cu.i at 300 dollars (>cr ton. I . i '< ?, i:i U^.A n 1 »» '! •U ^■'a\ f^tffmftmmift^ftmf'ti'* mmn* -■'"-■' li-anr ■" - • I II iiiifi n' • " ' " '-' < I I I lul i f4 supenorcoiiditlon. A tramway is !aid in the adlt-level/ antf TVinit)' Bay Brook, the course of which is identical with that of the Ioc!e./is cffcientiy turned aside and led tlirough a ^ce to 'the bay, driving the machinery for dressing the ores is It passes along. Two niagazines and a store-house three stories h'igii, and 24 by 44 fccsare also prominent features in' tlie' Company's improvements'.: A substantia! dam has liecii constructed at the outlet of a large pond, a mile inland, by which means a fine reserve of water for driving the ma- chinery and dressing the ores is always available. ''A^ to ttie workability of the Mine, it may be said that few mitieral 'deposits are so fiee from diffi culries. The spar in Which t'tie ore occurs is so so^t and tender as to somewhat remind one of camphor, and indeed much of it is only slightly more persistent. ' About sixty feet below the surface, ahd forty feet above the adit/levels in several places have been driven from tvvo or three of the shafts, and some "stoping" has''bcen executed. The same may be said with regard to vkrious- sections' of the adit-level, in which considerable stoping has been done, and *'stulls "' erected. ' . 1 Operations in a portion of the adit-level were at the time of my visit suspended from the interruption of water break- ing in from a large "vugh," in such quantity, that the present draining appliance, consisting of one small pump, is not sufficient to successfully combat it. ' An iron pump of large dimensions and excellent quality was on the ground, but not arranged in working order. If operated by a small engine, I believe this new pump, without the aid of the old oiTe would be sufficient to keep the mine free from any em- barrassing amount of water. I doubt not but this water proceeds from a cavern much greater than any yet discovered on the property, and that when pumped dry will be found to contain an iminense accumulation of " prill " ore This galena already has a reputation superior to, and commands a price higher than that of any other American mine: and withdrawal o vessels of lar at the mouth on with even summer as in nected with tl and can be hi: per month. Another in the fact that employes is no village or There is a 1 with the line Telegraph Co great Atlanti( communicatic To the m; this property, within IJer ] cumstarce a; requires but { and immediat I will say Property " is ' investing publi i!V."ir', • if J i" m m" 'wm h if9mrrr^ ' Mt BI' i J li - I WMH w m ' t ' ilW •mmmmmmmtn .^^hittMMlilirlwt II Uti •«Mi^**MaMMdi I J Hi . < ■ u ■ n ii w .■'i\ n ■ ' ••'wwwBwi** I ■*« ■« tmt wmmwmmm^'mmmMmut* i»viii«piiii ^m" i^jMH"*" ma m I ■«■ nniiiiifl -^- — 1 -t 5 m 1 ?.8 t i' 11 >. faWacts from the Report of HAR^Y T. VERRAU, M.E. The lode, or vein of lead ore, is found in one of the chfTs, sorile six fathoms high at the landwash, and about five fathoms north of Trinity Brook, embedded in a rock formation of m^taihorphic schist and is almost wholly composed of a rose- coloured calcareous spar {carbonate of lime), its course is nearly due east arid west, having numerous droppers or feeders falling into it from the south side or hangmgwall.^ Having examined and tested the lode for six hunared fathoms from the landvvash;and traced it much further east, I have no doubt it v.iU be found to be a true and continuous one, e:ctcnding through the whole length of the tract Ftom the surface, the lode underlies slightly to the south, carrying two persistent and well-defined elvan walls ^ , As the workings were extended east, I fouMjhe lode more ^ productive; and it will. I doubt not, be found to be much moreproductiveatthirty fathoms below the surface than is at the present adit-level. ; , .' u- ' 'i, There is now upon the property, twenty-two dwellings, all . necessary shops and storehouses, a good whar^ dressing- floors, with breaker, crusher, jiggers and buddies, all driven by water power, sufficient to dress ten tons of ore per day, and a tram-road leading from dressing-floors to wharf, constructed in the same substantial manner as that in the adit level. The cost of raising the ore and preparing it for market, Should not with proper management exceed four P^muls sterlinff ner ton. , ., As to the general character of the Mine, I have no hesUa- Hon in saying that in all my experience in many well-known ard profitable lead mines in England, Wales, and upon the Continent, I have known of none that promise to he as po- ductive as La Manche, from the shallow workings already done, nor have I a doubt that if this Mine is properly, am skilfully worked, it will yield to the proprietors a large prolit pr many years to come. island, at vei and employ] industrious,; instruction o skilful and habits, their and it requir dence and ul their emploj jv,'iti, ;iL '-.ill* Extracts froi La Mancl accompaniec the vein and vertical line, slates, to an on which th The reck altered Lov to be very f of lead. . iiic vein, is a distinct! It has be< from the clil Placentla Bi dant, in the the spar vei About I,! ii^mtm 111- '• ■--— ^-^ j..tiiiiiriM ••- ••••• "•"' ' "'** ^»7 >i An zh' ^^mm v f labourers can be readily obtained on th<; island, it very reasonable rates. A residence of several years, and employment of many, has proved them to be hardy, industrious, and easily led, while, under the direction and instruction of skilful miners, they soon become themselves skilful and efficient workmen. Plain and frugal in their habits, their wants are few, and of the most primitive kind, and it requires but fair dealing to secure their entire confi- dence and utmost endeavours to promote the best interest of their employers. j, ,; ;,),!'./ • (Sigp.ed) HARRY THOMAS VERRAN, ^^,'.r Mmins Emmeert jp/ilj.-)-!^ liii'* iH" 'ii'.ci (i no iin;oi' o . "^ - ■ >[^ i Ll'i. ■ I ! • ■ — ' ■> .1/"" ■ r • •-■'■' Extracts from the Report of PROFESSOR FORREST SHEPHERD. La Manche Mine is in a rose-coloured vein of soft calc-spar, accompanied by a persistent porphyritic wall or elvan, Both the vein and the elvan, side by side, cut their way in a nearly vertical line, down through the slightly dipping metamorphic slates, to an unknown deptli below the level of the sea-shore, on which the Mine is situated. . '. r. .. !•- - i •" The reck formation appears to be of the Metamorphic or altered Lower Silurian, a formation found by experience to be very favourable for the embodiment of large deposits of lead. • ' . liic vein, instead of its being a limited fortuitous opening, is a distinctly cutting "true vein." It has been explored at low tide, one or two hundred feet from the clifF, in which it was found out in the bottom of Placentla Bay, where I have myself found the ore quite abun- dant, in the form of beach pebbles and sand, as well as in the spar vein under the salt water. About 1, 200 feet inland the vein crosses Trinity Brook, and ! ] .! -( Hii«j.iii mfm^m^"'^ B im » i» wi w. ip " B L »w w i "P>Wf ffy iijpln*»»i-^-T- r ■■'" -I 'HI • r - —■--■■ klBteMlaU>M«iH t«MiM MM ftao . ! 1 ■; i - \l •^Mets k mountalu; ' At the'foof of this inountA^ii '^tU^ vcinj^ •definitery sceiV; vvitbi its' SparrJ^'accdini^Uuinicnts/ , From 'fs ,Stfttnglv 'marked chamctor, thcrL is'good reason to believe tHa.t Ur'^exteiids' the'cntiWJ length'^bf the trkct.; .' trl upwards of ?.fortyth6'usaridp()-....'dS'C40,oob lbs.)' 'of galena which I. saw ^bkvAteil, there was 'tiot 'an ounce; 'of ;^^>lack^cfc^^^^ ,Wt-the'o6arse-gVailicd'i>urc galena. ' "^- ',' .^ . ,^^, » -nniA '6fve'opening biithc'blufr, 1 saw tKree'thdusand five Udhdred pounds of pure'"^alehathrovviV'rrom;^^he,v^^^^^ single blast. It was weighed separate at my'remie'st. .^Vie>mlning^s^he*^easiesr imaginable, iii^ "l see nothing to prevent this Mine from standing on a par with the greatest I.ead deposits in Wisconsin or Missouri. (Signed.) FORREST SHEPHERD, . • - Professor Economic Geology. ' '* , -. -i • • ■'. ; -; • ■■'}"''' •-..•IjnnT' f-J vh..., . Mi V.V. ^i..:i rn ,-,Li. vc! .■>l^. .r^^:'-^ v:.. h'.s .nw nA .;j,i;.;,Eztracts from the Eeport of PROFESSOR SHELDON. ' v^^'^JUManche'Ms an east and west lodt of great extent and power, and is included in a belt of clay slate, which ' appears to be of the Metamorphic or altered Lower Silurian, a formation said to be peculiarly favourable for lead ores. - .The walls of the vein are distinctly defined, and to a ceitaiii extent are extremely smooth, and are accompanied with the wsual clay slate salvages which line the walls of all true veins. The average thicknes.s of the vein is about fire feet; m places thirteen feet. The galena occurs, disseminated in nbs. There are three or more of these courses contamed m t.ic vein, and their aggregate thickness is about six inches ot pure galena. ;iv;: t.. • The vein has been opened for 1,500 feet in length, and while I was at the Mine it was traced 1,800 feet lurtbcr .< oihiaUd, auc Ipoiiitslwor 4* r?inarkab Trinity J ,'j6f vyiter pc l/wlln coacl ';eiccecds 'in 1 By reguli iahd skilful exceedingly .•?.:>H')0(|-:i;riiI ^tgUxf •/Vt'/ . 'A :.iJ oci Hi// -jij.a Trinity Bay Brook affords at all times an abundant SUppty .'xif vyiter power, for crushing and dressing the ores. - ' * -^^ l/;i! In conclusion, I would say that the vein herein described '^iccecds jri extent and produftiveness any L ever before savV. By regular and systematic mining, coupled with prudent ciihd skilful management, the Mine cannot be otherwise than exceedingly valuable to its owners. '.jiiii ''''.'.iiijji i j'JVdI Irpnj o'jiol :.(f(Signed) ^. H. SHELDON,^ :.') jn>vnj.iii,i:)U {.•Yif.Ul.mii iMin'mg. Engineer and Mineratogist, ^^c^jj-fod-^nilf-j./b .abb. 'imj/ij tft-0!.)[i-;ij.;i-.j^'jil) ^^ j;'--.irj ^[yA..y\6 '.•/ill ^.-j-vd ^.y/i /10l> 7rj?ir»::r;rii \,:m, tll'.uhMVi MANAGER'S STATEMENT. : ; . . • ... — . i»-/!";./; jO jrjrronrj; o§TiiI lo i-jL*:;(> tab 1j, !;v;-jjj-:1'/:o-:> i;,l;(I r:,i;;i p.rty, which gives an almost inexhaustible and immensely valuable water power for breaking, crushing, jigging, hauling, the ores from underground, pumping, &c., which can all be done at the same time by the new 56-horse power turbme wheel. . , . ... Durinc^ the year" snow and ice stopped the water power but forty-one" days, during which time only we bad to run the engine. . . . ■ ^ ^ .- The past year considerable improvements have occn made in the dresslug-floors, and we can dress the ore at sixteen shillings or less per ton./ Labourers are abundant at low wa-es, especially in winter, when large numbers of men from the fishery are seeking employment, and can be hired for almost " board wages.^^ Comparing the prices of labour and rates in Newfoundland with those of the Pacific Coast, we find as follows : — . ' ill if I _ ii i iiiii H i . l ■llll f -T T ' "" ••f«-«fWW»'f"^ffiW""l»* MM I .14 I> ; I J . : : , la Newfoundland. In Nevada. £ •. d. £ •. ^. 6 O 2 o 3 4 6 o '^ '6' '7: 009 •I* . •■V. • • • O 12 O 16 o 26 o 25 at o o 40 8 :> "6 I o I :i7 ;:•..'/■ lu • i -nli ..:<> Labourers per day ... • ' Miners... ..* ..*' ' Carpenters and Blacksmiths. Engine-drivers ... ... - '-Lumber per 1,000 feet Wood per v-:ord . ■' Coals ... .;. , Candles ... ..; ' I li. Powder ... '.'.'.' '" , -The Vein is of such extent tha*t the owners, if men of enter- prise, could sell or sub-lease tracts to other Companies, an,d still retain more than they could work out in years. . It is a large and valuable tract, only requiring caoiiat and energy,"., properly directed, to realize immense results. " ' . , ,.~" ' ■With capital to sink the shafts sinuiltaneously, and regu- larly open up the levels, the product ougHt witjhin a, year to reacii 660'tons pcfmont* ; and the total expense or cost of^ raising the Same' would not, with economical management,. • exceed four pounds sterling per tori : the 'shipping charjjes at ' La Marche do not -exeied sixpence per tori, freight to' Swansea ids.,' t^e ore w6\ild, to-day, realize ^14, ?^,^''^'f!g», , per toh; leaving' after paying" off charges fully a profit of ' j^8 Sterling, per tori; or ^4,800 sterling per month; ^ Nor cair,'^ one limit the produ6t to 6oo"tbns per month in a.ycin of such extent : there is every prospect of doubling this amount as the worTcings are extended east. ^ ^ ., ^_ ^ .,:•-;. Ilrti The land, three miles loiig by two wide, in _which the yciji is situated, is 'ownCd bf the Nevv York, Ne>vfoundland, and ^ L^o'n Telegraph Company, and is held under a lease 9f__ twenty-one' years; from June ist; 1873,' at the .exceedingly,^ ktw'rerit of 5 per cent, on the ore realized. jT^he lessors, having the option of purchasing the entire tract ' at any time within ten ycaiS f'rom date of lease for the sum of ei^o' 000 United States* currency, and ceasiiig to pay anv il! •M "f^i^'w^i nHi'm I n i|iWI.IMj«.i lii«« ■ w j J W t^l » «K f,Wf ^i ^ "^^c^^ -*^*" ^jjt^kttatm MtaMA* ■AatiaaiAMhi t y W t rp '( ! i ; ■ if u royalty. ... The present proprietor.^ sell all their right and title i^ the lease ''together with all imprqycjmeiit^, ■ vi?., a substantial wharf, i,ooo feet of trainway from drcssjng-floors to wharf, six tram carsi fisli stores jiju' ilaJccs, ore sheds, store, shop, and agent's dwelling, 24 x 44, three storje^ high, costing upwards of ^a,ooo, root cellars, gardens, tvyeut>[-fivc houses capable of accommodating 300 miners, etc. jj,, , ,, ",. /,' Carpenter and cooper shops, forge with t\yo bellows, aivils, vices, tools. Sec, for two fires, tool and contractOio' houses, dry house, magazine, crusher house with, ore breaker, crusher, sizing trommels, &cc., two saw tables with rippl ig and cross- cut saws, belting, &c. ; . /.,.. '>'-(!!!■ '^^ 1^"' '>-'•"•>'''-'■'■ i 'JDressing-floor , containing ten hand-brake jigs, three tycs, one round and one square huddle, sieves^ &c., two continuous jig dressers run by water power ; ,; : .'i. 'ttn-; Tnree bobs, tv o p.uiip and driving wheels, pump rods, flat - rod, &c., two five-mch plunger pumps with 200 feet of pipe, one eight-inch heavy lift-pump and 160 feet of eight-inch pipe, &c., six shaft houses, three horse whims, tram-road and cars from shaft houses to dressing-floors ;— stable, two horses,. • carts and harness, two cows, sheep, etc. ; , , Engine- house, 40-horse power engine with latest improve- ir.cnts, 40-horse power boiler with 36 tubes or flues, 40-horse power heater with 25 copper tul>€S, pipe cutters, stock and die^, whistle, bell, two patent hoisting drums, whim ropes and kibbals all new ; ,, . , ..; : , .- Three ore washers erected at the shafts, 400 feet of 30-inch boiler-pipe, 2,000 feet of race, seven d-ms, &c.; - .. I Mining •captain's cottage, with out-houses, &c., in fa6l, everything movable and immovable, not excepting dressed and uiidressed ore (estimated at between 250 and 300 tons) mer- rnandize in shop and store, valued at j^a,ooo5 together with, . all iron, coal, lumber, Sec, .&c. 4,^ 5f>ri'J.%^^ff5 Piivi'i ' , , A. B. COHU, .:.r. '' * ' ' Agent and Manager La Manche Ml. ic. St. John's, Newfounolakd, June 1st, 1872. iiaaaMMia ii yJMlivni.ni -..li iji ^.M iurr, r^^'^^^Aj^i Road/'' *'y"'' f'^'''" no-).f T/i..! i-nw.!. (Mil// V, '^'Jj-WksTBDURNEfeRK,'- " ,,!)•>// »'"|jj^ Ahswe: fo' yoiu ' enquiries respecting "La Manche" Mines, I beg to say that the cables having ceased working during the winter of 1870-71, I obtainei it. ve' of alisCnce to visit La Manche for the purpose of seeing the "/orking of the lead mines. I arrived there early in January, ahd staved the>e till the end of February. During that time I had free access to every part of the mines, and spent most of my time mi examining the working of then). Just before leaving La Ivianehe I made a sketch from the south side hill. This sketch mer'^Iy gives the working part of the Muus, the dwelling-houspj, some twenty in number, being situate on the hill from which I made the sketch. The buildings — numbering about thirty, most of which I visited — were in excellent condition, and of a substantial nature, requiring but a small expendiuirc annually to keep them in good repair. Duiing my visit I frequently went underground and saw the miners at work on veins of lead varying from four to eight inches in width. Everywhere the lead appeared to be in large pure blocks. The size of some of these blocks surprised me on seeing them. Again, after being brought to the surface, I examined and found they were just as they appeared to be — pare lead. In mentioning this, 1 will add that at the time T was so fully satisfif J with what I had seen of the working of the mine, and the quantity and quality of the lead found therein, that I ofiereti to purchase some shares in it if it were possible to obtain thcp.i, feeling assured thai it would be a safe and good investment. During the first two weeks of my visit, the niachiiiery was worked by a small but very powerful >vater-svheel or turbine i k 'j > .i»i, i . i ~i*«»HWK(H>Wt»*« •WH.p«fi^|i«iiHk."*«i"""ii;^i ^aiwiii ■ i |Hi i j i . W»i>ilii | ii i. iiw mm ^iiiOWMMfiiH -'-"^•'"•"^'iTfri _ 'i-iil l!3 .f 56 horsepower. There is an mexha^stable supply of water there being no less than seven lakes m the un.ned.ate water, tnere ^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ neighbourhood, at the outiew " construeted by which the water-power .s regulated ; th,s Sower is a great advantage, as the n.ach>nery ea^ L world for nearly nine n,o„ths in the year at a tr>fl,ng ™. The engine was set to work oh the th.rd week, ^ to an intense frosth.ving stopped the water-power. ' This engine had just been completed, and worked „,ost sat,s,, E'rily! keeping the mines ftce from water, and workmg. tf^ hooting machinery., The, ^ost for fneLwould be con-.,., ^derablyli than in England, as coals c.^ be p^cured from. j>;dneyjdistant about 3°° miles, at or about. i6s jer .t,n I^tc^l don>t thinkit,possible,for'any,n,ines to b^ .wo.rHe4, ^i^s'cost than tix^s^ at ^' l.a,Manche," ^ily.^<^^ tie w^t IstatedW Mr; Cohu before leaving "LaMauehc,.. , ^ ^vU^a larger capital, -, bU, eommandvSo.thaV^.^, shifts' eould be sunk, and , employing, a .greater .number of, tn,there.ean,,beuo,doubt,,ofU^Man,J.-.-»- under his able .ranagement,ptoduetive,and valuable,, ,,„.„ "Fis useless fcir n,e,to give you, a ,desc,ript,on of th.houses , a;'Mr.Coiu;hasgivaVa.>uthfu!,,a^.countof^everyth(ng.,.,,J,, TaveWefldW read his,report,.and,,that,,of. Professor, y^n^rvv, anEn full :endo,se:an, they have„sta,ted. ,„^yhat they have, stat;d^re,peetiBS the mines, is neither exaggerated or,colour,d but'plainfact. ,„,|. ..iui.i u>. -mi Lo/wpn*; >;>M ■;K.ii) l>. " '"""-,., lam,deariSir,,.;,„, .„li <.) ;;'.yu<.icl yi"-..' •'.^•" '"'""' ,"■ ; ..„ J-pur obedient .Servant, , :, ,„:■/..« ,,„i.„i.n..n nl ■■'-'^'^^^ „,,44C: H., ANGEL,:, '•': 'tp':'..;; i'i :.uW..l.lo,,,.i,..,l...l.-.- •r huiui) •>('l 1''''' «^''' _- . , -. r U„- '""■' '"'"'r'-v '|vV^^Uu«Mi,n'.l-v...na.nl^ lirjif, I'/zd! •-