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VICTORIA MINE.

This Mine is situated on the North Shore of Lake
Huron, in Canada, about one hundred miles east oi the
Bruce Mine, and about the same distance west of Owen
Sound, on a long, high cape of land, north of Frazer
Bay, according to Bayfield's map, to which or.^.y accu-
rate map of tliia coast of the Georgian Bay, refei'ence
is particularly made. It ia located on a Government
Permit and contains 400 Jlres of mineral land, giving
a length of vein of over a mile across the highest por-
tion of the Cope.

It will b(^ seen, by reference to the accompanying
Report of William II. Palmer, Esq., who made a survey
of the location in October last, — a gentleman well
known for his thoi'ough explorations and able reports
on the mineral districts of the north shores of this lake
and of the St. Marv's River, — that the vein has the
North JtVistfj-ly direction or course that characterizes
the great copi)er lodes of this and other countries.- -
At tli(? surface it liad a dip of 3" to 4° to the North,
but by sinking down a few feet, by means of one or
two bla.*it.«, next to the hknging wall, which is straight
and well define(\ it became more perpendicular. With
tlie triHing woi'k that has been done in opening the sur-
face for spct'imens, the vein shows over six feet wide,
richly di:Cseminated throughout with yellow and pea-
cock ore, which becomes moi-e concentrated and rich,
racli foot sunk.

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worked, and othors of Lake linnni and Lake Superior,
tliis is, by far, tlie heaviest and richest lode of copper
ore vet discovered in these extensive mineral districts;
and from tlie width and softness of tlie vein stone, it.
can be mined for one fourth of the (!\])ense recpiisite
to w<^rk the hard quartz veins of otluu* localities. This
very important and clistini^uishing characteristic of the
Victoria Mine is particularly referred ro in the an-
nexed communication of Ckpt. Thomas O'Coipor, who
has had great experienc" iWnining, nndis well acquain-
ted with the ores of copper of this country and of
Euro})e. This quality of the lode must add vastly to
it*i value for economical mining, f.nd give it advantages
over all other mihes in this rei^ion of countrv.

It has other very important advantages for economi-
cal mining. An audit can be run in from the waters
edge, on the coui*se of the vein so as to give a drainage
of at least 'MM feet, and large class vessels can come
with in 'lOO fee f of t/u' mouth of the adit, thus retjuir-
ing but a small outlay for wharfs, and giving gi"eat
facilities for ship{)ing purposes, and in a harbor where
vessels can lie in safety in tlu^ woi-st kinds of weatlier

Timber of the best descrijttions, such as the several
spe;ies of pine, maple, etc., can be had in abundance at
Government ])rit'<' in th(^ vicinity of the mine, and it is
so near the I'ich agricultural districts l»ordering on the
eastern extremity of the (retyririan Bay, that all kinds
of supplies will be obt.-iined with facilitv and at very
low rates -at lower rates than at any oth<'r mining io-

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Thoj)osition of this mine, in <nfMy rospect, is exceed-
inp^ly favorable^ for mininc; on a moi^t extcMisivo scale
witli econoniY, and tliere can be no question ]mt the
vein is very lari^e and of tlui most favoral)le cluiracter,
and one tbat can be- far more easily worked than anv
otlier on the shores of these lakes ; and, so far as can
be seen from surface indications, it lias no equal in
promise either in the United States or Canada.

As to the (juantity of om,^ cannot be otherwise than
abundant, judging fi'om the large width and extent of
the vein already opened, and tis it is sufficiently wide
to he worked without 1)( ijjg ol)liged to break or raise
the useless wall rock or '•country," every foot (^f vein
stone raised, from the first blast, will ])roduce its cer-
tain value; and, with all the facilities for shipping, (the
ore may be sent in bulk, by vessel, from the mine dl-
]'ectly to the Atlantic sea-bofird, oi'to Swansea, without
resliipment,) and with the facilities for obtaining sup-
plies, together with the reqt'ut improvements for ore
tb'essing, this mine ought to be brought to a paying
point in a year's time.

Tlie pro))rl('tor makes the foregoing statement in an-
swer to incpiiries on the su])ject. and invites all persons
desirous of seeing this very interesting location to pay
it a visit, wdiich can be very easily done at any time,
by tlie lines of steamers r>lying between CoUingwood
and SautSte. Marie, Avliich steamers pa?s within two or
tliree mile.\ and can come within a lew rods of the
location.

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Ef port mi tire Wnkm pining $'0cation,

BY W. n fAIMV.n.

Thif< location is situated on the v\ esteru extremity of
the long Cape projecting into Lake Huron, north of

Tiazer Bav. One hundred chains, meiusured east and

M'est on the Cape, and ti'avf?t'sed hy a line drawn north
and south across the Cape, will give ahout 400 acres.
The highest point of the location is over 300 feet aT»r»v(^
• the water level. 4,^.

■ This rock in place is "lurite,*' viz: a finegrained, white
granito, in which felsj>ar predoiiii nates. This forms the
principal foundation rock of the country for many miles
around, and is traversed everywhere by narrow dyk(>s
<tf compact, l)lue trap, running generally about ejist and
west, but in some places throwing f)!!' branches at near-
ly right angles with the n;,ftin dykes. In these dykes
occur all Ihe veins of copper ore that are found in this
region. "" >

The dyke which cuntitins the vein in the Victoria
Location runs alongthc crest of the mountain in a coui*se
varying from 5 to 1 degrees north of east, being about
parallel with the lidge. The lode, when first discov-
ered, showed itself on thejiorth side of the dyke, about
four {"tr-et wide, bul on working down a few feet, I found
it to dip raj/idly toward the centre of the dyke, becom-
ing more concentrated, and improving both in quality
and quantify as if descends.

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This dyke I hiiw traced tVoiu tlie western point of
the Ciipe, where it projeels into the Lake, to fully liv(j
miles eastward, and at tliat distance found a handsome
vein of copper ore, wliich I liave every reason to ha-
lieve is a continuation o^Uhe lode on the Victoria Lo-
cation. A liitie to the "north of the copper bearm^^
dyke I found a mass ot trap rock similar in cjiaracter,
but had not time to examine- it so as to ascertain wheth-
er it were a true dyke or. not. The trap dykes in this
resjiion are invariably of a%)ft texture, and easily drillerh
The advantai^es for mining on this location are very
great, the location bein^ washed on three sides by
navigable water. All avifund the Cape there are nine
fathoms within ten rods of the shore. Its proximity,
too, to the great agricultural districts of Upper Canada,
give it advantages not to be overlooked, being only
about 100 miles d'stantfrora Owen Sound, the priii-
cipal port on the Georgian Bay, three miles north of
. the direct stoand)oat I'oute to Lake Superior, and pre-
cisely on the winter mi«iS?'oute.

A mine established on "Cape^ Victoria" will be tl'C
frontier post of a number of othei-s, which will uiidoulit-
edly be worked furtlierj^ack in the interior, as the
mountains to the nortli and eiust abound in ores of cop-
per and iron. On this point I can speak with certainty,
having the testimony of my own eyes to the important
fact. --^•^

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Saut >Sfi. Marie, Oct. 25, 1854
J. Vka'EN Bkow n, Esq.,
Dom* Sir : — You mk invi^piiiion in relation to the
Hi)eclmens of oojiper oro froflSLake Huron, which you
have at your office; 1 woul^ say, that I Avorked for
thirteen veal's ill the copper Jpii ires in Ireland, in the
county of Kerry, .and I ani^iml acquainted with the
character of coi)per ores in tliat country, and I have
nowhere seen ;i Ijetter lookfDe' ore than the surface
specimens you have. |pf

Tlie vein stone is soft and \»ll be veiy easily worked,
and is rich in copper. It w'lPnot cost hajf as much to
work a vein of that characteikait would a quartz vein,
and it will he crushed andi^saed with much less
trouble and expense.

If the vein is of good widt!
and otherwise favoral>ly siti
ophiiou that it Avill make a
ble mine.

Very Reipecttey, <fec.,

TMMAS O'CONNOR
A,i^. Iron City Mine.

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