The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-05 00:00:00

• .THE- GOLD FIELDS OF NOVA SCOTIA.
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We last week promised our readers a further
supply of information relative to the auriferous
regions of the above British colony, commencing
with the district of Tangier.
Tangier is a very large gold field, situate in
Halifax county, about sixty miles from the city of
Halifax, on the Atlantic shore
old and silver in con-
of the province. A
number of mines producing
siderable quantities were opened during the last
two years, and the results were very satisfactory
as far as the explorations went. A
want of
capital was, however, severely felt, and a great
portion of the lessees, being poor men, have since
transferred their property to moneyed Americans
and Canadians, who have ascertained the fact
that skill and money combined render these gold
Ifields the most remunerative investments that can
be found. It is stated that several Americans
have recently commenced operations on some of
the quartz lodes of this district on a scale of -
nitude and with a degree of energy not hitherto
witnessed since the first discovery of gold in the
colony.
Next to Tangier is Old Tangier, which promises
Ito become a fine agricultural settlement, as well
as a gold-field. Much labour has recently been
expended in forming roads, the construction of
which was indispensable, and great expectations
are now entertained with regard to this portion of
the country.
Sherbrooke stands next on the list of gold dis-
tricts, and the Chief Commissioner remarks in his
last annual report (1866) that the result of the
year's operations is most gratifying. This district
has from the first been a continuously successful
one, but never before Con such an extent as during •
the past year. As a clusive proof of this the
yield of gold to each man engaged, according to
official returns, has been no less a sum than 1,382
dollars per annum. This is something like three
times the amount that has ever been realized
either in California or Australia, taking the
average per man engaged.
Wine harbour follows Sherbrooke on the At-
lantic shore, presenting a large surface of country
to the gold pioneer. Situated in the county of
Guysborough, with a large harbour running in-
land for some miles, it offers great facilities for gold
mining, being more distant, however, from the
capital than most of the other gold districts it has
not yet had so much attention paid to it as many
of the other localities. Several of the quartz lodes
Opened up have yielded largely, sonic of them
showing a return of 110 ounces of gold to the
ton of quartz. These are, however, exceptional
cases, the average yield being somewhat under 3
ounces of gold to the ton. This, however, pays
well, and will pay better as more science is brought
to bear on the working. This district is very
similar in character to the Ovens gold district, and
, so as
similar operations in the shape of tunnelling
to cut the numerous cross-veins of quartz, are
about to be carried out. —Westminster Gazette.

John Bull states that Lady Dudley's house was
left in a fearfully dirty state by her Eastern visitors; but
it is said that the Viceroy gave her ladyship a. necklace of
diamonds worth £20,000 to add to her already not small
stock of jewels. There is no longer any use concealing
the fact that the Viceroy's abrupt ' departure was hardly
voluntary. Perhaps had the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland
in former days been at a foreign Court with his Sovereign,
he might have been thought de trokt,