The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-29
Our Cnnadiaan COrresponden nee.


QUEBEC, Oct. %, 1850.
The Woyid's Industrial EIhib,tton-Specinen of
Camad,am Hand,,cork - The Minerals of the
Propjnce-Tke Chandieme Gold Mines The Pro
auctions of tie FORESTS, g., S'c.s
The great subject of discussion, through the
length and brea 9TH of Canade, during the past
week, has been the Industrial Exhibitions in prepa-
ration for the great show in London in 1851. Par
lament at its last session, voted SS 600 for the
penses of preparation and to be awarded in prizes.
large amount Of contributions were also received
from private sources. A commission W as appoint
ed under the great cal of the province, to carry
on the affair. There were several preparatory
elbows held in. Niagara, in Toronto, and in Quebec,
and the best articles from them, well many
others from other places, were sent to Montreal,
where they have now been kept on exhibition six
days, and have been visited by greater number
of persons than were ever drawn together in Ca
NADIA by any public matter. The Bonsecour Market
Hall is one of the finest rooms in the world for such
an exhibition, being of immense size, well lighted
and ventilated, and in a convenient part of the
city. The exhibition appears to have given perfect
abstraction to the Canucks, who are, in fact, quite
delighted with themselves, and will, in future, have
a much better opinion of their own power, which
To accomplish great things, it is first necessary
hat you should believe that you can accomplish
hem. The show Of grain, in which you know
Upper Canada excels, was very fine. Twenty-Five
bushels was the amount necessary to compete for
a prize IN fall wheat, ana Tor the prize of Ed,
(olOO) there were May competitors. IL was how
ever, carried off by MIR. Christie. Of Dumfries, ..
w, Scotch farmer, who plants 400 acres OF
fall 'wheat. The minerals were very hne. i do
not know whether il is generally known on your
side, that, for the rast five years, we have had
very eminent English geologist Mr.. Logan,
gagged in taking survey of the province, assisted
by Mr. Hunt, very talented young chemist, a
native Of Connecticut. He contributed 10 the ex-
hibiiion various specimens of tn, mineral wealth
of the province, collected in his surveys. We had
ores OF gold, silver, ron copper, lead, and others
great many specimens Of different kinds Of
marble, soepstone, npol, Ne, and more especially
believe IL was brought from the township OF
Manaori, in Canada West, a section about fifty
miles west of the city Of Kingston. i Is a very
valuable discovery. ! spoke Of the gold found in
Canada, but doubt whether you, over ths lines,
or even the generality OF the people in Canada, UNI
dtTstsnd the extent Of the recent gold prospecting
IN the neehboihood of Quebec. IL has long been
known that gold was Ia be found on the branches
Of the Chandiere River, about fifty or sixty miles
south Of Quebec; but IL was supposed that II was
but small in quantity, and difficult 10 get at.
Some i've gentlemen in Quebec were, how
ever, this year, induced 10 look more closely
into the matter, and they ended by forming
co-partnership and obtaining possession Of a
seiguory for twenty years, where the gold was TO
be found. Their success was far beyond their
expectations; one man, employed in digging and
washing, took out in fortnight s3is worth of gold,
far better return than California, considering the
difference in price Of labor and provisions The
company is now at work on a large scale; twenty
men are now employed in turning off a small
stream. a tributary Of the Chandiere, into new
channel, and 4 Is expected that big Jumps" will
be found in the vacant bed. You may now look
out fer supplies Of bullion from the North well
the Sonth, from the East well as the West, as
y IL said there is large district where simil Ar in
dicnons ~ the existence Of gold have been found,
and where, u - presumed, II can be prohtably
mined shall let you know more anon.
The cabinet furniture in the exhibition was ex-
ceedinRly good IL was determined that the PEG.
pie Of Great Britain should he made acquainted with
the capacity Of the Canadian forest for supplying
them with line furniture wood, so that for the or
naments Of the drawing-room, they might not be
entirely dependent on the swamps OF Honduras or
he bills OF Spain. Our black walnut IL admirably
fitted to supply the place ofmahoganY sewoot,
II being capable OF quite as perfect flash, and pre-
sented as beautiful an appearance, according to
good judges. II has been hitherto but little used in
Britain but wherever IL has been used il has been
well liked; A very handsome set Of fine chairs Of
this wood has been got up by persons in Montreal,
TO De presented TO the queen, after they have been
exhibited IN London, in the hope OF attracting
shll more attention 20 the article The different
varieties OF maple are admirably fitted for the com.
moner styles of furniture, nd these, toe, IL is de-
sired to introduce into England. y
Glass appears destined TO become a great srtite
OF Canadian production. Specimens were exhibited
from two factories in the neighborhood of Mon
neal one in 81. Johns, the other in Vandreuil-of
verV fair qualify. The specimens were window
glass small bottles, and ornamental shades. We
have plenty of the peculiar sand necessary for the
manufacture, and we suppose IL is profitable, for
the present makers appear to be doing well, and
another work is in process OF erection at Bytown.
The articles are star too numerous to mention,"
as the gentlemen Of the quill say but in the pro.
duce of agriculture, mines, fisheries, forests, me-
chanics, aud even foe arts the show was excel
lent, and was perfectly satisfactory.
The number 81 people assembled 10 Montreal
was immense and great was the confusion and
small the sleeping room Unheard OF miracles
were performed in the way of extension OF hotels,
which are something like carpet bags, nobody ever
knows what they will contain till they try. There
were good many people from the States, in
GLIDING Hon. Mr.. Quncey, from Boston, who
made capital speech At the dinner given to dis
tlBpuished guests by the corporation OF Montreal.
The preparations for amusing the people were on
grand scale regatta on the river before the
city a parade on the Champ de Mars Of the
troops in the barracks; a review and sham fight
eymnastic exercise, foot races, leapinn, sc; a
sieeple chase, dinner by the corporation, ditto
by the Mechanics Institute, hall, an address hv
one u cur Judges, "a native American by TIE hye)