New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-04
CANADA.
corespondenee Of The n. Y. Tribune.

Correspondence Of The \. Y. Tribune.
QUEBEC, Friday, Sept. %, lsji
Mr. Marcy was pretty prompt in his reply to the
inquiry Of our Government whether Il would not be
possible 10 bring the Reciprocity Treaty into opera
ton before the Lower Provinces had taken Les'sla
tive action on the Treaty. The negative reply ava
not quite satisfy our Government, and attorney
General Drunmond lost no time in setting out LOT
Washington TO see whether the negative conveyed oy
telegraph was not possibly reversible no" NC VIII
fare there shall not undertake TO conjecture
Lord Elgin ID making what, according 10 present
appearances may be bis last tour to Upper Canada,
though confess should not be surprised H. after
few years Lord Egin were redppented 10 the Cover
nor Gen.Ialehip of British North America.
The report Of the Geological Survey presented 10
Parliament few days ago but not yet printed, gives
some additional information OF the gold region of
Lower Canada. | THnscrbe the following:
.Gofp In the Month Of December few days were d.
VOTED 10 further OF distribution h metal
W,y Of be s. Ffane At yalioqs Intervals G m Rich noad
to Hasrgi MI the Samoa River flowing into the u "a
sawapp little above LenDoXvie. Though the weather
rather adverse 10 the examination On account OF the cold aud
the results n the a. those of similar
previous explorations further 70 tn eas One Of the posi-
tons examined was on he road passing 20 the north Of ne
cles were met with II az ancient nara o2un srave "eh
probably has been disturbed since the time when tne
,bon, one hundred and fGv .eet above the level Of
Leke St Francis at She brooke. and would Pr)baby 9s
fact show that the metal not confined 20 me lowest
parts the valleys bu' wiz have dis Intuition coeNtenve
b the .urerors drift has now been shown
COG square the south side Of the ST Lawrence c)m
ndng proongaton Of the GTeeu Mount; into
Canada and the county the south east side Of them Ia
following the Of this din north westerly the
~ he survey have not extended beyond Etchmn Ltke. bat
the general similarity Of the rocks beyond renders probable
thst little change will be found for distance extending much
further perhaps the extremity of Gasp 1t may he proper
remark though the Gsceained auef0u ares thus 30
much increased beyond The measure gwen IN the
port fact has tony knowedge OF sumo ent
authorize IN the opinion that has been efeaoy
,sg iaSo, end that sgrculturs artisans and others en-
ordinary Of the country would only lose
their by gold hunters In the examination of the
valley of St Francis Of the spots tried In the mme
vicinity Of the quartz vein holding copper pytes men
toned in the report l8i7-8 in the nth lot Of
the 9TH ran &c Of Ascot belonging TO Mr. M1 In that report
stated that the copper rites were and
roboraoB Of this fact small uneven but loose octohedal
crya OF gold was o this obtained from cGeyce IN
two inch string of quartz, spotted with copper p.tes winch
cur in mass slate supposed belong TO the lover
SylUran series; but RON vein on the nver Du Loup,
specimens Of quartz mud iron pyes have aely been shown
10 me derived the clay states Of tho upper syursn
series and these OF gold have been met with
low and upper series If Sir g. Muckons theory be
well founded that the gold, when It was originally
bem rheh me was Sn toward the a. existing exterior
eGhs the presence Of 10 the upper siurian
veins would lead the conclusion that should be more
abundant them than the lower for it pTopabe that those
parts Of the lower rocks found exposed once
by the upper which have been removed by denudaon
ind veins Of the lower rocks being but the Remaining n
and efoe less productive parts of these veins which
once cut both should be surpassed in richness by those Of the
upper rocks which present parts the original surface
The line division the series Of rocks has been
ion the more productive veins should be with rather
the south the Green Mountain than within it,
Mr. Olipbant, the Governor. Generals private Secre-
tary has gone West 10 negotiate with the Indians Tor
the purchase Oh behalf of the Government of the
narrow peninsula lying between the Georgian Bar and
Lake Huron Part of il s understood 10 be very good
land; the remainder being rocky and worthless.