New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-10
THE YoT1 SCOTIA GOLD FIELDS.

THEIR HISTORY, EXTENT, DEVELOPMENT AND
PROSPECTS.
The great extent in Nova Scotia of meta
morpbic strata-sedimenary rocks which have under
gone important changes through heat-has Tor many
years engaged the studies Of local gcOogss The result
was the discovery OF the gold folds In 1900 Just nov
golmning is attracting considerable attention. abongh
the industry is In transition state. Many OF the Mines
either from want Of careful exploration lack OF capital
and proper machinery, the absence Of ecien-
tiho management, are yet unremuneratiye, but the
| fact remains that gold Is there In ABUNDANCE
aud gold mining will doubtless In time become profitable
The present aurifc0us region area OF notices.
than COCO square miles. The lOdcs are remarkably tgu
lar in structure have been proved to retain their
richness to depth Of 200 800 feet But the mining
districts of NOva Scotia some special adyan
The mines easily accessible wood aud coal arc
abundant and cheap labor is easily obtained at price
not exceeding 81 IS day; and the cost
OF crushing the quartz varies from I'll 10 "
per tun With judiclous exploration, plenty Of capital
and careful energetic management, the gold fields OF
Nova Scotia should in few years, attain relative po
stlon Of prosperity. The auyal gold has so
far been almost entirely neglected and the few pacers
opened In the early days Of the discoveries have since
been abandoned Dr. Hunt in his report and Mr. Michel
in his geological survey Of 1900 maintain the more than
probable existence Of collaborating auyions beneath the
clay glacial drifts, and insist upon the import
ance OF carefully searching certain districts which pre-
conditions analogous the rich auyial deposits Of
Victoria Bolivia, md California.
pected and gold actually found upon them, from $40 to
$50 Where promising lOdes have been DISCOVERED or the
trenchng has been deep and expensive, exploratory
shafts have sunk lands will often command 500 per
T5% 500, % as s9c s paen pce
The gold region Is divided into thirteen districts thus
@ a aGv bes5 r d ~ was oehd OUT M 1y
tent the Wavery, sherbTooke, Renfrew, Wine Har0or,
lsaacs Harbor and Oldham opened out In 1891 have all
italy abandoned in 1868; Lawrencetown opened In 1861
opened in 1861 but results credited to saac Harbor
since 1852; Montague, opened In 1863 and moder.
since steadily worked At present sherbrooko
has mills driven by steam and by water with lS9
stamps; Wine IIarbor has water and steam mswith
stainps; Renfrew has mills and At stamps Unacke
steam mlswilh co stamps Wavcry. water and steam
mills, with 60 stams; Oldham, water and steam ms
with "a stamps; Tsngier, water and steam mills with
81 stamps; dsaacs MaTDor steam mill with sanps
water mills, with 10 stamps; and the unprecedented dis
triet water and steam mills, with So stamps or these
o. mills running in the aggregate $50 stamps, ct least
one third idle. and likely TO remain The total
yield OF gold from the discovery Of tho mines In 1850 to
1863 was $4,000 ounces from 1895 tnns OF quartz and
5000 ounces OF auyon gold being 9S6 per cent OF the
whole amount from quartz and 1875 per cen,
was s32OO,0OO The greatest annual gold yield from
quartz was in 1867 when 1t reached 1854 or and from
alluylOn III 1861, when 17OO OF. were produced Inc
greatest yield gS% any one district was SS o1
per tun for all the districts o. dwt 6gr IN 1868
from q 800 tuAs OF quartz Exceptionally rich yields are
recorded In the Renfrew District l2 pounds OF quartz
gave rs o. OF gold at SherbrOOke, 4 owt. OF quartz
crushed in 1899 yielded IN the proportion Of lt
at the rate OF ll6 or. dwt. per tun. In
October 1860, 1000 pounds OF quartz from tho
Alpha lode yielded at the rate OF OF. dwt
to the tun and other districts have presented similar In
stances The number Of miners employed varies but for
the past eight has ged 7 their average
ssarhlngs allowing S2 working days for each year. and
s2O per ounce have been $3.50 49, Assuming the p0pua
ton OF Nova Scotia and Cape Breton be 0OO this
would give one In every 600 inhabitants employed In
mining operations. In Victoria IN IL Of the popula
ton are thus occupied The and royalties Of the
god mines IN lSGs were $4,000 nearly per cent
than III 1861 During the past year many public mining
companies were incorporated, but large proportion OF
MES only AZ exist.
Several new laws IN favor OF the development OF the
region were passed last year. while the canal duty has
been abolished and the royalty reduced At the same
tltne IN eu OF school OF mines the faculty OF McG
University admits men wishing to qualify themselves as
miners ana explorers to Their courses In geology chenis
Try, yslce ana mathematics Great advantages must
ensue from this privilege. Under such auspices the In
PRODUCTION OF fresh capital with economy good judg
Heut anu euuetsa sh may yet make gold mining In
Nova Scotia highly profitable DnrsuiL