The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-04
General News of In
terest in the
Dominion.
GOLD FINDS REPORTED.
Very Great Activity in
Industrial Pur-
suits.

Tenders opened at the National pro-
vincial bank of England, limited, for
the issue of e164,O 900 8 per cent stock of
the province of Nova Scotia. The ten
ders amounted to e303,60O at prices
ranging from the minimum of 995 up
to as much as e1OO The largest ten
der was one for $4,000 at 81.
A number of gold mining areas
have been taken up on othe east side
of st. Mary's river about two miles
east of the Bluenose property at Sher-
brooke district. A find is also reported
at Wine harbor and over 200 acres
nave been taken up.
Andrew Wall is one of Shelburne's
Oldest citizens, being 80 years Of age.
For As years Mr.. Wall has used eve
glasses. Very lately he found his sight
growing better and has now abandoned
the use of glasses altogether
On Wednesday morning the iron
horse first passed through the central
part of Stanley. 1t was a construction
train landing rails and ties. The rails
are from the Carnegie works. The
spikes were from the Starr Manufac-
turing Company in Dartmouth.
~ NAShAlilAS up DIT the CfuSner ran
gler, Aug. l, gave a brick of gold
weighing 81 ounces. The mines are now
IN good condition and prospects are
bright The machinery on the Fox lead
mas been set up and doing good work
Some fine nuggets have recently been
taken from the Niger lead.
The customs officials made a big
seizure at Sydney recently. The steam
err Allsa Craig, from Rangoon, India,
with cargo of rice for Montreal, ar
rived for bunker coal, and was seized
by the customs officials for having on
board a large quantity of cigars. The
! steamer when at this port two years
ago, was reported to have disposed of
contraband cigars here in large num-
bers, and after her departure the Off
Gals got wind of it so that they have
been on the lookout for the ship ever
since.
Senator Mackeen and wife left for
nome today; 1t is understood here that
the senator has sold the Sydney hotel
property, subject to the lease now held
by Mr. Harrington. This is one of the
hnest properties in town and includes
several we'll situated town lots as wei
as fine water frontage.
The Dominion Steel & Iron compan,
have awarded the contract for the ex
caVation and concrete foundation TO
the smelling works to BE- erected a
| Sydney There We're nine tenders, bu
the company accepted that of Nc
Manus, Lowe ard McManus Of Halifa,
ana 81. John, n. B.; with one other ex
ception all the tenders We're from loca
men. The price is understood to be il
the vicinity Of $150,0OO. Work will begil
at once.
NJ. Placide Gaudet, who has spen
several years at ST. Anne's College
Clare, and employed since this sprin,
on the Ottawa archives, has just re
ceived from the government an import
ant commission-that of preparing
genealogical table of the Acadian fami
lies. M. Gaudet has passed his life il
this kind of researchs. His salary il
fixed at $1,000 per year with 5000 add
tionel for travelling and other expenses
4 The fire in the Caledonia pit of thu
Dominion Coal Co, still burning fiercely
covers an area. of four acres Workme1
have built a brick wall round the burn
ing district This will be pumped full O
water.
The new history of Nova Scotia, pub
lished by the Dominion Atlantic Rail
way Co., is the most concise and com
prehensive story of the provinces early
trials under its many governments ant
two nations who held the reins in turn
the launch at the Camperdown ship
yard of that city of the steamship
"Minto," built by Messrs. Gourlay Bro.
theirs & CO., to the order of the Canad
ian government. The launch took place
on Wednesday, July IL. The vessel
beautifully modelled and built of stee
throughout has been specially de-
signed for the winter mail and passen.
ger service between Prince Edward Is
| - i'll. = l. ~,
is of the flush deck type, with a lonG
citadel deckhouse, and has been cen
structed to the highest class in Lloyd's
| registry and under their surveyor:
special survey as we'll as to the Board
i of Trade requirements. The principa
dimensions are: Length, 225 feet
breadth, 80 feet 6 inches; depth, 20 feet
i 6 inches; and gross tonnage, HOO tons
AS she will encounter much ice, the
i ships form and scantling have beer
i specially arranged to meet this, the
stem being boldly cut away from the
/ water line, and the shape of stern de-
! signed to prevent jamming in the ice
/ fields.
sydney, N. s., has become within the
Hast few weeks the cynosure for capt.
! talists, all the way from Toronto ano
i New York The movements of the
i Dominion iron and steel men have beer
| closely watched, ana now Jnat opera
lions have actually begun, inquiries are
made as to business prospects and the
probabilities of Sydney's future as a
commercial centre.
/ During the four months of April, May
June and July, some 70 new post Of
/ ces were opened in Canada, and some
81 Offices closed. A large number Of
] money order and savings bank offices
were also added to the list.
A list of the registered medical prac-
titioners of the province shows that
/ there are in Nova Scotia 5S5 doctors
/ one to every 1858 of the population, OF
| one TO every 210 families. The Mac
| donalds head the list, with 20 of that
name, while Macks of all kinds num-
Der g. And yet Nova Scotia is reck-
| oned healthy place.
Tourists are still pouring into the
province by the Yarmouth boats from
Boston, ten times in week. each trip
averaging a hundred passengers.
Dr. Kendall, M. p. p. Cape Breton,
has arrived in ottawa, after series of
successful experiments with the new
process of cold storage, for the preser-
walton of fresh fish. Without resort ia
purgfng or the use of chemicals, he has
succeeded in preserving Holsters in per-
| feet condition for 30 days Dr. Ken.
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