The Republican journal., 1900-01-11
A Brooks Man in Nova scotia.

Truro, n. s., Jan. Z, 1900. | have
been in Northern Nova Scotia one week,
and the winter climate has been surprise
to me While Maine is showed in and has
been enjoying temperature of from IL to
So below zero here we have barely
enough snow for sleghing and II below
is the lowest temperature of which have
known. The last three days have been
very fine, and the snow has melted COZ
siderably wherever exposed to the rays of
the sun. This section is underlaid by IN
! gre operated. Ispent one night in West
! vile, near Pictcu, where are located two
mines of the Acadia Coal Co., Ltd. From
my hotel could be heard the throbbing of
the great engines that are ceaselessly
forcing pure air into and pumping foul
(, air out of the mines. One shaft is said to
be over 1000 feet in depth. Coal is sold
at the mines at about 81. IS per ton. There
are also gold deposits in this region, and
the rich Caribou mines are located within
| forty miles of Truro. My landlord has
just shown me gold brick that a guest
deposited with him for safe keeping,
which weighs over eighty ounces and is
worth some 81, 500 This is the real arti-
Gle, and not the traditional gold BRICK oc-
| casionally purchased by the unsuspecting
granger. The country around here is
comparatively level, with but few high
hills. The forests have been pretty well
cut away, and wood and timber are not
plentiful. The forest trees are very similar
to those of Waldo county. The lowlands
are covered with spruce, fir, pine, hem
lock, etc, and the higher ground with
white and yellow birches, poplar, mapl e,
etc, while the banks of the brooks are
lined with the ever present alder
The farmers, as rule, seem comfortable
and contented. Their wants are few, and
their cash sales of farm products can not
be large. Potatoes at present sell for 30
cents pen bushel and eggs Is cents per doz-
en-. | should judge that hogs are not
grown to large size here, having seen
numbers Of slaughtered ones in the mar
kets that would weigh ne more than 100
pounds. Barns are generally some dis
lance from the farmhouses In Anti
gonish county, small t1ocks of fine looking
sheep were noticed on many FARMS In
many places pies of coal are seen in farm
house yards, in the place of the familiar
woodpile.
The war in South Africa is the absorb
ing topic of conversation, and the people
are intensely loyal to Great Britain. Yes
terday's train from Cape Breton brought
a detachment of soldiers who are to join
the Second Canadian Contingent, which
sails from Halifax for Cape Town, Jan.
18th. Crowds assembled at every station
to bid them God speed. British flags
were everywhere displayed, and at several
towns brass bands were in evidence. At
New Glasgow an immense crowd had
collected. The square by the railroad
station was soljdly packed with people,
who cheered themselves hoarse as the
train drew in. The Hotel Vendome was
gaily deCked with flags and bunting, and
band met the soldier boys and escorted
them thither for dinner. The enthusiasm
was so great that several soldiers were
carried on peoples shoulders from the
train to the hotel, a distance of eight or
ten rods. Poor boys! l could but think
that this leave taking will be the pleas
ATTEST part of their experience, and that
ere long Boer bullets will be singing a
different tune in their ears.
A. B. STANTIAL.