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The following table exhibits the comparative value of the metallic pro- 

 ductions of different countries, from which may be seen the ratio of their 

 production, as compared first with that of this country taken as the unit, 

 and secondly with that of Great Britain : 



The great importance of our own metallic resources will be at once appar- 

 ent from an inspection of the above table. It will be seen that we are sec- 

 ond only to Great Britain in our production, as we are also in our con- 

 sumption, of the metals. 



The two great Anglo-Saxon countries stand far before all others ; and 

 Australia, a colony of England, of but few years' growth, is the next com- 

 petitor on the list. As our production of gold, which now forms so im- 

 portant an item of our mineral wealth, falls off, as it assuredly will, the 

 deficiency may be more than made up by the development of our resources 

 for the production of other metals. " 



GOLD DEPOSITS OF LOWER CANADA. 



The following extract relative to the gold deposits of Canada is taken 

 from the last report of the geologist now engaged upon the survey of the 

 British Provinces : 



" In the month of December a few days were devoted to a further exami- 



