No. 1.] GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OP CANADA. 61 



" The Acadia Coal Company own tliree mining rights, which are 

 as follows : 



The Fraser area, south of the General Mining Association's 

 area; the Carmichael area, southwest of the General Mining 

 Association's area; and No. 3 area, Ij'ing to the south of the 

 Fraser area. 



ERASER AREA. 



Workings have been carried on for many years upon the Fraser 

 area ; first by the General Mining Association, and more lately 

 by Mr. J. D. B. Fraser, of Pictou, from whose possession it 

 passed by lease to the present company. 



Attempts have been made by former owners to work the Deep 

 Seam on the western portion of the area at the McKenzie pit, 

 and a slope has also been driven some distance on the crop of the 

 Third coal seam, both of which workings are now abandoned, and 

 therefore require no special description. The present workings 

 are confined to the McGregor seam and two openings on the Oil- 

 coal. 



McGregor Colliery. 



In the McGregor colliery the openings consist of No. 1, an 

 adit, No. 2, a slope, and No. 3, a pair of slopes. 



Adit No. 1 was opened by the General Mining Association on 

 the left bank of Coal Brook, near the crossing of the Middle 

 Biver road, and driven N. W. a distance of about 800 yards. 

 The seam was irregularly worked by the General Mining Asso- 

 ciation and Mr. Fraser, but is, I believe, for the present aban- 

 doned. 



Slope No. 2 is a single slope to the lower level of No. 3 slopes, 

 and was formerly the working slope, but is now used only as a 

 travelling way. It stands on the left bank of Coal Brook near 

 the mouth of No. 1. Slopes No. 3 are the principal working. 

 Their situation is 170 yards S. E. of No. 2, on the right bank of 

 the brook. Their total depth is 510 feet. Main levels extend 

 260 yards N. W. and but 20 yards in the contrary direction. 

 The dimensions of the slope are : Drawing slope (a double rail- 

 way track) 9 feet post, 9 feet cap and 14 feet ground sill. The 

 tracks are all of T iron 25 lbs. to the yard. The second slope, 

 a travelling way for horses and men, is separated from the draw- 



