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Miscellaneous analyses of ores in the Cleveland and Torbrook 
districts : 
Magnetites. 
No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. No. 4. 
Metallic Iron...... 54°22 oot 53°14 54-96 
‘SIN COVER i terereR Ee Roe 14-97 11°64 se sie ita ligt Ip 
S01 Sih oe eee een ‘069 ‘09 DEBE trace. 
Phosphorus is). . 5.4, ‘36 ally 172 192 
PANSIPNIINANNG co, 56! ahoe 055.8 5°53 “O64 afeieis O14 
amMew eat. Ss ete e280 eee eects 588 
IMIGIOTIESIA: «6 2.54 20 + 6 “41 says ee Se 201 
MamOANeSe: <5 «6 554. ‘S6 Bieter seetey oes 
MetaiieMron, <5 66 eos So OOO 57-93 18°47 
nol NGO a es See Ieee ieren) aaPtere es 17°21 33°50 
SOMO vesen 2 syo, fo < ove sarer'sielo © cre 03 ajar 
GSPN OLUS 2, a. 5 6 w'ss:6 (0 se ncn « us 193 16 cece 
PMMIOMOUBUTN Nea. siois «abe «scien, o¥6 then5 »« eee ere eacche 
ILITIIS 2 CARS SE aerIne micas SBE 516% 3°00 
Meee STAN ey =e) sera s-0 =. 3/2 aya) 2) <= ears 5568 
MLATGA IESE Go gla pogne eo Olan o One miner eee 9°80 
Mining development of the Nictaux district. 
The existence of iron ore was known here at an early date 
in the history of Annapolis County. Haliburton, writing in 
1829, speaks of the first attempt as “an ill directed effort made 
many years ago.” Iam unable to give any particulars of this 
operation, but presume it was directed to the manufacture of 
wrought iron by a forge process. The hard compact ores of the 
district were not suited to this primitive method. 
Gesner gives an interesting account of the iron ore deposits 
of Annapolis County, and refers to the bed of shell ore on the 
Banks farm as 6 feet 6 inches wide. In 1856 another attempt 
was made and a furnace built at the falls. The iron produced 
was largely from the shell bed, and is stated to have been of 
inferior quality. Harrington gives some details of these furnaces 
