206 LOUISBURG—PAST AND PRESENT.—HONEYMAN. 
‘was reported that gold had been found in them. Gold had just 
‘been discovered in Nova Scotia. All were seeking for gold. It 
was according to reports turning up everywhere. On our way 
we had to traverse bogs and swamps, as the besiegers of Louis- 
burg had to de. Reaching the shore I found recks similar to 
those of Light-house Point. I presume that now we were 
south-west of Rock Point. These too were reddish syenitic rocks 
with broad green bands. Going along the shore to some dis- 
tance we found these rocks extending onward. A beautiful 
view of Louisburg was painted by Forshaw Day, and exhibited 
at Exposition Universelle de Paris, 1867. 
The admiralty charts give names te prominent Points— 
different from those of our old charts. creel 
North Cape is Light House Point. 
Black Cape “ Black Rock Point. 
White Point “ unchanged. 
Careening Place “ Careening Point. (The Railway terminus). 
Kennington Cove is unchanged. 
The end of the tengue of land on which the city stood is 
called Rockford Point in charts dating 1780. 
RELICS. 
If Louisburg in its zenith somewhat resembled the City of 
Paris in aspect, its existing state forcibly realizes our conceptions 
of the modern aspect of certain renowned cities of antiquity, 
against which, as against the City of Tyre, the edict went forth, 
raze it, raze it, even “To the foundations thereof.” The remains 
are now regarded as relics to be treasured up in museums. Of 
these we have a fair share, presented by various donors. 
1. A large hinge with arms 3 feet in length, having woed at- 
tached with bolts. Presented by Hen. Robert Bobertson, former 
Commissioner of Mines. 
2. A Chain Plate off one of the ships sunk in the harbour. 
Presented by D. Cronan, Esq. 
3. Piece of a Cannon, brought up from the harbour bottom. 
4. A Bunch of Brass Keys. Presented by Bateman, Lock- 
smith. 
