MINERALS FOR THE PARIS EXHIBITION.—GILPIN. 253 
Ures less crystalline but equally pure occur at Loch Lomond 
in Cape Breton County, at the Moseley Mines. The ore is found 
in both the crystalline and amorphous forms in a red shale of 
lower carboniferous age about five feet thick. It is presented 
‘as layers and beds from one to eighteen inches in thickness. 
The enclosing material being soft it is readily extracted. The 
position of the mine has necessitated unfavorable conditions for 
shipment, but the construction of the railway now under con- 
tract between the Strait of Canso and Louisburg will furnish a 
ready access to admirable shipping facilities. 
The following analyses will serve to show its quality :— 
iE. IL. UI. 
Peroxide of manganese (available)... .91.84 87.64 92.65 
CRORIGe OF WOM oi 5 cere eas cases oes 3 12 trace. 4.14 
hasolublen. 65000 Sepets at ele rer (ih 8.51 trace. 
The ores of this metal ocenr in workable amounts in Onslow, 
near Truro, as veins, and in the partings of the lower carboni- 
ferous sandstones, 
During the past few months New Ross, in the northern part 
of Lunenburg County, has promised to become a producer of 
manganese ores. Miner T. Foster has opened a number of veins 
which are of high grade, and available for economic extraction. 
A few tons have been shipped, and have found a ready sale. 
The extent of the manganiferous ground, and the age of the 
strata holding the ores, has, I believe, not yet been worked out. 
Explorations made during the past season, have shown that the 
Dean and Chapter lands adjoining the Foster properties contain, 
at several points, deposits which promise to be valuable. The 
ores of this district have, so far as I can learn, not been exhaus- 
tively analysed. They contain, however, manganese in amount 
suitable for steel and chemical purposes. 
The Mineral Products Company of Bridgeville, Pictou County, 
also exhibit samples of manganite, and of manganiferous 
limonite. It is reported that recent developments in the iron 
ore mines of this locality have shown the presence of consider- 
able amounts of the latter mineral. 
