GEOLOGY OF HALIFAX AND COLCHESTER CO’'S—HONEYMAN. 47 
fully, but this is nothing to what has been done by prospectors. 
Yet only one vein has been found to be auriferous. This one 
has a peculiarity which the others do not possess. In the con- 
taining stratas there is abundance of arsenopyrite in beautiful 
erystals. The most productive veins at Montague are well 
known to have arsenopyrite in abundance. There are two fine 
specimens in our Museum Collection, which were presented by 
Mr. Lawson, as very striking. One is an unusually large piece 
of arsenopyrite, with a large sight of gold in the arsenopyrite. 
Another is a large piece of arsenopyrite, with the gold spread 
over it in a striking manner. 
Other specimens are from Oldham, presented by Mr. 
Donaldson ; arsenopyrite rich with gold. 
I shall give another illustration from Wine Harbor. Some 
years ago I went with Judge Henry and examined his mine. 
A large quantity of quartz was piled up at the top of the mine, 
which was said to be auriferous, although not visible. Looking 
about for minerals or other interesting objects among the 
rubbish, I noticed a piece of stone with a large piece of arseno- 
pyrite. Striking it with my hammer, to break off the specimen, 
the stone broke into 8 pieces, a!l showing fine sights of gold. 
The principal pieces are in the Museum Collection. Specimens 
from Way erley and other gold mines show zthe same association 
of gold with arsenopyrite and other sulphjves. When the tatter 
occur in any quartz vein I generally recommend a search for 
gold and vice versa. Why this discrimination? I believe is one 
of the geological mysteries, which it is vain to attempt to 
elucidate. 
