CARBONIFEROUS OF CAPE BRETON—GILPIN, 
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marked that a better article would be produced if the manu- 
facture were conducted on a large and systematic scale : 
Moisture 
Carbon 
Sulphur 
Phosphoric Acid 
Ash. 
The ash of this seam peeaeie the ollonane EMI Oa — 
Qi Fe, cite se) a (0) we) 
| 
1.03 
8.01 
Lingan* Mine. 
Caledonia | Reserve ral ; | Lingan 
Mine. Mine, Top. Middle. Bottom. Average. 
Tron) Peroxide) ....2.5. .:-2-- 11.853 | 21.810 || 35.66 1.57 27.75 21.66 
PANINI Re oes wcussccasieesise sce 4.200 8.110 9.07 6.08 4.91 6.69 
STUNG 3528 eo Se Sue oe E CREPE RER 65.734 | 68.330 || 43.07 79.06 48.62 57.05 
Lime . sScabecoene 7-15) 915 || 6.13 8.84 11.85 8.93 
Manganese BeAr cere cee Pee OU S scoseee ses | etic eastachasiues | kecearaaken| (eto ee accke 
Sulphuric Mcidh suspects 4.283 .480 3.79 3.08 6.52 Dall 
Alkalies AMM S| Mra ea eee eenan eds aats [iaketiones oc vateaevtensaclllegaeeoseoces 
MITE MEST Accsssccccsesssscess 260) Ee tater ee 34 97 OT 56 
Bhosphorie Acid:....2...... 2-725 LUPE) || lb sceecasaaodl sqsedese Sasa] eecconaose nll lavabe 
Chlorine WHEE 2) oa dsenno onl | sed scaradenal |acesasnocytel dscoseoacaEcol| ltaorcsseanee 
100.306 | 99.645 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 100.00 
The following is the composition of the lowest of the seams 
worked to any extent. The coal is usually compact and lus- 
trous, with fine Jamince. Some specimens show mineral char- 
coal, while others are free from it. 
Si South Head. Emery. tCollins. 
ADVIS HENS) a ee a ees Kae 65 ) 
Vol. Comb. matter, slow coking... 28.000 32.21 + 36.75 
“ ‘ fasti<. { 28.833 34.80 j 
Fixed Carbon, slow coking....... 62.263: 63.49 ) 
ESS ee ane e430. eran  f Pe10 
|e Get aaa a : 7.970 3.65 6.06 
INSU D Sk Paes Aaa ee a 2.641 2.41 eaane 
EPC CHICHEEMIOY cise eee, ss cle cine ts 1.382 1,28 1.27 
The ash of this seam, as worked at the Emery Colliery, has 
the following composition :— 
* Analyst: H. How. 
7 Analyst Professor Chapman, 
