CARBONIFEROUS OF CAPE BRETON—GILPIN,. bts 
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SLES LIET Dail enon ence eet oars fe aun, EaMny 0S ene eat AMEN Oi 
(OBES ae 1S A Eee ema RT eR ge OL Re 4 0 
6 4 
Wel prileomiacbebe ct. act eee e bees oe ee 31.4 
PRISSe CLG AT OOM Coes earcrins Sea cts Boats Che aetna tole 62.4 
IN GL) SS SRST es ges Or a Oar ty Os Et A es 6.2 
This analysis was made some years ago by Dr. Dawson, and he 
remarks: “This coal has some of the properties of cannel. It 
has great heating power and yields much dense carbonaceous 
gas.” 
In the Glace Bay section, afew feet below the Hub seam, is a 
bed of cannel coal one foot two inches thick lying on nine inches 
of ordinary bituminous coal. The following analysis was made 
by Dr. How: 
MOIS GUTS ee tae ete ttt et aiets Mines ante cares cunt aan 83 
Molatile combustiblesmatter:~ ... ...o0 450 0 ae 30.07 
PERCU CATO tak hse lokere on eioaa wr Pewee 44,42, 
LEIS oh OR A, RESET ES aeRO IR ORD eed © 24.68 
100.00 
BROAD COVE DISTRICT. | 
In the Geological Survey Report for the year 1874, there is a 
description of the Broad Cove coal field, and a set of analyses 
made by Mr. Hoffman of the survey, which are given here with 
his remarks, in a condensed form : 
oy ft. Seam, 5 ft. Seam. 4 ft. Seam. 
"1 CISCO? cas Sl 4.02 7.78 8.45 
Vol. Comb. Matter, slow Coking.. 20.17 27.67 28.36 
. “ oe fast Cyaan 25.39 34.51 Sone 
Fixed Carbon, slow Coking....... 70.41 52.87 56.94 
2 . fast pp eee 65.18 46.05 48.78 
SU aE ae ane ae Pe Bausats 5.40 11.68 6.25 
These coals do not soil the fingers. They are black, with pitchy 
