14 THE OCCURRENCE OF r40LD IN NEW BRUNSWICK, 



its of the province over wide areas to the north of the localities 

 where the fine gold in the superficial deposits has been discover- 

 ed.* 



About the same time Prof. L. \V. Bailey, of the University 

 of New Brunswick, found gold in Albert County in the vicinity 

 of Elgin Corner. He says, ''The precious metal has also been 

 said to occur in some of the streams near Bathurst and on the 

 Serpentine. * * * x have also seen an excellent specimen, 

 said to have been found in Wapskehegan, a tributary to the 

 Tobique.'"t 



Dr. R. W. Ells refers to these occurrences in one of his re- 

 ports and notes the character and abundance of the quartz veins, 

 stating that "gold was found on the Little South-west Mirami- 

 chi, about three miles above the North Branch and not far below 

 a heavy rapid known as Main's Ledge, while on the main South- 

 west several small pieces were obtained not far above Boiestown."| 



Subsequently, in the investigation made respecting some 

 galena and iron ores in the vicinity of Bathurst, traces of gold 

 were found. A specimen of one from Millstream, Gloucester 

 County, assayed in the Laboratory of the Geological Survey, 

 yielded : 



Gold 0.175 of an ounce to the ton of 2000 lbs. 



Silver.... 9.450 ounces to the ton of 2000 lbs.§ 



2. 



ALLUVIAL GOLD IN THE SERPENTINE VALLEY. 



Alluvial gold has, it seems, been known to exist in the val- 

 ley of the Serpentine for thirty 3'ears or more. Some time be- 

 tween 1865 and 1870 Sperry Shea, of Woodstock, an old Califor- 

 nian miner, found it between the mouth of the river and the 

 granite belt at the big falls, and secured a mining lease from the 

 Provincial Government, covering this part of the valley. At the 



* A Preliminary Report on the Geology of New Brunswick. By H.Y. 



Hind, M. A., 1865, pp. 218-227. 

 fReport on Mines and Minerals of New Brunswick, 1864. 

 iReport of Progress Geol. Survey Canada, 1879.80, pp. 43-44D. 

 ^Ann. Report Geol. burvey Canada, Vo. V. (N. S.), 1890-91, p. 49L. 



