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of the latter, as a di.stiiict ore. — (Note 10.) 



The Indians are said so know of several localities of lead 

 ore; but there appears to exist a tradition among them, 

 which is inimical to their making disclosures on such 

 subjects. Many individuals have seen fragments of ore 

 which the Indians bring down the Gannanotjui. Those I 

 have seen, however, myself, were small and unpromising 

 iu their aspect. Some of the Indians are said to supply 

 themselves with bullets from the ore they find, but this is 

 very doubtful. 



Native lead, a very rare ore, has been said to have been 

 observed in Ohio, near the mouth of Au Glaize River, 

 where it is described as occurring in slips, or slender 

 prismatic masses in crystallized galena. 



Ores of lead hold much the same geological position as 

 those of silver, and may therefore be also expected to occur 

 frequently in these provinces. 



ORES OF ZINC. 



Ores of zinc, in small disseminated portions, are not 

 uncommon in the country. It is the sulphuret of that 

 nutal which is usually found, tiic black, and more rarely the 

 yellow, blende. It is worthy of remark that, at Kingston, 

 the sulphuret of iron, the sulphuret of zinc (Note 11), 

 and sulphuret of strontian, are often associated together iu 

 the same hand sjjccimen. 



The red oxide has been named as a Canadian niiiinal, 

 but its locality is not described. 



Thchc ores are found usually in primary rocks, but they 

 occur also in transition and secondary, particularly in 

 com|)act limestone. The yellow sulphuret is supposed to 

 belong to the oldest formation of zinc. 



