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On MttulUc Mhierals, 383 



NOTE 5. 



The deposit here alluded to is situated on the eastern 

 shore of Beverley or Henderson's lake, an enlargement of 

 the Gannanoqui, ia the upper portion of its navigable 

 •tvaters. It is about one (juarter of a mile from the lake, 

 on the opposite side of a cedar swamp, and on the summit 

 of a small iiill. An inhabitant of Beverley desirous of 

 ascertaining whether it was in abundance or not, opened a 

 portion of the ground about ten feet every way, and tound 

 a considerable quantity. He seems to have struck a vein 

 of it at the depth of about eight feet, which dij)s towards the 

 north-east. But it also appears in the section he has made 

 in large heavy blocks on and near the surface. 1 examined 

 the ground in several places to the northward and east- 

 ward of this excavation, and always found it near the 

 surface, it was also met with to the ^^•est«ard. As I 

 remained on the spot only twenty minutes or half an hour, 

 it is not possible to pronounce as to the quantity in which 

 it occurs, it however, appears to be considerable. To 

 obtain positive information on this point, it would be neces- 

 sary to cut a few sections or sink a few holes on the hill, 

 which might be done at a trifling expense— an expense 

 am|)ly repaid by even the chance of finding an extensive 

 bed of ore in so desirable a locality. 



MINEIIALOOICAL CHAUACTERS. 



Only two varieties of ore occur here, red ochre and one 

 (that predominating,) which possesses the following 

 characters : — 



Some parts are of a dark Indian red colour, and others 

 iron grey ; opaque ; structure, pisiformor oolitic, the muss 

 being conjposcd of snuill globule'^ of a reddish colour, and 



