150 Lieut. Baddeley on the geognosy 
ascertain the comparative abundance, of the ore as appears 
from the following satisfactory account of some work Vin- 
cent Tremblay had been instructed to perform during our ab- 
sence on an excursion to the northward. 
No. 1,—Excavated a hole on the north side of the visible iron 
ore and at about two perches distance, where the same 
ore was found about two feet below the soil consisting of . 
rotten rock. 
2.—A second hole was formed on the south side of the 
visible ore, and about ninety. feet distant, here the 
same ore was again found at the depth of one foot six 
inches of the same soil. 
3.—About six yards farther to the sonth of the last, and at 
the depth of two feet and a half of rotten rock the same 
ore was found. 
4. North west of the visible ore and about ninety feet 
distant the same ore was found at the depth of two feet 
of the same soil. 
From this it ‘appears that there is here a considerable supply 
almost at the surface ; indeed we suspect that the whole of the 
cleared patch before mentioned is occasioned by its immediate 
presence. We were informed that several places in the neigh- 
bourhood were equally abundant in ore, and when about to 
descend the La Gouffre on our return to St. Paul’s Bay, Mr. 
Bowen discovered a deposite of this mineral which appeared 
abundant ; it issituated inthe left bank, about a mile below 
Vincent Tremblay’s house, and about two hundred feet from 
the waters’ edge. Having left instructions with Vincent 
Tremblay to investigate further, we lately received from him 
the following information accompanied by specimens. 
No. 5.—**Ces deux morceaux ont été pris sur les terres de Da- 
mase Fortin et de Vincent Tremblay, fils, environ douze 
arpens plus au nord que la mine que vous avez yuc et 
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