12G MiNEitAL ];Ksori;('Hs. 



contaiu^s a 2>ercentage of sihcr. In rmt-aii-l'drt, on tlie western 

 sliore, a rich deposit of lead ore \vas discovered in 1875, and Avas 

 worked for a short time witli A^ery promising results ; but on the 

 protest of the French, avIio alleged that the working of a mine 

 here was an infringement of tlu'ir treaty-rights, the Imperial 

 authorities ordered tlie work to he sto])]>ed. 



Magnetic iron ore has been found in large quantities in St, 

 George's Bay, and the Lanrentian hills contain indications of it. 



GYPSUM AND JIAKBLES. 



The Geological Survey's report states that "gypsum is distri- 

 buted more profusely and in greater volume in the carljoniferous 

 districts than in any part of the American Continent of the same 

 extent." In St. (ieorge's Bay and Codrov tlie de\elopment3 of 

 gypsum are immense. Marbles, too, of almost every shade of 

 colour, have been produced fi'om various parts of the coast, on 

 Itoth the eastern and Avestern shores. The development at Bay 

 of Islands is extensi\-e. ({ranite of the fine.-t ([uality, building 

 .stone.s, Avhet-stones and lime-stones are in ample pi'ofusion. — 

 Eoofing-slate can al-o be supplied in aljundance. 



Before passing from the mineral resources of the island it may 

 l)e well to make s})ecial reference to the Iron Pyrites' Mine in. 

 Pilley's Island, Notre Dame Bay. This uuue lias been Avorked 

 for eight or ten years, and is at present one of the most A"aluable 

 and profitable mines in the country. The (piality of the pyrites 

 which it yields is .said to be the finest in the Avorld, containing 

 fifty-tAvo ])er cent, of sulphur, and gi^■ing a j'esidutim of iron, 

 after the suljihiii' is extracted, Avhich is manufactured into the 

 finest steel. Tlu' ]iyrites is shipped at the rate of from 30,000 to 

 40,000 tons annually to the United States, Avhert' it is used for 

 the manufacture of sulphuric acid, copjieras, etc. A visit to this 

 noAV celebrated mine Avill be found most interesting. The Avork- 

 ings are evtensive and are carried on Avith the most improved 

 luachinery and under scientific direction. Adjoining it is an- 

 other dejKjsit of iron pyrites of the same (piality, which is re- 

 ])orterl to l)e vei'y I'xteusive and Avill prolialily be sliiortly worked^ 



