1 6 September 1749. 



veral fprings join here, and form a little 

 brook. The water in thofe brooks is co- 

 vered with a white membrane, and leaves 

 a white, mealy matter on the trees, and 

 other bodies in its way ; this matter has a 

 ftrong fulphureous fmell. Trees, covered 

 with this mealy matter, when dried and 

 fet on fire, burn with a blue flame, and 

 emit a fmell of fulphur. The water does 

 not change by being mixed with gall-ap- 

 ples, nor does it change blue paper into a 

 different colour, which is put into it. It 

 makes no good lather with foap. Silver is 

 tarnifhed, and turns black, if kept in this 

 water for a little while. The blade of a 

 knife was turned quite black, after it had 

 lain about three hours in it. It has a dif- 

 agreeable fmell, which, they fay, it fpreads 

 {till more in rainy weather. A number 

 of grafshoppers were fallen into it at pre 

 fent. The inhabitants ufed this water, as 

 ^ remedy againft the itch. 



IN the afternoon we went to fee another 

 vein, which had been fpoken of as filver 

 ore. It lies about a quarter of a mile to 

 the north-eaft of bay St. Paul, near a point 

 pf land called Cap au Gorbeau, clofe to 

 the Chore of the river St. Lawrence. The 

 mountain in which thefe veins ly, confift 

 pf a pale red vitrefcent fpar, a black glim- 

 mer, 



