STEEL MAKING IN NOVA SCOTIA GILPIN. 



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Miscellaneous analyses of ores in the Cleveland and Torbrook 



districts : 



Magnetites. 



No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. No. 4. 



Metallic Iron 54'22 5911 5314 54'96 



Silica 14-97 11-64 1112 



Sulphur -069 '09 .... trace. 



Phosphorus '36 17 172 192 



Alumina 5'53 .... .... 314 



Lime , 270 .... 5'88 



Magnesia '41 .... 2'01 



Manganese '86 .... .... .... 



Red Hematite. 



Metallic Iron 58'05 57 '93 1847 



Silica 17-21 33'50 



Sulphur -03 



Phosphorus 193 16 .... 



Alumina .... .... 



Lime .... 3'00 



Magnesia .... .... 



Manganese .... 9'80 



Mining development of the Nictaux district 

 The existence of iron ore was known here at an early date 

 in the history of Annapolis County. Haliburton, writing in 

 1829, speaks of the first attempt as " an ill directed effort made 

 many years ago." I am unable to give any particulars of this 

 operation, but presume it was directed to the manufacture of 

 wrought iron by a forge process. The hard compact ores of the 

 district were not suited to this primitive method. 



Gesner gives an interesting account of the iron ore deposits 

 of Annapolis County, and refers to the bed of shell ore on the 

 Banks farm as 6 feet 6 inches wide. In 1856 another attempt 

 was made and a furnace built at the falls. The iron produced 

 was largely from the shell bed, and is stated to have been of 

 inferior quality. Harrington gives some details of these furnaces 



