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black tourmaline occurs in the granite of the district. Sphal- 

 erite has also been brought to me from the district, as well as 

 a small gold specimen in quartz isaid to occur in the granite of 

 Lake Ramsay. About one and a half miles eastward of the tin 

 deposit, is an interesting occurrence of molybdenite in a dike or 

 vein in granite on Larder river. At Wallabach lake, to the 

 north-west, is a well-known deposit of manganese ore in a 

 fissure in granite, which has been rather extensively mined in 

 the past. 



A report on the discovery of tin at Lake Ramsay was made 

 in the Museum Report for 1906, and the find immediately 

 attracted .attention, and enquiries regarding the deposit were 

 received from the United States and elsewhere. 



In May, 1907", Mr. W. F. Ferrier, formerly a member of 

 the staff of the Geological Survey of Canada, visited the locality 

 in company with Mr. A. A. Hayward, president of the Mining 

 Society of Nova Scotia, iand brought away samples which are 

 now at the museum. Work at sinking was then in progress 

 under charge of Neil A. King, who had acquired an interest 

 therein. In June, July and September, Mr. Mclntosh of the 

 Geological Survey visited the deposit to watch developments,, 

 and in August Mr. E. R. Faribault examined it, the hole then 

 being 18 feet deep, 12 feet long and 10 feet wide; and in 

 October and November Mr. R. A. A. Johnston of the survey 

 was there, on the last occasion accompanied by Dr. G. A. 

 Young of the department, who has special knowledge of igneous 

 rocks. The pit was then about 20 feet deep. 



Mr. Faribault reported on the deposit in the Summary 

 Report of the Geological Survey for 1907, pp. 80-83,* and Dr. 

 Young in the same report, p. TY.f The former states that there 

 is no well-id efined foot- or hanging-wall. The strike, he says, 

 is N. 65 E. and the lip is to the north-west at an angle vary- 



* Faribault (E. R.). New Ross tin deposits. Sum. Kept. Oeol. Surv. Canada, 1907, 

 pp. 80-83. 



tYounpfG. A.). The tin-bearing locality at Now Ros<, X. S. Sum. Rent. Gcol. 

 Surv. Canada, 1907. p. 77. 



