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had a certain amount of silver and Cobalt in them. One of the 

 things necessary is that the rock should be fractured, and 

 from the general appearance of the Huronian or silver-bear- 

 ing rocks, these fractures have taken place. 



So far away as the township of James, men state that 

 they have seen native silver, and it is reasonably true. Cobalt 

 and native silver have been found on the shores of I^ake 

 Huron, and in the northern part of the township of Wingham 

 a considerable amount of Smaltite has been found. 



Around I^ake Cobalt some varieties of the southern type 

 of trees have been found, but the vegetation is mostly of the 

 northern varieties, such as spruce, pine, etc. 



