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further notice at present. They are upon, or adjoin, the 

 property of Mr. Legge. 



The distance from the sea of the 12-feet seam of 

 Mount Nicholas, where it crops out, is about 12 miles by 

 the road ; and it would be, at least, the like distance by 

 any road formed with a gradual and easy descent to the 

 sea-shore near Falmouth. 



The nearest tolerable anchorage and place of shipment 

 is George's River on one hand, and Long Point on the 

 other. 



George's River is distant, in a direct line from the 

 Mount Nicholas crop of coal, 9 or 10 miles; but a 

 practicable tram-road could scarcely be formed between 

 the two points of less than twice this measurement. The 

 distance to Long Point, along an easily inclined plane, 

 would be about 18 miles. 



The Island of St. Helen's, three or four miles from 

 the shore, opposite St. Helen's Point, is said to afford 

 shelter and safe anchorage in all weather to vessels of any 

 burden ; and the basin inside the heads at George's 

 River is described as being capacious and secure, and as 

 affording the utmost natural facilities to vessels receiv- 

 ing and discharging cargo. The entrance to the river 

 has been reported to be narrow ; and the depth of water 

 is variously stated at from 8 to 1 1 feet over the bar. 



I have seen the report of a project for constructing a 

 pier or breakwater off the granitic point on which a 

 store new stands, a little south from the township of 

 Falmouth ; but I am inclined to doubt whether, unless 

 at an outlay to which the funds at the command of the 

 Colonial Government must be altogether inadequate, any 

 work could be constructed there of a character to with- 

 stand, in a position so exposed, the unbroken roll of the 

 vast Pacific during heavy gales. 



A proposal has also been made to run out a stone 



