24<4' 0(X'i;hkenc;e of tin in nova scotia. — pikks, 



blnck tourmaline occurs in the granite of the district. Spha^ 

 eritc has also been bronght to me from the district, as well as 

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

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

 de])osit, is an interesting occurrence of molybdenite in a dike or 

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

 north-V\est, is a well-known deposit lof manganose 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, 190Y, Mr. W. F. Ferrier, formerly a member lof 

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

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

 Society of Xova Scotia, land 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. Mcintosh of the 

 Geological Survey visited the deposit to watch developments, 

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

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

 October and November Mr. R. A. A. Johnston of the sui'vey 

 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 

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

 Young in the same report, p. 77.f The former states that there 

 is no well-idefined 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 (K. R.). New Ross tin deposits. Sum. Rfi)t. i^col. Suiv. Caiiiida, 1907, 

 pp. 80-83. 



t Younpr (O. A.). The tiii-bciiriiiK locality at Now lto>i-<, N'. S. Siirii. Wvpt. (Uol. 

 Sinv. Canada, 1907 p. 77. 



