1870,] 



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able for the great quantity of lithium which it held in solution. 

 All the lower parts of the mine are now filled with water ; a little tin 

 is being obtained from the shallow levels ; the machinery is being 

 removed ; and soon this scene of activity will become a silent ruin. 



At Wheal Owles, in the mining district of St. Just, there have 

 lately been discovered some valuable samples of the oxide of ura- 

 nium, which have been sent into the market and realized high prices. 



The Gold-fields of Nova Scotia. — The declared returns of gold 

 for the whole province to the end of the year 1869 are as follows: — 



Tear. 



Yield of Gold. 



Number of 

 Miners daily 



Quartz crushed. 



Average yield 

 per ton. 



Annual 

 earnings per 







employed. 





man. 





oz. dwt. gr. 



No. 



cwts. 



oz. dwt. gr. 



$ c. 



1862 .. 



7,275 



500 



134,800 



13 2 



291 00 



1863 .. 



14,001 14 17 



877 



340,035 



18 10 



319 30 



1864 .. 



20,022 18 13 



810 



428,700 



1 20 



494 36 



1S65 .. 



25,454 4 8 



683 



500,025 



13 6 



745 76 



1866 .. 



25,204 13 2 



679 



635,387 



17 13 



742 56 



1867 .. 



27,314 11 11 



702 



666,429 



19 10 



778 66 



1868 .. 



20,541 6 10 



774 



678,817 



14 6 



530 84 



1869 .. 



17,868 10 19 



676 



708,486 



11 5 



528 64 



Total .. 



157,682 9 8 



713 



4,092,679 



15 10 



553 90 



The gross yield of gold in Nova Scotia during the past ten years 

 has been 180,000 oz., representing, in round numbers, a value of 

 720,000Z. sterling. 



The produce of gold in Nova Scotia for the year ending 31st 

 December, 1869, in all the gold-producing districts, is shown in the 

 following Table : — 













Value of 



District. 



Total yield of 

 Gold. 



Daily 



average of 



miners 



Quartz crushed. 



Average 

 yield per 



average yield 



of Gold per 



man em- 







employed. 







ployed at 

 $18-5 peroz. 





oz. dwt. gr. 



No. 



tons. cwt. 



oz. dwt. gr. 



£ s. d. 



Stormont 



227 13 



19 



784 



5 19 



47 15 11 



Wine Harbour 



719 8 19 



65 



2,726 12 



5 6 



44 5 6 



Sherbrooke 



5,546 11 16 



134 



11,500 



9 15 



165 11 6 



Tangier .. 



1,192 3 10 



51 



1,332 2 



17 21 



93 5 6 



Montague 



805 13 14 



29 



572 7 



18 3 



111 2 7 



Waverley 



1,591 14 10 



54 



3,915 15 



8 3 



117 18 1 



Oldham .. .. 



1,394 16 



56 



1,735 2 



16 1 



99 12 7 



Renfrew .. 



3,097 15 7 



112 



7,258 9 



8 12 



110 12 9 



Uniacke .. 



1,867 3 12 



71 



3,171 13 



11 18 



105 3 10 



Lawrencetown . 



30 20 



20 



223 



2 16 



6 18 



Musquodoboit . 



1,001 23 



36 



1,582 17 



12 17 



111 4 7 



Unproelaimed \ 

 districts . . J 



394 11 19 



29 



622 9 



6 23 



54 8 7 





17,868 19 



676 



35,424 6 



10 2 



105 14 7 



