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GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OP CANADA. 



Hold and Silver 

 assays, eont. 

 Province of 

 New Brunswick 



PROVENCE OP NEW BRUNSWICK. 



Assays .ZVos. 4 and 5 were conducted by Mr. Frank D. Adams. 



3. — From Wanamakei, Hammond River. King's Count} r . 



A somewhat coarse crystalline galenite, associated with a small 

 quantity of copper-pyrites, in a gangue of white translucent 

 quartz; the latter, in this instance, amounted to seventy-nine per 

 cent, by weight of the specimen. It was found to contain : 

 Silver 3099 ounces to the ton of 2,000 lbs. 



4. — From Middle Landing Falls, Nepisiguit River. 



This specimen, which was collected by Mr. R. W. Ells, consisted 

 of a white translucent quartz, holding a large proportion of pyrite. 

 Weight of specimen not quite one and a half ounce. It contained : 

 No gold or silver. 



5. — From the northern part of York County, on the eastern side of the 

 St. John River. 



Received through Mr. Wallace Broad, from Mr. Edward Jack of 

 Fredericton. 



Galena, associated with calcite and a little quartz. It was found 

 to contain : 



Silver 1-893 ounces to the ton of 2,000 lbs. 



Province of 

 Quebec. 



PROVINCE OP QUEBEC. 



Assays Nbs. 1 and 8 were conducted by Mr. Frank D. Adams. 



6. — From Gilbert River, County of Beauce. 



This specimen was sent for examination by Mr. Louis Genclreau. 

 It consisted of a white subtranslucent quartz, more or less stained 

 with oxide of iron and contained a small quantity of pyrite. 

 It contained neither gold nor silver. 



7. — From the seven tj^-fifth lot of the first range, IS". E. ' Chaudiere, 

 County of Beauce, District of St. Francis. 



A white subtranslucent quartz, associated with some greyish- 

 black chloritic matter and containing here and there a few specks 

 of iron pyrites. The sample weighed close upon four and a half 

 pounds; the whole was reduced to fine j>owder and most thor- 

 oughly mixed, in order to ensure a fair average sample for assay. 

 It was found tocontain : 



Neither 2;old nor silver. 



