. The emigrant and sportsman in Canada [microform] : some experiences of an old country settler : with sketches of Canadian life, sporting adventures, and observations on the forests and fauna. Hunting; Fishing; Chasse; Pêche sportive. COAL FIELDS, 127 ll-'. thoir attention to Nova Sootiii, where coal lias not to bo raised from the bowels of the earth, but lies comparaiively near the surface in apparently inexhaustible quantities. The coal field of Pictou, Nova Scotia, is said by mineral- ogists to be the most extraordinary carboniferous deposit in the world. A seam of coal occurs here 40 fee
. The emigrant and sportsman in Canada [microform] : some experiences of an old country settler : with sketches of Canadian life, sporting adventures, and observations on the forests and fauna. Hunting; Fishing; Chasse; Pêche sportive. COAL FIELDS, 127 ll-'. thoir attention to Nova Sootiii, where coal lias not to bo raised from the bowels of the earth, but lies comparaiively near the surface in apparently inexhaustible quantities. The coal field of Pictou, Nova Scotia, is said by mineral- ogists to be the most extraordinary carboniferous deposit in the world. A seam of coal occurs here 40 feet in thickness, and not more than a couple of hundred feet from the surface, besides many other lesser ones of 18 feet, 20 feet, and so on. Coal can be delivered on board ship at Pictou harbour for Ss. or 9s. per ton; and I presume if there was more capital employed in the mines and improved machinery, the cost would be very much less. In Cape Breton county the productive coal measures cover 250 square miles. In Cumberland county a seam of coal 12 feet 9 inches lies near the surface; and another 11 feet 9 inches, about 200 feet below the surface. Around the coast of Cape Breton seams of coal many feet in thickness are exposed along the cliffs. The quality of the coal is excellent. For domestic purposes the Cape Breton coal is fully equal to the best English coals, and little, if at all, inferior to the best Welsh. For steam purposes. Nova Scotia coal is superior to English and Scotch coal, and equal, if not superior, even to Welsh coal. In an inquiry instituted by the Admiralty into the steam-producing qualities of certain samples of coals, the following results were arrived at:. \m M*>; M Description of Coal. Welsh Newciistlo . Lauoateliire Sootcli Djrbyiliiie rouiiiis of Water cvrtpiiruteil by 1 lb, otCuul at â¢IVi''. !)-05 8-37 7-91 7-70 7-58 i:y 'â }'. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for read
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