at Clements. There are several parallel veins at this place, varying from 4 to 10 feet in thickness. Six of these have been examined and accurately defined, and the ore contains 55.3 per cent. of iron of excellent quality. * * * * * * * * The next great deposit of iron ore which we will mention is found on the southern slope of the Cobequid hills. This deposit, considering its extent and the variety and quality of its ores, may be pronounced the most important in the Province. That part of it to which attention has been more particularly directed lies between the Debert river and a point some two miles westward of the Great Village river, a distance, in all, of about 10 miles. Between these points the vein extends nearly east and west, and at a distance of from five to eight miles from the shore of Cobequid bay. It consists of a veinstone of the species of ore called ankerite, associated with spathose iron, surrounding and including a number of other varieties of ore. The whole vein is of very irregular width. At one spot on the bank of the Great Village river it is 120 feet wide, whilst at another, not far from the most eastern point to which the vein has been traced, it attains a breadth of over 500 feet. Its breadth is unequal at various intermediate points where measurements have been made. The length of this vein is not yet ascertained; its continuation may be seen near Five islands, 20 miles westward of Great Village river, so that the vein is known to extend a distance of about 30 miles in length. It is not at all improbable that upon continued examination it will be found to extend along the whole length of the Cobequid range of hills. * The iron made from these ores is found to be equal to any in the world in the rare properties requisite for making good steel. A very extensive deposit of iron ore, of a description similar to that of Nictau, is found at East river, Pictou, and within 10 miles distance of the Albion coal mines on that river. The vein at this place is 16 feet in thickness. The situation of this deposit, like that of the Cobequid hills, affords every facility for the profitable manufacture of iron. X X Iron ore, in the forms of red ochre, red hematite, and brown hematite, is found on the Shubenacadie near its mouth. It has also been found in small quantities in several other places, affording good reason to believe that further extensive deposits of that valuable mineral will be discovered upon a more general research into the mineral wealth of Nova Scotia. Recent explorations have fully verified this prediction; yet Londonderry, on the southern flank of the Cobequids, is the only place in the province where an iron mine is worked. At this place, known as the "Acadian mines," blast furnaces were erected about 17 years since, and the manufacture of charcoal iron has continued ever since. I will only add in conclusion that by far the largest proportion of the surface of Nova Scotia, taken as a whole, is yet an unexplored territory, and that this remark applies especially to the large area of metamorphic rock, in the explored portions of which gold and iron are found in such abundance and under such favoring circumstances. From what has already been discovered it is only reasonable to believe that the country abounds to an almost singular degree in mineral wealth. I have the honor to be your obedient servant, J. W. TAYLOR, Esq., Washington. SECTION V. Comparative statement of rates of duty on imports between the United States and Victoria, Australia. PIERCE S. HAMILTON. Comparative statement of rates of duty on imports, &c.- Continued. Articles of gold... silver and platina.... Apparel and slops made up wholly or in part of silk. Apparel, &c., made up wholly or in part of wool. pparel &c., made up wholly or in part of linen. Boots and shoes Furs.. Glass Brushes.. Building materials, boards, planks, Carpeting, value $1 25 and under.... Glassware. Gloves.. Glue.... Articles. Oilcloths.... Copperware, brassware, and tinware. 35 and 40 per cent China and porcelain. Furniture, household. Hats, caps, and bonnets Hosiery. Jewelry. Lead, sheet, pipe, &c Marble, manufactures of.. Tapioca and spices. Sago.. Arrowroot. Pepper. Ginger. Plated metal Saddles and harness. Clocks.. Willow and wooden ware. Animals and birds. Books Bristles hair Baggage, personal United States. 70 cents per square yard 50 per cent. $1 per cubic foot and 20 per cent Matches 35 per cent.. Millinery, not otherwise provided for. 35 per cent Musical instruments.. 30 per cent. 20 per cent. 14 cents per poùnd. 50 per cent. 25 per cent 35 per cent. 2 and 3 cents per pound 10 to 20 per cent. to 60 cents per square foot Rates of duty. 50 per cent. 35 per cent 35 per cent 20 per cent 40 per cent 50 per cent 25 per cent 35 per cent 30 per cent. 18 cents per pound.. 25 per cent. 15 cents per pound. 35 per cent 24 cents per lb. and 40 per cent. Victoria. $1 92 pr oz. troy. 24 cts proz. troy. 10 per cent. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. 5 per cent. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Comparative statement of rates of duty on imports, &c.-Continued. Coke Coins and bullion. Copper ore Cotton, in the piece raw Fish, fresh Flax... Guano and other manures Hatter's plush. Hemp Hides and skins Iron, scrap pig bar. when imported for U. S. mint. Exempt.. 35 per cent 3 cents per pound. 50 cents per cwt $10 to $40 per cwt 10 per cent $8 per ton. 1 and 14 cents per pound 14 and 14 cents per pound Lead, ore rod... hoop sheet railroad bars. Jute.. Kerosene shale Articles. bars. Rags Linen ** Oil, palm and cocoa.. wrapping. Pitch Plants, medicinal ornamental. for dying. Printer's ink Quicksilver caustic Stones, building. Tar. Timber, logs. Tin. Wire, steel Specimens natural history, &c Woollen cloths Yellow metal sheeting and zinc......... |