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THIS COMPANY [.< P'ORMKD FORTILK l'UI{PO.SK 01' PURCII ASINO.

WOUKINC;, SKLLINU AND LIlASlNi; MININ(J LANDS

AND RIGHTS, IN Tlll'l BRITISII I'HOVINCES

AND NEIGURORING LOCALITIES.

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R K C 1 1^ R O O I T Y

MINING COMPANY,

OK CANADA KA8T,

CJupiUil stock, - - 100,000 Shares,

IICJOJJ,

10,000 Shares Reserved in the Treasury for the Operations of

the Company.

'I'lif incfsriit piopiM-ty of lliti Coiii|»iiiiy consists of four-
tocii fliousiuul sevoii liimdrcd and seventy acres (14,7V0)
of liuid, in Caiiadfi East. These lands h ive been selected
by AuTiiuu Kankin, Esq., M. P., for the last twelve years
member of the rrovincial Parliament of Canada. Having
been (h'eply interested in the geologic; 1 survey of Canada
from its commencement, he has devoted himself, with an
abli! corps of assistants, during the last two years, to the
examination of the Gold Lands of the Province, and the
lands which h(^ has selected undoubtedly comprise a
jrreator itart of the most valuable Gold fields of Canada.

Especial utteuiioii is invited to the clmmctcr ol LIju tiUo
to this property,

Wiiile the interest usually aciinired by parties is simply
a license from the government to conduct mininjjj o})erations
in a particular locality, which is not in any sense exclusive,
tills title is either in fee sim])le from the Crown, (which is
the case with all but about 2,000 acres,) or, as in the case
of these 2,000 acres, consists of the exclus: isi mining right,
derived from the owners of the fee. This right is in some
respects more desirable than the fee, as it is exemi)t from
taxation.

The following is a general descri])tion of the Company's
projjerty :

4,200 acres in the TOWNSHIP OF WlllTTON, front-
ing on the Chaudiere for upwards of seven miles. See
Map C. Title, fee simple absolute.

2,200 acres in the TOWNSHIP OF SPAULDING,
including the Kivers Nebuellis and Kokombis for five
miles, both sides. See Map D. Title, fee simple absolute.

3,200 acres in the TOWNSHIP OF MARSTON, in-
cluding the River Victoria, for five miles and upivard on
both sides from its mouth. See Map E. Title, fee simple,
iXa above.

jf the title

8 is simply
oiK'ia lions
exclii8ivo,
, (which is
in tlie case
ling liglit,
is in Homii
enipt frouj

Company's

JN, froiJt-
ilcs. See

JLDING,

s fo7' Jive
'■ absolute.
TON, in-
pivard on
ee simple,

2,000 acres in the TOWNSHIP OF WARE, including
the south-east branch {both sides) of the River ETCIIE-
MIN, for seven miles. See Map ¥. Title, fee simple, as
above.

1,000 acres in the TOWNSHIP OF LANGEVIN, in-
cluding a branch of the River Famink, for upwards oi' hoo
miles. See Map G. Title, fee simple, as above.

2,070 acres in the TOWNSHIPS OF LINIERE ANT)
MARLOW, upon the Riviere du Loup, the Kempt
stream, and the River Lindsay.

Title in this embraces all mining rights, which are
exclusive, perpetual, and free from all rental or f 'X. See
Map H.

100 acres in the PARISH OF ST. FRANCIS, i. ' tid-
ing the River Gilbekt. See Map B. Title, fee simple
absolute.

TOTAL, 14,770 ACRES, WITH OVER SIXTY
MILES OF RIVER FRONTAGE.

REFKRENCES TO ACCOMPANV M.vPS AND

DIAGKAMS.*'

Ma[) A sliowH th<; Gold hcarimj districts of Canada, as
developed by actual geological survey uiulcr the diroctioii

of'Hir VViLiJAM E. LoctAN.

Ma[) B shows 50 acres on the River Gilbert, divided into
five hundred and fifty-three lots, 25x100 and 50x100.

There are 100 acres in this property, hut 50 of which
have been inap[)ed, and are here (exhibited.

Map C shows 4,200 acres in the Tow7iship of Whitton,
fronting on the River Chaudiere for upioards of seven
miles.

Map D shows 2,200 acres in the Township of Spauldi?i(/
including Nebuellis and Kokonibis lliv vyh for Jive miles.

Map E f'lows 3,200 acres in the Townshiji of MarMon,
including the River Victoria, /'or //w miles and upwards,
from its mouth. The lots in red are the property of this
Company.

Map F shows 2,000 acres m the Townsliip of Ware,
including the south east branch of the River Etcheinin for
seven miles. The lots in red are the property of this
Company.

Maps can be obtained at the office of the Company.

S AND

Canada, as
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ividcd info
)xi()().

•> ot vvhicli

/' Whitlon,
s of seven

Spauhlhu/
'e miles.
'■ MavMon,
upwards,
■ty of this

of Ware,

lieinin for
of this

Map G shows 1,000 acres in the Township of Lanijevin,
including ii bnincli of the River Famine for ujnvards of
ttuo miles.

Map H shows 2,070 acres in the ToionsUips of Liniere
and Marlow, upon the Riviere du Loup, the Kempt stream
and tlie River Lindsay, Tlu! lots in red are tin; pro[)erty
of this Company.

It is to be noted that all these lands are located upon
I the Chaudiere, or upon the streams and rivers forming

] the sources of the Chaudiere, or ])rincipal streams uj)on

which Gold lias already been discovered.

Mining operations hitherto have been generally carried
on upon both sides of the Chaudiere River, at various
points within fifty miles of its mouth. Geological ex-
plorations render it comparatively certain that these
deposits have been derived from localities upon the
streams forming the Chaudiere, and at a greater dis-
tance from its junction with the St. Lawrence. Actual
survey ha» confirmed this fact, and has luoved the lands
in question to be richer in auriferous deposits than any
wliich have been found below. The original quarts^ veins
from which the Gold in these diluvial deposits has been
washed down, have been found near the sources of these

streams, and these lands have been located keeping this
fact carefully in view. They have been selected by persons
who were entirely familiar, not only with the geological
exi)loration8 of this section of Canada, but who have been
able to avail themselves of the practical experience and
observation of persons who have been engaged in the
collection of Gold from the choicest localities. Not one of
the numerous lots embraced in the foregoing list has been
located until satisfactory evidence of the existence of Gold
uj)on it has been first secured. Every one of these lots
may, therefore, be regarded as careful and judicious selec-
tions from the best Gold bearing districts of Eastern
Canada.

These lands embrace all that section referred to in the
geological surveys of Canada, as containing the auriferous
gravel of the river channels, and alluvial flats, averaging
from ffty to one hundred and fifty feet in thickness.
These deposits are only found to any extent upon the
streams (nubraced in the lands of this Company.

Especial attention is invited to the relia])le and conclu-
sive geological and other reports (unbraced in the following
condensed statement.

[ keeping this
;ed by persons
;he geological
'lio have been
:perience and
jaged in the
Not one of
list has been
encc of Gold
of those lots
licious sclec-
of Eastern

3d to in the
e auriferous
s, averaging
1 thickness,
t U2)on the

iud conclu-

u; following

38 Wall Street
Septembt

New York
jth, 1864,

RK, )

My Dear Sir — I am requested in behalf of several gen-
tlemen interested, to procure the services of a thoroughly
reliable geologist, for the purpose of making an examina-
tion, survey and report upon the mineral and other deposits
upon their property in Canada East. As this report may
exercise an important influence upon the future use and
disposition of the property, I am very desirous of securing
the services of a conscientious and competent man, who
will personally conduct the examination in the field, and
who will report to us such facts only, as result from his own
explorations. As you are familiar with the qualifications
and reputation of the geologists and mineralogists of th(3
country, I would feel obliged if you would recommend some
gentleman whom you would think best adapted to such a
work. The question of reasonable expense will not be
considered. What we want is the most reliable man. An
early reply will oblige.

Yours very truly,

(Signed.) L. E. CHITTENDEN.

Professor John Torre y, U. S. Assay Office, New York.

A letter of the same tenor was addressed to Professor J.
I). Dana, of Yale College, which it is not deemed nec(!s-
sary here to repcsat.

PROFESSOR Dana's reply.

New Haven, September 9, 1864.

Mv Dear Sir — Yoni letter of inquiry wns reccMved yes-
terday. 1 think tliat, Proft'ssor Henry Wurtz would be

an excellent man for the investigation you require. He is
an able chemist as well as a good mineralogist, and a per-
son also of marked independence of thought and judgment,
who would give, it appears to me, a faithful, unbiased
opinion.

Very truly yours.

(Signed,)
Hon. L. Fi. GniTTFiNDKN.

JAME8 D. DANA

PUOFKSSOR TORRKY'S REPLY.

U. S. Assay Office, New York, )
September 8th, 1864. j

My Dear Sir — Your communication dated the 5th inst.
was laid on my table only this morning. You ask me to
give the name of a gentleman who is qualified to make
geological and metallurgical investigations In the field, and
who is also reliable for conscientiousness. I am happy to
point out one who possesses these qualifications in a high
degree, viz.. Professor H. Wurtz. I have known him for
many years, and he has worked a great deal by my side in
the laboratory. I have entire confidence in his inti^grity.
At present I don't know where he is. He left town (I
think on Monday last) to be gone several days. His resi-
dence is 108 Bleecker street, where his wife cnn bn found,
who will inform you how a letter can reach him.

Yours respectfully,

(Signed,) JOHN TORREY.

Hon. L. E. Chittenden, 38 Wall street, N. Y.

[uiie. He is
it, and a per-
iid iudgnient,
fill, unbiased

D. DANA

V York, )
1864. j

I the 5th inst.
oil ask me to
fied to make
the field, and
am happy to
)ns in a liiijh
nown him for
i)y my side in
his integrity,
left town (I
/8. His resi-
!an hn found,
m.

T TORRE Y.

[. Y.

No. 69 Beaver Street, )

New York, Sept. 1, 1864. j

Flon. James Pollock,

Director of U. S. Mint, Philadelphia.

Dear Sir : — Permit mo to introduce to your favorable
acquaintance, Hon. Arthur Rankin, Member of the Pro-
vincial Parliament of Canada.

Mr. Rankin is the proprietor of several large tracts
of Gol'l bearing lands in Canada Bast, and has with him
a i\)\v pounds of Gold (taken from these lands,) of which he
desires to secure an accurate and reliable asssay.

No. 1 is a specimen from the River Gilbert.
No. 2 " " " Victoria.

I shall be obliged if you will aid Mr. Rankin in accom-
plishing his object, and will announce the results of tht;
assay as soon as possible. Please communicate directly
with me, as Mr. Rankin will probably return to Canada
l)<'for(> the assay can be inad(^

V(;ry respectfully,

Your obedient servant,

(Sign.'.l,) T. B. BUNTING.

Mint ok the United States, I

Philadelphia, Sept. f), 1864. j

T. rV BuNTINd, Esq.,

New York.

Dear Sir : — The result of the assay of the specimens
of Canada Gold left by Colonel Arthur Rankin, M. P. P.
of Canada, is as follows :

Ist. — River Gilbert specimen, Gold, -

- 867

« " Silver, -

128

'* " Iron, -

Value of Gold, per oz., $17,92.

2d. — Victoria River specimen Gold, -

- 872

" " Silver, -

121

" " Iron, -

Value of Gold, per oz., $18,02.

The sjR'cimens were both very rich, and the Gold of
excellent quality.

Yours truly.

(Signed),

JAMES POLLOCK.

By the foregoing letter of Ex-Gov. Pollock, it will be
seen that the Gold from Victoria River is worth $18,02
per ounce alone, while the same contains m« of Silver.

DIRECTIONS TO PROFESSOR H. WURTZ.

New York, September, 18G4.

My Dear Sir — Learning from our personal interview
that you are willing to undertake the examination and sur-
vey of the property proposed to be conveyed to the Recij)-
rocity Mining Company, and located upon or near the
Chaudicre River and its tributaries, I desire to make one
or two suggestions to you in behalf of myself and the gen-
tlemen for whom I am acting before you visit the property.

We desire you to take all the time that is necessary for
you to make a preliminary survey, s})aring no reasonabh;
expense which it is necessary for you to incur in tlw; course
of your operations.

- 867
128

- 872
121

the Gold of

OLLOCK.

:5ls it will be
k^orth $18,02
of Silver.

We want the results of your own examination of the
property, and would be obliged for a report which will set
forth your own opinion, based upon actual personal insi)ec-
tion of the character, extent and quantity of the gold and
other mineral deposits upon these lands.

We prefer to have your survey made with such assist-
ants as may be necessary, including none of the present
owners of the property.

The ultimate conclusions of the gentlemen who are de-
sired to take an interest in these lands will be governed to
some extent by the results of your examination, and 1 am
requested by them to ask you that your investigation and
report made be as thorough and complete as possible.

Yours very truly,

(Signed,) L. E. CHITTENDEN.

Professor Henhy Wuutz, New York.

rz.

iber, 18G4.

al interview
ion and sur-
the Reci])-
or near the
make one
md the gen-
be pro])erty.
lecessary for
reasonable
J the eourse

REPORT OF PROFESSOR HENRY WURTZ, GEOLOGIST.

New York, September 20th, 1864.
Hon. L. E. Chittenden, New York :

Dear Sir — Concisely, and as preliminary to a future
report of a more comprehensive and elaborate character, I
beg leave to present the following views, arrived at by
visiting the gold fields of the Chaudiere and examining
j)ublislied documents relating thereto.

The Notre Dame range of mountains, which appears to
have anciently constituted a water-slied of the Continent,
though no longer such, is described in the Canada Geolog-
ical Reports as representing in Canada tht- crest of those

great lines of upheaval of the eistern coast of North
America which are known to us as the AUej^hany or Appa-
lachian chain of mountains. Tliose reports describe this
predominant line of upheaval as passing frum the Green
Mountains of Vermont into Canada along a line of elevated
peaks commencing about fifty miles from Montreal and
ranging in a generally northeastern direction through Sut-
ton, Orford, Ham, Colerainc; and Buckland, which would
mjike this crest of upheaval cross the Chaudiero somewhere
about St. Marie.

It is on the southeastern flardj of this crest of upheaval
(hat the grand system of mineral lodes carrying gold and
silver, together with lead, copi)er and other metals, is found
ranging through Georgia, South and North Carolina, Vir-
giniii and Maryland. Through Pennsylvaua, New Jersey
and New York this same grand metalliferous zone is found,
carrying in these States, almost solely, different iron min-
(jrals, such as magnetic iron, iron pyrites and magnetic
j)yrites, as in the Highlands of New Jersey and the Hudson
or West Point Highlands, in all cases still, however, lyii'g
almost wholly on the southeastern flanks of the crest. In
Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire, still on the
eastern flanks of the Green Mountains, come in again
nnmeious lodes of metalliferous quartz, carrying chiefly sul-
])liurets of iron, co])j)er, lead and zinc, in which, both in
Vermont and New Hampshire, gold and silver have been
found at several ])oints, all, however, I believe, on the east-
ern side of the Green Mountains.

It a}>i»ears therefore that we have here clearly the genei-
aiization that the great Appalachian Zone of lode-bearing
rocks I'anges always on the eastern side of the crest-line,
and in accordance therewith we find that the I'egion in
which the Canadian gohl has been found lies on the south-
eastern side of the line above indicated, crossing the Chau-
diere Valley somewhere at or above St. Marie.

Th
h.ng
whetl
Heidsl
eomij
rockd

gestej

oast of North

niny or A])|)a-

s describe tlii«

OMi the Green

iiie of elevated

Montreui aud

tlirou^rh Sui-

vvhich would

.'10 soil) e\v]j ere

t of U])lieaval
'h\<!; <rol(l and
'tills, h found
/^arolina, Vir-
, Ni^w Jorm'y
lone is found,
it rro7i niin-
"d mao^uetif
I the Hudson
Mvever, lyif.o'
le crest. lu

still on the
10 in a<^ain
?chieflysul-
ich, both in

liave been
^n the east-

the genei-
)de-bearin"-
■ crest-line,

>'t'gion in
tile Houth-
the Chau-

The tirst great pnjblem ]»resenled by tliis gold Held, so
long known, and yet so little known, is to determine
whether the pn^cious metal, as i'y all other known gold
fields, ha« been derived from the remains or debris of de-
composed and disintegrated veins or lodes traversing the
rocks of the country; or, as some have sup})Osed or sug-
gested, from the ruins ot other formations lying further to
the northward, fragments of which ar<' known to have been
strewed co})iously over this country, before its emersion
Ironi the ocean, by ice floating from the north. Singular
as this latter supjjosition seems, much currency has been
given to it by the fact that it seems to liave been ado})ted
in the eailier official R(?ports on the Geological Survey of
Canada; and this circumstance may have tended to retard
the develo])ment of the gold product of this section by dis-
couraging the investment of caj)ital therein.

Jn ascending the Valley of the Chaudievel kej)t constantly
on the watch therefore for those indications of the }»assage
of the jK'culiar stratoid and schistoid lodes of the A{)i)ala-
chian Zone carrying metallic oxyds and suljdiurets, which ]
have become familiar with during previous extensive explo-
rations on the southerly prolongations of this metalliferous
Zone th.roughout the States of North and South Carolina,
Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York,
Vermont and New Hampshire. Such indications I first
recognized unmistakably a short distance above St. Marie,
probably at or shortly above the point of crossing of the
great crest-line of upheaval indicated by the Canada Sur-
vey. The indications were those of lodes of qua tz^ highly
imjiregnated with metallic sulj)hurets, running with the
lines of outcrop of the nj)tu"ned metamorphic schists of
which the country is composed, a course which is parallel
with the line of upheaval.

I observed that, as in the gold region of North Carolina
and elsewhere, these lodes rarely occur alone, but are asso-

elated together along certain belts of the schists, parallel
outcrops appcKring within a few rods, sometimes within a
few yards, of each other. Such belts sometimes extend for
many miles in the direction of the upturned edges of the
schists, which direction is that of the line of upheaval, and
in the Chaudicre country is generally about due northeast
and southwest. Just above St. Francis, crossing the river
near the i)oint known as the ''Devil's Kapid8,"a number of
such lodes was observed, several of which were very large.
The course of these lodes would take them across the bed
of the Gilbert shortly above the points on the property of
your company and others where " diggings " are now being
carried on, so rich that 300 men are stated officially to be now
taking out at least $1,200 per day. Another very numt -
ous set of such lodes crosses just above St, George, their
course taking them evidently to or near a point on (/ue of
the tributaries of the Famine where new diggin^^s were
stated to be in successful operation.

On high land on one of the company's tracts, lying be-
tween the Portage and Kempt streams, tributaries of the
Riviere du Loup, two large lodes were observed. The sev-
erity of the weather prevented the actual trac ig of these
outcrops along their exact course, but the bed of the Kempt
stream v/as explored for some distance along where those
lodes were supposed to cross it. A very handsome speci-
men of quartz containing visible gold was here picked up
by us in the water, which presented all the characteristics
of having been broken out of a lode, and the iirst pan of
gravel taken from the immediate surface of the bed of the
stream, giivii four Jlut grains of coarse gold dust. Out of
four subsequent pans taken from further up the stream,
two gave several similar grains.

The gold fro.u tae washings on the Gilbert presents to my
eye no indication of having been rolled or transported,
having irregular angular forms, and presenting under the

! schists, parallel
netimes within a
itirnes extend foi-
led edges of thi;
3f upheaval, and
it duo northeast
Tossing the river
ds," a number of
were very large.
Q across the bed
the property of
" are now beinj;
^icially to be now
her very nunier-
H. George, their
point on (/ne of
V diggings were

tracts, lying be-

butaries of the

ved. The sev-

rac ig of these

d of the Kempt

ng where those

andsome speci-

hcre picked u}>

characteristics

the iirst pan of

the bed of the

dust. Out of

up the stream,

presents to my
transported,
;ing under the

lens dull irregular surfaces, free from polish or scratches.
Specimens were observed still inclosing portions of the
(|[uartz of the lode from which they were derived.

The grains of gold washed out by us in other places pie-
s' u ted similar appearances under the magnifier. None of
the ])oli8h or wear which would naturally result from its
transportation to any considerable distance from its original
matrix was apparent.

For the reasons stated and implied in the above, it is my
I conviction that no reason exists for supposing or imagining
that any of the gold found in this section was derived from
any other source than the lodes of quartz which traverse
the country itself Other pregnant reasons for this belief
art; the facts that no gold has, to my knowledge, been yet
found in any rocks existing to the northward of this region,
and that gold has been found in the quartz lodes ot the
icffiori itself, both visible and in those invisible forms in
which it cm only be found by chemical tests.

Also the occurrence of any collection of materials contain-
ing nuggets and coarse gold in any one place or places in
sufficient abundance to constitute the "pay dirt" of dig-
gings, seems incomprehensible on the drift hypothesis.
The gold contained in such drift would necessarily be
sjjiead quite uniformly throughout its whole mass, and to
account for such diggings as those on the Gilbert would
necessitate the belief that the small valley of this stream
hecame mysteriously the recipient of a portion of this drift,
which, equally mysteriously, happened to be enormously and
unusually rich in boulders derived from auriferous quartz
lodes extant in the far countiy whence they came.

It niav be asked, however, whv is it that these Canada
quartz lodes show at their outcrop so little visible indica-
tion of the gold supposed to have been derived from them,
while in a neighboring gold field, the rocks and lodes of

which in important respects resemble these remarkably,

1.<^

namely^ tluit in Nova Scotia, we find the oulcrops showinj;
visible gold alnimluntly ? 1 n .at tlm Nova Scotia

i('<iji(»ii is in tin's respect a slriking (^xcej)tion to the general
rule, and that the cause of this jjecnliarity is fnlly exj)lained
to my mind by the remarks made by Professor Silliman in
his Nova Scotia Report on "the extreme compactness and
tightness of the rock strata, which, although turned up on
edge, are so tight bound as to shut out almost completely
the ])erco]ation of surface water." This is very far from
being the case in Canada, and the chance^ therefon^ of tin;
removal of the gold from the outcro]) to greater depths in
the lodes by the cheniical and mechanical action of water
percolating from the surface is far greater,

I therefore maintain that no more reason exists in the
case of this gold field for regarding the quartz lodes as un-
wortliy of exploration and leaving them untouched, as has
heretofore been done, than existed for the san)e procedure
in California, Australia or Colorado, in each of which the
same course of incredulity had sway before actual mining
developments in the qmxrtz confounded the unbelievers.

In fact I judge from passages in the recent geneial report
of the eminent gentlemen who do honor to the Canada
Geological Survey, that their earlier view is now legardiul
by themselves as founded upon innnature investigation,
and that they have themselves modified their ideas upon
this im])ortant subject. In illustration 1 will quote one or
two passages.

On page 419, in speaking of the gold found by washing
superficial deposits, it is said that "The occasional occur-
rence in these of pieces of gold, partially imbedded in
([uaitz, shows iiiat it was derived, in part at least, from
beds or veins of this mineral which are conuuon among the
talcoid slates of the region."

On page 739, speaking of one of the quartz lodes I have
mentioned above as crossing the Cliaudiere near the Devil's

Rap

,?!■

crops sliowiii;^
! Nova Scotia
:o the <jf(>noml
iilly oxplHincd
i>r Sillinuui in
iimcliiess and
turned up on
!t coniplolcl}'
^'cr}' far from
Jrcfoni, of tho
er dt^pths in
tion of water

exists in tlie
lodes as un-
iclied, as has
lie procedure
if wliicli tlie
;tual niinin"'-
believers,
eneial rej)ort
tlie Canada
ow regard(ul
ivestigation,
ideas upon
juote one or

by washing

ional oceur-

11 bedded in

least, from

among the

odes I have
the Devil's

Rapids, it is said that "it is ])robablc that tliis and similar
quartz veins may be wrought with profit."

With regard to tliis same vein at the Devil's Rapids,
some statements made on page 517 are of the highest import.
It is stated that this vein contains in a gangue of quartz,
silver-lead ore, sulphuret of zinc, arsenical pyrites, common
and magnetic pyrites, with native gold. One saui^jle of the
silver-lead ore gave 32, another 37 and another not less
than 256 ounces of silver, to the ton, from which last result
the analyst (Professor Hunt) opines that, beside the silver-
lead, either native silver or its sulphuret is present in the
lode, an ()})inion which is })robably correct. Tho pyrites
gave about six ounces of an alloy of gold and silver i)er
ton, but the proportion ot gold in this does not appear to
have lieen determined. The most remarkable result, how-
ever, was that with the blende, or sulphuret of zinc, of this
lode, which yielded at the rate of over nine ounccfi to the
ton of a pale yellow gold, containing a j)ortion of silv(!r left
undetermined. These results I regard as amply sufficient
to justify the belief that the gold found in the diggings on
the Gilbert, sitiuited as stated above, near where this and
its associated lodes should cross its bed, was derived from
these lodes without resorting to the Northern Ice Drift for
any of it.

As regards one special uiode of gold mining, the Canada
Reports have, as [ believe, s(^t forth facts and views of great
practical value. I refer to the mode known as " hydraulic
milling." From the necessary conditions ot the case, the
immense beds of gravel and ([uartz debris whicli lorm large
iiigh terraces in most places along both banks of the Chau-
diere and of its tributaries, •mist be gold-bearing, even on
the sui)i)osition that their materials are vvholly derived from
the northern drift, sup[)osed auriferous. Tlie actual results
of experiments cited in the Rej)orts themselves, made with

mncli apparent care and without donbt fully trustworthy,
prove these materials to be auriferous to a degree far be-
yond similar deposits which have proved profitable in
countries where the cost of such operations is very much
greater. Throughout the lower part of the Parish of St.
Marie, along the main valley of the Chaudiere for several
miles, is an immense river terrace, in some places extending
back from the river for a mile or more, rei)re8enting, as 1
believe, an ancient expansion in the bed of the river, pro-
duced bv some obstruction below, before it had cut down to
its present bed. This terrace is largely composed of small
fragments and pebbles of quartz, derived from the ruins of
rocks brought down by the Chaudiere and its tributaries.
Its surface is a level ])lain, inhabited by a considerable
poj)ulation, and no doubt many wells have been sunk in it,
which, with some ravines and small streams running down
to the river anv cutting down into it, will furnish many
points at which its auriferous character can be tested at
small exp(mse. Important elements in the calculation as
regards hydraulic raining, and indeed gold mining generally,
in Canada, are the unfailing character of the streams,
which will enable operations to be carried on in the driest
weather, and the rapid fall of most of these streams, which
will enable sufficient heads of water to be obtained within
comparatively short distances, and therefore at compara-
tively small expense ; also the low prices of labor, of pro-
visions, of wood for fuel and for timbering mines, and of
iron and other materials, tooly, etc. Lumber may also be
produced very cheaply, as there is immense and never-
failing water power for sawmills.

Finally, this district possesses an advantage almost pecu-
liar to itself am^ng gold fields, in being an old settled
country, where labor and materials are obtainable to a con-
siderable extent at short notice, and in being penetrated in
many directions by ready made and practicable roads.

belf
shol
vie)

ly trustworthy,
I (lpgre(> fiir be-
l profitable in
3 k very much
e Parish of St.
iere for several
aces extending
resenting, as I
the river, pro-
id cut down io
3osed of small
n the ruins of
ts tributaries.
■ considerable
en sunk in it,

unning down
furnish many

be tested at
calculation as
» rig generally,
the streams,

in the driest
reams, which
ained within
at compara-
abor, of pro-
lines, and of
may also be

and never-

ilmost pecu-
old settled
'le to a con-
?netrated in
roads.

In conclusion, it gratifies me to be able to express my
belief that the enterprise you have proposed to enter into
should not fail, under reasonably proper managcmml, t(»
yield results proiitable i»> tlu; iiighest degree.

All of which is respectfully su])mitted.

(Signed.) HENRY WURTZ.

xNkw York, Srpt. 21, 18G4.

STATEMENT OF THE TRUJ^TEES

op THE

RKCIIMKKITY MINTN(J (OMrANY,

Ob' < "AN ADA. K/VS'I'.

Ill ('.'illiiiji; iml>li(! iittention to iho. (l('V<']o))ment of iIm^
liiiiiinLj rcsouiccs ot'a new section ofcoiintvy and in inviting
fill' Mssofiation orofijiital nofeswiry for that imiposc, it will
lie naturally cxix^ctcd that those having the subject in
charge slionld us(3 (ivery exertion and sj)are no ])ains to col-
lect and set in order the facts vvliicli parties should weigh
and consider before connecting theniselv(>s with such an
enterprise. Tlio Boaid of Trustees of the RrxniMiOdTY
Mining Company fully ap))reciato their duty in this behalf,
ami they projiose to state in concise terms the facts which
have induced them to interest themselves in this under-
taldiig, and to ri^comuKMul it with a suitable degree; of Cdii-
fidence to the attention of the ca]»italists of the country.

The members of the |)r(\sent board, within the last two
years, have been repeatedly invited to connect themselves
with various comjianies formed within that period for
nu'ning ])Ui]»oses. These ajiplications they liave generally
<leclined. IMiey were unwilling to become associated with
laojects in which they wer<^ indis})osed to risk their own
capital, or which they could not confidently recommend to
others; and wh<!n they wow, requested to unite them-
pelves with a Corjioration having in view the development
of the gold inteiests of Canada East, they were at first very

of t
peril

9'1

^TKES

MPANV,

pment of ih,.
ikI in invitino
"pose, it will
»«' subject, in
pnins to ool-
sliould weigl)
^\'itJi sucli an

" fliis Ix'lialt;
« facts vvliicit
this nndci'-
^'gTe(; ot'ci.ri-
(i country,
tlic last two
'■ tlicnisclvcs

^'^ M<'')<'ially
•ciatcd witli
■ their own
•^"unend to
'lite tliem-
pvelojmient

I't first vei'y

unwilling to consider th(^ subject at all. Although many
of the mining compaiiic^s heretofore organized have achieved
})ermanent succciss ; too many of them have been failures.
Some of these failures have resulted from the inaccessibility
of the mining property and the large exjjenses necessarily
incurred in the machiner ' and labor indispensable to the
development of such pro|)erty, but many more from the
intrinsic worthlessness of the property itself. Such failures
have becomt^ so common that when tlu^ present subjecit was
first presented to us we were strongly disinclined to connect
ourselves with it; but the e,\amination of the geological and
other official reports of the Province of Canada s(!emed to
(establish the fact that there was a considerable section of
country in that provinc<^ I'lHy equaling in gold and other
valuable mineral deposits the sections of California and the
Territories which have contril)uted so largely to the material
wealth of the United States and the woi'ld. In view of this
fact we were induced to examine the subject, and to en-
deavor to ascertain, with all practicable ccntainty, whether
the statements made in these reports were true.

Tt was claimed bv the gentlemen who first called the
subject to our notice, that the lands in question were as rich
in metalliferous dej)osits as those of California or Colorado.
It was also claimed that they had been selected with the
utmost care, that they had been located along ancient and
modern river beds, and that every lot, previous to its selec-
tion, had been ascertained by actual experiment to contain
deposits of gold. Colonel Rankin, under whose direction
these lands have been locatcnl, is now and has been for
many years a n)end)er of the Provincial Parliament of
Canada. It wns claimed that he had much })ractical expe-
rioiiee in the location of niitun-al lands, that h(! was fami-
liar with all Ihe facts dev(^ope(l by the Geological Survey,
eonducled in Canada, nndei' the auspices of the government,
by Sir William liOOAN and his able corps of asssistaiits,

and that a suitable trial and exainination wonld establish
the fact of the extreme richness of tiiose lands in gold and
other valuable deposits.

As a ])reliniinary step to aay connection on our part with
this subject, we insisted that tiie truth of these facts should
be ascertained to our satisfaction through agencies estab-
lished by ourselves alone. This condition was readily
acceded to, the owners of the land stating to us that thev
desired the most thorough examination possible to be made.
We thought such an examination would be best conducted
by a thoroughly practical geologist. One of our number
accordinglv addressed notes to Professor J. 1). Dana, of
Yale Collecie, who at the present time undoubtedly stands
at the iiead of American geologists, and Dr. Joiix Toruky,
of National reputation and now connected with the New
York Assay Office, desiring them to select one of the most
competent and independent men to make an examination
of, and report upon this property. Without consultation
between themselves, they indicatinl Professor Hunuy
WuRTZ, as a practical geologist, whose opinions in this
respect would be entirely reliable. The correspondence
with these gentlemen and the instructions to Professor
WiiRTZ are appended hereto. Mr. Wurtz, with a party
of gentlemen, visited and examined the land of the com-
j)any, and his report is also presented herewith.

The report of Professor Wurtz fully confirms all the
statements which have heretofore been made, officially or
otherwise, in reference to the value of these lands.

The evidence derived from these sources, which are prin-
cij)ally official, seems to the trustees to satisfactorily estab-
lish all the facts necessary to warrant them in recommend-
ing the stock and property of this company to the atten-
tion of the capitalists of the country. It is not practicable
in such a statement as this to enter very fully into details.
This will be done in a future publication, in which every

fact wi
its acc(
state a
a num
other s
crold-bi
aby in(
compa
placer
locate*

ould establisli
'!« in oo]j and

our part wit/i
e facts should

gencies estab-
was readily

^ us that they

>le to be made.

est conducted

our njiniber

IX Dana, of

btedly stands

OriX TORUKY.

^ith the New
e of the most
examination
consultation
ssor HiCNHv
lions in this
'rresj)ondence
to Professoi'
with a party
of the com-
I.

firms all the
, officially or
ids.

ich are j)rin-
torily estab-
recommend-
o the atten-
' practicable
into details,
which every

fact will be given bearing upon the value of this property,
its accessibility and its resources. We will, however, liere
state a few of these fficts. The property in question lies in
a number of townships upon the Chaudiere, its sources and
other streams It has been 30 located as to embrace the
gold-bearing lands of a very large section of country, [)rob-
aby including at least ten timks the number of acres the
company own. It is well known that lands upon which
placer di(/ffin(js are found in California or elsewhere, are
located alony; old or new river beds. The locations of this
company have been made so as to embrace the valleys oi"
the old and new streams, which contain the valuable de-
posits of, and the quartz veins from which Gold was origin-
ally derived. This general deposit varies according to official
surveys from two feet to one hundred and fifty feet in thick-
ness. The quantity of the deposit upon the lands now
owned by the company we believe to be practically inex-
haustable by machinery now used in the production of gold

The streams which intersect this property have that
amount of water and degree of fall which is best adapted to
what is termed hydraulic mining — the most economical
and productive of mining operations. It is stated in the
reports of Sir Wm. Logan and other writers, and fully con-
firmed by the practiciil experience of miners, that loose
earth, such as is universally found upon these lands, which
contains only one-twenty-fifth of a grain of gold — equal to
one-fifth of a cent — in value to the bushel may be profit-
ably washed by this hydraulic method. Keeping this fact in
view, we desire to make some other statements in this con-
nection.

From the same reports of Sir Wm. Logan, in actual ex-
periments made or authenticated by him, the gravel from
the tributaries of the Chaudiere produced from, not less
than three and one half to s(-ve7i and one-third grains to
the bushel. This then is more than fifty limes liehcr than
earth tluit will pay for washing.

Numerous exporiments have since been made and are
now going on for the purpose of accurately testing tlie
averaije amount of o;okl to the cubic foot or bushel in these
deposits. None of them fall short — many of them largely
exceed the results stated by Sir Wm. Logan,

By way oi testing the practical value of these deposits
for mining purposes, when worked by miners of average
experience and skill, about fifty acres of these lands lying
on the River Gilbert, were laul off in lots 25 x 100 fe(>t.
Sixteen of the lots, scattered indifferently over the whole,
were leased for the past mining season ior fifty dollars each.
Many uiore, and probably the whole, could have been
leased, but as the purpose was only one of exi)eriment,
other leases were declmed. Although the miners are gen-
erally reticent and indisposed to giv:, .;ccurate information
as to their success, certainly no dissatisfaction is now to be
found among them, except such as manifests itself in com-
plaints that the owners will not mak(^ terms by which these
lots can be purchased by the lessees. From these lots and
others in the vicinity, taken out during the present season,
the company has now in its possession, and will soon jilace
on exhibition, about three hundred ounces of <jold. TIk
particles of this gold vary in size, from nuggets W(;ighini>
nine ounces to particles of the size of a pin head. A! though
public attention has been but little directed to this section,
there are now at work something over three hundred per-
sons, who now average, according to the stateuKMit of the
Gold Commissioner of that district. Major De Bklle-
KEUiLLE, hereto appended, about twelve hundnnl dollars
|)erday at coin rates. But it must not be forgotten in this
connection that the mining machinery now in use there, is
of the rudest and most imperfect character. No quicksilver
or other mateiial is used to collect and save the fine gnld,
which is all swept away in the washing; and it is highly
probable that the earth that has once been washed by thf

use of the
by using n
purpose.

The inv(

the attentii

factory rlia

found not ^

mediate vie

probably, a

to the ton;

and which (

great that f

for the use

only be exti

Some trip

Professor \^

o[)erationH 1:

tion.

A single
th(3 bi^d of
which won
to the cubic

We are

Gilbert Riv(

The deta

more fully

statement.

every preca

take in orde

feel perfect

(!ompany ar

California, J

are aware

will appear

valuable an(

r tlie
those
irgoly

posits

vorage

lyin*,^
lO fe(^t.
whole,
'.soach.
i been
inKMit,
re gen-
matioii
vv to be
in coin-
h thes(^
ots and
season,
)\\ place
I. Th>
liighini;
Ithoiigli
section,
red pei-
t oi" the

doilars
n in this
there, is
icksilver
ne gold,
s highly

1 by the

use of the present machinery conld be profitably re-washed
by using machinery and material properly adai)ted to the
purpose.

The investigations made since this subject first attracted
the attention of the Trustees have been of the most satis-
factory character. Some speciuK^ns of quartz have been
found not water-worn and evidtnitly d«n-ived from tlie im-
mediate vicinity, which would produce an immense yield,
probably, at the rate of more than twenty thouHand dollars
to th(> ton; but the amount of mat«!iial already pulverized,
and which oidy requires washing to se}»arate tlie gold, is so
great that there will probably exist no immediate necessity
for the use of the Quartz Rock, from which the gold can
only be extracted by a uiuch more expensive process.

Some trials made by one of the party that accompanied
Professor Wurtz in the Kempt stream, where no mining
operations have ever been attempted, are worthy of atten-
tion.

A single panning of th(i gravel taken indifferently from
the bed of the stream yielded over four grains of gold,
which would he at least an average of twenty-four grains
to the cubic foot.

We are advised that a nugget has been taken from the
Gilbert River Diggings weighing over twenty ounces.

The details of these ex})eriments cannot be stated much
uiore fully without improperly extending the length of this
statement. The Trustees, however, after having taken
every precaution which prudent and cautious men could
take in order to ascertain the exact facts in this connection,
leel perfectly justified in the belief that the lands of this
comj)any are fully as rich in gold deposits as the average oi'
California, Australia, or our own western Territories. Tliey
are aware that this statement is a strong one, and that it
will a])pear to many incredible that a gold deposit so rich,
valuable and accessihle should not have long ago been ini-

proved. But the facts are clear. The evidences are in tlie
hands of the company. A few lionrs time will enal)le any
person desiring to examine the deposits for himself to do so
That gold in large quantities and of great richness has been
collected during the past season, any one can be satisHed
by examining the quantity now in possession of the comj>any.

It is also to be recollected that the deposits are located
at a considerable distance from all lines of ordinary commu-
nication, and the entire population of the country consists
of the smaller class of F'ench farmers, whose attention
would be rarely called to the subject of metalliferous depo-
sits.

Enough is already known; and known thoroughly, of the
lands of this Corapai.y, to authorize their being placed in
market, to be leased for mining purposes, and also to
authorize the Company itself, to erect the necessary ma-
chinery for separating the Gold, The trustees believe, that
from the leasing of portions of this property alone when
the attention of practical miners is properly directed to it,
enough revenue may be derived during the coming season
to return a large dividend upon the Capital Stock, and
that when the mining advantages of this section of country
are fully understood, all those who join with us in seeking
to develope these resourses will reap a rich reward foi' the
investment of their capital.

Like all other gold-bearing sections of the country,
tliese lands appear to be rich in other mineral and natural
sources of wealth — rubies, garnets, opals, emeralds, tour-
malines, and even diamonds, have already been secured.
Pearls, many of them of large value, the smaller ones in
very considerable quantities, are secured almost daily.
Specimens of these different productions may be seen in
the possession of this Company, at rooms which will be
hereafter designated.

In conclusion, the Trustees desire to remaik, that they

takinj

New

5 are in tlie
enable any
jelf 1o(los<\
ss has hvx-.w
be satisHeil
le comi>any.
are located
ary comnm-
I try consistH
?e attention
Ferous depo-

ighly, of the
:)ir placed in
and also to
ecessavy ma-
believe, that
I alone when
irected to it,
ming season
1 Stock, and
)n of conntry
us in seeking
ewavd for th;-

the country.
1 and natural
neralds, tour-
been secured,
laller ones in
almost daily.
Ely be seen in
which will be

have taken every practicable means to ascertain the facts
which aftect the merits of this enterprise, and the value of
the property upon which it is predicated. They believe
they have correctly set forth these facts in brief, in the
preceding statement. They are satisfactory to us, and
have induced us not only to permit our names to be used
in connection with, but to invest our capital in, the under-
taking. The development of the resources of a rich
mining region which may, and probably hereafter will,
become as important and valuable as those others which
have contributed so much to the material wealth of the
world, all which have been discovered and developed within
the last twenty years, is a work well calculated to attract

' ilie attention of enterprising men. To such, we offer a
})ortion of the stock property of the Reciprocity Mining
(JoMTANY, and we say to them, that we desire them to
examine the tacts for themselves, and to form their own

I opinions, always assuring them that any information in

I the possession of the Trustees, or the other officers of the

* Company, may be had for the asking.

I All of which is respectfully submitted.

New York, Sept. 26, 1864.

JAMES POLLOCK.

WM. G. MOORHK.AD,

CHA.S. B. WRIGHT.

HENRY SHELDON ^ 7 ///.«/ ('<■•*.

WM. B. HATCH,

T. H. BUNTING.

L. E. CHITTENDEN.

ark, that they

St. Louis

i Hotel, Qukhkc, )
Sci)t.. 14, 1864. (

Major C. J. Dk iJKiii.KFEUiLLK, Gold Coiuniissioncr, St. Francis:

My Deau Sir — Since seoinj^ you I liavo been ilirougli
tlie Gold district on the Gilbert, Famine, du Loup, and
Chaudiere Rivers, and also on the Kempt stream.

I have been deeply interested by what I have seen, and
find the product of Gold much larger than I anticipated.
It will undoubtedly be greatly increased within a year.

It is irapossble to learn much from the miners as to the
result of their labors. They all seem determined to keep
their oj)erations as quiet as possible. Some say, "we can't
comi)lain ;" others, "we are making board, and somethinL''
over ;" and others again "don't care to tell ;" but all are
doing remarkably well, and at the same time work in a
very crude and imperfect manner. I know of no one but
yourself who can give positive and reliable information as
to the yield, and shall feel much indebted if you will drop
nie a line per return post, giving the actual yield for the
season of the mines on the Gilbert River,

Very truly yours,

}>ositi
only.

at .$'1,
from
i40() 1
■.fl,20(
liundn

The
from t
on tlie
that til
divisioi

'J'

(Signed,)

T. B. lUJNTlNG.

St. Fuancis, 16th Septemlnr, 1364,

My Deau Sir — In rejjly to yours of th(^ 14tli, re(|uesting
to know what amount of Gold has been (ixtracted on the
River Gilbert tor the last three months, I can give you

Wit

nialeijy

ores for

posed

sanipjef

believet

argentiir

>4. J

, Francis:

n ihroiigli
Loup, Hud
I.

i seen, and
Titicipatt'd.
ti year.

i as to th(!
ed to keep
, "we can't
L somethin;j
but all are
work in a
no one but
orniation as
)U will drop
ield for the

positive ivjonnation tVoni the 15th Jun*^ to the 2d Ansjjust
only. I conij)Ute the gold taken out during the above time
at $\,2i)'d per diem. Previous to the 15th June — that is,
from the beginning of the season — I consider that from
,|^40() to !|500 per day was a fair average. At the lime the
.'$l,2(Hj per diem was extracted, there were about three
hundred men working in the stream

The season has proved very remunerative ; and I think,
from th(^ different reports arising out of the prospecting
on the different other rivers, that next year will j)rove
that there is a great abundance of the ore in the Chaudiere
division.

Very truly yours,

(Signed,) (J. J. l)E BELLEFEUllVLE,

Gold (/ommissioner.
To T. B. Bunting, Esq., Quehec.

BUNTING.

iber, 1364.

h, requesting
acted on the
win give you

ASSAYS.

With a view to ascertain, if [)ossible, from the decomposed
materials forming the outcrops of the lodes, wlxUher the
ores formerly borne by these lodes, from which th(;se decom-
posed materials were derived, contained precious metals,
samjdes of these materials were selected for assay. It was
believed that if the ores of these lodes are auriferous or
argentifV^rous, these pi'oducts of their decom[)ositi(>n should

rotain some traces of the precious metals sufficient to be
detected by refined cliemical analysis. These samples were
submitted to Dr. Torrby, and the results obtained are
reported by him as below :

U. 8. Assay Office, /
New York, ISept. 21st, 1864. j

Professor VVuRTZ :

Dear Sir — 1 have assayed the samj>les of Canadian ore
that you left with me, with the following results :

No. 1 contains $0 96 silver to the ton of ore, and a trace

of gold.
" 2 contains $0 72 silver to the ton of ore — no gold.
" 3 " 24 " " " and trace

of gold.
" 4 contains no gold nor silver.

" 6 A. Arsenical pyrites — $89 14 gold per ton, and

1 21 silver "
" 6 B. Mispickel — no gold nor silver.
" 6 C. Sand with pyrites — trace of silver.

The black auriferous sand, No. 7, yielded gold at the
rate of - - - - $2,860 40 per ton 2,000 lbs.
And silver, - - - 29 50 "

Total,

- $2,889 90
Yours respectfully,

(Signed)

JOHN TOKliEY.

t to be
08 wore
led are

diaii uro

I a trace

no gold.
1(1 trace

and

at the
()()() lbs.

illUKY.

Numbers 1, 2 and 3 were samples of decomposed mate-
rials from the outcrops of the lodes which cross the Kempt
stream. No. 6 A, 6 B and 6 C are three different ores
picked out from a mixture found in a crevice in the rocks
at the Devil's Rapids, this mixture being obviously derived
from the veins of lodes which cross the Chaudiere some-
where above the crevice. The rich result given by 6 A
proves that one, at least, of these lodes, the course of which
takes them across the Gilbert above and near the rich dig-
gings located thereupon, is auriferous. This lode should
be developed.

No. 7 is a sample of the black sand which accompanies
the gold, and which ie obtained in considerable quantity
by the diggers, mixed svith particles of gold too small to bo
picked out profitably by them ou the grounds, but easily
recoverable by amalgamation. Large quantities of this
sand can be obtained, particularly by hydraulic mining.

HENRY WURTZ.

Public notice will be given of the time and place when
and where subscriptions to the capital stock of the Recip-
rocity Mining Company will be received. The Trustees
have alredy taken the preliminary steps to place a suitable
corps in the field, who, under the directions of the com-
pany's geologist, will rigorously prosecute the survey of our
own property and all neighboring localiuies, for the purpose
of developing all the mineral resources of the country. It is
the intention of the trustees soon to place in the hands of
their associates a publication which will embrace all the
official, geological and metallurgical publications of the
Canadian government having reference to these la'ids — a
thorough and careful analysis of the yield of the quartz
rock, gravel sand, and all the other deposits upon the

property which possess intrinsic value — a full description
of the property itself and the means of access to it — a des-
cription of the best and most a])])roved macliinery now
used in gold mining — with a general account of tlie
resources of the country, so far as labor, provisit)ns and
other elements are concerned bearing upon the general
subject.

i*.