[Nova Scotia. Department of Mines].

Report of the Department of Mines, Nova Scotia. For the Year 1874. Halifax, N.S. Citizen Publishing Company; [King's Printer], 1875. 88 pp., [1] errata + 2 [pp.] map. Illus. with b/w map. 6 1/2 x 9 inches. 8vo. Paper wrappers. Very good, wrappers edgeworn, minor tearing to rear wrapper, contents clean. Item #46111

Last report for the first (of three) gold rush in Nova Scotia which began in 1861 and lasted until 1874. "Gold production increased as a result of the expansion in exploration to new areas located south and west of the Eastern Shore. The highest yield of gold was 27,538 ounces (780 702 g) in 1867. However, poor mining methods, bad management and incompetency led to the decline in production in the early 1870s. By 1874, the output had dwindled to 9,140 ounces (259 119 g)". Jennifer Bates, Gold in Nova Scotia Halifax, Nova Scotia 1987 p. 12. Includes two page map of the Albion Mine, Montague Gold District.

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• Condition: Very good, wrappers edgeworn, minor tearing to rear wrapper, contents clean.
• Author: Nova Scotia. Department of Mines
• Illustrator: Illus. with b/w map. 6 1/2 x 9 inches
• Publisher: Citizen Publishing Company; [King's Printer
• Year Printed: 1875
• Special Attributes: Illustrated
• Binding: Paper wrappers
• Language: English
• Subject: Americana
• Original/Facsimile: Original

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