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1881
Gold Claims in Conception Bay
During my absence in Notre Dame Bay last year a discovery of
gold had been made near Brigus in Conception Bay. Mr. Murray in
company with the late John Foran, one of the claim holders, went
over there to investigate taking a miner with drills and blasting
material along with them.739 Several shots were put in on small
guartz veins out on Brigus Head.740 Some of these were successful
in revealing several nice specimens and small nuggets of the
precious metal. From one blast in particular, at least half a
dozen nice specimens were obtained. Mr. Thomas Scanlan741 and
others holding claims further in land also obtained fairly good
samples of gold bearing guartz. When this news became public of
course there was a wild rush for claims. A regular gold fever
ensued. Every sguare yard of country for many miles inland and up
and down the shore of the Bay was guickly taken up. Still the
usual pessimistic view of the matter held sway. People did not
hesitate to say the place was salted742 and that the gold found by
Mr. Murray had been dexterously slipped into the hole while his
back was turned. The idea of gold occurring in Newfoundland was
considered too preposterous altogether. So it was when copper was
first discovered in Notre Dame Bay. But when the Union Mine Tilt
39Murray and Howley, Geological Survey, pp. 532-6.
°North Head.
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| Title | 1881 |
| Description | Reminiscences Of Forty-Two Years Of Exploration In And About Newfoundland by James P. Howley - 1881-1889 |
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(6.28MB) http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/mun_pub/Reminiscences.pdf |
| Transcript | 499 1881 Gold Claims in Conception Bay During my absence in Notre Dame Bay last year a discovery of gold had been made near Brigus in Conception Bay. Mr. Murray in company with the late John Foran, one of the claim holders, went over there to investigate taking a miner with drills and blasting material along with them.739 Several shots were put in on small guartz veins out on Brigus Head.740 Some of these were successful in revealing several nice specimens and small nuggets of the precious metal. From one blast in particular, at least half a dozen nice specimens were obtained. Mr. Thomas Scanlan741 and others holding claims further in land also obtained fairly good samples of gold bearing guartz. When this news became public of course there was a wild rush for claims. A regular gold fever ensued. Every sguare yard of country for many miles inland and up and down the shore of the Bay was guickly taken up. Still the usual pessimistic view of the matter held sway. People did not hesitate to say the place was salted742 and that the gold found by Mr. Murray had been dexterously slipped into the hole while his back was turned. The idea of gold occurring in Newfoundland was considered too preposterous altogether. So it was when copper was first discovered in Notre Dame Bay. But when the Union Mine Tilt 39Murray and Howley, Geological Survey, pp. 532-6. °North Head. |
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