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It is distinctly different from the so-called anthracites or semi-
anthracites which have so far been placed upon the market in
Western Canada, for whereas these latter are crushed and slicken-
sided and yield a very large percentage of slack, this coal is entirely
free from these objectionable features. |

The effective heating power of coals is not proportional to their
British Thermal Unit contents, for in the case of soft bituminous
coals a considerable percentage escapes unconsumed through the
smoke stack. In the case of your coal, waste from this cause will be
reduced almost to a minimum and with proper fire-box and grates,
its effective heating power will be greater than any of the bitumin-
ous coals. It will therefore effect a saving in both storage space
and amount of freight charges.

There is an abundance of good timber on the property, Spruce,
Balsam and Hemlock of suitable sizes for mine timbers.

The water supply is also abundant both in the West Fork it-
self and in the tributary streams.

The writer has no financial interest whatever in the property
herein reported upon.

JAS. McEVOY,

Member of the Institution of Mining and
Metallurgy, London, Eng. ©

Toronto, Nov. 20th, 1911.

REPORT OF GUSTIAV GROSSMANN, Ph. D.
MINING AND METALLURGICAL ENGINEER.
Vancouver, B.C. November 24th, 1913.

British Columbia Anthracite Syndicate,
of Quebec.

GENTLEMEN ,—

During my visit to the Groundhog Mountain coalfield (from
May until October, 1912,) for the purpose of investigating its
economic value, as far as an exhaustive superficial examination and
inspection of its various exploration workings could disclose, I also
examined, among others, the holdings of your Syndicate.