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‘The smokeless character of this coal. should open for it a large market in the coast cities where the smoke nuisance js pro- hibited. Its cleanliness for household use and its steady burning properties, should bring it into general use for domestic purposes. For steam purposes, with proper grates, this coal, although lower in British Thermal Units than a bituminous coal, will give a greater amount of effective heat. This is due to the fact that the great. waste of unconsumed hydro-carbons in the case of a bitum- inous coal is avoided, or at least reduced to a minimum, with An- thracite.

‘‘As illustrating the comparative importance of such an area as this, it may be stated that this area alone probably contains as much coal—possibly ten times as much— ag is found in all the present known coal areas in the Province of Nova Scotia.

‘‘In giving you this information, I beg to point out that I am

not in any way concerned with the disposal of properties on the ~

Groundhog Coalfield, or elsewhere, but confine myself absolutely to my professional work of examination and report. At the same time, having traversed the whole Groundhog Coalfield, I am in a position to point out to possible capital interested in this new dis- trict, such grounds as are really worthy of consideration, as the quality of the coal varies very much, and not all is claimed so to be, is true ‘Anthracite.’ ’

(Signed) GUSTAV. GROSSMANN,

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