Excerpt from The Coal-Fields of Nova ScotiaThe mineral resources of the province of Nova Scotia have only of late years received that attention to which their extent and value certainly entitle them. Whether as regards the more recent development of a large tract of auriferous rocks, or the older and rapidly extending operations in coal, there are few countries that offer greater scope for mining enterprise, or are more likely to reward, and that liberally, the judicious capitalist.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.