The industrial resources of Nova Scotia. Comprehending the physical geography, topography, geology, agriculture, fisheries, mines, forests ... commerce, emigration ... natural history and resources, of the province / By Abraham Gesner.

  • Abraham Pineo Gesner
Date:
1849
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The industrial resources of Nova Scotia. Comprehending the physical geography, topography, geology, agriculture, fisheries, mines, forests ... commerce, emigration ... natural history and resources, of the province / By Abraham Gesner. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPTER II. British America—-Nova Scotia—Her Geographical position, Harbours, Bays, Rivers, Lakes—-Bay of Fundy, Basin of Minas, Cumberland Bay and Basin—Southern Harbours—Northern Harbours—Water- ford, Wallace, Tatmagouche, Pictou, Merigomish, Canseau, White- haven, Torbay, Country Harbour, St. Mary's, Halifax, Sambro, Margaret’s Bay, Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, LaHave, Liverpool, Port Medway, Shelburne, Barrington, Pubnico, Tuskets, Jebogue, Yarmouth, Jeggogin, Annapolis Basin—Rivers, Annapolis, the Avon, Shubenacadie, &c. The British possessions in North America have been estimated to contain 3,500,000 square miles, or 1,940,000,000 acres. The population in 1844 was upwards of 1,600,000. It is now about 2,208,000 ; and there are upwards of 870 acres of land for every soul. The whole capital, or property, has been com- puted to be £75,000,000. The public revenue £1,600,000 per annum. The shipping tonnage ex- ceeds 2,000,000 of tons; and the number of seamen and fishermen is 150,000. The amount of consumption of British manufactured goods, yearly, is equal to £7,000,000 sterling. The most northern parts of this vast territory sup- ply fish, oils, furs, and timber. The climate, soil, and natural productions of its whole southern portion, are equal to those of Great Britain. The fisheries of the coasts, bays, and rivers, are the richest in the world. The physical capabilities of this region cannot be es- timated in the present day, for they are still unknown.
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