Excerpt from Chemical Contributions to the Geology of Canada: From the Laboratory of the Survey Sir, - I beg to present herewith my report upon the work carried out in the Laboratory of the Survey during the year ending August 31, 1885.It embraces only such analyses and examinations as were Considered likely to prove of general interest. As will be seen, attention has been mainly directed to the examination of such minerals, etc., etc., as were deemed likely to prove of economic value. Of the work here recorded, Analyses 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8 - Assays 6 to 13 inclusive, and Examination 2, under Miscellaneous Minerals, were conducted by Assistant Chemist, Mr. Frank D. Adams. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.