Men in the Mines

A History of Mining Activity in Nova Scotia, 1720-1992

A bird's-eye view of a four-mile geological section of Sydney Harbour from North Sydney to Point Aconi, showing cliffs and the thickness of the different coal seams in this part of Cape Breton; also showing locations of pits and wharves. The illustration is taken from Richard Brown, Coal Fields and Coal Trade of Cape Breton (London, 1871).

Date: 1871

Reference: Thomas Cantley  Nova Scotia Archives  MG 1 vol. 1309 no. 4-14 (mfm 14979)